S U S S EStyleX JULIE BURCHILL
AT LARGE IN PORTUGAL PETER JAMES TALKING MURDER
FESTIVAL FEVER A TASTE OF BRAZIL
COOL FASHIONS AL FRESCO CHIC
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16 REGULARS
HEALTH & BEAUTY
08 Editor’s letter 11 News 74 Mum on the Run 89 Comment 90 Last Word
38 Fit at fifty 52 Festival chic – glam guide
FEATURES 14 Dan Raven 16 Peter James – the interview 22 End Of event – in photos 26 The work of Rise 28 Sussex Style celebrates a year in retrospect 86 Sussex People – profile John Jochimsen FOOD 33 Food News 36 A Taste of Brazil FASHION 42 Fashion – Beach glamour and Festival luxe 44 Fashion – Dress up and Holiday heroes
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FAMILY 76 Competitive sports – is it all over? 78 Ditching the gadgets in the holidays HOTEL & TRAVEL 80 Julie Burchill travels to rural Portugal BUSINESS & MOTORS 84 Danny Cobbs reviews the new Mercedes S-Class
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HOMES & PROPERTY 54 Interiors – Alfresco life 56 Sofie Allsopp gets the boutique hotel look at home 62 The Fabric Lady 66 How to work with an architect
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S U S S EStyleX Come outside! There’s a
delightfully dark Peter James about his
lovely sun up there – to
new book, murder and forensic science.
paraphrase a golden
We also have our usual opinion pieces
oldie. This issue has
– Dan Raven ducks the air kisses and our
us feeling the summer
Mum on the Run Laura Jandac battles with
breeze and digging out
a child-filled hangover. And in education
those sandals. Fashion this issue is full
Sam Bilton suggests ditching the gadgets
of summer fun, from beachwear and
for the summer holidays. Shock, horror!
accessories to festival chic. And talking of which, we have a section dedicated to a bit
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S U S S EStyleX JULIE BURCHILL
AT LARGE IN PORTUGAL PETER JAMES TALKING MURDER
FESTIVAL FEVER A TASTE OF BRAZIL
COOL FASHIONS AL FRESCO CHIC
Hot Stuff
Motors comes roaring back this month
Sizzling Summer Special
as we take the wheel of the new Mercedes
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of al fresco living, with a beauty guide for
S-Class, and kicking off this month is
glamping, and all manner of gadgets for
a new occasional feature, exploring
outside living and eating.
the real lives of Sussex people. First
The World Cup is upon us (cue groans/
up is photographer John Jochimsen, who
cheers) and we’ve come over all Brazilian
has the most extraordinary background.
in the food section. Spice things up with a
I hope you enjoy this summery issue
salsa and cool down with a caipirinha.
of Sussex Style.
Julie Burchill spreads her wings a bit this month and heads for rural Portugal,
Sam
and you can read all about it on page 56.
Editor, Sussex Style
Meanwhile I got a chance to interview the
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Dancing with the Stars
JUMP FOR JOY The Equestrian.com Hickstead Derby Meeting is
Bringing a taste of Brazil to
Sloane. They will be joined by
Brighton, this year’s popular Mid-
local personalities and business
a world-famous event. It is the only competition
Summer Ball sees five celebrities
people. The annual event will
that sees riders take on the front descent of
and local Sussex personalities
be raising money for the Hilton
the infamous Derby Bank, the biggest of its
attempting a Latin-inspired dance
in the Community Foundation,
kind in the world. Throughout the show there
at the Brazilian-themed event
which helps young people have
are showjumping classes for all levels, plus
in front of a panel of judges,
a brighter future, and Brighton-
the popular Tattersalls/RoR championship for
headed by Zoë Ball. Those brave
based Rockinghorse Children’s
retrained racehorses. Then there’s the popular
enough to take on the Strictly
Charity – the official fundraising
Celebrity Donkey Derby plus a high-goal polo
Come Dancing-style dancing
arm of the Royal Alexandra
match held on the Saturday evening,, which is the
competition this year, in front of
Children’s Hospital. Tickets are
place to go to rub shoulders with the showjumping
500 guests, will be TV presenter
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elite. 26th-29th June. To purchase tickets or
and former model Annabel Giles
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The Bexhill Festival of Music is a month-
of Brighton’s most prolific writers, the infamous Julie
long celebration of high-quality music,
Burchill and Queen of the domestic noir, Julia Crouch.
incorporating some of the world’s most
Held once every six weeks at the fabulous Naked Eye
celebrated orchestras, together with our own
Gallery in Hove, it’s proving to be a popular choice for
local Sussex talent. The Royal Philharmonic
a fascinating evening out. The club is a cross between
Orchestra opens this year’s Festival with a popular
a literary salon and a pop-up restaurant, with guests
programme of classics from Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Grieg and Dvořák.
enjoying a delicious, locally sourced
The Festival offers a chance to see a huge variety of music throughout
veggie supper while two bestselling
June at a range of different venues, offering diverse musical styles
authors are irreverently interviewed
including not just classical music, but divas through the ages, rock
by co-host Laura Lockington.Tickets
covers, Beatles and Elvis tribute nights, folk music, crooners, choirs
are £25, including supper, a glass of
and even a live wind instrument jam session.
wine and a tot of fruit-infused vodka.
Throughout June, www.bexhillfestivalofmusic.co.uk
Dome Ticket Shop, 01273 709709
June 18th sees a very special Supper Society with two
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The Three Rs Roses, Raspberries and Radishes: A Celebration of Flowers and Fruits of the Garden is a 12-day event at Pashley Manor Gardens. The gardens are spectacular all summer but it is in mid-June that the fragrant, colour-themed plantings of roses and the Kitchen Garden are at their best. Throughout the event there will be the opportunity to take a rose-themed walk round the gardens alongside the head gardener, ask the kitchen gardener questions, purchase a selection of potted roses from 20 times’ Chelsea Gold Medal winners Peter Beales Roses, and see how produce from the garden is used in the café. It’s a garden lover’s heaven. 10th-21st June, 11am-5pm. Tickets
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As people go to even more ridiculous lengths to draw attention to themselves on social media sites, are we becoming a nation of narcissists? asks Daniel Raven
Y
ou know how, in old films, there will sometimes
narcissists,
be a party scene where one tuxedoed gentleman
and no wonder:
approaches another to say (for instance), ‘Ah, Lord
here, finally,
Whortleberry. Just wanted to say how pleased I
is something that
share
rate lol
was to hear you’d been cleared of that embezzlement charge’
actually requires
– but Lord W just says, ‘Sir, you have me at a disadvantage!’
them to behave as if
because he has no idea who the clown is? It seems to me that
they’re already famous.
being properly, stupidly famous might feel a bit like that: as
Friends or followers
if the whole world had you at a disadvantage. Every single
take the place of fans,
person who passed you on the street would have their own
and are presumed to
views about your work, personal life and/or haircut and
want equally regular
many would feel no compunction about airing them, but
updates on every aspect
you’d never have any comeback. They might all be secret
of their idol’s existence,
cannibals or sock fetishists but you’d never get a chance to
along with photos of
call them on it because, unlike you, they’d still have their
everything from their sex partner to their
privacy. Who on earth would want a life like that?
repulsive pie and mash. And people are going to
The simple, one-word answer is narcissists. The situation
ever more ridiculous lengths to win social media approval:
I’ve just described would suit most narcissists down to the
pulling dangerous stunts à la ‘planking’, driving trains so fast
ground, because external validation of their own supreme
that they cause massive accidents, dying under anaesthetic
importance tends to be one of their very favourite things.
during cosmetic surgery that was specifically motivated by
And it wouldn’t bother them one bit if they were only ‘famous
a desire to look better in ‘selfies’ (yes, I am still putting quote
for being famous’, because being well-liked is actually far
marks around that)... And all this, in many cases, to curry
less important to a narcissist than being well-known. Sadly,
favour with people they don’t know and will never meet.
though, the old fame game is so over-subscribed these days
It doesn’t help, of course, that so many of the genuinely
that even really talented bigheads can sometimes struggle to
famous so often set them such stupid examples. Miley Cyrus’
make their mark – and that’s where social media comes in.
weirdly frantic exhibitionism, Lady Gaga’s crazy-ass outfits
Sites such as Facebook and Twitter are like catnip for
(and indeed, in many cases, her crazy ass) and Pharrell’s big
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In an age when a thumbnail is all you have with which to make an impression, pointless but eye-catching gimmickry is king
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stupid hat would almost certainly never have happened in quite the same way were it not for the existence of social media. In an age when a thumbnail is sometimes all you have with which to make an impression, pointless but eye-
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catching gimmickry is king, and if you’re the first person on the web to do something, it MUST be cool – even if it looks dead stupid. But at least the famous narcissists are getting richly rewarded for their public humiliation; what’s supposed to be in it for the rest of them, eh? Ah. Well, I suppose I should probably interrupt myself at this point to say I do accept that not all the fruits of the social media revolution have been bitter buggers. Quite apart from the fact that it’s been a significant driver of social and political progress in many parts of the world, it’s also genuinely improved the lives of thousands of perfectly sensible people in this country alone who just wanted to make a few like-minded friends. There’s nothing wrong with that! (Hell, I’d probably even have given it a go myself, if I wasn’t convinced that I have too few interests to make a decent Facebook page and would be too much of a cry-baby for Twitter...) And, you know, we could probably even go as far as to say that it’s performing a valuable public service by keeping narcissists occupied in a way that drastically reduces their chances of having any impact on the real world. I don’t know, though... I think I actually feel a bit sorry for them. It all looks so tiring, for one thing. Having to constantly worry about what’s hot, what’s not, who your friends are and where your next ‘selfie’ is going to be taken must be the next worst thing to having a full-time job in PR, with the crucial difference that there’s no money in it and you know from the outset that nobody’s ever going to be even half as interested in the product/talent/you as you are. The only times anyone should ever have to sell themselves are at job interviews and on first dates, yet these poor suckers spend half their lives doing it – and the harder they try to sell themselves, the more they give away. Sadder still is the fact that if any of them did somehow manage to join the ranks of the genuinely famous, you just know they’d only screw it up by getting all depressed and moaning about how they now felt like the world had them at a disadvantage (just look at Robbie Williams!). The sense of validation a narcissist gains from finally becoming king of the heap is no less fleeting than it would be for a much smaller triumph (humiliating a waiter, say), so even if one of them should succeed in proving that they have more objective grounds for happiness than any of their peers, the only thing they can ever do for an encore is to start competing over who can be the most miserable instead. There’s a disadvantage, if you like...! JUNE 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYLE .C O M | 1 5
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As his latest Brighton-based murder-mystery
novel launches, Sam Harrington-Lowe
meets bestselling author Peter James
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’d spoken to lots of people who had met author Peter
can have such a brooding imagination. I start by setting
James before I went to interview him, and they all
up and asking him, for sound checking purposes, what he
said the same thing. That he was an absolutely lovely
had for breakfast. ‘I had a nice baby,’ he says, ‘lightly
man, what a gent he was and so on. Which doesn’t
fried. Basted on both sides.’ It’s so unexpected and
necessarily mean he can’t be the sort of bloke who writes
smoothly delivered, I’m actually rendered speechless
about the dark and brutal side of human nature, but it is
for a few seconds, my mouth opening and closing before
a delightful paradox. And when I meet him, he is, in every
I can ask him the next thing. I get the feeling he quite
sense, a gentleman – gentle and well-mannered.
likes shocking people.
Although he’s best known for the bestselling Roy Grace
His house is a beautiful English country family home,
police crimes, his back catalogue looks like a gothic
with wisteria climbing the outside, a fabulous pool in the
teenager’s dream, from ghost stories and spy novels to short
rolling green grounds behind, and a couple of ancient
tales with a twist and lots of murder. He greets us graciously
dogs pottering about, trying to avoid the rain as we do
and I can’t help but wonder how such a nice-seeming chap
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Above and far right: Peter James’s collection of promotional posters, awards and artefacts in his office at home Right: In his garden with his dog
I’d always imagined that the police normally get their man. James shakes his head. ‘There are 11,500 people permanently missing at any one time. Some may have run off with a lover, but the mind boggles at how many might have ended up under the patio.’ Talking to him about the facts and figures of death, he’s keen to emphasise how important the research part of his
gravel drive. He’s a bit of a petrol-head, and enjoys racing at
job is, and he often goes out with the police on call, just
Donnnington – where he was involved in a serious wipe-out
so he can develop an understanding of their methods and
a year or so ago. This doesn’t seem to have dented his
experiences while working. ‘I don’t know any organisation
enthusiasm though, and as we chat, he tells me he’s got plans
that changes as fast as the police. The way they operate is
to do more racing the following week. We have a nice cup of
constantly changing because they’re constantly playing
tea, and we set up the photo shoot in his lovely library; it’s all
catch-up with the criminal world – technology is advancing.
very civilised. So I start by asking what a nice guy like him
So it’s partly to maintain currency in my research, which
is doing writing about all the horrors in the world.
I think is really important as a novelist. And secondly, I
‘I’m just fascinated – the dark side of people fascinates me,’ he muses. ‘We’re all capable of committing murder,
find their world fascinating.’ Spending time with the police can often be harrowing, and
every human being. We all have the apparatus, bare hands,
James has witnessed countless domestic violence incidents,
probably toxins in the garden, pills in the cabinet, and
including one where a woman’s partner had shoved dog
knives in the cupboards, hammers, whatever. But what is it
excrement in her mouth, or another where ‘the mother’s
that stops most people from doing that? And what is it that
got a busted lip and a black eye, he’s got a huge gash out of
enables some people to do it? And then SOME of those people
his forehead, and it was because he wanted to barbecue the
who do it, to then get away with it?! The fabric of human
beef and she’d put it in the oven.’ The visits can range from
society fascinates me.
disturbing to the downright bizarre. ‘We were called to a
‘We have a fairly small murder rate, which is investigated
house where a female wouldn’t feed her man if he didn’t give
by the police every year here in the UK – only around 650
her oral sex three times a day. And he’s 76, with arthritis – he
compared to 15,000 in America. But police records reckon
can’t get down there. And it made his life hell. And it makes
on at least another 650 that they’ll never hear about.
you think, what goes on in people’s houses?!
Husbands who’ve successfully murdered their wives, put
‘I don’t think, as a writer, anybody sees more of human
them under the kitchen floor, told their friends she’s run
nature than during a 30-year career as a police officer. They’ll
off or gone back to Sydney to live with her sister. Or wives
see everything, from a domestic fight to a terrible tragedy
who’ve murdered their husbands and said he’s run off to
such as a cot death. Horrible accidents, ghastly homicides…
San Francisco with his girlfriend.’
nobody ever phones a police officer because they’re happy.’
It’s an eerie thought, that for all the murders we know about, there are probably the same amount undiscovered.
James travels around the world for research and inspiration too. ‘I’ve got a relationship with police around
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the world; in New York, and I was in LA at the medical examiner’s office last year. It was amazing – we have 12 murders a year in Sussex and they have 25 gunshot deaths on a quiet weekend in LA. And they said, is there anything you’d like to see? And I said I’d never seen a gunshot death, and they said well there’s plenty to choose from, four
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We’re all capable of committing murder, every human being. We all have the apparatus
yesterday afternoon, a drug deal that went wrong. So there’s this big guy laid out, a Hispanic guy, under the x-ray machine and they’re looking for bullets. The bullet holes are no more than the size of a pencil in the front although of
one of these crates is a principle case file, and he was the last
course his back is completely blown away. And this guy has
chance the victims and the families had for justice.
a big tattoo on his chest that says “I am here”. “Not any more you’re not,” said the coroner.’
‘I was working on a novel called Denial at that time – a psychological thriller – and he went through it and said,
We move on to talking about his new book, Want You Dead.
hang on, your detective wouldn’t have done that, he’d have
It’s the tenth Roy Grace novel, and set again in Brighton. ‘I was
done this, and why hasn’t he got an outside enquiry team
inspired by a true-life case that happened in Sussex – it was a
on that and so on. Anyway, he ended up becoming a chief
female doctor, about three or four years ago, who met this guy
superintendent, and I had the thought of creating a fictional
at a dating agency and her mother didn’t like him and was
detective character, so I asked him, how would you like
suspicious about him, and it turned out he’d totally fabricated
to be a fictional cop?
his past. And then she kicked him out, after he’d proposed to
We’re moving into the house now, getting ready to do
her and even got her a ring. But he then rented a flat opposite
some shots in his library, and the conversation becomes
hers in Kemptown, tried to set fire to her parents’ house, the
more relaxed as we wind down. He wants to know more
police found him with a crossbow in a field and even when
about the magazine, so we chat for a bit, then his eyes light
he was eventually arrested, spending time in Lewes prison,
up with delight. He gleefully recalls a reviewer in another
he attempted to hire a hit man to have her killed. And that
Sussex magazine giving one of his previous books something
really just gave me an idea.’
of a roasting, using her criticism to make a sensational stand
It’s no secret that Roy Grace is based on a real police
as a writer rather than writing an insightful review. Clearly
detective, who James met after he was burgled and became
unimpressed with this, he got his own back by writing her
friendly with a group of police officers, and so I ask him about
into another one of his books as a murder victim and had
his muse. ‘In around 1996 I was introduced to this homicide
her filleted on the morgue slab, and I suggest that must
detective inspector called Dave Gaylor. And I remember going
be very satisfying. ‘Oh yes,’ he beams, ‘and then I used her
to his office and it was a tip; everywhere was covered with
magazine to line the cat litter tray.’
these blue and green bulging crates and I asked him if he was moving and he said, “no, these are my dead friends”. He
I make a mental note not to upset him, but I’ll be keeping an eye out in the next book, just in case.
explained he was a homicide detective but that
Want You Dead by Peter James is published by Pan
he’d also just been tasked with re-opening every
Macmillan, in June, hardback £20. We have two copies to
unsolved murder in the county, applying the
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A host of famous names, a fabulous disco and a staggering amount of money raised for a very worthwhile cause – the first End Of event was an amazing success
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PHOTOS EMMA JANE LEE eld at the end of April in the Hove Centre, End Of was an exciting, emotional event held to raise money
for RISE, a domestic violence charity covering the South East. Stars lined up to support the event, with performances from Alison Moyet, Caitlin Moran, Tracey Thorn, Suzanne Moore, Jackie Clune, Linda Lewis and so many more. The organising committee comprised of Julie Burchill – who had the idea for
Rise CEO Gail Gray spoke movingly about the work the charity performs
the whole event – actress Julie Graham, film director Astrid Edwards and our own editor, Sam Harrington-Lowe. Other key teamsters, without whom
Founder Julie Burchill was on the door in full regalia
the event would have been impossible, included stage manager Jemma Last, PR guru Caraline Brown and co-founder Naomi Stanley, plus a special mention for sound and lights by Richard Chamberlain and Ben Caro, awesome sound engineer Matt Ryan, and End Of shutterbug Julia Claxton. Sussex Style supported the event throughout the planning and the team were there in full force on the night! We are delighted to report that the event raised over £13,000 for the charity, with Legend Linda Lewis sang her classic ‘Rock-A-Doodle-Do’
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donations still rolling in. We thought we’d bring you a taste of the event with our photos from the night. ››
Jackie Clune wowed the crowd with her voice
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From left: Tracey Thorn, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Suzanne Moore, Mark Wood, Caitlin Moran
Sussex Style’s Seán Kane and Richard Judd were thrilled to meet the wonderful Ann Mitchell
Actress Julie Graham and Stephanie Starlet worked the raffle together!
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Sussex Style’s Sam Bilton
Ann Mitchell gave an emotional performance
Actress Zawe Ashton
Caitlin Moran’s reading had the audience howling with laughter
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Rose Collis sang along with a banjolele
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The Scenery Eaters read ‘Angela’s Story’ – a harrowing but uplifting story from a domestic violence survivor. From left: Julie Graham, Sarah Solemani, Ann Mitchell, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Zawe Ashton
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Classics like ‘Only You’ by Alison Moyet had the entire room on their feet
If you’d like to support Rise or if you would like to reach out for help, please visit www.riseuk.org.uk or call 01273 622822
Compered by the inimitable Clare Cathcart
Guests Sue-Kim Steele and Kate Ray
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CHARITY STYLE
IN SAFE HANDS
Domestic Abuse In Numbers One in four women will be affected by domestic abuse in their lifetime. On average, two women every week are murdered by a partner or ex-partner. A woman is at most risk of death or serious injury at the point of leaving an abusive relationship or up to two years after. Every year, 750,000 children are in the same or next room when violence occurs. The annual financial cost of domestic abuse in the UK is estimated at £23bn.
T
he image of domestic abuse can be that of an angry brute raining fists and abuse on a cowering
Domestic abuse is not just physical – it is also emotional, financial and psychological tuary and Supp Sa n c
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Domestic abuse is rarely a one-off incident. It is the continuous eroding of a person over time.
domestic abuse, and it is discreet, private and safe. Gail Gray, RISE CEO (above, inset), says: ‘Last year RISE
woman, but the reality is often very different.
helped over 1,200 people, but we know this barely scratches
Survivors tell of falling deeply in love with
the surface. Domestic abuse affects every one of us, directly
charming, kind and caring people whose behaviour changes
or indirectly. We won’t stop working towards our vision of
to become controlling and abusive. A third of all domestic
freedom from domestic abuse. We know how to make people
abuse starts during pregnancy – a time when you are most
safe and how to help them make the changes they need.
in need of care. Domestic abuse is not always physical, and
Though we celebrate our 20th anniversary this year, it is so
emotional abuse can be just as corrosive and damaging, with
sad that we are still needed. We wouldn’t be here without the
survivors left feeling worthless and isolated.
help and support of people like the End Of team.’
RISE stands for Refuge, Information, Support and
RISE has a track record at innovative working and has
Education and provides services ranging from direct advice
won a 2014 GSK Impact Award for developing a toolkit for
and help for those affected, to refuge space for families at
paramedics and ambulance staff to recognise signs of abuse
urgent risk. RISE also works in schools, teaching children
and respond appropriately. RISE also has staff discreetly
about healthy relationships to prevent the next generation
based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital offering direct
from repeating the same pattern, and is the first charity in
help to people in A&E and maternity units.
England to support LGBT survivors of domestic abuse. A priority for RISE is making it easier for people to get
RISE is well-supported locally in a variety of ways – from being the official local charity for the Brighton Half
help – research suggests only one in five incidents are
Marathon 2015, to its signature fundraiser, the RISE 8K
reported. Telling someone can be daunting; it may feel as
Undercliff Run for Women. For its 20th Anniversary it will
if you are risking your home, family and relationship and
host a ball in September and a national conference at the
that you might not be believed. This is the impetus behind
University of Sussex in November.
the new Domestic Abuse Surgery on Wednesday mornings
Details of these events and other ways to support RISE can
at Hove Town Hall. Run in partnership with Sussex police,
be found at www.riseuk.org.uk
the surgery is for anyone directly or indirectly affected by
@riseuk; 01272 622822
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The End Of event was an amazing party. But the message behind the event was serious, and so is the work of the fantastic RISE charity
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AUGUST 2013
Way back last year we looked at the controversial issue of fracking
OCTOBER 2013
Dan Raven considered his liver function
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SEPTEMBER 2013
We delved into the world of internet trolls and looked at what makes people do it. And we explored the craze for cocktails!
NOVEMBER 2013
Dan Raven got stuck into Movember…And lighting designer Philip Oakley brightened up the interiors section
NOSTALGIA STYLE FAMILY STYLE
MUM ON THE RUN
your child’s party is all about Don’t be fooled into thinking about which Oh no... these days it’s all the birthday girl or boy. Jandac bash of the year, says Laura mum can put on the best
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own wedding. At the time I swore
thing I it was the most stressful God I had ever done and thanked Most of my only had to do it once. and friends are also now married weddings they too organised their people – sometimes for 150-200 the globe – in far flung corners of prepared but nothing could have us for
the It all starts months before most actual event. Firstly, and venue. importantly, there is the there As with any town or village are only one or two preferred
prestigious locations to hold your bird gathering so it’s the early
have known that takes the prize. I on a women to be gazumped you’ll popular party venue, so need
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are on the Just when you think you the delicious home straight there comes buffet and nutritious homemade
the most stressful social event of any
child’s mother’s calendar: the uninitiated birthday party. To the it may seem that this comparison – how is a little out of proportion cake hard can it be to organise four-yearfew a for and balloons is VERY. olds? The short answer children In my experience the – but problem the are very rarely the these parties are not about proving children. This is all about and that that you are in control you can pull off the greatest
DECEMBER 2013
Cleo Rocos talked tequila… And Daniel Raven unwrapped the crass, commercial side of Christmas
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is expected. before to get ready. It After what feels like forever, everyone it will be time to send the home, but that’s where its ugly dreaded party bag rears the head. A piece of cake and enough. odd yo-yo simply isn’t this parties I have been to two a year where the bag included are hardback book! Balloons helium mean I expected too – and bags are ones with weights. Party noses of a final way to get up the as parents the already depressed they leave with their hyperactive
party since the millennium celebrations with ease.
hen I got married I organised my
to be prompt – and be prepared to offer
proprietor a small incentive to the or a donation to the church.
an Invitations are of course to be sent absolute must and have young out in ample time, as most calendar children have a social the that would make even your want you if so Queen weep, get in early. favourite people there Increasingly popular nowadays
mean a is the theme. I don’t just and there – bit of fancy dress here all aspects, oh no. A theme covers
magic with our little angels, out making literally anything during of balloons, keep order a lengthy (and now rather
stage from the cake taking centre cups, to the matching plates, bags napkins and hats. Party it’s are a minefield but, whether Peppa Pig pirates or princesses, have or Fireman Sam, you must the co-ordinating paraphernalia
and generous) pass the parcel – for even sing during the food
happy. to keep your offspring No party for the under-sevens at would be any sort of party t. all without the entertainmen and The days of ‘Simon says’ – and ‘dead fishes’ are long gone of party there is now a new wave work their entertainers who can
fee worth a handsome fee. It’s a can make paying though, as they they are or break the event –and talking what everyone will be so about on Monday morning they had better be good! you are on think you when Just comes the home straight there the delicious and nutritious
home-made buffet. Pre-prepared Sausage foods are not acceptable. be made rolls, if present, need to Hoops from scratch and Hula initially are not an option. If you must tie went with a theme you pizza it in here with homemade crowns in the shape of boats or and sandwiches painstakingly
princess laid out to resemble a doubt palace. There will without
nut be vegetarians, vegans, allergies and lactose intolerance so a good selection is essential, even if it takes half the
night
children, feeling completely the inadequate knowing that party they held was nowhere near as good – or worse, the next one is theirs!
knowing
apple of On the way home the he’s your eye will tell you that sort of had an idea about what My party he’d like next year. start advice is count to 10 and
they making notes. It’s a shame of a fivedidn’t ask the mother Royal year-old to organise the done it Wedding – she could have still had with her eyes closed and ■ time left for the hokey-cokey.
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Laura Jandac wrote about children’s parties, and we got healthy with a guide to superfoods
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Home Cooked
Independent education isn’t just for the super rich. Sam Bilton investigates what financial support is available to those on more modest incomes
Food has becom e my treat when I’m touring. It’s got to the point now where we book certain gigs, just so we can go to certain restau rants
Norman Cook is a global musica spanning some l star, with a career 30-odd years. But he’s also emerging as cautiously a real foodie . Sam Harrin caught up with gton-Lowe him to see what’s on the menu… PHOTOG
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We talked to gorgeous actress Julie Graham… And explored the options for scholarships and bursaries
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orman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, lives in a big right on the house beach, and we couldn’t have a more beautifu picked l day to visit. His home is and airy, and light we set up the He doesn’t seem photo shoot quickly. comfortable being photogr shuffles about aphed and a bit, althoug h he seems to chosen. ‘Most like the spot we’ve people just bung me in front groynes, or the of one of the smileys,’ he says. While our photogr apher snaps away, I chat throughout to him the shoot, gossipin g about old Brighton and faces. He names is clearly relieved when it ends, help thinking and I can’t it seems odd that he still struggles with photographed. being Maybe it just never stops feeling awkwar Outside, at the d. back of the house, on the decking sea, we settle by the down with cups of tea in the life gets more glorious sun, comfortable. and I’m here to talk love of food, to him about something he’s his been allowed a bit more. His to ‘come out’ management about team in the quiet, judging past have kept it to be ‘not really it very rock and properly out roll’, but he’s of the foodie closet now. Cook There has been loves food. much conjectu re locally about he’s involved just what in so, for the record, his interest s are as follows: ››
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Norman Cook fessed up about his love for food …And we held a big foodie party!
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SUSSEX FOOD FLAVOURS World Cup fever takes us by storm this month and we go all Brazilian, shaking the cachaรงa and mixing the salsa! In other news, the gentle broad bean takes centre stage as our seasonal hero, and we also bring you our usual mix of food and drink news, competitions and recipes
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Food news Sussex Style’s bon viveur Sam Bilton on this month’s tastes and treats
BROAD BEANS
IN SEASON
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think broad beans (also known as fava beans)
must be the cosiest beans in the vegetable kingdom. Snuggled in a fleece-lined pod it almost seems criminal to turf them out into a saucepan. Once they have been released from their slumber they are admittedly the Plain Jane of legumes. You need to slip off their dull green jackets
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pods are no more than 5cm
greengrocer’s café positively groaning
long, they can be eaten whole
under the weight of lush fruit and veg.
like mangetout peas. The more
It hints to good things going on within.
mature beans require very little
Stepping inside the Sussex Produce
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Company its purpose is clear. There are no
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them with some crisp pancetta,
stacked and its provenance clearly labeled.
or rippled through a Middle
It does what it says on the shop front and
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with some feta and plenty of
The back of the menu reads like a roll-
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protein, riboflavin and vitamin C
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and are very versatile. Check out
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producing some world-class sparkling wines. What better way to explore some of them than sitting on a vintage
TABLE N
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ot every talented cook wants to open their own restaurant, which is why the pop-up or supper club format is thriving. But perhaps one of the biggest headaches for the supper club host is the promotion of their event.
Enter Tabl, an online hub that connects enthusiastic cooks with adventurous diners looking for something more interesting than the conventional restaurant experience. ‘It’s like a dinner party with friends you haven’t met yet,’ explains co-founder Andrew Fisher. ‘Take a sidekick, a partner or go alone.’ As a potential guest you can browse forthcoming events on the website, find something you fancy and request a place at the table. As a host you can list your event for free and manage your bookings and even payments via the website. At the moment Tabl only lists events in Sussex (primarily Brighton) but they have big plans to expand the listing to further afield in the months to come. ‘It’s like having the management infrastructure of a well-run restaurant at your
Routemaster bus? The organisers of the Brighton & Hove Food and Drink festival will be running wine bus tours once a month during the summer. The tours give you an opportunity to find out more about how the wine is produced and will also include tastings. During the Harvest Festival in September the popular Gourmet Bus Tour returns, which takes in some of the county’s finest food producers as well as a vineyard. For more details and to book tickets visit www.brightonfoodfestival.com
Thirst
Quencher If you have a thirst for something different
this summer you may want to try Qcumber. This refreshing drink is made from natural
fingertips, whenever you need it, without the cost and headaches of permanent
cucumber essence and sparkling spring
premises,’ adds Andrew. www.tabl.com
water. It’s great as a stand-
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EMPANADAS with ROASTED PEPPER Brazil Nut Salsa
&
Brazil has some of the best street food in the world, which really shows off the diverse cultural influences that have shaped its food scene. These bite-sized empanadas are inspired by Brazilian flavours but are baked rather than deepfried (as is the tradition over there). Each filling will make 12 empanadas. Pastry for 12 Empanadas:
4) Place a teaspoon of your
Method
Ingredients
chosen filling on one half
• 175g plain flour • ½ tsp fine sea salt • p inch cayenne pepper • 40g lard or white vegetable
of a pastry round. Moisten
except the coconut into
the edges with water then
a food processor. Process
fold the other half over
until you have a smooth
to enclose the filling. Seal
paste. Transfer to a bowl
the empanada by pressing
and stir in the coconut.
a fork along the outside
Season to taste.
fat
• 1 tbsp vodka • 3-4 tbsp cold water • 1 egg, beaten, to glaze
1) Put all the ingredients
edge of the pastry. 6) Place the filled empanadas
Sweet Potato &
on a lined baking sheet.
Chorizo filling
Method
Brush with beaten egg
Ingredients
Preheat the oven to 1800C
and cook for 15 minutes
1) Put the flour, salt, cayenne
or until golden. Serve
and lard into a food
warm or cold with the
processor and process
roasted pepper and brazil
until combined.
nut salsa.
running, add the vodka
Prawn & Coconut filling
followed by the cold water,
Ingredients
one tablespoon at a time,
• 150g raw peeled prawns,
formed. Cover and chill for an hour before use. 3) Roll the pastry out until it is 2-3mm thick. Using a 7.5cm-diameter pastry cutter cut rounds from the
250g)
• ½ tbsp olive oil •½ medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 00g chorizo, roughly
2) With the motor still
until a ball of soft dough is
•
1 sweet potato (approx.
roughly chopped
• 1 small clove garlic, crushed • zest of 1 lime • small handful fresh coriander
in a bowl and mash with the egg yolk and a little salt and pepper. Stir in the filling is best left to cool completely in the fridge before use.
Method Preheat the oven to 1800C
Roasted Pepper &
1) Roast the sweet potato
Brazil Nut Salsa
in its jacket for 50-60
Ingredients
minutes. Allow to cool.
• 2 red peppers, quartered
2) Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat. Cook the
roll the remnants in order
desiccated coconut
onion until just starting
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flesh from its jacket. Place
• 1 egg yolk • S alt and pepper to season
• 2 tbsp unsweetened • salt and pepper to season
3) Remove the sweet potato
chorizo and onion. This
pastry. You will need to reto get 12 rounds.
further 3 minutes.
chopped into 5mm pieces
defrosted if frozen
• ½-1 red chilli, deseeded and
chorizo and cook for a
to brown then add the
and deseeded
• 1 -2 red chillies • 2 fat garlic cloves • 4 tbsp olive oil
TASTE STYLE
We have two bottles of Ypióca Cachaça to give away. Just email your name and address to samhl@sandrpublishing.co.uk with the title ‘Caipirinha’ to be in with a chance of winning.
I’ll be posting more Brazilian themed recipes on my blog during the World Cup. Like the Comfortably Hungry Facebook page for the latest updates
• 5 0g brazil nuts •½ tsp salt • a few sprigs fresh coriander • j uice of ½ lime
to the oven for a further five minutes. Place the pepper quarters in the bag with the chillies and garlic. Seal the bag and leave until
Something to drink
N
o Brazilian-themed party is complete without the country’s famous cocktail, the caipirinha. This drink
is made with cachaça (a spirit distilled from the pure juice
Method
cool enough to handle.
of sugar cane), limes and a little sugar. The caipirinha is a
Preheat the oven to 2000C .
Put the nuts to one side
no-fuss cocktail that is simple to make and really easy
1) Place the pepper quarters,
until required.
(possibly too easy) to drink!
chillies and garlic cloves
3) Peel the pepper quarters
Ypióca Cachaça is available at Sainsbury’s stores
(unskinned) in a bowl. Toss
and place in a food
the vegetables in 1 tbsp
processor. Deseed the
of the olive oil. Transfer
chillies (there’s no need
Ingredients
to a baking tray with the
to skin them) and squeeze
peppers skin side up and
the pulp from each clove
roast for 20 minutes.
of garlic. Add these to the
• 2½oz Ypióca Cachaça • 2 tsp granulated sugar • 8 lime wedges
2) Remove the tray from the
and online at www.sainsburys.com, priced £19.
food processor along with
oven. Place the chillies and
3 tbsp olive oil and the
Method
garlic in a plastic bag. Add
remaining ingredients.
1) M uddle the sugar into the lime wedges in an
the nuts to the peppers on
Process until you have a
Old Fashioned glass. Fill the glass with ice
the baking tray and return
smooth purée.
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FIT AT
50
I
It’s never too late to get in shape, with many people in their fifties, sixties and beyond finding a whole new lease of life, says Matt Guy Wright f you’re reading this article
your muscle memory will snap
a week can reduce your body fat
and are over fifty, chances
back because the foundations of
by 3 per cent in only 10 weeks,
are that you’re wanting to
fitness were planted while your
even if you don’t cut a single
look and feel better. People
adult body was forming.
calorie. Add brisk walking,
in their middle age and beyond
We know our metabolism slows
swimming or cycling into the mix
are becoming more proactive in
down as we age, depressingly
and your entire body will quickly
their pursuit of fitness. ‘A great,
so for some. What we can get
start to tone up. Weightlifting is
toned, sculpted body is the new
away with in terms of eating and
very easy, and it is not reserved
must-have designer bag,’ as one
drinking in our twenties, the
only for those scary-looking
female client recently said to me.
body punishes us for mercilessly
muscle mountain type creatures
She has a body most 25-year-old
a few decades on. Once we hit
who huff and puff all day in
women would kill for. She is 66.
40, we start to pay for all of those
the gym, only to stand in a long
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black coat on the door outside
Having trained people of all different ages, shapes and sizes in my career, I have seen a dramatic change in the fitness demographic over the past few years. Looking great from head to toe is no longer a privilege of the
You wake up one day and the fat fairies have kidnapped that fabulous derrière of yours and taken those snake hips with it
young. I now train more people
Spearmint Hippo of an evening. Weight or strength training is safe and effective for women and men of all ages, including those who are not in perfect health. In fact, people with health concerns often benefit the most
in the forties to seventies age
little indulgencies – and boy does
from exercise that includes
range than ever before.
it show. You wake up one day and
lifting weights. It can be very
The most important fact
the fat fairies have kidnapped
powerful in reducing the signs
I tell people is this: no matter
that fabulous derrière of yours
and symptoms of numerous
how many years you haven’t
and taken those snake hips with
diseases and chronic conditions,
exercised, lifted a weight or
it. It’s time to take action; time
such as arthritis, diabetes,
walked further than from your
to get your assets back. The faster
osteoporosis, obesity, back pain
door to your car, your body will
your body moves, the faster your
and depression.
respond to exercise more easily
metabolism will, too, revving
than you think. If you were
your body up to be a leaner,
into an exercise routine is
sporty as a teenager and you’re
meaner, fat-burning machine.
especially beneficial to women
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Just two weightlifting sessions
Incorporating strength training
post-menopause as it significantly
HEALTH STYLE
increases bone density and reduces the risk of fractures. However gently or energetically you choose to start getting in shape, it is vital that you find an exercise routine that you enjoy and that is realistic for your schedule to accommodate. If you like gyms, join one that is as close to your work or home as possible. If you’re already a gym member, talk to the professionals – that’s what they’re there for. If a gym is too pricey or just not your style, try getting some friends together to form a group where you can all start out together and be doing it with people you know. Find a fitness instructor to teach your group and you’ll be able to negotiate a good deal. However you do it, there is no greater motivator than the way we look and feel once we are doing something about it. When others notice the improvements too, even better. I have been training one lady four times a week for two and a half years and she is 56. She looks amazing, and often gets admiring glances, wolf whistles and quite a few compliments in the street from strangers. ‘I had a sweet young man ask me out for a drink when I was shopping in Waitrose the other day. My husband thinks it’s hilarious,’ she boasts. If you’re 50, you may not even be halfway through your life yet, so keep that body and mind of yours in the best shape for as long as possible. Matt Guy Wright is a personal trainer based in Brighton. 07814 765054; www.mattguywight.co.uk JUNE 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYL E .C O M | 3 9
Nail
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 the antibacterial bristles ensure
even dishwasher safe – for long lasting results. 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
ADVERTISING FEATURE
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.’
CONTACT US www.bruzz.com www.bruzz.com t: t: 0208 0208 677 677 7777 7777 e: Hello@bruzz.com e: Hello@bruzz.com JUNE 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYLE .C O M | 4 1
TREND REPORT
Whether you’re hitting the beach, holidaying with the in-crowd or heading to a festival, here’s our pick of this season’s must-haves, by fashion expert Sarah Drew Jones Andres Sarda
Michael Kors sunglasses, £76, www.sunglassesshop.co.uk
Kaftan, £19.95, H&M, Brighton, Chichester, Crawley, Worthing
Necklace £17.50, Topshop, stores across Sussex
Butterfly by Matthew Williamson swimsuit, £39.50, Debenhams, Brighton, Crawley, Eastbourne, Hastings, Worthing
BEACH GLAMOUR
Andres Sarda
For summer holidays, take your cue from Riviera style, where classic swimwear mixes with super-glam accessories in hot metals and bright pops of colour. Hero piece? The cutaway swimsuit: on-trend and oh-so-chic.
Andres Sarda
Sandals, £35, Accessorize, stores across Sussex
PrimaDonna bikini top (E-G cup), £77, and briefs, £43, Lily & Grace Lingerie, Forest Row Cover-up, £25, Marks & Spencer, stores across Sussex 42 | W W W. SU SS E X ST Y L E.CO M | J U NE 2014
Tote, £28, River Island, Brighton, Chichester, Crawley, Eastbourne, Worthing
Bikini top, £25, and briefs, £18, Biba at House of Fraser, Chichester
FASHION STYLE
Teresa Helbig
Silver rucksack, £69, Collection Weekend at John Lewis
Bracelet, £169, Thomas Sabo, in independent jewellers across Sussex Isabel Marant
Maxi dress, £119, Mint Velvet, Chichester
Chloé
FESTIVAL LUXE
Forget mudbaths and boho baubles; spring /summer 2014 festival fashion has a laid-back elegance. Opt for streamlined silhouettes in a neutral palette and add edge with funky jewels and embellished fabrics. Think Coachella-meets-couture, and have fun in the sun.
Lace playsuit, £69, French Connection, Brighton
Cuff, £8.50, Topshop, stores across Sussex
Sandals, £29.95, H&M, Brighton, Chichester, Crawley, Worthing
Dress, £85, Kate Moss for Topshop, stores across Sussex
Trousers, £139, Hobbs, Brighton and Chichester
Moto jacket, £195, Wallis, Eastbourne and Chichester and department stores across Sussex
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Necklace, £24.99, H&M, Brighton, Chichester, Crawley, Worthing Clutch, £59, Pied a Terre at House of Fraser, Chichester Topshop
Dress, £149, Monsoon, stores across Sussex
Ralph Lauren
Maxi dress, £125, Coast, Brighton and department stores across Sussex
Roberto Torretta
DRESS UP
Summer occasion wear calls for straight-from-the-catwalk polish. Look for ethereal draping, goddess gowns, cool shades of ice-white and aqua, and keep accessories sophisticated for maximum impact.
Marc Jacobs watch, £121.50, www.shadestation.co.uk
Embellished dress, £149, Monsoon, stores across Sussex
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Clutch, £55, Coast, Brighton and department stores across Sussex
Maxi dress, £89, Marks & Spencer, stores across Sussex
Heels, £65, Office, Brighton
FASHION STYLE
Necklace, £8.50, Diva at Miss Selfridge, Brighton and department stores across Sussex
Clutch, £79, Mary Portas for House of Fraser Dennis Basso
Earrings, £7.50, Accessorize, stores across Sussex
Osklen
Ana Locking
Watch, £159, Guess, in independent jewellers across Sussex
HOLIDAY HEROES
Sunhat, £19.50, Janet Reger for Debenhams, Brighton, Crawley, Eastbourne, Hastings, Worthing
Sandals, £29.50, Autograph at Marks & Spencer, stores across Sussex
Add the finishing touches to your holiday wardrobe with cute accessories in juicy, sunshine shades. A few well-chosen pieces will instantly dial up the drama of denim and weekend basics; sunglasses in a hot print add style kudos.
Sunglasses, £15, Topshop, stores across Sussex
Tote, £199, Radley, stockists across Sussex
Gladiators, £28, Office, Brighton
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THE FUTURE’S
BRIGHT After many years of trading, renowned jewellery designer Jeremy Hoye has decided to re-invent himself as the all-new House of Hoye, creating some unique, avant-garde jewellery
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JEWELLERY STYLE
J
eremy Hoye is a leading British contemporary
British designers who we find exciting and are very different
jewellery designer. He has been designing jewellery
from the high street stores.’
in his Brighton store since 1994, creating exciting collections in gold, platinum and silver for both men
Jeremy’s store has taken on a complete new identity and feel. ‘The store has doubled in size, which allows us to use the
and women. After 20 years at the same location he felt now
space creatively. We want the store to be a place of interest
was the time to re-invent and create his jewellery emporium,
for visitors to Brighton. We aim to hold various events at
House Of Hoye. He explains: ‘A light came on in my head
the store, such as small music gigs, launch parties and art
while on holiday last summer. I decided I didn’t want to
exhibitions. We recently held Handbags For Hospices’ launch
create a brand but just design and make really good jewellery.
party at our store and allowed them to have a small pop-up
I felt this had been lost over the last 20 years. I have been
shop at our premises. By collaborating with other creatives
designing but not releasing new collections until I felt the
we are broadening our customer base and it’s more fun for
time was right. That time is now. With House of Hoye I have
our customers visiting the store.’
the opportunity to show my passion for jewellery. Rather than
Jeremy Hoye has worked with many big names including
designing large collections that take months to produce I am
Diesel, Virgin Airlines, Jaeger, Porsche, O2, Vauxhall and
making one-offs and small collections of five or six pieces.
renowned couture designer Jenny Packham. He has also
‘This makes the store and website more interesting
collaborated with BMG records, which saw his jewellery
and keeps both my customers and I more interested.
worn by chart-topping stars including Avril Lavigne and
Commissions and re-modelling being a big part of my work.
Sister Bliss. Other celebrities include Holly Willoughby,
Dealing with the customers directly I can make sure that
Fearne Cotton and Zoë Ball.
nothing is lost in translation. It also gives me the chance
www.houseofhoye.com
to push the customer towards designing and making more
22a Ship Street Brighton
unique designs. We are also showing the work of other
info@houseofhoye.com; 01273 776097 JUNE 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYL E .C O M | 4 7
HOME STYLE
B
Home Sweet Home luebird Care
Q: Do you have to commit
can provide
to a long-term contract?
quality care
A: The short answer
and support
is no. Both live-in care
in the comfort of your
services and residential
own home and offers
care homes should offer
a bespoke service with
a four-week trial. While
care visits that can range
live-in care is not such
from 30 minutes to full
a shock to the system, it’s
live-in support. Bluebird
still important that you
Care now has 180 offices
trial it to make sure this
in the UK and Republic
works for the customer
of Ireland, providing over
and their family.
4.5 million home care
Q: Can live-in care
visits every year. Here, Bluebird Care talks about the live-in
keeps options open, as the customer’s
services manage the home as well?
care part of its service and answers the
house won’t need to be sold. The
A: Yes they can. Families lead busy lives
all-important questions to help you
care worker stays in the home with
and often find it difficult to keep on top
decide on the best care for you.
the customer and provides care seven
of things. Whether it’s fixing a leaking
days a week.
tap or getting someone in to clear the
Q: What are the choices available
garden, live-in care services can help –
for help at home?
Q: Should I consider residential care
although the customer and their family
A: There are different forms of
or live-in care?
should always have the final say on
dedicated support for when, often as
A: If the customer’s main need is
what’s done and how much to spend.
a result of ageing, we need more help
accommodation then residential care
to enable us to remain in our own
may be the answer. If personalised care
Q: Won’t I need to sell my house to
home. This can often be provided by
and support is more important, then
fund residential care?
visiting for a couple of hours a day,
live-in care is probably the best option.
A: While some families sell their homes
something Bluebird Care are specialists
Live-in care will enable and support
to fund residential care, this is a final
in, but there is a point at which
continued independence and enhance
step. For those who wish to stay in
residential care may be considered
current lifestyles such as shopping
their own home, a better first step may
because a higher amount of care and
in the local community, visiting the
be to use live-in care. If funds are not
focus is required. The Bluebird Care
hairdressers, and attending social
available to support this, the home can
live-in service is a direct alternative to
events. Residential care can diminish
be used to raise finance to fund live-in
this. Many customers prefer it because
independence and reduce somebody’s
care. Bluebird Care has found ethical
it retains a sense of independence and
current lifestyle.
finance partners that can help with this.
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LIVE IN CARE Caring for your lifestyle
LIVE-IN CARE
TO FIND OUT MORE CALL
Live-in care with Bluebird Care provides our customers with full-time live-in support. This provides a realistic alternative to residential care when full-time support is needed, and is completely flexible so that you, or your loved ones, can continue to enjoy an independent lifestyle in the comfort of your own home.
Chichester Eastbourne Haywards Heath Lewes
01243 839859 01323 727 903 01444 891135 01273 616494
www.bluebirdcare.co.uk JUNE 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYL E .C O M | 4 9
Live-in care & companionship in the comfort of your own home Your Home. Your Lifestyle. Your Choice. If now’s the time to talk, we’re always happy to listen. Contact us on
0844 209 2646
www.country-cousins.co.uk
Regain the use of this valuable space and start enjoy your conservatory again by contacting us today for a free, no obligation quotation
THE GREAT OUTDOORS This month it’s all about al fresco living, from the glam girl’s guide to festival chic to fabulous outdoor lighting. We’ve got gardens, games and gizmos galore, so whether you’re staying at home or going abroad, grab the SPF and head outside!
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BEAUTY STYLE
FESTIV L CHIC
As the sun comes out and we take to the great outdoors, whether you’re camping, glamping or heading to a festival, stay stylish and cool with these essential beauty goodies…
bareMinerals Ready To Go Complexion Perfection Palette £39 Everything you need for a flawless, radiant complexion with a no-make-up look and feel. Available at Boots and department stores
Femfresh Intimate wipes £1.59 Avoid that queue for the shower and stay fresh as a daisy. These pH-balanced handy wipes are biodegradable too. Available at supermarkets and chemists
The Body Shop Soothing Aloe Gel £8 This soothing facial gel contains organic aloe vera and is an instant rescue when skin needs extra care for sunburn etc. Available at The Body Shop
D7 Popper Compact Brush £2.50 A brush and mirror all in one, this hairbrush compact features smooth, ball-tipped retractable pins and vanity mirror. Perfect. Available at Boots and Superdrug
Chanel Chance Shimmering Body Cream £57 A touch of luxury is a must and we adore this cream, launching on 13th June. It gives just a whisper of shimmer, nothing OTT. Très glam Call 020 7493 3836 for stockist details
Lush Ultrabalm £8.75 Keep this all-purpose balm in your survival kit for just about anything. Cuts, chafes, dry lips… it’s a little pot of moisturising wonder. Available at Lush stores
Batiste Dry Shampoo 50ml £1.55 The UK’s number one dry shampoo is now available in a 50ml size. Choose from flirty Blush, summery Tropical or Original. Available at supermarkets and chemists
Dr Bronner’s Magic Liquid Soap £1.99 With 18-in-1 uses in one bottle you can use this to wash your body, hair or even as mouthwash. Comes in a range of scents. Available at Waitrose and health food stores
This Works In Transit Spray-on Moisture £18 Delivers an intense hit of hydration, in an airport-friendly size bottle. Its gentle formula makes it suitable for both face and body. Available at spas and beauty salons
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HOTEL DU VIN BRIGHTON
FOR YOUR SPECIAL DAY, CHOOSE SOMEWHERE REALLY RATHER SPECIAL
Hotel du Vin Brighton is situated in the Lanes conservation area, a pebbles’ throw from the seafront. There are two private rooms for you to choose from, Dome and Hush Heath. The Dome, as the name suggests is an impressively large and airy domed room with a stunning ‘wineglass’ chandelier centrepiece that floods with natural daylight and can accommodate up to 100 people. Ruinart is a slightly smaller room with French doors, bespoke artwork and an adjoining door to the bistro providing a truly unique space. So big or small we have the perfect space for your special day.
0844 736 4251 events.brighton@hotelduvin.com
w w w. H O T E L D U V I N . c o m HOTEL DU VIN & BISTRO, SHIP STREET, BRIGHTON, SUSSEX BN1 1AD
The
GARDEN GANG Embrace contemporary design and add some bold, quirky touches to your outdoor space this summer, says Jess Denny
Rainboots This quirky porcelain umbrella stand in porcelain can also be used as a vase for flowers. £130, Spotted, Steyning
Horse Tyre Swing This fun, solid horse swing with yellow rope mane can be easily attached to any tree. £85, Spotted, Steyning
Chaussures Flower Pots These funny and versatile concrete Brogues add an element of fun to whatever you put in them. £52.50, Edited, Brighton
Aquart Shower A copper outdoor shower with an irresistible retro charm, which fits perfectly to the natural appearance of your garden. £160, www.madeindesign.co.uk
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Festival Picnic Table The perfect companion to enjoy the sunny days, this table with integrated benches can be easily folded and turned into a compact case. £149, Rockett St George
HOME STYLE
Seletti Swan Watering Can This clever ceramic swan can be used as a watering can, a teapot or a vase. Available in white or red. £130, Edited, Brighton
Seletti Bella Vista Outdoor Light Garland Measuring 14.2m long and featuring 10 LED contemporary, golf ball-style light bulbs. Available in black or white. £85, Heal’s, Brighton
Paralumi Shades Designed to fit with the Seletti Bella Vista light garlands, Paralumi offers a modern take on traditional lampshades. £10 each, Heal’s, Brighton
Seletti Outline garden bench, chair and table This fabulously stylish range of garden furniture is made from metal but benefits from cataphoresis painting, giving it high corrosion resistance and maximum protection from rust. Bench £613, Chair £419, Table £123, Vale Furnishers, Ash Vale
Capello Silicon Cap Designed to fit with the Seletti Bella Vista light garlands, these silicon caps each measure 20cm in diameter. £7.50 each, www.madeindesign.co.uk JUNE 21014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYL E .C O M | 5 5
Home
I
Comforts
Sick of being surrounded by clutter? Have a spring clean and recreate the orderliness and calm of a boutique hotel room in your own home, says Sofie Allsopp t is around this time of
have more ordered homes, with
year that many of us start
less stuff sitting around not being
planning our annual
used. So this ‘hotel project’ is
holiday. Be it a pilgrimage
starting with a spring clean –
to the sun or a week in the Lake
a cathartic clear out.
District, I am sure many of
First stop: the wardrobe. If
you spend a few hours at work
you have not worn something
sneakily gazing at hotel websites
in a calendar year, out it goes.
when the boss isn’t looking.
Be ruthless – pare down your
I love hotels; they provoke in
clothes, shoes and underwear to
me a childlike excitement – huge
a manageable ‘capsule’ collection.
beds, fluffy bath robes, mini
If you don’t want to give items
bottles of shampoo and booze,
away but you never wear them,
TV in the bedroom, room service
store them in the attic. Go
and chocolates on your pillows.
through your make-up drawers,
What’s not to love?
throw out the old mascaras,
I also love the orderliness and
manky powder compacts and
calm of a hotel bedroom and
that blue eye-shadow you bought
I have often wanted to recreate
for an eighties fancy dress party.
the feel of these rooms in my own
Pack away the nick-knacks,
home. I am not talking Premier
leaving just a few photographs
Inn here; I want my bedroom
of books and old water glasses
to resemble one of the suites at
and the dressing table is clear as
Babington House or The Wild
a bell; not overflowing with half-
Rabbit, Daylesford’s new
full moisturiser tubs and dusty
establishment in Oxfordshire.
photograph frames. The lack of
As a result I have deconstructed
mess and disorder is calming –
the hotel room so I can recreate
Zen as the Japanese would say,
it in my little apartment in
in fact for this project we need
Edinburgh and feel as if I am
to take a leaf out of their book
on holiday all year round.
and minimise our clutter.
This page: Tripod Triomphe table, OKA Opposite: Lampshade in Angus Stripe Nordic Ivory, cushions and throws in checks and stripes, all Ian Mankin
and prized items. Believe me, it’s worth it – nothing is more satisfying than a proper oncea-year clear out. Now you are ready to transform your bedroom into a chic, sleek master suite. Choose a colour palette: I recommend a pale neutral tone for the walls and one or two possibly brighter,
People in Tokyo live in tiny
complementary colours for soft
a hotel room – there is no clutter,
spaces, the price of property per
furnishings, linen, curtains and
the wardrobes are empty, the
sq m is among the highest in the
accessories. The Crosby Street
bedside tables are gloriously free
world and as a result they tend to
Hotel, NYC has some seriously ››
As I say, I love the order of
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I love the order of a hotel room – the bedside tables are gloriously free of old water glasses and the dressing table isn’t overflowing with half-full moisturiser tubs
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1
3
stylish rooms – I love its pale
is an Aladdin’s cave when it
grey and yellow scheme, which
comes to lighting and I challenge
is simple yet glamorous. The bed
anyone not to find something to
needs to be the focal point, and
their taste. I have gone with the
one of the easiest ways to add a
small Pisa table lamp in bronze
bit of va va voom to your divan
with a herb silk shade, which
is with a beautiful headboard.
I think complements the OKA
Laura Ashley is my go-to for
side tables perfectly.
headboards – they have a choice
If you are going all out and
of five styles of upholstered
would like to have new curtains
4
board, from the modern Camber
made, I rcan ecommend one
to the more traditional Stanton
particular designer, Ian Mankin,
and an extensive range of fabrics
who has the most beautiful range
with which to cover them. Taking
of natural fabrics, specialising
inspiration from my New York
in tickings, stripes and checks
Hotel I would opt for the Stanton
– think soft biscuit and beige
in Dalton Dove Grey (super king
eye-wateringly expensive but Etsy
linens with pale blues, greens
£550) although I was also quite
has a wide range for a pleasingly
and reds running through them.
taken with Amie Pink (£475).
purse-conscious price.
They are also 100% natural and
For bedside tables I have
For bed linen I go to The White
produced in a Lancashire cotton
Company – its Dulwich range is
chosen OKA’s delicate Triomphe
mill run by the same family for
beautiful; crisp white with just a
Tripod table (£285 each) as I love
six generations.
small silver border to tie in with
the antique mirror finish and the
the grey headboard, and I’ll top
Art Deco feel of them. They are
re-cover your dressing-table chair
this off with the luxurious Albany
small enough to fit either side of
or, if you are feeling up for a craft
quilt in silver (super king £325).
your bed if space is on the tight
For my brighter colour I have
side but are big enough to fit
opted for a dusky pink instead of
a lamp, book and picture frame.
yellow. I love the combination of
Lighting is also incredibly
grey with subtle flashes of pink
important and you want soft
and it gives me an excuse to buy
lighting by your bed; enough
some SilkWay pink Ikat cushions
to read by but not enough to
from Etsy (£16.13). I adore these
infuriate your partner if they are
Uzbekistani fabrics, they can be
trying to fall asleep. Vaughan
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Outside
Make your garden bright and beautiful this summer, and add a touch of glamour to your al fresco dining, says Laura Jandac
A
From top: Ice Queen chandelier; Gold Digger hose with Reindeer mount; Butterfly garden bench, all Rockett St George
friend of mine who has recently moved to Australia happened to mention while we
were having a catch up that she and her boyfriend were off to
miserable days into the most
a barbecue the following week.
gloriously pleasant ones. Bright colours are always a
I was so jealous that unlike us unlucky Brits, the Aussies
must for the garden because they
were able to make plans and
always look fabulous. should
assume that unless there was
the sun rear its head, and the
a catastrophic change in the
selection of plates, glasses and
weather patterns it would be
cutlery suitable for outside and
sunny tomorrow, the next day
designed to avoid breakages
and the day after that.
without compromising on style is constantly growing. Check
In the past, I’ve invited friends over to mine on a sunny morning only for the garden to
out John Lewis (www.johnlewis.com) for great melamine
be a washout by the afternoon. They have no idea how
tableware and beautiful glassware that has to be touched
lucky they are. Deciding that I wouldn’t let the weather get
before you realise it is not actually glass.
in the way I would throw some shrimps on the barbie the
The beautiful butterfly garden bench pictured here is from
following weekend, no matter what. As the week went on,
Rockett St George (www.rockettstgeorge.co.uk) and is very
the sun seemed to get brighter and warmer by the day
reasonably priced at £125., and it is an asset to any garden.
so as I collected together the barbecue paraphernalia I actually allowed myself to relax and think that my optimism might just actually pay off. It has been so long since I have allowed myself to believe an outdoor get together might actually happen I realised that my
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Go crazy with fairy lights as dusk falls and
Bright colours are always a must for the garden because they always look fabulous, should the sun rear its head
if you are feeling flush or are ready to get down on one knee and pop the question the Ice Queen chandelier with its beautiful LED lights is an absolute must (£1,212, also Rockett St George). Plant flowers in old welly boots or an old
garden furniture was slightly lacking. Two broken garden
tin bath and when it’s time to water them look no further
chairs, a sun lounger and a wobbly table didn’t really cut
than the fabulously named Gold Digger hose with reindeer
the mustard so I started to look around to see what was on
wall mount at £119.95 and £249.95 respectively.
offer and was pleasantly surprised. Despite our hit and miss
Whether rain or shine make your garden the place to
weather, manufacturers are designing and supplying some
be this summer and just believe that the sun will make an
fabulous outdoor furniture that can turn even the most
appearance. I’m crossing everything.
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ltering or refurbishing
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your home is, for many, a once-in-a-
Strategic design and briefing
lifetime opportunity
After an initial briefing meeting,
Opposite: A view of the new library from the living room at the family home in Highbury, London. The refurbished house provides an elegant and practical backdrop to family life
for the house, projecting slightly into the garden. This ‘unlocked’ the plan of the house, providing more generous living and kitchen
to create rooms and spaces
we work up a number of strategic
that reflect their lifestyle,
design options to work out
personalities and tastes. It also
broadly what will be possible
represents a sizeable financial
and to think laterally around the
outlay, involving various
brief. It is often better for a client
professions and trades and a
to think about what they would
the dormer-plus-extension option
significant upheaval of daily life.
like the project to achieve, rather
and it was more functional
than describe how they think it
too, plus it had the additional
should be done.
benefit of replacing the ugly
In order to gain the most from your budget and your professional team it is important
Our project for the extension
spaces on the ground floor and adding a bedroom and en-suite bathrooms to the first floor. Cost-wise, this solution compared very favourably with
rear elevation with an elegant
to be mindful of the key stages
of a house in a pretty Suffolk
new one. The project achieved
in any construction project.
village is one example. The client
planning permission without
wished to add a bedroom and a
a hitch in this Conservation Area,
centre every project,’ says partner
kitchen extension to the property
Area of Outstanding Natural
Timothy Smith. ‘Not only do
by building into the attic and the
Beauty and Site of Special
they commission the work to be
garden. Our solution was actually
Scientific Interest!
undertaken, but their character
to propose a new rear elevation
‘For us, the client is at the
and lifestyle, and the nature of their existing home and plans for its alteration are the basis of the project.’ The key stages in any build for Timothy Smith &
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agree the look and feel of the design by choosing materials and basic construction details. We also establish the Planning Permission requirements and make the relevant applications. We recently gained planning permission for a large new house and barn conversion in a sensitive location next to a listed cottage. This involved extensive negotiation with the local planning department and our computer visualisations were key to the successful outcome. Director of the development company, Susan Humphrey says: ‘The process of gaining planning approval can be bewildering, but establishing a clear case for
Clockwise from main image: An interpretation of a Victorian staircase in Highbury; computer visualisations were key to gaining planning permission in a sensitive location; a bathroom at the Highbury property
our proposal with the beautiful images that Smith & Taylor produced was incredibly useful.’ Detailed design and specification This is a major piece of work but it is also an exciting one when we work very closely with the client to define the precise materiality of the project and all of the fittings and finishes. Our refurbishment of a house in Highbury, London was fully specified down to the light switches and door handles; the new rhyming with the original Victorian features. Home cinema installations were discretely designed into bespoke cupboards by working closely
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Establishing a clear case for our proposal with the beautiful images that Smith & Taylor produced was incredibly useful
with the audio/visual experts and specialist joiners and new finishes were detailed to work perfectly with the existing period features of the property. Visualisations were made of the
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main rooms for the client so that they could make decisions about
Main image: A new joinery piece – based on a traditional settle – in a listed Georgian townhouse
finishes and colours, and the result was a home that is at once the expression of our client’s tastes and also an elegant and practical backdrop to family life. We advise on all sorts of
Below, clockwise from bottom: Existing facade of the Suffolk property; model of proposed scheme; investigative sketches
technical matters such as the integration of underfloor heating or of different strategies for lighting, for example, and we liaise with any other parties such as structural engineers. Construction The detailed information is used to obtain prices from suitable builders. Once a price has been agreed we set up a standard form of contract between the client and the builder, which is used to ensure that the project is built on budget and on time. We work with the builder to ensure that the quality of the construction meets the required specification. It is important to us that the investment in time and money that our clients have made in the earlier stages of the job is protected all the way through to completion. We deal with queries from site and visit regularly – weekly or more, often – to check on progress. Ensuring that the client enjoys the process and that all professionals and trades can operate to their very best and produce work that they are
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Steve Jones, Managing Director at Bellway Homes South
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MUM ON THE RUN Laura Jandac used to enjoy a few drinks on a school night… until she tried looking after a small child the morning after
T
here are some things in life that just go together. Jelly and ice-cream, grandparents and babysitting or wellies and muddy puddles but I have discovered to my peril that there are also some
combinations that simply do not mix and must not to be tried. For me it was small children and hangovers. I can cope with either of them on their own quite admirably (the latter having had many years of practice) but together they are a formidable concoction, guaranteed to floor you on impact despite your best efforts. At my age I should know better, I groaned to myself. I have had many a hangover in my time, with varying degrees of severity but rarely anything I couldn’t handle: ‘Nothing a coke and salt and vinegar crisps can’t fix,’ I would repeat like a stuck record, but when you throw a four-year-old into the mix, challenging is an understatement. and subsequently on me, which I was sure he had never done
said, ‘get better mummy’. Oh, the shame!! He duly went
before until my husband assured me that he does it every
downstairs and played beautifully on his own. Oh, the guilt!
morning. He seemed only to be able to shout for some reason
If I hadn’t been quite so close to death I would have followed
and despite mummy’s begging he couldn’t turn the volume
him down in a nanosecond but sadly just the movement
down. My husband assured me again that this is a regular
of an eyeball was too much. I hereby promise to never again
occurrence. Eggs were promptly demanded for breakfast, by
drink on a school night.
which point I knew I had to take drastic action. I carefully explained to my son that I had picked up the
I relayed this story to a good friend that reckons I got off pretty lightly. She told of a child/hangover episode that truly
same stomach bug that his best friend George had had
trumped mine. Said friend had the kind of hangover that
the week before (ooh, the lies!) He kissed my head and
creeps up on you. The one where you wake up in the morning
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My son greeted me that morning by jumping on the bed
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He went downstairs and played beautifully on his own. I would have followed him down in a nanosecond but sadly just the movement of an eyeball was too much
and give yourself a pat on the back for making to the next
There were bouncy castles, merry-go-rounds and bumper
morning without so much as a dry throat. As she was
cars. Her children’s faces lit up and hers dropped. Whilst she
feeling so well she had planned a full family day out – beach,
could throw money at them for the bouncy castle, bumper
sandcastles, picnic, the works.
cars needed to be driven by a grown-up and she had no
On the car journey on the way there she started to sober
choice but to belt-up and take the wheel. I’ll let you fill in the
up (she wasn’t the designated driver) and realised too late
gaps but needless to say her daughter was left in the middle
that a day on the beach was absolutely not what the doctor
of the circuit without a designated driver as my friend legged
had ordered. When they arrived, breathing a sigh of relief
it to the nearest bathroom. She too vowed never again to
they hadn’t had to pull over, she quickly noticed, but not as
drink if she had the children the following day.
quickly as her two children, that the fair had come to town.
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A SPORTING CHANCE Should school sports be competitive or does the pressure of winning take the fun out of playing? Sam Bilton investigates
M
any of us parents
football team. But it seems not
have stood on
all children share their parent’s
the sidelines,
thirst for victory.
devoting hours to
A recent survey conducted
Above: Sally Gunnell, pictured with her husband Jonathan and three boys, believes that competition in sport is important
The winner takes it all Everyone likes to win but is it the be all and end all of sport? ‘Winning is important as it’s
supporting our children in their
by Marylebone Cricket Club
your moment to show that you
sporting endeavours. It may be a
(MCC) and the Chance to Shine
weekly occurrence or just once a
cricket charity revealed that
year, but at some point you will
64% of children would be
Sally Gunnell, herself no
be required to demonstrate your
relieved, not bothered or happier
stranger to winning. She is
solidarity with your offspring as
if the competitive element of
still the only woman to hold
they take part in a sport.
school sport was removed. ‘It’s
the Commonwealth, European,
are really good at something,’ says former Olympic athlete
A curious thing happens to
worrying to see that so many
World and Olympic track titles
these spectators. Even the most
children would be relieved to
concurrently.
placid individual can turn into
see competition removed from
‘But losing is important too,’
a snarling pit bull as they get
sport,’ said Wasim Khan MBE,
adds Gunnell, who lives in West
caught up in the competitive
chief executive of Chance to
Sussex with her husband and
spirit. I’ve watched fathers clap
Shine. Coaches from the charity
three boys. ‘Life isn’t all plain
and bark at their children to
will be visiting schools across the
sailing. If you lose you shouldn’t
encourage them to go faster in
country this summer to explain
dwell on it but should move on
swimming galas and diminutive
the importance of playing
and learn from your mistakes.’
mothers take the burly, 6ft 3in
competitive sport fairly and to
referee to task over a decision to
demonstrate the benefits it can
Federation (WSFF) has expressed
award a penalty against her son’s
bring to children’s lives.
concern over the number of
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The Women’s Sport and Fitness
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National School Sport Week 23rd-27th June
Encourage your school to register for National School Sport Week. It will have access to a range of resources, guidance and ideas on how to engage children to take part in at least five hours of PE and sport during this week. For more information, visit www.youthsporttrust.org
girls dropping out of sport in their teens. Just over one in ten 14-year-old girls currently meet the official guidelines for physical activity, half the number of boys bring health and well-being into
at the same age.
the workplace. ‘The activities
There are many issues that are turning girls off sport including
available should be more diverse,
family concerns about the safety
such as zumba or dance classes
of sporting activities, girls’
rather than traditional sports.’ ‘The truth is that everyone
concerns over their appearance, the perceived masculinity of sport,
is different and it is important
not to mention the competitive
that schools recognise this and
nature of many sports.
provide a variety of activities that are best suited to their pupils,’
‘A large number of girls feel that too much PE and
these activities way from the
school sport is still focused on
gaze of boys, in girl-only groups
traditional competitive sport,
so that they can feel comfortable
and attention is reserved for the
in what they wear. But above all
sporty and talented,’ explains
they want to feel encouraged and
Ruth Holdaway, CEO of the WSFF.
rewarded for their efforts.
Above: Cricket is being kept alive in schools across the country, thanks to the Chance to Shine charity
director for the Youth Sport Trust. ‘Some will have a natural pull towards competition and thrive in that environment while others will be more comfortable
‘Participating in sport should CRICKET PHOTOGRAPHY: CHANCE TO SHINE
says Alison Oliver, managing
taking part in activities and
It’s the taking part that counts
be fun so if girls aren’t enjoying
sports for other outcomes such
According to the research the
it we should be asking whether
as fun, health and friendship.’
WSFF has conducted into girls’
we are teaching it appropriately,’
attitudes towards sport, girls
comments Sally, who now
competitive? E-mail us at samhl@
do want to be more active. They
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would like a wider range of fun activities to choose from, which they can do with their friends. Ideally, they would prefer to do
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know your thoughts. www.chancetoshine.org www.sallygunnell.com www.wsff.org.uk
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KICKING THE HABIT Encourage your children to ditch their electronic gadgets and get active this summer, says Sam Bilton
I
f statistics are to be
The same study also found that
believed it appears we
62 per cent of 12-15-year-olds now
are in danger of breeding
own a smartphone. Is there a
a generation of couch
link between the two or are the
potatoes who are more interested
findings from these studies
in downloading the latest app on
a mere coincidence?
their smartphone or tablet than kicking a ball or going for a walk. Researchers at University
The lure of the smartphone or tablet is undeniably irresistible for young people. Many children
College London have found that
(mine included) would happily
51 per cent of seven-year-olds
waste hours of their day tapping
in the UK do not achieve the
away at a small screen. So perhaps
recommended hour of physical
it’s time we gave them a gentle
activity each day. The fear is that
nudge in the direction of some
children will be less active as they
non-app based recreational
get older, becoming more unfit
activity. After all, active kids are
and at risk of obesity.
healthy and happy kids.
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Now bear in mind some recent research from Ofcom,
Get on your bike
which shows that the number
Cycling is a great way for the
of children aged 5-15 who have
whole family to keep fit and,
access to a tablet computer has
providing you already have a bike
doubled to 51 per cent since 2012.
and helmet, it’s cheap too. There
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Above: Cobnor Activity Centre near Chichester offers a range of residential and non-residential outdoor activity courses
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are some great cycling routes across East and West Sussex and many are suitable for children. Some district councils list cycling routes on their websites, and Horsham District Council (www.horsham.gov.uk) grades the routes in its area according to suitability, from beginner (relatively flat, quiet roads and easy off-road) to experienced rider (steep gradients, some busier roads and technical off-road. In East Sussex, the Cuckoo Trail is a picturesque route running through the Sussex countryside from Eastbourne includes sailing, climbing,
mostly traffic-free and is along 14
archery, mountain biking,
miles of surfaced path. You can
orienteering and many more
download suggested cycle routes
activities to boot. It also offers a
ultimately, it’s about having fun.’
from both www.westsussex.gov.uk
non-residential programme too.
www.itsgreatoutdoors.org.uk
and www.eastsussex.gov.uk.
www.ardinglyactivitycentre.co.uk
Above: Making a splash at Cobnor Activity Centre
www.cobnor.com Making a splash
into account the age, abilities and experience of those we teach. But,
Summer camps There’s certainly plenty of variety
Your child could try out their
Explore the great outdoors
at Super Camps, a holiday day
nautical prowess at the Ardingly
Encourage your child to re-
camp for 4-14-year-olds, which
Activity Centre. It runs morning
engage with nature and enrol
operates at different locations
or afternoon taster sessions over
them in a woodland school.
around the country. Find one in
five days for children aged 6-10.
Simon Crowley, a father of two
Sussex at Brighton & Hove Junior
No prior experience is needed
boisterous boys and a qualified
School, Handcross Park School
and they will learn to single-
Forest School Leader, runs It’s
and St Paul’s Catholic College in
handedly sail a special boat
Great Outdoors in woodland
Burgess Hill.
designed for young children,
near Chailey and Horsted Keynes.
which is safe, stable and great
His classes give children the
children the opportunity to play
fun. It also holds multi-activity
opportunity to be active outdoors
sports such as dodgeball, create
weeks where the over-eights
while exploring nature and
new craft projects such as papier
can experience kayaking,
learning woodland and bushcraft
mâché piñatas or discover more
windsurfing and raft building.
skills. ‘It’s Great Outdoors places
about science through making a
Its Multi Activity Camps give
an emphasis on building self-
volcano. This summer they will be
a little more independence this
confidence, self-reliance and self-
introducing futsal, a new 5-a-side
summer might enjoy spending
esteem in young people,’ explains
football game played on a smaller
Slightly older children seeking
PHOTOGRAPHY: FOX PHOTOS
Simon. ‘Every “adventure” takes
Park to Heathfield. The trail is
a week living under canvas, away from their parents. Cobnor Activity Centre near Chichester offers a fun-packed summer camp for 8-14-year-olds, which
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It’s Great Outdoors places an emphasis on building self-confidence, self-reliance and self-esteem in young people
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Take
On a sunny mini-break in rural Portugal, how would our hotel inspector Julie Burchill cope without her beloved hotel luxuries?
ABreak
I
used to be a total diva when
really get along, even for four
it came to hotels – the
nights, in a place where was there
wrong sort of vodka in the
no room service, no bedroom wi-
minibar or a thread-count
fi and NO TOWEL MENU?
south of sumptuousness and
As I took in the blazing
Room with a view: The villa’s elegant bedrooms and stunning bathrooms offer incredible views of the beautiful suroundings
on a lounger and take strong drink. A big, cold, uncrowded swimming pool, endless sunshine, good company, lovely food and lots of booze – is a sweetie on the
I’d be calling for the manager
Mediterranean heat less than
quicker than you can say Mariah
three hours from Gatwick and
Carey. So I felt somewhat unsure
after a monumentally miserable
prices and having to put up with
of how I’d get along when offered
British winter, I was so pleasantly
other people’s irritating offspring?
a trip to stay for a long weekend
surprised that I had to lie down
at Nespereira, a holiday estate in rural Portugal. Could someone who regards having to stay in a four-star hotel as ‘roughing it’
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Over the long (and lost) weekend we lounged, drank, jumped in lakes and rode to the most unspoilt beaches I’ve ever seen
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pillow and an origami’d toilet roll any real reward for five-star
It’s quite a drive from Faro airport, yes, but the payback is the vast amount of space in which to enjoy yourself, so different from the rather battery-
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hen-in-a-gilded-cage feeling you can get queuing up with dozens of surly Germans to fill your plate from a buffet so ostentatious that it makes the Horn of Cornucopia resemble a Depression-era soup kitchen. A whopping 240 hectares of valleys and mountains, teeming with wildlife (and that was just my gang) and dotted with gorgeous, original buildings from bungalows to windmills, which are all available to rent, with a brilliant restaurant opening onto a glorious pool. Over the long (and lost) weekend we lounged, drank, jumped into lakes, rode in jeeps to the most unspoilt beaches I’ve ever seen and generally had about the best time ever. Nespereira is the brainchild of the remarkable Sarah Gredley, who left England a decade ago to re-create this unusual and fascinating holiday experience for those suffering from what I think of as Luxury Fatigue. There’s only so many times ›› JUNE 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYLE .C O M | 8 1
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that a person can be sprayed with chilled Evian water, in my experience, without finding it a somewhat humiliating experience for both the sprayer and the sprayed, and the unique Nespereira experience is that you feel part of something real, as opposed to being a cash-cow suspended in a glitzy bubble to be milked to within an inch of your life and forgotten with the first change of bedding. My friends and I took great delight in playing house in the beautifully restored ‘montes’ (the local word for villas) with their high ceilings and numerous rooms featuring terracotta floors
totally elsewhere is heightened
and marble walls, but when we
in a way you don’t find in, say,
wanted to eat seafood so fresh
Barcelona, where people have the
that I was half expecting it to
same crazes and references as
jump up from the plate and sing
people in London. Which isn’t to say it’s staid;
a verse of ‘Under The Sea’ washed down with the coldest, crispest
at a gorgeous Faro bar called
Portugese wine, it was only ten
Columbus, I ordered the only
minutes along the track, with
drink I haven’t been able to
eagles swooping overhead.
finish, a €2 shot (everything is
Other days we went out and
eye-poppingly inexpensive in
Above: Watermelon and feta salad with local edible flowers Below, from left: The pool at Nespereira; the local beach; a bathroom at the larger ‘monte’ on the resort; poolside dining
a Portmeirion that has broken out of Wales and run away for its day in the sun. We sat eating the local custard cakes at a pavement café while a smiling accordion player serenaded us with ‘La Vie En Rose’ and it really was one of those perfect moments you know you’ll think of in the future to get you through darker days. The taxi driver who took us
sampled the local firewater,
Portugal) called a Sushi Pearl,
to the airport told us that the
Aguardente de Medronhos,
made with 85% black absinthe.
temperatures we’d experienced
and heard Sergio Leone themes
Shortly after one sip, I forgot
there in May were already what
playing in our heads as we
my ATM pin number, and had
Portugal usually didn’t get
walked the sultry, clean streets
to request a new one when I got
until July. We arrived home to
of Odemira and Sao Teotonio. To
home. Faro is lovely; its cobbled
torrential rain and I’m already
me, Portugal is slightly time-
streets, gothic balconies and
missing Nespereira, having
warpy, with none of the flip
archways giving it the look of
decided that sunshine is the
hipster spin of Spain or Italy, but this lends it a charm all of its own and because ‘the past is a foreign country’, the feeling of being
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We sat eating local custard cakes at a pavement café while a smiling accordion player serenaded us with ‘La Vie En Rose’
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The Mercedes S Class has always been a leader in luxury and innovation, and the new model is no exception, says Danny Cobbs
W
ithin the
to continually scan the road
automotive
ahead so it can prepare the air
world, when it
suspension for any unforeseen
comes to luxury
bumps or potholes, thus ensuring
and technical innovation, it
the smoothest ride possible.
doesn’t get much better than
Yet for all its engineering
the Mercedes S Class. Now
cleverness, you don’t have to
there’s an all-new S Class, the
drive it an inch to appreciate
sixth generation, which not
what this car is all about. All
only continues to deliver the
you have to do is climb aboard
very ethos of what a flagship
and you’ll be instantly seduced
limousine should be, it surpasses
by one of the most inviting
it by a country mile.
and beautifully built interiors
It’s been given a sleeker, lighter
money can buy. Even cars costing
and more aerodynamic body, plus
twice as much – the S Class
a new range of efficient engines,
pricing starts at £62,650 for the
which includes a diesel-hybrid
S350 BlueTEC SE – are going to
offering more than 60mpg – even
struggle to offer the same levels
the V6 will now return 50mpg.
of comfort and refinement.
However, the S Class has
There’s an abundance of
never really been about fuel-
leather and a great expanse of
sipping motoring, it has built
wood trim that stretches across
itself a reputation for cosseting
the dashboard into the doors,
its occupants in a way that no
and the dash itself is dominated
other car can. Previous S Class
by two vast 12.3in screens: one for
models have been the first to
the car’s performance, the other
include such groundbreaking
as a widescreen sat-nav.
innovations as seat belts, airbags
Even the silver switchgear feels
and ABS. Now, in this new model,
as though it has been crafted with
those technical advances are just
the same amount of love and
as evident. It’s the first model in
attention as the rest of the car.
the Mercedes line-up to benefit
This isn’t a car of luxury, it’s
from all-LED lighting, with 58 in
a testament to what can be
total. There’s also the optional
achieved, and continues to raise
Magic Body Control system,
the benchmark even higher for
which uses an on-board camera
all other car manufacturers.
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THE CAR: MERCEDES S CLASS 350 BLUETEC SE LINE 4D List price (on the road) £62,650 Engine
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6cyl 2987cc
Power (bhp)
258
0-62 (mph)
6.80
Top Speed (mph)
155
MPG (combined)
51
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Big Picture Photojournalist John Jochimsen has had a truly remarkable career, which has been visually documented in a stunning collection of images It was in February 1952 that John Jochimsen, then just 22, found himself standing with two other photographers outside the Royal Sagana Lodge in Kenya, minutes after Princess Elizabeth received news of her father King George VI’s death. But respecting her wishes not to take pictures of her first moments as Queen they laid their cameras in the dust and working in industry, for the
politicians – from Churchill’s
Colonial Office, the Central Office
meeting with Haile Selassie in
press still alive who first saw her
of Information, the UK Atomic
1954, to Mrs Thatcher posing for
as Queen that morning,’ he says,
Energy Authority, the News of
her own Christmas card in 1982.
‘and I have been asked many
the World and the Ministry of
It was while researching his
times since whether that kind of
Defense, gaining privileged
respect would be given today. My
access to top-secret installations.
watched her drive away. ‘I am possibly one of the only
He established his own studio
reply has always been, sadly no. It’s the picture that got away.’ Now 84, Jochimsen lives in
in London after going freelance and continued to work for
memoirs four years ago that Clockwise from top: John Jochimsen sitting on his truck in Kenya in 1952; the QE2 on her speed trials (taken from a helicopter); Winston Churchill meeting Haile Selassie in 1954
Jochimsen realised many of his photographs of significant moments in history were fast being lost. So began a trail of
Slinford in West Sussex and has
government departments while
created a collection of his most
winning coveted commercial
extraordinary photographs, in
contracts. Jochimsen documented
his anthology, Through The Lens
the building of the QE2 for
of a Photojournalist. The book is
Cunard, captured the dawn of
as much a social as it is a political
Britain’s nuclear energy age and
the Royal Collection at Windsor,
and industrial commentary, and
recorded Britain at work and at
bringing 120 of them together
throws new light on our recent
play over nearly five decades.
for this special edition.
past. As a biopic it ranks among the most comprehensive of the 20th century. Published in large-format, the images cover Jochimsen’s time
He photographed countless
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The book is as much a social as it is a political and industrial commentary, and throws new light on our recent past
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discovery in which he traced some of the original 5x4in colour transparencies and black and white images to the Imperial War Museum, the Media Museum and
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Be Inspired / May
2014
Dear Sussex Style
Sussex Style
I read your magazine online – I’m
Wow, what a front
based in London, not Sussex –
cover! I really
and the Lynn Barber article really
loved this issue
made me laugh. She’s got such a
particularly
fearsome reputation but let’s face
as I’m getting
it, it’s easy to be unkind and she
married. So
dishes it out in spades. She might
many wedding features are
be right in saying that people
really cheesy, all full of girls
prefer it when she does a hatchet
in meringues and so much
job but in my humble opinion
schmaltzy stuff, but your
I think it’s lazy. And as for her
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wedding feature was really cool. And I loved some of the food
being nice as an interviewee – well what did you expect? She’s
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ideas too. Thank you!
If you ever need a reader reviewer to go to restaurants, I’ll volunteer. I’m really good at eating
Sarah P, Hove
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Dear
James L, Burgess Hill
I was really interested to read your article last month on the issue of teenagers and sleep. I’m
Get in touch
the mother of two teenagers and
to keep reminding myself that they can’t help it. But knowing this as we do, why on earth do schools make them start so early? I would like to see school start and finish later, to work with their rhythms (and mine!). It’ll be interesting to see whether this changes at all. I truly hope so! Gina M, by email
CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN In the first of his new health and fitness columns, personal trainer Matt Guy Wright tells you how to incorporate a few simple exercises into your daily routine
HEALTH STYLE
If you do only one thing, buy a Swiss ball. For about £20 you will have one of the most versatile pieces of fitness equipment there is. They’re brilliant for pretty much everything. Abs, back flexibility, stretches, toning your arms, shoulders, stomach, core strengthening, thighs, bums, tums – this magical ball does it all. Google ‘Swiss Ball Exercises’ and 1,060,000 results come up. Just 15 minutes a day, in the privacy of your home, and nobody will laugh at you when you fall off it.
Resistance bands are a cheap and cheerful way to stretch and tone your muscles. Primark sells a pair in a pack for £4 and you can scrunch them up into a tight ball to put in your bag or pocket very easily. Varying in resistance strength, some resistance bands can be more effective at toning your arms and shoulders than lifting weights.
o spring finally made a glorious comeback and summer is now knocking at the door. in The Sound Of Music because she was too busy climbing every mountain to be out of shape. Sussex is full of beautiful rolling hills. It’s the Queen county of the South Downs,
Whether you use a gym, hate
the gym or feel you just don’t have time to get fitter, the trick
which cover an area of 260sq miles alone. From Seven Sisters
is to factor some basic fitness know-how into your day. When Rocky wanted to become world champ, he didn’t just join his gym, he jogged, he pressupped, he ran up and down those steps punching the air to The Eye
of the Tiger. Julie Andrews was a thin, petite nun spinning around
to Ashdown Forest, we live in one giant outdoor gym here, and chances are there’s a hill near you – so use it! The average sedentary person who has a desk job walks around 2,000 steps each day. To maintain their current weight, that person needs to walk a further 2,000
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Dust off those trainers and learn how to factor some basic fitness routines into everyday life
steps each day. To start losing weight, they need to walk yet another 2,000 steps a day. So adding more walking into your
everyday life is a great start to get fitter than you are now.
I advise all my personal training clients to buy a few bits
of simple, no-fuss equipment to use, whether you’re out and
about, at the gym or at home. These are inexpensive items that
are easy to use, are sold in all sports shops and won’t end up
as a clothes horse to hang your shirts on next to the ironing board in the spare bedroom…
I encourage all my clients to buy ankle and wrist weights, such as these pink Pineapple ones from Amazon (£10). It’s simple; put a heavier pair on your ankles (1kg), a lighter pair on your wrists (0.5kg) and wear them while shopping, walking to work or just
pottering about at home. They help tone the legs, derrière and arms and you don’t have to
Walk the kids to school instead of driving them, walk to work or
do anything more than wear them.
Use your park benches to shape up. A variation of press-ups and tricep dips can be done using a bench. It’s easy and it’s free! Wear a weight-vest while exercising and you’ll burn more calories and
strengthen your body. All sports shops sell them
and Argos sells a good one for £39.99.
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Ab wheels are the trusty assistant to every fitness professional who appreciates how a very little can go a long way. The humble ab wheel gives your core and abs a workout like no other.
Swim.
It’s so good for you. It improves breathing for asthmatics, cardio endurance, tones your tum
and is a great way to stretch all over. If you live on the coast, don’t wimp out – the sea is warmer than you think in June!
Eat more raw food. Steam your veg. Eat lots of protein, fish, turkey, lentils, tofu and almonds. Cut out bread and pasta for a month – especially in the evening – and see how quickly puffiness can disappear.
the shops and take a longer way to get there. If that route covers
some steep climbs too, even better. Rye, Arundel, Seaford, Brighton, Uckfield, Petworth, Horsham, Crowborough, Haywards Heath and most other towns in Sussex are all built on hills, so by taking a more robust route to get around your own hood, your free cardio workout is taken care of. Walk up steps as much as
possible. The key is to walk two or even three steps at a time,
stepping on the balls of the feet only. You’ll have a fitrmer butt in
no time and will get a lot less out of breath if running for a bus.
Build these tips into your everyday life, slowly but surely, and you will be getting fittter, feeling lighter on your feet and looking better for it – without it taking up much time, effort or cost. Go at your own pace and make sure you keep adding a little more each week. Even if you only walk an extra bit each day, you’re still moving faster than someone sitting on the couch. Matt Guy Wright is a personal trainer based in Brighton. 07814 765054; www.mattguywright.co.uk MAY 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYLE.COM | 31
Dear Sussex Style The piece last month about
me some patience with them now that I understand it better. I have
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them out of bed every morning!
more than happy to raid the
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find it absolute torture to get
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TIME T WAKE UP
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How much sleep do our teenagers really need? And are we wrong to make them get up so early in the mornings? Sam Bilton finds out
t’s been a standing joke for decades that teenagers don’t do mornings. For years parents have assumed that their offspring’s desire to sleep in has been a mark of laziness or outright rebelliousnes s. However, it seems that they have a good reason to be sleepy in the morning. THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP In his book Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep, David K. Randall explains that for the majority of teenagers, the concept of getting an early night is ‘a biological impossibility’. Although teens may argue that they don’t need eight hours or more sleep each night, they are actually impeded from getting sufficient sleep due to their circadian rhythm, which is the timing of periods of sleepiness and wakefulness throughout the day. It is controlled through the release of a hormone called melatonin. In adults, more melatonin is released as daylight fades and less as morning breaks. Randall explains that as a result of puberty, teenagers’ circadian rhythm is moved backwards by three hours. This means that their bodies do not emit sufficient melatonin to induce sleep until at least 11pm, and, what’s more, they continue to pump it out until well past sunrise. ‘With all that melatonin in their bloodstream, teenagers who are forced to be awake before eight in the morning are often barely alert and want nothing more than to give in to their body’s demands and fall back to sleep,’ writes Randall. ‘Because of the shift in their circadian rhythm, asking a teenager to perform well in a classroom during the early morning is like asking him or her to fly across [the world] and adjust to a new time zone – and then do the same thing again every night for four years.’ HOW IS THE SITUATION MADE WORSE? According to NHS advice, teenagers need between eight and a half to nine and a quarter hours of sleep per night. In the 88 | WWW.SUSSEXS TYLE.COM
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WHAT IMPACT DOES A LACK OF SLEEP HAVE ON TEENAGERS? THE MOST COMMON EFFECTS OF INSUFFICIENT SLEEP INCLUDE: • Sleepiness Particularly during periods
of low stimulation, which for many teenagers means sitting in a classroom. • Tiredness The psychological effect of sleepiness, which results in a general apathy towards any task they view as tedious. • Emotional Changes Sleep-deprive d teenagers can be irritable, impatient and more prone to depression. • Behavioural Issues Because of the above, teenagers have a short attention span and in some cases this has led to children being diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). • Illness A recent study in the Journal of Sleep Research found that teenagers who have insufficient sleep are more prone to illnesses such as colds, flu and gastroenteritis.
US, a study by the National
Sleep Foundation found that only 15 per cent of students achieved this amount of sleep on a typical school night. Part of the problem is that children are in a constant state of stimulation. An Ofcom report last year found that around three in five 12–15-year-old s own a smartphone but 26 per cent now also own a tablet computer, a figure that is up from just seven per cent in 2012. With constant peer pressure to be available 24 hours a day, whether it be via texting or social media interaction, it’s no wonder finding time to sleep is problematic. In order to combat their drowsiness some teenagers are inclined to reach for caffeinated drinks, cigarettes and even alcohol. These are all stimulants that provide further interference in the body’s attempt to obtain sleep. So how do we break this cycle of sleep deprivation?
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Asking a teenager to perform well in a classroom during the early morning is like asking them to fly across the world and adjust to a new time zone
WHAT’S THE SOLUTION? One solution, which has been trialled in several states in North America, is to move the start of the school day for high school children. These trials have seen an improvement in pupil attendance, academic performance and emotional stability and behaviour. Crucially, many students involved in these studies reported that they were getting more sleep as a result and were not feeling as tired during the school day. This system of a delayed start time for teenagers has been introduced at the UCL Academy in London. The school, which was the first in the UK to be sponsored by a university, allows its sixth formers to begin their day at 10am. This move has been praised by experts on sleep patterns such as Russell Foster, professor of circadian neuroscience at Oxford University. He stresses that teenagers need to understand why sleep is important rather than using a delayed start to the school day as an excuse to go to bed later. After the introduction of the later start time, the principal of UCL Academy, Geraldine Davies, has said that attendance and punctuality at the school are excellent, stating that ‘youngsters are turning up alert and ready to learn and are focused and engaged in lessons.’ Could this be the way forward for sixth forms in Sussex? Let us know what you think. Email your thoughts to samhl@sandrpublishing.co.uk MAY 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXS TYLE.COM
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getting fit without trying too hard was really helpful. I know the advice is to do stuff like take the stairs instead of the lift and so on, but just thinking about making long term changes such as having a walk at the weekend or adding weights is a great idea. I won’t say I’m a changed woman, but I’m giving it a go! Dawn P, Chichester JUNE 2014 | WWW.SUSSEXSTYL E .C O M | 8 9
LAST WORD
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THE
BUG
DANIEL RAVEN GETS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
’ve never really got on with the whole ‘air kissing’
off trains; if you were meeting someone for the first time
thing. In the past I’ve often tried to rationalise this as
you might shake their hand, but everyone else just got a nod
being down to the fact that it looks insincere and a bit
and a smile. And people were happy with that (or at least
affected, but the real reason is that I just don’t feel like
I thought they were – but perhaps I was leaving a trail of
I understand the rules, and that terrifies me. Are we doing
broken hearts in my wake...?). We knew we were famous for
one cheek or two? Are my lips actually meant to touch your
our reserve, so the fact that we weren’t all over each other the
face, or would that be grossly over-intimate? Should I grab
whole time like those ghastly French was, for many, a source
your shoulders/arms as I lean in, or merely dip forward like
of national pride. Fast-forward to today and suddenly we’re
that drinking bird thing in the Science Museum and hope for
all flying into each other’s arms on every street corner – so
the best? If that last manoeuvre should cause me to topple,
what the hell happened?
would it be acceptable for me to use you as support, or am I morally obliged to go down with my ship? And what, exactly, is the point of kissing air? The only good thing about this absurd form of greeting is that the overwhelming majority of people in
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It would be nice to think that we’d somehow become more ‘open’ and ‘nurturing’ as a
The fact that we weren’t all over each other the whole time was a source of national price. Today we’re flying into each other’s arms on every street corner
society, but you only need to look at UKIP’s last poster campaign or the Tories’ recent welfare reforms to see that that probably isn’t true. In fact, the defining characteristic
Britain never started doing it anyway, so unless you work
of a greeting hug is that it appears to be something more
in the media or know someone called Hugo you probably
than a handshake but is actually something less, because it
don’t need to worry about it too much. But recent years
avoids the intimacy of skin-to-skin contact (you might just
have seen the emergence of another new trend in greeting
as well say, ‘Sorry, but I‘m going to have to eat with this hand
etiquette, one that has crept its way to omnipresence so
later!’). And that, to me, is what makes this phoney display
insidiously that you will almost certainly think me a clown
of affection more objectionable than a million air kisses:
for even making a fuss about it: I am, of course, talking
hugs are what we do with the people we love, so to use one
about greeting hugs.
as a barrier with someone you barely know seems as weirdly
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inappropriate as putting a chair on your head or shouting ‘Fire!’ instead of saying hello. And about four times as creepy!
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