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REGULARS 06 Editor’s letter 09 News 64 Mum on the Run 89 Comment 90 Last Word
FEATURES 12 Daniel Raven 15 Season’s events round-up 18 Interview – Tracy-Ann Oberman 22 The future of Shoreham Airport 74 A perfect weekend in Sussex 80 Spotlight on Crawley & Gatwick 86 Sussex People – Debbie Mason FOOD 27 Food News 30 BBQ special with Yotam Ottolenghi FASHION 34 Holiday fashion – City Break and Beach Babe 36 Holiday fashion – Country Escape 37 Holiday fashion – Sail Away HEALTH & BEAUTY 32 Juicing lowdown 39 Beauty news 40 Beach beauty FAMILY 67 Learning about finances 70 Foreign languages HOTEL & TRAVEL 76 Julie Burchill visits Pelham House MOTORING 84 Danny Cobbs reviews the new Porsche Macan Diesel S HOMES & PROPERTY 44 Sofie Allsopp’s seaside chic 50 Colourful interiors 56 The Fabric Lady 58 Kitchens and bathrooms 4 | W WW. S U S SE X ST Y L E.CO M | J ULY 2014
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Welcome to the July issue of
S U S S EStyleX Summer sun, something’s
horsey days to get your hats out for, as well
begun… It’s July and we’re
as festivals and music events county-wide.
heading into holiday
The latest talent to join our extraordinary
territory, whether that’s
team is actress Tracy-Ann Oberman, who
heading for the beach or
is the subject of our interview and will be
simply looking forward
reviewing some fabulous holiday cottages
to not having to get up each day at stupid
in Camber Sands in our August issue.
o’clock for the soul-sucking school routine.
Meanwhile, Julie Burchill explores Lewes
We’re in holiday mode here at Sussex Style
with a stay at Pelham House.
a bikini and pouring a cool mojito. If you like your cocktails a bit healthier
denizens and ahead of its proposed new plans, we explore the history of Shoreham Airport, getting in there quickly before
said bikini), we’ve got some juicing advice
filming began on the new Helen Mirren
for you this month. The craze for chucking
wartime blockbuster, Woman in Gold. And
fruit and veg into a blender and having
in our food pages this month, we could
that instead of a nice egg continues, and
hardly hit the heat without having a BBQ
we show you how to do it properly. Aside
special for you to feast your eyes on.
bikini) we’ve got pages of sizzling summer
Wherever you are, I hope you get to enjoy the sunshine. Happy holidays!
fashions, whether you’re having a city break or heading for Copacabana beach. Our round-up of the season’s must-do events gives you the lowdown on lots of 6 | W WW. S U S SE X ST Y L E.CO M | J ULY 2014
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he Sussex House Party is a brand new retreat and party site in the
middle of the East Sussex countryside. Its eight acres of field and woodland, bell tent village and ‘big green bus’ have already made it the destination for wilderness weddings, arty parties, nature kids’ camps and some serious glamping. Now hostess Gilly Smith, writer and journalism lecturer, is planning her own fantasy retreats offering writing workshops, reading and plenty of good food and company. The August mid-week break is a yoga retreat, featuring meditative dreamwriting and cowboy cooking in the evenings. There’s accommodation in the house, but it’s the bell tent village and
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RAISE A GLASS FOR CHARITY
How do you fancy an evening of
Last year it raised £70,000 for local
classical music and astronomy?
charities, and 11,000 pints of cask ale,
Enjoy a fabulous atmosphere as
8,000 pints of lager, 4,500 pints of
the Herschel Quartet play in one
cider and 2,000 glasses of Pimm’s
of the historic telescope domes at
were consumed. Yes, it’s the Hastings
the Observatory at Herstmonceux,
Beer and Music Festival! Run by
near Hailsham. Food will be
Hastings Round Table with the help of
served during the interval and,
more than 300 local volunteers, the event
weather permitting, viewing will take place through
incorporates three main music events and a
the historic telescopes. This will be a tremendous
Family Fun Day with face painting, bouncy castles, performing arts and
mix of science and the arts. William Herschel was
local charity stalls. Tony Lee, director of Hastings Windows and 2014
a German-born British astronomer and composer
festival chairman said, ‘The entire committee works tirelessly throughout
who composed 24 symphonies, and his most
the year to piece this event together, not only for the local community to
famous astronomical discovery using a telescope
enjoy, but to put 100% of the proceeds back via charitable donations
was Uranus. He also discovered infrared radiation.
through Hastings Round Table. This would not be possible without the
5th July, 7.15pm–12midnight
very kind and generous financial support provided by local businesses.’
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LAVENDER DAYS If you love the smell of lavender then get along to one of the open days at Lordington, where Andrew ‘the lavender expert’ will be answering questions and talking about conservation on the farm. ‘Smokey Joe’, the reconditioned 1959 David Brown 990 tractor will also be on display, along with the full range of Lordington Lavender products, including a large range of plants. 9th – 13th July, 10am-4pm, www.lordingtonlavender.co.uk
Mermaid Parade Taking place in Brighton on Saturday 26th July is a parade to celebrate our seas, sea life and to raise awareness of marine conservation. Come aboard and
Medieval Mayhem
join in for the second March of the Mermaids! Mermaids, mermen, sea
Behold! An authentic and thrilling international
mammals, crustaceans, pirates,
medieval jousting tournament. With revered knights
sailors and all forms of sea life
charging in from Norway, The Netherlands, France
are invited to join in. The event is
and Poland, this is one of the largest tournaments in
inspired by and dedicated to the
Europe and the most extensive of its kind.
Coney Island Mermaid Parade in
Castle. But the most hotly contested prize of all is
Get digging ore than 50 years after its M discovery, archaeologists
New York, now in its 32nd year. It
the team award. This year’s teams are made up of old
will be back on site at Fishbourne
and will raise funds for the Marine
rivals, the Kingdoms of England and France plus two
Roman Palace this summer
Conservation Society.
new teams; the Burgundian Alliance and the Kingdom
where visitors to the Palace will
The parade heads along the
of Poland. It’s going to get medieval out there.
have the opportunity to try their
seafront to a grand ‘Fin-ale’ after-
22nd – 27th July. Tickets from £10 for children, £22 for
hand at excavation. From 22nd
party at Above Audio (4pm-8pm,
adults and £49 for families. Children under five go free.
July to 1st August visitors will
children welcome). Here they’ll be
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be given the chance to get their
handing out prizes for the best
hands dirty by taking part in an
costumes, with the crowning of
excavation of the spoil heaps.
a Queen Mermaid and King Prawn
Last year, visitors uncovered a
2014. And for those who want to
some interesting finds, including
keep partying, there’s an after-after
fragments of Roman glass, tiny
party on the beach at the Fortune
mosaic stones, animal bones
of War from 8.30pm until late.
The week-long event, held in the grounds of the mighty Arundel Castle, sees knights compete for the ultimate glory of winning the Championship of Arundel
and pieces of pottery. The event
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also supports marine conservation charities and raises awareness of marine conservation campaigns,
To take part, meet on Hove Lawns
is part of the Festival of British
(closest to the Peace Statue) at
Archaeology. There’s no need
2pm in your fishy attire, ready to
to book, just go along between
commence the march at 3pm.
11am and 4pm and join in the fun!
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An enforced smoking ban in public places was one thing, but, argues smoker Daniel Raven, why can’t smokers just be left to enjoy their – perfectly safe – e-cigarettes in peace?
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magine that you’re a child again, and you’ve been sent
with our money/time/lungs, if we’ll only make a few small
to stay with your least favourite aunt for the night. As
changes to our behaviour – but no sooner do we comply than
you eat dinner together she tells you you’ll be allowed
they shift the goalposts and demand another concession.
to stay up and play till eight o’clock, although she won’t
Cinemas, planes and operating theatres are still literally
be able to join in as she’ll be busy with her knitting. So, after
the only places where it makes any sense for smoking to be
dinner, you get out your phone or whatever and start to play
banned (everywhere else would do just fine with a good old-
a game, but she immediately complains that it’s too noisy.
fashioned separate smoking section), but the anti-smoking
You get out your dolls/’action figures’ and start to stage a little disagreement between them on the floor (being careful not to say any of the dialogue out loud), but she complains
lobby just kept on chipping away until cigarettes were as publicly invisible as vaginismus. Fair enough, you might (in fact, you almost certainly do)
that this will be bad for the carpet. You get out a pack of
think; they bloody kill people, after all. And although we
cards and start playing patience, but she complains that she
could argue the toss about just how dangerous secondary/
can see the cards moving from the corner of her eye and it’s
passive smoking really is until the cows come down with
distracting her from her knitting... After an hour or more of
cancer, I’ll gladly concede that I don’t have any right to make
this, you might start to question whether your aunt really
other people inhale even very mildly toxic fumes against
wants you to play at all – indeed, you might even conclude
their will. I think the vast majority of my fellow smokers feel
that she resents the very idea of anyone doing anything more
the same way, which is why so few of us bothered to kick up
interesting than sodding knitting.
a stink (ha) when the bans came – and kept on coming – into
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force; the writing was very clearly on the wall, and we were happy to leave it there. But the anti-smoking lobby wasn’t. Incredible as it may seem, some of these people are still
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The e-cigarette is the most effective driver of smoking cessation that has ever existed. It gives smokers all the ‘hit’ but none of the health risks
but there is absolutely no evidence to support this; in fact, the ASH report concludes that e-cigarette use among both adults and children is ‘confined almost entirely to those who have already tried smoking’. The other popular claim is that vaping in pubs etc. could threaten to undo all the ‘good’ work of the smoking ban by ‘renormalising’ social smoking... but isn’t that a bit like worrying that the presence of horse brasses could renormalise the oppression of the agricultural underclass? Of course, nicotine itself is still a highly addictive substance, so there’s every chance that some people will simply end up getting as addicted to e-cigarettes as they once were to normal ones. But if we accept – as all the available evidence says we must – that the electronic version is safer, less anti-social and even much cheaper than the real thing,
losing sleep over my smoking. They tell me that of course
I can’t see how that constitutes a problem. It will still save
I’m entitled to do whatever I want with my money/time/
millions of lives!
lungs, if I’ll only stop doing it in deserted aircraft hangars,
In the light of all this, you’d have thought that anyone who
abandoned mining towns, rowing boats in the middle of vast
really wanted to stamp out smoking would be welcoming
lakes and my own bloody car... And this, to me, feels a bit
this technology with open arms. The fact that so many
like the moment after the game of patience was broken up in
non-smokers haven’t is, to my mind, clinching proof of
our opening analogy – the point at which things start to look
something I’ve only hitherto suspected in all my long years
really, properly weird because the people who are trying to
of smoking and concession-giving: that there’s a certain type
change your behaviour no longer seem to have any rational
of non-smoker who actually hates smokers as much as, if
basis for doing so. A few years ago they could probably just
not more than, smoking. Seeing how little we care about our
have said, ‘Well, it’s for your own good’, and I might even have
health makes them feel just a little stupid for caring so much
believed them; it’s not actually unheard of for people to care
about theirs, and that’s what narks them off – but at least,
about each other, after all. But if that was ever really true,
in the past, they could console themselves with the thought
why do they now have such a cob on about e-cigarettes?
that we were almost certainly going to die first. The idea
The e-cigarette is, quite simply, the most effective driver
of a safe method of smoking threatens that, so inevitably
of smoking cessation that has ever existed. It gives smokers
they’ve started trying to move the goalposts again. It will be
all the ‘hit’ of a real cigarette but none of the health risks,
interesting to see if there’s anywhere left to move them to...
and poses no danger whatsoever to anyone who might be standing nearby. Even the hard-line anti-smoking group ASH now accepts this (for the full report, go to http://ash.org.uk/ files/documents/ASH_715.pdf), but many of its supporters are still refusing to: the devices have already been banned outright in Belgium, Denmark and Norway, and Wales looks set to become the first UK nation to prohibit their use in enclosed public spaces. Our government’s chief medical officer recently said that e-cigarettes were one of the three biggest ‘health challenges’ facing Britain today... but what possible grounds could she have had for this? Many people seem to believe that e-smoking (oh, go on then – ‘vaping’) is becoming some sort of gateway to proper smoking for millions of impressionable youngsters who would never have so much as scrounged a drag otherwise, JULY 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYLE .C O M | 1 3
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SUMMER IN SUSSEX This month is when all the big summer events start to kick off. Here’s our guide to the events you need to be seen at…
1. BRIGHTON PRIDE It’s the UK’s largest Pride Festival and the city’s most popular visitor attraction. With an estimated 160,000 people expected to watch this year’s vibrant parade it’s a must-see event. The parade theme for 2014 is ‘The World’s A Disco’ and parade entrants will
2. CHICHESTER FESTIVAL Now one of the biggest arts festivals in the south, the Chichester Festival celebrates music, literature, art exhibitions, theatre, film and more, resulting in a broad range of events taking place over four weeks. High-profile
be celebrating the very best of music, dance and colour from around the globe as they wind their way through the city to Preston Park where the Pride Festival will host 40,000 guests. Performers include X Factor winner Sam Bailey, Katy B, Blue, Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt, Republica and the original Weather Girl, Martha Wash. 2nd August www.brighton-pride.org
names include Emma Johnson with the Worthing Symphony Orchestra in Chichester Cathedral and award-winning poet Glyn Maxwell at the Poetry & Jazz Café. There will also be appearances from TV and stage star James Bolam, folk star Eliza Carthy and Seventies’ singing star Russell Oliver Stone. 14th June – 13th July www.festivalof chichester.co.uk
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3. LOVE SUPREME Fast becoming one of the must-see live music events of the year, the Love Supreme Jazz Festival will present an array of international stars when it returns to Glynde Place this summer. The acclaimed three-day event boasts the likes of Grammy and Golden Globe winner Jamie Cullum, first daughter of soul, Lalah Hathaway, double Brit Award nominee Laura Mvula, legendary R&B outfit Soul II Soul featuring original vocalist Caron Wheeler, Grammy awardwinning Gregory Porter and alternative hip-hop pioneers De La Soul. 4th – 6th July www.lovesupreme festival.com
4. PADDLE ROUND THE PIER The world’s biggest free beach and water sports festival arrives on beautiful Hove Lawns and features the very best in water, street and urban sports, live music, kids’ entertainment, ‘have a go’ opportunities and lots more. In recent years the event has donated over £200,000 to charity. 5th – 6th July www.paddleround thepier.com ››
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5 7. WORTHING BIRD MAN OK, so it’s maybe not the swanky ‘society’ event you might expect to see on our social events calendar but for sheer British silliness it’s hard to beat the Birdman events – and they do raise a lot of money for charity. Where else do you get to see groups of optimistic but misguided fools dress up and hurl themselves off a pier in the pursuit of, well, some sort of flight (and a £10,000 prize)? From the country that brought you Monty Python, we bring you the Worthing Birdman. 12th – 13th July www.worthingbirdman. co.uk
8. GLORIOUS GOODWOOD Summer events don’t come much more traditional and glam than Glorious Goodwood. Often referred to as the official closing party of the summer season, the festival blends beautiful fashions, a star-studded social atmosphere and top quality sporting action. The racecourse is awash with colour, the crowd a vibrant sea of panamas, Pimm’s and panache. The scene is set for the worlds of fashion, high society and horseracing to come together for five enthralling days. 29th July – 2nd August www.goodwood.co.uk
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5. PETWORTH FESTIVAL This year’s programme once again features a range of performers rarely seen outside the major cities. The classical music programme includes acclaimed tenor Ian Bostridge, leading violinist Tasmin Little and American pianist Garrick Ohllson. Comedy, jazz and cabaret events include the West End hit The Only Way is Downton, jazz singer and Radio 2 regular Clare Teal and Harry Strutters
6. FROSTS LADIES DAY Part of the three-day Festival of Racing, The Frosts Ladies Day has grown in popularity each year to become a real fixture in the season’s calendar. Last year, it attracted a bigger crowd than the opening day of the festival (it’s on day two), with not only a great day of racing, but a chance to get dressed up too, with a stunning white diamond necklace from James Ross Jewellers awarded to the
Hot Rhythm Orchestra. This year’s major event is The Petworth Plays, with highlights from plays that have been in Petworth House’s private collection since the 17th century. 16th July – 2nd August www.petworth festival.org.uk
‘Best Dressed Lady’. The Brighton Challenge Cup, meanwhile, is the racing highlight of the afternoon. Make sure you continue to party afterwards at the Thistle Hotel in Brighton! 7th August www.brightonracecourse.co.uk
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actor’life s for me Brighton is in her bones, but acting was not in her blood, the actress and writer Tracy-Ann Oberman tells Emma Piper PHOTOGRAPHY BY SVEN ARNSTEIN
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t proved difficult to track down Tracy-Ann Oberman.
Brighton is in my very bones; when I come back down I can
First she was performing at the Global Summit to End
almost see my four-year-old self.’
Sexual Violence in Conflict (chaired by Angelina Jolie). Then she was filming a new comedy series. Then she
Her father was an ardent supporter of Brighton & Hove Albion. Oberman describes him as ‘obsessed’ with the team.
was in wardrobe. Then she was in the theatre. Then she was
He took her along to her first match when she was just two –
busy looking after her young daughter. Then she was filming
a rather overwhelming experience.
again. And so it went on. Welcome to the life of Tracy-Ann
Oberman has one of those faces, and indeed one of those
Oberman, actress, writer, mother, perennial life-juggler and
voices, that is so familiar and yet hard to place unless you’re
contributor to Sussex Style.
a soap-watcher or a Dr Who aficionado. She is by her own
We finally managed to catch up one Saturday afternoon.
description a jobbing actress, and rarely out of work. You
One of my questions was to ask her what she was currently
will have seen (or heard) her in countless plays on stage and
involved with (silly me); she reeled off a list of projects that
radio, and innumerable series and episodes of this, that and
was so long it made my head spin and I had to keep asking
the other on television. As actors go she is the real deal. This
her to repeat herself.
is what she does. All the time.
Although she’s based in London, Oberman spent a large
It’s been almost 10 years since Oberman joined EastEnders’
chunk of her childhood at her grandparents’ house in Hove,
as Chrissie Watts, who ‘did’ for husband Dirty Den (with an
and she still visits the area regularly.
ornamental doorstop). She was deservedly recognised for
‘Brighton and Hove were a huge part of my childhood,’
her memorable performance on the soap with a nomination
she says. ‘We visited every weekend and I still have a strong
for best newcomer at the British Soap Awards and most
emotional attachment to the area and memories of cream
popular newcomer at the National Television Awards
teas and walks along the promenade. I feel like so much of
(even though she’d been working in the profession for
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I was a jobbing actor before I was in EastEnders, and I went back to being a jobbing actor afterwards. Eight years ago, being a celebrity was not compatible with being a serious actor
some 12 years beforehand and was hardly a newcomer by any other industry’s standards). Yet she has consciously shirked celebrity-dom, deliberately turning down roles that would have taken her more firmly down that television celebrity status route. ‘I was a jobbing actor before I was in EastEnders, and I went back to being a jobbing actor afterwards. Eight years ago, the notion of being a celebrity was not considered compatible with being a serious actor.’ However she acknowledges that times have changed, and nowadays you can be both a celebrity and still have an acting career; the likes of Angelina Jolie perhaps a case in point. At last month’s summit, where Oberman was involved in the staging of a series of monologues based on the testaments of victims of abuse and violence, she witnessed how the role of ‘celebrity’ can be used to your advantage. ‘Angelina Jolie is my complete hero,’ she says. ‘I met her very briefly. This is a woman who is passionate about the subject. She has done her research and she has used her celebrity to make things happen and open up a dialogue, exposing rape as a weapon of war, and calling for the current situation – where it is the victims rather than the perpetrators who are shamed – to be addressed.’ Maybe Oberman will reconsider her career in the light of the new role of celebrity. Or maybe not. For this is a woman who seems never to have been out of work and rarely off screen, stage or radio in a notoriously insecure profession. In retrospect it seems ironic that her family, concerned about job security, were worried when she chose an acting career. Immigrants in the (real) East End, they were all
is a voice to be relished on radio – maybe that’s why she has performed more than 600 plays on Radio 4 (and that is not including the ones she has written for radio). ‘The voiceover brought in enough money to tide me over
engaged in the suitably secure legal profession. ‘My dad said,
the first year, and three days after that I got a job with the
“Are you sure this is what you want to do?” So I made a deal
Royal Shakespeare Company. I was there for four years and
with him that I would finish university and then go to drama
that lead to further work, and I’ve never stopped working,’
school, and if I didn’t get a job in the first year I’d do a law
she says. ‘I always felt everything had its own merit. I did
conversion course.’
regional repertory, and learned about writing comedy at
As it happened, drama school was followed by an opportunity to do a ‘voiceover’ for After Eight mints. I totally
a time when not many women were writing comedy, and that taught me so much.’
get that: her voice is tones of rich, dark chocolate with a fresh
A career highlight was working at the National Theatre.
tang of mint and a side helping of honey and night-time. Hers
Her first season was also Nicholas Hytner’s first season, and
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she remembers the feeling of being at the cutting edge of
she’s been commissioned to write another play for Radio 4,
everything. In particular she recalls working with Kenneth
the final one in a trilogy.
Branagh in David Mamet’s Edmond (it was also Branagh’s PHOTOGRAPHY: SVEN ARNSTEIN/PHOTOTSHOT
National Theatre debut) – ‘That was a real high!’ From there she moved onto EastEnders and then straight
She says she enjoys writing more and more: ‘It’s pure alchemy, to take an idea inside your head and put it on the page; to make something out of nothing.’
to Dr Who, playing opposite David Tennant. Although she
Her written work has included working with Catherine
may be best remembered by the public for those roles, she
Tate (a long-time friend since they performed together on
has done much since, including the acclaimed Friday Night
BBC2’s Big Train) on Bette and Joan and Baby Jane, a gripping
Dinner, currently enjoying another series on Channel 4.
work that chronicled the bitter struggles between Bette Davis
She has also been filming a the second series of Toast of
and Joan Crawford during the movie What Ever Happened
London, the comedy series co-written by Matt Berry from
to Baby Jane? All this and contributing to Sussex Style too
The IT Crowd and Arthur Mathews, co-creator of Father Ted.
(look out for her travel feature in our August issue).
Then she has a comedy pilot with Alan Davies lined up, and
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Flying
HIGH
It has a chequered history dating back to 1910, but with new investment and planned improvements Shoreham Airport is set to soar, says John Keenan
F
or more than 100 years, Shoreham Airport has welcomed schemers and dreamers who
believe that the sky’s the limit to their ambitions. Lord Sugar is just one of the high-fliers who have used the airport, situated on the floodplain between Lancing and Shoreham. The airport is famous for its annual air show and has seen action as a location in the movie version of The Da Vinci Code, an episode of Agatha Christie’s Poirot stories, and the Eighties BBC TV series Tenko. Controversially, eight years ago Brighton and Hove City Council
flopped in 2008 with debts of
and Worthing Borough Council
£250m, the leasehold was sold to
sold the leasehold of the UK’s
a company called Albemarle for
oldest working airport for a cut-
a nominal £10. Albemarle held
price £8m due to mounting debts.
talks with both councils about
The freehold of the site remained
drawing up a plan for the future
in public control and when the
of the airport, which included
new leaseholder Erinaceous belly-
refurbishing the terminal
Above: Onlookers watch planes take to the sky at the opening of the Art Deco terminal building at Shoreham Aiport in 1936
building, and the municipal hangar, new flood defences, the creation of a ‘Shoreham hub’ to house environmental, technology and digital media businesses as part of the new City Deal, and improved access off the A27. The grand talk proved to be
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SHOREHAM AIRPORT 1910 Harold Piffard, an artist based in London, set up a flying strip on a piece of grazing land near the river in Shoreham. Keen aviators AV Roe, Cedric Lee and the brothers Cecil and Eric Pashley were among the first to try out the new airport.
1911 Shoreham was the starting point for the first recorded cargo flight when Horatio Barber, in his Valkyrie monoplane, flew a box of Osram light bulbs to nearby Hove.
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1925 Cecil Pashley, with his Avro 504, teamed up with the Miles brothers to form the Gnat Aero Company. Activity on the airfield increased in the second half of the decade, with Southern Aircraft Ltd and the Southern Aero Club. Shoreham hosted many flying meetings and air shows when famous flyers such as Sir Alan Cobham visited.
1930 The municipal authorities of Brighton, Hove and Worthing formed a joint committee to establish Shoreham as the municipal airport for the three towns. Construction on the Terminal Building began in November 1934.
BUSINESS STYLE
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This is a superb opportunity to see the airport grow into a sustainable business while at the same time protecting its heritage
financial year, which,
‘Our main focus will now be
he says, will see the
on the firms that use the airside
airport in profit.
facilities. We have implemented
He says that
a number of changes to improve
investment has already
efficiency and safeguard the
been made in systems,
future of the airport. With key
software and hardware
investments planned for the
and he has plans for
main Grade II-listed terminal
improvements at the
building and the municipal
airport, which are
hangar, we plan to commence
designed to protect the
work within six months of
airport as an
contracts being signed.’ Not
asset for the local,
surprisingly, the officers at the
business and aviation
two councils are also keen to
communities.
see the new firm take off.
He also says that
Brighton and Hove’s executive
business owners at the just that, however, and in May this year, it was agreed that Brighton City Airport should take over the running of the airport. Managing director Jonathan Candelon is bullish about future prospects, with the airport on target for 57,000 ‘movements’ this
1935 Croydon-based company Olley Air Services Ltd was appointed to manage the aerodrome.
Top: Crowds gather at the official opening Above: Mayors of Brighton, Hove and Worthing with the airport building architect, Stavers Tiltman
1936 The Art Deco terminal building was officially opened by the Mayors of Brighton, Hove and Worthing.
director for environment,
airport are keen to put the past
development and housing,
uncertainty behind them, adding,
Geoff Raw, stated recently: ‘This
‘They are very relieved and
is a superb opportunity to see
happy, particularly when you see
the airport at Shoreham grow
what is happening at Manston
into a sustainable business that
Airport in Kent, where the
creates jobs and realises the site’s
businesses were given 24 hours’
potential while at the same time
notice of its closure.
protecting its heritage.’
1939 International airline operators were removed from London (Croydon) Airport to Shoreham with the outbreak of World War II. Among the operators were Sabena, DDL, KLM and the predecessor of British Airways, Imperial Airways. Destinations served by the airlines included Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Brussels. Following the Nazi invasion of France and the Low Countries in 1940, the passenger traffic to and from Shoreham stopped, and the Royal Air Force took over the airport. The squadron was involved in the rescue of nearly 600 airmen from the Channel.
1951 Fred Miles returned, along with his brother George, to set up aircraft manufacture and development work on site.
1971 Shoreham became a municipal airport again, under the control of the three local councils, and passenger services and general aviation became the focus of attention. The Terminal Building is now a Grade II-listed building and is still used every day for business, pleasure and training. Many of the fixtures are original, including the Whispering Gallery on the first floor and the window design above the main entrance.
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SUSSEX FOOD FLAVOURS Bountiful summer is here, bringing with it an embarrassment of riches for the table. Strawberries take centre stage this month and we have a stunning recipe for you, as well as all the best food news from around Sussex. We also embrace glorious alfresco dining with our barbecue special.
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FOOD STYLE
Food news Sussex Style’s bon viveur Sam Bilton on this month’s tastes and treats
VEG OUT
Deep down we all know we should eat less meat.
Veggienomics by Sussex food writer Nicola Graimes offers some great meat-free recipes that are quick to knock up and won’t blow your food budget. Available from www.amazon.
co.uk or www.nourishbooks.com. We have four copies of Veggienomics to give away to our readers. Email your name and address to samhl@sandrpublishing.co.uk with the title ‘VEGGIENOMICS’.
Time for Tea
IN SEASON: STRAWBERRIES Why do people insist on buying strawberries in February? They taste so much better when they are in season (May to August since you ask) and haven’t been crammed into lorries and bumped across Europe. These sweet scarlet berries really are nature’s candy. They don’t need to be dolled up with fancy sauces or chocolate. Simple slice them into a bowl and gently dust with a little icing sugar and 10 minutes later they will have created their own delicious syrup. Always serve strawberries at room temperature and never straight from the fridge – it mutes their fragrant flavour. And if you’ve never been strawberry picking then this year you should really give it a go. For more strawberry recipes visit my blog www.comfortablyhungry.com
CHOCAFFINITEA, BRIGHTON 103 GLOUCESTER ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 4AF, 07722 589034
L
ong before the espresso took over the high street and the cafetière
Contact the Elderly is dedicated to
became ubiquitous in our homes
combating loneliness and social isolation
we used to love filter coffee. Call me
for the over-75s. The charity is looking
nostalgic but I was quite excited to see
for volunteers to either host tea parties
this method of making coffee returning
for the elderly at their home or to drive
to Brighton recently. Chocaffinitea is
guests to an event. They are also looking
a new café in the North Laine area of
for local bakeries and cake makers to
the city run by husband and wife, Paul
sponsor these events, which make a real
and Heather Smith. They believe the
difference to the lives of the elderly.
delicate filtering process is the best way
For further information on
to maximise the flavour of the single
volunteering or sponsorship please
origin beans they use. Having tried
visit www.contact-the-elderly.org.uk
their coffee I’m inclined to agree. There
or call 0800 716543
are usually three blends to choose from,
Coffee Break of the Month
which are changed every two weeks. They also make the dreamiest dairyfree hot chocolate you’ll ever taste. www.facebook.com/chocaffinitea
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FOOD STYLE
Rhubarb, Strawberry & Elderflower Cobbler
Ingredients
• 200g rhubarb, cut into 1cm slices • 25g granulated sugar • 225g strawberries, hulled and cut in half or quartered if large
• 2 tbsp elderflower cordial • 150g self-raising flour • ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda • pinch of salt • 7 5g unsalted butter, cubed • 25g caster sugar • 130ml buttermilk • 1-2 tbsp demerara sugar Method Preheat the oven to 1800C 1) Mix the rhubarb, granulated sugar, strawberries and elderflower cordial
your fingertips. Gradually add the
strawberries until all of the fruit is
together in an ovenproof dish.
buttermilk until you have a sticky
covered. Sprinkle with the demerara
dough that easily drops off a spoon.
sugar and then bake for 20 minutes
2) Sieve the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large bowl. Add the butter and rub it in with
3) P lace tablespoonfuls of the mixture on top of the rhubarb and
until risen and golden brown. Best eaten warm with cream.
PLAYING WITH FIRE
www.localfoodbritain.com. The aim of
CHEESE & WINE
The Rural Vintner at Trading Boundaries,
8th – 10th August. This year’s festival
the website is to provide a virtual shop
Sheffield Green has added a compact yet
promises to be even bigger than previous
window for independent food and drink
bijou deli to its wine shop. So now when
years with more entertainment, a chance
businesses. Visitors can search Local
you want to stock up on good quality
to glamp on-site and, of course, plenty of
Food Britain by categories, such as bread
wine from its fantastic range, you’ll be
hot stuff to tantalise your taste buds.
and pies or butchers and tea shops. It also
able to pick up some delicious cheese
Early Bird tickets are available until 31st
includes recipes and local food news.
and charcuterie to nibble on too.
July from www.westdean.org.uk/chilli.
KEEP IT LOCAL Sussex has been chosen as the destination to launch a new online local food initiative,
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The West Dean Chilli Fiesta is back on
WEDDINGS / RESTAURANT / BEDROOMS / MEETINGS
Dining at Pelham House ~ Delicious and seasonal Pelham House focuses on simple and delicious food, using good quality seasonal and locally sourced produce. We offer a variety of regularly changing menus. The restaurant is the perfect setting for a special lunch or dinner. We also have several additional dining rooms which seat between 4 and 120 guests private dining. Pelham House has a carefully selected list of wines and cocktails to complement our menus. Diners can choose the historic Panelled Room, the charming Garden End Room or to dine alfresco on the stunning south facing Terrace. Our Gallery menu is available from 10:00 until 22:00 for brunch, bar snacks, light meals and pre-dinner drinks and afternoon tea between 3pm and 5pm.
The Restaurant is open daily from 12:00 for lunch, and 18:00 for dinner.
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TURN UP THE HEAT
As the weather turns warmer, Sam Bilton catches up with chef and cookery writer Yotam Ottolenghi and discovers the secret of a great barbecue
T
here are very few things,
brave and take the barbecue plunge, so
in my book, which are not
I ask Ottolenghi for some tips (see box).
improved by the addition of some strong, black chargrill
markings,’ says Yotam Ottolenghi. The Israeli-born chef, cookery writer
‘It’s really not that hard,’ says Ottolenghi. ‘As is often the case with cooking, the key is in the preparation.’ With this expert advice I now feel
and restaurant owner is appearing at
more confident about cooking outside
Sarah Raven’s Perch Hill Feast in East
this summer (although the barbecue
Sussex this month. Ottolenghi’s bold,
itself may take a while to resuscitate).
colourful and delicious food is heavily
So what does he have in store for the
influenced by his Middle Eastern roots.
lucky guests at the Perch Hill Feast?
There is talk of squares of halloumi
‘Perch Hill is the perfect place to
cheese, squash or sweet potato wedges,
cook tons of seasonal vegetables,’ says
meat koftas on skewers, whole sea
Ottolenghi. ‘It’s going to be a delicious
bass, quesadillas and even stone fruit
feast, drawing inspiration from my
wedges getting the chargrill treatment.
next book, Plenty More.’
It’s enough to make a barbecue-
Apparently the highlights include a
phobic girl like me salivate. ‘I’m totally
tomato and roasted lemon salad; beet
indiscriminate on this one,’ he says.
puree with yoghurt and za’atar and a
I have an expensive and cumbersome
deconstructed cheesecake with stewed
barbecue sulking in my garden. It has a
berries and orange oil. I’d be at this
right to be sullen as it has been largely
intimate celebration of seasonal food in
ignored for the past couple of years
a heartbeat, but unsurprisingly the 120
and is now rusting away in a corner.
tickets available for this event sold out
And the reason for this neglect? Fear.
in a flash. It looks like I’ll have to put up
I’m not a fan of barbecued food. The
with my own barbecue efforts until his
combination of scorched skin and the
new book comes out later this year.
risk of food poisoning just doesn’t work
Plenty More will be released in September
for me. But this year I feel I should be
2014. www.ottolenghi.co.uk.
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FOOD STYLE
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BBQ INSPIRATION If you feel like expanding your
barbecue culinary repertoire beyond sausages and burgers then you’ll love Weber’s Big Book of Barbecue. It has 200 mouth-watering recipes including coffee-rubbed rib-eye steaks with stout glaze and prawn kebabs with pistachio-tarragon pesto. Weber’s Big Book of Barbecue by Jamie Purviance (Hamlyn, £16.99) is available to Sussex Style readers for £11, plus free UK p&p. To order, please call 01903 828503 quoting Big/ HAM30. Offer subject to availability; please allow seven days for delivery.
YOTAM’S TOP BBQ TIPS Marinating your meat, fish or 1 vegetables in advance has a great effect on texture and flavour.
2
Keep it simple. I always prefer
to do two or three things really well on the barbecue than overcrowd and
has some brilliant barbecue meat boxes for the summer, which are delivered free to your door. Each is packed with barbecue favourites such as organic gourmet burgers, handmade sausages and succulent steaks. The Family BBQ Pack arrives in an insulated envelope and provides all the BBQ essentials for up to four people for just £36 and the Hazy Days BBQ Box at £62.95 is perfect for catering for a hungry crowd. The Well Hung Meat Company has created a special 10% discount voucher for Sussex Style readers, which will take 10% off your first box (valid until 01/01/15). The code is Sussex Style 1. To order your box, visit www.wellhungmeat.com
HAVE FIRE WILL TRAVEL
WEBER SMOKEY JOE £69.99
Barbecuing doesn’t have to be restricted to the back garden. Here are Sussex Style’s favourite portable barbecues for this summer
confuse the grill.
3
This compact and lightweight kettlestyle BBQ has a triple-plated cooking grate. Ideal for that trip to the beach. Available from www.lakeland.co.uk
Take care when making skewers
from different types of vegetables and meat as they cook at different rates. Keep them on separate skewers if you can.
4
If using wooden skewers, give
them a good soak beforehand to prevent them burning and snapping.
5
MINI KADAI FIREBOWL £98
THE PARK BY JAMIE OLIVER £55
Don’t be shy about finishing
things off in the oven. Once things have got their eat-me chargrill stripes they can be finished off in the oven, freeing up the barbecue for the next batch of cooking.
Perfect for camping trips, this will cook everything from your sausages to toasted marshmallows. Available from www.kadai.co.uk
As the name suggests, this funky portable BBQ will make that picnic in the park all the more special. Available from www.johnlewis.com JULY 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYLE .C O M | 3 1
Green
GIANT Whether you opt for a juice-only detox or simply want to introduce some vital nutrients into your diet, Matt Guy Wright has some juicing advice for you
T
o juice or not to
Gwyneths, the Stellas and the
a ‘modern’ diet can do wonders
juice? That is the
Siennas can live off juice, juice
inside and out – a bit like a
question. Juicing
and only juice every single day
colonic irrigation, but without
has now got serious
without suffering the slightest
the embarrassment of it all.
– it’s big money and like all
craving for a Greggs pasty or an
things, when they become part
M&S cheese sarnie. These stars
of juicing is that you infuse
of the mainstream zeitgeist,
don’t do middle ground. Oh no.
your cells with those magical
controversy soon follows. The
They turned kale from cow chow
enzymes, micronutrients and
benefits of juicing are now a
into the rock star vegetable and
phytonutrients, which get
highly contentious issue in the
there’s no going back now.
destroyed in cooking.
media. While some ‘experts’ say
We have reached new territory
The other main advantage
With juicing there is no ‘one
it is the best thing since sliced
in juicing so don’t even think
size fits all’, so the best way to
bread (although they wouldn’t
about filling your body with one
approach it is to find what works
be caught dead eating it) others
of those banana and strawberry
for you. You can do a juice-only
are now saying that juicing is, at
smoothies in the shops that are
programme for five, 10, 15 days
best, a waste of time and at worst,
more sugar-laden than a can of
or more, or you can just commit
actually bad for you.
coke. If your juice doesn’t contain
to replacing one meal daily with
So what’s the answer? Juicing,
at least three plants you’ve never
a juice. But the real point is to get
in my experience, is very good for
heard of that grow somewhere on
more nutrients – in their purest
detoxing and cleansing the body,
a mountain then frankly, you’re
form – into your body.
losing weight and giving your
just an amateur.
skin that radiant healthy glow.
Some critics of juicing say
Now talking of pure, the purest of purists who worship at the
But how much is too much? That
that it depletes our bodies of
altar of the juicer, maximise
depends on how driven you are to
fibre, but for me, that’s the whole
their intake of all things good
look and feel your best. How can
point. Essentially, you’re giving
and glorious by adding some key
you unleash your inner goddess
your body a chance to ‘rest’ by
superfoods. These can be bought
without becoming a bona fide
introducing only liquids. You
in powder form and dissolve in
total juice bore?
don’t want to do that forever but
water, ideal for those who haven’t
giving your body a short break
the time or inclination to become
from the hard work of digesting
a true juicing devotee.
Yes, we all know that the Madonnas, Angelinas and the
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HEALTH STYLE
GET JUICING People often ask me what the ultimate juice recipe is for cleansing, weight loss, detox and skin vitality. If I could only recommend one, it’s this one. This, my friends, is the big one: 1 handful spinach 1 handful kale 1 handful rainbow chard 1 freshly squeezed orange 1 stick of celery 1 small beetroot 2 carrots 1 handful flat leaf parsley 4tbsp coconut water 1 knob ginger 1 tsp chlorella powder 1 tsp spirulina powder 1 tsp wheatgrass powder 1 tsp maca powder
Holland & Barrett and most local health food shops sell an organic range by Naturya and these are the four super heroes of them all: Chlorella powder – honestly? This looks and tastes as if it’s come from a swamp. That’s because it has! Chlorella is a chlorophyll-rich pond algae. Good for normalising blood pressure, blood sugar levels, cholesterol and removing toxins. Spirulina – a blue/green algae grown in lakes. This is one of the most powerful superfoods known to man. It has four times the antioxidant ability of blueberries. Good for alleviating allergies, it’s an exceptional source of protein: gram per gram more so than beef, poultry, fish, and soya beans. Wheatgrass – there’s no getting round this; it tastes awful but the benefits are worth it. This green vibrant plant purifies the liver and blood, and is just what your body wants after a heavy night. Maca powder – the new musthave superfood. A magnificent mix of minerals, protein, iron and calcium. This root plant, similar to ginseng, grows at high altitudes on hostile terrain in the Peruvian Andes. It is dug out of the ground, dried in the sun then milled into a malty tasting powder. Its health benefits are impressive. It is claimed – not proven – that Maca improves: energy levels, muscle mass, muscle fatigue (ideal to mix into your post-workout protein shake) sexual function (boosting libido and increasing endurance), hormonal balance, menstrual issues (alleviates cramps, mood swings, anxiety, and hot flushes). JULY 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYLE.COM | 33
TREND REPORT
Which holiday tribe are you? Beach, camping, cruise, cottage by the sea? Get ready to relax: we’ve got your vacation wardrobe covered, says Sarah Drew Jones
Earrings, £12, Zara Simon for Accessorize, stores across Sussex
Top, £30, Dorothy Perkins, stores across Sussex
eBook holder, £69, Hobbs, Brighton and Chichester
Wide trousers, £14.99, and vest top, £7.99, both H&M, Brighton, Chichester, Crawley, Worthing
CITY BREAK
Mini snake satchel, £215, Coccinelle at House of Fraser, Chichester
Easy-to-wear lightweight separates in a cool neutral palette are the key to a chic city weekend
Grace dress, £119, Hobbs, Brighton and Chichester
Panama hat, £18, Next, stores across Sussex
Brogues, £39.99, H&M, Brighton, Chichester, Crawley, Worthing 34 | W W W. S U S SE X ST Y LE.CO M | J ULY 2014
Lace biker jacket, £65, Marks & Spencer, stores across Sussex
Trousers, £40, Wallis, Chichester and Eastbourne and department stores across Sussex
Effervescence necklace, £1,900, Links of London, Brighton and selected jewellers across Sussex
FASHION STYLE Beach bag, £29, Accessorize, stores across Sussex
Swimsuit, £25, Miss Selfridge, Brighton and department stores across Sussex
Leopard bikini top, £25, briefs, £18, Biba at House of Fraser, Chichester
Cobalt maxi, £16, Dorothy Perkins, stores across Sussex
Bikini top, £xxx and briefs, £xxxx, Seafolly, Lily & Grace, Forest Row
BEACH BABE
Make a splash on the beach in timeless classics: mix black and white with pops of colour and sheer printed fabrics
Aviators, £171, Miu Miu, www.sunglasses-shop.co.uk and selected optical retailers across Sussex
Silver wedge mules, £65, Dune, Debenhams, Brighton and House of Fraser, Chichester Sliders, £25, Next, stores across Sussex
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Sunglasses, £109, Marc Jacobs, www.sunglasses-shop.co.uk and selected optical retailers across Sussex
Tee, £17.50, Marks & Spencer, stores across Sussex
Watch, £85, Karen Millen, Brighton
Jacket, £150, top, £50, jeans, £115, all Betty Barclay, Wardrobe, Crowborough and Broadleys, East Grinstead
Satin parka, £37, Wallis, Chichester and Eastbourne and department stores across Sussex
Wedges, £55, Office, Brighton
Padded jacket, £89, East, Brighton, Chichester, Lewes
COUNTRY ESCAPE Animal prints add edge to a rural retreat weekend wardrobe. Practical meets pretty in statement jewellery: invest now, love forever
Sneakers, £35, Red Herring at Debenhams, Brighton, Crawley, Eastbourne, Hastings, Worthing
Backpack, £45, Floozie by Frost French at Debenhams, Brighton, Crawley, Eastbourne, Hastings, Worthing 36 | W W W. S U S SE X ST Y LE.CO M | J ULY 2014
Wimbledon bracelet, £140, Links of London in Brighton and selected jewellers across Sussex
FASHION STYLE
Ray-Bans, £105, Vision Express, stores across Sussex
Denim blazer, £59.99, H&M, Brighton, Chichester, Crawley, Worthing
Bag, £39.50, Marks & Spencer, stores across Sussex
Trilby, £22, Howick at House of Fraser, Chichester
Bracelets, from £5, Burton, Brighton, Eastbourne, Horsham, Worthing
Blazer, £75, polo, £15, sunglasses, £13, chinos, £28, espadrilles, £26, all Next, stores across Sussex
SAIL AWAY
Breton-style sweater, £135, Polo Ralph Lauren at House of Fraser, Chichester
Always on trend, nautical stripes and casual cotton separates dominate summer. Pair deck shoes or sneakers with linen blazers for style points
Sneakers, £55, Hammond & Co. by Patrick Grant at Debenhams, Brighton, Crawley, Eastbourne, Hastings, Worthing
Chino shorts, £39.99, Superdry, Brighton, Crawley
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BEAUTY STYLE
Beauty news Our resident beauty expert on her favourite new products and treatments
E
ver fancied having your lips plumped up a bit
but scared of ending up with the dreaded trout pout? Well we’ve found the solution, and not only
We
apparently the Rolls-Royce of fillers, she’s got an amazing knack of putting it in all the right places, and massaging it so that the shape is evenly distributed. We tested it
is it right on your doorstep, it won’t
out and can confirm that yes, this
break the bank, either.
really does work and no, there is
Allison Jeffery in Brighton is one of a select handful of practitioners in the UK that are trained and qualified to perform what’s known as the ‘Heart Lip’ procedure. Developed by Dr Bob Khanna,
no rubber dinghy look.
lips
Following a liberal application of anaesthetic cream, the injections are a bit uncomfortable, but pretty bearable, and any bruising goes down fairly quickly. The end effect
the Heart Lip is the creation of
is subtle – nobody would look at
beautiful heart-shaped lips by using
you and go ‘woah’, but the general
precision-placed fillers so that the
appearance is more youthful, giving
lips are shaped naturally. Jeffery’s
the face an overall lift. As we age,
reputation is second to none, in fact
we lose all the plumpness – this
she’s known as The Queen of Lips!
treatment just kinda puts it back in.
From £398, www.allisonjeffery.com
Using Juvederm, which is
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tarting our new monthly feature where
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we seek out the very best spas and
We’re loving this new Agadir Hair
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Shield 50° Intense Crème, which is
Evissa Bliss in Littlehampton.
perfect for keeping summer frizz
What does it do?
at bay. With antioxidants and pure
It’s easier to ask what it doesn’t do. Offering
Agadir Argan Oil, it repairs the
everything from hairdressing (including
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it from further damage.
and reflexology to Shellac and acrylic nails,
The ‘shock protein’ is
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Star of the show?
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It’s got to be the eyelash extensions. It’s hard
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The team is small but perfectly formed, with
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great customer service. And there’s a resident
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bichon frise dog to give you a waggy welcome!
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Clarins Sun Care Oil Spray UVB/UVA 30 £18 Available at Clarins counters
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Origins GinZing Refreshing Scrub Cleanser £18.50 Available at Origins counters
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Clinique Long Last Soft Matte Lipstick in Mandarin £17 Available at Clinique counters
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Crabtree & Evelyn Caribbean Island Wild Flowers Eau de Toilette £19 Available at Crabtree & Evelyn, Brighton and Chichester
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Korres Holiday in Greece Gift Set £19 Available at Debenhams
The Body Shop Body Sorbet £8 Available at The Body Shop
Lanolips Lip Ointment with Colour SPF 15 £7.99 Available at Boots and all good chemists
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TECHNOLOGY Bruzz is creating a buzz within the beauty world…
T
he nailbrush is a
the impregnated vanilla extract
bathroom essential,
keeps it – and your nails
yet although it
– smelling gorgeous too.
comes in many
Grubby nails (and fingers)
by containing all liquid within Above and opposite: Bruzz is available in hot pink, blue and white and retails at £11.95
the brush. It can be used on natural nails as well as acrylics, gels, gel polish, fiberglass and all
different sizes and materials,
will be a thing of the past with a
its design remains relatively
simple squeeze of liquid soap into
unchanged. That is, until now.
the centre of the Bruzz, making
Bruzz is a unique design, which
them really sparkle, and it can
The woman behind the brand
is registered and patented, and
also be used dry as a dusting
Bruzz was born when Emma
cleans the top, underside and tip
brush. The removable soft-touch
Myers, a nail and beauty
of the nail in one simple action.
bristles make it easy to clean –
therapist, couldn’t find anything
It nurtures nails with its multi-directional cleaning while
even dishwasher safe – for long lasting results.
the antibacterial bristles ensure
Unlike a standard
upmost hygiene as well as
nailbrush, the ergonomic
maintaining beautiful, healthy
Bruzz prevents excess
nails. Its gentle action gives a nail
water and soap spray
massage at the same time and
splashing the bathroom
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kinds of nail art (including 3D) and even on toes.
better than a standard nailbrush. She worked with a design team, applied for the patent, design protection and trademark and after months of intensive testing, Bruzz is
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creating a buzz. She says: ‘Many nail technicians won’t use a standard nailbrush on a client as they cannot be sanitised properly and are hard on the nails. Bruzz is so easy to use – as a nail cleaning brush, a finger cleaner and a dusting brush. Clients will love them because
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Bruzz prevents excess water and soap spray splashing the bathroom by containing all liquid within the brush
there’s nothing more frustrating than your nails being dirty only a couple of days after having your nails done, and the only way to get the dirt out is to use the end of a cuticle pusher. It still amazes me that I have invented this product that actually works and does the job brilliantly.’
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All at I
Sea
Sofie Allsopp takes inspiration from the seaside to furnish a relaxed-yet-chic summer bolt-hole ts official, folks: summer is
the style. The Americans do
here. The Chelsea Flower
relaxed surfside décor so much
Show has been and gone,
better; you only have to open an
Wimbledon is happening
interiors mag across the pond to
as we speak and I have spotted
see a jaw-droppingly beautiful
my first inappropriately attired
beach house. Yet it is a very
sunbather in the local park.
simple look to achieve, even if
Summer for me is synonymous
you are miles from the sea.
with the seaside, so this month’s
The palate is pale – so think
column is dedicated to beachside
white walls, light floors, grey, blue
living; but I’m thinking Long
and pink fabrics that look slightly
Island rather than Lyme Regis.
distressed and sun-bleached.
My inspiration is more Martha’s
Then add lots of natural textures
Vineyard than Margate – with
and materials such as linens,
clapboard houses, beautifully
rattan, wicker and driftwood.
decorated in faded hues and
Beach houses should look
natural textures. There is something slightly
relaxed – casual, even, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be
depressing about a lot of seaside
beautiful and chic at the same
interior design in Britain – a
time. Jackie O’s look was always
rental cottage by the sea with
flawless and well-thought-out,
endless model boats in the
even when she was doing dress-
windowsills, bowls of dusty
down summer on Cape Cod,
shells and fake driftwood signs
and we should apply a similar
saying ‘gone fishing’ – you know
attitude to our decor.
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Beach houses should look relaxed, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be beautiful and chic at the same time First things first, we want to maximise natural light and make the most of any coastal views, Emily corner sofa, www.sofa.com
so ditch the heavy curtains and replace with lightweight blinds in natural materials. I love curtains, they are cosy in winter and are perfect in many styles of houses; but for your beachside bolt-hole we want something that lets the sunshine pour in. Blinds UK (www.blindsuk.net) has a wide range of woven bamboo roll-up and Roman blinds in a wide range of hues, from Bali Mushroom (£24) to my favourite, Arena Jasmin Natural (£38). These blinds are affordable, easy to install and will maximise the vista.
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INTERIOR STYLE
The bigger and softer the better,
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and www.sofa.com is the place to go to get custom made sofas that don’t leave you weeping at the expense. There are over 30 styles, which you then customise by choosing the fabric; I’d go for The
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Long Island three-part set. If you are feeling flush and you have the space I would opt for two sofas facing each other on either side of a coffee table. For fabric I’d choose the white/cream brushed linen cotton (£2,730). White sofas look incredibly chic in beach
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houses, although if you have toddlers they are not the most practical choice (blueberry jam is unforgiving). If your house is infested with ankle-biters, check out the indigo nomad
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stripe (£2,730) – the stripes are quite nautical and the colour is reminiscent of crashing waves. Another nod to the sea is the slightly bonkers but wonderfully playful Graham and Green
beach houses. I love driftwood –
Ariel Rococo Chair (£695)
it can look out of place in urban
(www.grahamandgreen.co.uk).
spaces, but not here. The Nautilus
Inspired by a clamshell and
Driftwood Design bespoke
covered in textured linen it is
driftwood coffee table from
quirky and original – pop a pair
www.notonthehighstreet.com
on either side of a wood-burning
(£882) has a rustic feel but is still
stove or place one facing your
attractive – and the flashes of
sofa: the perfect chair in which
blue in the reclaimed timber tie
to ape Botticelli’s ‘Venus’.
in nicely with our colour scheme.
Coffee tables are essential for
I also love the rectangular
Above: 1: Avalon 2-seater sofa in Indigo Nomad Stripe, www.sofa.com 2: Bespoke driftwood coffee table, www.notonthe highstreet.com 3: Rectangular natural driftwood coffee table, Doris by Karen Miller 4: Ariel Rococo Chair, Graham and Green
accessories that hint to the house’s connection to the sea are a different matter. Etsy has some lovely nautical art prints, illustrations from a 19th-century Belgian book of hand-coloured lithographs, red and blue corals, beautiful octopuses, sea anemones, sea horses and shells. I love Japanese art, and one of the most iconic pieces of Japanese
displaying your slightly smug
natural driftwood coffee table
custom-made photograph books
(£750) from Doris by Karen
of summers at the cottage,
Miller (www.dorisbrixham.co.uk)
the ones that resemble Boden
although it could work better in
zazzle.co.uk has a multitude
catalogues but with more tears
a hallway or as a drinks table.
of pillows and cushions with
and less good weather. By the sea
As I say, a lot of seaside houses
art is Hokusai’s ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa’. I love Japanese depictions of waves and www.
vintage wave patterns on them.
you always feel closer to nature
seem to be heavy on the tat;
These are perfect to pile onto the
and the elements and that’s why
I am not a fan of twee nick-nacks
Long island sofa: a nod to the
natural materials look good in
but tasteful prints or beautiful
ocean without an anchor in sight.
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Glow
GO WITH THE
Add splashes of colour and light to your home with these funky products, picked by Spotted Boutique’s Jess Denny
Seletti Submarino bathroom set This fun porcelain bathroom accessory features several different components that all fit together with magnets £50, Edited, Brighton
Seletti Hybrid glasses These creative glasses are sliced in half, cleverly juxtaposing cultural scenes and themes £32.50 for three, Edited, Brighton
One In A Million bird ring These stylish, colourful rings are made using 3D-printing technology and each one is completely unique £29.95, Spotted, Steyning
Flag pillow cases Whether they represent a souvenir of a special journey or patriotic pride, these handmade pillow cases are colourful and fun £17, www.arteedecoro.net
Seletti Hybrid cake stand These beautifully detailed stands feature two different designs sliced in half, as though two different stands have been joined together From £62.50, www.amara.com
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DESIGN STYLE
Flamingo How do you add colour and style to your home? Just add a funky flamingo! £65, www.notonthehighstreet.com
Mighty Purse This purse with a difference has a built-in smartphone charger £80, Spotted, Steyning
Poms These delightful coloured tissue paper pom-poms make great party decorations or kids’ bedroom accessories £17.95 for three, www.lifesaparty.co.uk
Lollipop lights Fabulous and fun, these battery-operated lollipop lights will brighten up any room or special event! £19.95, Spotted, Steyning
Multilamp floor lamp This industrial-looking tilting floor lamp takes its design cues from movie projectors and sports fields £396, www. madeindesign.co.uk
Bakker Made With Love suitcases These wonderfully retro kids’ suitcases come in a range of sizes and are certain to turn heads on your travels From £33.75, www.notonthehighstreet.com
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Indian Chic
Trading Boundaries offer a unique range of summer furniture and accessories Indian cotton umbrella with hand block detail (on inside) £495
Silver lantern with embossed detail £95
Jasmine plant £47.50 Olive tree £72.50
Silk seat cushions £27.50
Hand-painted teak sideboard £525
Ringo the dog Part of the furniture
Wooden painted candlesticks £29.50
Iron pot £75 Bamboo and cotton picnic rugs £25 ini wicker hamper £18 M Carafe & stirrer £27.50 Juice glasses £4.50 Hand-painted dowry cabinet £695
eak cabinet with T hand-painted doors £345 52 | W W W. S U S SE X ST Y LE.CO M | J ULY 2014
Kew planters From £27.50 Spice cabinet £695
I ron skillet fire pits From £35
Trading Boundaries Sheffield Green, Nr Fletching, East Sussex, TN22 3RB Tel: 01825 790200 www.tradingboundaries.com
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Personal
SERVICE The Upholsterer prides itself on its friendly, quality-focused service, which is why it has become a haven for those looking for furnishings with a personal touch
T
he success of The Upholsterer would, according to Mary Portas, appear to
go against the commonly held perception of what is happening on Britain’s high streets. This personalised, qualityfocused, and independent supplier of upholstery services, individually tailored curtains, fabrics and bespoke furniture,
abilities enable her to help clients
as well as interior design services
find exciting solutions to their
has not only survived the
design and fabric needs.
recession but has moved from strength to strength.
Above: Upholsterer Milos Jandac at work
A full upholstery service is
consultancy service, which includes design advice, measurement, finish and trimmings guidance so as to
offered, including advice and
match the customer’s budget
consultancy on a range of
and style requirements. Similarly
in October 2009 by the husband
options such as piping finish,
with blinds, where the sheer
and wife team of Laura and Milos
deep buttoning, padding, and
volume of blind types and
Jandac. Milos is the upholsterer
replacement springs. A choice
operating mechanisms can
and brings more than 20 years’
of more than 2,500 fabrics is
be difficult to fathom, tailored
experience to the craft he cares so
designed to meet the needs of
consultancy and guidance is
much about. Laura is a graduate
most clients and their varied
offered with The Upholsterer’s
of Leeds University having
demands and budgets from
compliments.
studied Textile Design, which she
conservative to more eclectic
supplemented with a diploma
or contemporary tastes.
The Upholsterer was opened
in Interior Design at the world-
In line with The Upholsterer’s
renowned KLC School of Design
philosophy of tailoring their
in Chelsea Harbour. Fabrics are
services to meet customer’s
Laura’s passion, which when
specific needs, all curtains
combined with her creative
are handmade locally. A free
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The space in which we live has a vital influence on our state
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of being. The Upholsterer is
The Upholsterer has become a haven for anyone wishing to steer away from commercially produced furnishings
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happy to offer decoration advice
that is based totally around
on transforming a blank canvas
the customer and their needs.
into a finished living area. Its
Their shop is run with a relaxed
samples service ensures that you
ambience and style that enables
are able to colour match and
the best choice for the customer
compliment existing features,
to come to the fore.
shades and fabrics.
The Upholsterer has become
For those who cannot find
a haven for anyone wishing to
the exact design or shape they
steer away from commercially
really want Milos has years of
produced standard furnishings
experience in designing and
so as to create their own personal
creating bespoke furniture
touch. The workshop is on
that meets a customer’s exact
site and potential and existing
requirements. From sofas
customers are encouraged to
and chairs to upscale
view the high quality of
children’s furniture, Milos offers
workmanship for which the
a personalised approach to
business has become known.
meeting a customer’s needs. At The Upholsterer, Laura and Milos have created an approach
Above and right: furniture restoration and re-upholstery can have a stunning impact on your interior space
The Upholsterer, 15 North
FOR GUIDANCE OR A FREE CONSULTATION
Call Laura on 01730 810284 or email her at laura@theupholsterermidhurst.co.uk. Alternatively pop in to the shop anytime between Tuesday and Saturday.
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INTERIORS STYLE
Mix
MATCH & With a little creativity you can combine a number of your favourite fabrics together in one room, says Laura Jandac
I
am on cloud nine. I have just booked a ‘proper’ summer holiday. One that involves sunshine, sand and, most importantly, maid service. A whole blissful week where someone else feeds me and tidies up for me. I can’t wait.
It will be our first proper holiday since we became self-
employed and parents to our son, so it’s a big deal. And what does a girl need? A summer wardrobe of course! It’s sadly been so long since my last holiday that fashion has moved on and I am now one (ok, two) stone heavier than I was, so
dress fabrics available but they can’t stand up to the wear
off to the shops I went. I wanted everything I laid my eyes on.
and tear. Put them on the back of an armchair and choose
The dilemmas. What colours? What patterns? What length?
a complementary, stronger fabric, on the front. Perhaps you
I just wanted to take a bit of everything with me. I wanted
have your heart set on an insanely expensive fabric. Cover
the green top to go with the stripey shorts, the red dress, the
a smaller area in that and use a more reasonably priced
blue dress and the white dress.
fabric on the rest. These pictures show a few different styles
It reminded me of when I have clients who are re-designing a room and they have a whole host of fabrics that they
of chair, all working the theme of ‘The More the Merrier’. The fabrics shown here are from Linwood Fabrics
desperately want to include when they actually only need
(www.linwoodfabric.com). Checks and florals are a classic
a sofa and a pair of curtains. We end up making scatter
combination, as are stars and stripes or a rough texture and
cushions galore as a way of including as many as possible.
a bit of something shiny. There is so much to choose from
Recently though, there has been a wave of popularity for using more than one fabric on a single piece of furniture.
you can have a piece of furniture unique to you. I’m not sure I am going to be wearing checks and florals
This is a great idea if you are trying to include as many
on the beach this summer but I’m going to doing plenty of
fabrics as possible but also it’s great for including fabrics that
mixing and matching and may even throw in a bit of bling.
perhaps are not suitable for upholstery. There are fantastic
I suggest you have a go, too.
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COOL LIVING
For contemporary kitchens and bathrooms with a touch of elegance, look no further than these local showrooms, which offer plenty of interior design inspiration
Above: Alaska Grey 60cm x 60cm matt porcelain tiles, Eurotiles Right: Chichester double bed with high footboard painted in Smoke ÂŁ1,080, Neptune
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Above: George Angus medium sofa £1,590 and George Angus armchair £925, Neptune Left: Blinds, Rusdens. Rusdens provides a home measuring and installation service on all blinds, shutters and curtains
Below left: Athens travertine mini mosaic in stone, glass and metal, Eurotiles Below right: Chichester extending dining table £995 and Suffolk painted dining chairs £180 each, Neptune
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Top left: Florence beige 31.6cm x 60cm ceramic wall tiles in flat and wavy; Florence 45cm x 45cm floor tiles, Eurotiles Top right: Made-to-measure curtains, ready and installed in your home within 14 days, Rusdens Stockists: www.eurotilesandbathrooms.com; www.neptune.com; www.rusdens.co.uk
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Above: Chichester bathroom cabinets, from ÂŁ3,295, Neptune Left: Limehouse kitchen cabinets, painted in Lily, from ÂŁ11,000, Neptune
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FRESH SALMON
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A fantastic new location and an ever-expanding product range ensures that David Salmon Furnishers is staying ahead of the game
avid Salmon Furnishers expanded into
Paul is an advocate of buying locally and also believes in
a stunning new oak furniture ‘lifestyle’ store
sustainable quality for his new oak furniture range – that’s
earlier this year, in the former Oak Interiors
why many of the pieces you’ll find here are made from
site at Cross In Hand, near Heathfield. The new
European oak with a low carbon footprint.
showroom, on the main A267 just north of Heathfield, is
‘We will continue to offer the people of Eastbourne and
the latest step undertaken by managing director, Paul
East Sussex a superb service and an ever-expanding product
Salmon. Since returning to the business that his father
range and I look forward to welcoming customers to our new
started over 30 years ago, Paul has completely modernised
store at Cross In Hand,’ says Paul.
it without compromising on service or quality.
This new David Salmon showroom features some
Paul says: ‘Since my return to the business, I realised that
spectacular solid European oak furniture that will enhance
if we were going to continue as a prominent local family firm
any home, and the team has now also introduced sofas and
we needed to move with the times and embrace new styles,
chairs to the store. Customers who have shopped at Oak
brands and materials. We also needed to be confident about
Interiors in the past will recognise many of the well-loved
the internet and how people buy furniture – that’s why we
ranges, but many new products have been introduced for
offer beautiful surroundings for customers to touch and try
the living and dining rooms.
out the furniture. In addition, our ‘Price Promise’ guarantees
David Salmon Furnishers, Wealden House, Cross In Hand, East
that we won’t be beaten on price – even online!’
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EnduroShield is great for use on glass or tiled splash backs,
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MUM ON THE RUN How do small children have a knack of being ill at the worst possible time and making a miraculous recovery just when you’ve dropped everything to tend to them? Laura Jandac wonders...
between them. As she explained to me what their problems
happy with but a gift nonetheless. He seems to
were I did have to raise an eyebrow as her oldest tried to look
have a sixth sense of knowing when mummy
up the skirt of the lady next to her, her middle child wanted
has a really busy week at work, guests to stay
to play hide-and-seek with my son and her youngest was
and a pile of laundry to do. That’s when he announces that
playing peek-a-boo with me from behind the chair. I am in no
he doesn’t feel very well.
doubt that 30 minutes earlier they were all showing genuine
Of course I don’t want my child to be ill. Never. But if he must, could he not at least wait until I have a quiet week?
symptoms but the doors at the surgery have magical powers. Another friend was called into school to collect her
Our life was tipped upside-down recently when he was
daughter who had been complaining of feeling sick. Said
really poorly. Three hospital visits later he has made a full
friend dropped everything and rushed to pick her up. No
recovery and, while he has jollied back to school excited to
sooner had they got home her daughter asked to go outside
see his friends I am left reeling, desperately trying to catch up with everything that has been put on hold for the past week. I have to admit that I had expected him to make a miraculous
❝
and ride her bike. Reluctantly
How many times have you taken what appears to be a very ill child to the GP only for them to walk into the waiting room and perk up immediately?
recovery as soon as we reached the doctor’s. How many times
my friend agreed and by the time I arrived to see how she was doing she was throwing herself backwards down the slide and demanding ice cream!
It made me wonder. At what age do our children learn
have you taken what appears to be a very ill child to see the
to – I hesitate to say lie – about feeling ill to avoid school,
GP only for them to walk into the waiting room and perk up
tidying their room or visiting your old auntie? I look back at
immediately? You patiently wait to see the doctor while your
things that I used to do and the lengths that I went to to get
child climbs all over the furniture, does a train impression
out of certain situations. I am still quite proud of the fact that
and makes a mess playing with the water fountain. When
I never, in my whole school career, ran the annual cross-
you finally get to see the doctor you feel like such a fraud as
country race due to my ‘bad knees’.
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My son was definitely ill this time but next time I might have to dig a bit deeper to make sure he didn’t just fancy a duvet day. After all, who doesn’t?
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PENNY PINCHERS
With so many financial transactions being made in a couple of clicks, it’s no wonder that our children have little experience with cash. Sam Bilton finds out how we can enhance their financial knowledge
‘L
ook after the
need to manage their money
pennies and the
well,’ explains Tracey Bleakley,
pounds will look
chief executive of pfeg. ‘There is
after themselves,’
a lack of financial capability in
was a phrase bandied around our
this country, and we have been
house a lot when I was growing
campaigning with others for
up. For my part, this message
financial education to be included
fell on deaf ears. I was woefully
in the national curriculum to
bad at saving as a child, with any
help address that gap.’
money I received quite literally
Pfeg helped establish the All
burning a hole in my pocket.
Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Education for Young
Help is at hand
People. It believes that managing
Hopefully, my children will be
money, from opening a bank
more finance-savvy than their
account to learning how to
mother. From September 2014
budget, is a vital skill for young
financial education will become
people to have in order to play
part of the national curriculum
a full role in society. By including
for all 11-to-16-year-olds as part
financial education in the
of their maths and PSHE or
national curriculum, pfeg hopes
citizenship lessons.
that young people will be able
Financial education charity
to avoid unmanageable debt.
Personal Finance Education
‘Parents have a really
Group (pfeg) has been
important role to play in financial
campaigning for financial
education and in helping their
education to be taught in school since 2011. ‘Financial education is essential in giving young people the skills, knowledge and confidence they
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Children are disconnected from the way adults use money. They see us hand over a card to pay for the shopping or order books online with a couple of clicks
children understand money,’ says Bleakley. ‘We always say it’s a lot like learning to read – you do that at school, but it needs to be reinforced at home.’ ›› JULY 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYL E .C O M | 6 7
Putting your hand in your pocket Financial education at home usually starts with the doling out of pocket money, although this can be a contentious issue in some households. On the one hand it can be seen as a good thing to reward children for undertaking chores around the house. However, some people would argue that these chores should be done as a matter of course with no financial incentive. After all when was the last time somebody gave you money for doing the washing up or the ironing? Then there is the issue of how it should be given. With so many of our financial transactions now digitised, such as downloading games for a mobile phone, is there still a place for cash? ‘I think pocket money is a great
❝
Pocket money is a great way to teach children about finances. It offers them a bit of independence and can teach them important life skills Hill and a small group of
friends established Go Henry to help children and teenagers
way to teach children about
understand how money works in
financial decisions,’ says Louise
the modern world. The account
Hill, chief operating officer of
only went live 18 months ago but
Go Henry, an online account for
already has over 10,000 families
8-18-year-olds, and the first to
using it across the UK.
offer children as young as eight
Go Henry enables parents to
Above and previous page: The Go Henry credit card and app allows 8-18-year-olds to save – or spend – their pocket money, with their habits monitored by their parents
a real time picture of the account for children and adults. Parents can also use the app to monitor the child’s spending or saving habits and can instantly transfer additional funds or put a stop to further expenditure if needs be. ‘The last thing we want to do is digitise the relationship
a card. ‘It offers them a bit of
set up online accounts for each
between parents and children,’
independence from their parents
of their children into which
says Hill. ‘Go Henry aims to open
and can teach them important
they can transfer their pocket
discussions between parents
life skills for adulthood.’
money. Each child receives a card
and children about how best to manage their personal finances.’
Hill became aware of parents
that can be used anywhere that
bemoaning the fact their children
accepts Visa to make purchases.
were running up huge bills on
As a prepaid card the child can
is to actually talk to your children
their iTunes accounts. ‘Children
only spend they money they have
about money,’ agrees Bleakley.
are disconnected from the way
available so there is no danger
‘Sit them down with the family
adults use money,’ she explains.
of them becoming overdrawn.
finances, explain to them where
‘They see us hand over a card at
Further controls are set by the
money comes from and how
the supermarket to pay for the
parents, such as maximum
you make financial decisions.
shopping or order books online
single expenditure and a weekly
That alone can do wonders
with a couple of clicks. They don’t
spend limit. The account can
for their financial capability.’
make the link between digital
be accessed via the Go Henry
www.gohenry.co.uk
money and hard cash.’
website and app, which offers
www.pfeg.org
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Just how important is a proficiency in a second language, and how are schools preparing pupils for a future in international business? Sam Bilton finds out
A
s the end of the school
per cent but in Britain it’s just
year looms many of
nine per cent. There is a genuine
us will soon be jetting
fear in commercial and political
off to sunnier climes
arenas that poor language skills
for our annual summer holiday.
will prevent our children from
But how many of us will make an
getting jobs both here in the
attempt to learn a bit of the local
UK and abroad.
lingo before we go, even if it’s
‘Learning another language is
only a cursory greeting or how
key to understanding another
to ask for a beer?
culture so it’s crucial that our
Not many, it seems. A survey
young people can do that in order
conducted by www.hotels.com in
to compete in a global economy
2011 showed that 64 per cent of
or live in a global society,’
us are completely unable to say
explains Mark Moulding from
anything in a foreign tongue, and
the British Council.
only a third of us are willing to give it a go when abroad. The Brits’ reputation for
There is an assumption that everyone speaks English around the world. The reality is that
appalling foreign language skills
only one quarter of the world’s
may well provide great comedy
population speaks English. The
fodder for the likes of Del Boy in
government estimates that our
Only Fools and Horses but there is
poor linguistic skills are costing
a serious note underlying it.
the UK economy nearly £50bn a
A European Survey of Language Competence conducted
year simply because we lack the
Above: Brighton College is encouraging pupils to have a global outlook by teaching them Mandarin
of opportunities for them to live and work overseas.’ The British Council’s recent Languages for the Future report identified the 10 most important languages for the UK’s future.
fluency to close business deals.
These are the languages most
by the Education, Audiovisual
‘UK employers are crying out
useful for a number of factors
and Culture Executive Agency
for people with language skills
ranging from business and
(EACEA) in 2012 uncovered a
but they’re telling us that not
tourism to national security.
gaping discrepancy between
nearly enough of our young
Some of the languages on that
the number of British pupils
people are entering the world
list such as Spanish, French and
who are able to speak a second
of work with this ability,’ stresses
German have been taught in our
language proficiently when
Mark. ‘Being able to speak
schools for a long time. However,
they finish their secondary
another language will give any
languages such as Mandarin and
education when compared
young person an enormous
Arabic are not widely taught in
to their EU counterparts.
advantage in finding a good job.
schools but are equally important
Plus it opens up a wealth
for the UK’s economic future.
In Sweden this number is 82
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NEVER TOO LATE If you need proof that it’s
never too late to improve your ability or start learning a new language from scratch, look no further than Eddie Izzard. The comedian, who spent part of his childhood in Sussex, chose to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day in June by performing his
Force Majeure show in French and German as well as English, with just a secondary school foundation in both foreign languages. Apparently he has plans to do the show in Russian, Spanish and Arabic. Now that’s what you call a challenge. Brighton College started teaching Mandarin in 2007, and it is compulsory for all Year 9 pupils to study it. Around 40 to 50 continue with Mandarin after this time and 90 per cent of their pupils choose to study a foreign language at GCSE level even though it is not compulsory for them to do so. ‘At Brighton College we want our pupils to know about the
❝ Being able to speak another language will give any young person an enormous advantage in finding a good job
ways Mandarin is easier to learn
links between different foreign
than French or English because
languages and cultures and this
the sentence structure lacks
helps encourage the respect for
complicated tenses. The most
other nationalities.’
challenging aspects of learning
The EACEA has set a target for
this language are mastering
at least 50 per cent of 15 year-olds
the tones and memorising a
to attain the level of ‘independent
huge number of characters,
user of a first foreign language’
although she believes this also
by 2020. Organisations such as
enhances the students’ power
the British Council can clearly
of concentration.
see the benefit of this.
‘Mandarin teaches pupils
‘As Nelson Mandela said,
world and be curious to find
how to be disciplined with their
“if you speak to someone in
out more,’ explains deputy
learning routines, but the biggest
a language they understand,
headmistress Jo-Anne Riley.
benefits are cultural,’ she says. ‘To
you’re talking to their head but
‘Teaching Mandarin immediately
speak a language is to understand
if you speak to them in their own
gave us this outward perspective.’
a culture much more deeply. Our
language, you’re talking to their
pupils have the ability to make
heart,”’ concludes Mark.
Riley assures me that in many
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Sussex A WEEKEND IN
Whether you want a beach, city or countryside break this summer, Sussex has so much to offer, says Abbie Mutch, who describes her perfect weekend
A
weekend away is an
something I want to buy in
opportunity to escape
almost every shop, whether it’s
our hectic everyday lives,
the cookery shops, department
but a stress-free break doesn’t
stores, high street chains or the
have to be sedentary.
diverse array of independent
When we dream of perfect
shops. My favourite is shoe shop
serenity, many of us picture
ZigZag, which stocks everything
the white sandy beaches of a
from Converse and Vans to
Caribbean island with the warm
designer heels.
sun beating down on us. But in
Hopefully not too weighed
fact we have our very own slice
down with shopping bags, I
of paradise right on our doorstep,
would jump into my car, and
at West Wittering, West Sussex.
travel 20 minutes down the road
With its golden sand dunes and
to the beautiful and historic
blonde beaches, I don’t think it
town of Arundel and check
could be much further away from
in at Arundel House hotel.
my idea of heaven
Feeling hungry after all that
After sunbathing and building
shopping, I could happily grab
sandcastles (for me a lot more
a table at any of the fabulous
of the latter) I would fulfil the
restaurants on offer in Arundel,
‘perfect day at the sea’ quota
but you need venture no further
with a stroll to The Lamb Inn
than downstairs to the lovely
and help myself to one of the
restaurant inside the hotel.
most delicious beer-battered
If I were to have anything it
cod and chips in existence.
would have to be the scrumptious
If you’re yearning for
steak and ale pie they have on the
something a bit more urban,
menu. After packing so much
just eight miles down the road
in on the first day, it’s probably
from West Wittering is one of
time for an early night.
the most famous Roman cities
Sunday morning is probably
in Britain, Chichester. Now, I am
the only time when you can truly
not a stereotypical shopaholic
justify having a fry-up and there
kind of girl, but even I can find
could be no better place than
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Partners Café, which is just a 3-minute stroll from the hotel. There’s no better way to walk off that hearty breakfast than wandering Above, clockwise from top: ZigZag; Vintage Rose Café & Bookshop; The Lamb Inn Main image: Vintage Rose Café & Bookshop Bottom: Sparks Yard
around the many quirky shops in Arundel, making sure you stop and have a Lucky Charm milkshake at Sparks Yard. Just a 15-minute drive from the town of Arundel you’ll find the stunning South Downs, with magnificent views in all directions; but before you stroll along the beautiful hills you’ll be needing some more ‘fuel’, so travel just five minutes further to the small town of Storrington and have a bite to eat at the delightful Vintage Rose Café & Bookshop, which combines two of my favourite things: books and cake. Hours can simply melt away as you pore over classical literature or even optical illusion books, while drinking one of their delicious hot chocolates. Now it’s time to head for the Downs. I’m sure there will be others with the same idea as you, but no number of walkers, cyclists or dogs can even begin to take away from the beauty of the South Downs. In every minute of my weekend away I have been submerged in
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&COUNTRY
Sussex Style’s hotel inspector Julie Burchill was so taken with the rural charm of this elegant town house that she’s already booked to stay there again
I
’ve liked all the hotels I’ve
me, you are a lark married to an
reviewed so far, but I wasn’t
owl, it’s very pleasant to be so
prepared for the sheer
near to everything. Even at the
gorgeousness of Pelham
loveliest country house hotel,
House. I live only 15 minutes from
it’s entirely possible to wake up
Lewes by car and although I was
early, sneak out of the room to
aware of the hotel’s redoubtable
avoid waking your spouse and
reputation, for some reason I
find yourself wandering down
thought it was in the country
the driveway, feeling quite like
outside our county town rather
the no-mates narrator in that
than being tucked away just off
creepy old pop song, Everyone’s
the High Street. And indeed it is a strange paradox – a country house hotel in an urban(ish) setting. If, like
Gone To The Moon. House in the Country: At Pelham House hotel, gorgeous gardens, sumptuously decorated bedrooms and first-rate cuisine can all be found, just a short stroll from the ‘small but perfectly formed’ Lewes town centre
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There’s a lot to see in Lewes, a town for which the phrase ‘small but perfectly formed’ could
HOTEL STYLE
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From the bathroom window we could see the street; from the bedroom window just miles of South Downs
have been invented. So at noon,
space! On entering it you feel
the sun high in the sky, we left
a bit like you’re in the TARDIS,
the car and our bags with the
albeit a beautifully decorated
charming fellow at reception and
one. From the bathroom window
set out for Pells Pool, a 10-minute
we could see the street; from
walk away. A glorious big, cold,
the bedroom window just miles
classic lido – the oldest one in
of South Downs.
the UK, built in 1860 – Pells is in
The bar is just the right side
excellent nick after fighting off
of buzzy, starring unsurpassable
a bid to turn it into a skateboard
service and a supporting cast of
park some years back. As I swam,
attractive, un-cliquey people. This
I reflected somewhat sourly that
carried over to the restaurant
Brighton Council would never
where ‘fine dining’ – which
have behaved so admirably – see
is too often an excuse for an
its appalling treatment of our
over-priced, over-done servile
own Saltdean Lido.
minuet of ponciness – meets
On the walk back we had a
friendliness, with a side order of
divine halloumi burger at Bill’s,
super-efficiency. My husband is a
delved into the dressing-up box at
confirmed carnivore but he was
Anne of Cleves House, wandered
so taken by the vegetarian option
through the flea market and
– asparagus, fried egg, potato
conducted a micro-pub-crawl
salad – that he went for it, while
– solely for empirical research
I made a beeline for the Rye bay
purposes – during which we
scallops and garlic mash.
dallied in some lovely watering
The dessert menu boasted a
holes including The Swan and
‘Valrhona chocolate fondant,
The Rights Of Man. But once we
salty fudge, honeycomb and
got back to Pelham House from
vanilla ice cream’ – PLEASE
our peregrination, we stayed put
ALLOW 20 MINUTES. I could
for the duration. WHAT a lovely
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knowing what a fidget I am,
or Essex, say, there’s always
didn’t want to make me wait
this element of bitterness and
around, so I steered him onto
blood-pull mingled with the real
the terrace for a cheeky fag and
affection. But because Sussex
whispered to the waitress, and
is so soft, so sexy, it attracts
when we came back 10 minutes
many wanderers who adopt
later, it stalked us straight to the
it as their own and then have
table – and a splendid thing it
all the nice feelings that come
was too. We went back outside
with belonging – security, pride;
afterwards, and, walking through
and none of the bad ones –
the gorgeous gardens featuring
smothering, resentment.’
excellent sculptures by local
Pelham House Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1UW, 01273 488600, www.pelham house.com
Later that evening, a friend
artists, looking at the endless
emailed me, teasing that Lewes is
aspect of the South Downs, I
the centre of both wife-swapping
thought of something I wrote
and witchcraft in Sussex.
some time back.
Monogamous monotheist as I am,
‘Sussex is the county which
I nevertheless re-booked Pelham
more than any other you don’t
House that same day – a first for
have to be born in to love. When
me, and surely proof of one very
you meet people from Yorkshire
happy customer indeed.
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The bar is just the right side of buzzy, starring unsurpassable service and a supporting cast of attractive people
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Something IN THE AIR It attracts a variety of opinions, so Victoria Emerson heads to Crawley – via Gatwick – to see what this sprawling and diverse town has to offer
I
was curious about Crawley.
Tilgate Park is set right in the
Before embarking on my
heart of the town, so there are
explorations of the West
some incredible beauty spots.
Sussex town, my mind was
It was time to set the record
boggled with tit-bits of conflicting
straight, so one sunny spring
facts, figures and preconceptions.
weekend I headed up the A23…..
My husband is from Crawley, so
Positioned right next to
its own schools, shops and community facilities and all
I know it produces handsome
Gatwick airport, Crawley is a
varying widely in their housing
chaps and in recent years the
town whose many reinventions
stock, neighbourhood make-up
then non-league Crawley Town
over the years has seen it move up
and reputations.
FC took the footballing world by
the ranks, originally named after
storm by taking on Man Utd in
the Anglo-Saxon word meaning
planned to reflect the beautiful
the FA cup (they lost but it wasn’t
‘crow-infested clearing’, to being
countryside that surrounds it
without giving the better-known
developed as a ‘New Town’ after
and it is a combination of all of
red devils a scare), so they’re
World War II, built for people
these very careful considerations
certainly an ambitious bunch.
moving out of London. Finally
that make Crawley an ideal place
The Cure is the town’s most
it has become a thriving and
to both live and work within its
famous musical export, but then
dynamic town home to 100,000
perfect mix of countryside and
Chico also came from Crawley. Up
proud residents.
urban bliss.
All Night, the reality TV show set
Crawley is made up of a
The town was strategically
So who are these 100,000 proud
in a nightclub toilet was filmed
jigsaw of 13 different residential
residents that Crawley boasts?
in Crawley, but the magnificent
neighbourhoods, each with
Due to its location between
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Leisure Park with its 15-screen
a purpose built light and spacious
state-of-the-art cinema and 10-
nursery and even a recently built
pin bowling centre is perfect for
swimming pool.
those hard to please teenagers. Shoppers have their own paradise in the extensive retail facilities
There’s only one problem with
at the County Mall and the town
dining in Crawley – where do
centre offers a vibrant nightlife
you choose? Aside from the usual
for the younger generation.
town centre standards such
For those wanting a quieter
as Prezzo and ASK, there are
lifestyle, head for the villages
restaurants dotted all around
set within the surrounding
Crawley satisfying every taste.
countryside. Copthorne, Pease
I’ve done the leg (or tummy) work
Pottage, Faygate, Balcombe
for you though, so here are my
and Handcross are a few of
top recommendations:
the surrounding villages, with
For Thai food look no further
properties in these areas coming
than The Giggling Squid – it is
at a premium.
sensational. The simple, rustic, fresh food of Thailand, from
Schools-wise, you really are spoilt for choice. The magnificent
street food to coastal specialties
independent Roman-Catholic
can be found right there in the
Worth School is set within
centre of Crawley. Everything
500 acres of beautiful Sussex
is cooked from scratch by
countryside and offers ‘a
authentic Thai chefs, who
complete education for young
specialise in seafood but offer
people, incorporating mind, body
a range of dishes well beyond
and spirit’. Open to both girls and
that. Make sure you don’t miss
boys between the ages of 11-18
the salt and pepper squid –
years, a majority of students are
addictive but delicious. For Gastro pub fayre, head to
boarders, however day pupils London and Brighton, the town is an excellent commuter base. London is approximately only
Clockwise, from left: Tilgate Park; Goffs Manor; Sofitel London Gatwick; Tulleys Farm
Gastro delights
the beautiful 16th-century Goffs
are also welcomed.
Manor, located on the edge of
In terms of primary schools, you would have to look far
Crawley. The chocolate box pub
and wide to beat Handcross
is situated next to the 50-acre
Park, which provides a broad
Goffs Park with lakes, woodland
range of opportunities for all
walks, children’s play area and
children aged 2-13 years within
model railway. It has plenty of
Airport right next door; a major
a ‘stimulating, structured and
parking, a wonderful garden area
recruiter in the area and only
flexible environment.’ With a
for the kids and a cute little duck
a 5-10-minute car journey,
50-acre estate that is certainly not
pond. What really sets it apart
depending on the time of day.
to be sniffed at, facilities include
is the quality and freshness of
a large sports hall, a music
it unpretentious traditional pub
school, extensive playing fields,
grub dishes.
30 minutes away by train, as is Brighton (both via Three Bridges station). Then there is Gatwick
Families are very well-catered for in every aspect. Leisure-wise, Crawley is hard to beat. The quaint yet lively historic High Street offers great places to eat and drink and the Crawley
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Due to its location between London and Brighton, it’s an excellent commuter base, and Gatwick Airport is right next door
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the untrained eye, this is simply a local sports and social club, promoting an affordable way for local people to meet, enjoy live entertainment and play games. But look closer and you’ll find the Ram Sports kitchen, which hosts specialist chefs serving up traditional and fusion Indian dishes, and take it from me, their cuisine is superb. Put your glad rags on for… There’s plenty in Crawley to get dressed up to the nines for. The High Street offers a whole ‘strip’ of modern bars but in my opinion the finest is the Octopvs Bar for its colonialstyle décor and grown-up party
Hotel Gatwick, both for their
atmosphere. Newcomer The Hive
modern and extensive facilities,
Bar certainly packs a punch with
excellent reviews and the sheer
its experimental style cocktail
quality of their restaurants. The
K2 Centre offers all things
menu (try the Fiery Fordie – it
Sofitel brings you La Brasserie,
active under one roof: football
will knock your socks off) and the
which offers faultless service
and squash, climbing walls,
Hillside Inn, set out of the town
coupled with a menu full of
swimming pool, holiday activity
centre in Pound Hill, is perfect
things you want to eat; a whole
days, crèche, just for kids sports
for quaffing in an elegant vintage
new level of airport dining.
courses and even birthday parties.
setting with friends.
For something a little cosier
Above: The Nature Centre at Tilgate Park
and fishing and even a top-rate golf course for the grown-ups. For those rainy days the
If you are a Sussex resident and
and traditional, The Copthorne
haven’t visited Tulleys Farm at
the very modern Hawth Theatre
Hotel is just a hop and a skip
some point, you haven’t lived. It is
offers a lively and very varied
away and overlooks 100 acres of
truly spectacular. Yes it is simply
programme and attracts some
tranquil woodland. The calm and
a farm offering farm-like visiting
top-class touring productions.
comfortable guest rooms, coupled
facilities (tea shop, farm shop etc),
Be sure to catch the inimitable
with the gym, swimming pool
but it’s the imaginative special
Avenue Q this June.
and squash courts all make for a
events that make it so exciting
For the thespians among us,
perfect place for some ‘R and R’. Pamper and stay…
In the summer it hosts the ‘Giant Maize Maze’, in
Anything for little ones?
Crawley’s enviable location next
‘Shocktober’ they put on an
to Gatwick Airport means that it
Your little monkeys can be kept
interactive and immersive
benefits from scores of fabulous
as busy as you like in Crawley.
Halloween ‘Scream Park’ (recently
hotels, perfect not only for
The first port of call has to be
voted the UK’s No. 1 Halloween
those in transit to locations far
Tilgate Park, with its ‘Go Ape’
attraction) and come the festive
and wide, but also those simply
tree top adventure centre, Nature
season, the farm transforms into
visiting the area or on business.
Centre (the most wonderful little
a Winter Wonderland that is
farm that never fails to put a
simply everything the child in
smile of my niece’s face), lakes
you would dream it to be.
My picks would be the Sofitel London Gatwick and Arora
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J
ust because all the swans you’ve ever seen are white, it doesn’t mean to say there aren’t any black ones. And that’s pretty much the same with SUVs. Most SUVs are chunky, jacked-up saloons that have
been designed to attract an audience that wants nothing more than to have bags of interior space and an imperious driving position. And that’s all well and good, as long as you’re prepared to hoist the white flag of surrender to any type of driving enjoyment. However, there’s a new kid on the block, in the shape of
THE CAR: PORSCHE MACAN DIESEL S
the Porsche Macan, and it is all set to dispel that theory. It
PRICE £43,300
has been designed to combine a compact SUV body style,
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with the driving DNA from the 911, Boxster and Cayman.
ENGINE 3.0-litre V6 turbo diesel
So it still appeals to those who want to comfortably seat four,
POWER 254bhp
but when its on-road handling characteristics are boiled-
TRANSMISSION Seven-speed PDK, four-wheel drive
down, there’s not a finer-built machine in its class.
0-62mph 6.3 seconds
This is Porsche’s second foray into the SUV market, the
TOP SPEED 142mph
first being the Cayenne. And, on first sight, the Macan
ECONOMY/CO 2 46.3mpg/159g/km
does appear to me a mini-me version of its larger brother.
EQUIPMENT Electric tailgate
Yet, despite the obvious family resemblance, the Macan
Stop-start
is far easier on the eye (something that could never be
Electric front seats
said about the Cayenne), with more than a passing nod
7in touch screen
to its 911 heritage. It’s been beautifully crafted too, with a
Multi-function steering wheel
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It still appeals to those who want to comfortably seat four, but when its on-road handling characteristics are boiled-down, there’s not a finer-built machine in its class.
wonderful sense of quality and attention to detail, which
speed PDK transmission (fitted as standard), that pushes
is evident long before you’ve even stepped inside.
out 254bhp of power, to give it a top speed of 143mph, and
Once inside – and if it wasn’t for the raised driving position, you’d be forgiven for thinking you were at the helm of the Cayman – the sports seats and 918 Spyder-
a 0-62mph time of 6.3 seconds, yet it still manages 46.3mpg while emitting just 159g/km of CO2. But fast and economical compact SUVs are nothing new.
inspired steering wheel create the kind of luxurious sensory
I can name several without too much thought. What makes
experience that’s akin to a chocolate body wrap.
the Macan so special is not the way it scoops up the available
Aesthetics and luxury to one side, where the Macan really
on-tap power and then effortlessly transfers it to all four of
leaves the rest of the field standing is the way it handles the
its wheels (this is a Porsche, after all, and anything less would
power. It truly is remarkable. Although there are two petrol
be a disappointment), it’s the way it makes you forget that
engines in the range – a 3.6 V6 Bi Turbo and a 3.0-litre V6 – it
a) you’re driving a diesel and b) it’s a compact SUV. Also, you
is the 3.0-litre V6 diesel, priced at just over £43,000, which is
get the feeling that it has a need to prove itself as a credible
likely to become the top-selling model. It’s a flawless piece of
member of the Porsche clan, which, ultimately, makes the
engineering, unionised to an ultra-smooth-changing seven-
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GIRL ON FILM Debbie Mason is the managing director of HandMade Films, the iconic British film company formed by George Harrison in the Seventies
DEBBIE MASON lives in East Preston in Brighton and has recently
production company Oil Factory and worked on numerous TV
been made managing director of HandMade Films. Together with
music shows until in 1991 I formed one of the most successful
her business partner Mike Heap she aims to bring the company
independent production companies in the UK, Kudos Productions,
that brought us film classics such as Withnail and I, Mona Lisa
with Stephen Garrett. I then went on to work at ITV, and also
and Time Bandits back to the forefront of the world’s media.
set up a joint venture with Elizabeth Murdoch, Shine Matrix, to launch PTV in the US. When I came back, I was persuaded by
How did you get to where you are today?
my now business partner to get involved with the turnaround
With a lot of hard work, passion and dedication. I was the original
of HandMade – it was a dream come true!
wild child – I dropped out of school having achieved numerous ‘O’ Levels and discovered I wanted to be working. I started life
What are the big differences between film production today
in the film world as a projectionist in an advertising agency in
and, say, 20 years ago?
Knightsbridge and from there worked my way up, from telecine
Today I no longer consider a script as purely for film. I look at
operator to assistant film editor. My first credit was on The Great
HandMade and its intellectual property as brands in their own
Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle (the Sex Pistols film) as a producer’s PA, and
right, and evaluate how they best work in the transmedia world.
I worked my way up to being a producer. I set up the Eurythmics’
There are so many different ways you can distribute your content
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The HandMade ethos is to find and help fund projects that are UK-centric. We want to nurture and give guidance to young British talent and help them in their careers What are your plans for the future Clockwise from far left: Withnail and I; The Long Good Friday; Debbie Mason; Time Bandits poster artwork
of the business? To put HandMade right back where it belongs as the iconic British brand with the most seminal catalogue of films. Whoever you talk to in any field of life, there is an astonishing love for the name HandMade and we must cherish and celebrate that. What kind of films will the company be planning on making? Original and British – and not just film, we are looking at content for all media. Any sneak previews especially for our readers? There has only been one The Long
Good Friday, one Time Bandits, one Withnail and I and one Mona Lisa… So watch this space! but ironically one of the major problems with the film industry
Which is your favourite HandMade film?
now is actually getting distribution on the big screen. Also TV is
This is a very hard question – so many have such unique qualities.
now doing so many interesting dramas and really pushing the
Time Bandits is a work of absolute genius. Withnail and I is
boundaries, with the likes of Breaking Bad and The Killing, that
probably the most quoted ‘student’ film, it’s word perfect and
more and more talent is focussing on the small screen and other
performance perfect. Mona Lisa is a very dark and complex piece
new digital platforms.
of film. The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne is an exceptional film and if you haven’t watched it you should – it’s a great love story.
Tell us a bit more about your involvement with Handmade… My aim at HandMade is to be the guardian of its original ethos,
Any advice for budding producers?
which is to find and help fund projects that are particularly UK-
It is all in the script! It always takes longer than you can ever
centric. We want to nurture and give guidance to young British
imagine so keep knocking on those doors and it will happen.
talent and help them in their careers. You only have to look at
Don’t let the ego get the better of you.
the HandMade back catalogue and see the fabulous talent it has launched over the years – stars such as Bob Hoskins, Helen
What’s the best thing about your job?
Mirren, Richard E Grant, to name just a few….
Working in the media industry is not as glamorous as everyone thinks; it is hard work, it is challenging, you are dealing with
What’s been the toughest thing about taking this on?
multiple levels from finance, legal, artists, writers, technology
Sorting out the corporate side of things! That is what I love about
and, when filming, even down to what the weather will be like
my job – I mix my creative skills with my business acumen – and
tomorrow! It is never dull and it is never the same – you need
that is what every great producer needs to do.
to be tough and you need to be passionate! JULY 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYL E .C O M | 8 7
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SADDLE SORE DANIEL RAVEN EXPERIENCES PAVEMENT RAGE…
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iding a bike on the pavement is a bit like running
– I expect he’s just AFRAID of the CARS...’
with scissors: you might be convinced that there’s
I wouldn’t actually blame anyone for being too scared to
no chance of an accident, because as far as you’re
ride a bike along a main road because I feel exactly the same
concerned it really is just a matter of putting one
way, and this has always been a big factor in me not trying
foot in front of the other, but don’t be too surprised if anyone
to do it. But the sheer, belief-beggaring number of times I’ve
who happens to be around while you’re doing it starts to look
seen cyclists on the pavement when the road beside them
a bit uncomfortable – if not positively jittery.
was completely clear suggests that the real cause of this
Around 20 people a year are seriously injured by cyclists riding on Britain’s pavements. Present a militant cyclist with that statistic and they’ll generally scoff, ‘That’s nothing
behaviour must lie elsewhere, in the murky backwaters of their subconscious minds. Maybe the act of perching, unprotected, on a thin chunk
compared to the number of people who get hit by cars.’ And,
of metal that basically just wants to fall over, while sports
to some extent, I can see their point: it clearly is a much lower
cars and juggernauts screech and howl around you day after
number. But it’s not nothing – it’s 20 people whose lives will
day, can do such weird things to your soul that you end up
be ruined forever because some cyclist felt the need to make
feeling as though it would only be redressing the balance to
like a pedestrian. And just why do they feel that need? Does anyone know? Brighton in particular now has more cycle lanes than ever, and traffic flow is – perhaps not unsurprisingly –
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hop onto the pavement and spend
Maybe the act of perching, unprotected, on a thin chunk of metal that wants to fall over, while cars screech around you, can do weird things to your soul
some time being the menace instead of the menaced for a change... or maybe the poor loves are just responding to the fact that so many of our cycle lanes actually require
the slowest it’s ever been. Yet still I see clown after clown
them to mount the pavement by absent-mindedly doing so
mounting the pavement as if it’s their only hope of survival,
whenever their minds are not fully on the job. But if you, as a
frightening the elderly and/or infirm and making the rest of
cyclist, ever get to the stage where you’re doing either of these
us feel more than a little bit nervous.
things, might it not be time to start thinking about the bus?
I always used to tut or mutter a tart ‘Get on the bloody
Of course, it shouldn’t be long before we’re all allowed to
road!’ whenever I encountered this, but having witnessed a
get mobility scooters regardless of whether we’re ill or not,
cyclist try to start an actual fight with someone for making
and I confidently predict that we’ll also be able to kit them
a similar remark on Hove seafront recently has made me
out with ‘warning’ wheel spikes as per the chariot race in Ben
slightly more cautious: these days I only ever comment if
Hur. Until that day comes, though, let’s please just show each
accompanied, and then only to loudly whisper, ‘Never mind
other a little consideration, eh...?
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