Issue 83

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The great escape A quick look at the bands lined up to perform at brightons biggest music festival

fresh start WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE NEW AND IMPROVED OPEN MARKET

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A message from the Editor Welcome to the Spring edition of WHM magazine!

This is our favourite time of year as we pull out of the cold and wet hibernation of winter and start getting nice long sunny days, with flowers and trees beginning to bloom, and people venturing out once more.

On page 6 you can read all about The Great Escape… no not Steve McQueen, but a whole range of up and coming bands performing across local venues.

We all want to look our best for the summer months, and if you have been excessive over the Christmas period, now is the time to think fit! Turn to page 24 to learn about the fitness craze that’s taking the UK by storm.

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On page 19 we get our economic update from Councillor Geoffrey Bowden, and on page 28 we get an in-depth look at the regeneration of London Road and specifically the new Open Market.

Luci Ward takes the reins on our Fashion Magazine Trends starting on page 41 with all the latest fashions, foods and lifestyle to meet even the most discerning tastes.

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The Great Escape Words: Hallam Kite

For three days in May, Brighton is the best place on the planet for live music.

Over 400 bands from all over the world descend upon the city to unleash their sounds in one of 35 venues. Founded in 2006, The Great Escape has grown in stature to rank alongside South By South West as one of the most important international festivals of emerging musical talent.

Much like Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, a huge number of gigs take place simultaneously throughout the city.

Every available space is transformed into a venue that hosts an eclectic range of artists. From the small secret shows and impromptu collaborations to the headline Brighton Dome performances, The Great Escape offers the chance to experience what’s happening at the very forefront of contemporary music.

As would be expected, the music industry has a significant presence at the festival.

Everywhere eyes and ears are on the hunt for the acts that can make that elusive ascent into the mainstream consciousness. The festival organises its own convention centered in the Brighton Dome complex where experts participate in debates, give speeches, and discuss significant topics. The convention is an invaluable opportunity to gain insight into the industry and, crucially, to network.

Gnarwolves *Brighton*, UK Brighton based Gnarwolves spew forth high energy skater punk. Despite American influences Thom, Charlie and Max make music that has a clearly British identity. The vocals snarl in an honest English accent and the guitar sounds have a chewed grit that is in stark contrast to smoother American tones. The band has established themselves in the best way possible, through extensive touring. Their growing reputation has been built off the back of furious live shows. The songs are direct and uncompromising, as is their collective personality. Gnarwolves demonstrate that the simple formula of guitar, bass and drums is still relevant. The music is lean and trimmed of all excess, the attitude is pure punk-rock. gnarwolves.com

Mirel Wagner Finland

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Mirel Wagner was born in Ethiopia and grew up in Finland. Her captivating voice drifts somberly over her simple acoustic guitar accompaniment. The effect is hauntingly beautiful. Her lyrics are rich with imagery and centre upon the themes of love and death. The poetry of her words is enhanced by the emotional depth of her delivery. She paints a lonely world where even beauty is touched with sadness. Mirel’s songs are enchanting and her audiences are sure to be gripped by the tension of her narratives.

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The Great Escape is free from the commercial influences that have seen many of the country’s significant music festivals lose something of their independent spirit. This is a festival for music and about music. It gives voice to hundreds of hugely creative and committed artists who are shaping the future of music.

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Yumi And The Weather

Bear Hands USA

*Brighton*, UK Yumi And The Weather is the vehicle with which Brighton’s own Ruby Taylor is developing her musical vision. Guitar pop merges with urban beats, resulting in infectious, danceable tracks. Ruby’s pure vocals, often layered, harmonised and washed in reverb, add an ethereal texture to the overall sound. The music is thick with atmosphere and has a musical maturity that distinguishes it from pure pop. Instead, it belongs to a very British tradition of soulful urban music, born of the particular conditions of our multiculturalism. Yumi And The Weather’s sound is a positive reflection of what is happening on the UK music scene. yumiandtheweather.com

Brooklyn four-piece band Bear Hands create a powerfully infectious collision of indie, electro-pop, and post-punk with strong hooks. The production is of an incredibly high standard. This quality is entirely consistent with the creativity and talent of the band members. The song forms are sophisticated and the orchestration is imaginative and innovative. Bear Hands have a confidence in their aesthetic that allows them to introduce elements of unashamed pop into their sound, and yet retain a fiercely indie feel. As a result, they represent a progression for both the indie and pop genres that is sure to inform the development of mainstream tastes. bearhandsband.com

Courtney Barnett Australia

Deathcrush

Courtney Barnett’s semi-conversational singing strolls through a territory of solid bass figures and reverb rich guitar licks, in an unimposing fashion. The rhythms progress at a steady pace with the hypnotic certainty of footsteps on a long journey. This is music that dares to be free from hyper reality. There are no garish colours or sharp, attention grabbing noises. Courtney isn’t trying to sell you anything or stimulate your senses into a frenzy. Instead, and to her absolute credit, she simply shares the honesty of her experiences as they are truly felt. The lyrics speak of mundane reality. Her music won’t leave you aspiring to a materialistic life that you don’t have, can’t achieve and don’t need but, rather, it will accompany you as you daydream your way through the life you actually experience.

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Insanely cool Norwegian noise-rock trio Deathcrush are somewhat threatening and yet wildly appealing. Âse Røyset’s overdriven bass tones blend with Linn Nystadnes’s abrasive guitar to forge raucous riffs over which Nystadnes sings like she’s calling you out. Drummer Vidar Evensen has a cold stare that carries a glint of mayhem. His playing channels controlled aggression and creates forceful grooves. Their hooks are unconventional but highly infectious. Deathcrush feel like they’re ahead of the game. Their style carries elements of punk and grunge and yet there isn’t the slightest hint of imitation. They’re playful and colourful but there’s always a sinister edge too.

Trashy, sexy and visceral, Deathcrush are about to make a huge impact on the rock scene.

Black City Lights New Zealand An architecture of warm synth sounds and ambient beats establishes vast spacescapes that recede into the dark infinite void of the mind. Black City Lights echo the sounds of dystopian Sci-Fi film sountracks with amazing authenticity. Producer Calum Robb is the creator of this expansive sonic environment. At points the music is hypnotic euphoric electronica and sometimes it becomes relaxed and soulful, which is where Julia Catherine Parr’s rich vocals really excel. Along with creating their own music, Black City Lights are certain to be involved in shaping the sounds of many other artist’s projects. starsandletters.com/blackcitylights

Moodoїd France Moodoїd, aka Pablo Padavani, produces gloriously liberated psychedelic pop.

At the core of this dazzling musical experience is an inspiring level of craft and artistry. Wildly adventurous melodies are supported by sublime orchestration.

The overall effect is a true alternative to the perhaps over familiar sounds of Anglo-American music, and offers a very different range of colours and sensations. Visually, Moodoїd occupies a territory that fans of The Mighty Boosh will be familiar with, and does so with a compelling level of conviction.

Expand your horizons into a wonderfully rewarding Gallic fantasy. facebook.com/moodoid

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est known as the sharp suit wearing, white strat wielding guitarist of The Strokes, Albert Hammond Jr has also released two solo albums ‘Yours to Keep’ (2006) and ‘¿Cómo Te Llama?’ (2008). He is performing at The Great Escape fresh off the back of his latest offering ‘AHJ’ (2013), an EP of five expertly crafted tracks. The sound is built upon straight driving grooves that fans of his other band will be familiar with. His vocal performance is dynamic, ranging from intimate tentative lines to moments where he explores his higher range to deliver highly effective choruses. This is in its clearest evidence on ‘Strange Tidings’ where his articulation and tone hint, favourably, at a love of John Lennon. The guitar work and overall orchestration demonstrates a mature creativity. The melodies and counter melodies fold together with effortless control. ‘AHJ’ is a teasingly brief taste of Albert Hammond Jr’s rich musicality.

What is your song writing process?

My overall process is one of elimination.

I write and keep carving things out until what’s left is something I feel is worthy to share.

Are there key themes that inform your songs?

Usually they are experiences I’ve had or thoughts on how I see the world, relationships between people or questions and answers I have.... sometimes words are just something that have more meaning when put to a melody but I’m open to everything and I try new techniques every time I write.

Who are your guitar heroes and what Are you a big reader and what sorts was it about them that appealed to of literature appeal to you?

I wish I was a bigger reader, but you?

The funny thing is my guitar heroes are all songwriters, Lou Reed, John Lennon, Bob Marley, George Harrison, Buddy Holly; I never grew up really into that lead player, I’ve gotten more into it over time, I guess maybe that’s why my solos or my guitar parts are always based in something that you could remember.

Robby Krieger did that so well, he would have 6 min solo’s and you could sing along to the whole thing.

The moonlight sonata, who needs reasons when you hear that.

Do you have a particular code or ideology that you live by? (what is the narrative that you tell yourself about your life?)

You have quite a different role with your touring band than with The Strokes. Do you learn a lot about yourself from the experience?

You’re playing more guitar solos in your music now, are you working up to your own version of ‘Free Bird’? (could you tell me a bit about your development as a guitarist?)

Working on my own version of “free bird” and “hotel California” a free hotel if you will. I’ve always loved solo’s, I think just being sober has given me the want to do more work, I don’t know if I could ever do a song that is that long, but maybe you’ve just inspired me to have a cool song with a long three part harmony guitar solo at the end, I’m working on an LP now so this could happen haha. My development is that I haven’t given up yet.

I get the impression that you have quite a strong visual sensibility. From your fashion sense, your instagram account and website. Is your visual aesthetic important to you?

Visual aesthetics is huge, it’s very important. Sometimes it doesn’t always come out right, but to me I tend to find something that strikes me and then create meaning around it, kind of how life works, it’s meaningless until you find a reason to be in it.

If you could have written any song by another artist, what would it be and why?

Definitely! I love performing so much, I love writing songs and to be able to go out and do them well with amazing musicians is incredible. For sure fronting a band that is your name is very different than being someone in a band, but they both have similarities. I don’t think about it that much, it feels pretty natural, but I do see myself growing as a front man.

The key for me has been finding the right guys for the AHJ band. Mickey Freedom Hart on guitar, Jerome Gustin the 3rd on drums, Jordan Brooks on bass, and Hammar Little Sing on guitar make me a better front man.

sometimes I can’t stop my brain enough to get into a book. I love the power of myth by Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers. I read the matarese circle by Robert Ludlum and that was a fun action book, I love books that ponder existence.

Be in a constant state of change and accept that as growth, not to have “shoulds” in your life and accept the givens in life (1) everything changes and ends, (2) things do not always go according to plan, (3) life is not always fair, (4) pain is a part of life, and (5) people are not loving and loyal all the time, confront things you have done wrong and accept your responsibility for it, that changes one’s life incredibly.

You’ve recently co-written a movie script for Bukowski’s ‘Pulp’, what Do you have any advice for aspiring drew you to that particular novel? bands/musicians?

Yes, slowly but surely, I don’t like to get into it until its actually happening, but its a dream of mine and I can see the movie from start to finish in my head. I read the book in a day or two on the beach, it was my third or 4th Bukowski book I had read and I just fell in love with it as a cinematic piece. I called my friend up (Kevin Johnston), and when I got back to NYC we spent months putting down an outline and writing a script, it was an immense pleasure and it will be made one day because I need to do it. I even know the songs that are going to be in certain shots.

I wish it was that easy, but it’s a lot of luck! Focus on what you want and realize that there are lots of people trying to do it, so you need to be that much better.

What does 2014 hold for you?

A calendar year... and hopefully a new LP

Do you have any guilty pleasures?

Don’t we all, that’s life’s hardest boundary, to understand what those pleasures are and give in occasionally, a disciplined addiction.

Albert Hammond Jr’s New Album ‘AHJ’ is available now for digital download via www.alberthammondjr.com Words: Hallam Kite

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being ProActive at

House Of Commons The

WHM Magazine were delighted to be invited to an event with our sister company Proactive Training & Skills Services at the House of Commons last month.

Mathew Hancock MP Introducing Event

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Tim Jarvis from See That

The Creative Industries is growing 2.5 times faster than any other industry in the UK

Mike Weatherley MP talking to employers

In 2012 the Creative Economy accounted for 2.55 million jobs in the UK

Hosted by Mike Weatherley MP for Hove & Portslade, and Digital IPR advisor to David Cameron, Mike has been a staunch supporter of the both WHM magazine and Proactive since we started.

The event itself was well attended with the Skills & Enterprise Minister, Matthew Hancock MP giving the opening speech, and then listening to presentations from Joe Davenport and Rob Swan, as well as from local Brighton employer Tim Jarvis of SeeThat Ltd. The event was to celebrate the success of the booming Creative Economy and the role that Sussex has in contributing to it, as well as highlighting some areas of concern, where more support is needed from government to promote and increase the number of apprenticeships in this industry as well as some national lobbying on availability of apprenticeships to unemployed graduates (who currently are not funded).

Also attending the event were significant government officials, the Chief Executive of the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the Chair of the Sussex Council of Training Providers (SCTP), Deputy Chief Executive of Brighton & Hove City Council and many senior members of staff from our local colleges who deliver across Sussex.

Throughout the champagne reception, the guests were photographed and given the opportunity to experience setting up and designing a magazine page and enhancing picture for production.

A lot of networking went on with many new partnerships being forged and a great time was had by all.

There was of course, the serious side to the event itself, with the opportunity to speak directly to the Minister and MPs and provide feedback and recommendations on training and apprenticeships as a whole, which are currently going through a lot of changes.

All those attending agreed that there are certain current policies that need looking at and addressing, including providing apprenticeship opportunities to all unemployed people regardless of previous academic levels and ensuring that the most disadvantaged in society were able to access an apprenticeship and not be penalised. Currently you lose your housing benefit if you become an apprentice and with the national minimum apprenticeship wage set currently at ÂŁ2.68, this is not a viable option.

We at WHM and ProActive will continue to lobby government, working with SCTP and the local LEP, to try and get these restrictions changed.

To find out more about Mike Weatherley MP please visit www.mikeweatherleymp.com For more about SeeThat Ltd go to www.seethat.co.uk

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with talent!

Grant ford Louise griffin I graduated from Sussex University with a Media Production and Theory degree last summer, finalising in Interactive Digital Media. I have since been comanaging the website and social media presence of a shop in the Laines and maintaining my photography and drawing skills.

Working with WHM gave me an insight into the inner workings of a fast paced magazine, and helped me to exercise my creativity from research to publishing - through writing, photography and page design. It’s been fulfilling to see my years of hard work pay off in ‘the real world’, confirming my path to work in creative media.

After graduating from the University of Gloucestershire, with a degree in Film and Broadcast Journalism I worked in fashion retail whilst working out what direction to take with a career.

I decided to move to Brighton, being such a creative hub it helped me to focus my aspirations. Combining my love of writing and fashion I became a contributor to men’s style website FashionBeans which led to an editorial internship at global e-commerce group, Net-a-porter.

The WHM work experience was very useful to me. It taught me a different writing discipline, as well as improving my research skills. The staff are so helpful and knowledgeable I would recommend the course to anyone with an interest in creative media.

I have been working in retail for the past 7 years whilst pursuing a career in the music industry. I studied for a year at a music college and still really enjoy music, but not so much the retail. My other passion has always been creative writing.

Working with WHM has given me a well-needed confidence boost where my writing is concerned but has also shed a light on working with graphic design, which I have found I really enjoy. I’m hoping that one day I will be able to distribute my own music and arts zine amongst Brighton’s shelves.

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THE FIRST STEP TO CREATIVE EMPLOYMENT ProActive Training and Skills Services was conceived with the simple purpose of helping people gain sustainable employment in the creative arts and media industry.

These are just a few of the talented creative media students who have been working with us at What’s Happening Magazine. To find out how you can employ one of these skilled individuals visit our website: www.proactivetss.org/talentbank

ross lower I have been running my own freelance business in social media and eCommerce for the last year. Offering small business’s a chance to fulfil there social media needs and to ensure each client gets a maximum return on their investment.

Working at WHM magazine was a fantastic experience from start to finish. I got to the chance to put my creative side to all the elements of the course. I have gained many skills such as deign, project management, interview skills, writing and photography. It has given me a great insight into the magazine environment by working to strict deadlines. I really hope it can push my chances of working in a digital marketing agency in the foreseeable future.

Kerry grainger

hallam kite After graduating in English Literature from The University of Edinburgh I spent a number of years as a professional musician. A few tours and albums later I found myself back in the UK looking for work. Proactive has afforded me the valuable experience of working on a professional magazine.

It has been great to use my writing and research skills on articles across a range of topics. It is also good to have the support of the team when it comes to finding paid work in the media industry.

My background is very arts based, having studied an Art History BA, followed by a Photography MA. Straight after graduating from my MA at the University of Brighton, I moved into a Project Manager role at a local digital creative agency and so have never really had an opportunity to explore writing in a professional environment.

Working with Whats Happening Magazine has been a fantastic experience, which has equipped me with many skills (beyond simply journalism) that will greatly enhance my future employability. I’d recommend the experience to anyone wanting to learn valuable skills in journalism or digital media!

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Here at ProActive we work closely with our sister-company, What’s Happening Magazine to ensure that we are consistently maintaining a high standard of professionalism and care. Providing on-the-job training, our students receive the real life experience they need to succeed within such a competitive industry. Always looking to improve what we do, we encourage our team to be creative, productive and ProActive.

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RECORD STORE DAY 19th April 2014

‘From Baltimore to Brighton: The Record Store Revivalists.’

Words: Harrison Davies Photography: John Biggs

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The day I became interested in music the compact disc was already common place and vinyl copies of the albums that sculpted the man I am today were merely just a viewing pleasure on our mantelpiece, most of the time the record was missing from the sleeve. Then as I grew older and technology grew even more advanced, the world was introduced to the iPod. CDs eventually started to take most of their main-stay in the car or in the loft. The notion, to myself and others around me at least, of owning a physical copy of our favourite masterpieces was virtually extinct. We were totally unaware of the impact it was going to have but, of course, the record companies were. At the brink of the millenium the net profit for CD sales were at a record high, whereas LP sales were silently spinning in rundown secondhand stores, and a decade later the CD suffered the same fate. Digital sales took very little time in exiling its predecesors and the once well-nourished habitat of music, the independent record store, slowly started to starve to death. That was until it was fed a lifeline.

It was the year 2007 and digital record sales were seamlessly dominating the musical world and had even, by this point, been welcomed by the industry it had almost destroyed with open arms. It had become the norm, the status quo, happily settling in to our everyday lives and taking advantage of our need to always move forward, progress, and better ourselves. That was until something totally unexpected decided to enter the waters of the evolutionary pool: nostalgia. The younger generations started to wear clothes that suggested eras decades their senior, and the bands had apparently started listening to their parents old record collections. So here we were, 7 years in to the millenium and it was almost as if we had stumbled upon a loophole in time. Not only did the musicians want to sound like their favourite by-gone era bands, they wanted to be just like them too. LP sales suddenly started to come back from the dead, and the dinosaurs of the musical museum started to reform for come-back concerts all over the globe. Some of them even thought it was a good idea to start making music again.

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Musicians of old and musicians today seem to be working together to keep its charm from wearing off

As it has proven over the course of history, nostalgia is a fickle little feeling that doesn’t stick around for long and is usually squashed by the next big thing to happen to the human race.

However, this time it has managed to capture our imaginations and our attention for a lot longer than a listen to a Rolling Stones greatist hits album. Musicians of old and musicians today seem to be working together to keep its charm from wearing off. That isn’t to say they aren’t taking advantage of the digital platform that is now available to them. With most LP’s you buy these days you are also given a digital download code which means you can extend your listening pleasure further than just the turntable, if you so wish. And now there is even a time of year when this network of like-minded musicians

can get together and do something special for their dedicated fans. It has become quite common for well-established, older musicians to work alongside the lesser-known up and coming artists of today, and release a limited edition copy of the fruits of their labour so that it is even more special to the person who is purchasing it. People queue for hours just to get a chance at buying a record they haven’t even heard yet because it is totally exclusive to this very special day.

On the third Saturday of every April, music-lovers, artists spanning a wide range of genres, and thousands of independent record stores across the globe come together to celebrate and recognise the undying culture of independently owned record stores; a culture a lot of people believed to be a jurassic era of the music industry. However, there are still some who spend their lives by the way of the needle and groove and Record Store Day is their pilgrimage to resurrect their pre-historic sound systems and let the giants of music to reign supreme once more.

Record Store Day was founded at a record store owner’s meeting in Baltimore by a collective of musically purist minds, one of whom being Michael Kurtz; who was knighted by the French Minister of Culture in January last year for his contribution to the arts. But how does a meeting between six individuals in Monument City affect us all the way over here in London-bythe-sea? Well the answer to that is located at 28 Kensington Gardens, the answer is Resident Records. Since Record Store Day’s conception in 2007, Resident Records has taken part in every single event, and was even one of the first independent stores in the UK to organise its own involvement with the day itself in 2008. The store opened its door to Brighton’s eagerly awaiting audiophiles, marking the first of what they hoped would be many more celebratory days to come. Now in its sixth year, Resident will open their door again on April 19th, not just as an independent record store, but as part of a worldwide family that is continuing to grow every single day. And anyone who wishes to be part of it, is ever so welcome.

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RECOMMENDS our personal favourites and ones to look out for on record day!

1.) Thee Oh Sees - ‘DROP’ 2.) Nirvana - ‘pennyroyal tea’ 3.) neil young - ‘official release series discs 5-8’ 4.) foals - ‘live at the royal albert hall’ 5.) david bowie - ‘rock ‘n’ roll suicide’

see page 17 for previews of 1 & 4 of these releases

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Bad Neighbours Words: Grant Ford

From the director of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek comes one of the funniest movies of 2014, Bad Neighbours. Starring Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne as a happily married couple with a new born baby whose lives are turned upside down when a fraternity house moves in next door. Frat brothers Zac Efron and Dave Franco cause mayhem that will no doubt throw these neighbouring houses into battle. Who will come out on top in this hilarious match up of family versus fraternity?

Released May 9th

Godzilla Words: Grant Ford

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The king of all movie monsters returns to the silver screen, as Godzilla is rebooted for 2014. With a stellar cast that includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Juliette Binoche (Chocolat) and Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) this movie is not short of star power and is certainly not short on visual effects. Directed by British-born Gareth Edwards, the man at the helm on 2010’s clever alien-invasion flick, Monsters, was handed a much bigger budget and from looking at the trailer Godzilla promises vast scale, destruction and drama. The ancient colossus is awoken from its slumber, seemingly not too happy about it. Leaving nothing but destruction in its wake the world desperately seeks a way of stopping this formidable creature. Many will remember Roland Emmerich’s 1998 Godzilla, starring Matthew Broderick with the Jamiroquai soundtrack. This new version is bigger, darker and available in 3D! Expect apocalyptic set pieces, vast devastation, excitement and the whiff of a moral message about mankind’s relationship with nature.

Released May 16th

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Honour Words: Grant Ford

From first time director Shan Khan comes the gripping tale of a young woman targeted by her family for an “honour killing” and the man contracted to take on the gruesome task. The bounty hunter, played by Paddy Considine (Dead Man’s Shoes, The World’s End) is sent to track down a Muslim family’s runaway daughter.

This hard-hitting, urban thriller will throw you into a dark world of tradition, betrayal and violence.

Released April 4th

foxes The oh sees

glorious

drop

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live at the royal albert hall Words: Harrison Davies

Ex-Brighton residents, Foals, have come a long way since playing our dingy little seaside venues and on Record Store Day they will prove it. They will be releasing a limited edition vinyl of their recent sell-out adventures from the Royal Albert Hall. The record is made up of 8 of their finest moments from the show including the most recent single ‘Inhaler’, the cult classic ‘Two Steps Twice’ and their career defining ‘Spanish Sahara’.

The psychedelic San Franciscans are set to release their 5th full-length album in 4 years on Record Store Day (April 19th), despite announcing an ‘indefinite hiatus’ at the tail end of 2013. The record was cut in a banana ripening warehouse and includes collaborations with long-term friends of the band Chris Woodhouse (who owns the warehouse), Mikal Cronin and The Mallards. Two songs from the album have been leaked online ‘Penetrating Eye’, a riff-laden laceration akin to the works of Black Sabbath and ‘The Lens’, which boasts the latter day popsensibilities of The Beatles and their love of horn and string sections.

Pop/dance act Foxes are fronted

by Southampton born 22 year old Louise Rose Allen. The debut album ‘Glorious’ is due for release on May 12, and features the hit single ‘Youth’. Foxes have been tipped as the one to watch by acts such as Katy Perry and Lady Gaga collaborator Zeed. “I always write melancholy songs but I like happy-sad,” claims Louise. Foxes are currently signed to the hugely respected pop label Neon Gold. released May 12th

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Released April 19th

Available from the AppStore

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apps Tinder

Words: Ross Lower

Tinder has a straight forward, no nonsense approach to dating, it’s a simple yes or no as to whether you like the people that have come up on your selected search, which can be set by age and location. Pick the ones that meet your interest and veto the ones that don’t as you browse through users’ profiles hassle free, not a lengthy profile in sight!

There’s no rejection as you are only able to start conversation with the other users that like you too.

Available from the AppStore

temple run 2 Words: Finbar Caules

Published and developed by Imangi Studios, Temple Run 2 is the new endless running video game App. Available on iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8, the new upgraded sequel promises new obstacles for more challenging and addictive experience. Sharper turns, ziplines and waterfalls have all been added along with improved graphics and game play. Receiving praise from critics, the game proves it’s second time round is still far superior to it’s imitators.

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Malicious Intent Words: Imene Benmoulai

After being asked by a lawyer to look into a mysterious drug overdose of a young Lebanese girl, Dr Anya Crichton, a pathologist and forensic physician finds herself in a case hunting a hidden manipulator who preys on women with different degrees of vulnerability. She finds coincidences in a few more seemingly unrelated suicides which she is asked to look into by a friend. Anya notices a pattern in the women’s lives leading to their apparent suicides. All of them disappeared for a period of time before taking their own lives in unexpected manners.

Broken sword 5 Words: Cameron Woolsey Smart, occasionally funny, and immediately charming, Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse is easy to recommend based on its strong narrative, memorable characters, and artistic merit.

The game is a vibrant return to form for the series, and should easily please the series’ and point-and-click adventure game fans alike. George and Nico have joined up to solve a case, tragedy strikes, leaving a man murdered for a painting that was worth considerably less than others in the gallery.

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poor things Words: Hallam Kite

Through a selection of fictional memoirs and letters we discover a world in which the brain of an unborn child is transplanted into the body of its drowned mother.

Alastair Gray’s multi-award winning ‘Poor Things’ (1992) is a re-imagining of Mary Shelly’s ‘Frankenstein’, set in Glasgow in the 1880s, that overflows with creativity, humour and social insight. The narrative provides a piercing critique of male desires and expectations upon women.

Alongside his writing, Gray is famed for his illustrations, designs and creative typography. In ‘Poor Things’ he employs the full range of these devices to supplement and enrich the text. Hugely accessible and wonderfully entertaining, ‘Poor Things’ is the perfect introduction to a uniquely imaginative author.

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The Passage

Words: Imene Benmoulai

An epic and riveting story of catastrophe and the fight for survival. Amy is abandoned by her mother at the age of six, and finds herself getting hunted and eventually imprisoned by the dark unknown figures behind a government experiment of apocalyptic conceptions. After getting saved by Special Agent Wolgast, the man that was sent to track her, they find themselves in the midst of society’s unexpected collapse around them as the experiment goes horrifically wrong. Amy is thrown into a life where she walks alone into a dark future filled with violence and desperation which only she has the power and knowledge to save the destroyed world she lives in and the people who saved her on her journey.

This story would grab your attention and keep you in a trance until the very last page.

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GAMES

Titanfall

Words: Jemima Durnford

With numerous awards and a large amount of hype, Titanfall, created by the former cofounder of ‘Call of Duty’ Vince Zampella, has managed to put together an impressive game.

This first-person shooter multiplayer game set in a future universe, allows players to either fight on foot or call upon one of three giant robot Titans allowing infliction of serious damage. With its changeability between pilot and Titan, never experienced before movement, burn cards giving special skills as well as being empowered, fast-paced and active, this has certainly lived up to the hype.

Growing

Brighton WHM caught up again with Councilor Geoffrey Bowden, and were introduced to Wired Sussex MD Phil Jones, to discuss what the Regional Growth Fund and City deal will mean to Brighton and its businesses.

Geoffrey Bowden kicked off by saying: “The City Deal will unlock £170 million of investment into Greater Brighton to create up to 8,500 new jobs and grow the area’s technology businesses.

In fact, according to the Deputy Prime Minister’s office it will transform the region from a mid-ranking economy into one of the highest performing urban economies in the country.”

Greater Brighton is a term used by the local partners to refer to the City Deal area, which covers the coastal urban areas of Brighton and Hove, Shoreham, Worthing and Newhaven, as well as part of the South Downs National Park and the market towns of Lewes and Mid Sussex. Other partners that played an active role in the successful bid were the universities of Sussex and Brighton, the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership, the Brighton & Hove Economic Partnership, Coastal West Sussex and Wired Sussex.

The digital sector in Brighton & Hove was a particular focus of the winning bid, although there will be investment targeted at projects in the neighbouring council areas too.

Cllr Bowden continued, “For Brighton though a creative-tech cluster has established itself from a standing start and now boasts more than 1,500 businesses employing, directly or indirectly, around 13,000 people. The existing talent pool is attracting new companies, which see the benefit of being part of that cluster – our version of Silicon Valley - Silicon Beach.

This is why the centrepiece of the bid was the renovation and extension of New England House and the establishment of Tech City South in the surrounding area. New England House will provide a digital exchange in the heart of the city where companies can join forces to use their combined buying power to get faster broadband at lower prices.”

Phil Jones, MD of Wired Sussex, which is based in New England House, explained that at its heart, City Deal has an understanding that the creative and digital media sector in Brighton can be the powerhouse for economic growth in the city and the areas beyond it. He told WHM: “It shows that we have recognition from central government that what we have in Brighton is really important in the digital sector, and significantly different to any other seaside location.

“Brighton is part of the elite in that sector of the country. The aim is to be one of the top five in Europe, and this is where the City Deal comes in – to support and aid the growth. The digital and media sector in Brighton has grown faster than the infrastructure to support it. This deal will allow it to expand and keep the momentum going.”

The impact from the funding will be gradual, but hopefully it will start to yield visible results in the next three to four years.

As the jobs are created and the money flows back into the city, it is estimated that £361 million in the mid-term will be fed into the local economy.

Words: Eirlys Goss, Harrison Davies Illustration: Phil Dobson www.magicpen.co.uk

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EMPLOYER WAGE INCENTIVE Are you looking to grow your business this year? Have you had your free Business Needs Analysis from ProActive yet? Want to know what an “incentive” is?

Well we are highlighting on Employer Wage Incentive in this edition, from Jobcentre Plus.

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Incentive /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/…. (noun)

…a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something We believe that it is important to build your business with talented, professional and committed staff and who better than local people who know the local area.

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In the current economic climate we are seeing more and more people staying unemployed for longer and their talents and skills being wasted.

Jobcentre Plus are offering up to £2275 when you employ a local jobseeker who has been unemployed for 6 months or longer (this is subject to pro-rata depending on the number of hours).

This offer is being enhanced by free training provision from ProActive Training for the person you take on.

The Employer Wage Incentive is just one of a number of grants and incentives available to local businesses, especially the smaller ones, to support their growth. If you feel that this is something that can benefit your company or you want to find out more, then contact David on 01273 648905 to arrange your FREE Business Needs Analysis.

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lost in translation As part of our ongoing BSUH spotlight segment, WHM met with Barbara Harris and Jane Lodge to discuss future improvements to translation support in the healthcare service throughout Sussex.

Words: Hannah Smith Photography (opposite page): Kerry Grainger

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Barbara Harris is Head of Equality, Diversity and Human Rights at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, and Jane Lodge is the Patient and Public Engagement Manager at the Clinical Commissioning Group. Their organisations have teamed up with the Brighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Community Trust, to provide people with a coherent translation service throughout medical facilities across Sussex.

The new three-year contract, beginning 1st of May 2014, aims to improve communication

support provided for overseas language users and British sign language users throughout Sussex. To ensure the equality of access to healthcare services, new forms of translation will be available such as telephone interpretation and a video relay service.

“20% of Brighton’s population are Black and Minority Ethnics, and over half of those are using overseas language interpreters.” – Barbara Harris Not surprisingly, with this percentage of people needing communication support and numerous British sign language users, there are nearly ten thousand translation requests within the Sussex healthcare service every year.

This has prompted a revision of the current services provided, with a new and more accessible system being put into practise.

Above: Jane Lodge & Barbara Harris

At the moment, the services available between patients with communication needs and healthcare staff can sometimes be problematic. Patients often have to organise translators themselves or wait for one to become available.

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If communication problems are occurring this early on in the system, this could lead to detrimental effects on the patient’s state of health and well-being. And, in the case of emergency healthcare services, these effects can be exacerbated with staff having to wait for an interpreter to translate crucial information from the patient.

Primary care services, such as GP Practices, is the first form of contact with the NHS for medical patients. This is why it is important for us to meet everyone’s communication needs in an effective way.

It is also common for patients to use their relatives as translators, but as Jane Lodge states “although sometimes it is the right thing to use a family member, we wouldn’t always want our family members knowing everything about us and quite rightly so.” In many situations it can be embarrassing to share details of ailments, which can lead to problems with the interpretation of medical issues.

Companies involved in the development of the new translation process worked closely with patients and interpreters to create a service that’s efficient for all.

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“Primary care services, such as GP Practices, is the first form of contact with the NHS for medical patients.

This is why it is important for us to meet everyone’s communication needs in an effective way.” – Jane Lodge

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“All this information has been fed into our new arrangements and specifications for these services, so we know we have captured the main things that our patients and interpreters wanted.” – Jane Lodge Instant access to this new facility of telephone interpretation and video relay services is made possible by the technology being implemented, and also because of the services of the translation companies who provide highly skilled and trained interpreters.

“In our contract one of the things we look for is that the interpreters must be trained. They gain qualifications and they have continuous professional development. We make sure this happens because we want to know that the interpreters are of a very high standard.” – Jane Lodge Barbara Harris assures us that staff know of the serious repercussions of violating patients privacy and dignity, as the quality and professional nature of the interpreters is essential for the patient’s security. Extensive training will be given to ensure that all staff involved work to a high standard, and know how to best utilise the new technology and services available.

This new translation service is a positive step for the equality of healthcare in Sussex, allowing ease of communication for all patients and staff within the NHS services. The introduction of the service will be publicised at your local healthcare facilities. Keep an eye out for any information at your local GP Practice about the upcoming changes.

For more information visit: www.bsuh.nhs.uk /work-and-learn/equality-diversity-and-human-rights

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weakness Live your

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Crossfit; it’s on the tip of everyone’s tongue in the fitness world.

The American franchise has taken the UK by storm. Even A-listers such as Jason Statham, Jessica Biel, Brad Pitt and Cameron Diaz have caught on. By all means it’s certainly not your average gym environment, there is not a machine in sight, and it takes place in what looks like someone’s garage.

It’s a fun class that involves great camaraderie amongst the member’s; the last person to finish is just as important as the first person to finish. Today we speak to Crossfit Hove owner Miles Key, and find out everything about Crossfit and what it has to offer.

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What is Crossfit?

By definition it’s “constantly varied functional movement executed at high intensity”, but I like to go by it being more about short or vigorous compound movements. It’s a combination of cardio, Olympic weightlifting, and gymnastics.

It’s a raw and intense sport.

What made you start up your own Crossfit gyms?

I love it and I love the beauty of the combination of movements, but most of all I enjoyed the challenge that came along with it. We founded Crossfit Hove in 2006 and were the 7th UK affiliate of Crossfit, and one of the first 250 globally.

Due to high demand and classes being full at Hove, we then opened up West Sussex Barbell in Portslade in 2013.

There are now 7,000 Crossfit gyms worldwide.

What’s your background?

I studied to be a personal trainer after researching functional fitness on the internet. My training had come from a background of varied fitness pursuits, some of which were endurance based, some martial arts, and to a greater extent weightlifting.

What makes Crossfit Hove different from any other gyms and fitness classes around?

Crossfit becomes a lifestyle. It’s a way of training that’s sustainable. We rescale our workouts for every ability, so that everyone can take part in our classes no matter what their level of fitness. The workouts are also different everyday.

It is what is known as a WOD (Workout Of the Day). WOD’s are a high-intensity circuit that is often scored and ranked to encourage competition and to track individual progress.

It’s more of a team atmosphere environment, and that makes you become better as an individual. Ropes, chin up bars, boxes, kettle bells and body weight exercises are involved rather than resistance machines. You become part of something bigger and better than just getting a workout, so it has a lot more variation and more of a personal touch than your everyday gym environment.

Why did you choose to bring Crossfit to Hove?

I founded our first premises in May 2006 after I finished my Level 1 Instructor Training in San Diego. It was in Worthing and we called it ‘CrossFit West Sussex’.

We held it in converted garages at the back of a print shop.

Our affiliate grew steadily, but we recognised that in order to keep growing I needed to relocate to somewhere more central. CrossFit Hove then opened its doors in July 2009.

What’s the best advice you could give anyone wanting to progress with their fitness level?

Very simple… try harder.

What are your success stories?

We take in all sorts of clients of all levels of fitness, and in a short time they see a considerable improvement in the way they run, lift weights, and even change their diet and eating habits for the better. We like to change people’s ingrained habits. We have seen many positive results since we first opened.

This is the aim across the board with all our clients as a whole.

How can it benefit me?

Crossfit is good for everybody. It helps to benefit people in everyday life and in all types of sports. However, not everybody can do it mentally; it’s very challenging and demanding.

Various memberships and class timetables can all be found at www.crossfithove.com or call Miles on 07779402991

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Bursting into

Words: Pauline Clarke

This time of year sees a rapid change in our gardens as the soil warms and plants emerge from their winter sleep encouraged by the longer lighter days.

The extra warmth will also be promoting weed growth and insect populations all of which will need to be kept under control to give our favourite plants a good start.

With so many jobs and young plants to tend to, weeds can take hold. If time is short, try and remove any flower heads especially on dandelions to stop them spreading seed. Bitter cress and groundsel should be lifted before seeding too. Other persistent weeds may need individual attention such as ground elder which can have a systemic weedkiller applied directly to its leaves. Hoe weeds from borders early in the day so that the sun will dry the exposed roots.

Check round borders for any self seeded plants that need to be moved into pots for rehoming at a later time or for swopping if surplus. By lifting seedlings out of borders now, there is less chance of them becoming leggy while competing with established plants. Deadhead the daffs and tulips as the flowers dry off removing the seed heads before they have a chance to mature, you don’t want the plant wasting energy on the spent

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flower heads. If you haven’t already done so apply a high potash feed to bulbs, this is best done before and during the flowering season. Remember to replace any bulb markers in your garden now.

Once they have died back it is easy to forget where they are until accidentally dug up and damaged. One way to identify placement of a few favourite bulbs is by planting the bulbs in pots, which are then submerged in the ground.

These will need to be lifted every couple of years for splitting and repotting.

As it was such a mild start to the year many plants have put on more growth than usual but may still suffer if there are any late frosts. Listen out for these and protect with fleece if needed. If you covered your ferns with the old fonds, keep these on the crown until the new stems emerge and start to unfurl. Once camellias have finished flowering tidy up and shorten any week stems, try and do this soon after flowering. Like lilacs these start to develop buds as soon as the old flowers have finished. Lawns will benefit from having the moss raked out and fertilizer applied after a long wet winter. Use the longer days to repair any fences and treat woodwork while still accessible. Put in supports and stakes for plants before they are needed, plants can then be tied in as they grow.

Jobs for the Veg plot Start sowing salad leaves and spring onions every two weeks Spinach, Beetroots and maincrop peas can go in Sow carrot and parsnip for autumn crops Check rhubarb for flower heads and remove Prepare Runner bean trenches

Keep a close watch on young plants in your greenhouse as these will easily overheat on a hot day if not ventilated.

On mild days start to harden off young plants and veggies such as tomatoes.

Beans take a lot of water so preparing the ground helps retain the moisture in dry weather. Dig out trench and line with several layers of newspaper soaked in water, this is followed by a layer of soil watered in. Continue adding layers of paper and soil watering in as you go until the trench is refilled.

If you are looking for something different in your hanging baskets this year try planting trailing miniature roses (Thompson & Morgan waterfall collection), they are fragrant and continue flowering for months. You might like to try planting with mint or thyme to deter aphids and blackfly.

May is usually the month for Montana clematis to burst into display covering fences and walls with its mass of pink and white blooms. Other early flowering varieties are often overlooked but will thrive in well drained poor soil. Checkout Alpine and Macropetala species known as “fairy clematis”. These have a delicate flower but are tough and hardy enough to withstand the coldest winters. Clematis macropetala “Wessleton” has delicate double lilac nodding flowers. For a pink garden try “Markham’s pink” in soft dusky pink. For those who like a fuller flower then alpine “Diamond Anniversary” has creamy white double flowers with a hint of pink on the outer petals. Single varieties include Blue dancer and Pamela Jackson which has white central petals in contrast to the blue outer ones. These do not require any special care, just a trim to tidy after flowering but they can be left to climb if space is not a problem.

If you need help maintaining your garden ‘Hedges to Edges’ is there to get the most out of your space, leaving you more time to relax and enjoy your garden. We treat your garden as if it was our own. If you have a garden that needs some attention or you just need a few hours help we’re here for you.

Hedges to Edges – Pauline Clarke +44(0)7842180282 paulinecclarke@hotmail.co.uk

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Fresh Start The new Open Market in Brighton will soon throw open its doors to the public. After months of delays, building work is now in its final stages and it is expected to open for business in May.

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Newly constructed colourful archways, lit by LEDs, welcome shoppers at the entrance at London Road and Ditchling Road. The archways created by local designer Lucy Williams at Lucid Designs have acrylic centres depicting items sold in markets.

The focus of the market will be on food. A veritable feast of fresh fruit and vegetables, fish, meat, eggs and cheese will be on sale, with much emphasis placed on selling seasonal, locally sourced products. A central piazza will create space for Farmers’ Markets and French Markets on Sundays as well as community activities and entertainment.

This redevelopment is being run by the Brighton Open Market Community Company (CIC), as a social enterprise for the benefit of the local community. Victoria Williams from Food Matters here in Brighton and a director of the CIC, believes sustainability is the key although the business has to be viable, ‘We want the market to be vibrant and to be part of the local food economy. Traders will be encouraged as far as possible to bring produce in from East and West Sussex and the surrounding counties; the nearer the better.’ Victoria says their aim is to appeal to a whole variety of different shoppers who will be able to find everything they need under one roof. Although the emphasis is on food, 45 permanent stalls will provide space for a wide range of independent traders. There will be cafes, a pet shop, a florist as well as clothes for sale. On a balcony upstairs, overlooking the market will be arts and craft stalls and workshops.

The Open Market dates back to the 1880s when barrow boys set up pitches to sell fruit and vegetables in nearby Oxford Street. In the 1920’s Brighton Council moved the stall holders to a temporary site in the central rose-walk on The Level. Then a permanent site was found for the traders in 1926 when the market was moved to Marshall’s Row; the beginnings of the present site.

One Brighton family, C.H.Mears & Sons was amongst the earliest traders. The Mears brothers Cyril, Pat and Leonard together with their sister Mary, still run the family greengrocer business. It was set up by their father, Charles Henry Mears, when he came out of the army in 1947. Cyril describes the market as being ‘a bit ramshackle in those days. Some stalls were made of wood with corrugated roofs but the market was very busy.’ He remembers a blacksmith and stables in a corner of the site. In 1959 a covered area was built containing a fish alley with traders’ stalls surrounded the building. Such was the popularity of the market in those days there were 18 greengrocers competing to attract trade. The Mears family brought in their relatives to help, with as many as 7 staff serving fruit and vegetables all day. Seasonal local produce was on offer with lettuce, mushrooms and cucumbers supplied by a company in Worthing; apples came from Kent

and traders would go up to Covent Garden Market to collect their produce. With competition from supermarkets the Open Market suffered a slow decline from the 1970s. Cyril Mears says because of lack of investment the market became out of date. ‘We were promised an indoor market 30 years ago. All the traders were losing money to the supermarkets. They couldn’t trade as it became more and more run down. There was nowhere to park and shoppers would get wet while shopping at the open air stalls.’ After the wettest winter on record, shoppers at the new multi-million pound Open Market can be assured of protection from the elements, as the new building has a roof canopy.

As the finishing touches are being put to the new building and preparations get underway to celebrate the grand opening, it is hoped the Open Market will lead the way for the regeneration of London Road.

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Hidden Treasure An interview with a Metalsmith A good city is a treasure island. A heritage village wears it’s wonders for all to see, a town is defined by its high streets but a city keeps its cards close. The intensity of life, the variety, the architectural sprawl, these are the conditions for secrets to be kept. I’m let into one, quite literally, at the key and behest of Sara Rhys, a local metalsmith and applied artist, as we visit her studio space in Hove.

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I tend to call myself a metalsmith, as opposed to a jeweller or silversmith, because it’s a broader term. I don’t like labels, but I can live with that one. I make things out of metal, so it’s fair enough.

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‘Deliveries are a nightmare’ she tells me, ‘how do you give someone this address?’

I can see her point. A converted boiler room, the studio nestles beneath the Art Deco heights of Embassy Court and is reached by way of a sunken, off-street parking area. ‘We got a sign recently, so now at least the residents know we’re here’. The interior is quiet, save for the building’s background hum [‘People work around jobs, no one keeps normal hours’] and shows signs of large scale blacksmithery, mosaics and painting.

Sara’s space is discrete, nothing more than a narrow desk and a small set of drawers, but then so is her work. Her style could easily be damned with the label whimsical but, if we take the word in its true terms, it’s a fair description.

Fanciful, playful, droll - all synonyms for whimsy and all fair approximations of Rhys’s work. She brews a pot of rooibos and we settle down to the business of her business.

What are the employment options for a metalsmith?

Most are self employed, but there are other routes. It’s hard to get an apprenticeship now, but they pop up occasionally. I’d have loved to do that if the opportunity had presented itself.

Successful jewellery designers hire bench workers to produce their collections, which would be a good way to acquire new skills and learn to work faster, though it tends to be monotonous and can lack creative freedom. You could teach, either in higher education establishments or privately. I plan to do that myself in the future.

If you’re into large scale stuff (which I am, but figured out a while ago that my skills lie with the small and intricate) then there’s the public art option; those sculptures that pop up around towns are all designed and made by artists who have submitted ideas.

What does a freelance metalsmith do with their time?

What distinguishes a metalsmith?

I tend to call myself a metalsmith, as opposed to a jeweller or silversmith, because it’s a broader term. I don’t like labels, but I can live with that one. I make things out of metal, so it’s fair enough.

But I use a variety of metals; silver, gold, platinum, copper, brass; so it’s good not to be too specific. And I do make jewellery, but I don’t only make jewellery.

And I do actually use other materials; glass, fabric, wood, cork. I also illustrate.

I suppose that’s where the applied artist bit comes in. Oh dear, I’m not sure what I am. I follow my own whims. Did I say I don’t like labels? But as far as labels go, metalsmith is a pretty good one.

How did you get started?

I’ve been involved in art and making to some extent for a long time, but it was a degree in Contemporary Applied Arts that properly set me on the path of being a professional artist. I learned to use a variety of materials, and eventually specialised in metalwork. The course was designed to prepare us for being self employed, and the reality of making a living from art. Amazingly, it didn’t put me off, and a few months after graduating in 2011, I packed a suitcase and moved from Wales to Brighton.

Following a whim again.

Ideally, bash metal all day long! But the making is a relatively small part actually; designing, promoting and paperwork is a big chunk. Then filing, polishing and finishing work always seems to take an age, but then I’m a perfectionist and I can’t let anything go until I’m satisfied.

There’s nothing worse than turning over a beautiful pendant and finding the back is shoddy. I would never let that happen; which might be a problem actually, I should probably learn to work faster....

What are you working on right now?

So you have always been creative?

Oh yes. I’ve been drawing since I could hold a pencil. My artist grandfather taught me to turn a number two into a swan when I was a toddler. Apparently he taught my mum that too. My father was self employed, and encouraged my first foray into business; selling glass painted jam jars when I was about 11.

I had a lot of illness in my teens which resulted in lots of time off school; I spent it learning new skills and making and selling my work at craft fairs. There’s not much I haven’t had a go at actually.

Although I’m pretty rubbish at water colours, as it turns out. It wasn’t always enjoyable at the time, but I’m grateful for it now; it made me very self sufficient.

I’m working on expanding my Seedling Collection of jewellery, to include some smaller, more everyday pieces. I’m also experimenting with combining my illustration with metalwork, as well as playing with more sculptural pieces. I received an order of tiny glass domes just this morning that I’m very excited about!

You can find Ms Rhys at sara-rhys.co.uk or, if you’re that way inclined, follow her blogg at sarawithahammer.com. If we’ve got your creative instincts tingling then feel free to contact Sara with any questions about work as an applied artist.

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to drusillas park

Hello Kitty fans of all ages are in for a treat this May, as the first permanent Hello Kitty attraction in Europe opens at Drusillas Park in East Sussex.

Set within an English country garden, the exciting new attraction includes three specially designed Hello Kitty children’s rides. Excitement will hit new heights as visitors ‘reach for the sky’ on the 25ft Hopper, before taking a turn on the Tea Cup ride. Passengers can then jump aboard the Hello Kitty Car Ride and enjoy a magical tour of sights and sounds.

The Prize To celebrate the launch of the Hello Kitty attraction, WHM are giving away one family membership (up to 4 people for a year) and one family ticket (up to 4 people for a day) for Drusillas Park.

how to enter To enter simply like and share us on facebook or you can enter through our website.

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COLLECTIVE

COMMUNITY Eight youth organisations are now working together to deliver an innovative, co-ordinated and responsive service to better meet the needs of young people living in the city.

If you need someone to talk to or somewhere to go when you are not at school or college look at The Brighton and Hove Youth Collective for a great way of connecting, making friends and spending your free time with great people.

1) The Young People’s Centre (YPC) 69 Ship St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton, East Sussex County BN1 1AE Phone:01273 230130 2) Crew Club, 26 Coolham Drive, Brighton, BN2 5QW Phone:01273 608607

WHO ARE THEY?

What do They Do

The Brighton and Hove Youth Collective is an organisation which is made up of eight youth organisations which support young people across Brighton and Hove. They are the 1) The Young People’s Centre (YPC) 2) Crew Club, 3) Deans Youth Project, 4) Brighton Youth Centre, 5) Tarner Community Project, 6) Hangleton and Knoll Project, 7) The Trust for Developing Communities and 8) Sussex Central YMCA. They are all also registered charities.

There is a wide range of events and activities happening at any one of these Youth Organisations every night of the week. For example singing and drama at the Deans Youth Project in Woodingdean, skateboarding for girls at Brighton Youth Centre near Edward Street. There’s a young women’s group- focusing on mental health at the Hangleton and Knoll project in the west Hove or you can go to various “Drop In” sessions at the Young People’s Centre in Ship Street to discuss numerous issues.

These eight groups who previously worked independently have recently changed their approach and now work together to deliver a more efficient and co-ordinated programme of youth activities across Brighton and Hove.

The “Youth Collective” delivers a ‘coproduced’ service with projects and programmes to develop and deliver an innovative, co-ordinated and responsive service to better meet the needs of young people living in the city.

So if you are, or know someone who is between the ages of 13 years old and 18 years old ( or 25 if you have learning difficulties) who maybe needs advice on a job, a health issue or just finding a place to live or something to eat the BHYC is there to help. And at different times throughout the year there are also trips, summer camps and parties celebrating Easter and Halloween that you can join in with across all of the other eight centres.

3)Deans Youth Project, Warren Road Brighton, BN2 6BB PHONE: 01273 600606 / 07725 644168 4) Brighton Youth Centre, 64 Edward St, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 0JR Phone:01273 681368 5)Tarner Community Project, 6 Tilbury Place, Brighton, BN2 0GY Phone: 01273 679900 6) Hangleton and Knoll Project Address: St. Richards Church & Community Centre Egmont Rd, Hove, East Sussex Phone: 01273 410858 7) The Trust for Developing Communities The Trust delivers community development work directly in 9 neighborhoods across Brighton and Hove.

Bevendean - Coldean - Hollingdean & Saunders Park - Moulsecoomb - New Larchwood Peacehaven - Portland Road - Portslade - Queen’s Park and Craven Vale - Woodingdean 8) Sussex YMCA. Reed House, 47 Church Rd, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2BE Phone:01273 222550 For more information call 01273 230130 www.brightonandhoveyouthcollective.org.uk

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Open Houses Here in Sussex we are lucky to have creativity flowing everywhere.

Brighton is known for its quirkiness and individuality, and the Artists’ Open Houses Festival provides an opportunity for all types of artists to display their work in a more friendly, but also much more exposing setting. We got in touch with 3 artists participating in the festival to learn a bit more about their crafts.

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Kat Zahran (exhibiting at Pruden & Smith) Style: Subtle yet striking, substantial yet delicate.

Advice: Don’t pass up any opportunities, however small or random they may appear at first. www.katzahranjewellery.co.uk Kat started down an academic route in geography at uni and went on to work in Environmental Consultancy. In 2007 she was gifted a course in jewellery making, and after years of career juggling including freelance jewellery work and participating in events like RHS Wisley Contemporary Craft and Design Fair she decided to pursue a career in jewellery full time, finally taking the plunge in 2013.

Her previous work with the environment has influenced her style, as she works a lot with gemstones and much of her work has a natural/organic feel to it.

A good example of this would be the Molecule Collection, where spheres of gold or silver are made individually and are mounted on to a ring band or used to complete designs. This year she is exhibiting at Pruden & Smith in Ditchling, where she first got a foot in the door when she became a Gallery Assistant in May last year. She hasn’t looked back since, and now sells her work through her collections as well as commissions.

Nick Ford (exhibiting at Patcham Community hall) Style: Travel, wildlife; printed on metallic. In other work he likes to include an ‘element of fun.’

Advice: If it’s your passion, pursue it! www.nickfordphotography.co.uk

Nick grew up in Brighton and from a very early age assisted his father in wedding photography; Nick remembers when he was little changing his father’s lenses.

He started his own photography career on cruise ships, where he enjoyed being involved in the whole process all the way through, from approaching his customers to developing the images. Having been a professional photographer for eight years, he is now working on expanding his Brighton based business, despite Brighton being a tricky place for the industry as it is home to so many art students and nonprofessional photographers.

Several of Nick’s projects have had strong messages. One of the strongest statements he has made through his work was lighting the AIDS memorial statue ‘TAY’ in red in 2013. The photograph is entitled ‘A Different Light’ and Nick hopes that it will continue to be lit in red annually for World AIDS Day to help raise awareness.

Jim Pilston (exhibiting at Hamilton Lodge School) Style: Quirky, eccentric, pre-technology.

Advice: Picasso - ‘inspiration does exist but it has to find you working when it arrives’. www.jamespilston.com

Jim Pilston gained a degree in Theatre Design and went on to do Illustration at Brighton Uni. However, after ten years as an illustrator he got bored, and moved on in a completely new direction – with the police force. When he began drawing again, he found that his characters were ‘coming off the page’ as his work digressed into 3D. As a child he loved to make models of houses and people, and this theme has carried through to his current work. Inspired by the bright, graphic backgrounds of children’s 70s TV shows like The Wombles and Ivor the Engine, his work often has historical influences and he has recently started working with papier mache to create figurines with a clay/china like finish.

The materials that Jim uses are very important to him; he only uses reclaimed or recycled materials; the only thing he frequently buys is PVA glue! He is always on the lookout for knackered old furniture, half tubs of paint…

The Open Houses Festival runs throughout MAY To find out more about the Artists’ Open Houses visit www.aoh.org.uk Words: Eirlys Goss

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WHAT’S HAPPENING brighton Words: Dave Hamilton-Smith

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Words: Connor Atkey

Babyhead

The Brighton Music Conference Eats Everything and Ben Pearce

2nd April 7:00pm komedia £8.00

11th April - 12th April Brighton Dome £12.00

After a few band members played their last ever gig on New Years eve, the fresh line up will be performing in Komedia to showcase their new sound. Drawing inspiration from hip-hop whilst sticking to their roots, Babyhead have multiple new releases planned throughout the year and are planning a studio album to be released in September.

For the first time ever the Brighton Music Conference is taking over the Dome and other venues across Brighton. Be prepared for over 50 exhibitors showing off the latest in cutting edge music technology, from speakers to high end production equipment. There will also be a Q&A so you can voice your opinions or ask question.

7th April, 11:00pm concorde 2 £13.50 Deep house legends are taking over Concorde 2 with Ben Pearce’s début single “What I might do” being nominated for “ Essential new tune” by Pete Tong, and Eats Everything re-work of Adam F’s tune “Circles” smashing every dance floor its dropped at. This is not one to miss if you like your deep house.

Alice Amelia Ep Launch

Cosmos ShelDrake

22nd April 7:00pm - 11:00pm the haunt £3

24th April 8:00pm - 11:00pm komedia £5.50

Alice’s most recent musical ventures have included performing at Beach Break Live ‘13, Glastonbury Festival 2013 and recently her track “Hold on” was signed

by Toolroom Records. Her new EP “11” will be released in spring 2014, which she will be showcasing at her launch night with her hand picked support artists.

Multi-instrumentalist musician Cosmos Sheldrake has composed music for films and theatres worldwide. He is currently composing music for a series of Beckett plays, and is also writing music for children’s hospitals. He will be releasing his debut single in April 2014.

The Ladyboys of Bangkok are back in Brighton once again to dazzle us with their spectacular show. With show stopping choreography, amazing atmosphere and brilliant Thai food to boot, the Ladyboys never fail to impress.

Modfest

The Great Escape Festival

McBusted

3rd May - 4th May Brighton Racecourse £52.80 Modfest is a festival celebrating everything about the mod scene, from its earliest stages to the present day mod. There will be loads to do including a scooter ride through Brighton and an 8,000 capacity stage. There is also a dress handsome competition if you are looking for a reason to suit up.

8th May – 10th May brighton £54.50

The Great Escape Festival returns to Brighton for a jam-packed weekend full of live bands, comedians and everything in between. This festival takes place in multiple venues across Brighton with over 150 confirmed acts lined up, and many more to come. With more gigs then you could shake a stick at, this is guaranteed to be a weekend to remember.

The Ladyboys of Bangkok 2nd May – 31st May Old Steine £10.00

24th May Brighton Centre £43.75 McBusted is a rock/pop group combined of 2 members from the former band ‘Busted’ and chart toppers ‘Mcfly’.

This summer sees them kick of their nationwide tour with a whopping 34 dates. On 24th May McBusted will be heading to the Brighton Centre. Tickets are currently on sale.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING SHOREHAM Words: Dave Hamilton-Smith

local events

Words: Jimmy Willis

The Goonies

Art Exhibition Andrew Harris

Shoreham Farmers Market

1st April - 30th April Shoreham Airport, free entry

13th April, From 9:00am onwards East Street, Shoreham-by-Sea

drawings and prints by aviation artist Andrew Harris. Shoreham airport has some stunning views, fully licensed restaurant and bar and plenty of car parking so would make the ideal day out.

wide range of local, fresh produce and goods from both Shoreham-by-Sea and wider Sussex area. There are normally around 45 stalls and it’s not to be missed by all the local foodies.

A classic movie shown outdoors on a giant screen ‘Drive in Style’. You get to watch the film from the comfort of your own car and listen through your stereo.

The event will also include fantastic attractions, great food and drink, games and entertainment.

The South

The Audacity

Lucy Porter

13th April 9:00pm Adur Recreational Ground An exhibition of original oil paintings, The Shoreham Farmers, Market offers a £22 per vehicle

18th April 2014 8:00pm Ropetackle Arts Centre £22.50

19th April 8:30pm The Harbour Club, free entry

9th May 8:00pm Ropetackle Arts Centre £14.00

This is a must see for all The Beautiful South fans. Dave Hemingway and Ali Wheeler who were the lead singers from The Beautiful South are still touring, they will be performing some of their new songs alongside all The Beautiful South hits.

High energy soul, pop and dance band The Audacity play a night of music. The Harbour club, set alongside the beautiful river Adur, serves a wide variety of real ales, wines and spirits in one of the biggest bars in Shoreham.

Lucy Porter brings her stand up comedy show Northern Soul to Shoreham.

With her regular appearances on TV panel shows including Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Mock The Week this will be a must see show for the comedy fans.

Big Band Night

Julie Fowlis

Mark Steel’s back in town

13th May 8:00pm Shoreham Airport, free entry

27th May 8:00pm Ropetackle Arts Centre £20.00

31st May 8:00pm Ropetackle Arts Centre £15.00

An interesting night of big band music set in the beautiful Shoreham Airport. There will be a 20-piece band playing a wide variety of music from classical to jazz.

There will be food available until 7:30pm and music starts at 8pm. A full bar service will be available throughout the evening.

A night of Gaelic music and culture performed by multi award winning Scottish vocalist Julie Fowlis. Fowlis has been a proud standard bearer for Gaelic music and culture over the course of a solo career which has spanned three highly acclaimed studio albums.

The ‘Mark Steel’s In Town Show’, is a comedy based on his Radio 4 series, it’s a show centred around each town he visits. Mark has presented the BAFTA nominated Mark Steel Lectures for BBC2, is a regular on BBC1’s Have I Got News For You and Radio 4’s Newsquiz. He’s also appeared on BBC2’s QI and Room 101.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING worthing local events

Words: James Djanan

An evening with the stars from strictly come dancing 4th April 7.30pm Pavilion theatre £23.50 From the hit BBC show strictly come dancing, this spectacular live performance starring Pasha Kovalev and Katya Virshilas is a must see. With them will be 4 beautiful guest dancers.

The unremarkable death of Marilyn Monroe 19th April 4pm and 7.30pm Pavilion theatre £14.50

An up close and personal look into the extraordinary life of Marilyn Monroe, no flashing lights or star studded events, just the lady herself in the comfort of her own home, dressing gown on and a stomach full of pills, this incredible performance leads you to the very moment of the Hollywood stars death.

Three forts challenge 4th May 6:00am till 4:00pm Recreation ground free First created in 1977 this 27 mile marathon route has been described as “the tough one” with a load of mixed terrain and climbing heights of 3450 feet over the likes of south downs and Devils Dyke. So get involved and raise some money for charity.

Words: Dave Hamilton-Smith

My favourite things spring fair Matt Cardle X-factor winner 5th April 10am to 2:00pm Broadwater Parish Rooms

16th April 7.30pm Pavilion theatre £20.00

If you’re the crafty type then you’ll love this fair, which is filled with lots of handmade and vintage loveliness in a traditional village hall setting. This time with even more stalls which means a greater variety of super goods.

The loved by many X-factor winner Matt Cardle will be performing his 3rd album named Porcelain. With over 2 million record sales to his name and a rapidly growing international fan base, this truly is a must see performance.

Worthings emporium market

The noise next door

19th April - 17th May Montague street free

24th April 8:00pm Connaught theatre £9.00

Set up in montague place right next to monsoon and H&M, the emporium has created a beautiful outdoor market selling things like craft, food, up cycled and vintage goodies. It runs every 3rd Saturday so get down there and have a shop.

The extremely talented improv noise next door have been amazing people with their work for the last few years and have been a hit with their highly acclaimed Edinburgh festival shows, they also have regular nights at the Brighton Komedia. A must see performance.

The devil at midnight

Nellie craft, antique & vintage fair

9th may 7.30pm and 10th May 2:00pm Connaught theatre

31st May 10am to 3:00pm The Charmandean £2.00

This dark and scary story is set when a deeply troubled woman is visited in her dreams by a bearded devil and taken to a very old and terrifying house. A must watch if you want to be blown away by shattering conclusions.

Do you love traditional antiques, vintage clothing, jewellery and art? Then get yourself down to this cool fair where you can rummage through a load of stuff, pick out a retro gift or buy something that fits perfectly to your personality.

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Local directory

Useful numbers Sussex Police (24hr non emergencies) Crimestoppers (24hr) British Transport Police East Sussex Fire and Rescue NHS Direct Floodline Brighton & Hove City Council South East Coast Ambulance Service

101 0800 555 111 0845 40 50 40 0845 130 8855 0845 4647 0845 988 1188 (01273) 290000 (01737) 353333

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service HM Coastguard Royal Sussex County Hospital Sussex Eye Hospital National Gas Emergency Service Southern Water Leakline UK Power Networks Emergency Line Southern Electric

(01243) 786211 (02392) 559001 (01273)696955 (01273)606126 (0800) 111 999 (0800) 820 999 (0800) 783 8866 (08000) 72 72 82

Youth Clubs and Groups

If you would like your club or group included in our listings or the following details have changed, please contact us at: info@whmuk.com

Brighton Youth Centre Tel. 01273 681368 www.brightonyouthcentre.org.uk

Saltdean Community Association Tel. 01273 304 617 Park Road, BN2 8SP

15th Brighton Scout Group Tel. 01273 677 031 Scout Hut, Manor Road, BN2 5EA

Allsorts Youth Project Tel. 01273 721 211 69 Ship Street, BN1 1AE

Brighton YMCA Tel. 01273 326 701 55 Old Steine, BN1 1NX

Young Peoples Centre Tel. 01273 733 760 69 Ship Street, BN1 1AE

Air Training Corps Tel. 01273 566 226 Dyke Road, BN1 5AS

Scouts Association Tel. 01903 213 213 Sackville Road, BN14 8BG

Worthing Boys Club Tel. 01903 233 765 Ivy Arch Road, BN14 8BX

Sussex County Arts Club Tel. 01273 702718/ 474865 3 Bond Streets Cottages, BN1 1RP

The Boys Brigade Tel. 07917 147991 52 Station Road, BN41 1DF

Beeding And Bramber Brownies Tel. 01273 871 184 Gladys Beven Hall, BN43 6BG

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Tel. 01273 293642 Hangleton Youth Centre, BN3 8LL

Brighton Lesbian & Gay Sports Society www.blagss.org Brighton, BN50 9WD

Brighton and Hove Boxing Team Callback via enquiry form www.brightonandhoveabc.co.uk

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fashion show preview

a sneak peak into what to expect from the brighton thistle fashion show

man up to make-up it’s not just for females!

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SWISHING Clothes Swap Shop

FRIDAY 2nd MAY 5pm-9pm THE GLOBE PUB (downstairs) 77-78 Middle Street, Brighton BN1 1AL

ÂŁ5 Entry. Bring up to 10 items of quality pre-loved clothing or accessories and...

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What’s in this issue

Easter is approaching and with the sun starting to poke out from behind the clouds of winter, we have started to celebrate the oncoming of spring fashion with the help of Jane Busby. The promise of warmer weather has also made us reassess the products we put on our skin, so we have put together a selection of natural skincare products to keep you looking gorgeous naturally.

Accessorise and add colour with the funky and fun Doodllery Jewellery from Little Moose. For the guys, we explore the return of the traditional barber shop to keep you looking a dapper gent, and show you how to subtly use make up to enhance your natural features.

Of course, Easter also means indulgence. Regardless of whether you celebrate the end of Lent, Easter is synonymous with chocolate, Easter eggs and hot cross buns, so we’ve put together a few Easter inspired recipes with a twist. Or if you’d rather enjoy the sunshine with good music and beer, why not combine the two and try a delicious music inspired beverage. Either way, spring is officially here so in a true British fashion, we will act as though it’s brilliantly hot despite the grey clouds!

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Fashion From Intern to Inspiring Designer Top Knots 2 Ways The Barber Shop Is Your Skin Care All Natural Man Up to Make-Up Doodllery Home - Urban Eggshell Celia’s Top 10 Business Tips Music on the Rocks Easter Temptations Your Easter Staycation

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All Rights Reserved. The views expressed in this publication by its contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher or editorial staff.

The publisher cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions relating to advertising or editorial. No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior consent from the publisher.

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Styling for Sussex

Sussex’s personal stylist Jane Busby gives us a sneak peak into what can expect from the Thistle Fashion Show As a Personal Stylist working in Sussex, Jane has a wealth of experience helping women and men find clothes for their individual colour, style and shape. Saving clients time and money on wardrobe updates, special occasion and holiday outfits and advising on ‘dressing for success’ in the work place.

Following the success of last yearʼs show, the traders of Brighton are taking part in an afternoon of free fashion at the Thistle Hotel on Saturday 12th April. Thistle Hotel and Jane Busby Styling are presenting the show in the Atrium of the Hotel and the entrance is free. The shows are repeated 3 times throughout the afternoon with start times 2.00pm, 2.45pm and 3.30pm. The show will be hosted by the delightfully entertaining Guy Lloyd from Juice FM 107.2 and Sophie Corbett (Ronnie Corbettʼs daughter). The Mayor of Brighton and Hove will be opening the first show. There will be 12 semi professional girl and boy models showing outfits from Brightonʼs own individual shops located in the famous Lanes.

Stores taking part in the Thistle Fashion Show include: abi-K Designs, Aston Bourne, Brighton Bespoke Tailoring, David Clulow, Jigsaw, Mo Brog Shoes, Number Ten Jewellers, Papillon Treatments, Pedulumn Menswear, Pretty Eccentric, Rock Lobster Boutique and Tegen Accessories.

We managed to get a sneak peak of some of the brands that will be showcasing their spring/summer collections at the show

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Models: Duncan Mkaya (Brighton Academy) Laura-Leigh (Brighton Academy) Photography: Kerry Grainger Styling: Jane Busby Hair: Alex, Cisco Karma Make-Up: Aveda

Laura-Leigh wears: Pale Blue Leather Jacket - £295.00 Pink Silk Cami - £98.00 Metallic Tweed Skirt - £98.00 Gold Perforated Clutch - £55.00 White Mia Sandals - £139.00 www.whmuk.com

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Rock Lobster Boutique Mkaya wears: Pink Jumper - £39.00 Harem Trousers - £30.00 Necklace - £10.00 Bag - £39.00

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Pendulum Menswear Duncan wears: Handmade linen jacket by 120% Lino - £349.00 Jeans by MAC - £89.95 Italian linen shirt by Caliban - £79.95

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Mkaya wears: Bella Pacella Fascinator - £189.00 Sable Fan Print In Blue - £159.00 Nicola Perfect Shoes - £69.00

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Bovington gilet: £99.95 Newgate shirt: £74.95 Picture supplied by Barbour

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FROM INTERN TO InSPIRing DESIGNER We talk to aspiring fashion designer Wilson P.K on interning with Alexander Wang, his latest collection and advice on entering the fashion world When did you discover that you wanted to work in fashion?

I definitely remember being interested when I was in my GCSE year. My mum had just started a business - she owns a fancy dress shop - and I didn’t realise it, but just looking at all the clothes was fun for me.

When I was young I was really shy and my personality was pretty quiet so fashion was a nice way to express myself. Fashion for me is like a body architecture; it’s a statement and it’s also an expression.

Can you remember the first garment you ever designed?

Oh my god - it was vile! It was based on the Autumn leaves, and at the time I was straight and I thought ‘aw that’s such a gay thing to do,’ but then I thought, ‘actually, I kind of like it...’

How would you describe your style?

Obviously it changes a lot over time, but right now I like to think of myself as a storyteller. I want the person wearing my clothes to feel like they’re out of this world, not just that the clothes are simply empowering their personality. I want that person to feel unique, like they’re a different species, from another planet.

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How did you get an internship with Alexander Wang?

What other designers/artists inspire your work?

I had just finished with Paris fashion week and I didn’t want to stay in Europe, I had never been to America, so I went to Alexander Wang. He is the top in the US - that’s it really. I approached them and had an interview with them. They saw my work and took me on as an intern.

I got into fashion first because I was really intrigued by Alexander McQueen and Gareth Pugh - It definitely gave me a push when I saw their work. I know that’s so lame and everyone says that but I have to be honest. I like how expressive McQueen‘s work is, but he obviously approached a lot of it in a dark way.

His work is so dark and so many people follow his style, but I don’t think there’s anyone in fashion who’s really happy. For me I want to approach it in a happy way.

My collection starts dark, but is really happy at the end.

What was it like?

They gave me a mound of work that I could handle and I enjoyed it. I worked really closely with the team, which was good. They would usually have an idea and send it off to a freelance designer, but because I was there and I know how to produce fabric and knit, I was working with them on this.

I remember one day I spilt a whole coffee on myself, so I came back with coffee all down my shirt and they were like ‘Oh no, do you need a new shirt? Go to the basement downstairs and get a new one.’ They supported me tremendously! They still do; even right now they’re supporting me with fabrics and yarn, which is phenomenal!

Has there been a particular career highlight that stands out from the rest?

I won the award in Italy last year and it was brilliant! Sting was there, which was totally random, but it was really cool.

They paid for me to go to Italy and they got me into an internship where they produce clothes for Prada and Dior. You could see how clothes were made for high-end companies which was amazing - really priceless.

It’s going to be hard. Sometimes you’ve just got to tell yourself to be a happy person. You’d be surprised how your energy and your attitude can really affect your work and really draws people to where you are. No one person or style is the best in art and design. I think generally being open-minded in fashion is the best thing.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?

My parents and people in my church tell me, ‘Be humble’. Just genuinely be humble, be a humble person and be a happy person. I know it sounds really simple, but it’s really hard to do. I think being humble in fashion is really hard, but I think being humble and open-minded is an important way to meet the right people.

If you could design a piece for anyone in the world, who would it be?

In Paris we did dresses for Lady Gaga and Bjork, which was cool.

I would want to design for my mum though. She is a curvy lady and she deserves some good clothes from me!

What’s been the biggest challenge you’ve faced as a designer so far in your career?

As a designer, the biggest challenge will be learning how to listen to people’s opinion.

Sometimes fashion design people can have such a big ego - such an attitude and an atmosphere around them. It’s not the way to work - not in your design, or to meet people generally. I’ve seen too many people just being a b**** but honestly when I listen to people and their ideas, or just step back a little bit, it’s the best!

What advice would you give to designers just starting out in their careers?

What can we expect from you in the future?

You have a catwalk show coming up in May for your new collection. Can you tell us a little bit about this?

To sum it up, it’s the transformation from purity to a self-alienation. I came out to my parents two years ago and they took it really hard. It’s basically about this, but there are a lot of biblical references as well. I’ve been studying a lot on how genetic science relates to sexuality. It sounds like an actual essay or dissertation, but for me I see it in an arty way.

I’m going to be pretty expressive, as usual. I like to be an entertainer, so if anyone comes to my show there will be wearable clothes but you will also be satisfied by every sense, no matter if you’re in a shop or at a show, or you’re reading it - I want to satisfy in every way.

Words: Kerry Grainger

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The Top Knot has remained popular this season as the easy go to up do.

There are loads of different types around at the moment, here’s two elegant styles that you can easily create yourself.

Words & Hair: Alex at Ciscos Karma Make-up: Chloe Denley

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Choose the point of the knot. Here i’ve kept it high and in the centre but you could wear it low, off to the side, or even right at the front.

Fasten into a ponytail and backcomb well, especially if your hair is fine. Tie the ponytail in a knot.

Then take the hair from the centre of the knot out and over and secure at the base with pins and grips.

Finally spritz all over with a firm hold hair spay. I’m using 18 quick dry by Redken.

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This look is a little trickier to pull off, but once you’ve mastered the basic knot try a looser more tousled style.

By making the knot at the side it is easier to work on yourself and the result is softer, more romantic.

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Apply a dry shampoo to add volume and texture, then lightly back comb to add lift to the root of the hair.

To mix things up a bit add accessories to your topknots. Be creative with your accessories, try using ribbons, beads, strips of leather or pin in flowers.

This time we are using a lower point and a side ponytail.

Split the ponytail into 3 or more sections, backcomb and knot each section individually.

Dress lightly over the service of the hair before finishing with firm hold hair spray.

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BARBER SHOP A return to prominence?

Fashion and tradition do not always sit side by side but in today’s hair trends they do. For men, the barber shop is having a mini-resurgence.

The traditional male barber never went away, but for a long time they were smothered by big high street salons offering fashion hair styles and a full hair care experience that the modern man was embracing. Anything less was perhaps seen as archaic. Luckily, in recent years men’s style has changed. Whilst the avant-garde and high fashion option exists there has been a significant move towards heritage fashion and classic elegance. Refined simplicity has replaced ornate displays and this has played back into the hands of men’s barbers.

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WHM went to visit one of Brighton’s coolest hair cut spots, Gloucester Road Barbers in the North Laines, to ask them if they have noticed the change and to see what hairstyles the men about town are requesting.

The man at the helm, Ali Campbell, suggested a strong London influence in the last couple of years with modern versions of classic styles being requested more and more. The rebooting of the side-parting in a more severe, exaggerated form is one that has become familiar in Brighton’s fashion set as well as the classically sophisticated, loosely swept over version. An experienced barber, Ali also informed us that these styles fall more into the remit of the trusted male barber than the more expensive hair salon because, “These kind of haircuts only barbers can do. It needs to be maintained regularly to keep that shape and that sharpness.” With regularity comes that trust and that bond that used to be so common place between a man and his barber and is hopefully growing again.

Reflecting its cosmopolitan location Gloucester Road Barbers is a relaxed, eclectic and unique place to visit. This reporter even got his hair cut and styled after finishing the interview - and was very pleased with the result!

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As highlighted in our last issue men’s hair trends have changed. Men are seeking sharper, more classic looks. With the demand for “retro” styles continuing it is set to become the look for men in 2014. Current style icons such as David Beckham, David Gandy and Ricki Hall all embrace and promote a crisp, timeless style with a contemporary freshness in both their clothing and their hairstyles. Reflecting this change in attitude the Male barber shop and traditional grooming has become fashionable.

As well as this hair movement, cultivating a beard is a must-do men’s fashion decision and with that prominence comes a significant rise in the use of heritage grooming products such as beard oils and moustache wax.

MAINTAIN YOUR STYLE Like any self-respecting male barbers there is an excellent selection of products available such as pomades, waxes and creams for your hair, beard and moustache. We picked out our top 3 so you can maintain and enhance your look with ease.

Uppercut Deluxe Pomade, £14.

Versatile hold for an effortlessly sleek look.

Uppercut Monster Hold, £14.

Unshakeably slick styling that will stand firm.

Fellow’s Slicks and Stiffeners Moustache Wax, £7. Shape your moustache with this scented wax.

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is your skin care

all Natural?

Words: Hallam Kite

As with food, it’s not always immediately apparent what is actually in cosmetic products. Trying to find out can be a bit of a mission. This is where companies like Sussex based Infinity Foods excel.

They have thoroughly investigated everything they stock so that you can shop in confidence that you will only be using the finest natural products on your skin. Everything in their range is paraben free and vegetarian or vegan, nothing has been tested on animals, and much of the range is from companies that use locally sourced ingredients.

Rosehip Oil

Shea & Manketti Scalp Moisturiser

Avocado & Pear Night Cream

£16.99 Raw Gaia from Brighton rawgaia.com

£5.25 Laughing Bird from Wales laughingbird-bodycare.co.uk

£32.99 Antipodes from New Zealand antipodesnature.com

Key Ingredients: Rosehip Oil

Key Ingredients: Shea Butter, Manketti Oil, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Tea Tree Oil

Key Ingredients: Pure Avocado Oil, Calendula Oil, Manuka Honey, Vinanza Grape

Left in overnight, this buttery balm is highly effective at soothing dry, irritated scalps. The addition of tea tree oil helps to combat dandruff. It also makes an excellent pomade to add gloss and shine to Afro-Caribbean hair.

Applied to face, neck and upper chest in the evening, this cream has a super restorative effect. Calendula and avocado restore the skin while the antioxidant properties of vinanza grape neutralises daily damage. The manuka honey smoothes and moistens the skin.

Instantly absorbent, Rosehip oil reduces the appearance of scars, burns and stretch marks. It is intensely nourishing and helps to restore the skin’s natural moisture balance. Rosehip oil is also an excellent way to soothe the skin after waxing or derma-abrasion.

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The cosmetic benefits of a natural, organic diet is well known so shouldn’t you be applying the same principles to what you put on your skin? We’ve been looking at a range of skin-care products that are bursting with delicious sounding natural ingredients. What’s more, it’s now widely accepted that these ingredients have a range of beneficial properties to rival any synthetic, laboratory created products.

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Oy! Cleanse & Moisturise Key Ingredients: Rosehip, Willow Bark, Green Tea, Mandarin, Prebiotics

Hydrating Firming Serum Wash-off Cleansing Mousse £15.50 Herbfarmacy from Herefordshire herbfarmacy.co.uk Key Ingredients: Chamomile, Marshmallow, Ylang Ylang Oil, Rose Geranium Oil, Aloe Vera This luxurious cleansing mousse is both nurturing and protective. It can be used to remove all make-up and is gentle enough for around the eyes. The mousse uses chamomile to stimulate blood flow in skin tissue. The addition of marshmallow leaves the skin feeling incredibly soft.

£13.95 Greenpeople from West Sussex greenpeople.co.uk Key Ingredients: Spring Water, Seaweed, Everlasting Flower Extract, Chamomile, Marshmallow This remarkable serum can double the skin’s natural collagen production and reduce wrinkles. It can be used as a primer or can be combined with any foundation. The everlasting flower extract has antimicrobial, antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties. Suitable for all skin types, the serum works to improve the skin’s natural elasticity resulting in firmer, more toned skin.

The Oy! range is specifically for teenagers. Cleanse & Moisturise is suitable for all skin types and can be used by those who are prone to acne.

The prebiotics, green tea and willow bark work together to kill bacteria and reduce inflammation. Use initially to cleanse the skin of pollutants or as a make-up remover.

When the skin is washed and fresh, use again and leave on as a high quality moisturiser.

Almond Face Starter Kit £9.95 Weleda from Multi-national weleda.co.uk Key Ingredients: Almond Oil, Plum Kernel Oil, Blackthorn Flower Extract The Almond Face Starter Kit contains almond facial oil, almond facial cream, almond soothing cleansing lotion and a muslin cloth. It is designed to be for temporary flare ups when skin becomes more sensitive than usual. The kit will cleanse, moisturise and protect skin while reducing any irritations. The composition of almond oil is similar to the natural oils of a baby’s skin. It’s incredibly mild and keeps skin youthful. www.infinityfoods.co.uk www.whmuk.com

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MAN UP to

MAke UP

Forget fluffy powder puffs and pretty pink lipsticks, weʼre talking about makeup for men.

Yes, itʼs official real men are now wearing makeup!

Words & Makeup: Tanya Spicer

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Itʼs not just for girls you know!

Put aside the most recent association with male makeup - that androgynous grungy “guyliner” look that a few models and band members managed to pull off but that never really took off with your average meterosexual.

Instead think masculine, fresh faced, well groomed and healthy looking as the results that can be expected from this type of “invisible” makeup. An improved appearance and increase in confidence are the benefits that many men are starting to reap from taking the plunge into these somewhat still, unknown waters.

If you’re man enough to give it a go, here’s how to get a fresh face in five minutes:

PREPARATION To prep your face, you’ll just need to apply your regular skincare products cleanser, moisturiser and possibly eye cream - to make sure your skin is clean and hydrated.

We used: Kiehls Facial Fuel Energizing Face Wash (from £8.50), Kiehls Facial Fuel Transformer (£27), & Kiehls Facial Fuel Eye Alert (£22.50).

Professional Makeup Artist Tanya Spicer says “remember you don’t have to use every step suggested. Pick out what your main concerns are and focus on dealing with those, and just use whatever you feel comfortable with, ”to keep the results looking natural.”

It seems like only yesterday that men were starting to have their own dedicated moisturisers, rather than having to secretly steal their girlfriends’ as they had been doing for years. Fast forward a bit and there’s now a plethora of choice in the aisles with many companies offering specifically targeted male makeup products that are quick and easy to use.

Whilst it’s well documented that famous, “real men” such as David Beckham, George Clooney and Jamie Redknapp are now wearing makeup, is the average man ready to cross the final taboo in male grooming and incorporate makeup into his daily life?

1. PRIME - 30 SECS

2. CORRECT - 1 MIN

Smooth a tiny bit of primer over any large pores, lines, scars or uneven texture to make sure the surface of your skin as smooth as possible.

Using men’s BB Creams or tinted moisturisers with your fingers rub a small amount into your face until it is blended in.

We used: MMUK MAN Makeup For Men Skin Primer - £26 (20ml)

We used: Kiehls Actively Correcting BB Cream - £23.50 (30ml)

4. BRIGHTEN - 2 MINS

7. LINE - 3 MINS 30 SECS

9. CONTROL - 4 MINS

Use a brightening under eye corrector in the areas of darkness and pat in with your finger tip.

Taking a waterproof black or brown eye liner, gently pull up your upper eyelid and wiggle the pencil onto the waterline rim below your upper lid lashes.

Take a clear brow gel and brush it through your brows in an upwards and outwards direction, smoothing all the hairs.

We used: Giorgio Armani Corrector - £26 (4.4ml)

Master

We used: Taxi Man Guyliner Pencil £8.50

We used: 4Voo Brow Styling Gel for Men - £18 www.whmuk.com

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DOODLLERY Inspired by the doodles of UK illustrator Carrie Lewis, these cute and quirky handmade jewellery creations are filled with love and rainbows.

Doodllery Heart Earrings £7.00 Doodllery Necklace - Megabeast £22.50 Doodllery Brooch - Megabeast £18.00 all available at www.littlemoose.co.uk www.whmuk.com

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This Page Doodllery Necklace - Coco ÂŁ22.50 Opposite PetPal Earring & Brooch Sets - ÂŁ15 all available at www.littlemoose.co.uk Photography, production & art direction: erika szostak | photography Styling: Lauren Eva Hair: Gary Forde of Forde Hair Makeup: Lydia Pankhurst Models: Frances & Isla | Sapphires Model Management Silk dress courtesy of Oh My Honey

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urban eggshell Innovative designs, Scandinavian styling and a fresh colour palette make up Occa-Home’s sleek and minimal Urban look.

Classic designs are redefined and a mix of modern materials are used to bring a contemporary twist to traditional styles.

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Muuto Nerd Chair - Oak, Grey & Rose £299.00 each Muuto 70/70 Desk White £1,250.00 It’s About RoMi Hollywood Floor Lamp White £524.50 Muuto Stacked White Shelf With Backboard Small £89.00 Muuto Stacked Shelfs £59.00 - £145.00

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LSA Lotta Wine Glass Set of 2 £30.00 Eva Solo Tumblers Set Of 4 Smokey Grey £20.00 ASA Tabletop Placemat £4.50

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4. Design House Stockholm Blond SoupCereal Bowl Dot £18.00 5. By Nord Tea Towel Quail Eggs £17.00 6. Muuto Nerd Chair Rose £299.00 7. Sagaform Egg Timer £12.50 8. GreenGate Spot Egg Cup Pale Blue £4.50

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business tips Inspiration Award Winner Celia Saywer tells us her top tips on becoming successful in business as well as what we can expect from her in 2014.

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DONT RUN A BUSINESS ON EGO Many times I have seen businesses fail due to peoples’ large egos and trying too hard to impress. A big office and hefty overheads are not likely to increase your profit so think about what you REALLY need and concentrate on keeping on track and growing the business. There is nothing wrong with starting small.

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GET ON THE MAP Sell yourself and shout out loud or you won’t survive!

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BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF Don’t kid yourself about your idea and what you are doing. If you have to convince yourself, you won’t convince others.

LISTEN TO YOUR INSTINCTS They are there to protect you from making the wrong decisions so listen to them. So many times I have seen businesses fail when people choose to ignore their instincts.

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BE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING You’ve got to be passionate about your idea. It is essential to really believe in your idea, and be completely determined to make it work. If I meet someone who continuously talks about their idea with complete enthusiasm then I know they are really passionate about it.

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USE YOUR COMMON SENSE Business is mainly about common sense, so make sure you use yours!

MAP OUT YOUR DESTINATION Make a map of your destination and list your goals. This will help you to see where you are going and help you to achieve your goals.

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minutes with celia

Words: Hallum Kite

What one artifact from the 20th/21st Centuries would you like to have in your possession?

Actually Id like to go back even further and own an Aztec Crystal Skull

Have you ever acquired something for a client that you have ended up liking too much and keeping for yourself?

Yes some amazing animal horns I was buying for a clients collection but I’ve put them in my home … for now!

What one thing from your collection would you save from a fire/flood?

My Michael Forbes artwork, they are really fabulous and one has gold leaf and looks incredible.

What natural attribute do you have that makes you good at dealing/business?

Instinct and a good B******t radar!

What about your career are you most proud of?

So far its winning the Inspiration Award for women

What does a typical day consist of for you?

Running at 5am, taking my children to school bus, then meetings, designing mood boards, conference calls, going on site, shopping for my clients… that’s the morning anyway!

What music do you listen to?

It depends what mood I’m in. If I’m sitting with a glass of wine by the sea, lounge music, if I’m in my car a bit of dub and reggae

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SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE This is absolute key to success. If you offer fantastic service you will be leagues ahead of other businesses.

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DO YOUR RESEARCH Research your market and know everything you can about what you are about to step into and who your competition is. This is essential in everything you do.

BE HONEST ABOUT YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES Not everyone is good at management skills and can necessarily bring out the best in people, find people who can help balance your business by having different skill sets to compliment yours.

What interior design trends do you predict for 2014?

I don’t follow trends, my clients are more interested in unique styling for them and how they live.

We see your jewellery range is coming soon? Can you tell us more on this?

I am speaking to the factory this week so its coming on. We are hoping to make it all in the UK which is great for supporting our local economy and it also reduces our carbon footprint. It will be a small, boutique range to start; rings, necklace and a cuff.

I’m very excited. It will be very stylish and very me!!

What can we expect from the next series of 4 Rooms?

More shows, there will be 10 primetime and 20 daytime shows, some bigger and better items and more competition from the dealers!

Four Rooms will be back on our screens in May 2014

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Crystal Head Vodka Dan Aykroyd Created by iconic actor, comedian and now drinks entrepreneur Dan Aykroyd, who is also known for his role in the 1980 musical comedy ‘The Blues Brothers.’ Crystal Head is made with the purest elements, filtered multiple times and then passed three times through Herkimer diamonds. This is a luxury spirit.

hellhound ale

gladness

robert johnson

Madness

Dogfish Head has a number of different music inspired beers including ‘Hellhound on my ale’ which marks the 100th birthday of Mississippi blues legend Robert Johnson. Containing lemon zest to accentuate the centennial hops this citrusy 10% ABV beer is a great homage to the man that legend says ‘sold his soul at the crossroads, and changed music forever.

If it’s a touch of Madness your after, then how about Gladness.

Brewed with ingredients of a lager, which in turn makes it reminscent of a pilsner. This 4.2% ABV beer is refreshing and almost sweet, with a little quirkiness in for safe measure.

An ale that’s a lager, that’s totally mad.

Music On The Rocks Beer and music are two of life’s great pleasures, naturally. There is nothing like listening to your favourite songs, while quaffing on your favourite brew. But what happens when these connect to create music-inspired beverages for your drinking pleasure.

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kraftwerk braun ale kraftwerk Revolutions Brewery Co. have been crafting music-inspired beers since 2010 from their home in West Yorkshire and they’ve made a racket. Classics to look out for include Kraftwerk Braun Ale, Clash London Porter or the exceedingly unusual Overkill rhubarb wheat beer, a tribute to Motorhead.

bitches brew miles Davis Bitches Brew a tribute to Miles Davis 1970s landmark record, holds an innovative and individual taste, much like the groundbreaking jazz record. A bold and dark 9% ABV imperial stout with hints of chocolate and honey makes this beer one to get your creative juices flowing.

remedy professor green If you’ve got the poison then here is the Remedy, Professor Greens collaboration with Titanic Brewery. A 4.5% ABV Americanstyle pale ale, brewed with Northdown and Challenger hops gives a crisp and refreshing taste that balances with bitterness, an authentic British take on the classic West Coast U.S pale ale.

In any event, music has always loved alcohol. And now with a resurgence of microbreweries increasing on the market looking to make a name for themselves, it looks like beer will get the chance to return that love. Recent times haven’t been easy on the music industry, with dwindling record sales, musicians are now seeking other avenues to make an income, other than relentless touring and excessive selling of t-shirts.

Few things go together like drinking beer and listening to music, so sit back, crank up the tunes and crack open a brew.

Words: Rawden Enever

Always drink responsibly www.drinkaware.co.uk

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Temptations Easter

Words: Eirlys Goss Photography: Kevin Pickett

Rather than buying standard hot cross buns and unexciting Easter eggs, why not experiment with making your own Easter treats this year. Here are three alternative takes on traditional Easter temptations in varying degrees of chocolatey-ness to help you get started.

Not at all chocolatey

Hot Cross Loaf For a 2lbs loaf tin: For the glaze:

150ml milk 50g butter or margarine Zest of an orange 1 clove 400g bread flour sachet dried yeast 120g dried currants or dried mixed fruit 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp mixed spice ¼ tsp ground ginger 1 large egg

1 tbsp apricot jam Splash of water

For the topping: 100 g plain flour c. ½ tbsp. sugar c. 2 tbsp. water

1. Gently heat the milk, butter, orange zest and clove until the butter is melted, take off the heat and leave to cool and infuse.

2. Sieve the flour and mix with the remaining dry ingredients in a large bowl.

3. When the milk mixture has cooled to just above room temperature, beat in the egg. Add the milk mix to the dry mix and knead together, adding a little extra warm milk or water if the mixture is too dry. The dough should be an elastic consistency and hold its shape.

4. Place the dough in the loaf tin, cover with a tea towel, and leave in a warm area until doubled in size.

5. Preheat the oven to 200C. When the dough is ready put in the oven

for approx. 30 minutes, or until a lovely golden brown colour and sounds hollow on the bottom of the tin when knocked.

6. After it has initially cooled in the tin, turn out to cool on a wire rack.

7. While the loaf is still warm, microwave the apricot jam and mix with water to make a glaze. Brush this all over the loaf.

8. Make up the paste for the traditional cross on top of the loaf. Sieve the flour into a small mixing bowl, add the sugar, and gradually add the water whilst stirring continuously. This mix can then be piped or spread to make a traditional cross.

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A bit chocolatey

Half Easter Eggs Mess For 3 medium sized bowls: 1. First, prepare your chocolate molds. Place 3 upturned bowls on

100g dark, milk or white chocolate (broken into pieces) 3 eggs, at room temperature 175g caster sugar Strawberries (washed and prepared) and double cream (or any filling of your choice)

a sheet of baking parchment, and line with either tin foil or baking parchment, waxed side exposed. Make the lining as smooth as you can (it may help to tuck in and sellotape the edges to the inside of the bowl).

2. Melt the chocolate in a glass bowl over a pan of boiling water.

When smooth, take off the heat and allow to cool for a minute.

Pour the chocolate evenly over the 3 prepared bowls. Don’t spread the chocolate too thinly or it will break. Allow to cool completely.

3. Meanwhile, make you meringues. Preheat the oven to 150C.

Separate the egg whites (absolutely NO yolk can be included or it will not whisk), and whisk the whites until they form soft peaks.

4. Gradually fold in the sugar, and whisk until stiff.

5. Spoon the mix onto a lined baking tray (silicone ones work very

well for this), and bake for 15 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 110C and cook for a further 2-3 hours until crisp and dry.

6. Allow the meringues to cool before breaking into chunks.

7. Assemble your bowls: very gently remove the chocolate bowls

(now completely set) from their molds, and layer the meringue and strawberries. Pour cream over the top.

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1. Preheat the oven to 180C and grease a 30x20 tin.

2. Put the chocolate pieces and crème eggs in the fridge.

Super chocolatey

Crème Egg Brownies For 10 brownies: 50g chocolate pieces (or chocolate drops) 5 Cadbury’s crème eggs 200g butter 100g cocoa 400g brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 250g plain flour 2 eggs

3. Put the butter and cocoa in a large pan and melt gently. Do not allow to boil. Add the sugar and vanilla and stir until smooth.

4. Take off the heat. Sieve in the flour.

5. Beat in the eggs thoroughly, and then mix in the

chocolate pieces just before spreading the mix into the tin evenly. Cook for 15-20 minutes.

6. Just before you take it out of the oven, cut the crème eggs in half lengthwise. Remove the brownie from the oven, and press the crème egg halves gently into the soft brownie, spacing them evenly apart for easy servings.

7. Put back in the oven for about 10 minutes.

8. Allow to cool a bit before slicing them up, and

then enjoy a chocolate overload!

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Your Easter

With the school Easter holidays making this an expensive time to go away, and many wanting to save up for a bigger summer holiday, why not rediscover your home area and have a Staycation? Here are a few ideas to get you started, just make sure you make time for yourself doing what you like best, whether it’s cultural, active, crafty…

WITH THE LITTLE ONES For the young ones – PlayMosaic

CULTURE Bramber Castle

Booth Museum of Natural History

PlayMosaic offer a creative outlet for your little ones, by supplying fun with playdough, balls, hoops, arts and crafts and much more. Travelling around Sussex, they can be booked for events, or you can attend a PlayMosaic Weekend Family Play session in your local area. A good chance to bond and relax with your child!

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MUSIC LOVERS

Brooklands Go Karts

Brighton Festival/The Great Escape

What kid doesn’t love Go Karting?!

With different packages to choose from, Brooklands Go Karting makes for an accessible and exciting family day out, complete with a café if there is a limit to how much you want to participate in the activity itself.

There is no shortage of things to do for a night out at this time of year. With Brighton Festival getting started and The Great Escape bringing loads of fresh new talent into the city, prepare to discover your next favourite artist!

www.brooklandsgokarts.co.uk

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WEIRD AND WONDERFUL

Located off Dyke Road, the Booth Museum is one of those places that everyone knows about but hardly anyone has been to! A great place to start if the weather isn’t so good and you need something to get you out of the house, the museum offers a fascinating look into the world of birds and butterflies, and houses fossils, bones, and skeletons dating back to dinosaurs and woolly rhinos. www.brighton-hove-rpml.org.uk

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Free Located overlooking the River Adur, Bramber Castle has a royal and remarkable history. A great place for a picnic on a sunny day, explore the area around the castle and its tactical vantage point. Equally, there are several pubs in Bramber Village if a picnic isn’t your thing.

www.brightonfestival.org

Staycation

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WATER LOVERS’ Sussex Watersports

NIGHT OWLS Brighton Music Conference 11th – 12th April Price: from £8 Focusing on the electronic music industry, the BMC not only organises great nights out to enjoy with an array of DJs, but also the opportunity to learn about the industry and music. This is the first large event of its kind in the UK and makes use of a number of venues around Brighton.

With their nights boasting Dave Seaman, Sebo K and Ralf Kollmann, prepare for a great night out. www.brightonmusicconference.co.uk

Based in Worthing and using the Goring Gap to carry out water sports sessions, Sussex Watersports makes the most of the excellent conditions and clean beach to offer many different packages and several different sports to try your hand at. From picnicking on the beach to a high adrenaline ‘Ringo Ride’, Sussex Watersports gives newbies and experts alike the opportunity to experience the fun and excitement that watersports can give. They also have kit for hire if you just fancy taking a kayak out for a spin in your own time. www.sussexwatersports.co.uk

TOURISTY Brighton Wheel Price: Adult from £7.20

ACTIVE Offering mountain biking, climbing, and archery among other things, the AOAC is a great place to start if you want get out of the house and get active, with or without kids! They also offer monthly memberships for those of you that prefer exercise with a bit of excitement.

Although the Wheel runs during the day, why not take it to the next level and see our beautiful city lit up at night? Reaching c.50 metres above sea level, expect spectacular views of Brighton as well as out to sea, as you go round at least three times to soak it all in. Complete with a commentary from Steve Coogan, this is one of those attractions that even native Brightonians should indulge in.

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www.brightonwheel.com

Adur Outdoor Activity Centre

PAMPER YOURSELF The Spa in Lancing With various types of massage, hairdressing, nails, facials, a fish spa and even kids’ parties on offer, The Spa in Lancing has it all. Reviews rave about its lovely staff and relaxing service; this is definitely a place for a bit of ‘you’ time to recharge your batteries and come out feeling and looking gorgeous. www.thespalancing.com

BACK TO NATURE Coombes Farm Price: Adult from £3 If you’d rather unwind in the fresh air, then Coombes Farm might just be the place for you to go. Lambing season is until the 15th April, so you can witness the miracle of life if you’re quick, or they also offer farm tours, and the opportunity to see the wildlife and wildflowers in the Environmentally Sensitive Areas of the Coombes. www.coombes.co.uk www.whmuk.com

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