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WELCOME, AS ALWAYS, TO OUR LATEST ISSUE with the rather lovely Gok Wan as our cover star. He is very much as you imagine, great fun, a bit cheeky and with plenty to say for himself! He’s coming to Jarrold’s and Carrow Road to promote his new cookbook which will make a great Christmas present.

The ever elegant Kate Adie is also coming to our area to promote her new book (must be nearly Christmas) about women in the First World War. She was much more of a serious interview subject, and I’m keen to get tickets to hear her speak in Southwold this month as she has several great stories up her sleeve! Add in reformed bad boy (as the tabloids love to call him) Darren Day in panto in King’s Lynn, Matt Milburn who is in Norwich’s panto, soul legend Andrew Roachford and Jason Donovan who’s appearing in the rather naughty Priscilla Queen of the Desert at Norwich’s Theatre Royal and there are plenty of good reads for you to enjoy.

We’ve got a real accent on food this month, with a bumper selection of three restaurant reviews (our waistlines are under pressure in the office!) plus the usual food and drink columns from our team which includes Roger Hickman, Franck Pontais, Mark Dixon, Poppy Seymour and Nick Mobbs. Add in Andy Newman’s fascinating look at a north Norfolk saffron farm and Emma Outten’s interview with a Norwich-based specialist tea company and it is food, glorious food! And I really like this month’s property of the month in Happisburgh with all that space and light, while our selection of fireside goodies is so tempting for the chilly months. There are ideas for presents for the gardening lovers amongst us and don’t miss our reader offer with Virgin Balloon Flights – a trip up into the skies could be the perfect gift for that awkward someone who has everything! We have a stand at the Assembly House Christmas Fair in Norwich on November 30 and December 1. It is a lovely event, complete with carol singing and great afternoon tea options! Do call by and say a big hello – entrance is free and it is a great place to find some unusual gifts, too. Obviously I would suggest a year’s subscription to Places&Faces® as the ultimate present!

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CONTENTS

Sarah Hardy dons her walking boots and heads for the Yorkshire Dales

CELEBRITIES 10 What a Day – Sarah Hardy meets reformed

hell raiser, Darren Day 12 He’s a soul survivor – Joff Hopkins talks to

Andrew Roachford about 25 years in the music business 20 Kate Adie on dodging bullets and wartime heroines 22 Jason Donovan plays a drag queen in a very camp musical heading to Norwich – find out more

We discover a waterside gastropub just outside Norwich where the food is as enjoyable as the setting

FASHION & BEAUTY 27 Can a girl have too many bags or boots? No – here’s more to tempt you! 29 It’s mistletoe time – are you ready to pucker up?

Mark Nicholls puts on his skis in Switzerland

WHAT’S ON 32 Our regular monthly round up of the best

events and activities in the region 34 Arnold Wesker’s 1959 social drama Roots is

still relevant today, says Benet Catty 36 Your very own Prince Charming - Matt Milburn, star of the Norwich panto 41 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is looking forward to celebrating its tenth anniversary at the Marina Theatre in Lowestoft

The Ingham Swan oﬀers complex dishes in charming surroundings – Colin Huggins is impressed

REA DER OFF ER Take to the skies with our great Christmas reader oﬀer

HOMES & GARDENS 43 Get the home fires burning with a little help from our Lust List 44 How to make the most of your dining room – as Christmas lunch looms 46 A stunning barn conversion in east Norfolk where you can hear the roar of the sea is our property of the month 48 Gardening gift ideas for the green-fingered

REGULARS 24 Ian Russell from Wroxham Barns flies the flag

for goods made in Norfolk 80 Richard Barr gets all steamed up about his

train experiences and memories 116 Our six High Society pages kick off with the GoGoGorillas auction in Norwich 122 Linda Thursby from Epic Studios in Norwich tells us about juggling two very different but enjoyable jobs

THIS MONTH'S

editor's Choice Editor Sarah Hardy picks her choice of the latest happenings and openings in November 1

64 Andy Newman tracks down a saﬀron farm in north Norfolk while Roger Hickman uses the spice for a sublime mussel soup

BEST BOOK

FOOD & DRINK 56 James Spicer revisits his old stomping ground in Great Yarmouth and tries out a new seafront restaurant 59 Franck Pontais serves up the perfect pudding 60 Mark Dixon offers us a sensational shellfish dish 66 Poppy Seymour offers us a second glass of Rhône Valley wine 68 The husband and wife team behind the Kensington Tea Company take Emma Outten on a tea-tasting tour

BUSINESS 98 Emma Outten interviews Daphne King, the whirlwind principal of Norfolk’s largest Sixth Form College: East Norfolk

MOTORS 108 Matt Joy test drives the zippy Skoda Yeti 112 Matt Kimberley test drives an ever pleasing

Audi, the A3

He has got to win BBC Sports Personality of the year, hasn’t he? After coming out tops at Wimbledon, Andy Murray has become a national treasure – and now he’s written a book called Seventy Seven: My Road to Wimbledon Glory. Expect his dour sense of humour to prevail as he charts his career to date. It’s published by Headline on November 7.

BEST MOvIE the second (of three) Hunger Games sci-fi films is out on November 21. this one, Hunger Games: Catching Fire, sees heroine katniss (played by the rather gorgeous Jennifer Lawrence) fighting for survival – again. Okay, so it is not going to win most original plot but you’ve got to love this teen movie! Look out for Norwich’s Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair.

BEST ART ExHIBITION A new display of works by the 19th century artist JMW turner called turner and the Sea opens at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich on November 22. there are about 60 oil paintings and the same number of watercolours to enjoy. Visit www.rmg.co.uk for more.

BEST SPORTING EvENT the AtP World tour Finals comes to the O2 Arena from November 4 to 11. It is the chance to see the world’s top eight men’s tennis players compete against each other – and the top eight men’s doubles team, too. Will the Fed Express make the cut this year – hard to imagine the tournament without him. But then, there’s always Nadal…. Visit www.atpworldtour.com.

BEST WEST END OPENING

COVER STORY 14 Gok Wan talks food and fashion as he promotes his new cook book

Hollywood’s Jude Law plays Henry V in Michael Grandage’s production at the Noel Coward theatre in Covent Garden, London. As a study into the horrors of war, you’ll not find better. It opens on November 23 and runs until February so you have a little time. A perfect alternative to all those pantos… Visit www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk.

BEST xMAS SHOW the £3m thursford Christmas Spectacular opens in the small north Norfolk village on November 8 and what a show – dancing girls, singers, and musicians perform everything from pop favourites to traditional Christmas carols. tickets sell like the proverbial hot cakes, call 01328 878477 or visit www.thursford.com.

BEST Tv Children in Need bursts into life on November 15 and what a party. Ellie Goulding releases the official charity song and various wacky events are planned as Uncle terry Wogan fronts the tV show. Expect the unexpected as millions are raised for charity. Can last year’s £26.7m total be topped? keep your eye on www.bbc.co.uk.

1. Andy Murray with Wimbledon trophy, 2. Hunger Games: Catching Fire

A Day to

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Former bad boy Darren Day tells Sarah Hardy that he is quite the family man as he prepares to star in panto in Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lynn this Christmas BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will run at the kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lynn Corn Exchange from December 6 to 31. Call 01553 764864, visit www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk

darren day | CELEBRITY INTERVIEW

e’s the love rat that kept the tabloids busy for years. Indeed, say Darren Day to many women and you get a shake of the head.

He was notorious in the late 90s for loving and leaving a series of rather glam women, from Anna Friel to Tracy Shaw, Isla Fisher and Suzanne Shaw, as well as having a serious drink and drugs problem. His career went from West End golden boy to washed-up junkie, with reports of him even attempting suicide in 2005. Yet Darren isn’t one to duck from his previous life. Many will have seen his Jeremy Kyle appearance earlier this year when he talked of his past demons and the happiness he has now found with his family. Indeed, Darren says, he has been married to Stephanie Dooley for six years and they live in Yorkshire with their two children, Madison and Dalton. Darren also has a son, Corey, from his relationship with Hear’Say singer Suzanne Shaw. Stephanie also has a son, Jordan, from a previous relationship who lives with them, too. ‘As everyone who has a family knows, life can be hectic. With work and family, there isn’t much time for anything else. We live in a very rural spot so we like to go out in the countryside and I do the school run when I can,’ Darren says. Now he is set to star as the Beast in Beauty and the Beast at the King’s Lynn Corn Exchange this Christmas – and couldn’t be more delighted. ‘I’ve done 20 pantos but I am usually the bad boy! And my children don’t like it so they are really pleased that I am playing a goodie, for once. ‘And it is a great role, some beautiful songs that I can really get to go at!’ Darren says that despite his wild days, his voice has never suffered and he does, now, look after it. ‘Yes, I do all my warm ups and use steamers when I need to.’ Darren, aged 45, knows King’s Lynn very well as his grandfather, George Graham, lived in the town. ‘He was a comedy strong man, and performed with his brother for a time – they were called the Graham Brothers. I have lots of old bill boards with his name on them,’ says Darren. And his actual show business career started in the county, too. ‘I won a talent show in King’s Lynn and from that was asked to appear at Cromer, with Bradley Walsh, in my first professional show.’ Darren went on to take part in Opportunity Knocks in 1988, coming third, and then in 1993 was cast as Joseph at the London Palladium, following on from both Jason Donovan and Phillip Schofield. He was just 24. ‘They wanted an unknown and everything just went crazy for me, with hundreds of girls outside the stage door,’ he says. He went on to star in yet more musicals such as Grease, Copacobana and Summer Holiday, which came to Norwich Theatre Royal, and his clean cut image was part of his appeal – until he went off the rails! But Darren has always worked. Not many people know that he is a good impersonator and provided many voices for Spitting Image, the satirical telly show. More recently he was in Hollyoaks as soap villain Danny Houston, and he has a new movie coming out next year, called Ruby. Darren, originally from Colchester, is also set to go on tour in The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee musical before arriving in Norfolk, saying: ‘It is a fun, comic, role and I’m looking forward to touring.’ He enjoys mixing TV, film and stage work although admits that he still has a passion to star in Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera. ‘Who wouldn’t? They are the greats!’ He adds: ‘Theatre gave me my big break and I love the immediacy of it but I’ve just done my first film and I loved that, too.’ The panto promises to be a traditional affair and sees many familiar names. Ian Marr returns as Dame Derriere and Adam Newstead, the host of KLFM’s Breakfast Show, plays Bertrand the Butler. Steven Pinder, from Brookside, is JeanJacques and newcomer Joanna Sawyer is Belle.

After 25 years, Andrew Roachford is still recording and performing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just released album number nine. Here he talks to Joff Hopkins JOFF HOPKINS, presenter on Norwich 99.9,

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t s amazing to think it is 25 years since your band Roachford s debut album was released is the timing of your new album celebrating this, or is it just a happy coincidence? it’s a happy coincidence i just keep going, just keep making more music and i didn’t even think it’d been that long! Time just flies! Any excuse for a little party or drink-up. You were born in london in the mid-60s, and tinkling the keys on the piano aged just four years old whose piano was it? it was at home, it belonged to my uncle, and there’s always been a piano in the house which was really good. My family is generations-deep in music. i got a good start because they encouraged me to play. i then started piano lessons; i had a strong passion and connection with music that was probably not normal for someone my age! That was a sign for me that it was worth pursuing. Talking of family your uncle was a jazz player, wasn t he? Yes, he played saxophone he still plays, he lives in Barbados now. he was the one that really said to me come on, you can be working with me and my band!’. i was about 13 or 14, and he taught me blues and some jazz; he was a big musical influence in my life. You grew up in london in the 1970s a time when there was some amazing music around? There was! i was living in london, and it was a melting pot of music i was hearing music everywhere, and it all had an impact on my music. By the time i put my album together, people were going whoa, where’s this coming from?’ because of all these influences. Your new album is called The Beautiful Moment given you re the wordsmith who writes these emotionally charged lyrics: how would you sum it up? This is a very honest album it’s heartfelt songs, it deals with scenarios that happen every day in our life. i’ve taken snapshots of those moments and those feelings. I was looking through the album notes tell me about Something Beautiful because you say inside the sleeve that the song was an idea that s been keeping you awake at night. i had the main melody for the chorus, and the idea and feeling of song i knew i wanted it to be a bit grand in its subject and it just kept going around and around in my head! it’s one of those melodies that even when i didn’t want to think about it, i could hear it! i thought i need to finish this! i remember that time when i got the lyric complete for it i felt like i could finally move on. You ve spent some time writing songs for other people is it difficult doing tracks for somebody else to sing? Not really i don’t generally write to order’. i like to have the artist in the room with me, so i can tune into their energy, and who they are. it’s not a song for me; it’s a song for them. it’s like having a tailored suit. i was recently working

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ANDREW ROACHFORD The Beautiful Moment is out now on Absolute via Universal.

with a new artist called Jacob Banks, who i think will be huge next year, and as soon as he walked in and started jamming, i knew where he was coming from. i thought i could add something to it a real organic way of working. When we last spoke a couple of years ago, you had teamed up with Mike Rutherford for an album and tour with Mike & The Mechanics. How was that period for you? it was so good that it’s still an on-going situation! When i first got the phone call, i had no idea if it was going to work. i had my album, and The Mechanics is such a different thing and established in its own right. But as soon as we started to work together, it all went out the window as we had a great synergy. it’s grown stronger over the last couple of years. Gigging with him and the band is so much fun, and it does sound great! We’ve played isle of Wight, and europe, and it’s always good. and your visit to Norwich this autumn isn t the first link you ve had to the city this year, thanks to Norwich s alan Partridge and his film alpha Papa. The opening of the film has alan, driving along, miming to Cuddly Toy it s a bit surreal, isn t it? it was! The film company got in touch saying they’d like to use my song i told them it sounded like fun. i went to the cinema, i sat at the back and it was a very surreal moment! i’ve always liked the Alan partridge character i think he’s very funny, very well-observed. i think i’ve met some DJs a bit like him and there are rumours circulating that you might team up with alan for the Christmas number one? Yeah, i’ve been hearing this too! i think it’s just a rumour after music, comedy is one of my big loves and, to do a track with someone like him would be fun but we haven’t spoken about it. That’s all i’m saying!

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TV presenter Gok Wan turns his attention from fashion to food, discovers Sarah Hardy as she chats to him prior to a visit to Norwich this month

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CELEBRITY INTERVIEW

GOK WAN

E’S FAMOUS FOR MAKING US FEEL GOOD about ourselves – no matter what dress size we are. For the past 10 years, Gok Wan has urged those in the fashion and advertising industries to embrace the many shapes we all come in and encouraged us, in his very own charming but forceful way, to celebrate our bodies.

His hit C4 fashion series How To Look Good Naked was essential viewing for many and Gok regards giving women more confidence about how they look as his single most important achievement to date. ‘I follow the Every Woman school of thought – that the fashion industry should cater for everyone.’ Now, the 39-year-old has turned his attention to food, wanting us to love cooking and, more importantly, eating and also be more aware of how healthy eating can be enjoyable! ‘Fashion is my job and food is my hobby. They are both about helping people, providing information – teaching people how to dress or how to cook – I love it! ‘My new cook book is meant to look like a fashion book, it is very creative, but still pays homage to my Mother Land.’ With a father originally from Hong Kong who ran a takeaway restaurant in Leicester, he has turned the spotlight on Asian cuisine, wanting to make people realise that not all dishes are unhealthy, with deep fried food, packed with additives. Gok has had a complicated relationship with food. He has always been incredibly open about his past, talking about his own battles with his weight – he was 21-stone when a teenager, and his subsequent problems with anorexia. His first cookery book, Gok Cooks Chinese, was a best seller and was also accompanied by a C4 series but his latest cookbook, Gok’s Wok, is something much more poignant. ‘I guess that I have really cut the apron strings. Sure, I pay tribute to my dad and his food heritage but I feel this is like my coming of age, with my recipes, my thoughts – food that I enjoy.’ He is clear about calling himself a cook and not a chef and reckons that all the recipes are accessible, saying: ‘You don’t need obscure ingredients, everything can be bought at a supermarket, and the methods are very straightforward – we have cut them right back.’ Gok, who is now based in London, is also keen to point out that it is most definitely not a diet book – he doesn’t ‘do’ diets. ‘The salt content and the fat content are kept to a minimum but these are tasty dishes!’ Gok is frantically busy at present promoting his new book, designing his next fashion collection for TU, the fashion label at Sainsbury’s, and is about to star in panto, too. You can almost hear the excitement in his voice as he says: ‘It will be my first panto – I have always wanted to do it! I had to call them!’ He is playing the Mirror in Snow White in Birmingham, explaining: ‘Yes, mirrors don’t usually talk, I know that, but we’re going to have a bit of fun with it all.’ You can certainly imagine that he will be dispensing fashion and beauty advice to the Wicked Queen in quite an unconventional way – I hope the children of Brum are ready.

GOK is coming to Jarrold’s in Norwich to sign copies of his new book, Gok’s Wok, which is published by Ebury Press, on November 14 at 1pm. The event is free. More details on 01603 660661, visit www. jarrold.co.uk. In the evening he goes to Norwich City Football Club where tickets are available for a three course dinner and a question and answer session. More details on 01603 218704

Ever the workaholic, Gok is looking forward to the challenge of three shows a day. ‘I will enjoy that boot camp mentality, it appeals to my work ethic. The cast already feels like family!’ And after that, there might be a holiday and then he has a couple of projects on the go, with Gok hopefully being back on the telly before too long. He knows us well in Norfolk and thankfully approves of our food. ‘Everything is so fresh, isn’t it? All that seafood. I remember having a cockle pie, with white wine – in fact, I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad meal in Norfolk. ‘I have a good friend in the county so I do visit quite often – and have been to some great parties.’ Sounds fun and I was keen to know more but Gok was back on message, saying: ‘I just want people to give my recipes a go.’ Finally, we just had to talk fashion, didn’t we? What is new for the autumn? I asked. What couple of items does my wardrobe need to be bang on trend? And here Gok really gets into his stride. We talk of me wearing what I feel good in, that I should always express my own individuality, that mini skirts should not just be for the under 30s – and much, much more. Trouble is, of course, I need a bit of direction – just like most women, I guess. So he starts to offer broad brush advice. ‘Keep it simple, clean lines, nothing too fussy. It has been all about embellishments – faux fur, all that – but now it is a softer look, more feminine. Think floaty!’ So, I’ll be heading to the High Street looking for some pretty print shirts and something woollen. ‘It is everywhere, my lovely,’ he assures me. In conclusion, I reckon we all need a Gok at home. Not only will he get you looking good, but he’ll cook you delicious food, too. The guy has everything. Long live Gok.

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SERVES FOUR

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2 tbsp rice bran oil or vegetable oil, 300g frozen prawns, 1 red onion, peeled and roughly sliced into thin wedges, 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped, a 3cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely diced, 2 fresh red chillies, deseeded and finely sliced (leave in the seeds if you prefer it hotter), 80g frozen broad beans, 80g frozen peas, 80g drained water chestnuts, roughly chopped, 350g straight-to-wok thick udon noodles, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp dark soy sauce, 2 tsp fish sauce, lime juice, to serve, optional: sweet chilli sauce, to serve

6 shallots, peeled and roughly chopped, 10 green bird s eye chillies (reduce the number of chillies if you don t like it too hot), 50g fresh coriander, stems and all, roughly chopped, 20g fresh basil, stems and all, roughly chopped, 2 stalks of lemon grass, trimmed and roughly chopped, 4cm fresh galangal, peeled and roughly chopped, or 2 heaped tsp from a jar, 2 tinned anchovy fillets, drained and roughly chopped, 5 cloves of garlic, peeled and roughly chopped, juice and zest of 1 lime, 3 tbsp fish sauce, 150g coconut cream, 400g skinless chicken breast, chopped into bite-sized chunks, 300g aubergine, trimmed and chopped into bite-sized chunks, 250ml hot chicken or vegetable stock, 500g steamed jasmine rice, to serve, ¼ fresh red chilli, to serve

(250ml/serving), 1.25L miso stock, ½ tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 spring onion, trimmed and bashed, 2 sticks of celery, roughly chopped, 1 clove of garlic, peeled and squashed, a 4cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped, white pepper

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Heat half of the oil in a wok over a medium to high heat. When hot, add the prawns and fry for 2–3 minutes, stirring every now and then, until they have defrosted and turned a delicious coral colour (they won’t be fully cooked at this point). Tip the prawns on to a plate and wipe your wok clean with kitchen roll. Heat the remaining oil in the wok over a medium to high heat. Once hot, fry the onion for 1 minute before adding the garlic, ginger and chillies. Stir-fry for a further minute and then return the half-cooked prawns to the wok. Heat through for 1–2 minutes and then add the beans and peas. Stir-fry the whole lot for a further 2–3 minutes until everything is heated through. Add the remaining ingredients, apart from the lime juice and sweet chilli sauce, and toss together until well combined. Don’t even mess around plating up this dish, just place the wok in the middle of the table with the lime wedges and chilli sauce, if using, alongside and revel in the eating-induced silence that is sure to fall over your friends.

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Place all the ingredients in a large saucepan and season with a generous pinch of pepper. Bring the ingredients to the boil over a medium heat and then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain the stock through a fine sieve, discarding all of the vegetables.

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Blitz the shallots, chillies, coriander, basil, lemon grass, galangal, anchovies, garlic, lime zest and 2 tablespoons of the fish sauce in a small food processor until you achieve a fairly smooth paste. (You can also do this with a pestle and mortar.) Spoon the coconut cream into a wok and heat over a medium to high heat for a couple of minutes; it will melt, boil and then begin to split. When it has split, stir in the curry paste. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the chicken and aubergine and stir gently for 2 minutes, by which time they should be well coated in the sauce. Pour in the hot stock and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the aubergine is soft, while still holding its shape. Serve the curry with freshly steamed jasmine rice sprinkled with chopped red chilli.

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What Kate Did Next KATE TAKES PART IN SOUTHWOLD’S WAY WITH WORDS FESTIvAL which runs from November 7-11. Kate appears on November 11 at St Edmund’s Hall at 1.30pm. Visit www.waywithwords.co.uk or call 01803 867373.

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kate adie | CELEBRITY INTERVIEW

ate adie s reputation goes before her. The fearless chief news correspondent for the BBC in the days of high drama, Kate was in our living rooms every evening, fearlessly reporting from the world s war zones. You can picture her, pearl earrings in place, telling us about Tiananmen Square, the Gulf War, the Rwandan Genocide and the atrocities in Sierra Leone. In her crystal clear accent, she explained what was happening and why – often as bullets flew past her. In her 14 years in the job, she was injured herself and, although she can’t bear any flattery, did break new ground for women reporters on frontline duty. There were plenty of great stories about Kate and her bravery. A favourite, said to come from British soldiers, was that you knew you were in trouble if Kate turned up to report on you! Yet, as technology changed, and news organisations relied more on local journalists who could speak the language, Kate feels her job simply ‘ceased to exist’ so she hung up her flak jacket in 2002 and returned to her first love – radio. Now she presents BBC Radio 4’s flagship series From Our Own Correspondent where reporters from around the world file stories about what is making news in their area and the stories behind the headlines, often bringing a personal perspective to them. Kate, who has recently relocated to rural Dorset from London, has also enjoyed writing books. Her first, her autobiography called The Kindness of Strangers, was published in 2002, followed by Corsets to Camouflage: Women and War in 2003, Nobody’s Child about the history of foundling children in 2005 and Into Danger: People Who Risk Their Lives For Work in 2008. Now she is promoting her latest book, Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Women in World War One. It might sound like yet another book cashing in on the anniversary of the First World War, and yes, you’re right – I didn’t dare to suggest this to Ms Adie – but it is really a passionate examination of how much has changed for women over the past 100 years. And on every level. ‘They took on labouring jobs, worked in agriculture, munitions factories – they did everything to keep the country going,’ she says, before adding that there is still much to do. ‘Women proved they could do any and every job but they failed to convince the government that they should – and we are still working away at that today.’ The book, written in Kate’s trademark authoritative and unsentimental style, includes many personal stories including one about Elsie Inglis from Edinburgh who trained as a doctor but wasn’t allowed, by the War Office, to work on the frontline.

FIGHTING ON THE HOME FRONT: THE LEGACY OF WOMEN in World War One is published by Hodder and Stoughton.

Veteran reporter Kate adie comes to Southwold to promote her latest book. She talks to Sarah Hardy about life in the firing line and wartime heroines

Elsie, and you can tell Kate approves, simply set up her own field hospitals and, along with many women volunteers, cared for numerous injured servicemen, often in shocking conditions. I try to draw a parallel between these pioneering women from the First World War and Kate but she is having none of it. ‘A lot of women of my generation were breaking into new areas – I didn’t feel that I was a role model. I was just doing a job that I loved,’ she says. Kate clearly enjoying researching the book and is a big fan of libraries where she likes to do much of her work. ‘I spent about a year and a half researching the book and much of that was going through newspaper archives, reading the vivid descriptions of what women were doing.’ She continues: ‘It is written in the spirit of enquiry and I hope people appreciate how much women did – the war would not have been won without their efforts, and determination.’ Although now in her mid 60s, Kate has a strong work ethic and has absolutely no plans to slow down. Indeed, she rattles off her list of commitments – public speaking, radio work, her book tour and more - and says: ‘Retirement is unknown is our family!’ Kate knows us well here in East Anglia as she is a frequent visitor to the region and remarks on its climatic similarities to where she was brought up, The North East. ‘Yes, I know that east coast wind well,’ she laughs. She has many dates in her diary to talk about her new book and enjoys her book tours greatly. ‘I love meeting people and have a nosy about new places.’ Ever the journalist!

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jason donovan | CELEBRITY INTERVIEW

Dancing Queen OUCH – It IS tHE CHEEkIESt SHOW ON IN NORFOLk tHIS MONtH AND HAS AUSSIE FAVOURItE JASON DONOVAN IN HIGH HEELS! BRAVE JOHN BULtItUDE FINDS OUt MORE

ITH ITS SOUNDTRACK OF ICONIC POP TUNES, ﬂamboyant costumes and gloriously OTT dance routines, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert is a feast for the eyes and ears. Of course, it has those

qualities beloved by its thousands of fans worldwide – a

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT runs at Norwich Theatre Royal from November 25 to December 7. Call 01603 630000 or visit www. theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

perfect feelgood show which lifts the heart and puts a smile on your face.

But it is also intensely poignant with a strong message about tolerance which is one of the reasons why pop, stage and screen star Jason Donovan was so keen to be a part of it. He says: ‘Priscilla is such a great show to work on. It has a great story and that is what makes it so special. Obviously the plot is the main part of it but the whole show is an experience.’ And his role of drag queen Tick, the lead character in the show, sees him act as the lynchpin of the production. He says: ‘He really drives the story. He is gay but has a secret of his own which you find out about during the show. He gets together with two of his friends and they jump aboard a bus to go and put on a show in Alice Springs. ‘It is really all about life. It is about misfits, a celebration of life and how different we all are. There is a great message within it. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from. We should all just get along.’ There is a poignant message about the nature of friendship and love which is enhanced by the amazing effects including the bus which takes them across Australia – the Priscilla of the title. Add in an incredible musical soundtrack which features a host of big hits such as I Will Survive, Hot Stuff, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Go West, and you have a show which has turned out to be hugely successful. He says: ‘The music is fantastic and I think that is a major reason why the show works so well. It is a juke-box musical but it is done in a really classy way. ‘The costumes are amazing too. They – and the designers – have won awards. I have about 14 different ones to wear throughout the show.’ In fact, Jason’s links to Priscilla go back a long way. Rumour has it, he was originally considered for Guy Pearce’s role of Felicia in the movie version but it turned out to be a case of

second time lucky when he landed the role of Tick in the show’s smash-hit West End run. He admits he had to audition just like everyone else but the producers thought he was right for the role and he ended up staying there for 14 months. Now he is delighted to be returning to the role as part of the UK tour, which reaches Norwich this month - and has almost sold out. It will also mark his first appearance at the theatre since donning an equally outrageous get-up as Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Show. Jason says: ‘I am looking forward to coming back to Norwich. I can remember driving there through those forests of pine along some long roads. I guess that’s part of the charm of Norfolk. It is not an easy place to get to. I am also looking forward to performing at the Theatre Royal. It is always a great place to play.’ While he loves the touring life, he admits juggling performing commitments with family life can be a little challenging. ‘Being on the road is not easy especially when you are a father of three. Having said that, I get a lot more sleep than when I am at home,’ he says. But as soon as the Norwich run is over, he is taking a few weeks break from Priscilla to spend time with his family over Christmas before returning to the production in 2014. Despite the juggling, Jason said it is great to be in demand. ‘I like to work. I like to keep busy but I can look at myself squarely in the mirror and say if this is what it’s going to be like for the next 10 years, it’s not a bad gig to have,’ he says. And then it is back to another show for a performer who mixes charm and honesty with that strong work ethic which are all qualities sure to make him popular with producers for the next 10 years and beyond.

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I a n R u sse l l

PRODUCED WITH PRIDE Ian Russell has championed local producers for 30 years and explains why original products are still so important

s our lovely summer changes into an equally lovely autumn, we say: ‘Goodbye and hope to see you again next year’ to the many thousands of visitors who came to see us. Like our economy, we see promising green shoots but it remains a challenging time for all businesses, and Norfolk’s tourism businesses are no different. To be successful we need to be different, offer best value (which doesn’t necessarily mean cheap) and, without question, offer the best service. Wroxham Barns offers different experiences to different visitors; Junior Farm for the young ones; the restaurant, Norfolk Cider Shop and The Pantry for food-lovers; studios and workshops for creative types and shops for those after retail therapy. All of these have evolved over the past 30 years, but it was the workshops and studios which were the core of our original idea. Our views on provenance have changed significantly since the early 80s. Then we believed that being made in Norfolk, if not made in Britain, was the most important element. Imported products, particularly from the Far East, were seen as inferior. Now we appreciate good products and value their design and quality much more than their origin. iPhones are made in China, BMWs in the US, South America and South Africa. Our clothes are made across the globe. Rightly so - we have a much more positive view of products created in developing third world countries and understand the need for a global economy with global trade.

So where does that leave our locally-made products? Looking back at some of the crafts produced at Wroxham Barns, I recall batik, bookbinding, china-restoring, perfumery, corn dollies, glass-blowing, dried flowers and restored antique fishing tackle to name but a few! How tastes change; I cannot remember where I last saw a corn dolly being sold. The important point is that we will not buy an inferior product just because of its origin any more. So what is the attraction of buying something made locally? Nowadays good design and quality are a given, so today it’s about authenticity, having a relationship with the producer, knowing how it was made, by someone you’ve actually met and with good quality materials. So how often do you have the opportunity to buy such a product? And are you prepared to pay a premium because it’s definitely not mass produced? My instinct is that you will, for something that you will value greatly or for a special gift. There is still a demand for local products. Thirty years on, Wroxham Barns is still somewhere where products are conceived, created and produced, from pencil sketches and sculptures to all kinds of turned wood, plus stained glass items ranging from coasters to full height windows and fire-screens. Our potter Tricia Francis’s current range includes bird-feeders, salt pigs, tableware and her very special house names. What has changed is the notion of having something made for you, with the opportunity to customise it so that it really cannot be bought anywhere else and is truly unique. In a world of mass production this is the ultimate response and our craftspeople have responded to this demand. Chris Hutchins frames his own original or limited edition prints with a message within the mount. Sue Windley creates unique sculptures for your mantlepiece, conservatory or garden. Pat Trett turns and carves anything from a bowl to a clock. Tim Foord has built up a country-wide following for his stained glass work, with portholes for Broads’ boats a recent addition to his portfolio. Tricia Francis’s house name plaques can be seen all over Norfolk and beyond; each one a unique piece of art. But never mind made for you, what about ‘Made By You’? Our sculptor Sue Windley opened her new ‘Made By You’ studio earlier this year in response to the many requests from visitors wanting to have a go. Pottery Cafes aren’t new, but Sue provides the opportunity to try your hand not only at decorating pottery, but also at Decopatch and Sandart. We are so pleased that both children and grown-ups have wanted to have a go, with numerous requests from families planning their own original Christmas presents. Talking of Christmas, how about a Wroxham Barns’ course as a Christmas gift? Sew Creative has a packed programme to choose from and Tim Foord from Coastal Stained Glass and artist Chris Hutchins also offer one-to-one and small group courses. Much has changed at Wroxham Barns over the past 30 years but our original philosophy of being a place where things are made remains true. We are a proud and active member of Produced in Norfolk (PIN), featuring the most PIN members in the county. PIN has an excellent website (www. producedinnorfolk.co.uk) and you can pick up their directory at Wroxham Barns - a really handy guide to Norfolk’s talented craftspeople and producers.

Ian Russell MBE owns Wroxham Barns. For more information, visit www.wroxhambarns.co.uk or telephone 01603 783762.

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HERE JOHN PLUMMER AND BRIAN ROBERtSON ANSWER MORE QUEStIONS ABOUt CURRENt COSMEtIC tREAtMENtS

What is the difference between Botox treatments and Dermal fillers?

Very simply, Botox works on wrinkles which are caused by dynamic muscles, such as frown lines, crows’ feet, and forehead lines. These are normally in the top part of the face. Fillers are mostly used to build up lines caused by a loss of volume, usually in the lower half of the face. Fillers are also used to augment lips. How long does each treatment last?

Botox lasts for four to six months, whilst fillers last for 12 to 15 months. Does it hurt?

Surprisingly, there is very little or no discomfort with these procedures. Some people say that Botox injections feel like plucking an eyebrow. With fillers, an anaesthetic cream is used to numb the area. At what age should I consider Botox?

This totally depends on the strength of your facial muscles. Some women have forehead wrinkles in their early 20s. Others, who have an unintentional frowning habit, start to develop frown lines at 30, and more, who smile and wrinkle their eyes in the sun, develop crows’ feet at the same age. Botox does have a preventive action and stops frown lines and crows’ feet from becoming too deep. I have always had small lips. Could they be made subtly bigger, without looking outrageous?

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Smokers’ lines are mainly caused by loss of volume in the upper lip. Women’s lips are usually at their maximum size at around 25 years, and gradually reduce in size after that. Fillers gently placed in the margins of the lips will restore the size and eliminate or reduce these lines.

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Smoking and excessive exposure to the sun are contributing factors so ensure that you cleanse and moisturise your face daily and wear at least a sun protection cream with a SPF of 30. How much does it cost?

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A full medical history is taken to ensure that there are no underlying muscular problems or allergies. Occasionally with Botox, an eye can raise or lower, but this is quickly corrected with a further injection, and people can sometimes suffer slight bruising. What else is Botox used for?

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FIREWORKS Join Norwich City Council in the heart of the city for a free firework display against the stunning backdrop of Norwich Castle, on November 8. Seating for disabled people will be on St Peters Street. Visit www.norwich.gov.uk.

THEATRE Pride and Prejudice comes to theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds from November 13 to 16. this production, involving two actors, 21 characters and one of the most romantic stories of all time, marks a return visit to the theatre Royal of director Abigail Anderson, and the onstage talent of Joannah tincey and Nick Underwood. Call 01284 769505 or visit www.theatreroyal.org.

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gig Ocean Colour Scene are ready to relive their finest hour – playing Marchin’ Already in full - at the Nick Rayne LCR at UEA on November 28. In their 23 years together, they’ve enjoyed five top 10 albums, six top 10 singles, a mantelpiece full of awards, and countless sell-out tours. Visit www.ueaticketbookings.co.uk or call 01603 508050.

literary festival the Arthur Miller Centre Literary Festival at the UEA concludes this month, with honorary graduate and Girl with a Pearl Earring novelist tracy Chevalier on November 6, Ian McEwan on November 13 and Never Let Me Go and the Remains of the Day author kazuo Ishiguro on November 20. Visit www.uea.ac.uk/litfest.

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A Lecture series complementing the landmark Masterpieces: Art and East Anglia exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts continues on November 7, with Christopher Hartop on Silver in East Anglia: Celebration and Ceremony. All the lectures will take place in the Elizabeth Fry Lecture theatre. Call 01603 593199 or visit www.scva.ac.uk.

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THANKSGIVING If you love great food and great music, go along to the Assembly House in Norwich on November 28 for a fabulous thanksgiving celebration. there will be an American menu with home-made apple pie, together with toe-tapping music from the talented Bluegrass Forum. Call 01603 626402 or visit www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk.

NATIONAL TRUST Blickling Estate is offering Back Stage Passes throughout the weekends of November (not including November 30), allowing visitors to take a sneaky peek and find out what goes on behind those closed doors in a small group tour. there’s a steep climb to the attics to see hidden treasures and the rooms where some of the RAF personnel slept during WWII. Visit www. nationaltrust.org.uk/blickling-estate.

CRAFTS FAIR the North Norfolk Arts and Crafts Fair at Swanton Novers Village Hall has become the only Arts and Crafts Fair that many of its participants will be showcasing their work at. this year's fair, on November 16 and 17, also boasts a lavish pop-up tearoom by Back to the Garden with additional art works from Walsingham's new Myrtle Gallery. Visit www.northnorfolkartsandcrafts.org.

ENTERTAINMENT the Cliff Hotel in Gorleston has two entertaining evenings in November: An evening of Dirty Dancing in the form of a tribute show on November 2, (with tapas, starter, main course, and dessert included) followed by stand up comedy in the form of Comedy knights on November 16. Visit www. thecliffhotel.co.uk or call 01493 662179.

EXHIBITION David Dane is staging his eighth biennial exhibition of oil paintings, inspired by the Broads, at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham, from November 23 to December 1. the exhibition, called timeless, features original oils and Giclée prints. Call 01603 270449 or visit www.fairhavengarden. co.uk.

ANIMATION Norwich Puppet theatre is working with the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation to present a tribute to the late, great master of animation. the weekend, which runs from November 8 to 10, celebrates Ray's work and his huge impact on fantasy cinema with screenings of his cult classics, talks, Q&As and demonstrations with models used in his films. Visit www.puppettheatre.co.uk.

LONDON take in the incomparable surroundings as you glide around the ice rink in the moat of one of London’s most iconic landmarks: the tower of London ice rink is one of the coolest locations for winter fun with a group of friends or a festive family gathering, from November 16. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Visit www.toweroflondonicerink.com.

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CARL PREKOPP (FRANK BRYA NT)

T A TIME WHEN THE WEST END is saturated with compilation musicals and television-pace plays, it isn't hard to see why Arnold Wesker has fallen out of fashion in this country. While Chips with Everything, the kitchen and many of his more recent plays have been

continuously produced across Europe, Wesker, like Howard Barker, has been one of those writers remembered here but performed there; one for ageing theatricals and drama students, not for contemporary audiences. time to think again. the Donmar Warehouse's new production of Wesker's 1959 play Roots makes abundantly clear that the absence of his plays from our major stages has been our loss. Subtle, beautifully acted, atmospheric and ultimately thrilling, Roots feels hypnotically period and

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yet ravishingly contemporary. When the central character unleashes a lifetime of frustration in the final act, she could be talking about now.

JESSICA RAINE (BEATIE) AND LINDA BASSETT (MRS BRYANT)

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ROOTS

Appropriately for a play in which so much is sub-textual, Macdonald's biggest achievement here is his least visible: the performances he gets from his cast. Jessica Raine as Beatie may be best known for Call the Midwife but has proved herself many times as a terrific stage actress at the National and elsewhere and here shows herself ROOTS plays at the Donmar Warehouse, Earlham Street, London, until November 30. Visit www.donmarwarehouse. com or call 0844 8717624

as a major stage performer. Michael Jibson, best known for his terrific performances in numerous musicals, is funny, truthful and affecting as Jimmy. And Linda Bassett dazzles as the mother, with the kind of reality one normally expects only to see in Mike Leigh films. Norfolk-born Carl Prekopp is also strong amongst the terrific supporting cast. What strikes one most forcefully, though, is that a play so manifestly a period piece can resonate so powerfully with contemporary concerns. Isolationism, whether personal or political, did not die with the arrival of the Beatles and civil rights in the years following Roots' Royal Court premiere. It has the great power to speak for us today as much as to remind us of yesterday.

Beatie Bryant returns to her Norfolk family home from what has clearly been an eye-opening experience in London. there she met Ronnie (a central but absent figure in the play) who is, depending on your perspective, a socialist, an idealist or a romantic. Beatie finds him and his view of the world inspiring and is excited to bring him to dinner with her

Anyone looking for a big night out would be unlikely to choose a play like this for a trip to London. But somebody in the mood for a penetrating analysis of the social mores of the past and cultural concerns of the present, and to see these being presented up close, couldn't do much better than to see this great masterpiece of post war drama.

family. the world to which she hopes to bring him could not be more different. Beatie's father turns off the kitchen light for fear of wasting electricity; her mother continuously occupies herself with cooking and chores with seemingly no interest in the world beyond listening to classical music. they bathe in a tin bath brought in to the kitchen and concealed by sheets. they know what time it is by the bus passing outside. Everybody is settled - in both the best and the worst sense; they are content with their place in the world but also have no ambition to improve it. As Beatie's opportunity to escape this claustrophobic world becomes extinguished, she finally, almost accidentally, finds her own voice - delivering a powerful eulogy for what they could have been and an attack on what they/she/we have become. LINDA BASSETT (MRS BRYANT) AND IAN GELDER (MR BRYANT)

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the whole stinkin' commercial world insults us and we don't care a damn. Well Ronnie's right - it's our own bloody fault. We want the third-rate - we got it!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; For all the intellectual and emotional fireworks let off in the final 15 minutes of the play, Roots is a slow burn. It is a wholly different species of theatre event from, say, the brilliant Chimerica that has recently closed in London, or indeed from many of the other plays that have recently found success. Minutes go by in the opening acts in which nobody speaks. We watch them fill the bath tub or prepare food. But, much like a fly on the wall, we get to know them by observing them going about their lives. James Macdonald's production, helped by Hildegard Bechtler's spare design and, in particular, Guy Hoare's atmospheric lighting, eschews the obvious uber-naturalistic approach. Each scene begins with a back wall projection of the locale which then fades slowly into blackness. the first scene, in particular, gives a sense of these characters suspended in the middle of nowhere - in the real world but, more so, in their own.

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John Bultitude chats to Matt Milburn, who plays Prince Charming in this yearÂ&#x2019;s Norwich Theatre Royal panto, Cinderella 36

E MAY BE MANCHESTER-BORN

and bred but you get the feeling Matt Milburn has a definite aﬃnity with Norfolk, too. The affable performer is certainly no stranger to the county performing twice in the popular and highly-regarded Norwich Cathedral Shakespeare Festival, and is looking forward to making his return in another key event in the county calendar – the Norwich Theatre Royal pantomime.

He says: ‘It is lovely to be back and it is nice to know my return will be in the slightly more relaxed atmosphere of a pantomime playing Prince Charming. He is a great character to play and it is great as he interacts with most of the other characters which is fun.’ And it is not just about the chance to perform opposite the likes of co-stars soul diva and former Three Degree Sheila Ferguson, stage and TV favourite Christopher Ryan who is best-known as Mike in The Young Ones and Marshall in Absolutely Fabulous, and Norwich Theatre Royal panto favourite Richard Gauntlett, in Cinderella. Matt admits he loves having the chance to engage with the audience in a theatre production. ‘On stage, you get that fantastic instant response whether it is at the end of the performance or a few times throughout. Pantomime, though, is the one genre where it is maintained through the whole performance which makes it one of the most fun things you can do. This year’s pantomime Cinderella s going to be a cracker and there are little twists and turns in there. It is going to be a spectacular extravaganza and I am proud to be a part of it.’ It is the latest role in a varied career which has seen Matt enjoy his fair share of small-screen soap stardom as well as a number of stage roles but admits he fell into the performing profession by accident thanks to his older brother Greg Wood, currently playing the villainous Trevor Royle in Channel Four’s Hollyoaks. He recalls: ‘Greg was due to do a short film many years ago and couldn’t do it, so he put my name forward as he knew it was something I was hankering after. I then realised instantly that this was something that I wanted to pursue and, about three weeks later through a fluke, my first professional audition was for Hollyoaks much to his annoyance and lots of other actors too. ‘Appearing in Hollyoaks was basically my drama school. A three-month contract turned into three years on the show and I learned so much. Any job I go into, I try to be a sponge and soak up all the knowledge, and this was no exception.’ His student character Joe Spencer enjoyed a wide range of storylines from the gripping through the poignant to the

outlandish, which added to the learning experience. ‘I had one storyline where my father was abusing my mum which gave me the chance to experience the emotional side of a character through to the madcap stuff where I faked my own death or became really worried about going bald so decided the best remedy would be to let a cow lick my head,’ says Matt. ‘I had to act out numerous dream scenes as well. It was a brilliant experience though. There was a lot to take in over a short period of time but once I found my feet, I’d like to think I progressed performance-wise as time went on.’ There was no escape from cows in Matt’s next highprofile soap role when he played charming vet Nicky Pritchard in ITV’s hit soap Emmerdale, on what was initially a four-episode contract but turned out to be much longer. His character ended up as part of a love triangle with the sweet-natured Gennie Dingle, who found she also had feelings for local businessman Nikhil Sharma. As we chat, Matt is in the midst of his latest Shakespeare tour taking some of the Bard’s best-known work to beautiful buildings around the country and playing Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and both The Prince of Morocco and Shylock’s friend Tubal in The Merchant of Venice. Again, the surroundings as well as the plays have proved a big highlight, as Matt explains. ‘Being a bit of an amateur architect fan, it has fed my desire. Norwich Cathedral is an absolutely beautiful building and I performed in the cloisters there. We went to Warwick Castle and Arundel Castle in the gardens. When the weather has been like it has this summer, it has been a great experience. We’ve had really good audiences and really good feedback for the two shows. I am really enjoying it,’ he says. Now it is all systems go for pantomime, although Matt does let a few clues slip about a very exciting project which he could be a part of in 2014. ‘I can’t say a massive amount about it but it is a film mixing history with mythology which could go ahead in the summer of next year. There will be 16th century battle scenes and it would be filmed over six months,’ he says. Although it all sounds very exciting, he knows filming schedules could change and is also hoping to secure more stage work post-pantomime. ‘I would love to do some more theatre. I’d like to try some challenging theatre but I am happy to take on pretty much any project, within reason. As long as I am working, I don’t mind,’ says Matt. So watch out in the weeks ahead as it seems Prince Charming is on course to make a few of his acting dreams come true with the lure of a big-budget movie as well as aiming to win the heart of Cinderella at Christmas.

CINDERELLA runs at Norwich Theatre Royal from December 17 to January 19. Call 01603 630000 or visit www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

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NOVEMBER

911 return for The Big Reunion

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RESIDENCY CONTINUES

Good news for the Marina Theatre: the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has confirmed that it will remain in residence into next year. Plus Emma Outten looks at what we’ve got to look forward to

he fact that the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will remain in residence into 2014 signals a historic tenth year of association with the Marina Theatre in Lowestoft.

It was back in 2005 that the theatre secured its current partnership with the RPO and the highly successful relationship has since brought a host of world renowned conductors, musicians and soloists to the east coast. Marina Chief Executive, Martin Halliday says: ‘We are absolutely thrilled to confirm that the magnificent Royal Philharmonic

Orchestra will remain with us into 2014. I would like to thank the Orchestra for their ongoing commitment to both the Marina and our town and look forward to an exciting programme of events in 2014 as we celebrate an historic tenth year.’ RPO Managing Director Ian Maclay adds: ‘The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is delighted to confirm a tenth anniversary season at the Marina Theatre. I had no idea that when we started our relationship with the Marina that we would still be enjoying such a successful and worthwhile relationship 10 years later. There is now a very close bond between the RPO and Lowestoft which is greatly valued by the orchestral players and we always look forward to performing in the town. We have a specially exciting series of programmes for 2014 with music to appeal to everyone. So let's celebrate the tenth anniversary and look forward to the next decade of great music making in Lowestoft.’ The next event to look forward to is on November 29, when the RPO presents a special evening to mark the Centenary of Lowestoft-born composer Benjamin Britten. Born on November 22, 1913, on St Cecilia’s Day (the patron saint of music), Britten wrote almost 100 major works, all composed with accessibility in mind. This popular programme provides a snapshot of his finest pieces, comprising original orchestral and vocal works alongside Britten’s own arrangements (of music by Mahler and Rossini), two pieces composed by fellow British composers during the year of his birth and Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture, a piece Britten championed.

It is pantomime time at the Marina Theatre next month! Amanda Barrie, one of the country’s most charming and charismatic stalwarts of stage, screen and television, will be waving the wand of goodwill over Lowestoft this Christmas. Guiding Cinderella on her journey to find Prince Charming at the Marina Theatre, the one-time Bad Girl, Coronation Street legend and lady with a comic Carry On in her past is certain to bring finesse to the role of Fairy Godmother. Britain’s most easterly pantomime runs at the Marina Theatre from December 17 to January 4. Looking ahead to next year, and fresh from their appearance on hit itv2 show The Big Reunion, 90s chart-toppers 911 will be bringing their Illuminate…The Hits and More Tour to Lowestoft on March 24. Remember their UK number one A Little Bit More? 911 became one of only five music acts in the 90s to score 10 consecutive top 10 hits. They are also currently back in the studio writing their fifth studio album Illuminate… Hits and More, consisting of seven of their greatest hits as well as seven brand new tracks. The boys will then be embarking on a nationwide tour next spring, taking in Lowestoft as the only date in the eastern region. Call 01502 533200 or visit www.marinatheatre.co.uk

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• An attractive Detached Family Residence in a very sought after location in the Seaside Town of Great Yarmouth • Five Bedrooms ; Two Bathrooms • Two Receptions ; Conservatory • Single Garage ; Plenty of Off Road Parking • Constructed in 1925 to a very High Standard • Stunning Sea Views and within Walking Distance of the Town Centre • The Accommodation extends to 2,578sq.ft

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fireside accessories | LUST LIST

British Winter Time has well and truly begun, so time to keep those home fires burning. Emma Outten gets a warm glow looking at these fireside accessories

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Make a statement For a real statement piece table, look no further than the magnificent Milton range from Yask. This innovative company truly celebrates the beauty of natural solid oak, complete with splits, knots, blemishes and varying grain patterns. The v-leg design of this table marries rustic charm with a cool contemporary look; it is available in diﬀerent sizes and can also be made to your own specification. The bench makes an ideal companion to the table and has a dished top to aid comfort.

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YASK Milton table 145cm x 96cm, £1459 was £1946 - other sizes available to order; Milton bench 122cm x 37cm, £709 was £952

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A small round table is a good choice when space is at a premium and choosing glass over heavy wood will make the space look brighter and bigger. the Italian designed and manufactured Calligaris range includes some fantastic contemporary and innovative pieces which are ideal for tight spots, including the Planet table, complemented perfectly by the L’eau chair, which comes in a choice of bright and beautiful colours. CALLIGARIS Planet table £447, RRP £526 L’eau chair, available in other colours £106.50, RRP £125

WheTheR YOu ARe sitting down to a casual family lunch or a five star feast with friends, make sure you do it in style and comfort with beautiful dining furniture. Simon Mitchell serves up some of his favourites Jarrold 1-11 London Street, Norwich NR2 1JF www.jarrold.co.uk CALLIGARIS Baron 130cm extending table £1075, RRP £1267; Jam chair £118, RRP £139

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dining furniture | INTERIORS

Savvy shopping Buying new dining furniture is a real investment for the home and one that should considered carefully as it needs to last for many years to come; it is likely to be the focal point for many a gathering and celebration, as well as the centre of family life for everyday mealtimes. However, if you don’t want to blow the budget when making your purchase, the good news is that there are some great deals to be had without compromising on quality and style. Look out for sales and special promotions, and consider buying your furniture in a complete set rather in individual pieces - you are likely to make some considerable savings this way. The solid oak Westminster table comes with four matching chairs and offers great value for money. It is a fantastic quality range that suits most interiors. Westminster Dining set, includes a six ft table and four chairs £599, was £1105; extra chairs available to buy separately. 1. Roma Extending 150cm dining table £499, was £739; Dining Chair £99, was £149; Special set price: table and 4 chairs £799, was £1335 2. Halo Wentworth table £659, was £879; Leather seat dining chair £179, was £239

Down on the farm Solid wood is the obvious choice for the farmhouse kitchen look and the classic, traditional lines of the extendable Halo Wentworth table are perfect for country inspired interiors. Crafted from solid oak, the table has been hand-finished and distressed to give an aged and wellloved look, meaning each table is unique. Available in a choice of three sizes, each with a centre extension mechanism to give maximum dining potential.

Dare to be different If you love the finish of natural wood but want to break away from the traditionally styled ranges, there are plenty of other options to choose from. The retro vibe is remaining a strong interior influence this season, and the angular lines of the Roma range work really well with the bold graphic prints typical of this trend.

Room for everyone When the table is used every day for family meal times but sometimes needs to accommodate extra guests and friends, an extendable table is the perfect solution; it doesn’t take up too much space on a day to day basis but can transform in an instant for special occasions. It’s a very popular choice for families and there is a big range available to suit every taste and pocket. The beautiful sleek lines of the Calligaris Baron table work perfectly in a contemporary setting and it’s available in a variety of glass and metal finishes. This twice extending table doubles its original length, giving the option of three different sizes, from 130cm to 195cm to 260cm and to make life simple, it effortlessly extends in two simple moves.

Where to buy: Yask and Calligaris ranges are available from The Granary, all other items from Jarrold’s furniture department. Simon Mitchell is the furniture buyer at Jarrold’s.

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The current owners have to pinch themselves to believe just how great their home is! Sarah Hardy agrees that Whites Farm Barn in east Norfolk is pretty terrific

PROPERTY OF THE MONTH

A Stunning

Conversion

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ou have got to love a cosy country cottage, haven’t you? All those nooks and crannies, chunky beams, sloping ceilings and so on. Or what about a solid Georgian property, standing four-square? Sure, they are charming places to live, and very popular options in Norfolk, but when you see a barn conversion like this one, you have to admit that it is hard to beat! For my money, a barn conversion gives you the best of both worlds. Somewhere with a bit of history to it, a bit of character, and yet you also get a contemporary feel, masses of natural daylight and the chance to put your own stamp on the interior. This example, at Happisburgh on Norfolk’s blustery east coast, is a first class example of having a theme, an overall feel for a place and just going for it. Whites Barn Farm, which the owners spent six years looking for, is filled with sunshine, has a bright and light atmosphere, and yet the impressive timber frame dominates, giving a feeling of security and permanence. Quality is apparent throughout. From the travertine flooring used throughout to Neff appliances in the kitchen and the simply stunning Iroko wooden staircase, no expense has been spared. There are also a couple of wow factors – the enormous entrance hall will take your breath away, especially with the aforementioned staircase, while the brick and flint walls and numerous beams are charming reminders of a noble past. I just love a cool, calm and collected kitchen, all streamlined with contemporary cabinets and an island bench with high stools to pose on! French doors lead to the courtyard garden while there is also access to a charming dining room which is currently home to a huge table that seats 10 people easily so we are talking very good parties!

ESTATE AGENTS Fine & Country, Central Office, 7 Bank Plain, Norwich, NR2 4SF, Tel 01603 221888 www.fineandcountry.com

Factfile Four bedrooms, three reception rooms, set in one acre of landscaped gardens, detached triple garage, rural location, wildlife pond, hot tub

Downstairs is also home to a family room which is perfect for cosy nights in, and a spectacular sitting room, with French doors leading out to the garden and impressive floor to ceiling windows. There is also a very ornamental bathroom with an inset bath, and a large utility room with a lovely butler’s sink. There are four bedrooms, two upstairs which are bigger, and two downstairs. The two upstairs are both ensuite and have much storage and hanging space for those of us who like to keep our clothes in tip top condition. Again the owner makes the house sound irresistible, saying: ‘We love to lie in bed with this uninterrupted view of the entire length of the barn, taking in all the space that we have created.’

The barn, with a thatched roof, is situated in an acre of garden which is as attractive as the property. It has been developed over the last three years and was originally simply farmland. Now there is extensive – and interesting – planting, with the owner explaining: ‘Every tree, every plant and every shrub has been planted by us. We have created a lovely orchard with pear, apple and plum trees and in a sheltered corner of the courtyard we even have a peach tree, a rare treat.’ The southern-facing courtyard garden boasts a built-in barbecue complete with seating area, a fire-pit for those chillier evenings and a hot tub, currently the thing for any serious party lover – they are a sure fire way of breaking the ice! Again the owner paints a marvellous picture, saying: ‘On warm still evenings, we can often hear the roar of the sea as we sit in the hot tub. It is a great spot to just lie back and stargaze.’ The back garden, which has extensive views over the surrounding farmland, has a lovely wildlife pond where a family of ducks have made their home. ‘We often have our morning cup of tea on the decking, just watching the ducks as they play in the fountain,’ comments the owner. The property is reached by a long, shingle drive and there is also a detached triple garage. As the owner says: ‘I sometimes have to pinch myself as I can’t believe we live here, and I really do appreciate it every day. It will be a hard act to follow.’ Happisburgh is about 15 miles from Norwich and is also well placed for lovely seaside spots such as Mundesley and Winterton.

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THE GIF T OF

GARDENING WeÂ&#x2019;ve come in from cold and have got gardening gifts all wrapped up this month

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GARDENING

GIFTS

PRO DU CTS

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County Inn with 5 En Suite Rooms The Ingham Swan has a converted two storey stable house containing five cosy en-suite rooms for those who wish to extend their dining experience, visit the local area or whilst on business. HOW TO FIND US: The Ingham Swan, Sea Palling Road, Ingham, NR12 9AB (Turn at Tesco Stalham on A149 and follow signs for Ingham).

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Albatros

Fishermans Return

The Parlour Tea Rooms

The Albatros, which is moored at Wells-nextthe-Sea, is a 100-year-old Dutch clipper, built in Rotterdam. The beautiful vessel was built for Johannes Muller from Middelhanis, Holland, where she remained until being sold to a Danish owner, believed to be Captain Ramussen, who used her as a cargo ship to export grain from Scandanavia. In 1983 Ton Brouwer bought and fully restored her. The Albatros is a Dutch-style café bar and restaurant serving sweet and savoury pancakes and other Dutch specialities. Have your meal alfresco on the main deck and enjoy the views of the harbour. Fully licensed bar, real ales, live music and bed & breakfast. Private and corporate parties welcome.

A hidden gem in the Norfolk countryside. A 300-year-old brick and flint free house situated in the picturesque unspoilt village of Winterton-On-Sea. Long stretches of sandy beaches and beautiful country walks are all within a few minutes of the pub. We pride ourselves on the quality of our menu, our fish is delivered daily, fresh from Lowestoft, and our meat and game is sourced from local butchers. Our specials board changes regularly and with the seasons. Please visit our website for an example of our menus.

The Parlour tea rooms in the historic Corn Exchange has now opened its huge doors! This exquisite 1940s tea room, a sister to Loddon Mill Tea Rooms, will offer tasty tea time treats, cakes from vintage recipes, a selection of Tea-Pigs teas, home-made scones with clotted cream and various other goodies. Housed in the magnificent setting of the Corn Exchange in Harleston with its lovely fountain, antiques, collectables and vintage street scene - it's an ambiance not to be missed. Open: Seven days a week, 10am-5pm closing at 4pm on a Sunday A: 5 Exchange Street, Harleston IP20 9AB

Open: 12 noon until late A: Quayside, Wells-next-Sea, NR23 1AT T: 07979 087228 W: www.albatros.eu.com

Open: Winter hours: Monday to Friday 11am-3pm, 5.30pm-11pm. Saturday & Sunday - open all day. Summer hours: Open all day, every day A: The Lane, Winterton-On-Sea, Norfolk, NR29 4BN T: 01493 393305 W: www.fishermansreturn.com

Courtyard Café

Orchard Farm Shop

Planet Spice

Situated within Pensthorpe Wildlife & Gardens, the renowned Courtyard Café offers a wide variety of high quality, locally sourced meals. Even if you do not have time to explore the wonders of the Pensthorpe reserve, the fully licensed Courtyard Café is well-stocked with a great variety of teas, cakes and pastries; making it a perfect place to stop for delicious home-cooked food or a cup of tea and a slice of cake.

We look forward to you visiting us at Orchard Farm Shop. We now stock beef as well as the pork reared on the farm and butchered in our shop, along with local lamb. Gluten-free sausages as well as pork burgers, and low fat sausages are also available. Our free range eggs are collected daily and we stock a lovely selection of local jams, chutneys, honey, rape seed oil and juices. We also have a new range of gluten-free jams and pickles from Orchard Fruits. Low food miles and friendly service. Orders taken all year, and Christmas is coming!

THE SPICE TRAIL... Planet Spice is an Indian restaurant in the heart of the Norfolk countryside. Our aim is to provide an exquisite, unrivalled range of authentic and imaginative Indian dishes to all food lovers in the area. We are dedicated in our approach to healthy eating, which demands we use the highest quality, fresh, organic ingredients. All spices are freshly ground to maintain natural flavours and aromas. Absolutely no additives are used in our kitchen.

Open: Every day from 9am-5pm (food served 12-2.30pm) A: Pensthorpe Wildlife & Gardens, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 0LN T: 01328 851465 W: www.pensthorpe.com

Find us on the A146 five miles south of Norwich. Open: Thursday 10am-6.30pm; Friday 9am-6.30pm; Saturday 9am-4pm A: Orchard Farm Shop, Holverston, Norwich NR14 7PH T: 01508 480369 W: www.orchardfarmshop.com

Open: Every day for lunch 12-2pm and dinner 5.30-11pm A: 2 Filby Lane, Ormesby St Margaret, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3JR T: 01493 731111 / 01493 731101 W: www.planetspiceormesby.co.uk

Down By The River A popular riverside pub is starting an exciting new chapter in its life, says Sarah Hardy as she visits The Water’s Edge, near Norwich

THE WATER’S EDGE, Bramerton, near Norwich, tel 01508 538005

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HE WATER’S EDGE is the newish name for the Wood’s End, a popular pub back in the day. City folk used to love to take oﬀ to the country, to enjoy their drinks in a lovely riverside setting, away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Now new owner Lee Webb is really breathing life back into this fantastic place which has a simply glorious setting, right on the banks of the River Yare and tucked away down some very pretty country lanes about three miles out of Norwich. He renamed the pub The Water’s Edge and reopened it on Mothering Sunday – quite, he admits, a baptism of fire, with 130 lunches served! With the glorious summer, the pub was a delight, with everyone, yours truly included, loving the new decking areas where you can watch the water skiers, the wildlife and all the other punters having a great time. The pub, which seats about 80 diners, is gaining an enviable reputation for food. As you’d expect, Lee favours local producers, especially his much loved butcher, David Smith from Swanton Morley, near Dereham. He also prefers seasonal goodies – I sampled moules mariniere to start with and the mussels were sublime – fat, juicy and in a very, very creamy sauce. Yum yum! A girlfriend and I visited one evening when England were playing football on the telly – well, you’ve got to escape when you can. It was a highly civilised evening as the pub is very nicely decorated. There’s a really contemporary, fresh feel, with muted tones on the walls, splashes of ritzy wallpaper, a couple of fireplaces and some exposed brickwork.

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The WINE LIST is by the well respected Bibendum Wines and there are several LOCAL BEERS on offer, too, including Greene King, Woodforde’s and ADNAMS

The oak flooring, leather chairs and bistro tables add to the clean cut interiors and Lee is looking forward to lighting the open fires as temperatures really fall. My friend, who boasts a very healthy appetite, went for truffle cream goats’ cheese, with beetroot puree, baby basil and fresh blackberries. It was, as many dishes were, very well presented, and she thoroughly enjoyed it. We both did well with the fresh breads and dips, too, I have to admit. Other options were a seasonal soup of the day, seared scallops, chicken liver pate and wild mushrooms on toast. Mains – and there are several daily specials in addition to the standard menu - include beer battered haddock and chips, a mixed vegetable curry, pan seared sea bass, and rainbow trout. Wow. And that’s before we mention the two steak option, sirloin and fillet, both served with all the trimmings. My chum went for one of her favourites, pan roasted chicken breast with an autumnal vegetable dauphinoise and greens which she was delighted with.

SPECIAL EvENTS coming up include a Guy Fawkes evening on November 5, from 7pm, with street food vendors and a fireworks display, plus the usual supper dinner menu; Christmas dinner, and a New Year’s Eve party – and more. Afternoon teas beside the log fire are also starting up and Lee is hoping to run guided walks along the river followed by lunch.

I sampled the pub’s signature dish, one of Lee’s own recipes, crispy pork belly with kimchee salad and dirty mash. I have to admit that I was fascinated by the dirty mash. What could it be? The very charming manager Charlie Papworth explained that it is thinly sliced onions, caramelized in olive oil and then folded through roughly mashed potato. Another wow! I’m going to try that one at home, for sure! Both dishes were generous and we did struggle to finish them – shouldn’t have had all that bread, I know! But we did manage our just desserts - in the pursuit of a thorough review, of course. I had bramley apple crumble with cinnamon ice cream which pretty much defeated me but was very tasty – especially with almonds in the crumble, too. And my friend had passion fruit cheesecake which is, apparently, a real favourite with customers. Again, it was a generous portion and, with mandarin sorbet, it was easy to see why it is so popular. The wine list is by the well respected Bibendum Wines and there are several local beers on offer, too, including Greene King, Woodforde’s and Adnams so real ale fans are well catered for. Lee is hoping The Water’s Edge will become a destination restaurant and, after our great evening there, I see no reason why it will not!

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aniel Smith is in his element. As the chef patron of the charming Swan in tiny Ingham, twixt the coast and the Broads, he is serving up ontrend dishes which make the most of Norfolk’s larder of ingredients. At this time of year you can expect to see wood pigeon, chestnut soup and apple crumble on the menu, all examples of Daniel’s determination to put local, seasonal produce high on his agenda. Daniel made a name for himself as head chef at the top gastropub, The Wildebeest at Stoke Holy Cross, just outside Norwich, which was part of Henry Watts’ Animal Inns’ empire. He has also worked with Galton Blackiston at Morston Hall and the Roux Brothers at Le Gavroche in London so his pedigree is top notch. But, as with many ambitious chefs, he wanted to run his own ship and eventually, in 2010, found the perfect spot – the picture postcard pretty Swan, which dates back to the 14th century and is next to the village church. It has the essential thatched roof, enormous fireplaces and many original features. Of particular note are the flint and brick walls, and the chunky beams which all add to the historic atmosphere. But modern artwork and pretty floral displays bring the interiors bang up to date.

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INGHAM SWAN

There is a relaxed feel to the place which is very friendly – and clearly has a loyal following. Mention to anyone that you have been in the area and they’ll ask: ‘Did you have time to go to the Swan?’ The restaurant is intimate, seating about 50 people. There is a small bar area, with comfy sofas, while the main restaurant area has bistro tables positioned throughout two adjoining areas. There are a couple of options when you dine, depending on how greedy you are feeling - a three-course set menu at £28 or choices from the a la carte menu – and you can mix and match courses. There is also an extensive wine list, carefully selected by James Long from Corney and Barrow in Newmarket, with input also by a national supplier, Hallgarten Druit. We selected a 2012 Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand at £24.50 and boy could we taste those gooseberries! Beers on offer include Woodfordes, while upmarket brands such as Bombay Sapphire gin are available, too. My party of four were starving so, after drinks and chat around the bar, we eagerly sat down at our table and awaited our starters. One went for a salad of vine tomatoes, capers, black olives, Somerset Brie, globe artichoke – and more – and declared himself very pleased with this tangy, refreshing dish. The rest of us, myself included, tackled the seared scallops with potato cakes and a mushroom and red pepper sauce which were real ‘melt in the mouth’ moments. Scallops can be tricky little devils but Daniel kept them tender and juicy. Hurrah! We could have tried an assiette of seafood (prawn cocktail, smoked salmon and crab cakes and smoked mackerel) or a trio of goats’ cheese but they will have to be for next time.

Mains saw plenty of choice, from spring lamb to duck breasts. I tried the Roquefort crust fillet of beef with roast celeriac, buttered spinach, fondant potato, carrot puree, yellow courgettes and red wine jus – a terrific combination, with the beef as sweet as possible! Others had pan fried fillet of sea bass with all sorts of goodies including roasted pepper, globe artichoke and spinach, which was also praised for being light and packed with flavour while the Lowestoft parmesan baked haddock with brown shrimps and lobster bisque was much enjoyed, too. Desserts, often regarded as Daniel’s real forte, were as ambitious as the rest of the menu. The cheese option is a hearty one, almost a mini ploughman’s, but we wanted something sweet! One of the party went for the now legendary dark chocolate nemesis which takes some tackling with a selection of five different dishes (the chocolate crumb was much loved). But she was definitely the man for the job and it disappeared quickly! Treacle tart and crème brulee were other options which were thoroughly approved of and I had the salted caramel macaroons which were divine. Presentation is everything at the Swan, which has a Michelin Bib Gourmand award, with dishes not allowed to leave the kitchen until they are perfect – and diners really appreciate this care. Daniel is a great ambassador for the county’s dining scene. He is always at stove and it is great to see a ‘local’ boy doing so well! He gives special mention to his restaurant manager Rebecca Williams. And should you want to really treat yourself, the Swan has five bedrooms, all beautifully decorated in that laid back country style. So why not push the boat out?

A six-course Christmas Tasting Menu is going to be available throughout December at £34.95, including a glass of fizz on arrival.

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A FISHY TALE James Spicer heads back to his old stomping ground in Great Yarmouth to eat at a new seafront restaurant

ReAT YARMOuTh. it’s the sort of place you love or hate. For those who have grown up with Mediterranean holidays, the Norfolk resort is something of an anachronism - a throwback to the post-war years when the combination of sea, sand, rude postcards and fish and chips were the essential ingredients of the British family holiday. I have to admit to a great affection for the place, having worked there for several years in Yarmouth’s ‘golden days’, when it was packed for the whole summer and the stars of the day flooded in to provide the summer entertainment. Thus, I never mind going back, and when the editor asked me to review a new seafront restaurant I willingly accepted. Seafront? Surely that’s all bingo, candy floss and slot machines, mixed with the tantalising aroma left behind by the horse-drawn carriages which whisk visitors up and down Marine Parade? Certainly not. Yarmouth is well versed in catering for hungry visitors, and I remember well how the borough’s Greek Cypriot community introduced a slice of Mediterranean sunshine on to local menus. Many Norfolk people were able to taste taramasalata and moussaka well before they actually did so in Greece or Cyprus! My mission, though, was about more traditional fare. Fish & Grill, on Marine Parade, has been open for only a few weeks and, sandwiched as it is between amusement arcades and other Golden Mile attractions, my immediate thought was how was this going to be different to compete with what is already on offer? Immediate impressions were good. The smart, new looking building (in a previous life this site has housed various nightclubs) recognisable by its blue neon signs, was warm and inviting and our greeting was equally so. The few advance

inquiries I had made had revealed that the fish and chips served here were well up to the legendary Yarmouth standard! But the restaurant also has a variety of burgers, plus salads, chicken and various meat dishes, plus a good array of starters and sides. More to the point, given its location, and with an eye to the summer season, Fish & Grill also has a top value children’s menu for a bargain £4.95. All the prices are tempting, though, and the helpings are generous. Trying to save room for our main courses, my wife chose olives to start with; daughter opted for her favourite taramasalata, while I thought the whitebait would fill the bill admirably. But these were no ‘tasters’! The taramasalata arrived in a substantial dish, with a big helping of pitta bread, all nicely served in individual dishes. My whitebait, deep fried, rested on crunchy lettuce which added an interesting extra texture. Starters range from £2.50 to £5.25. My wife and daughter both choose haddock for their mains, and were delighted that the chunky chips arrived in mini wire baskets – a nice little touch of style. My choice was the blue cheese burger (served with melted Stilton, which I can’t resist) and this came on a board, again with separate chips and a bowl of salad. The beautifully fresh fish (no, not from nearby Lowestoft, but from Grimsby) was again noted not only for its flavour, but for

its size! My burger was cooked just as I like it – ie not overdone – and was tender and tasty. Cod, haddock or plaice, with chips, is a very reasonable £8.95; and to push the fishy boat out with wholetail scampi will only cost £14.95. Burgers are from £6.95 to £9.95, and the trenchermen among us can double stack for an extra £2.50! For the genuine carnivore, a rack of ribs costs £12.95, while sirloin steaks, depending upon weight, are £14.95 or £19.95. By now the three of us were well past the point of no return regarding puddings, but we could have chosen from apple pie, chocolate fudge cake or cheesecake at £3.95, with an option of ice cream topping. We just settled for teas and coffees before a highly necessary brisk walk along the prom! There is no drinks list as such on the menu, but beers, wines and soft drinks are readily available. Although this was an October evening, the place had a nice buzzy feel to it, and I really must comment on the standard of service we received from our young waitresses. Chatty and cheerful, they were also very attentive; OK, we know this is a new outlet, and staff will be trying their best to make an impression… but they certainly made one on us.

FISH & GRILL is at 24 Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth; telephone 01493 330200. It also has its own Facebook page and the website is www. fishandgrillgy.co.uk

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Ingredients 4 Williams pears 400ml of red wine 100ml of port 8 cardamon pods 300g of caster sugar 450g of puff pastry Icing sugar - to dust

METHOD

5. Once cold, drain the pears and

1. Peel the pears and reserve.

reserve. Pass the jus through a

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port and the water.

6. Reduce to a syrup consistency and

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the pan on medium heat and bring to

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top.

20 minutes. Remove from the heat and

8. Cook in a hot oven at 200°C for

leave the fruit, port and wine jus to

20 minutes and serve dusted with

cool down together.

icing sugar and a drizzle of syrup.

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Cromer crab spring rolls with spiced mango salad and crab mayonnaise Method 1. For the crab mayo, put the crab shell and vegetable oil in a pan and heat. Remove from the heat and set aside to infuse the oil with the crab flavour. 2. Strain the crab-flavoured oil into a jug. 3. Put the egg yolks in a bowl and whisk. 4. Gradually whisk in the drained oil, adding a little at a time. 5. Stir in the Dijon mustard, add the brown crabmeat and combine. Set aside. 6. For the spring rolls, mix all the ingredients in a bowl except the pastry and oil, adding the lemon juice, soy sauce and oyster sauce to taste. 7. Lay one sheet of pastry on a clean work

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surface, and egg wash another sheet on top. Spread an eighth of the mixture in a line along one end of the pastry. Gently roll, tucking in the edges. And egg wash a little, just to stick down. Repeat with the remaining pastry. 8. Preheat the oil in a deep fat fryer to 180째C/350째F (CAUtION: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended.) 9. Deep fry each spring roll for a few minutes until crisp and golden-brown. Carefully remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper. 10. For the spiced mango salad, in a pan heat 250ml/9fl oz water, the sugar and vinegar. Add the star anise, cardamom,

cinnamon stick and chilli. Bring to the boil and set aside to cool down. 11. Gently toss the salad leaves in the sesame oil in a bowl and sprinkle over the sesame seeds.

TO SERvE Spoon some crab mayonnaise in the bottom of the bowls, place two crab spring rolls on top, scatter some of the leaves over and spoon some of the spiced mango round.

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For the crab mayo 1 crab shell 100ml/3 1/2fl oz vegetable oil 2 free-range egg yolks 1 tbsp Dijon mustard picked brown crab meat from 1 crab

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For the spring rolls 200g/7oz picked white crab meat 3 tbsp chopped spring onion 1 carrot grated 3 tbsp chopped mooli (white radish) 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander or basil squeeze of lemon juice soy and oyster sauce to taste 8 sheets of filo pastry Vegetable or sunflower oil for deep-fat frying

For the spiced mango salad 50g/1 3/4oz caster sugar 50ml/2fl oz white wine vinegar 5 star anise 3 cardamom pods 1 cinnamon stick 1 red chilli 200g of leaves (rocket, red chard & endive) 1 tbsp sesame oil 2 tsp sesame seeds 1 fresh mango cubed

WINE CHOICE

2011 MadFish Riesling Nick Mobbs, director and wine expert at the Imperial Hotel, says: RIESlINg IS a WONdERFul gRaPE which has some fantastic flavours that go well with dishes that have an Asian influence such as these crab spring rolls. This wine is part of the Howard Park wine group who make some of the finest wines in Western Australia. They are classically cool-climate in style with a real vibrancy of fruit and an abundance of charm. The winery takes its name from MadFish Bay, which can found near Denmark in Western Australia's Great Southern, an area where, apparently, fish go ‘mad’ at various times of year and jump out of the water. The wine is bright pale straw in colour with green hues. The nose is wonderfully aromatic showing lime skin and white citrus flower notes. The palate has an upfront burst of citrus juice and flowers leading to a tight and crisp mid-palate of great focus. It is not too overpowering, so should not detract from the flavours of the spring roll, while also working well with the spicy mango salad, helping to take away some of the heat and refresh the palette.

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ABOVE: KING HARRY SAFFRON LIQUEUR

On the Spice Trail This month, food writer Andy Newman finds a precious crop growing in north Norfolk, while top Norfolk chef Roger hickman creates a velvety-rich soup from its golden-orange strands PICTURES BY ANDY NEWMAN ASSOCIATES, NORWICH

IT GIvES FOOD A DELICIOUS SWEET, almost haylike ﬂavour, as well as a gorgeous golden-orange glow. At around £25 per gram, it’s almost as expensive as gold. And a small north Norfolk farm is just one of three producers of it in the UK. It is the most treasured spice in the world: saﬀron.

If you are surprised that what is often thought of as an exotic ingredient is growing in our county, then a brief history lesson is in order. Saffron was at one time a fairly common crop in eastern England; you only have to travel to Essex to find a town named for its famous trade – Saffron Walden. Thought to have been brought to England by pilgrims returning from the middle East in the 14th century, it soon took hold, and in Tudor times we were growing so much that we were exporting the stuff. This is especially true of the north Norfolk coastal strip, with ships leaving Wells and Blakeney bound for Holland with their precious cargo. Gradually, though, it started to decline in popularity, hit by a triple whammy of what might be termed ‘progress’. First, new spices such as vanilla and cocoa from the newly openedup trade routes began displacing saffron as the flavouring of choice; secondly, the invention of synthetic dyes from the New World started eating into saffron’s role as a leading colourant; and then, more recently, advances in medicine started marginalising its medicinal benefits. The last saffron farm in Norfolk stopped producing in 1796, with the crop completely wiped out throughout England by the 1820s. It looked like saffron growing was set to be just a memory, until Sally Francis came along.

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A trained botanist, Sally was introduced to the concept of growing saffron when her mum, who had a smallholding in Burnham Norton, planted 20 saffron bulbs in her garden in 1997. When you bear in mind that considerably more than 100,000 flowers are needed to produce just 1kg of saffron, you will understand that 20 bulbs were never going to provide more than a meal or two, so this was not a commercial prospect. But bulbs multiply, and after a dozen years, the family was producing more than they could eat. Sally took the surplus to Burnham Market Craft Fair, and was surprised to find that it sold out quickly. The idea for Norfolk Saffron was born. ‘It was a light bulb moment,’ says Sally. ‘I was at home with my young daughter, and the combination of my training as a botanist and the fact that my parents had a field lying fallow made me decide to give it a go.’ After much research, and aided by Rural Development Programme for England funding, Sally set about planting tens of thousands of bulbs, all of which were planted by hand in a one week period.

SAFFRON BECAUSE IT IS SO ExPENSIvE, there is much scope for deception when it comes to saffron, and so you need to know what you are buying. The important thing to look out for is the ISO3632 label. This ensures that the producer’s crop has been tested and graded. This is a scientific process which measures the presence of the three chemicals which give saffron its colour, aroma and taste, and there are four different grades. Norfolk Saffron is all Grade 1 (the best); this means that you don’t need to use so much to achieve the same effect, and that the flavour is purer. Although it will last a couple of years, saffron does eventually lose its flavour. It is therefore important to buy the spice as fresh as you can; Norfolk Saffron sold the last of its 2012 crop at this year’s Holkham Food Fair, so any you buy now will be the 2013 harvest.

NORFOLK PRODUCE

SAFFRON

RECIPE

Roger Hickman’s Mussel & Saﬀron Soup SERVES FOUR

Above: Saffron Flowers left: Sally Francis

Saffron growing cannot be described as a highly mechanised process – almost everything is done by hand, including the harvest, which takes place in October. Much like asparaguscropping, this involves combing the field each morning to pick – by hand – the flowers which have opened that morning. Picking is only the start of the process, though. Now the flowers are brought indoors, and each of the three stigmas are removed, a fiddly job which is done round the table by the family. To create the top-grade saffron which is produced at Norfolk Saffron, the lighter-coloured styles then have to be removed from the stigmas, before drying takes place to preserve the colour, aroma and flavour of the spice. The saffron is then packed and labelled the same evening, before the process starts all over again the next morning. This is not for the work-shy. But such care leads to a top-quality product, something which is not always the case with saffron. Aside from the official grading (see box), saffron should be a uniform orange colour, with no dust or debris, and no extraneous pieces of stamen or petals, which contribute nothing except expensive weight. Sally’s latest venture is a delicious orange and saffron liqueur called ‘King Harry’ after the Norfolk dialect word for goldfinch, a reflection of its deep colour. Made from artisan gin from Cambridge, hand-cut orange zest and saffron, it is excellent drizzled over ice-cream, crêpes, citrusy fruit salads, chocolately desserts, and Christmas pudding, as well as a great base for cocktails. Not only do we have one of only three UK saffron producers in Norfolk. They are also producing officially top-quality saffron which compares with anything produced anywhere in the world. Once again, Norfolk should be proud of its food – why aren’t we shouting about it more to the rest of the world?

NORFOLK SAFFRON is sold online at www. norfolksaffron.co.uk, as well as at Creake Abbey farmers' market and various food fairs and festivals. The saffron and the King Harry saffron liqueur is also available from Gurneys in Burnham Market, Back to the Garden at Letheringsett and Big Blue Sky at Wells-next-the-Sea.

INGREDIENTS 2kg mussels, 1 head of fennel, 1 leek, 1 onion (chopped), 1 lemon, 2 plum tomatoes (roughly chopped), 200ml white wine, 1 litre fish stock, a pinch of Norfolk saffron about as big as your little fingernail (crumbled between your fingers), olive oil, a splash of double cream, a few sprigs of dill, a few coriander leaves

Chop the fennel and leek into 1cm dice. Put the fennel in cold water, bring to the boil, and cook for two minutes. Drain and refresh in cold water to stop it cooking. Do the same with the leek, but refresh it as soon as the water reaches boiling. Put the fennel and leek aside to use as a garnish. Put the onion, together with the trimmings from the fennel and leek, into a large pan with some olive oil, and sweat off until they are soft. Now add the mussels, wine and tomatoes, together with the stalks from your dill and the saffron. Put the lid on, and cook until the mussels have opened – about five minutes. With a slotted spoon, take out the mussels, and remove them from their shells, discarding any that have not opened. Add the fish stock to the pan, bring to the boil, and cook gently for ten minutes. Now return the mussels to the pan, keeping four or five mussels per person aside to use in the garnish. Season the soup (not too much salt, because the mussels will be quite salty themselves). Add the juice of one lemon, and the splash of cream. Now blitz the soup in a blender until it is smooth; then pass it through a sieve to remove the fibrous remains of the mussels. Return to the pan and keep warm. take a small amount of the soup and put it in another pan, and put in the garnish – mussels, leek, fennel – to warm this through. Serve the soup in shallow bowls, garnished with the leek, fennel and whole mussels, a leaf or two of coriander and a sprig of dill.

Roger Hickman is chef-proprietor at Roger Hickman's Restaurant in Upper St Giles, Norwich. More details at www.rogerhickmansrestaurant.com

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A Taste of The Rhône Valley Wine writer Poppy Seymour raises her glass to the splendid offerings from the south of France

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musings, we remain in the Rhône Valley. After a rigorous morning of tasting we continue our masterclass on the wines of Dauvergne Ranvier over lunch … and I must digress here momentarily to mention the menu. At the smartened up La Beaugravière, a far cry from our first visit a decade ago, there are menus at ¤31 and ¤51 plus a full mouth-watering à la carte. It is virtually impossible to avoid truffles on any of these selections (and why would you?) so I take my time in choosing over a luscious glass of Domaine Durban in the dappled shade of the leafy courtyard. After lengthy deliberation, I finally decide on a feather light truffle omelette to start, followed by a magnificent truffle risotto with asparagus and parmesan shavings. To finish I can’t resist the gossamer crème brulée with, you’ve guessed it, optional truffle crumbs on top. In view of the afternoon’s programme of further tasting we are uncharacteristically abstemious with our lunchtime drinking and simply enjoy just a glass of Monsieur Julien’s own syrah. ‘This is quite rare,’ he proudly tells us ‘only two barrels were made’ we wonder why? With the familiar Gallic shrug he explains: ‘Les sangliers aussi aiment mon syrah’ (wild boars also enjoy my syrah grapes). Apparently they prefer to help themselves prior to vinification!

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While salivating our way through all of the above, we are paying attention to our host, Laurent, and learn that Jean-Francois Dauvergne and Francois Ranvier began their enterprise in 2004 with just three wines in the range. Over the past decade this has increased to more than 20. Inevitably, as the collection grew, the partners were drawn to finding a system of categorising their creations and developed a range of four families. Vins Gourmands: fruity and fresh, these are young wines crafted to express the very best of their region of origin while in their youth. This group comprises their Luberon reds together with Côtes du Rhône both red and white. Grands Vins: a group of wines that astound with their quality and ageing potential, generally more concentrated and of a standard higher than the appellation demands. In this category we find Côtes du Rhône Villages and Châteauneuf du Pape. Vins Rares: these are wines of limited quantity, produced from low-yielding vines exhibiting the depth of character of their individual terrroirs. Here we have Gigondas, Crozes Hermitage, St Joseph, Hermitage and Côte Rôtie as well as Condrieu. What a list. Selections Parcellaires: wines made from individual parcels of vines, each having a strong personality and therefore favoured particularly by sommeliers for their unusual character. This group of cousins includes examples from each of the other family groups and are all christened specifically for the unique terroir they represent. Hence we find labels such as Pierre Solaire, Terre de Fruit, Granite et Galets, Les Racines du Ciel and Terres Extremes,

"It is virtually impossible to avoid truﬄes (and why would you?)... I can’t resist the gossamer crème brulée with, you’ve guessed it, optional truﬄe crumbs on top."

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to mention but a few that are named after the stones, pebbles, rocks and roots of their respective vineyards. Replete with truffle-laced dishes and a plethora of interesting facts, we head back to taste some more of the range. Vinsobres is first up, a member of the Terres Extremes family, this is a new appellation created in 1985. The wine is made from grapes grown in a tiny hilltop vineyard and can only be described as Provence in a glass. Wherever you might be in the world, one sniff of this appealing red and you are transported to a sunny terrace surrounded by lavender and rosemary. On the palate hints of tapenade are in the forefront and the whole experience is an absolute delight. Another extreme territory follows, this time a Crozes Hermitage Granite et Galets made from grapes grown on two plots very close to the famous hill of Hermitage. The soil here, as the name suggests, is a unique combination of granite and large pebbles that soak up the sun during the day and gently release the heat overnight. Vines just love this kind of territory and the result is yet another stunner. Quirky, with a ‘come hither’ nose that’s redolent of succulent, ripe, green peppers, this is another triumph from the dynamic duo. Our penultimate wine is their glorious Châteauneuf du Pape. Of the 13 grape varieties permitted in this appellation, our innovative wine-making pair has elected to create a blend of just three: grenache, mourvèdre and syrah. An appealing gently spicy nose leads onto a surprisingly fresh palate with a real kick at the end. A perfect partner for game dishes, especially the local wild boar … and that would certainly put a stop to their scrumping of Guy Julien’s grapes! The grand finale, the one we’ve all been waiting for, is the 100 point Parker Châteauneuf du Pape: Mas de Boislauzon. Love him or hate him, when RP grants the ultimate score then you know the wine in question is a force to be reckoned with. There are scarcely enough superlatives to describe this show-stopping wonder that is as rare as rocking horse droppings. At the end of an unforgettable day we stroll around the pretty square in the village of Châteauneuf du Pape and even make it up to the ruins where we enjoy a glass of pre-prandial pastis. Somehow nothing else fits the bill.

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EaRINg IN MINd you only need to drink three cups of green tea a day to feel the health benefits, are 30 cups a little, well, excessive? Co-founder of the Kensington Tea Company, Alex Tosh, calculates he has 10 pots of tea a day and each pot contains around three caps, so you do the maths! His wife Lorraine, the other half of the Norwich-based husband-and-wife business, sticks to just three cups a day. ‘You only need to have three!’ she exclaims, looking at her husband. Lorraine prefers to start her day with a Matcha shot in an espresso cup. The tea's power is so super because entire leaves are dissolved in water rather than steeped in bags. So instead of throwing away the leaves, you ingest all their antioxidant powers. She explains: ‘The leaves are grounded down to a very, very fine powder.’ Matcha has a pick-me-up effect without the coffee crash. Half a decade ago, Alex, who is also director of Creative Sponge design agency in Norwich, was drinking 10 cups of coffee, and didn’t feel as though he was reaping the benefits. ‘I started drinking green tea for health reasons.’ The health benefits of green tea are well documented (free radicals for one thing). And, he goes on to explain: ‘I became hooked on high quality, loose-leaf green tea after living in Melbourne for five years.’ The first time he tried it, there was only one response, he says: ‘wow!’ On returning home to the UK, he was disappointed with the standard of tea available, so, together with his wife, decided to start the Kensington Tea Company – specialising in green tea. The couple, who live in Brundall, have become passionate about green tea and specialise in the finest Chinese and Japanese loose-leaf. But there are dozens on their website: white tea; oolong; black tea – not to mention rare and speciality teas, flowering teas, and flavoured and blended teas. ‘It’s about one that suits your mood and the occasion really.’ Lorraine is a through-and-through ‘Norfolk girl’ and a complementary therapist by profession, whereas Alex is originally from Northern Ireland. The Company, which began business at the start of the year, is named thus as Alex and Lorraine hope to tap into the American market and they felt Kensington had thoroughly British connotations! They sell Japanese Gyokuro (or ‘jewel dew’), considered one of the finest and most expensive green teas in the world (£15.90 for 50g). It is grown in the shade rather than in the full sun, which means it is rich in theanine. Its preparation is also different: with a recommended brewing temperature of 60 degrees centigrade as opposed to 65-70 degrees for normal green tea (Alex and Lorraine are certainly well-versed in how to make the perfect cup of tea). The single-estate teas come from the UK’s oldest tea merchant, based in London although they have visions of importing tea directly from growers in the future. All teas come from the leaves and buds of the Camellia Sinensis plant – it’s the level of oxidation and processing which determines the unique characteristics of each. During processing, green tea undergoes minimal oxidation, unlike black tea which is fully-oxidised. ‘It’s amazing that all of this comes from same plant’, notes Alex. As well as Alex’s surprising tea habit, there’s another surprise, this time coming from Lorraine. She had only recently tasted black tea for the first time. ‘To get to your 40s and have never tasted a cup of tea in England is quite unusual. I’m actually in love with some of the black teas as well now.’

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We tasted eight teas, beginning with white tea, moving along to green tea, oolong and finally black tea. We drank from white bowls, with spoons, and slurped rather as you would a soup to fully appreciate the tastes and aromas! PAI MU TAN: A white tea from China, comprising buds and leaves. Pale yellow green in colour, it has a fresh aroma with a full bodied taste. GENMAICHA: A green tea from Japan, of leaves and roasted/popped brown rice kernels (genmai). this was my favourite, probably because it has a strong, savoury popcorn-like aroma! It’s pale yellow, with a cereal taste. GUNPOWDER PINHEAD: A green tea from China, which dates back to the tang Dynasty. the leaves are withered, steamed, rolled and then dried. A medium golden colour, it has a fragrant aroma and a mediumbodied taste. It also has a higher level of caffeine than most green teas. Good if you are trying to convert someone from coffee to green tea, comments Lorraine. KUKICHA: A Japanese blend made of stems, stalks and twigs. It’s pale yellow, with a sweet aroma and mild taste. When chilled and added to fruit juice, it makes an alternative children’s drink. Lorraine says: ‘In Japan a lot of children drink it like they would drink cordial.’ MONKEY PICKED OOLONG: Legend has it that Buddhist Monks trained monkeys to hand pick leaves from the very top of wild tea trees! this golden Chinese tea has a light aroma and a complex taste. ‘It’s also 70 percent oxidised’, says Alex. MOTHOLA ASSAM: this Indian black tea, is made up of golden flowery pekoe, and has a rich and malty aroma, with a taste of spiced fruits. ‘Christmassy,’ is Lorraine’s verdict. LAPSANG SOUCHONG LEOPARD: A black tea originally from the Wuyi region of the Chinese province of Fujian. the leaves are smoked, the colour amber, and the aroma is of campfires! Perhaps unsurprisingly, it has a smoky taste. Alex says this is a marmite tea: you either love or loathe it. I rather liked it! Visit www.kensingtontea.com or call 0845 375 2275.

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IT’S OFTEN CALLED GOD’S CHOSEN COUNTY AND WHY NOT, SAYS SARAH HARDY AS SHE SPENDS A WEEKEND IN YORKSHIRE WITH ITS STUNNING SCENERY, FABULOUS EATERIES AND GREAT WALKING OPTIONS

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"we headed up into the dale, to tackle an eight mile walk which took in four gorgeous villages – Burnsall, Hebden, Linton and Thorp – all situated along the River Wharfe"

orkshire, England’s largest county,

has much to offer the weekender. Too much, really. From its great cities like Leeds, Sheffield and Bradford, to its historic towns such as Harrogate and Ripon, there are stately homes, museums, historic sites and art galleries aplenty. And that’s before we mention the countryside. The A1 really cuts your options in two. Heading north, turn left and you have the dales while turning right brings you to the moors. Both areas have such dramatic landscapes that you’ll be lost for words. And they are so different to what we are used to here in Norfolk (hills, for a start), that you’ll just want to just get out there and explore it all – immediately!

So, turning our back on culture, we packed our walking boots and waterproofs (you have to be practical in Yorkshire) and headed for a couple of nights in the dales – James Herriot countryside if you prefer – for fresh air and exercise. We were based at the Craven Heifer, a quirky gastropub with rooms in Addingham, between Skipton and Ilkley, so were well placed for easy access to all that great countryside. Our first afternoon, and it is a good four hour drive to the heart of Wharfedale, saw us pottering around the village which has the Dales Way, an 84-mile waymarked path from Ilkley to Bowness in Windermere in the Lake District, running through it. The village has several pubs, including the first class Fleece where I enjoyed a superlative fish pie one night, plus a handful of shops to nosey around – and a very good deli where you can investigate more local produce. The next day, after a suitably hearty breakfast, we headed up into the dale, to tackle an eight mile walk which took in four gorgeous villages – Burnsall, Hebden, Linton and Thorp – all situated along the River Wharfe. »

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» Walking is tougher than in Norfolk but in such glorious countryside, time simply slips away and the villages are charming, with ancient churches, busy pubs and picture postcard pretty cottages with well stocked gardens. We explored further, to the larger Grassington, in search of a cream tea, and drove through yet more outstanding scenery dotted with villages such as delightful Appletreewick and Kettlewell, as featured in the Calendar Girls movie. The following morning we headed to Bolton Abbey, one of Yorkshire’s iconic landmarks. It belongs to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, who, lucky devils, also own the Chatsworth estate in the Peak District. The now ruined abbey dates back to the 12th century and sits next to the River Wharfe. It is beautiful beyond words and there are several walks throughout the grounds – and do try the stepping stones across the gently flowing water which are a bit more scary than they look! Food is an important part of life in Yorkshire and the county boasts a wonderful larder. Game features strongly on menus thanks to the surrounding moors and fish is another strong point. Desserts such as sticky toffee pudding and treacle tart are delicious if dangerous for your waistline. And you’re unlikely to go thirsty as the area has several breweries including Black Sheep and Theakston’s so you can indulge in a refreshing pint or two.

ACCOMMODATION The Craven Heifer is a fun place to stay. the seven bedrooms are individually decorated and each pays homage to a famous Yorkshire person such as Captain James Cook, David Hockney and Dame Judi Dench. We were based in the De Havilland room, named after pioneering pilot Amy Johnson's Gipsy Moth. Mirrors are rivet-edged, the chair looks like it's been liberated from a cockpit and the wardrobe is an airbase-style metal locker. And, to cap it all, a reproduction wing hangs above the bed! But don’t think that it lacks comfort. there’s a free standing bath in the middle of the room and an enormous telly so all mod cons are provided, plus yummy White Company bath goodies. the food is first class. My scallop starter and stone bass, a firm white fish, main course were divine while my husband’s grouse, straight from Addingham Moor, was much enjoyed. So, for a bolthole with a personality, and one in a great spot, the Craven Heifer is hard to beat.

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of heading to a ski resort than aboard a Swiss Railways train as it climbs through the mountainous landscape. With their incomparable record for time-keeping and railways, combined with a natural passion for alpine sport, it seems appropriate that the Swiss have perfected the art of letting the train take the strain as you head towards the snow.

Boarding the train at Zurich airport and snaking across country enjoying the landscape as it becomes rugged and snowy has long been my favourite way of starting a Swiss ski holiday. The vivid red trains contrast against the whitening backdrop and large windows which suck in the spectacular passing panorama leaving passengers relaxed, inspired and ready to hit the slopes. Whether you seek the glitz and glamour of St Moritz, the quieter seclusion of Scuol just beyond the name-dropping personas of Klosters or Davos, or a smaller resort such as Engelberg, the train is the perfect way to journey into the mountains. St Moritz is renowned for its five-star elegance, with streets lined with some of Europe’s most famous hotels, designer shops and a winter sporting history which oozes speed, romance and a sharp competitive edge.

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Set in Upper Engadine in Switzerland’s southern region of Graubunden, the largest of the country’s 26 cantons, the exhilarating downhill ski runs and cross country routes complement the razzamatazz that surround the World Cup bobsleigh course, the famous Cresta toboggan run and the ‘White Turf’ horse race around a course built on the frozen lake. St Moritz has three key areas: Corviglia (the classic), Corvatsch (the sporty) and Diavolezza (the dramatic). Corviglia runs down from the highest point on the Piz Nair at 3057m (10,030 feet) above sea level with 34 pistes, 22 ski lifts and 15 mountain restaurants on slopes that are a delight for the beginner or the advanced skier while Corvatsch ups the pace with its exhilarating downhill runs over 25 pistes, with 17 lifts and six mountain restaurants. From a high point of 3303m (10,837 feet), the surrounding alpine panorama is breathtaking. Meanwhile, Diavolezza lives up to its name as dramatic with ‘devilish pistes’ in a theatrical panorama. Meanwhile in Lower Engadine, the slopes of Motta Naluns above the traditional village of Scuol offer perfect ski terrain. Quieter and less expensive than its neighbours Davos and Klosters, Scuol has carved a niche for those who want pleasant skiing on wide, un-crowded pistes and a little pampering in the process. Close to the Austrian border, the Motta Naluns ski area has 80 kilometres of piste between 1250 and 2783 metres above sea level – accessed by the gondola from the railway station - and is ideal for beginners, families and intermediates who may want to combine skiing with an element of relaxation. Scuol also has ancient mineral springs that have seen it develop as a wellness and spa centre. One experience not to miss is the Roman-Irish baths with two-and-a-half hours of relaxation and pampering where you go through the whole gambit of steam rooms, saunas, whirl pools and icy plunge pools with massages – of honey and coriander or yogurt included before you unwind in a Jacuzzi and warm relaxation

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pools, soothe your body with softening lotions and are then wrapped in warm linen to lay back and watch the sun go down with the mountains and trees turning to silhouettes. Right in the heart of Switzerland is Engelberg, a resort ideal for a long weekend or mini-break with just under 100km of pistes at between 1050-3020m. The skiing is varied with lovely blue runs, interesting reds and plenty of off-piste with Engelberg considered to be one of the best free-ride destinations in the Swiss Alps. Engelberg also has one of the longest downhill runs of this Alpine region. From the top of Mount Titlis the 12km-stretch has a 2000 metre drop in altitude. Yet Engelberg, which translates as Angel Mountain, has its quirks too: you can enjoy a ride in the Rotair, the first revolving aerial cable car in the world with 360-degree alpine panorama and then take a walk across the highest suspended bridge in Europe - set at 3020 meters with a 500-metre drop – for further spectacular views. You can even stay in an igloo village 1800m up the mountainside. Within the Iglu Dorf on Lake Trübsee above Engelberg, it’s cozily-cold as you snuggle in sleeping bags designed to withstand temperatures of minus 40c. Built from scratch every winter, the giant igloo dome has ‘family suites’ that sleep two adults and four children to more spacious romantic hideaways for two people with their own private facilities. In total, it can hold 55 people when fully booked. Bizarrely, Engelberg has also become a popular location for Bollywood winter scenes with Switzerland doubling as the Himalayas (with Kashmir at times considered too unstable for filming), and is now attracting Indian tourists as a result. In the town itself, you can visit the massive monastery complex or discover the art of local cheese-making with a range of flavours introduced into the cheese such as chili, wasabi…and, inevitably, curry! Whether you stay in Engelberg, Scuol or St Moritz, each resort has its own style and individuality with great accommodation, excellent restaurants- both in the villages and on the slopes - and plenty to do, even for non-skiers. And at the end of your break, you still have the impressive return rail journey to console you as you leave the mountains behind.

TRAVEL INFORMATION Transport Mark Nicholls flew to Zurich with Swissair, which operates regular flights from London, (www. swiss.com). For train information visit www. swisstravelsystem.com

Accommodation Switzerland has a range of accommodation. Mark Nicholls stayed in the kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains in St Moritz (www.kempinski-stmoritz.com); the four-star Belvedere Hotel in Scuol with direct access to the Roman-Irish baths (www.belvedere-hotels.ch); and the Hotel Bellevue in Engelberg (www.bellevueengelberg.ch).

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It is that time of year again – the traditional Christmas Lights Switch On in Southwold. Emma Outten speaks to the Mayor of Southwold, Cllr Simon Tobin, on why the traditional town is the perfect place to be at this time of year

outhwold prides itself on being somewhat traditional at its core, but in a sense that gets to the very heart of what makes it so special, and no less so at Christmas time. Often considered as a quintessential English seaside town, Southwold has changed little in the second half of the 20th century, and one long-standing and enjoyable tradition endures – that of the annual Christmas Lights Switch On in December. Mayor of Southwold, Cllr Simon Tobin says: ‘The community loves the tradition of the Switch On, and visitors are invited with open arms to experience the whole event – it’s a great event for children and families.’ He adds: ‘Visitors get a really wonderful Christmas spirit.’ It is also a great opportunity for local shops. Shopkeepers can get involved and make the most of the road closure for the evening - bringing the inside out on to the high street. Cllr Tobin says: ‘The Christmas Lights Switch On over the last two years has become much more of a community experience. All the local shops are engaged.’ The Adnams brewery dominates the town, so it is very fitting that Adnams supports the ultimate Christmas event. Father Christmas, as ever, will make an appearance on the balcony of the much-loved Swan Hotel. But what will he arrive in this year? Will it be a horse and carriage again, or something completely different (Cllr Tobin was keen to keep me guessing!) ‘We don’t tell anyone what it is!’ On the evening of the Switch On itself, The Swan’s Lavish Buffet is back by popular demand. There will be a drinks reception in the Reading Room (over-looking the Market Place), where you have a birds-eye view for the Switch On by Father Christmas. Then a sumptuous buffet follows in the Drawing Room with entertainment during dinner in the Dining Room by Gary Winter, singing a selection of songs and festive favourites from the Rat Pack, Michael Bublé and more.

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richard barr | LOOK AT LIFE I STILL REMEMBER THE SHOCK ANNOUNCEMENT. My parents looked grim and worried. I was four or five and the world was still new and bewildering (now it is only bewildering). They explained that my father’s senior partner had fallen out of a train and died. It was the early 1950s. Central locking had not been invented, and many trains did not even have corridors: the door of each compartment opened straight onto the platform or, as the senior partner found out too late, the railway line. Rumour had it that he had taken a little tipple and needed to take a pee. That was my first train memory. This was brought back to me recently when I came across a 1958 issue of the East Anglian Magazine. This carried a full-page advertisement for the Great Eastern Railway, and a train timetable. There were then direct trains to London from Sheringham and Hunstanton. That was more than 50 years ago, so you would expect those old steam trains to take forever to get from Norwich to London. Right? Read on and find out.

Ü In those days people had the same anxieties about rail travel as some do now about flying (but I don’t of course with my son at the controls. Time to make you look up another P&F piece of mine: November 2012). My father had a rule never to travel in the front three coaches or the last coach of a train. He stuck to that through his life. Once perhaps there was more reason to worry about rail safety. Another issue of the East Anglian Magazine shows a photograph of the wreck of the London to Cromer train at Witham in Essex. All 14 coaches overturned and 10 people died.

Ü OK, that’s the disasters out of the way. It is not now widely known that the creator of the Thomas the Tank Engine, the Reverend W Audrey was the vicar of Emneth, on the edge of Norfolk. It is even less well known that he christened my brother. It is not known at all (or wasn’t until this page appeared in P&F), that I once played tennis with his daughter Hilary while she was a pupil at the Wisbech High School and I was at the Grammar school. The authorities were so keen to separate the boys from the girls that they placed the schools on opposite sides of the river Nene. I played appallingly badly and have never knowingly played tennis since. Years later I caught up with Hilary. I am relieved to report that she did not remember the tennis match. More significantly she did not remember me. One of the characters in Audrey’s books was a tram – Toby the tram engine. The exact replica of that tram trundled every day past our house when I was a child, belching steam and smoke (the tram, not me – I was just belching). There were no fences or barriers. Health and Safety were long into the future. It was therefore easy for us children to put half penny pieces on the track. As it ran over them, the tram squashed them to the size of a penny (of the old kind).

Ü In my teenage years a gentleman by the name of Dr Beeching decided (wrongly it transpired) that it would be a good idea to close hundreds of railway stations and lines in the country. Dozens of charming Norfolk stations closed at his behest. It is difficult to imagine now that places like Thursford, Wendling, Snettisham, Paston and Knapton, Fakenham (east and west), and of course Emneth all had stations and all were swept away by the Beeching reforms. The legal ramifications of station closure lingered long after the lines were pulled up. I once was involved in the purchase of an ex railway house. The deeds still had the provision: PROVIDED always and it is hereby agreed by and between the parties hereto that the said Sir William Browne Ffolkes and his heirs and assigns or other the owner and occupier for the time being of Hillington Hall shall be at liberty to stop all passenger trains (not being special express or excursion trains) passing either up or down the line of Railway between Lynn and Fakenham at Hillington Station for the convenience of himself and themselves his and their family and friends residing at Hillington Hall but not servants unless travelling with such Licensee or Licensees. No trains pass anywhere near where I live, but imagine having the right to stop any passing train so that you can hitch a lift into town. And how would the conductor account for that delay. ‘Ladies and gentlemen, I apologise for the delay, some toff has just exercised his ancient right to stop the train.’

Ü Back into 2013, a great friend of mine recently went by train to London. She had booked in advance and had taken advantage of her senior railcard. When the conductor came to check her ticket she found that she had left her railcard at home. The conductor was adamant that she should pay the full fare. She was equally adamant that she should not, but when he threatened to have her removed at the next station she capitulated, but not before calling him Mr Jobsworth. She then hit on an idea to use modern technology to rescue her: she arranged for her neighbour (who had a key to her home) to photograph her railcard and text it to her. Triumphantly she found the conductor and showed him the image of her card. She asked for a refund. His response was that normally he would agree, but as she called him a jobsworth, he certainly was not going to do it on this occasion.

Ü And finally, you are no doubt mustard keen to know how much faster the Norwich to London trains have become since 1958. The answer is: scarcely at all. The travel time from Norwich to London Liverpool Street then was two hours. Although a few services now take 11 minutes less to arrive in London, many are only five minutes faster than they were 55 years ago. That’s progress for you.

1. Cover of the East Anglian Magazine 2. Wreck of the London to Cromer train at Witham in Essex

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ooking for Christmas presents with a difference? Then head to Norwich for The Assembly House Christmas Fair, which will spring into action from 10am to 5pm on November 30 and December 1, with free entrance. This is the third year running that the lovely craft fair has taken place in the attractive, Grade 1-listed Georgian building and the property certainly lends itself to festive events, with a 20ft Christmas tree planned in the courtyard in time for the Norwich Christmas Lights Switch-On on November 21, as well as pretty fairy lights decorating the front of the house. The Christmas Fair is always good fun and The Pavilion Brass Quintet has been booked again this year to play carols in the courtyard, so if you’re feeling festive, why not buy yourself a coffee or mulled wine to keep you warm and then sing along to the well-known tunes?

Meanwhile, Richard Alderton, The Assembly House’s new Head Chef (known as Harry), and his team are busy making all sorts of seasonal foods, such as mince pies, gingerbread men, biscuits and individual Christmas cakes, all of which will be for sale over the Christmas Fair weekend. And if you’d rather not shop till you drop, you could even make a day of it, as the restaurant and café/bar will be open on both days from 10am onwards and, in addition to coffee and home-made cakes and delicious lunches, staff will also be serving Festive Afternoon Tea; seasonal sandwiches (turkey, stuffing and cranberry; smoked salmon and black pepper; and free-range egg, mayonnaise and cress) as well as freshly-baked scones with clotted cream and jam, plus a selection of dainty seasonal cakes. The Festive Afternoon Tea is priced at £16 for one or £29.95 for two and also includes a choice of loose-leaf tea or freshly-brewed coffee (book ahead on 01603 626402). But on to the main event – the Christmas Fair itself. As always, there will be plenty of stands worth visiting, with more than 50 stalls springing up in the building’s two ballrooms and lovely Hobart Room. Have your shopping bags at the ready for all the lovely products on sale, and don’t forget to visit the Places&Faces® stand to meet members of the magazine’s team. There will be all kinds of wonderful items for sale, so get ready to cross those difficult-to-buy-for friends and family members off your list! Products on offer will include everything from hand-crafted wooden bowls, clocks and chopping boards to glassware and pottery, old-fashioned sweets and toys, plus a horde of jewellery, clothes and knitwear, and a host of pretty potted plants. The Assembly House’s attractive Noverre Gallery and Shop will be open throughout the weekend, too, selling framed and unframed prints, hand-made Christmas decorations and a wealth of winter cards. The Christmas artwork on offer will include work by accomplished local artists Chris Kendrick, David Jones, Diane Griffith, Amanda Colville and Vanessa Lubach, as well as some from further afield, such as Hannah Firmin and Colin Moore, and all of their pictures are well worth a look. The shop is also home to a host of products by Lottie Day, The Assembly House’s Creative Arts Manager, who has produced some wonderful screen-printed aprons, tea towels, lampshades and other items, all of which make great gifts.

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ore than 40 stallholders selling unique Christmas presents will set up stall at the luxurious Dunston Hall Hotel in Norwich this month, selling anything from food gifts to jewellery. And, what’s more, half of the stalls are new for 2013. To give you a flavour on the food front, the Cheese and Pieman will be bringing his award winning cheeses and homemade pies all the way from Constable country, and Kilverston-based Kemps Infused Oils will be bringing their deliciously infused oils for all culinary purposes. On the home front, Norwich-based Crafty Baskets will be bringing their African baskets and crafts; Norfolk’s Katherine Barney will be showing off her hand painted silk and ceramics, and The Fabulous Fleece Co will be offering sheepskin rugs and goods, also designed and made in the county. Jewellery stalls include Norfolk’s Jane Pennington with her handmade colourful jewellery to suit all budgets. There will also be clothing and toy stalls at the Bazaar.

The charity fayre raises money and awareness for Camphill Communities, and in particular the community at Thornage Hall near Holt. Camphill Communities East Anglia aims to provide a meaningful residential and working environment for its adult members, some of whom have special needs. The community is situated in north Norfolk on the edge of Thornage Village. Set in 70 acres of land, it is surrounded by beautiful, rolling, agricultural landscapes. The Hall has 21 tenants and 20 staff who all play a role in the running of the biodynamic farm and market garden which aims to be self-sufficient. They produce vegetables, fruit and meat: they have their own bakery and weavery where they make mats, napkins, scarves, rugs and cloth. A selection of these will also be available to purchase at the Bazaar. Organiser Mary Marchant says: ‘Thornage Hall relies totally on donations from fundraising for its improvements and developments, so funds raised at the Christmas Bazaar are vitally important to them. ‘With the recent opening of its day care facilities (partly funded by funds raised at the Bazaar in recent years) Thornage Hall is now not only a home for adults with learning disabilities but also open to disabled people living across Norfolk on a daily basis.’ She adds: ‘There will be over 40 stalls selling a wonderful range of fabulous things including the Thornage Hall stall which will sell the very special products created at Thornage, including items from the weavery and woodwork studios as well as their delicious bread made in the bakery.’ Ali Hall, Director of Operations at Thornage Hall says: ‘The Christmas Bazaar provides us with valuable funds to support the delivery of our unique services through the continual improvement of the facilities available for tenants.’ She adds: ‘We would like to say a big thank you to everyone involved in both organising and supporting the event.’

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Landlords Beware

Despite this, there are a few traps for the unwary landlord. The first surrounds the subject of deposits. Since April 2007, landlords have been required to pay deposits into an approved scheme (of which there are three). These schemes aim to

Julian Gibbons gives a few words of warning to prospective landlords as interest in buy to let properties increases

protect tenants by providing an informal arbitration service for disputes between landlords and tenants. There is a sting in the tail for landlords. If you do not pay the deposit into the scheme then there are a couple of penalties. First, the landlord cannot serve a valid notice seeking possession. This in turn means that he will be unable to start proceedings for possession and if he does then the claim will be thrown out. Most recently, in a court of appeal decision, it was decided that where a deposit was taken before the new rules came into effect, but then either the tenancy was renewed after April 2007 or it automatically converted to a periodic tenancy after the fixed term ended,

Buy to let has become very popular in recent years.

then a new tenancy was created which fell under the deposit

The model has formed an attractive source of income with

rules, meaning the landlord would have to lodge the deposit in

decent yields, assuming reasonable levels of occupancy can

a scheme.

be assured, along with tenants who are not too demanding.

The other danger is that a tenant whose deposit is not

What has helped over the last 20 years or more is a much more

protected can claim compensation from the landlord equal to

benign regime of legislation for tenant protection. It was not

three times the value of that deposit.

always so. When I started out in law, the Rent Act 1977 governed

Landlords will often trip up on the rather strict requirements for the service of a two month notice under section 21 of the

residential tenancies, along with tough rent control. The Act

Housing Act. The rules require that the notice gives at least two

provided very restricted rights to regain possession. The whole

months notice to the tenant and that the notice expires on the

system was fraught with formality and rigid rules, and trying to

last day of a period of the tenancy. This last requirement is not

gain possession against a tenant was costly and uncertain. I well

particularly clear, but it is crucial, since if the date in the notice is

remember the frequent appearances in front of the circuit judge

wrong the court has no power to make a possession order. This

in the council chamber at Great Yarmouth Town Hall. All the

means, for example, that if a lease is granted from the January

lawyers were robed and the entire process felt like a lottery. Trip

1 for six months, the last day of the period of the tenancy is the

up on a small procedural point and not only did you incur the

June 30, not the July 1.

wrath of the judge but that of your client as well. Things really have changed for the better. Since the advent of

This one day can make the difference between success and failure. If the tenancy is periodic, eg it may not be in writing,

assured shorthold tenancies in the 1980s things have become

or have continued beyond the end of a fixed term, then the

a lot better. All tenancies are now assured shorthold tenancies

completed period of the tenancy may be more difficult to

unless the parties agree differently. They no longer need to be

determine, especially if the tenancy was never in writing. A

for a fixed term and do not even need to be in writing. Not only

tenant who starts paying rent and goes into possession on say

can a landlord now serve a two-week notice to remove a tenant

the 10th of the month will have a periodic tenancy with the

if they are more than two months (or eight weeks) in arrears of

period ending on the 9th of the month. Where it becomes really

rent, but they can also serve a two month notice (known as a

complicated is if the tenant enters into possession on one date

section 21 notice) to remove a tenant without giving a reason.

but pays rent from a different day of the month. Legal advice is

In the latter case, the court offers an accelerated possession

then advisable!

procedure, provided the tenancy agreement is in writing,

Rents provide a good income, but get it wrong and the

which does not even require a hearing and where the order is

cost of abortive legal proceedings can seriously eat into the

automatic unless the tenant defends the case.

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Where Do You Live? Kevin Bunting looks at tax laws surrounding residency in Britain The Statutory Residence Test (SRT) has now been active for about seven months (it came into effect on April 6 2013) and in the main works well. Whilst some ‘grey’ areas of UK tax residence remain complicated the new system has enabled better advice to be provided by those who understand how the rules apply. I know a number of readers will either know somebody who is claiming to be non UK resident or has heard an interesting tail about somebody claiming to be. Before SRT there was a considerable amount of judgement that needed to go into whether a taxpayer was doing enough to be non UK tax resident but that has now changed….. to a degree. Whilst it remains an area of tax which requires specialist advice the new system ‘badges’ a taxpayer as either UK tax resident, non UK tax resident or ‘grey area’. The SRT lays down four automatic rules where a taxpayer will be treated as UK tax resident – and only one of them need apply. They are crudely summarised as: 1. Physically spend more than 183 days in the UK 2. A home is available to the taxpayer in the UK, occupied for at least 30 days and they don’t have an alternative elsewhere in the world 3. 75% of working time is spent in the UK 4. Death, where in each of the past three tax years taxpayer was UK tax resident

Equally there are five automatic non UK tax resident tests. If one of them is met the taxpayer can be treated as non UK tax resident. They are crudely summarised as: 1. Taxpayer UK tax resident in any of the past three tax years, and spends less than 16 days in the UK for the tax year under assessment 2. Taxpayer non UK tax resident in any of the past three tax years, and spends less than 46 days in the UK for the tax year under assessment 3. Taxpayer works full time overseas under a contract of employment, and spends less than 91 days in the UK for the tax year of assessment

4. Taxpayer dies in the tax year of assessment, spends less than 46 days in the UK and was non UK tax resident for the previous two tax years 5. Taxpayer dies where the requirements of point three were met in the previous two tax years, and the requirements would be met on a pro rata basis for the tax year of assessment

If a taxpayer does not meet the requirements for UK tax residence/ non residence they fall into the ‘grey’ category. This area remains complex although the SRT tries hard to allow an element of certainty to be achieved by going through a logical process. When in the ‘grey area’ a taxpayer has to assess how many of the following ties apply to them to work out the number of days they are permitted to be present in the UK. The ties are: • Family • Accommodation • Work • 90 days of presence • Country

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On the assumption non UK tax residence is achieved, a taxpayer can claim to be outside of UK income and capital gains tax albeit some restrictions apply. The taxpayer must also then consider the tax status for the location where they reside. Anyone claiming non UK tax residence status should always seek advice because the new system operates on a tax year basis – the old system could look at an average over four years. This article is not intended to give advice but rather an indication of the logical process which can now be applied to determine UK tax residence. It remains a complicated area but at least advisers can demonstrate a clear process rather than relying on case law.

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e live in economicallychallenged times. The threat of further recessions, rising unemployment, and a second global banking crisis have left many people with less money in their pocket to spend.

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Taking out a critical illness policy can offer some financial reassurance. These policies promise to pay out a lump sum not when you die but on diagnosis of a specified condition, for example cancer, a stroke, heart attack, kidney failure or multiple sclerosis. Critical illness cover can be more complex than some other financial products. Consumers often fail to understand what they are covered for and, more importantly, what is not covered, so it pays to get expert help before signing on the dotted line. Sickness benefits can vary substantially. If you are off work because of sickness your long term incapacity benefit will be £101.35, based on 2013/14 levels. An income protection policy is worth serious consideration as it is designed to pay out a monthly sum of money until you die, or more optimistically you reach retirement, return to work or recover from the illness. For example, a 20 year old taking a plan out with a retirement age of 65, who has an accident just after the plan is issued and can never work again, would get a monthly pay out for 45 years. It is not just younger people that need to consider all eventualities. By the time your 50th birthday has been and gone, there is every chance that your children will have flown the nest and that your mortgage is, all but, paid off. But that doesn’t mean you should stop thinking about insurance and protecting your family, wealth and health. You will have seen whole of life assurance for older people advertised on day-time television or have received mail shots through your letterbox from an insurer selling over-50s plans to cover funeral costs. However, whole of life assurance policies do more than simply cover funeral costs. They can, amongst other things, also help against a potential inheritance tax (IHT) bill. A common way to prepare for IHT is to take out a whole of life assurance policy in trust, which provides a sum of money that can be used to pay the IHT bill after you die. The proceeds of the policy do not form part of your estate, provided it is in a trust.

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A P R I N C I PA L PERFORMANCE Daphne King is the principal of the biggest sixth form college in the county: east Norfolk. emma Outten hears how a holiday romance more than 30 years ago led to a long-standing love of learning on the east coast

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APHNE KING could be found standing in the middle of a corridor at East Norfolk Sixth Form College holding a large frame. A delivery had just arrived, framing the hard work of last year’s students, and showing new students just what can be achieved at the college in Gorleston, the largest of its kind in Norfolk with nearly 1800 students.

Last year East Norfolk was 17th in the DFE League Tables out of 350 colleges in England for points per student. ‘Here at East Norfolk, a target rate is what you are capable of and we expect you to get better than that. We turn the whole culture of targets on its head,’ explains Daphne, who has been in the principal role for 18 months. And when distance travelled is combined with these results to measure ‘value added’, East Norfolk is again at the top in the region. ‘There’s an unquantifiable ‘can do’ culture at the college,’ she explains (Nino Harris is a perfect example – he returned to restart his studies after a ‘wayward’ first year and the staff coached him all the way to Oxford no less). ‘As I’m walking down the corridors I can hear students talking about their grades; their subjects and that’s infectious.’ For seven years in a row East Norfolk has been the Top College for Sport in the East of England. Daphne gives by way of example: ‘We’ve just introduced Boccia (a new ball sport), following the success of the Paralympics.’ The principal act in all this is Daphne: a self-confessed whirlwind who admits she has only just learnt how to slow down. She is not from Gorleston – that is clear. ‘I come from Derry in Northern Ireland and I grew up during The Troubles,’ she says, before recalling: ‘I was head girl at school and had to guide a group of girls through riots at times, to get home from school. It was character building.’ She says of East Norfolk students: ‘They are not walking through riots on the way to college, but some of them have got very difficult situations.’ Last year she was particularly inspired by Katrina Rolfe, who has cerebral palsy and was supported by the staff for university entrance and is there now. ‘What I went through pales into insignificance compared to some of the personal difficulties some of our students have to contend with on a daily basis.’ Daphne grew up surrounded by music. ‘When my parents set up home (I was number four) they didn’t have enough money to furnish the front living room but they bought a piano! Daphne says of her mother: ‘If she was alive today I think she’d be tickled pink that I’m the Principal of this college.’ (Daphne’s elder sister also went into teaching). Daphne went on to study music at King’s College, London. ‘Music is my life and my children have gone on to musical careers.’ Elaine, 31, has returned home following three years as artistic manager with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Australia and has set up her

own business Emblem Artists, and Patrick at 30 is still the youngest professional principal timpanist in Europe - with the Welsh National Opera. But how did this young woman from Northern Ireland end up by the North Sea? ‘I came on holiday with two friends,’ says Daphne. ‘I met my husband Stuart at the Salvation Army in Great Yarmouth, it was a very wet Sunday evening, and we went to the Pleasure Beach after that and the rest is history. My friends all said it would never last, it was a holiday romance, and we are 36 years married,’ adds Daphne, a 50-something who lives in Gorleston. Daphne did her teacher training at the now-defunct Keswick Hall, near Norwich, then started her career over 30 years ago as a Head of Department just round the corner from East Norfolk, at the former Gorleston Grammar School. Daphne remembers the disestablishment of the grammar school and the creation of East Norfolk Sixth Form College (in 1982). Daphne opted to apply to Great Yarmouth High School, however. ‘I always thought, secretly, I could return at another stage to East Norfolk!’ Daphne took a break while bringing up her children although she continued to teach music privately at home – and conduct choirs. ‘I think a lot of my skills now relate back to when I used to run choirs and orchestras. I used to manage very, very large groups of people.’ Then followed 18 years at Great Yarmouth College (13 of those as a Senior Manager) and where she also set up music from scratch - and happened to teach both Hannah Spearritt and Myleene Klass. When Daphne saw the role of Deputy Principal advertised at East Norfolk in 2009, she jumped at the chance to return to Gorleston. She says of her predecessor. ‘Laurie Poulson was a force to be reckoned with. He built this college up.’ There are 1750 16-19 year olds (‘my favourite age range’) at the college, and the curriculum offers an unrivalled combination of 40 A Level and BTEC subjects at Level 3 and over 20 subjects at Level 2. ‘I just think teenagers are like sponges and absorb everything we throw at them,’ says Daphne. ‘With the right staff and the right subjects they are learning to get their wings ready so they can fly.’ ‘Unfortunately some of them fly away and don’t come back, so I’m trying to build up opportunities so they can get jobs here.’ She points out: ‘Out in the North Sea we’ve got a whole energy field which is bigger than Norfolk.’ Daphne, who has an MBA in Educational Management, says: ‘I’m fascinated with management. When you’ve got a big organisation, with 200 staff and a budget of £9.5m, you’ve got to ensure that all the pieces work together.’ She observes: ‘We are required to run colleges as businesses.’ In April HRH Princess Anne toured the buildings and formally opened two new buildings representing an investment of over £5 million. ‘She was absolutely amazing,’ says Daphne, ‘she stayed for almost two hours.’ Daphne says there is a ‘master-plan’ for future developments. A new entrance is to be completed by March 2014. ‘It’s going to say to all the people who drive by: we’re here. Behind this unprepossessing frontage lies such an exciting college.’

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he rise of the SUV, off-road or just plain good old 4x4 vehicle has been nothing short of astonishing in the last few decades. It seems quite unbelievable that, just over 60 years ago, the Land Rover reigned supreme – because it had no opposition to speak of. That is not to denigrate the Land Rover which was, and still is, an accomplished leader in this particular field and has stood the test of time. But today it faces opposition of all shapes, sizes and badges and there’s a very good reason for this: The 4x4 has become trendy, the ‘must-have’ vehicle for some, and no-one finds it surprising that a huge percentage of these vehicles will never go off road, or belong to country dwellers. The rise of the urban 4x4 has become a story in which the ‘Chelsea Tractor’ has become the villain, belching out huge amounts of emissions while satisfying someone’s image ego (an unfair and untrue label because 4x4s don’t produce more emissions simply because they are what they are). But there is no doubt that ownership of a vehicle with four wheel drive – which produces extra grip and traction – can benefit those who live in areas where roads are not great. Farmers, doctors and vets are among the more familiar users. Those who wish to sample real off-roading, however, will have to go to a specialised course, of which there are many in the UK. One of the best, needless to say, is the Land Rover Experience at Solihull, home of the brand for 60 years or so (but there are Experience centres all around the UK – visit www.landrover. com). Here the driver can sample, with expert instructors, a wide variety of terrains, including a 45 degree downhill slope, side slopes and a tipping bridge.

Basic off-road techniques, though, are really based on common sense, and drivers should make sure they are efficient in them before venturing into the muddy stuff. Before starting, make sure that, if you have selectable four wheel drive, that low range is selected. Tackling inclines: Hills are a common obstacle for off-roaders, and care should be taken to make sure the way is clear before proceeding. Go up in second gear and make your run-up at walking pace. Keep in a straight line and maintain this speed to try and avoid wheelspin. Coming down: Engage first gear and let the engine braking carry you down slowly (many 4x4s have a descent control system which does this automatically). Don’t use your brakes if the surface is slippery or you will slide down – not recommended. Crossing water: Flooding is not uncommon in rural areas, particularly in this region. If you are sure that there is a firm surface under the water, then go at a slow but steady speed, enough to create a small bow wave. This helps to avoid flooding the engine. If in doubt, then don’t do it! Deep mud: Build up a little speed before hitting the patch of mud and drive as straight as you possibly can. The mud will naturally slow your progress, but try to keep your speed up and keep in the highest gear possible. If your tyres slip and wheels spin, ease off your accleration. If your tyres lose purchase, try turning the steering wheel left and right in short bursts; or alternately go forward and in reverse, also in short bursts. If you anticipate crossing very deep mud, it can be worth letting a little pressure out of your tyres to increase traction. Remember to re-inflate to the correct pressure after passing the mud – and clean any clogged mud from your tyre treads. Even if you only drive your 4x4 in normal conditions, these tips will still stand you in good stead when the weather turns bad. I have memories of last winter’s snows, and numerous little 4x4s slipping and sliding around because their drivers didn’t know how best to use the extra traction!

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*Offer available to individuals for orders received between 01.10.2013 and 31.12.2013. Figures based on Mazda Personal Contract Hire on a non-maintenance contract hire package over 42 months and 9,000 miles per year (max). Monthly payment examples: An advance rental of £1,951.74 is payable, equal to 7 monthly payments, then 41 monthly rentals of £279 for a Mazda CX-5 150ps 2WD SE-L Diesel. Rentals and excess charges are based on the current VAT rate. An excess charge of up to 11.87ppm (exc VAT) will be applied for mileage in excess of 9,000 mile p.a. Excess charges also apply if the car is not serviced and maintained in accordance with manufacturer guidelines and returned to Mazda Contract Hire in a condition commensurate with the BVRLA Fair Wear & Tear guidelines for its age and mileage. Package includes R.F.L. and Mazda Roadside Assistance. Offer subject to availability and status. UK supplied vehicles only. For full speciﬁcation, details, terms and conditions contact your local retailer. Guarantee and/or indemnity may be required. Applicants must be 18 or over. Details correct at time of publication and may vary, eg. if list price changes. Personal contract hire by ALD Automotive Ltd., trading as Mazda Contract Hire, Oakwood Park, Lodge Causeway, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 3JA. †On selected models only. We can introduce you to a limited number of carefully selected ﬁnance providers. We may receive a commission from them for the introduction. Model shown with monthly payment: Mazda CX-5 150ps 2WD SE-L Diesel. OTR £23,295. Mazda CX-5 shown features optional Pearlescent paint (£530). On the road prices include 20% VAT, number plates and 3 years’ European Roadside Assistance.

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A Car W i T h D uA l A p p e A l Matt Joy road tests the Skoda Yeti

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Cars used to fit neatly into such templates. There were saloons, hatchbacks and estates and that was pretty much it. We were all happy with that too, somehow we all managed fine with one of those options, but thankfully the idea of a

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FACTS AT A GLANCE Model: Skoda Yeti 1.8 TFSI Elegance 4x4, ÂŁ22,850 Engine: 1.8-litre petrol producing 158bhp and 184lb.ft of torque Transmission: Six-speed manual gearbox driving all four wheels Performance: Top speed 124mph, 0-62mph in 8.4 seconds Economy: 35.3mpg combined Emissions: 189g/km of C02

little mixing and matching soon took hold. Skoda has a bit of history in this department too, with the Roomster playing the role of a supermini-cum-MPV with a bit of estate thrown in, and despite it sounding like an unholy mix it makes a lot of sense. The tricky second album is the Yeti - perhaps so-named as this is another creature that isn't quite one thing or another. The Yeti sticks one foot in the camp marked 'SUV' thanks to the tough exterior. It has the raised ride height, chunky wheels and even chunkier bumpers that look suitable for barging obstinate foliage out of the way. You can also have it with four-drive too, so it really can hit the beaten track with confidence. But the Yeti is quite clearly a car: it doesn't tower over pedestrians or demand two consecutive parking spaces at the side of the road. Lengthwise it's somewhere between Fabia and Octavia but is nearly as wide as the Superb, and the reality is that for most people that is more than enough. It gets better still on the inside. For starters there's no need for a step ladder to climb aboard - your kids will be able to manage by themselves. Once inside, there's more successful blending going on. You sit in slightly elevated fashion with a large windscreen in front of you for a splendid view out, but it's still more car-like than bus-like, and the appealingly simple dashboard layout is just what is expected from a Skoda. Anyone could climb behind the wheel and feel at home and unfazed, which is surely the name of the game. In terms of cabin and boot space the Yeti pulls off a passable impression of an estate car: rear seat space is very good while the boot is usefully square and tall, with the option of boot dividers for extra practicality. It has a conventional tailgate too which can even double as shelter if you're outdoors and the weather turns tricky. Despite this very sensible approach to creating a useable and practical car, the Yeti is certainly not adverse to a little playtime. Although the diesel-engined versions make a very good case for themselves, the 1.8-litre TFSI engine proves the petrol still has plenty to offer. For starters it is a remarkably rapid thing, with 158bhp on offer it can haul the Yeti from 0-62mph in a shade over eight seconds and

keep pushing to 124mph but still sip fuel when required: the combined fuel consumption figure of 35.4mpg for a four-wheel drive petrol car of this performance is quite an achievement. The chassis is also up for the task of helping you exploit the performance. With an engine that's keen to rev, a very slick six-speed gearbox with a pleasing action to it and steering that is both accurate and sensitive without being hyperactive makes for a practical car that achieves the holy grail of being fun to drive too. Of course, the on-demand four-wheel drive system provides extra reassurance and the ability to use the performance in all sorts of weather. But this is not a performance car at heart; it is still a car to be used every day, for all sorts of tasks and to be as undemanding as possible. That it manages to do all those things so well is proof that an automotive cocktail can be real treat.

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Official Government Test Environmental Data. Fuel consumption figures mpg (litres/100km) and CO2 emissions (g/km). Vauxhall range (excl. Ampera): Urban: 14.4 (19.6) - 76.3 (3.7), Extra-urban: 27.4 (10.3) - 91.1 (3.1), Combined: 20.6 (13.7) - 85.6 (3.3). CO2 emissions: 324 - 88g/km. Offers are available for registrations between 02.10.13 and 16.12.13 subject to availability and are available to private individuals and small businesses 1-24 (purchase only). Savings shown are against list price at time of publication, for details refer to Vauxhall’s current price guide. All other sales categories are excluded; cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Offers may not apply to all retailer stocks. UK-supplied vehicles only. Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty covers lifetime ownership of first registered keeper, 100,000 mile limit. Terms and conditions apply. Official Government Test Environmental Data. Official EU-regulated test data are provided for comparison purposes and actual performance will depend on driving style, road conditions and other non-technical factors.

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ew car makers have mastered the art of the niche car quite like Audi has, and here’s another new model that they've added to their list. It’s an A3 with a saloon boot, making it the first ‘three box’ design A3 and a potential starlet to thousands of British buyers. It’s going to be popular. The car finds a balance of talents that marries everything a junior premium car buyer wants, but it’s still compact and feels a nicer size on the road. The A4, which is about 25cm longer than the A3 saloon, might seem a little surplus to requirements next to its younger brother; at least in some potential buyers’ eyes. Extending the bodywork at the back has given this A3 an extra 45 litres of boot space over the hatchbacks, totalling 425 litres, although it loses the obvious boot height advantage of the three-door and Sportback. The exterior changes are a lot more far-reaching than just a new boot, though.

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The A3 saloon was being built in a brand new Hungarian factory, finished only a week before the car’s international media launch and built to produce most of the car’s exterior parts in-house. As such it doesn’t necessarily need to share body panels with the hatchback A3s, so the saloon has been pumped up a little with more pronounced shoulder lines and body creases. It looks tauter and sharper than the cars it shares genes with. The boot has a subtle lip spoiler built into it and the wheel arches have been flared more although they do kink strangely back in on themselves. On the inside there is a range of finishes from the functional to the stylish. Full leather, cloth and leather/ Alcantara options are available depending on the model, but the quality and production standards are generally top-drawer. The only caveat is the outmoded navigation software for the otherwise delightful pop-up screen. Instructions often come later than they should, or even altogether too late. As for model availability, two trim levels were primed for the car’s September UK arrival. As always, S line will be the range-topping grade - expect big wheels and upmarket detailing - with Sport sitting beneath as a cheaper entry point but in the same vein of slightly more aggressive styling than you get with the hatchback models. A big chunk of A3 saloons sell as company cars, to drivers who might well want to sacrifice the size and outright equipment levels of something like a top-spec Mondeo or Insignia for the badge appeal of the smallest Audi saloon. These buyers will have one suitable engine at the car’s launch: a 107g/km, 148bhp 2.0-litre diesel. Two petrols will be on offer as well, with an adequate 1.4-litre TSI turbo benefiting from Cylinder on Demand technology and a more powerful 1.8-litre TSI above it. Unfortunately, none of these three engines feel quite as strong as they do in other, similar-size VW Group cars. The real star of the show is the 1.6-litre TDI diesel.

The reason that it’s easily the pick of the bunch isn’t just the fact that it’s the lowest-CO2 choice at 99g/km, and nor is it only the fact that it’ll be cheaper than the larger option. It’s more about its all-round ability and the fact that in the real-world it feels barely less pokey than its bigger brother. It’s astonishingly smooth and tractable, too, and if you let the revs drop to just 1,000rpm in fifth gear in slow traffic, accelerating away brings no engine booming or clattering, no vibration through the gear lever and no jerky throttle response. It’s incredibly easy to drive smoothly with the 1.6 TDI, and that’s good for fuel economy. As for the ride and handling, three suspension setups will be available. Sport is standard, with softer, taller ‘standard’ suspension available as a no-cost option. There’s also an S line configuration, but since the Sport variant is a little firm already, especially faced with potholes, S line might be a bridge too far on these shores. Audi’s Magnetic Ride suspension is a worthy, if rather expensive optional extra. There simply aren’t any logical reasons not to at least consider the A3 saloon if its size, body style and pricing structure fit your needs. It’s nice to drive, affordable to run and looks great. It might not blow your socks off in any area, but nor will it ever give you a reason to regret buying it.

FACTS AT A GLANCE Model: Audi A3 saloon 1.6 TDI Sport, circa £22,925 Engine: 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder diesel producing 103bhp and 129lb.ft Transmission: Six-speed manual gearbox driving the front wheels Performance: Top speed 120mph (TBC), 0-62mph in 10.7 seconds (TBC) Fuel economy: 60mpg (TBC) CO2 rating: 99g/km

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GoGoGorillas Auction, Norwich More than 500 guests attended the GoGoGorillas! auction to say a final goodbye to the colourful life-size gorillas that lit up Norwich for 11 weeks this summer. The event was hosted by Breaks Patron, Jake Humphrey and VIP guests were treated to wine and canapés at The Forum. The 53 gorillas raised a staggering £272,300 for Break and the Born Free Foundation when they went under the hammer by auctioneers TW Gaze. Pictures & words by

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The Parlour Tea Rooms Open in Harleston Harleston’s impressive Corn Exchange is now the setting for the Parlour Tea Rooms. Expect delicious afternoon teas, with yummy cakes and a wide selection of teas and coffees – all in glorious surroundings. The tea rooms are a sister to Loddon Mill Tea Rooms and both are owned by David Charles and Glen Philpott.

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John Lewis stages a Norfolk Chamber of Commerce Evening The Norwich branch of John Lewis invited around 65 members of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce for an evening called Look The Business. Guests were treated to a talk by store MD Isabel Macdonald, a make up and skincare demonstration and a fashion show. They also enjoyed wine and canapĂŠs and received a goodie bag! Pictures by

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Norfolk Churches Trust Model Farm Event, Holkham The Countess of Leicester hosted an elegant drinks party in aid of the Norfolk Churches Trust in her magnificent home, Model Farm at Holkham. 350 guests, including the acclaimed Downton Abbey writer and creator Julian Fellowes, enjoyed drinks and canapés in her beautiful gardens before being entertained by the cabaret double act, Kit and McConnel. The event, organised by Christoper Hartop, was sponsored by Bedfords and Satchells Wine. The evening made an impressive £15000 for charity.

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Describe your job to us I run two businesses: co-owner and marketing director of Epic Studios for the last 16 months; also run Barn therapy Centre as an Alternative Sports therapist/ Holistic therapist since 2007 - very different roles but both very rewarding. Are you Norfolk born and bred? Or - where we were born and what brought you to Norfolk? I am not from Norfolk, but married Jonathan thursby, a true Norfolk man, 18 years ago. I am not considered from Norfolk, but at least the three kids – Alex, Luke and Avalon - are born and bred and, I hope, proud to be, from Norfolk. I was born in Londonderry in Northern Ireland and have lived in Singapore, Nairobi and Paris until 1986 when we moved to Norwich. I experienced the colonial lifestyle that had been experienced for two generations on my mum’s side of the family. My Dad, John Gilmour, worked for Norwich Union (Aviva) for over 41 years and we travelled the world with him on exciting new challenges. He really is an amazing business man and mentor to me. What’s your ideal day out in the area? these are very rare nowadays with all the events that run at Epic Studios, but once I have chilled a bit at home it would be a family day out on the coast. I love the north Norfolk coast. Which iconic Norfolk characters do you most admire and why? Due to the recent movie release, it has to be Alan Partridge for listening to the people of Norfolk and bringing his premiere to Hollywood Cinema in Anglia Square. What a day to be part of! What’s your favourite pub in Norfolk and what do you like to drink there? It is rare to just go and sit in a pub (there seems to be a theme here, I need to get out of Epic more) but night caps after work are at Bar 11 and it would be a glass of something bubbly. Otherwise it tends to be others who pick the pubs: the Water's Edge at Bramerton was a real

Marketing and Event Director at Epic Studios - and therapist - Linda Thursby may be juggling two very enjoyable jobs but even she can still find time for Sunday lunch at the The Wildebeest at Stoke Holy Cross!

little find and has had an overhaul. It looks amazing! Where do you like to eat out in Norfolk and why? And what do you order? Sunday lunches tend to be the Wildebeest at Stoke Holy Cross, or the Anchor at Morston. For celebrations, we head to Lavender House and always get an amazing welcome from Richard Hughes. Close to the studios it would be the Last Wine Bar as well as St Benedict's Grill. Norfolk has some incredible eateries, we are so lucky. What do I order? I always go for a fish option as no one at home likes it. What do you miss most when you leave the region? My house: we have been here 18 years and it has grown with us. It is a really social place to be. What are you reading at the moment? I am not one to sit down and read, but I love autobiographies. I have an endless selection of self help books on the go and will pick up one and read a bit, then another one. Would you prefer a day on the Broads or a day at Great Yarmouth’s Pleasure Beach? Why? the Broads win hands down, especially at dusk: a magical time of day when you catch the stillness of the day. It also brings back great memories of water skiing at Brundall more than 20 years ago. Opera, musical, drama or movie - which would you prefer to watch? And what was the last production/ show you saw? I am very lucky that running a live entertainment venue, we put on a diverse range of events from heavy rock to classic, from local performers to national icons. I love the way every sense in our body gets used at live events. It is an amazing feeling. My husband loves movies, especially being played in IMAx. But you cannot beat live theatre either. Sum up Norfolk in three words England's little gem Sum up yourself in three words On the go

EvENTS COMING UP at Epic Studios, Magdalen Street, Norwich include Blake (November 3); From The Jam (November 16); The Meteors (November 20); Flash - Queen Tribute (November 22); Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (November 24); Howard Jones (November 28): ABBA - Tribute (November 29); Buzzcocks (November 30). Visit www.epic-tv.com or call 01603 727727.

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