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EDITOR’S LETTER C U LT U R E WHAT'S ON

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Diary dates for August

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COLUMNS

Culture continued

47 28 TRUE BLUE

Clean and bright are the bywords for this month's minimalistic fashion shoot

B E AU T Y 37 HEAVEN SCENT

Lawrence Roullier White on perfume's renegades

HORSING AROUND

38 BEAUTY CONFIDENTIAL

GRAY AREA

FOOD & DRINK 42 GIZZI ERSKINE

Catherine Hales chats to puppeteer Sam Wilmott about his role in War Horse A. C. Grayling on his endeavours in the world of education

ST YLE 26 SEASON STAPLES

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Our round-up of the best September beauty buys

The chef and columnist shares her views on cooking and clean eating

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The latest kitchen must-haves as well as a delectable salad recipe to spice up lunch

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Georgie Lane-Godfrey meets Diana Greenhalg, co-founder of My Bespoke Room

K I D S & E D U C AT I O N 65 PLEASE AND THANKS C o v e r i m a g e R e a l ly w i l d c l o t h i n g re a l l y w i l d c l o th i n g.c o.u k

Amanda Constance on the abiding importance of manners

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26 69 LIVE AND LEARN

Blackheath High School's new headteacher talks to Absolutely

T R AV E L 73 ANTIPODEAN SPECIAL

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EDITOR’S letter

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ith the gust of a brisk autumn wind, the year is made anew. It does feel like that, doesn’t it? A hangover from school days, when September was a shiny new beginning and you went – squeaking in your shiny new shoes – full of nerves and anticipation. And it seems fitting that a magazine which covers an area so full of brilliant schools would celebrate its anniversary with the school year. This September we are a year old, and I welcome you to our new issue with that same sense of nervous anticipation that I felt all those many (many, many) years ago.

For our main feature I spent a morning talking to philosopher A. C. Grayling.

He lives next to the Old Kent Road, just south of Burgess Park ‘or as I like to call it, Deep South Hampstead,’ he explained laughingly. When he announced in 2011 that he was setting up a new college in London he was branded ‘the most hated man in academia’. Three years on, we look at the future of higher education and how

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the college, and Grayling are faring. I also spent some time with food columnist and chef Gizzi Erskie, who for one weekend this month becomes an honorary South East Londoner when she hosts her Chef’s Club at the On Blackheath festival. Find out all about it on pg. 42.

Our travel offering is an Antipodean special, taking in Sydney and New Zealand with a brief stop over in Singapore, because we know that when winter really sets in, the thought of a little Southern Hemisphere sun will be hard to resist.

Finally, here’s to a new school year and also to this, our first anniversary and, sadly, my last issue. This last year has been a wonderful one but I leave you in the capable hands of new editor Catherine Hales.

All the best readers, and thank you! u

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ALL IN DUE COURSE 1 1 Se p t e m b e r – 1 0 O ct o b e r S ou th L ondon G alle r y

acclaimed American artist and reluctant pioneer of conceptual art Lawrence Weiner returns to the South London Gallery with a solo exhibition.

All In Due Course presents a series of recent sculptures spanning interior and exterior spaces across the SLG and off-site. u 65-67 Peckham Road, SE5 ; southlondongallery.org

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The London Design Festival will be in full swing throughout London during the second weekend of September. For those wishing to stay a little closer to home, great American architect and master builder Louis Kahn, will be exhibiting in the Design Museum. Visitors will discover how Kahn created a ‘modern form of expression for the eternal and essential qualities of architecture.’

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O c t o b e r – No ve m b e r S ou th Ea s t E ngland his year Glyndebourne hits the road with three acclaimed T productions: La traviata, The Turn of the Screw and La finta giardiniera. The 2014 Glyndebourne Tour offers affordable opera at a theatre near to you. u Glyndebourne, New Victoria Theatre, Woking and The Marlowe Canterbury; Tickets at Glyndebourne from £8.00. Book for all venues at Glyndebourne.com

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1 1 Se p t e m b e r Hor ni m an Mu se u m uthor Kate Mosse, joined by special guest Sandi A Toksvig, will be discussing Mosse's new book The Taxidermist's Daughter in the incredibly apt and atmospheric surroundings of the Horniman Museum. u 100 London Road, SE23; horniman.ac.uk

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ARTS & CULTURE / WHAT'S ON DEAR WINIFRED 2 S eptem b er D u l w i c h P i c t u re G al le r y uthor of Dear A Winifred: Christopher Wood, Letters to Winifred and Ben Nicholson, Anne Goodchild will be giving a talk examining the relationship between Wood and the Nicholsons during the last years of Wood’s life. The talk will be held in conjunction with the current exhibition at the gallery, Art and Life. u Gallery Road, SE21; dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

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HORST: PHOTOGRAPHER OF STYLE From 6 Septe mbe r V&A Mu seum ashion is an expression of the times. Elegance is something 'F else again.’ – Horst, 1984. One of the foremost photographers of the past century, whose 60-year career has seen his work grace the pages of Vogue and House and Garden and whose portfolio ranges from fashion and portraits to travel and surrealism, will be exhibited in a display of sketches, photographs and prints. u Cromwell Road, SW7; vam.ac.uk

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ROOFTOP FILM CLUB rguably Quentin Tarantino’s most iconic film to date, Pulp Fiction features a myriad of famous faces, a good amount of violence and, of course, a mystical suitcase that glows when opened. The stylised ensemble film tells the story of several different characters living in LA, whose lives intersect, mostly through shared criminal endeavours. For those who

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WELL READ Chloe Mavrommatis and the team at Dulwich Books recommend their selection of sensational reads – enjoy!

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THE BONE CLOCKS

by David M it c he l l Sceptre, £20

ames Salter is, in my reckoning, the best male novelist alive. All That Is tells of the life of Philip J Bowman who, rather than sinking like an anvil to the bottom of the ocean on active service at the end of WWII, surfaces in a middle-class dawn in the New York publishing world of the 1950’s. He wanders the offices, reception rooms and bedrooms of friends and lovers for the next 40 years. Reading Salter is like trying to capture the reflections of a diamond: fascinating, fleeting and beautiful. u

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by Sarah Wat e rs Virago, £20

novel of two distinct halves, though you'll want to read this without knowing what happens to separate the two. As ever, Sarah Waters’ period detail is immaculate and her portrait of women’s relationships is subtle, sympathetic and moving. The genteel restraint of the first half gives way to the breathless rush of the second, in a giddy pell-mell of emotion. A great novel from the master of her genre. u

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et in Beijing in the turbulent year of cosmetic rebuilding leading up to the 2008 Olympics this powerful and moving novel is written with remarkable attention to historical detail particularly evoking the Ming Dynasty and the Cultural Revolution. It is a tale of Wang, a taxi driver in Beijing who is receiving mysterious letters detailing past lives of which he has no recollection. He is angered and confused by what appear to be communications from a declared ‘soulmate’. Can he reconcile the truths about his known past with the paranoia which is rapidly throwing him off course? u

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MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT Wo r d s c at h e r i n e h a l e s From 19 September

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iding high after the triumph of Blue Jasmine, the prolific Woody Allen presents Magic in the Moonlight. A slight departure from the realism and human tragedy of his previous film, Magic in the Moonlight is set in the 1920s and tells the story of the cynical and misanthropic stage illusionist Stanley (played by Colin Firth). He is invited by fellow stage magician, Howard Burkan (Simon McBurney), to visit the Cote D’Azur in order to meet mystic and clairvoyant Sophie (Emma Stone). It would seem that she has so enchanted a wealthy American family that their son is thinking of proposing marriage. Despite being an experienced illusionist, Howard cannot uncover Sophie’s tricks and has begun to believe that she has real supernatural powers. The cynical Stanley (Firth) is quick to express his disbelief and disdain, but the more time he spends in the magical Sophie’s company, the more she strips away his doubt.

Viewers will have to watch for themselves to find out whether Allen has turned his hand to the supernatural, but one thing is certain: a visual treat is in store. Particularly with the period costumes by Sonia Grande, who seems to have had an absolute ball with the ‘20s theme. The visual feast doesn’t end there, as cinematographer Darius Khondji’s superlative lighting bathes the film in a heavenly glow. Fans of Allen may not find all they have come to expect from the acclaimed director but what they will find is a fun film with moments of real beauty. ◆

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INTERVIEW

Hind Sight Sam Wilmott, puppeteer for the National Theatre’s production of War Horse, shares his point of view with Absolutely I n t e r v i e w C at h e r i n e H a l e s

CATHERINE HALES: So you’re one of the puppeteers operating Joey in War Horse?

SAM WILMOTT: Yep, I'm Joey’s hind.

can quite often tell what’s going on. It’s exactly the same with the horse, people read that and then Nick (the head), whose emotional task is the ears, will do different combinations with the ears just to show how Joey is feeling.

CH: What does controlling Joey’s hind entail?

SW: I control the gait of the horse (the back legs), and the tail; the person doing that has to know what the heart puppeteer (in our case, Andrew London who controls the front legs), is going to do before he does it.

CH: How did you become a puppeteer?

SW: I fell into it really… I managed to get a job on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, in 2012. They had a big puppet of Aslan, based on the same concept as the horse puppets. There was a woman on it called Jane Leaney, who had been one of the original head puppeteers in War Horse, and she was the head puppeteer for Aslan. Towards the end of our contracts, auditions were coming up for War Horse and she put my name forward as a recommendation, that’s pretty much how it happened!

CH: How do you manage that?

SW: We use the breath. Andrew is responsible for making the horse breathe and we can tell so much of the story just by the breath, that’s all you really need.

He can take the most minute breath and I’ll know what he’s about to do. But that’s only because we’ve worked together for a year-and-a-half so we’re very in tune.

CH: What do you do specifically?

SW: There are three of us who operate Joey: I’ve got the hind, Andrew has the heart and Nicholas Hart has the head.

We each have a technical task and an emotional task. My technical task is the legs and the gait. The emotional task for me is the tail. I have two poles, I imagine them as ski poles, attached to the bottom of my feet, and at the other end of them are bike brakes, essentially. My left one

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moves the tail left and right and my right one moves the tail up and down. Any combination of the two will make the tail do what I need it to and that will give off emotional indications not only to the other puppeteers but to the audience as well.

CH: How do you manage to create empathy for the puppet on stage?

SW: The breathing is really important.

Even with people, if you see them breathing without saying anything you

CH: Is it funny having to tell people that your job is to be the back end of a horse?

SW: Always...the thing is if you try and make it all serious, they’re going to take the mick, I mean, it is the back end of a horse! People always associate it with panto.

CH: That must be a great conversation starter though – you ask people what they do and they say, ‘Oh, you know, I’m an accountant. What do you?’

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ARTS & CULTURE / Q&A and you get to say that you’re the back end of a horse. It makes everyone else sound so boring!

SW: Funny you should say that, my missus is an accountant.

CH: Oh, God. Terrible example. Sorry.

Don’t tell her I said that!

SW: [Laughs] Ok. CH: Anyway, how heavy is the puppet?

SW: I think Joey’s about eight-and-a-half stone. That’s shared between two of us (me and Andrew) and Nick carries the weight of the head. It’s exhausting to support it for two and a half hours. All the guys look like Quasimodo because they’ve got one arm bigger than the other from holding it up.

CH: How much of your own personality do you get to put into the horse?

SW: There are four teams, my team just does Joey; there’s a Topthorn team who just do Topthorn and then there’re two teams who do both. We all rotate it so

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we have four shows a week and each team has a different personality for Joey and Topthorn. It’s really interesting to watch. And then when you have people on holiday, one person will change in that team and then the whole personality will change again. It will be a completely different horse depending on the combination of people inside it, which makes every show unique.

CH: Do you and the front end get on?

SW: Me, Andrew and Nick get on really well, we were together for our last

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contract and decided to stay together for our second. I think that might have been the first time that’s happened, where a team wanted to stay together as they were. We get on like a house on fire and all compliment each other very well.

CH: You live in South East London, don’t you? Do you like it?

SW: I live in Woolwich and I love it. I’ve been here for 14 years, I’ve pretty much grown-up here. I’ve seen it change and my mum and dad live up the road.

CH: Proper South East London boy?

SW: Proper South East London boy, although I wasn’t born here, I’m actually originally from Lincolnshire. But I’ve been down here since I was 10.

CH: That definitely counts.

SW: I like to think so. u War Horse is now on at The New London Theatre, WC2B; nationaltheatre.org.uk

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SPOTLIGHT

Gray Area A. C. Grayling’s New College of the Humanities opened in 2012 amid huge controversy. Here the South East Londoner explains why NCH represents the future of higher education Wo r d s A l e x a n d r a J o n e s P o r t r a i t s L e a n n e D i xo n

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n her introduction to the Penguin edition of the Walter Trevis classic The Queen’s Gambit, Lionel Shriver points out that ‘one of the greatest achievements of a good novel is its ability to draw you into an alien world in which you did not realize you were interested.’ In the case of The Queen’s Gambit, this is chess. Boy, does Trevis make chess seem interesting.

Speaking to philosopher A. C Grayling, who has a particularly mesmeric way of imparting knowledge, is a little like this.

I suspected that this might be the case after reading a couple of his books and discovering a latent interest in philosophy (he was once quoted as saying that his greatest achievement was that he had ‘opened up the great philosophical treasure chest and made it available to a wider readership’). But then, books can have that effect even when the authors do not. This author did. If I were asked to quantify this ability I’d do it like this: one part his voice, which has a particularly listenable, Radio 4 cadence; one part the quality of his arguments, which are fluid and well formed; one part, an attentive way of being questioned. He often ‘unpacks’ my questions, that is to say, addresses a number of nuances; this I can tell is a form of flattery (some questions

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really don’t deserve that much attention), but it’s engaging nevertheless.

Physically, he has the presence of the master of a college; he is tall, imposing even, though sufficiently crinkle-eyed and smiley, so as not to be intimidating. He is dressed in a sharp blue suit and crisp white shirt, not a hint of the mad-professor.

Put simply: he gives good interview.

Anthony Clifford Grayling was born in (what is now) Zambia in 1949, the youngest of three children. His father was a banker and the family lived as part of an expatriate community, a life beloved by his father and loathed by his mother.

‘We were living in a kind of exile; we’d get an airmailed edition of The Times two or three days late, that’s how long it would take to find its way to those dark interior places. And my mother would say, ‘Ooh, look what we’re missing at the West End.’ So I used to think, ‘The minute I can get out of here, I’m off to London.’’

And off to London he went at the age of 18. After undertaking two undergraduate degrees (one at Sussex University and the other as an external student at University of London), he continued to climb the academic ladder, completing an MA at Sussex, then a doctorate at Magdalen College, Oxford. He stayed at Oxford, lecturing at St. Anne’s College, until 1991.

He then moved to Birkbeck where he

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would eventually become a Professor of Philosophy, before resigning in 2011 to found the New College of the Humanities.

And it is this newest role, at this newest of institutions, that we are here to discuss.

Now on the cusp of its third intake of students, the New College of the Humanities (NCH) was co-founded by Grayling and Matthew Batstone, and opened in 2012. ‘One motivation was to offer a richer, more demanding, model in higher education,’ explains Grayling, cup of tea in hand, from his bright, book-lined office. And certainly NCH’s USP has proven to be its exceptionally rigorous courses. As well as their BA, which is awarded through the University of London (NCH has yet to gain university status), students are expected to study the college’s three ‘core’ subjects of Applied Ethics, Logic & Critical Thinking and Science Literacy, and ‘minor’ in a secondary (complementary) BA subject.

This is supplemented by more contact hours than at most universities (with at least one hour of one-on-one tutoring time per week) as well as markedly smaller class sizes. Of course Grayling is effusive about this style of tertiary learning (‘At many places [students] don’t get enough of the demanding stuff,

where they’re asked questions or pushed on a topic by their tutors’) but, it seems, so are the students. When I catch up, a week later, with third year Josh Dell, he explains it like this: ‘At NCH your voice is heard at every moment. In lectures there’re a maximum of 15 people so you

People THOUGHT THAT I had betrayed

[MY] PRINCIPLES, THAT I'd gone over to the DARK SIDE can have an ongoing discussion with the lecturer. You’re not just listening to someone, you have the opportunity to ask questions, to really comprehend stuff.’

By all accounts, this more demanding model of education is producing first-rate humanities scholars. But given that its fees are £17,814 per annum, NCH needs for this to be the case. I had gone into the interview feeling not exactly cynical but certainly not convinced. The problem is this: if we agree that NCH is sufficiently superior to warrant double the fees of other

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institutions, then what NCH is offering is a superior education only to those who can afford it. ‘Welcome to Doshbridge’, screamed a headline in The Sunday Times, while in 2011 a number of Grayling’s former colleagues from Birkbeck signed an open letter (published in the Guardian) decrying his efforts: ‘NCH is at the vanguard of the coalition’s assault on public education.’

‘It was a kind of paradox,’ Grayling says quietly, ‘because my politics...have always been on the left. A lot of people thought that I had betrayed those principles, that I’d gone over to the dark side.’ The criticism that he faced was fierce and, I imagine, difficult to handle. ‘Yes, I was quite hurt by some of the personal vilification. There were some beastly things said…’ (Addressing the furore, the Independent last year ran a piece entitled ‘A. C. Grayling: Whatever happened to the most hated man in academia?’)

‘What really surprised, and kind of upset me, was the ignorance that my colleagues had about their own institutions. They said – shocked – ‘you’re starting a private fee paying institution!’

But, I mean, Oxford University, UCL, they’re private institutions…no university in the country is publicly owned…they all charge fees, they all engage in commercial

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activity. UCL owns 11 or 12 companies, the most successful of which manufactures socks. They sell millions of pairs every year, because footballers like them.’

Though Grayling concedes that the vilification wasn’t wholly unfounded (‘I actually agree with the motivation’), he is adamant that we’re living in a period where a ‘£9.99, supermarket price’, has been put on university education. ‘In the next five years you’re going to see…some of the very top universities in this country cut their chord from government…’ And indeed, last year Professor Andrew Hamilton, the vicechancellor of Oxford University, suggested that fees needed to be raised to better reflect the cost of educating an undergraduate. He had in mind £16,000 a year.

Grayling nods gravely, ‘Yes, well, it’s in the public domain that at Cambridge the £9,000 fee is half what it costs them to educate undergraduates. And they subsidise undergraduate teaching to the tune of £60million a year, that is the figure told to me by [Leszek] Borysiewicz, the vice-chancellor. It is unsustainable for them to [keep taking undergraduates]; the only way they can is if they charge the kind of fees that Eton charge.’

His proposed solution is to follow the Americans in adopting an endowment model. Currently around a third of students at NCH are given full or partial scholarships that cover the costs of tuition and living. ‘My ideal would be to have a means-blind system, based solely

on academic merit,’ says Grayling. ‘This was my motivation in setting up a new institution: let’s make it incredibly good so that people will support it, through donations to the Trust. Harvard has $30billion of endowment. When I’ve got $30billion you can all come forever for free and it’ll be brilliant. Harvard started in two small cottages on a swampy site in Cambridge, MA in 1636 and I’m in a mansion in Bedford Square in 2014. In 400 years what will we have achieved?’

His intentions are unarguably good, and it is clear that his ideal system would mean that anyone, from anywhere could come to the college. Still, though, affordability is a nagging question. Bear in mind that students are not yet eligible for government loans; putting myself in the scenario, even if I had been offered a reduced fee, could I have afforded to feed and house myself in London? No. Having said that, it is clear that students who currently attend don't feel shortchanged by NCH. They are taught in a beautiful building in central London, they are offered unrivalled support and stimulation and they are continually challenged to be better, to think more. For

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the right type of student, this would be an incredibly inspiring environment. And perhaps, if the current trend continues, questions of affordability will become defunct in a future where everywhere is just as expensive as everywhere else.

‘Already in our first few years we’ve had a fantastic response from big City law firms, from banks and big consultancies who are interested in our students,’ Grayling tells me when I ask what a degree from NCH means, fiscally. ‘We get very good internships. From the Oscar Wilde perspective – ‘knowing the cost of everything and the value of nothing’ – we’re very good.’

If I were being completely honest, he won me over. Money aside, NCH does look like a rigorous and challenging environment in which to study the humanities. Much as Shriver said of The Queen’s Gambit, Grayling and the college have that certain magical quality of drawing you into worlds you never knew you’d be interested in. Just being there for a morning, leaves me certain that I would have loved to study there – if I’d had the chance to go. u nchum.org

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Flying in the face of September’s back to school spirit, we look at the rebel perfumers who went their own way W o r d s L aw r e n c e R o u l l i e r W h i t e

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raditionally perfumery has always been a difficult skill to learn, expertise and knowledge was handed down through families. Budding perfumers could seek entry-level work at one of the great fragrances houses and hope to learn the ropes on the job or train as apprentices with a master artisan perfumer but opportunities were few.

Things opened up a little when the Givaudan Perfumery School in France opened in 1946. The school claims to be responsible for training the noses behind one third of fragrances on sale today, including Chanel’s Jean Polge and Hermes’ Jean-Claude Ellena, mastermind behind my beloved Cologne Bigarade for Editions Frederic Malle. Another school, The Institut Supérieur International du Parfum, was founded in 1970 by famous

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perfumer Jean-Jacques Guerlain, a school where successful applicants (only twenty are chosen each year) are required to have a chemistry degree in order to apply.

The Grasse Institute of Perfumery is even more restricted; taking twelve students per year on its nine month intensive programme. Even if one is accepted onto one of these oversubscribed courses the chance that one will end up creating the next Chanel No. 5 are slim. Most trained perfumers work very much below the radar scenting and flavouring a myriad of household and food products. It is not surprising then that those with talent and an eagerness to create, set about teaching themselves, unencumbered by convention and fuelled by the spirit of entrepreneurism.

I describe Sarah McCartney as an olfactory lyricist, her deft hand realises beautifully composed concoctions recalling moments in her life of significance; moments to which we are

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given a lasting, unique and vivid insight.

Sarah’s compositions whisk you off to her world, real or imagined, in the same way the lyrics to Rodgers and Hart’s Manhattan might have you wandering the Lower East Side streets in the 1930s. It is no surprise then that Sarah’s background is that of a cosmetic copywriter, a profession from which it was a sideways step into making the things she had been writing about. Her storytelling continues: What I Did On My Holidays evokes just that, peppermint rock, briny air and candy floss.

Chris Bartlett of Pell Wall Perfumes was drawn to perfumery by the ingredients; collecting ingredients soon led to him creating his own blends. Gin & Lime is the result of Chris’s other passion: cocktails. It is a citrus-type cologne that is designed for everyday wear and to lift your mood. It is delicious, as is my favourite of his, Green Carnation, with top notes of cut grass.

Free from the commitments of funding international ad campaigns, the perfumes produced by independent self-taught perfumers relies on the quality of the actual juice to sell itself, not colour page spreads, elaborate packaging or over-thetop bottles. As Brent Leonesio, founder of LA cult fragrance brand Smell Bent, explains: ‘The goal of my perfume was always to put the money inside the bottle rather than outside.’ Leonesio was a retail fashion buyer who spent his redundancy cheque on some raw ingredients and some technical tomes, teaching himself his craft.

Smell Bent is now one of the most revered indie perfumeries in the world, and with names like Miss Panda Gets Lei’d and Walk of Shame it is certainly one of the most maverick. And that’s one thing you won’t learn at perfume school. u

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This can mean having a small ventilator called a Nasal CPAP fitted over the nose at night, which forces air into the lungs, causing the airway to be stretched open. It can also mean having a tooth splint fitted to the upper and lower jaw at night, holding the lower jaw in a forward position, which in turn pulls the tongue forward, and opens the airway at the back of the tongue, the most common site for airway obstruction at night. Otherwise, surgery can be performed to reduce back the tonsils (laser tonsillotomy), shrink back the soft palate (laser palatoplasty), or open up the nose (septoplasty). Perhaps the easiest, and best way of treating this condition is to lose weight. Your BMI (body mass index) should be less than 30 - calculate it by taking your weight in kilogrammes, and divide it by your height in metres that has been squared (ie your height in metres x your height in metres). Losing weight both reduces the oxygen requirement of the body, meaning you breathe more lightly, and reduces the bulk of the neck, which means there is less pressure on the airway from this weight, meaning it obstructs less easily. u

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AJ How did On Blackheath come about?

And what is Gizzi’s Chef’s Club?

GE I came up with the idea for it with the people who run the festival. I think it’s pretty different, even compared to anything at food festivals. We’ve got some of the biggest chefs in the country doing demonstrations of some of their best-known dishes; then straight after their demos, the audience will have the opportunity to walk into the Chef’s Club tent where they can eat the food that they’ve just seen prepared. That’s Gizzi’s Chef’s Club. At most festivals you can watch the demos but you never get to try any of the meal. It’s going to be really rock ‘n’ roll, really fun, interactive and we’ve got some great names involved.

AJ What originally prompted your interest in food?

GE I was lucky to be brought up around great food so I feel like I’ve always been immersed in that kind of culture.

My mum was a foodie and has always encouraged us all to cook. She travelled a lot and we did too, so were always surrounded by it. There’s no one defining moment, some of my earliest memories have been of being in a vegetable garden with my mum or standing at the sink and helping to peel vegetables.

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I guess, a bit later than that my mum was working in Thailand and we’d talk on the phone and she’d talk me through her recipes and I’d try and recreate them while she was away with work. That definitely got me interested in different flavours.

AJ Did you have a favourite childhood dish?

GE Weirdly because we were brought up on foreign food, I craved things like shepherd’s pie. And I’ve always loved a roast. Then there were things from Thailand that I really remember; we were eating Pad Thai way before anyone else. And my mum had this chicken and coriander curry which was brilliant.

AJ We know you’ve got an amazing set of wings tattooed on your back, but do you have any awkward teenage tattoos?

GE No, I was really good, I think because I worked in the industry [before she went into food, Gizzi worked as a body piercer] I was surrounded by people with amazing work. I mean, I worked in the industry from when I was 16 and I managed to avoid getting anything awful; in fact I waited until I was 21 before getting anything at all.

AJ How did you get into food professionally?

GE I started out working in restaurants before I went to Leiths [School of Food and Wine] to train properly. After that, I won an intern placement to work for BBC Good Food magazine and I was there for a year.

That’s how I got into food styling and from there into writing columns for magazines.

I started to get recognised within the glossies, while still working behind the scenes with some big TV chefs.

Alongside this, I also always did popups. I had a catering company with my friend Abi and when I left Leiths that went for a couple of years. We’d do these really cool, ad hoc events in galleries and different spaces in East London. And we’d have people pay for them, which now are probably known as classic pop-ups but they weren’t at the time. These have become the main part of my job. So my career is split in three ways; I have an events company, then I’m also a food writer and obviously, I do the TV stuff.

AJ As a female chef was there ever the pressure to do that whole Nigella, finger-in-mouth-while-cooking-tocamera thing?

GE Yeah, I guess. But I’m quite strong minded. I suppose there’s that media perception that, just because you’re female, you fit into that category but I’m

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They’re definitely ones to watch, for sure.

Also Meringue Girls [meringuegirls.co.uk], I discovered them. They’re completely killing it at the moment; they’ve even got a window in Selfridges. They started off as two pastry chefs in Hackney who both loved Ottolenghi; they both got bored of their jobs and learned how to infuse really concentrated flavours into meringue.

Their concept and exection are great, I think they’ll only get bigger.

AJ What do you eat on an average day?

GE Oh god, well because I’m working every day and developing recipes every day, it’s very hard to say. I generally eat pretty clean, I try to avoid eating huge amounts of carbohydrates. I mean, I eat carbs but I try to eat the right sort

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not a domestic cook, I’m a professional chef. I’ve never done one of those cooking shows where I cook to camera because I tend to be brought onto shows as an expert in something. To be honest, I’ve been offered those shows, but it’s just never been the thing for me and I've never been that interested in doing them...saying that, Nigella’s an absolute hero of mine, I think she’s awesome, but we’re completely different.

So, I’ve never felt the need to fit in and be the next Nigella.

AJ You’ve been championing Korean food for a while now, any other food trends that you think are on the cusp of being big?

GE It’s funny, I’ve never really gone out and collected food trends. I just love world food and the amount of time we spent in Asia when I was growing up meant that I experience those flavours early on and first hand. Korean food

came as an extension of that, I got really into Thai food, then Malaysian and food from Borneo and ended up going up through the north of Asia, Japan and Korea, just looking for foods that I’d never encountered before. Then, when I was in New York I found that it was a massive food trend over there and in Los Angeles.

I guess the thing that I am good at is finding and helping set up new ventures.

It’s what I did with [TV shows] Cooks to Market and The Ones To Watch. I speak a lot to all the suppliers and have great relationships with the big ones: Waitrose, Fortnums, Harrods, so I know what they’re all looking for, which means I can help discover new talent.

So what’s coming out, what’s exciting, hmm…I think Le Bun [lebun.co.uk] who are the brand that I’ve been working with recently, are a great fusion of American and French. As kids they used to holiday in France but found that French food

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of carbs and I try to eat them in the right quantities. The difficult thing is, on average you tend to eat three or four times more carbs than you’re meant to.

I try to eat the right, slow release ones, then also in the right portions, which is about 60g a meal. Otherwise, I eat loads of protein, loads of veg. At the same time, I love fat, I love flavour and I love fried food. It’s about moderation; it’s about being 80% good and 20% bad.

AJ Do you have your dishes for On Blackheath planned yet?

GE Hmm, I will probably do something to do with K-Town, which is my Korean popup. We’ll see, I’m not 100% sure, but I know it’ll be delicious. You’ll have to come and try it! u On Blackheath 13 & 14 September, SE3 0UA; for tickets to the festival and to Gizzi’s Chef’s Club go to onblackheath.com

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SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS For the Salad • 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed into 1” pieces • 400g baby carrots • 1 heaped tsp harissa paste • 1 tsp ground cumin • 1 tbs The Groovy Food Company’s Omega Cool Oil • 4 large handfuls of baby spinach • 1 red onion sliced • Arils from 1 pomegranate • 100g feta cheese crumbled • Small bunch fresh coriander For the Dressing • 2 tbs The Groovy Food Company’s Omega Cool Oil • Juice 1 lemon • 1 tsp The Groovy Food Company’s Agave Rich & Dark METHOD 01 Place the cubed sweet potato and carrots in a bowl then drizzle on the omega oil and spoon in the harissa paste and cumin. Stir well to cover then bake in an oven set at 190c/fan 170c/Gas mark 5 for 45-50 minutes. 02 In a small bowl, whisk together the salad dressing then season with a pinch of salt and pepper.

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Riverside restaurant Butlers Wharf Chop House has a new chef at the helm.

Gemma Hyjek comes fresh from Harrods where she worked as a private chef and brings with her some incredible updates to the British classics that Butlers is famous for; we tried the octopus, orange and melon salad with orange mayonnaise and were blown away. Go for the steak, stay for the view. 36e Shad Thames, SE1; chophouse-restaurant.co.uk

Peckham-based food blogger (and Absolutely favourite) Helen Graves’ new book, My Drunken Kitchen, is dedicated to bringing Kitchen out the bon vivant in all of us. It is a fun, anecdotal recipe book filled with boozy food and foodie booze. Buy it before your next dinner party. £9.99, Dog ‘n’ Bone; amazon.co.uk

Italian Icon his year, esteemed kitchenware and interior brand, Alessi, are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their legendary Anna G bottle opener. To celebrate the occasion, architect Alessandro Mendini created a range of limited edition masks – in the style of traditional Umbrian dance masks – to slot onto Anna G’s face. £59, alessi.com

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ABS Which suppliers have been particularly interesting to meet and work with?

BB It’s really hard to say, we’ve met so many suppliers who have inspired us with their enthusiasm and knowledge. If I was going to highlight one though, it would be the Surrey farm who supply our beef.

It was a great place to visit and see how well cared-for their livestock is. I also

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Do they have a future on the high street?

BB I hope so; I think they give local areas their own unique character and help build a community. I think Crystal Palace is fantastic with lots of diverse independent shops and the community are very much supportive of this, as a whole. I don’t think you’ll find anywhere quite like the Crystal Palace Triangle in South of London. u The Crystal Palace Market, 3-7 Church Road, SE19; 0203 475 7080, info@themarketsgroup.com facebook.com/thecrystalpalacemarket thecrystalpalacemarket.com

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ouldn’t doing up your home be so much easier if you could see how the finished product would look? And then if that finished product hadn’t cost you an arm and a leg? Enter Diana Greenhalgh and Laura Simpson, the two entrepreneurial mums behind innovative interior design company My Bespoke Room. Offering personalised digital mood boards, the site uses your interior shots to help you create your ideal room at your ideal price tag.

It’s easy enough to use: simply fill in an online questionnaire, upload the images and pay the flat fee of £75.

There’s no hidden charges and no pushy sales tactics; you simply buy what you like from your own bespoke mood board.

And if you’re only after a couple of items, a ‘Snap & Source’ service is also on offer. This nifty idea lets you send in a photo of an item you like so that My Bespoke Room can source it for you,or alternatively find other similar items at a range of prices, saving you both time and money.

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Laura Simpson (L) and Diana Greenhalgh (R)

nice homes,’ explains Diana. ‘They look through interiors magazines and find beautiful pieces, but they cost thousands of pounds.’ ‘Property in London is so expensive now that you want to spend your money on getting the best place that you can, but that often means that you don’t have much left to beautifully furnish your home,’ continues Laura.

‘But we knew how to put things together affordably, and that seed of an idea grew into My Bespoke Room.’

It might look vaguely familiar – the site was inspired by Pintrest, which both Diana and Laura first used to plan their weddings before decorating their homes.

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Laura. As a result, My Bespoke Room allows you to swap items in and out of your moodboard from a personalised gallery of recommended products, letting you see exactly how a piece would work in situ. It’s a clever idea yet brilliantly easy to use.

But this sophisticated site didn’t happen overnight. It took a year of careful planning and development to launch – a process that proved rewarding for the two young mums. Having previously worked together in the past for L’Oréal, friends Diana and Laura were both looking for some new stimulation after having children. ‘We’d built up really good careers and to walk away from that completely… I don’t think either of us could have done it,’ admits Laura, ‘but My

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03 01 / 02 MASTER BEDROOM The original marble fireplace was restored to retain the room’s period character.For a similar chair, try the James Wing Chair, from £1275, at The Creative Home Company. 03 SITTING ROOM Rich jewel tones and luxurious fabrics add warmth to the sitting room.

Bluebell sofas, from £930, Sofa.com. Cushions, from £55, Designers Guild. Navy Tripod Floor Lamp in Natural Wood, £99, Made.com. Handmade Rustic Stroage Chest, £125, Etsy.

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Bespoke Room has let us turn our passion into a business.’

Building this business seems to have been made a lot easier thanks to their friendship; they bounce off each other exuberantly as they discuss their company. ‘We came to our first meeting with the same colour notebooks, filled with the same thoughts – we’re on the same wavelength,’ says Laura, smiling.

‘And we know each others' skill sets,’ adds Diana. ‘We compliment each other, like a marriage!’

These skills included a natural flair for interiors, which Diana has channelled into her home in Dulwich. Set against a backdrop of fresh white walls, her beautiful interiors speak for themselves, from the bold jewel tone sofas in the sitting room to the shabby chic furniture in the master bedroom. The overall effect is calm, elegant but also practical for family living.

The house itself is an airy Victorian terrace set in the leafy streets of North Dulwich. ‘It’s a great area, especially for families,’ explains Diana. ‘Not just because of the schools, but the neighbours – on our road there are 25 children under the age of four. It’s great because there’s always someone around 04 MASTER BEDROOM French-inspired furniture creates a feminine, boudoir feel in the bedroom. Provencal Carved White French Dressing Table, £710, and Provencal Heart Chair, £239, The French Bedroom Company. Zenza Filigrain Oval Pendant Ceiling Lights, £255 each, John Lewis. Provencal Lit White Rattan Bed, £1295, The French Bedroom Company.

Cole & Son Vivienne Westwood Insects Wallpaper, £70 per roll, John Lewis. 05 KITCHEN/DINER A corner sofa creates a comfy snug in the kitchen. Stella Medium Righthand Chaise, from £1750, Sofa.com Kartell Bourgie Table Lamp, £203, John Lewis. 06 KITCHEN DINER Diana used a striking piece of art as her focal point for the dining area. Flynn Scoop Back Chairs, £129 each, Made.com. For a similar table, try the Frost Six Seater Dining Table, £425, John Lewis.

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to pop to the playground in the park with or have a tea or a coffee. There’s a really lovely sense of community around here.’

And whilst a period property can pose problems, Diana was willing to take on the challenge. ‘I love this house because you feel like you’re living in history. My husband studied history at university so he’s really interested in it – when we found old newspapers in the fireplace he was so excited!’ Around the house original features abound, from the traditional cornicing on the ceilings to the period fireplace in the bedroom. As a result, Diana’s interior designs are classically contemporary.

‘When I design a room, I always make sure that there’s a focal point and then work around it,’ she explains. ‘For example in my dining area, I used a bold painting, picking out its purple colours to

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mybespokeroom.com 07 MASTER BEDROOM Vintage mirrored bedside tables add a touch of glamour to the room. Cole & Son Vivienne Westwood Insects Wallpaper, £70 per roll, John Lewis.

Provencal Lit White Rattan Bed, £1295, The French Bedroom Company. Vintage bedside tables from The Old Cinema.

08 MASTER BATHROOM A chic chaise longue adds an elegant focal point to the bathroom. The Bergere Rattan Chaise Longue, £579, from The Blue Goose, would be a good alternative. City Cows have similar cowhide rugs, from £219. 09 GEORGE’S ROOM Bunk beds with integrated shelving offer a clever, space-saving solution. Sling Bookcase with plain white canvas, £65, and Large Eden Playtable, £225, both The Great Little Trading Company.

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incorporate into the sofa area.’ Meanwhile the kitchen is a great example of how high street and high end can be combined to create affordable luxury. ‘The kitchen is actually from Ikea,’ reveals Diana, ‘but I ordered the granite to create my own bespoke work surfaces so it still looks very high end, even though the price tag was a lot more reasonable.’

These rules also apply to the furniture, where Diana has mixed and matched one-off pieces with high street purchases: ‘I love the Old Cinema in Chiswick for beautiful antiques and vintage items, and Mrs Robinson on Lordship Lane always has really cool, interesting finishing touches.’ Meanwhile, Laura recommends neutral walls as a backdrop whilst you find your interior inspiration. ‘If you start with a white box and you live in it for a bit, you see where the light falls, how dark a room gets, where you naturally want to sit or where a future wall could be,’ she explains. ‘It’s much better to live somewhere for a while before you make any decisions.’

But when the time does come to make those decisions, Laura and Diana are waiting, ready to help. ‘Surfing the internet, looking for perfect items for people’s homes – it just feels like our fun time,’ laughs Diana. ‘It’s easy to forget that it’s work.’ u

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ooks are never more magical than your formative years. As B in children we could spend days lost in the wilds of Middle Earth or trying to find our way back from Neverland.

And nowadays, books for children and young adults seem to be better and more popular than ever before.

With a superstar line-up of authors including Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman, who will be opening the festival, STREAM 2014: South London Book Festival is guaranteed to ignite the passion of any of young reader.

As well as talks, readings and book signings from authors such as Lauren Child (Clarice Bean and the Charlie and Lola books), Holly Smale (Geek Girl) and Steve Cole (whose new Young Bond novel, Shoot to Kill will publish just two days before the festival), there will be competitions and workshops. This means that budding authors and illustrators will get the chance to perfect their craft with help from the best in the business. Adults aren’t forgotten: for those who have always dreamed of writing their own bestseller, there will be workshops on how to write for children.

From picture books for the youngest of readers to dystopian thrillers for young adults, from ‘agony aunt/uncle’ sessions where authors discuss tackling teen issues, to panels of authors writing about WW1, if books are your bag, then you’ll be spoilt for choice. The best part? Admission is completely free! ◆

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01. HARTÔ GASTON WRITING DESK £423; madeindesign.co.uk 02. COMPAGNIE RUBENS DESK £ 1,037; madeindesign.co.uk 03. GLTC STUDY DESK & BUREAU, £110; gltc.co.uk

NURSERY STORY Farrow & Ball

Farrow & Ball's wallpapers and Modern Emulsion are perfect for children's rooms – colourful, durable and hard-wearing, the paints are water-based and eco-friendly. All 132 Farrow & Ball colours come in the safe Modern Emulsion, which meets the Toy Safety Standard and is suited to beds and furniture too. farrow-ball.com

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Manners do matter When the editor of Tatler said that politeness and respect are as important as good grades, her comments struck a chord Wo r d s A M A N D A C O N S TA N C E

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ood manners are as important as good grades when it comes to forging a successful career. So Kate Reardon, editor of society bible Tatler, told a group of teenage girls earlier this summer. In a speech to pupils at Westonbirt School in Gloucestershire, Reardon said that it was just as important to be polite and respectful as it was to achieve good grades. ‘It doesn’t matter how many A-levels you have, what kind of a degree you have, if you have good manners people will like you,’ she said.

‘And, if they like you, they will help you. I’m not talking about using the right spoon for soup or eating asparagus with your left hand. I’m talking about … making people you interact with feel valued.’

Whilst her comments prompted the inevitable storm in a media tea cup (they were judged ‘anti-feminist’ and there was sniping about Reardon’s own privileged upbringing (Bute House, Cheltenham Ladies College and Stowe)) there was also acknowledgement that she had raised an important issue.

Reardon’s speech comes amid growing concerns that generation text are not fit for purpose in the working world.

Whilst school leavers may have top notch computing skills, they simply lack some of the basic social skills such as good manners and the ability to hold a conversation.

A survey of business leaders earlier this year found that nearly half believed school leavers were unable to grasp workplace etiquette. In the report

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punctuality and decent manners were all highlighted as problems for some young people. 43% of business people said young people failed to understand when it was appropriate to use a mobile phone or when to take a break or for how long.

A worrying 55% said school leavers were unable to manage conversations properly when calling clients or suppliers.

Employers and parents will nod in recognition at Reardon’s comments.

Commenting on Reardon’s speech in the The Daily Telegraph, Rowan Pelling said: ‘When I ran a publishing business, I blackballed any job applicant too entitled or offhand to show consideration for others. I despaired of the workexperience graduate with a First and editorship of the student paper under his belt who was too grand to make tea, photocopy or ask for advice, despite his atrocious typos.’

Pelling adds that she knows a financier who conducts all his interviews over lunch to see if candidates have acceptable table manners and are capable of conversation beyond football and celebrity. ‘No one wants to spend two thirds of their waking day surrounded by uncouth braggarts.’

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Anthony Seldon, the pioneering head of Wellington College, has already called for schools to hold lessons in manners, punctuality and tidiness. And An AllParty Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility said earlier this year that schools need to place greater emphasis on the ‘soft skills’ that children require in the work place such as resilience, empathy

GENERATION text are not FIT FOR PURPOSE in the WORKING WORLD and self-control. It recommended giving all pupils a school-leaving certificate – in addition to straight exam grades – to mark out their achievements in extracurricular activities and work experience placements.

In other words, there is a recognition that good old fashioned ‘character building’ needs to find its way back onto the curriculum, particularly in state schools where it has often given way

to a relentless academic curriculum.

In a report earlier this year, the Confederation of British Industry spoke of its concern that ‘schools were turning into exam factories that are churning out young people who are not sufficiently prepared for life outside the school gates.’

Applauding the changes to the A-level system, the CBI said the business world wants ‘young people who have been academically stretched, but who also display a set of behaviours and attitudes that are vital for success, including determination, optimism and emotional intelligence.’

Reardon has her own tips for success beyond school. She urged the Westonbirt girls, ‘Never hide behind a computer or mobile phone,’ and to understand the importance of eye contact. She also told the girls to use confident self-expression, to rigorously research any prospective company before being interviewed and to do as much work experience as possible. And above all, she said: ‘Never underestimate the value of good manners. I can count on one hand the number of people who wrote me a thank you letter after having an interview and I gave almost all of them a job.’ u

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CAROL CHANDLER-THOMPSON In Abingdon, and I went to a girl’s independent school there, which I loved.

I was there from the age of four until I went to university.

AJ Where did you go to university?

CC-T Exeter, where I read History for three years. I played a lot of lacrosse at university and enjoyed it so much that I worked for the student union for a year after graduating. Then I went on to do my PGCE, so five years at Exeter all together.

AJ What was your first day in the classroom like?

CC-T The first school that I taught in (on my teaching practice) was a boys’ school in Exter. I had a Year 7 class and I was teaching them the Crusades. With History you have to spend a lot of time teaching subjects that you perhaps aren’t so familiar with, so you really have to master it before you go into the classroom. Anyway, I remember totally overdoing my knowledge of the Crusades, I pitched it far too high for the level of 11-year-old boys [laughs]; you just have to adapt and learn very quickly.

AJ You’ve just spent three years heading up a school in South Korea, how did that come about?

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AJ Was it a culture shock?

CC-T It was a huge culture shock! I’d been in North London for 14 years. It’s multicultural, big city life. I’ve always travelled on holidays but living in another country is completely different. And Korea itself is an interesting culture to live in.

Also, English wasn’t really spoken on Jeju, so being in a Global Education City where English is the main language, you’re quite isolated from the local community. That was quite an adjustment.

There was very little infrastructure so you had to embrace Korean food and culture completely. In a lot of ways that was great but there were moments when you wished things could be easier. You couldn’t, for example, order things off the internet; which is difficult for silly things like buying shoes! Koreans all have small feet so you couldn’t find shoes when you wanted them. But the school was amazing.

AJ You’ve taught mainly in all girls’ schools, in your opinion, what are the benefits of single sex education?

CC-T Well, I think a good school is a good school, irrespective. Having said that a single sex school enables you to focus in on the styles that girls or boys respond best to and to think about some of the issues that each might face going out into the world. Even if you’ve got a single sex education, I think it’s really important that you encounter as many different people as possible; I don’t just mean gender but also nationalities, cultures. Schools, even mixed schools, tend to be a bubble and I think part of a good education is encountering as many different people in as many different circumstances as possible. That could mean having a debate with another school or helping at a local care home. u

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What is a typical day at school for you?

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What do you feel makes your school different from the others?

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confidence, to show her initiative and to lead the school as role models and as confident members of the community.

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What is a typical day at school for you?

Much of my day involves working with individual girls, each of whom has her own needs, her own strengths and their own aims. I see my job as bringing together parents, teachers and pupils to ensure that each student can fulfil her potential and her ambitions.

What do you feel makes your school different from the others?

The difference we make. We want our girls to aspire with realism. The leadership opportunities in the sixth form encourage each student to rise to the challenge with

What has been one of the best highlights of the last school term?

Our Celebrating Success event. This special evening applauded in particular the achievements of our most recent Year 13 leavers who have contributed so much to the school community during their time here and, in so doing, grew into the confident and caring individuals we saw at the ceremony.

What are your plans for the future?

I want to continue to develop the opportunities available to our sixth formers, both within the curriculum, in our enrichment programme and preparing them for the world beyond. I also want to ensure that Sydenham High Sixth Form is recognised as one of the leading and progressive sixth forms in South London.

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What has been one of the highlights of the last school term?

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What’s in store for the future?

We have just started construction of a new school hall and nursery building.

It will be ready by September 2015 and will provide a state-of-the-art multifunction hall for sports, drama and assemblies. A large kitchen will also enable healthy, freshly prepared hot lunches for all pre-prep children and a lunch box order option for nursery and kindergarten. The larger nursery will also enable full days on a modular basis, for children joining in the term they turn three.

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Famed for its fantastic food, spotless shopping malls and super strict law enforcement, Singapore is the home of well-behaved indulgence. Showcasing a fascinating blend of old and new, former colonial buildings sit alongside vertiginous modern skyscrapers whilst on the ground Chinese, Malay, Indian and Western cultures combine to make a richly diverse city-state.

WHAT TO SEE

Rather than tourist attractions, the thing to see here is the architecture.

Singapore’s government has spent millions on reclaiming land from the sea in order to provide space for the country’s cutting edge developments, such as the Gardens by the Bay (gardensbythebay.com.sg).

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The result of a state-sponsored initiative to introduce more green space, the gardens make up 135 acres of weird and wonderful botanicals. Visit the ‘Supertree Grove’ of vertical forests, which harvest solar energy by day and provide a light show by night to accompany the ‘Garden Rhapsody’ – a performance of original music inspired by the rainforest.

WHERE TO EAT

A Mecca for gourmands across the globe, the Singapore dining scene is as diverse as it is delicious. Expect a melting pot of culinary cultures with seafood dishes such as fish head curry and chilli crab taking centre stage. For affordable delicacies, local favourite Andhra Curry on Little India’s Kerbau Road (+65 6293 3935) serves an excellent vegetarian biryani, or try Sabar Menanti in the Muslim district of Kampong Glam (+65 6396 6919) for self-service Sumatran food. Meanwhile, for fine dining options, China Town’s award-winning Restaurant Andre offers artisanal French cuisine (restaurantandre.com) while Waku Ghin’s take on modern Japanese food is served in a sensational seasonal ten-course menu (marinabaysands.com). Avoid the tourist trap of the Singapore Sling at Raffles and instead try their high tea, served amongst the gently swaying palm trees of the Tiffin Room (raffles.com/singapore).

WHERE TO SHOP

What Singapore lacks in tourist sites, it makes up for in retail therapy. The spotless shopping malls give a new meaning to ‘shop til you drop’, with many so big you could get lost for days inside. Orchard Road (orchardroad. org) is the original home of extravagant expenditure, with futuristic storefronts lining the streets, all packed with new colllections from luxury fashion brands. For more authentic wares, try the nearby Tanglin Shopping Centre (tanglinsc.com), which specialises in antique Asian art, homewares and jewellery. And for a more cultural experience, the Bugis Street Market (bugisstreet.com.sg), a former transgender sex bazaar, is now the largest undercover street market in Singapore.

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While many head to Marina Bay Sands in search of jaw-dropping scenery, they’ve forgotten one crucial thing – this hotel’s architecture is one of the best elements of the Singaporean skyline. Introducing the Mandarin Oriental Singapore, whose location is arguably the best and most enviable in town. Book one of the Harbour Suites for glass-to-ceiling windows overlooking the marina. Make time to visit the hotel’s exceptional spa, where the Signature Spa Therapies begin with a private consultation to select the correct oils for your needs. Book one of these therapies in a spa suite designed for couples for complete serenity with added romance. Meanwhile, for those looking for tradition rather than

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location, the iconic Raffles offers suiteonly accommodation, complete with complimentary 24-hour butler service for a touch of classic colonial charm.

Take a walk down the hotel’s illustrious ‘Hall of Fame’, which showcases the many famous faces that have stayed there over the years. u TH E DA M AG E Rates at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore start from approximately £165 on a room only basis. For further information and bookings please call +65 6338 0066 or visit mandarinoriental.com/singapore Raffles Singapore has stays from £393 per night, based on two sharing a suite on a B&B basis, +65 6337 1886; raffles.com/singapore

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CITY GUIDE Sydney: the best places to sleep, be seen and sunbathe in the world’s most beautiful city (well, we think so anyway...)

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hat many people don’t realise about Sydney before going there is that it is an astoundingly beautiful city. There’s a reason why being harnessed in for a trek to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is a tourist staple: the views rival those of any city in the world. But if you want to see it from a slightly safer vantage point, then head to Milsons Point Ferry Wharf at the base of the bridge or to Observatory Hill, which will give you the views without the vertigo.

Aside from the architecture, Sydney has many beautiful parks and gardens.

My personal favourites are the Royal Botanic Gardens (rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au) where the sheer abundance of natural life that Australia has to offer is much in evidence and where you can get an Aboriginal Heritage Tour for around $35.

It is an incredibly interesting 1.5hour talk from an Aboriginal guide who will discuss the flora and fauna, as well as the impact that Western settlers had on the landscapes and indigenous population.

There are a number of fantastic galleries, but for a taste of the raw, bubbling artistic talent of young

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Sydneyites, it’s worth checking what’s going on at Carriageworks (carriageworks.com.au). The multidisciplinary cultural centre is set in the old Eveleigh Rail Yards, heritage listed warehouse-style buildings formally used as railway workshops.

Of course you can’t go to Sydney without spending some time on Bondi beach. If you’re up for a bit of activity, the coastal walk between Coogee and Bondi, a 5km jaunt that takes just over an hour if it’s done in one go, takes in some less populated, but equally beautiful beaches and coves. Take a picnic and make a day of it. u

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Sydney. As with their shiny new London venue, the Sydney hotel is renowned for it’s views. It is perfectly positioned to offer an unrivalled snapshot of Sydney Harbour, with the Harbour Bridge and Opera House dominating the landscape and both close enough to see in detail.

It is the kind of view that will have you clambering out of bed each morning to throw open the blackout curtains so as not to miss even a moment of daylight. Having said this, it comes into its own at night, when the monuments and buildings of Sydney are all aglow. Most rooms feature a window seat, I’d recommend ordering room service and whiling away an evening just taking it all in.

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soft pillows. In this respect the ShangriLa places itself at the deluxe end of the corporate travel market, offering a stay that takes comfort seriously. Don’t expect to be blown away by the design, though an unrivalled night’s sleep will certainly make up for that. CHI, The Spa, is worth a visit during your stay. As well as the usual variety of treatments (facials, wraps etc.) it offers a number which aim to balance your energies (The Healing Chakra Treatment was a particular delight, offering a meditative

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t’s a moment of pure suspense, of intense anticipation. Holding onto the rails as the boat rocks, we wait, eyes peeled for the spray. And then we see it: a floating mass of grey appearing from the water. It rolls on the surface lazily and then dips out of sight, a tail erupting out of the sea in farewell as it dives back down under the waves.

I’m in Kaikoura, the whale-watching hotspot in New Zealand’s South Island.

The tour is a three-and-a-half-hour voyage with Whale Watch Kaikoura, the leading company in the area with a 98% rate for spotting whales. So confident are they in their success rate that they offer an 80% refund for all trips where none of Moby’s mates show. Not that that was the case on our trip – we saw a grand total of three sperm whales, all located with radar technology that looks as though it has come straight off the set of a Cold War thriller. Listening to the bleeping in the bowels of the boat, both crew and passengers hold their breath waiting for the signal. Suddenly the words ‘Go Go, Go!’ boom out from the tanoid, and then it’s a mad dash, elbowing your way to the best spot on deck amongst a cacophony of clicking as the cameras attempt to capture the surfacing whales.

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Back on dry land, it feels as though you’ve stumbled across a quaint British seaside town – pebble-dashed building and fish and chips galore. The place is renowned for its crayfish – in Maori ‘Kai’ means food and ‘Koura’ means Crayfish – and it’s best sampled at Hapuku Lodge, which lies just a short drive up the coast. Here there’s not only fine dining on offer, but luxuriously unique accommodation, set amongst the canopy of the resident Manuka grove.

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When you do eventually descend from the treetops down to dinner, it’s worth the walk. In the kitchen is 2011 MasterChef Finalist Fiona Read, who’s

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ALD Life provides practical support, advice and information to families and funds medical research looking into finding a cure for the condition.

Are we too rare for YOU to care? Please donate your unwanted items at your nearest charity shop.

Or, alternatively call 020 7358 6871 to arrange for a free collection at your convenience.

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TRAVEL / WANDERLUST mouth-watering menu features the finest local produce, including many vegetables grown by the lodge itself.

Alongside Kaikoura crayfish, expect Canterbury Duck Leg with wilted Cavolo Nero and cider cranberries, followed by white chocolate, almond and raspberry semifreddo served with fresh cherries.

All washed down with a selection of excellent New Zealand wines, of course.

LOOK OUT FOR THE one-off dining opportunities WHEN TOP CHEFS COME AND COOK Many of these bottles come from Marlborough, the wine region located about an hour’s drive north from Kaikoura. Head for Blenheim’s Chateau Marlborough, a five star maze of modern, black and white interiors, which is just two minutes walk from the town centre and perfectly located to explore the vineyards for which Marlborough is famous. The best way to do this is by bike, so that you can cruise around several in a day without the worry of driving over the limit (don’t underestimate the puny portions – all that tasting can add up). We took a tour with Explore Marlborough, which guides you around four or five estates in a day. The pace is leisurely so that fitness isn’t an issue, and the flat roads through the vines were made

for freewheeling in the sunshine. We started at the Forrest Estate, a small, family run business where the wines are award-winning and the atmosphere is that of a genteel country club.

Particularly tasty was The Doctors’ Riesling, with notes of Granny Smith, lime sherbet and mandarin.

Next was onto the Seresin Estate, where the focus here is very much on organic, biodynamic produce, which includes not only wine but extra virgin olive oils too. There’s a pseudo-rustic Hollywood glamour to the place, and it doesn’t come as a surprise to learn that it’s owned by the renowned NZ cinematographer Michael Seresin.

The celebrity touch does have its benefits – look out for the one-off dining opportunities when top chefs come and

cook. This year it was Anna Hansen of The Modern Pantry in Clerkenwell.

After a lazy lunch in the sunshine at Wairau River Estate, a familyfriendly winery where the restaurant is packed with kids, we pottered up to the Brancott Estate. Located on a hill (don’t worry there’s a shuttle that lugs you up so you don’t have to cycle), the floor-toceiling windows in this contemporary winery offer stunning views across row upon row of lush green vines spread across the Brancott Valley.

Sitting with a glass of sauvignon blanc, we raised a toast to the calories burned by our biking, safe in the knowledge that we’d earned this moment to laze in the warmth of the setting sun as it slowly disappeared behind the vines. u TH E DA M AG E Hapuku Lodge & Tree Houses offers a One Bedroom Tree House from NZ $950+ per night based on two people sharing including a threecourse dinner and cooked breakfast per person; hapukulodge.com Chateau Marlborough offers Classic Suites from NZ $140 per night based on two people sharing; marlboroughnz.co.nz Whale Watch Kaikoura offers 3.5 hour whale watching tours from NZ $145 per adult; whalewatch.co.nz Explore Marlborough offers a Biking Wine Tour from NZ $290 per person for a full day visiting Forrest Estate, Seresin Estate, Wairau River Winery, Bladen Winery and includes bikes, transport to and from accommodation, morning tea and a winery restaurant lunch; exploremarlborough.co.nz For more information on New Zealand, visit newzealand.com

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Ian Dunn Woodwork & Design is a bespoke cabinet making company located in East Dulwich. With over 30 years of experience working alongside clients and architects, they have a wealth of knowledge and expertise under their belt. Ian Dunn provides an individually tailored service, creating unique designs from traditional to ultra-modern. Projects encompass a wide range of fitted and free-standing furniture including kitchens, libraries, media units and dressing rooms.

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WIGWAM Wigwam, in West Dulwich, is an independent toy shop offering wonderful toys, games and gifts for children and babies. We also sell baby & children’s clothes, bikes & scooters and pocket money treats. Pop in for back to school shopping.

109 Rosendale Road, SE21; 020 8676 4815 info@wigwamfamily.co.uk

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So, you’ve survived the school holidays, your summer break’s over and autumn’s almost here.

There’s never a better time to get those endorphins flowing and to get in the best shape of your life. Why not try some personal training? It’s not as scary as it sounds, it’s completely tailored to your fitness (newbie or semi-pro!) and it really really works. Try a taster session and see how much better you feel?

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Fancy hosting your own supper club? How about a fabulous 5-course meal specially created for your guests by a cordon bleu trained, Master Chef finalist? Get in touch to find out more about how Romeo Jones can be transformed into your own private dining room in the heart of Dulwich Village.

Dulwich Village, SE21; romeojones.co.uk

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Lordship Lane Carpets keeps going from strength to strength.

After opening their second branch in Blackheath Village, they were recently listed as one of the top flooring shops in London in Living Etc magazine and made an appearance on Grand Designs.

They have a huge collection of flooring, including many hard to find ranges, and a great local reputation to boot.

129-131 Lordship Lane, SE22; 020 8693 8728 lordshiplanecarpets.co.uk

Become a Moderate Drinker! Do you drink every day? Do you fear alcohol is controlling you, instead of you controlling it? Does your drinking become excessive when you socialise?

As though you don’t have an ‘off switch’? Take back control and become a Moderate Drinker. Locally based in Dulwich, Diana Powley uses a combination of NLP and Hypnotherapy and records the hypnosisfor you to take home.

0800 093 2024; dunehypnotherapy.co.uk

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Are you a migrating variety?

If you’re looking for property with more space, greater investment potential and a competitive price tag, you might be looking in the wrong place. South East London has all of these attributes and house prices are lower than our more established SW neighbours.

Court Lane, SE21

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At Pedder, we have a greater choice of SE London property than any of our competitors, so maybe it’s time to have a look. You never know, the grass may just be greener this side of the fence.

Pedder. Nobody knows SE London like we know SE London.

An outstanding semi-detached Edwardian family house situated in this much favoured position on Court Lane. The property offers attractive accommodation currently arranged over two floors and also has excellent potential for further development (STPP). EPC:E.

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Completely at home in South East London.

Our services Sales and Lettings Property Management Block Management Property Solicitors Chartered Surveyors Financial Services Visit kfh.co.uk

With a network of 17 branches in South East London and over 50 across the Capital, our local knowledge and London network will ensure we achieve the right result for you.

Local branches include • Brockley

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Peckham Grove, Peckham, SE15 £499,950 Peckham 020 7639 2029 Email spe@kfh.co.uk

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Offering breathtaking views of London this beautifully presented, two bedroom penthouse apartment is situated on the top floor of a converted warehouse.

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Two bedroom apartment Contemporary décor 34ft x 16ft roof terrace Fully equipped kitchen Secure parking Residential road Local amenities nearby Leasehold EPC rating D

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Ingram Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 £599,950 Crystal Palace 020 8766 5920 Email scp@kfh.co.uk

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A beautiful three bedroom semi detached house boasting a large open plan bespoke fitted kitchen and 45ft rear garden. Located near Thornton Heath train station.

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Three bedrooms Beautiful condition Separate utility room Bespoke fitted wardrobes Strip wooden flooring Large open plan kitchen Patio/lawn garden Off street parking Freehold EPC rating C

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Cranfield Road, Brockley, SE4 OIRO £850,000 Brockley 020 8469 0202 Email sbk@kfh.co.uk

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This six bedroom property offers 1,789 sq ft of accommodation arranged over four floors and the potential to create a beautiful family home.

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Glengarry Road, East Dulwich, SE22 £620,000 East Dulwich 020 8299 8800 Email sed@kfh.co.uk

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Spacious first floor, period conversion offering attractive accommodation arranged over two floors. Situated within a quiet area close to amenities and East Dulwich and North Dulwich train stations.

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Three bedrooms First floor conversion 976 sq ft of accommodation Fitted kitchen 16ft reception room Family bathroom Period features Leasehold EPC rating E

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Hamilton Close, Surrey Quays, SE16 OIEO £550,000 Surrey Quays 020 7231 3800 Email ssq@kfh.co.uk

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Well positioned in a delightful cul de sac is this two bedroom, double fronted terraced house offering spacious kitchen and 12ft reception room with doors leading to a 20ft rear garden.

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Denmark Hill, Camberwell, SE5 Prices from £1,650,000 Land and New Homes 020 7740 2640 newhomesse@kfh.co.uk

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The complete restoration of two imposing five bedroom homes set on the Dulwich/Denmark Hill borders. These properties have been superbly restored and extended providing exquisitely presented family accommodation with a larger than usual footprint and host of noteworthy features.

Located near four stations, reputable schools and independent shops and restaurants. Historic Ruskin Park is just 200 metres away.

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College Gardens, East Dulwich, SE21 £3,800 pcm East Dulwich 020 8299 8980 Email led@kfh.co.uk

A bright and spacious five bedroom modern family house with excellent views, located in a private development off College Road, close to Dulwich Park and the heart of Dulwich Village.

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£210 tenancy agreement fee per property. Other fees apply, visit kfh.co.uk/lettingsfees

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Seymour Villas, Anerley, SE20 £1,450 pcm

Spacious three double bedroom maisonette with own entrance and large private terrace located in Anerley, close to the train station.

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Crystal Palace 020 8766 5930 Email lcp@kfh.co.uk £210 tenancy agreement fee per property. Other fees apply, visit kfh.co.uk/lettingsfees

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Manwood Road, Peckham, SE4 £1,800 pcm

Lovely end of terrace three bedroom family house located close to Crofton Park, Catford and Catford Bridge stations.

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Peckham 020 7635 0034 Email lpe@kfh.co.uk £210 tenancy agreement fee per property. Other fees apply, visit kfh.co.uk/lettingsfees

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HOUSE HUNTING

Property I’d most like on my books...

Crystal Palace has a fine selection of period mansions. Church Road boasts an enormous house that features a Belvedere extension and a top floor space shuttle cockpit!

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JAMES GOUGH

The toughest sale and why... We had a vendor that objected to answering questions, clearly we needed them to in order to move the sale on. A careful mix of encouragement and level headed patience saved the day.

Director of Martin & Co, Crystal Palace 020 8771 9990; martinco.com

Late summer mortgage deals JULIAN HILL

Director of Elysian Finance 020 8676 5090; elysianfinance.co.uk

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combination of circumstances has lead to a flurry of mortgage deals in the market. The sudden slowing up of house price increases and the administrative difficulties of approving

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A mixed use property on Westow Hill. We

had to draft associated business leases and a mast transmission licence so that all of the parties were happy with all aspects of the sale.

Best place to invest... Anerley or Penge.

Both lag Crystal Palace in terms of value, but offer excellent housing stock and, in our view, value upside.

The most interesting property I have been involved in... A church that wanted to sell part of its building for re-development.

The parties involved and the intricacies of negotiations as to what the sale amounted to made for stimulating work.

mortgages following the introduction of the Mortgage Market Review has meant that lenders have failed to meet their lending targets and are introducing special deals before the expected interest rate increase in the early part of 2015. These deals, if locked in on a fixed term of between 2 to 5 years, could provide significant savings and would be available to those who meet the lending criteria and affordability.

Remember that borrowings should fit in with your view of the future movement in house prices. However, it is worth meeting your professional advisor to discuss what “special offers” are available.

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The INSIDE SCOOP of NEWS in your area SARAH MITCHELL Lettings Manager at Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, Surrey Quays 020 7237 3222; kfh.co.uk

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oy Brooks became a legend in his own time for the puckish delight he took in telling the truth, the whole truth – and even the unwholesome truth- about properties, that, as an estate agent, he advertised for sale. Each month we will showcase one of these revolutionary,

urrey Quays is currently experiencing a very active lettings market, with many young professional sharers migrating to the area in search of larger properties. As a result we’ve seen a 13% rise in registered tenants year on year. Four bedroom houses typically priced between £600 per week and £700 per week are particularly popular amongst sharers. The area’s many developments have also added to its rise in appeal, particularly with the arrival of Barrat London’s new scheme, the Maple Quays and Ontario Point, located next to Canada Water rail and tube station (Zone 2). The scheme offers 900 apartments and retail spaces, with two bedroom apartments typically costing in the region of £475 per week, ideal for a young couple or a professional looking to live a little closer to the City. Another area which has continued to grow in demand is Rotherhithe Street and its surrounding roads. The street’s popularity mainly comes from its good selection of apartments with uninterrupted riverside views.

With many of our landlords capitalising on the buoyant sales market, there is a definite lack of available properties. I would advise anyone looking to secure a rental property to ensure that their holding deposit and all referencing details are in order before commencing.

outrageous, funny and, on occasions, painful advertisements.

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email and (to a much lesser extent these days) faxes. The weight of incoming post to the average firm of solicitors was far greater than today, when most firms are heavily involved in the electronic transmission of documents and correspondence.

Plans on documents were often hand-drawn, whereas today, the requirements of the Land Registry are much more stringent, and rightly so. Many a dispute has arisen due to the thickness of a boundary line, or uncertainty of hand. So, whilst the current system is not without its detractors, the instant means of communication, and streamlined systems of procuring the usual range of searches, have together given modern day practitioners the ability to process transactions much more speedily, hopefully for the benefit of all concerned in the conveyancing process.

STEVEN PEARCE Consultant Solicitor at Cuff & Gough 07813 882818; cuffandgough.co.uk

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Manager at Wooster & Stock, Brixton 020 7952 0590; woosterstock.co.uk

Why this area? We’ve been local to south London since our beginnings.

Our Managing Director was born and raised on Camberwell Grove and all our staff live locally. We’re passionate about the area as we’re all part of the community What is your company ethos? We want to deliver the highest possible standards and go above and beyond what people expect from an estate agent. We try to deliver a more human touch too, we endeavour to make the experience as smooth and straightforward as possible by not blinding you with jargon or being too salesy.

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What properties are you most excited about having on your books?

We have some absolutely stunning properties on Camberwell Grove. We love period houses and the Georgian buildings on the Grove are some of the finest in London. Each one tells a unique story and it’s fascinating to hear the history from the vendors.

What do you predict for the property market in autumn 2014? The market seems to have stabilised over the last month with demand decreasing from the huge levels we witnessed earlier in the year (something that was not sustainable).

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Naylor Road, Peckham SE15

£675,000 F/H

Expertly refurbished Victorian mid-terraced home close to Queens Road Peckham Station. Ground floor comprises two large interconnected receptions with French doors to rear garden, large kitchen/diner with glazed bi-fold doors also opening to rear garden, cloakroom and cellar. Upstairs there are three generous double bedrooms, stunning bathroom and separate walk-in shower. Energy Efficiency Rating G.

Please contact our Peckham office on 020 7771 6777 or email peckham@acorn.ltd.uk

Salehurst Road, Brockley SE4

£600,000 F/H

Excellently maintained three double bedroom Victorian terraced house with loft conversion. This superb family home boasts a 25ft through lounge with feature fireplace, fitted kitchen retaining an original quarry tiled floor, bathroom with separate shower cubical and three bedrooms, the master being the 16’8 x 12’8 converted loft with eaves storage. To the rear is a pleasant garden. Energy Efficiency Rating D.

Please contact our Brockley office on 020 8694 1177 or email brockley@acorn.ltd.uk

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Champion Road, Sydenham SE26

£700,000 F/H

Stunning three double bedroom Victorian house which has been refurbished to the highest standard. The double reception room is in excess of 26ft and has a door which leads out to the beautiful landscaped garden. The fantastic kitchen/diner measures nearly 19ft and benefits from solid granite worktops, high gloss units, double oven range cooker, integrated dishwasher and washer/dryer. Energy Efficiency Rating E.

Please contact our Sydenham office on 020 8776 7070 or email sydenham@acorn.ltd.uk

Melford Road, East Dulwich SE22

£2,300 PCM

A truly beautiful double fronted period house. From the tiled entrance hall, there is a large reception with period features, modern kitchen, wet room and second reception room or possible fourth double bedroom. Upstairs there are three double bedrooms, a single/study and family bathroom. Other benefits include off road parking to the front, original wood flooring, lovely sash windows and a private decked and paved garden to the rear. Local transport is a short walk away and this property is available at the end of September. Energy Efficiency Rating D.

Please contact our Dulwich office on 020 8516 3666 or email dulwich@acorn.ltd.uk

Standard Tenant Charges: £120 Agreement Fee - £90pp Reference Fee. Other fees may apply, visit acorn.ltd.uk/tenantfees for more information.

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COMPLETE & READY TO MOVE IN Sitting proudly in it’s own right, East Lodge is a truly unique two bedroom house.

Adjacent to an imposing Victorian Mansion block and situated on a beautifully tree lined road, is this rare opportunity to own a contemporary home. · · · · ·

Two large double bedrooms Master bedroom with terrace Chic and modern kitchen Turfed garden Private driveway

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Luxurious bathroom Patio area Less than a mile away from the Crystal Palace Triangle Anerley and Penge West stations 0.3 miles away Crystal Palace station 0.5 miles away

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Christopher Cady, Associate Director

Luxury family home

Entertaining heaven Champion Grove, SE5 A dazzling semi-detached simple Palladian-style building in a premier road in Camberwell. The house provides wonderful raised ground and ground level living and entertaining spaces with access to a magnificent southfacing rear garden and the first floor provides three bedrooms with a family bathroom and an en-suite. Clever design has been used to provide a wonderful master bedroom suite with large en-suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe. ÂŁ2,500,000 Freehold

Dulwich 020 8875 7999

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Balham 020 8675 6565

Earlsfield 020 8971 7070

Wandsworth 020 8875 8899

Battersea 020 7924 2255

Putney Open 2014

Clapham 020 8875 7995

Streatham 020 8677 9900

Wandsworth Common 020 8672 9077

East Dulwich 020 8875 7999

Tooting 020 8767 0522

Wimbledon 020 3195 9111

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Fantastic family house

Central East Dulwich

Lacon Road, SE22 A beautiful four bedroom Victorian terraced house in one of the prime residential roads in East Dulwich. There are many original Victorian features remaining which are complemented by a delightful contemporary extended kitchen/breakfast room, a family bathroom, en-suite shower room and striking decorative effects throughout providing all the comforts of a modern family house. ÂŁ1,000,000 Freehold

Dulwich 020 8875 7999

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Charming Victorian building West facing garden Melbourne Grove, SE22 We are pleased to offer to the market this charming and delightful two bedroom ground floor garden flat set within this Victorian house. The property is presented in immaculate condition and is complimented by a lovely kitchen/dining room which leads out onto a west-facing garden. Comprising two double bedrooms, bathroom, reception room with kitchen/dining, and a studio home office found at the rear of the garden. ÂŁ575,000 Share of Freehold

Dulwich 020 8875 7999

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Balham 020 8675 6565

Earlsfield 020 8971 7070

Wandsworth 020 8875 8899

Battersea 020 7924 2255

Putney Open 2014

Clapham 020 8875 7995

Streatham 020 8677 9900

Wandsworth Common 020 8672 9077

East Dulwich 020 8875 7999

Tooting 020 8767 0522

Wimbledon 020 3195 9111

www.jacksonsestateagents.com

Stunning conversion Split level

Camberwell Road, SE5 A stunning split-level two bedroom conversion flat on the top floors of a Victorian building near Burgess Park. The apartment has an entrance lobby with one double bedroom leading off it and stairs up to the next floor which comprises an open plan reception/kitchen with a Clerkenwell loft style finish, a second bright double bedroom and a wonderfully huge walkin shower room. ÂŁ349,950 Leasehold

Dulwich 020 8875 7999

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IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Javaid Ahmed

Sales Manager at Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, Forest Hill Photography: rebecca noonan

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y first taste of property was back in 1994, when in my second year of University studying mechanical engineering, my brother asked me to take his place as a Saturday boy at an estate agents in Clapham Old Town while he went traveling. So for four weeks during my summer holidays, I became an estate agent, and what a great Saturday job it was, driving around in a company car and showing people around beautiful homes. It was after this short time spent in property that I realised my passion for the industry and working with people. Subsequently, a couple of years later, and just a week after writing my final exams, my brother’s manager asked me whether I would consider working for him again, and I jumped at the chance. In June 1996 I put my suit back on and started my lifetime career in property. Now, almost 20 years on, I still get excited about putting my suit on every morning and not knowing what surprises the day ahead may bring.

My father gave me some great advice a long time ago: “we have two ears and one mouth, so listen twice as much as you talk”, which I feel has proved very helpful for me when matching a buyer to a property. This sage advice has also stood me in good stead and helped me land a position at KFH in 2004, where I have spent the last ten years growing and developing my career.

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I have lived and worked in South London my whole life, and as a result I’ve had the pleasure of seeing the market here grow stronger over the years. Forest Hill has some of London’s most beautiful open spaces and historical landmarks like the Horniman Museum and Gardens, as well as excellent transport links. There is a wide range of architecture due to its history dating back to Georgian times, with a good selection of Victorian and 1930s properties as well. When I first started working in property you could buy a two bedroom conversion flat in Forest Hill for about £50,000, which seemed expensive at the time, however these same flats are now worth £325,000, showing just how desirable living here has become.

In the last 12 months we have seen the market change considerably, as throughout 2013 and at the start of 2014, we saw high levels of demand coupled with a lack of available properties.

However, in recent months the sales market has stabilised, owing to the potential increase in interest rates, next year’s elections and tighter mortgage regulations (MMR), which is good as conditions were reaching unsustainable heights.

The London property market is resilient and will ride any bumps along the way, and these new conditions are a positive thing with the result that people are now able to take their time when making one of the biggest decisions of their lives.

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Landells Road, SE22

£720,000 Freehold

Sage Mews, SE22

£719,950 Freehold

A stunning two double bedroom Victorian terraced house located on a popular residential street in East Dulwich. This property is very well kept by its current owner and comprises a large bright double reception room, high standard modern kitchen and two double bedrooms. EPC = D

A lovely three bedroom modern house with a private garden and an allocated parking space. This property is set within a gated development and is perfectly located in East Dulwich very close to all the local amenities on Lordship Lane. EPC = D

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Therapia Road, SE22

Oakhurst Grove, SE22

£400,000 SoF

£419,950 Leasehold

A spacious two double bedroom split level top floor Victorian conversion offered to the market. This property is very well located for local restaurants, cafes and independent retailers in the area as well as being close to both Peckham Rye Common and Dulwich Park. EPC = E

A spacious one double bedroom first floor Victorian conversion with a roof terrace in a fantastic location on a quiet road in East Dulwich. This property benefits a large bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, separate wc and a stunning roof terrace. EPC = C

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Vestry Mews, SE5

ÂŁ885,000 Freehold

A beautiful five bedroom modern townhouse set within an exclusive gated development on a popular street in Camberwell. This property is exceptionally unique and its decor has been designed architecturally by its current owner. Benefits from four double bedrooms, one single bedroom, three bathrooms, kitchen/entertaining room with underfloor heating and floor to ceiling doors leading on to a private garden equipped with an outhouse, reception room leading on to a balcony on the first floor and lots of storage. EPC = D Dulwich & SE I 020 8299 1722 I dulwich@bushells.com

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A very attractive semi detached house in this much sought after road. The property is in excellent decorative order and there is scope to extend the property on ground floor and into the loft (subject to any necessary consents). There are 4 bedrooms, family bathroom, separate wc, kitchen, dining room, reception room, cloakroom/wc, garage, off street parking and garden 110’ x 34’ (33.53 x 10.36m).

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A lovely Victorian home which has been in the same family occupation since 1953 and is well situated for the local shops and restaurants in Park Hall Road and South Croxted Road.

The property offers 4 bedrooms, family bathroom, en suite shower room, 2 reception rooms, breakfast room, kitchen, utility room, store, separate wc, and garden 58’ x 29’6” (17.69 x 9.00m).

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A delightful Victorian Cottage located in the centre of Dulwich Village. Ideally located for the nearby shops and amenities, this house is in very good order throughout and boasts modern fixtures and fittings. There are 2 bedrooms, family bathroom, reception room, dining room, kitchen and garden 19’8” x 13’0” (6.00 x 3.97 m). The nearest station is North Dulwich which has connections to London Bridge.

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£1,395,000

GREAT BROWNINGS SE21

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A lovely Victorian house with a GIA of 1841 sq ft (171 sq m) and is situated on a popular street in the North Dulwich Triangle. The house is in attractive decorative order throughout. There are 4 double bedrooms, 2 reception rooms, family bathroom, separate wc and south easterly facing garden 52’ x 20’ (15.85 x 6.09). EPC Rating (E).

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A two storey family house in this lovely woodland development just off College Road which has a GIA of 1249 sq ft (166 sq m). The property offers 3 bedrooms, walk in wardrobe in the master bedroom, family bathroom, separate wc, kitchen, reception room, patio, garage, off street parking and garden 30’10” x 19’3” (9.4 x 5.88 m). EPC Rating (D).

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Handsome Victorian 4 bedroom semi-detached family home with

Beautiful and charming Victorian 3 bedroom terraced property boasting

66ft south east facing garden close to great transport links into

period features throughout with views over Lucas Gardens to the rear

central London.

and within close proximity to local amenities.

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Well presented 3 bedroom townhouse situated in a lovely cul de

Split level 3 bedroom maisonette with a private entrance and access to

sac with a fantastic living space and off- street parking as well as a

a lovely shared garden. Benefitting from a long lease and chain free.

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popular area of Crofton Park within close proximity to Crofton Park

over the first and second floors close to Honor Oak Park station.

station and Brockley High Street.

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DUNSTANS ROAD, SE22  £425,000 L/H

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Gorgeous two double bedroom maisonette over two floors and

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situated on a sought after road close to Lordship Lane with transport

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PROPERTY | COMMUNITY NEWS

Pedder Community news Parish of St Clement with St Peter Dulwich’s Summer Fayre 7th September 12-2pm

P Myles and Mia Humphrey

Dreams Family Fun Day 13th September 11am – 4pm

St Dunstan’s College Sports Ground, Catford

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t Pedder we continually work hard to support our local community as well as Cancer Research our registered Charity, which we continue to support with various fundraisers throughout the year for. However when Rachel Humphrey approached us with her charity ‘Funday’ we felt this was an event we had to support.

Rachel’s son, Myles aged two, (also twin to his sister Mia), died following a nine-month battle with cancer, on 15th February 2014. Three weeks before he died, the charity 'Dreams Come True' made it possible for the whole family to visit London Zoo. Their trip was inspired by the fact that Myles loved the 'Dear Zoo' book by Rod Campbell. Myles got to feed the giraffes and get up close to some of the other animals, which he loved. The whole day gave them some wonderful memories that they will treasure for many years to come.

Despite this awful time for Rachel and her family she still wants to help people who are going through the same thing, which is not only selfless but incredibly inspiring!

She would like to help make other seriously and terminally ill children's dreams come true and give families, like hers, some

special memories. There are 50,000 children undergoing palliative care in the UK every year. Dreams Come True's passion is to try and reach every one of them. But they need as much help as possible to do so.

The theme of the event is having fun but also with a zoo twist given Myles' story. Rachel hopes to raise as much money as possible for such a worthy cause. Rod Campbell will be making a personal appearance, and there will be plenty of entertainment for children, be it dance/music workshops, live animal shows, fancy dress competition (zoo animals only!) craft making, bouncy castle, face painting and sporty games. To support this worthwhile cause Pedder have donated a family trip to London Zoo for the winner of guess how many balloons in the car. We’re also trying to get as many people as possible to go by putting boards up in the local area.

We’re so proud to be involved which such an amazing charity event.

Please visit www.dreamsfunday. co.uk for more information.

edder are pleased to sponsor the parish of St Clement with St Peter Dulwich’s Summer Fayre. This will be held at the church on Sunday 7th September 12-2pm. We’ve been doing our bit to help by placing boards around the local community to get even more people involved. There will be all sorts of attractions including a bouncy castle, bottle tombola, raffle and sideshows. The event will also have live summer music and stalls with books, bric-a-brac and even a stall for the children. With BBQ and cakes for food we can’t think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

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Montague House, Upland Road, SE22 ÂŁ1,000,000 Freehold

The pre-launch open house is being held on Saturday 6th September 2014 between 1pm-3pm for this beautiful new build detached freehold house, with three separate outside areas. Upland Road is popular not just for the easy access to Dulwich Park and Dulwich library but the ever popular Goodrich school is only 0.2 miles away. Dulwich area also offers a

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wide choice of Public schools such as Dulwich College, Alleyn’s and Jags all within walking distance. As completion of the build is September 2014 we are able to offer full plans, the main structure is nearing completion and buyers would now be able to get a feel for the clever design where the architects have made use of this unusual plot.

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Dunstans Road, SE22

£1,100,000

Norwood Road, SE24

£425,000

A detached residence with an amazing 170ft rear garden. 3-4 bedrooms, two reception rooms and conservatory.

EPC = F

A two bedroom flat with superb views of Brockwell Park. Good size lounge, eat-in kitchen and attractive décor.

EPC = D

Westmoreland Lodge, SE24

*£1,100 pcm

An outstanding one bedroom flat, luxury bathroom, fitted kitchen with integrated appliances, communal garden and off street parking. *All rents quoted exclude other charges or fees which may apply. For more information please visit our website www.burnetware.com

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Casino Avenue, SE24

£700,000

Deronda Road, SE24

£500,000

A charming family house with a large rear garden located within the catchment area for a number of sought after schools.

EPC = D

A large conversion flat with an impressively large lounge and two spacious double bedrooms. Polished wooden floors new kitchen and bathroom. EPC = D

Josephine Avenue, SW2

*£2,167 pcm

A two double bedroom, two bathroom converted flat, furnished, private roof terrace, parking for two cars with a bright and spacious lounge. Fees Apply *All rents quoted exclude other charges or fees which may apply. For more information please visit our website www.burnetware.com

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PROPERTY | THE INSIDER

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KIDS

Peckham Rye Adventure Playground is an amazing indoor and outdoor facility for kids, there’s also a One O’clock Club and skate park.

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HANG OUT

Caravaggio on Camberwell Church Street.

It's a family restaurant which is also perfect for business lunches. Moderately priced, excellent Italian food and superb ambience.

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Known for being home to many creative types from novelists to musicians, Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones grew up in Sydenham.

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LOCAL STREET

Tyrwhitt Road - Sandwiched between Hillyfields Park and the famous Brockley food market. Characterful conversions & vast family homes, take your pick.

Jonathan Keegan Director of Bryan & Keegan

020 8691 1155; bryanandkeegan.co.uk

Mrs Robinson on Lordship Lane has a vibrant mix of retro and modern pieces that add a wonderfully quirky touch to your home.

Martin Speed Branch Manager of Acorn, Dulwich

020 8516 3666; acorn.ltd.uk

TIME OUT

Mothers Inc on Forest Hill Road provides pampering for mums with a much needed on-site creche. Relaxation, massage and beauty treatments all in one space.

Claire Empson Managing Director of Daisy Lets

020 8299 9035; daisylets.com

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£950,000 Freehold

An exceptional and converted church boasting an abundance of entertaining space, character and charm.

Spotlight on SE22 Average asking price £668,556

Early viewing of this truly unique property is highly recommended. This beautiful home is conveniently located in the heart of Forest Hill on a quiet cul de sac road and is arrange over four floors. The accommodation comprises three bedrooms, two bathrooms and two floors of living space along with a roof terrace.

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PROPERTY | LIVING THE DREAM

Linnells Road, SE5 £850,000 Situated in the heart of Camberwell lies this beautiful and charming Victorian terraced property, comprising three double bedrooms, ample living space, a family kitchen and contemporary bathroom - with a second separate WC on the top floor. The property also boasts period features throughout, such as the recently refurbished sash windows and fireplaces that are apparent in the bedrooms and living room. The charm of the property is complemented by tasteful decoration both inside and out in the well-maintained garden that is accessed from the kitchen.

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Detached and double fronted with a wide 100’ (30.48m) frontage to College Road and carriage driveway. The property occupies a very good location in this most sought after road close to Dulwich Village and amenities in the area, including the schools, particularly DUCKS and Dulwich College.

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Spotlight on LORDSHIP LANE

Through the keyhole... CAMBERWELL GROVE, SE5 £1,350 Per Week

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KITCHEN

This kitchen includes all integrated appliances, with a double oven, double fridge freezer and a wine cooler. The island and storage units come with a cream and oak finish.

he property has been finished to an excellent standard throughout with and offers great entertaining space both inside and out. The property comprises four large double bedrooms and four bathrooms three reception rooms with high ceilings,

large kitchen/dining room, well-tended rear garden and secure underground private double garage. The house is located in the popular tree lined Camberwell Grove. Denmark Hill is just 0.3 miles away. with short transport times to London Victoria and Canary Wharf.

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LIVING ROOM

One of the four bathrooms, this room is tiled throughout with a hint of walnut, freestanding roll top bath and separate shower with plenty of light flooding in.

This delightful living room (one of three) boasts substantial space 19’2 x 15’8, there are triple window, solid wood floors, and a modern feature fireplace.

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BEST SCHOOL

Heber Primary School, a lovely community school located on Heber Road, just off Lordship Lane.

It's very popular with local families nearby and the catchment area is shrinking yearly.

RAINY DAY

The Horniman Museum has culture, music and a fabulous aquarium. With a cafe, large gardens, regular family sessions, visiting exhibitions and events, it's hard to beat for a day out.

FUN FOR FREE

Horniman's Triangle Kids playground has a large green space opposite the Horniman Museum, it has a HUGE sandpit with climbing equipment including a large spider's web.

SPORTS

The East Dulwich Leisure Centre. There's a modern pool and gym, a great range of fitness facilities and classes for the local community as well as an on site cafe and creche.

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A FRESH APPROACH TO ESTATE AGENCY

CONSORT ROAD SE15 ÂŁ1,150,000

This impressive house is set within the Nunhead Green Conservation Area toward the quieter end of the road and was extensively renovated in 2000 by the current owners. Standing at an impressive three storeys

tall with a fantastic extra-wide loft conversion, this example offers six bedrooms, two receptions, two bathrooms, an amazing kitchen-diner, mature rear garden and off-street parking for two cars.

NUNHEAD 17 Nunhead Green, SE15 3QQ nun@woosterstock.co.uk 020 7708 6700

SYDENHAM 110 Kirkdale, SE26 4BG syd@woosterstock.co.uk 020 8613 0060

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BUSHEY HILL ROAD SE5 ÂŁ1,495,000

Unbeatably spacious and meticulously presented, this beautiful four or five bedroom Victorian gem offers every reason to get excited. The ceilings are notably high, halls and landings are wide and the room

proportions hark back to an era sadly gone. Aside from its substantial size, the house enjoys tasteful styling and some lovely original features.

The garden is leafy and enjoys fruit bearing trees and dappled shade.

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A FRESH APPROACH TO ESTATE AGENCY

HALIFAX STREET SE26 £749,950

This dish of an end-of-terrace cottage sits on Sydenham’s exclusive Halifax Street, just off Kirkdale. It has two receptions, three bedrooms, a huge kitchen (with dining room too), a sleek en suite bathroom,

additional wet-room and a very pretty private garden. There’s a real ‘homely’ feel throughout, and the decor is classy and pale. Kirkdale is in the midst of a significant regeneration and a great place to live.

NUNHEAD 17 Nunhead Green, SE15 3QQ nun@woosterstock.co.uk 020 7708 6700

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HAYTER ROAD SW2 ÂŁ1,295,000

Edwardian proportions meet Arts and Craft’s charm in this splendid four bedroom Brixton beauty. Wide, bright rooms and utterly magical original features abound throughout. Accommodation includes three

large double bedrooms (master en suite), a decent sized single, a large double reception, gorgeous L shaped kitchen, bathroom and wc. The master bedroom even has a tip top balcony with leafy rooftop views.

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Croxted Road, Dulwich, SE21 ÂŁ1,799,950 A double fronted Victorian family house, conveniently located just a short distance from Dulwich Village. With a gross internal area of 2766 sq. ft. the property offers 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room.

Off street parking and a 149’ garden whit large shed. EPC: F

Please contact our Dulwich Village Office on 020 8299 0922

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St Aidans Road, East Dulwich, SE22 ÂŁ960,000 The property is in fantastic condition and comprises 5 double bedrooms, a double reception room, a delightful eat-in kitchen, 2 bathrooms and lovely private rear garden. EPC: D

Please contact our East Dulwich Office on 020 8299 3721

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Gipsy Hill, Upper Norwood, SE19 ÂŁ1,500,000 A rarely available 6/7 bedroom detached Victorian Villa bursting with period features and enviably positioned at the top of Gipsy Hill, enabling ease of access to Gipsy Hill station and the Crystal Palace Triangle. Totalling in excess of 4,200 sq ft. EPC: E

Please contact our Crystal Palace Office on 020 8670 7160

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Colfe Road, Forest Hill, SE23 ÂŁ395,000 This 2 bed refined and refurbished Victorian Maisonette consists of a lounge with feature fire place, large modern dinning kitchen with integrated stainless steel appliances and slate floor. The direct access from the kitchen to the landscaped low-maintenance garden makes dinning al fresco easy and enjoyable throughout the year. EPC: D

Please contact our Forest Hill Office on 020 8314 4070

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26/08/2014 17:46

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Trinity Rise, Brixton, SW2 ÂŁ949,950 A 4 bedroom Edwardian family home, on Trinity Rise, Herne Hill. Offering two receptions, modern kitchen and garden.

With 4 bedrooms, bathroom and loft with the potential for conversion. A popular road within easy reach of central Herne Hill and Brixton, and mainline railway station (London/Victoria). EPC: E

Please contact our Herne Hill Office on 020 7738 5926

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Byne Road, Sydenham, SE26 ÂŁ675,000 An attractive Victorian house set on a residential street in Sydenham. Comprising a bright and spacious through lounge, kitchen/breakfast room, 3 double bedrooms, bathroom, cellar and a west facing garden. Byne Road is close to both Sydenham (ELL) and Penge East (London/Victoria) rail. EPC: D

Please contact our Sydenham Office on 020 8659 0220

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Roxburgh Road, West Norwood, SE27 ÂŁ775,000 This Substantial semi detached family home offers a tremendous amount of living/entertaining space (Approximately 1830Sqft). Comprising of 4 bedrooms, large rear garden (130ft), garage with driveway. Located near West Norwood rail station (London Bridge and Victoria) and good schools. EPC: D

Please contact our West Norwood Office on 020 8670 9008

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Fairlie Gardens, Forest Hill, SE23 £3,000 PCM fees apply

Holmdene Avenue, SE24 £3,295 PCM fees apply

4 bedroom semi detached home with from floor to ceiling glass windows and low maintenance garden. The property is approximately 0.5 miles from Honor Oak Park train station. EPC :F

A beautifully presented 4 double bedroom period property to rent in Herne Hill. This family home boasts original features and high spec decor throughout, and is located in the sought after North Dulwich Triangle.

Please call our Forest Hill office: 020 8314 4070

Please call our Herne Hill office: 020 7738 5926

Wiverton Road, Sydenham, SE26 £2,400 PCM fees apply

Waldeck Grove, West Norwood, SE27 £2,000 PCM fees apply

A 4 double bedroom Victorian house available to rent on a residential street in Sydenham. Comprising a through lounge, kitchen/breakfast room, two bathrooms and west facing garden. EPC: E

An attractive Victorian house to rent. Comprising 3 double bedrooms, fitted bathroom, double reception room with pretty period fireplaces, well maintained secluded garden. EPC: D

Please call our Sydenham office: 020 8659 0220

Please call our West Norwood office: 020 8670 9008

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19/08/2014 14:55

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Christchurch Road, Tulse Hill, SW2 Prices starting from ÂŁ480,000 Premium residential developer The Haywoods Group, provides a Victorian conversion located between Brixton and Tulse Hill. Comprising of just 4 spacious apartments, each providing an open plan living kitchen area and high specification finishing. Tulse Hill station is within walking distance with trains to London Bridge in just 18 minutes.

Please contact our New Homes Office on 020 7738 6839

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Glendon Apartments Prices from ÂŁ320,000 A bold and stylish development compromised of nine, one and two bedroom high specification apartments on Gipsy Road. The development is located just a short walk away from West Norwood High Street and from Gipsy Hill providing easy access to local transport, shops, gastro pubs, restaurants and renowned local parks.

Please contact our New Homes Office on 020 7738 6839

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