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6 THE WISHLISTCheck out this week’s objects of desire

9 JUST BETWEEN US...Sh! We have the latest gossip!

12 WIN SCENTED FLOWERSNarcissi from the Isles of Scilly up for grabs

16 WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE From Devon farm to published author

22 COASTAL CHICGorgeous interiors in west Cornwall

26 ANNE SWITHINBANKPlanting now for summer success

28 BEAUTY WITH ABBIE BRAYFabulous foundation and where to � nd it

30 OFF THE SHOULDERHow to wear the latest look for spring

34 CULTURE VULTUREWhat’s on and where to go

36 BOOST YOUR WELLBEING Great ways to feel your best this week

40 FIRST-CLASS FORAGINGHedgerow inspiration from Tim Maddams

46 FRUGAL - OR JUST MEAN?Chris McGuire on tight-� sted friends

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34 CULTURE VULTUREOur pick of the region’s events

38 PACKED WITH GOODNESSNutritious advice for lunch on the go

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09 THE GOSSIP PAGEWho’s doing what - with whom...

44SECRET PLACESWestcountry wonders to visit today

‘I shook like a leaf all the way from Devon

to Oxford for the interview. Con� dence is not my strong point’

New author Rosa Watkinson on how her

dreams came true, page 16

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hat a dream job that must be, living on the Isles of Scilly and growing fl owers! Actually, I once spent a Feb-ruary half term aged 14 picking daffs in Cornwall

and so I have an inkling that the fl ower business can be, at times, rather hard work. You can fi nd out the truth in our in-sightful interview with a family who grow scented narcissi on St Martin’s (page 12) and the reality of living the dream. And you can even win some of their gorgeous fl owers, too.

Talking of dreams coming true, I so enjoyed our feature today on page 16, in which newly-

published author (and mum-of-three) Rosa Wat-kinson tells how she went from running a small-holding in west Devon to getting a three-book publishing deal, via Oxford University. Inspiring

is most defi nitely the word. Did I mention we have some copies of her brand new book to win, too?

Finally, our resident chef Tim Maddams has been out picking fl ow-ers too just lately - in

his case, those white bluebell-lookalikes which are known as wild leeks. Being a talented and imaginative chef, Tim’s foraging always leads to great ideas for home cooking - check them out on page 41 today and have a lovely weekend.

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Turn o� the phone, lock the door and immerse yourself in a generously-� lled bath, laced with some decadently expen-sive body oil, for an indulgent soak. In our dreams, we’d go for this new mauve Brindley soaking tub from Smiths-Briten, a de� nitely decadent £899 from www.pure-bathroomcollection.co.uk. Lovely, isn’t it?

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West’s top picks for spending your time and money this week

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Alexandra Pegg, 19 We spotted data analyst

Alexandra in Plymouth. We love her pairing of neutrals

with classic denim. Extra style points for the tan Fiorelli bag which works so well with an

oversized patterned scarf.

Scarf: Debenhams

Top: Topshop

Cardigan: Unknown

Bag: Fiorelli

Jeans: River Island

Shoes: New Look

Girl’s skirt £24 Monsoon

Japanese dotty teapot £24 www.idyllhome.co.uk

Watermelon Abra Kadabra earrings

£17.60 DaWanda.com

Miraval Rose made by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at their

chateau vinyard in Provence £18 Marks & Spencer

Rocking Sheep £235 www.whiterabbitengland.com

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with classic denim. Extra style points for the tan Fiorelli bag which works so well with an

STREETSTYLE STAR

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Artist Laura Wall’s gallery is full of her own quirky original art, prints and lampshades. Many feature a young couple relaxing in the unmistakeable surroundings of Teignmouth – spot the red cli� s and Regency townhouses! – and other seaside spots in Devon and

Cornwall. There’s also a corner dedicated to all things inspired by Laura’s charming and hugely popular children’s book character Goose, including signed books, cards and gi� wrap.Laura Wall is at 4a George Street, Teignmouth, see www.laurawall.com

STORE WE ADORE:

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Toucan T-shirt £30 www.peopletree.co.uk

Tom Martin martini glasses £75 for two

www.amara.com

Bloomville lantern £71 www.

amara.com

Caravan kids’ bed £1,235 www.idyllhome.co.uk

Newgate watch £129 www.

newgateclocks.com

Royal blue heels £80 www.dunelondon.

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Laura Wall Art and Illustration

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By Ellie JonesStepping out for the recent National Television Awards, queen of daytime TV Holly Willoughby proved it really is all white on the night. Channelling her inner Grecian goddess, Holly looked fabulous in a white halter-neck ball-gown. With summer on its way, why not make like Holly and wear head-to-toe white to create a column e� ect? Holly’s dress was custom-made by couture designer Suzanne Neville, so we have scoured the high street to � nd you our pick of the best for less.

ALL WHITEon the night

OPTION BFittedDress £595 Phase Eight

OPTION AFlowingFloorlength dress £339 Monsoon

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Lace bodice dress £180 BHS

h dear, I’ve just come from watching a pro-gramme on the circus that is the American

presidential election, and I fear by the time this article is published Donald Trump will be offi cially the candidate for the Republicans. Sigh. It was so easy living in Eng-land with Obama at the helm – suave, urbane, liberal. Now we’re heading back to the dark days of George W Bush, who I’m afraid just looked like a yahoo most of the time.

My poor party. Yes, the Repub-licans are my party. By tradition, anyway. I come from a proud line of industrialists and business-men. My great grandfather was a founding member of American Can, later sold to Continental Can, where my father and uncle both learned their trade.

I’ve visited a lot of canning plants. They are fascinating. Huge rolls of alumini-um gleaming as they’re unrolled and stamped. The cans whizzing past on conveyor belts above and below. Every-thing happening a mile a minute: the cans are shaped, trimmed, necked, sprayed and decorated. Several per second: whizz, whizz, whizz!

My family wanted government policies that support business. Factories and their owners get a lot of bad press but they do plenty of good. They provide innovative technology and jobs. Good ones make working environments where workers are proud to be a part of their success. They gener-

ate money for the community and often invest in it, too.

So fi ne, the Republicans are typically supporters of industry, and help them to thrive through their policies. All well and good as long as it’s above board.

It’s a source of dismay to many that the Republicans have court-ed votes by allying themselves to extremists: the Christian right, for instance, and the National

Rifl e Association. Yikes.

And why does the party seem to at-tract so many lead-footed, opinionated, old white men…especially as their candidates?

I just don’t know what to think when I look at Donald Trump. I think his “brass and glass” buildings are atro-cious, appealing

casino-style to the baser instincts of human nature. He’s vulgar, boastful, and antagonistic. Not a very noble fi gure for high offi ce.

On the other hand, he has a reputation as a ferocious negotia-tor, and that’s got to stand the country in good stead. That’s what many voters seem to think anyway.

I’m not so sure. I think he’s a loose cannon. Might have to vote Democrat again. Don’t tell my dad…

Story of my life...

Gillian Molesworth

This American abroad feels (very) confused

Gillian Molesworth is a journalist and mum-of-two who grew up in the USA and moved to north Cornwall when she met her husband

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Trump: he’s vulgar, boastful

and opinionated. Not a very noble

� gure for high o� ce. On the other hand...

ALESHA DIXON says it is “heartbreaking” when children from poorer backgrounds cannot a� ord to pursue their dreams in the arts. The singer and Britain’s Got Talent judge re-called her own childhood, when her family could not a� ord to send her to stage school. “When I was growing up, and I think about my local area, I don’t really remember many places that I could go to as a creative person, someone who loved singing, loved dancing, loved acting.“I didn’t have any money. I couldn’t a� ord stage school, I didn’t have money for that, and I feel like it shouldn’t be people that are born into privileged situations that get these opportunities.”Mind you, she’s done pretty well since then. And the good news is, she is working hard to give more hard-up kids the life-chances they need.Alesha is an ambassador for the National Lottery, which is celebrating a record £179 million raised in January to go towards arts, sports, heritage and community projects. This is the highest � gure it has ever raised in a single month. West says: Well done, Alesha!

ALESHA PLANS

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She’s had enough! The once die-hard stiletto-fan VICTORIA

BECKHAM has decided she now wants to wear comfy shoes.

“I think people saw the real me when I came out in a pair of men’s trousers, a roll-neck and trainers,”

she said recently.“I just can’t do heels any more. At least not when I’m working, [and]

I travel a lot. Clothes have to be simple and comfortable.”

The 41-year-old has increasingly been spotted in � ats. It’s a big

change from her previous stance - in 2009, she told Allure magazine:

“I beyond hate ballerina � ats. I can’t even walk in them. Unless they’re on a ballet dancer doing

ballet, I just don’t get it. I love heels.” Since then, she has report-

edly had bunion surgery, which perhaps explains the change of

heart – and footwear.

POSH: ‘MY

THAT’S IT -

WE’RE OFF...

TO HELP OUT

We’re not saying it is a sinking ship or any-thing, but both CAROLINE FLACK and OLLY MURS are quitting as presenters on The X Factor.It was only a year ago that Caz and Olly were chosen as new co-presenters but last year’s series struggled with ratings and seemed to lose its way. Even so, Caroline says: “I have had a brilliant time working on The X Factor,” and pop star Olly claims he quit to dedicate more time to music:“This was an incredibly hard decision.”

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At last: After his hilarious midnight plea for a pasty went viral, Lando Winchester from Redruth finally got what he wanted

Aladdin: It’s panto time in Porthtowan!

Hang in there: New recruits

at HMS Raleigh are put through

their paces at Torpoint

I can see you: The Glow In

The Dark race was lots of fun

in Paignton

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In bloom

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Star quality

You wish...

10 � lm greats who never won an Oscar

1 Alfred Hitchcock2 Cary Grant 3 Peter O’Toole4 Richard Burton5 Marlene Dietrich6 Lauren Bacall7 Judy Garland8 Greta Garbo9 Errol Flynn

10 Mae West

DID YOU KNOW?

This week:

Famous faces with links to the Westcountry

ONE OF US

TV design guru Kevin McCloud lives in Frome, Somerset

Kevin McCloud

The happy list

10 things to make you smile this week1 Billy Elliot at the Theatre

Royal, Plymouth. A must-see

2 Cadbury’s mini eggs guilty pleasures

3 New lipstick instant makeover

4 Happy Valley Season 2 is scary!

5 Bobble hats forever young

6 Legally Blonde at Exeter’s Northcott April 4-9. Good fun

7 Going to the hairdress-er me-time bliss!

8 Sing-along-a Grease Plymouth Pavilions March 19

9 Good jeans who needs gym?

10 Old friends treasure them

10 fan-� ction titles inspired by One Direction, published on Wattpad.com:

1 I Spy One Direction

2 One Direction Bit Me!

3 Camp One Direction

4 ERR...WHY ARE ONE DIRECTION BEHIND THE SOFA?!?!

5 One Direction Adopted...A Thief?!

6 One Direction To My Heart

7 Trapped On A Tour Bus With One Direction

8 One Direction Is My Bully

9 Adopted By One Direction

10 Kidnapped By One Direction

10 types of da� odil

1 Minnow2 Yellow Cheerfulness3 Sea Princess4 Spellbinder5 Replete6 Intrigue7 Green Pearl8 Silver chimes9 Jet� re10 Sorbet

Somerset: TV presenter Kevin McCloud, 56, lives in a 15th-century farmhouse near Frome in Somerset, with his wife Zani (Suzanna) and their four children. “I’m terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family’s.”

Early days: Kevin’s father Donald was a rocket scientist. Kevin attributes his love of clever engineering and slick design to his father’s in� uence.

Study: He grew up in Bedfordshire and studied Art History and Architecture at Cambridge University.

Career: Kevin worked � rst as a theatrical set designer, then set up a lighting business. His � rst series of Grand Designs was broadcast in 1999 – he has fronted 15 series in all.

Show: In his TV show, Kevin follows unusual house building projects from start to � nish, marking the struggles along the way to � nish on time and

under budget.

Green: He supports the Green Party: “Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet. I do my best to be green but my environmental footprint is four times that of the average Chinese person.”

Honour: Kevin was appointed Member of the Order of the British

Empire (MBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to sustainable design and energy saving property refurbishment.

Building: He also runs HAB Housing (“Happiness, Architecture, Beauty”) a sustainable construction company which builds eco-homes.

Competition winners:

A stay for two, with dinner, bed and breakfast, at the Old Quay House, Fowey has been won by Penny Harries of Newton Abbot

As a student, Kevin was the in Cambridge

comedy group Footlights with

Stephen Fry

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People

atching the weather is all part of the job when you make your living growing fl owers on the Isles of Scilly.

The recent wrath of Storm Imogen, with her 100mph winds, was a case in point. “We have lots of high hedges around our fi elds, so that protects us up to a point – they are what makes fl ower farming possible here,” says Zoe Julian, who works with her husband Ben in their narcissi fi elds at Churchtown Farm on St Martin’s, an island which is home to just 120 people.

“There was a lot of damage from that storm though. It blew a real hooley, so that pick that day had to go. We just had to batten down the hatches, then go out, pick the damaged fl owers and throw them in the bin.”

And while high winds can be disastrous, temperature is another variable in the Ju-lians’ daily battle to make a living here on these scenic islands. Narcissi thrive here precisely because of the mild climate, but cold snaps do happen. The most nerve-wracking time for Zoe and Ben is the start of their season, in the run-up to Christmas,

LIFE INFULLBLOOMSarah Pitt chats to Zoe Julian about life as a � ower farmer on the Isles of Scilly

The Julians send 90,000 bunches of narcissi by post from Scilly every year

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when orders fl ood in. “It can get really cold at the wrong time,” says Zoe.

Plunging temperatures just recently, though, have worked in their favour, hold-ing back the crop so there are still enough fl owers for Easter orders, just before the season comes to an end. “We should make it, because Easter is really early this year,” she says. “We are just crossing our fi ngers.”

Then the Julians – and their children Rosie, 13, and Piran, 11 – might have time for a bit of a breather before their next fl ower harvest, scented pinks, comes into bloom in late May and June.

It sounds such a romantic way to earn a living, sending bunches of scented fl owers by post to people you have never met before across the UK (and the Ju-lians really do send an awful lot – some 90,000 bunches of narcissi each year). Perhaps that’s part of the appeal for the army of seasonal pickers and packers who join the Julians from December to March each year. Some come on gap year adven-tures, others are Scillonians, living on St Martin’s or one of the other islands.

“Some people work for us in the winter, and then have their own job on the islands in the summer, when the visitors arrive. We are busiest in the winter, although we oper-ate all year around,” says Zoe. “Christmas is our really big one, and this is often when people who have worked for us, and know our systems, will come and help us out.”

“I have got a few more grey hairs from trying to move that many fl owers off the island at Christmas. We don’t just send our own fl owers, we work closely with other growers on the island and we buy their fl ow-ers off them. We give them a guaranteed price, but then we want the best ones!”

For the Christmas rush, in fact, the entire packing operation is moved to the main island of St Mary’s, closer to the landing strip where the fl owers are fl own to the mainland.

“It is easier to move people than fl owers!” says Zoe. “Once they are packed, they take

up more room, so by moving that bit of the operation to the mainland we are taking that big journey out of the equation.”

Logistics, indeed, are a bit of a nightmare when you run a farm sending 300,000 blooms a year from a small island in the Atlantic. “Sometimes we think, why oh why are we trying to run this big business from a small rock in the middle of the sea?!” says Zoe.

She does, though, sound cheerful enough about it – and the advantages of family life on an island where everyone knows every-one, there are no cars, and there’s a shop, a pub and a school. Zoe’s son Piran is the

lians really do send an awful lot – some 90,000 bunches of narcissi each year).

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‘We don’t have to commute,

and everything’s right here. It’s

beautiful even if it’s sometimes foggy, rainy and

blowy’

oldest of just 10 pupils. “We don’t have to commute, everything is right

here. And it is beautiful, even if sometimes it is foggy and rainy and blowy,” says Zoe.

Their mail order business dates back to the late 1980s, when a holidaymaker stopped by and asked if they could buy some fl owers from what was then a wholesale fl ower business, run by Ben’s parents Andrew and Hilary.

“My father-in-law literally had one of those

light bulb moments,” says Zoe. “He went and got a cardboard box, put the fl owers in and the busi-ness started like that, right there on the kitchen table.”

Those fi rst fl owers were, in fact, pinks, the Julians’ summer crop. But they were soon start-ing sending out fragrant narcissi by mail order too, during the winter and early spring. These proved a massive hit, providing an early splash of colour and scent to people in the rest of the UK, who tend to be still languishing in the depths of winter.

Zoe, for her part, came to the island of St Mar-tin’s 14 years ago. She and Ben have now taken over the helm of what has become a thriving business. Island life was not a total shock, Zoe says, as she knew what Ben’s family did for a living, and had been to the Isles of Scilly before

on holiday. “I came on holiday here when I was four, and sailed here on a Tall Ship when I was 17.” she says.

Both Zoe and Ben met when they were study-ing at agricultural college. Flowers, says Zoe, compare favourably with cows. “It is very clean farming and you don’t have to get up at 5am to milk cows.” Their only concession to conven-tional farming is their small herd of beef cattle, who act as part of their crop rotation, grazing fi elds which are taking a break from growing bulbs.

After Christmas, Mother’s Day is their busiest time for the narcissi. Valentine’s Day, though, is not. “I have not managed to persuade the Brit-ish male that narcissi are the romantic thing to send.” says Zoe. Just give her time.See www.scilly� owers.co.uk

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Win a posy!Churchtown Farm is offering a box of 60 narcissi, worth £20, (www.scillyflowers.co.uk) for a West reader to win. Send your name, address and phone number, together with the answer to the question below, marked ‘narcissi’, to westmag@westernmorningnews.co.uk before Friday, March 18. Normal terms apply. West magazine will not share your details. Q: Which island does the Julian family live on?

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When dreamscome true

ROSA WATKINSON

[[have been a sporadic writer all my life. But until just recently (of which, more later) I had never been pub-lished. Rejection slips fi lled a drawer and my confi dence hovered around

the zero level. So my writing tailed off. Then one fi ne day my husband, Paul, encour-

aged me to try out an online creative writing course run by Oxford University’s Department of Continuing Education. It turned out to be an excellent course and inspired me to write again.

I then heard about the Diploma in Creative Writing, also run by the same people. I never thought for a moment I’d be accepted onto the course but I sent in an application anyway. Noth-ing ventured, nothing gained, as they say.

No one was more astonished than I was when I got an interview. I read up on the course, its struc-ture and reading list, plus the books, poetry and playscripts the tutors had written. Girded with

A lifelong ambition to be a writer has taken mum-of-three Rosa Watkinson from a smallholding in west Devon to Oxford University and

a three-book publishing deal. Here, she tells us how it all began...

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this knowledge, I took the bus to Exeter, a train to Reading and yet another to Oxford. I shook like a leaf the whole way, barely able to read a word of the book I’d brought along for company. I loathe interviews with a passion. Confi dence in myself is not my strong point.

Oxford is a beautiful city and I fell in love with it. The honeyed architecture, the history, the museums, the ancient colleges. It felt glorious to think I might be part of it, if only for a moment.

To say the in-terview was in-timidating is an understatement. Three interviewers grilled me - the course director and two of the tutors. I man-aged to bumble my way through somehow and thought I’d failed miserably as I blinked my way outside again.

But I couldn’t be sad as it was a beautiful Spring day. I spent the rest of it walking along

the sun-sparkled river, thinking how wonderful it was to have got to the interview stage.

Imagine my amazement when I got a letter stating I’d got in. Me?

As the weekly train journey took fi ve hours each way, I stayed one night a week in St Hugh’s College. Breakfasting in their portrait-laden re-fectory, I felt almost like a real student. What am

I saying? I was a real student, just a great deal older than those surrounding me.

The diploma taught me a great deal about all the different

genres of writing. I loved meeting the others on the course and hearing their different voices in their writing. Most importantly, my writing im-proved.

As a child, my father, a collector of myths and fables would read stories to me, and this inspired my early love of legends, stories and fantasy.

[[‘I shook like a leaf all the way from Devon to Oxford. Con� dence is not

my strong point’

Rosa lives and writes at her smallholding in

Lifton, west Devon

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Rosa’s new book is already doing well, much to her delight

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When my own three children were little I worked from home and since then I’ve worked in various jobs, most recently as a special educational needs teaching assistant.

Now I run a small-holding in Lifton, on the Devon-Cornwall border, with a B & B, which fits in well with being a writer. Yes, after writing and day-dreaming all my life, I am happy to say I’m now an author, that writing is what I do, and it gives me a thrill.

Two years after my first day in Oxford, I got a 2:1 and attended a wonderful graduation ceremo-ny in the beautiful Sheldonian Theatre among all the good friends I’d made. Needless to say, I glowed with pride.

I had started writing an epic fantasy during my diploma and ended up publishing it on a web-site called Smashwords.com. It’s incredibly easy to self-publish a book these days. Even a numpty like me had no problems. But before my fantasy novel been on that website for very long, the chief editor of a publishing house called Claret Press read and loved my manuscript for The Cracked Amulet.

In March last year I signed a three book deal with Claret Press in London. My editor, Katie Isbester, suggested some changes that improved the story and, to my great pride, The Cracked Amulet was published a few weeks ago. It is the first book of three in what I am calling the Wefan Weaves trilogy, A few days ago I was informed I’m now the Claret Press’ number one bestsell-ing author.

I’ll admit, I did a happy dance to hear the news. I just couldn’t contain myself. There’s a certain thrill you get knowing your words are being read. I now await the reviews. The Cracked Amulet has already got a 5* rating on the Goodreads website, which is amazing. I once read somewhere that writing is the most fun you can have with your clothes on. I have to say I agree.The Cracked Amulet by Rosa Watkinson, £8.99 Claret Press

Win!Copies of Rosa’s novelWe have two copies of Rosa Watkinson’s fantasy novel, The Cracked Amulet, to win, each worth £8.99. To win one, send your contact details, plus the answer to the question below, to: Rosa Watkinson competition, westmag@westernmorningnews.co.uk by March 18. Normal terms apply, West will not share your details. Q: Which company publishes Rosa’s new novel?

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Interiors

visit to Gwynndreth is like entering a great seascape canvas of Corn-wall’s wild west. Seabirds wheel in the breeze, calling over the sound of the waves at the end of the garden.

Even on a dull day, this cottage’s position di-rectly above the Atlantic means light and colour fill every corner of the house. It’s a striking ex-perience and little surprise then, that for owners Rachel and David discovering this property was “like falling in love”.

Following a family bequest, the couple de-cided to start looking for a family holiday home in the county. After almost a year of exploring the county’s coastline, starting in the east and working westwards, they eventually turned off the A30 at Hayle on a whim, following the town’s sign proclaiming “Three miles of golden sands”.

“Out on the coast path, we were overwhelmed by the amazing views across the bay to St Ives and Godrevy. Rachel said, ‘Wouldn’t it be won-derful to have a house up here?’ We turned around to see a For Sale sign outside what was to become Gwynndreth,” says David.

Less than a year later, the cottage was theirs, but it needed some TLC. A tip-off from neigh-bours led to an introduction to David Burrows, who became their builder and Daniel Tregear, who drew up the plans. On further consulta-tion with David and Daniel, it became obvious to the couple that it made sense to do all the work needed in one go, and so work began in April 2013.

Most significantly, the building needed repair around the central wall and chimney, so Rachel and David decided to take them out altogether and locate the staircase centrally.

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Special spotA cottage nestled among the sand dunes at Hayle charmed one couple so much they just had to buy it – and create their perfect holiday home. Alexandra Pratt takes a look around

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Upstairs, this created two bedrooms. A cosy third bedroom is tucked away behind the kitch-en, ideal for anyone less mobile.

Downstairs at the back of the cottage, which faces the garden that runs down to the sea, Rachel and David replaced the porch with a bay-windowed sunroom. Not only does this open

up the view, it also creates window seats to enjoy it from.

Once building work fi n-ished in 2013, the couple fo-cused on the interior fi nish, with Rachel making all the curtains and blinds. The style

is French nautical, with washed pale grey walls giving a calm foil to bright pops of blue, red and white created by fabrics and tiles. Bare wood underfoot enhances the seaside feel.

“Quite a lot of the solid wood furniture and framed mirrors were bought from charity shops, and we sanded, painted or var-

nished them in a beach style,” says Rachel.A French style day-bed in the sitting room in-

vites a sense of relaxed reclining, while rough-plastered walls and painted wainscoting chime with the cottage vibe.

Across in the sitting area, the addition of a woodburner means the cottage can also become wonderfully warm and snug when a storm re-places those blue skies. From winter storms to breezy spring days when fl owers dot the sea’s edge, Gwynndreth has a front-row seat to it all.

“It really is a wonderful place to escape to. We’ve been enjoying the house since November 2013 when it was fi nished and many friends and family have also had holidays in Gwynndreth,” says David.

Since this happy outcome came from follow-ing a sign on a whim, perhaps they should have named the cottage ‘Serendipity’.

Gwynndreth is available as a holiday let through Cornish Gems. Call 01872 241241 or visit www.cor-nishgems.com

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here is something contrary about a gardener. Many of us like to think we’re in tune with nature, by care-fully marrying our plant choices

with prevailing conditions, opting for a no-dig policy, eschewing pesticides and so forth. Yet gardening is an intrinsically unnatural process and I bet every one of us gets caught out by strug-gling to grow something completely at odds with our situation. Accomodating acid loving plants like rhododendrons, pieris and enkianthus where soils are limy is a prime example but with me, it is aubergines.

There are plenty of aubergines in the shops; huge, black glossy things grown in warmer coun-tries like China, India and Egypt, then shipped over for our moussakas and brinjal bhajis. So why do I waste time, effort and electricity trying (and frankly, failing) to produce home grown fruit? This is a struggle that, collectively, has been going on for centuries. Even sixteenth cen-tury gardener and botanist John Gerard moaned that, despite encouraging it to fl ower in London gardens, “it came to bear fruit of the bigness of a goose egg one extraordinarily temperate year… but never to full ripeness”.

My determination dates back to the happy memory of a summer around 1990 when I lived in Surrey. During a heatwave, I produced mag-nifi cent crops of aubergines under glass. The potted plants must have stood 75cm/30in high and each delivered several shop-quality fruit. It is best to pinch out the growing tip when plants are 15cm/6in tall to encourage two main stems and then on large-fruited varieties, thin to leave only four fruits per plant. My husband John and I had just installed a new aluminium greenhouse and in one cordoned-off end, a thermostati-cally controlled electric heater. The seeds were

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When is the best time to cut the old leaves off my grasses? I might want to move some of them as well.

March is generally the month for shearing the old stems and leaves from deciduous ornamen-tal grasses such as miscanthus, calamagrostis and pennisetums. Look down into the heart of the plants and you’ll probably see signs of new growth. The general idea is to trim off the old before these new leaves grow too long. If the grass is evergreen, you can trim the lot back but in most cases, just run your hands through (wear gloves) to remove the odd dead leaf. We tend to use this technique with evergreen Stipa arundi-nacea and also deciduous S.tenuissima, so that rotten sections come out as well. Grasses are best moved or planted in spring.

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We have a large pink-flowered camellia growing in the ground but it looks horrible because the leaves have taken on a sickly yellowish tinge instead of glossy green.

Should I feed it?

Anyone growing a camellia should remember they originate from woodlands on acidic soil. Too often they are planted in full sun which bleaches the leaves. If the soil dries out, roots are compromised, nutrient uptake is poor and yellow leaves result. Cold, harsh winds will bleach and scorch too. Poor drainage also causes yellowing because roots die, again affecting the uptake of water and nutrients. Plants on an alkaline soil are likely to be deficient in manganese and iron. Do a soil test (kits are available at stores) and if alkaline, consider moving the plant to a large tub of ericaceous compost. If in an exposed position but neutral to acidic soil, move to a more sheltered site. Let it settle, then prune, feed with iron sequestrine and mulch over the roots with ericaceous compost.

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Question time with AnneWest reader queries answered by Anne Swithinbank

Send your questions to Anne at westmag@westernmorningnews.co.uk

This week’s gardening tipsAnne’s advice for your garden

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• Harden off sweet pea plants sown earlier under glass or in frames, by standing them outdoors to experience weather. Then plant around their supports. Or buy some in. These plants need good fertile soil with plenty of organic matter added.

• Buy new herbaceous perennials such as monarda, campanula and helenium. Look for those with a good mat of growth in the pot as they can often be divided and made into two or three at planting time.

• Remove tired-

looking potted fruit trees from their containers, cut a couple of inches of root and soil away from outside the rootball, tease roots out and repot into a slightly larger container of fresh compost.

• Oil up your loppers and secateurs and prune back cornus and willows grown for their colourful stem. Stems are cut almost to the base. You can do this to Hydrangea paniculata, buddleja, lavatera and caryopteris too.

• Sow tomatoes, peppers, summer cabbage, celeriac, calabrese and lettuce under glass.

Sowhalf hardy bedding plants under glass, choosing seeds of Mexican sunflower (tithonia) , spider flower (cleome) and single colour strains that are hard to buy later from the garden centre.

germinated in a warm propagating case during early February and the seedlings, transplanted singly to pots were able to grow on comfortably. They finished in 10cm/8in pots and enjoyed a hot enough summer for fruits to set and swell.

Here in the Axe Valley, east Devon, I can germi-nate seeds readily enough but after they’ve been transplanted one per 9cm/3.5in pot, they need to go back inside the propagating case to keep warm. Eventually, they have to come out onto the stag-ing but as the greenhouse is unheated, you can almost see them blanching at the cold and root development slows down. They do get going but tend to be small at the onset of flowering and, just as they set fruit and we’re looking forward to an aubergine summer, the weather takes a nose dive towards the end of July. A cool, cloudy summer is no use to an aubergine.

Every year I try a different ploy. I’ve sown at different times, early and late. Plants have been in pots and in rings on soil beds. I’ve even tried a range of varieties, eventually latching on to a mixture supplied by Mr.Fothergills (0845 3710518 www.mr-fothergills.co.uk) in the hope that if the glossy black fruits wouldn’t mature, then maybe long thin or tiny round red, green, white or yellow ones might. Trimmed plants have been set on sunny windowsills in the house to over winter and looked as though they might make it, only to rot away last month.

There are still stones left unturned. I have yet to build hotbeds of manure or straw under

glass, or buy in grafted plants, purported to have greater vigour and the capability to fruit two months early. Suttons can send out F1 ‘Scorpio’ (0844 326 2200 www.suttons.co.uk) and although they cost £4.99 each, a packet of F1 seed can be nearly £3. There is also ‘Egg and Chips’ to consid-er, as Thompson and Morgan (0844 5731818 www.thompson-morgan.com) have followed on from their Tomtato to produce an aubergine grafted onto a potato. All these crops are in Solanaceae, the potato family, so are compatible. Maybe the potato roots will stoke the aubergine sufficient-ly to produce magnificent results. They cost £14.99 each but seem a safer bet than praying for summer sunshine.

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Beauty

Expert advice from beauty guru Abbie Bray of Newton Abbot

Beauty box

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Finding the perfect foundation can be a real challenge, can’t it? There are so many on the market to choose from. Rest assured, whether it is a full or dewy coverage you are after, there is the perfect foundation out there for you. A lot of women can go wrong when it

comes to choosing the right colour (trying to match it on the back of your hand is not a good idea). I know visiting beauty counters can be a bit daunting, but by talking to an expert, it will help you to make the right choice. If the thought still scares you, then swiping a colour on your jawline is the best way to colour-match yourself. Foundation brushes are a must have when applying any foundation. Did you know you save a bottle of foundation a year by using a brush and not your hands?

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Flawless Bene� t Hello Flawless Foundation Boots

£26.50If you are looking for light, bright non-cakey coverage, try this. My mum has been using

this for a few weeks and loves it!

The full worksTarte Amazonian Clay full coverage foun-

dation with brush (QVC, £33.50)I like full coverage foundation, but this was a little drying on the skin and I felt

the brush was too big.

Light & fresh

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The Body Shop Fresh Nude foundation £15This foundation promises 24 hour hydration and has a light semi-matte � nish.

Clarins True Radiance Foundation Debenhams £27.50

This is a great dewy foundation, it illuminates and moisturises the skin as well.

LuminousMary Kay Time Wise Luminous-wear foundation Mary Kay (£16)Infused with vitamin E, this is great for creating a � rmer and more radiant � nish.

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e’re giving winter the cold shoul-der this week in pretty spring-time tops we plan to wear into summer. There are fewer more feminine looks than a gypsy-

style neckline that makes a feature of an el-egant collarbone.

Don’t you just love Sainsbury’s bell-sleeved Seaside tops (left and centre)? If you’re a child of the 70s, the retro fl oral print version may take you back to bucket-and-spade holidays in clothes mum used to run up on her Singer. We think this fabulous bucket bag by Dune and peachy White Stuff scarf brings the look up to date - try it paired with a pair of these fl atter-ingly high-waisted jeans from Simply Be.

If you’re feeling bold, then one of spring’s more out-there seasonal looks is the cold-shoulder top, with clever cutaways. New Look’s turned a formal shirt into something more edgy, while we’re beguiled by River Is-land’s ruffl ed blouse, which would also look fabulous with those jeans.

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Bare-shoulder ruffle blouse £35 River Island

Multi-plait belt £22.50 White Stuff

Scarf £22.50 White Stuff

Floral Seaside bell sleeve top £16 Tu at Sainsbury’s

Bag £59 Dune

Blue plimsolls £24.99 TK Maxx

Cut-out shoulder shirt £19.99 New Look

T-shirt £11 La Redoute

Molly patch-pocket jeans £35 Simply Be

ome women crave chocolate, I crave dresses. As soon as it gets lighter I want to embrace the start of a new season by packing my black skin-nies into a drawer for at least a few

weeks and enjoying something with a more femi-nine cut. Sadly, as I am sure you have noticed, the weather has other plans.

But a girl wants what she wants. And, unlike Mother Nature, let it never be said that I won’t compromise. A longer length dress with sleeves is still a dress, after all.

It pays to keep transitional outfi ts in mind when planning your wardrobe. Mid-length hemlines, lighter weight coats and ankle boots are all essential for navigating the tricky periods that lead up to a high season. Layering is your best friend for months like March, and with the right base layer, anything is possible.

Mid length frocks are transitional perfection. Fans right now include Jessica Alba and Alexa Chung. Approach with caution though. Seeing a dress on the hanger (or on one of the above perfect creatures) you may think “Oh how lovely, I bet I can just throw that on and waltz out the door.” But beware, these frocks cut us mid-calf, so they need to be styled with care to ensure the overall silhouette is an elongated and sophisticated one.

Start with your shoes. Two options, a heel or strappy sandals. Since the mercury is still well below ten, let’s talk heels. Don’t fret, they don’t need to be skyscraper stilettoes. Heeled ankle boots will do, and comfy chunky ones are a fun addition, too. Or, if you’re lucky enough to be jetting off somewhere warm soon, then wear your midi with metallic gladiators for the ultimate in sightseeing style.

If, like me, your next tropical escape is currently no more than a mirage then you’ll

need to focus on ways to keep toasty. It’s important to try to do so without disguising the curves the dress was designed to accentuate. One option is to add an oversized scarf to drape and wrap around you, a la Miss Monroe, as you go about your business. If you do need a jacket, keep it as cropped as possible. Anything that falls below the navel can distort your proportions, and contribute to a look that is more stumpy than sublime. Look for prim cuts in warm fabrics such as wool, fur and leather.

Nude tights are another ally when navigating this trend. Unless the dress itself is black, I feel

that the protrusion of stark inky tights can be a bit too jarring, effectively drawing the eye into that mid-calf area - which is a fashion 101 no-no.

This soft grey knit from River Island worked a treat out for a cosy gastropub lunch last week and I plan to pair it with strappy gold heels and shimmering statement necklace to a night at the theatre this weekend. I’m still on the hunt for the perfect bag, though. I have 12 in my cupboard, but none is perfect. There are some things that one never compromises on.All fashion in these pictures is from Princesshay Shopping Centre, Exeter, www.princesshay.co.uk

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culturevulture

Our guide to what’s on in the South West by woman-in-the-

know Sarah Pitt

Dancer Vibha Selavaratnam will draw her audi-ence into the state of mind of a woman in love when she performs new work Nayika (which means Heroine) in Exeter this month. She is fresh from a major dance festival in Ban-galore, India. Vibha ­ rst brought the colour and theatricality of classical Indian dance to the Exeter Phoenix last autumn, where she went down a storm. Her graceful movements convey the joys and pains of love as depicted in the ancient Sanskrit scriptures of her native land, with an exciting modern edge.

Nayika is at the Exeter Phoenix on Tuesday, March 22 at 7.30pm. Tickets £13 (£9) plus £1.50 booking fee, www.exeterphoenix.org.uk or call 01392 667080

The dance of love

The darkly comic tale of murderous barber Sweeney Todd will be brought to life by the Musical Theatre Group at Plymouth University this month. Expect fake blood and strong scenes aplenty in this tale of an unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking vengeance, and teams up in a grisly partnership with

Mrs Lovett, the resourceful proprietor of a failing pie shop. Funny, with fabulous songs.

Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is at the Roland Levinsky building, Plymouth University at 7.30pm from March 16-19. Tickets £8 (£5 for students) from www.upsu.com

Angie Rooke’s glowing paintings capture the curves and shadows of the countryside where she lives, on the edge of the Somerset Levels within view of Glastonbury Tor. “I aim to capture Somerset’s beguiling places; ancient apple orchards next to old stone barns, big � ery skies over the Levels, sheep grazing on a steep hillside,” she says. “Coming home from walking there, I apply colour to canvas and can look from my attic studio to the wooded hills around and sky above me for further inspiration.”In the English Landscape by Angie Rooke from March 19-May 31 at the John Leach Gallery, Muchelney near Langport. Entry free, see www.johnleachpottery.co.uk , 01458 250324

Curvaceous landscapes

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Enjoy

Your starsby Cassandra Nye

ARIES (March 21 - April 20)Taking a more relaxed attitude really helps this week. There are some

sparkling moments and laughter at the weekend. Some aspects of your working life surprise but delight you. Someone very close, maybe even a soulmate, makes this weekend special. Strangely, this is someone you were not attracted to at fi rst.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)Thanks to a positive approach, this is a successful week for you. Avoid

letting your confi dence in your abilities wane! There is much more to your talents than others realise. Now is the time to show it! On a personal note, it’s also a time for romance and sensuality.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)Happiness and fun are close to home. New technology brings understanding

of your place in society. In a fast-paced world there is less to be wary of than you think. Open your mind to new possibilities, both at work and in your heart. Never have the rewards been higher for those who take on the adven-ture of life.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22)Actions speak louder than words and, this week, words will be your way for-

ward. Chosen carefully, they can charm

and cajole. Who wouldn’t want to agree with you when you turn on that Cancer charm? Your mind is sharp and, if you can keep up with your ideas, fruitful!

LEO (July 23 - August 23)Changes do not have to mean starting from scratch. Pick out the good and

leave the negatives behind. What some see as an end, you can now see as just the be-ginning. Use the chances that technology can give you to move ahead. If these worry you, ask a friend.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)A few stormy days on the home front

can hold up progress on a personal matter. Short of causing trauma, there is little to be done. Be prepared to go along with things that don’t really suit you. This glitch is tem-porary and soon you’ll be able to take more appropriate action.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)In a lighter-hearted week, take the

chance to get to grips with any outstand-ing social trips. Yes, travel is going to be a part of life, reluctantly at fi rst but then with more enjoyment. A steep learning curve is ahead of you. See it as exciting rather than daunting.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22)Get any unfi nished work or commu-

nications done and dusted as soon as possible. This is a week of romance and revelations. Someone may make a declaration that is totally unexpected. How you react is not as important as what you say! Steer clear of arguments if you are able to.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21)Business and pleasure are closely linked this week. Good news on both fronts

may seem great, but dates may clash. Plan ahead and communicate with others to avoid this. You are able to stop the squabbles of others affecting you. Is that what you would like?

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20)Here is where life can get very compli-cated. Should you avoid a certain situ-

ation or try to infl uence it? Any money questions need time to sort out, and your patience could be running low. However, keep your practical hat on and fi nancial draughts will miss you.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)A dreamy few days to start this week could see you a little confused. Get

plenty of rest and save your late nights and laughter for the weekend. Looking after your health cannot always take priority but this week please pay attention to any niggling concerns that you may have.

Alex Jones

This week’s sign: Happy birthday to...Find a pal in someone born under the sign of Pisces and you have a true best friend for life. They will be be forgiving of your foibles and provide the listening ear you need, o� en picking up on troubles before you’ve fully realised them yourself. Giving without expect-ing anything in return is typical of generous Pisces. Emotions run deeply with Pisceans, who can be as unafraid to express how they are feeling as they are to comfort and care.

Born March 18, 1977Believe it or not, Alex Jones from The One Show turns 39 on Thursday this week. Perhaps it’s love! She married New Zealand insurance broker Charlie Thomson on New Year’s Eve 2015 at Cardi� Castle. Alex grew up in Car-marthenshire and is � uent in both English and Welsh. As a Pisces, Alex is kind and generous at heart and, with Sport Relief just around the corner, who could forget her terrifying moun-tain challenge in 2014? She climbed the Moon-light Buttress in Zion National Park and raised an amazing £1.3 million for the charity appeal.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)The chance encounter that leads to love is possible. Be out and about attending to

the concerns of others. It is ‘people’ time and, once you start to listen to their stories, it is fascinating! Both your lucky star and your guardian angel seem to be on duty. There are many paths that we can take in life but not all of them bring satisfac-tion. This week, if you skip along helping others, that satisfaction will come.

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Wellbeing

the boost

Life just got better. We’ve handpicked the latest wellness trends,

best-body secrets and expert advice to help you be your

best self, everyday

Natural beautyMost mums who stop breastfeeding in the six weeks a� er giving birth said that they would like to have carried on for longer, according to health organisation Virgin Care. Together with LloydsPharmacy in Exeter it is running a pilot scheme to support breastfeeding. Sessions are available to anyone in Exeter who is referred by their health visitor, GP or someone else in a hospital or care environment.

EXTRA BABY HELP

Gwyneth Paltrow kick-started 2016 with the launch of an edible (really!) vegan

make-up range for Juice Beauty, currently sold in the US. Closer to home, Holland & Barrett says it’s seen a growing trend in people searching for vegan beauty

products. Brands to look out for include Skincere, A’Kin and Zoya Vegan Nail Range into stores. Louise Ingham, who specialises

in ethical beauty and aromatherapy for the store says: “For anyone su� ering

with skin sensitivity or developing a growing interest in the ingredients within

their beauty products, vegan ranges are de� nitely worth looking out for.”

Starting afresh...Superdrug’s new face wipes are designed with a dose of daily in-spiration in support of the Be Real Campaign, which promotes self-confi dence and positive body image. “New Day, New Mindset, New Make-up,” was submitted by social media follower Connie Haigh when Superdrug asked custom-ers for their favourite quotes. The slogan can be found on limited edi-tion packs costing 99p.

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Pucker up!Pucker up!

Sounds lush!

Youthfulness is o� en considered the holy grail when it comes to beauty but a new poll by FeelUnique.com reveal our idols aren’t all fresh-faced ingenues. When asked which celebrities have the most enviable lips, 40-year-old Angelina Jolie came top,

followed by 81-year-old Sophia Loren and Julia Roberts, 48. That doesn’t mean we’re all about to rush out in search of lip-plumping surgery (has Angie or hasn’t she?) however, as 80% of women surveyed say they are already ‘really pleased’ with their lips. Mwah!

Did you know that hula-hooping can burn up to 210 calories in a half-hour

session, as well as tone up your tummy and trim your waist? If you never got

the knack at school (hula-fi tness hoops are slightly weighted and actually

make it easier!) learn how at Monday evening beginners classes at the vil-lage hall in Northam, near Bideford.

Book ahead: visit www.dancefi tdevon.co.uk for more details.

Hoops of fun

If you’re a fan of Lush’s handmade bath bombs and aro-matic handmade lotions, a trip to Bath may be in order, where it has its very own spa. Lush has just launched a new 75-minute Tales of Bath treatment inspired by the city. The £110 treat begins with a head and shoulders massage, followed by a soak in mineral waters, then a full-body massage to target tension. The treatment is even choreographed to a soundtrack composed by Rich-ard Evans, inspired by the city and played by local musi-cians. Sounds like bliss!

What’s coming up? Tweet us your wellbeing diary dates @WMNWest or email westmag@westernmorningnews.co.uk

Your treat of the week is:Treat yourself in the bathroom with Origins’ new fi rst-of-its-kind mask primer. It provides a blast of moisture in the same way a beauti-cian uses steam to open your pores at the start of a facial, making skin more receptive to the lotions that follow. Spritz Maskimizer, £18.50, www.origins.co.uk.

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Wellbeing

I’m determined that my kids should eat healthily but they complain a sandwich, banana and carrot sticks are boring com-

pared to their friends’ brightly-coloured treats. I’m a working mum, so don’t have hours to spare. Any ideas for healthy lunchboxes that will give my kids a bit of kudos? JH, Newquay

Consultant paediatric dietitian Ana-Kristina Skrapac says: I hear this from parents time and again. Thinking of new food ideas, wor-rying about lunchboxes return-ing home untouched and trying to strike a balance between

giving your child food they want to eat versus what they need can feel like a battle.

Variety is key. A really handy guide is the Gov-ernment’s Eatwell Plate. It shows the different types of food we should be eating each day, and the proportions we should eat them in, to have a healthy, balanced diet.

According to the guide, about two-thirds of our daily intake should come from carbohydrates (starches) and fruit and vegetables, with the re-mainder being made up of proteins, dairy foods and a small amount of food and drink that is high in fat and sugar. If you’re looking at specific carbs, for example, choose breads, pittas, bagels, pasta, potato, and grains such as cous-cous or quinoa as a base for the lunchbox main course.

And if you’re looking to include protein-rich food in meals, try meat, chicken, fish, or pulses - which are packed with nutrients important for growing bodies and help to keep children fuller for longer. Remember to vary foods for the best mix of essential nutrients and think about dif-ferent colours, textures and tastes to keep the lunchbox vibrant, fun and tasty.

It’s important to get the balance right. Making lunchboxes at home with your child can be a helpful way to learn about healthy eating,

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and how ‘sometimes’ treat foods can be enjoyed alongside essential ‘everyday’ foods. Have firm limits on how frequent ‘sometimes’ foods are in-cluded in the lunchbox, balancing this with the ‘every day’ foods.

Reducing portion sizes and frequency across the week helps to teach your child about bal-ance. Here’s a few of my best tips - when baking biscuits, you can modify the portion size to reduce calories, or even try making your own popcorn using different flavourings (such as herbs or spices) as an alternative to crisps.

Encourage your child to explore new lunchbox ideas with you. Children often need to try a new

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HappylunchesA packed lunch life-line for busy parents

taste multiple times before it feels familiar, so keep trying new foods at home together before they appear in the lunchbox.

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Tim Maddams is a Devon chef and author of Game: River Cottage Handbook no. 15 (Bloomsbury £14.99)

ow, as you will all have noticed spring has sprung and thoughts have turned to all things green and tasty. I have been picking wild garlic since late De-

cember, due to the mild weather, and all sorts of other wild greens have since been added to the list. Alexanders, sea beet, sea purs-lane, winter cress, nettle and dandelion are all out now, as are three-cornered leeks or Allium Triquetrum.

I had thought that, as wild garlic is so common, wild leek would also be well known. Until I whipped some out at a cook-ery demo recently and for a few minutes they turned out to be the most fascinating of rarities. Who would have thought? That got me thinking that perhaps I should do a little more to extol the virtues of this mild and plentiful allium, so here goes....

Basically, if you like spring onion you can use this plant both raw and cooked in much the same way. Your biggest problem lies in locating a patch and harvesting some but once you have spotted a patch – be prepared for a few disappointments along the way, like all new foraging targets you may well have a few false starts – you will be able

to fi ll your boots. Simply cut them off just above ground level, or dig the whole thing up if you like. The fl owers are beautiful – and edible – and the bulbs are also good for cooking with, too, like

mini onions.This is not a native plant and

like so many misunderstood “weeds” it is loathed by most gardeners. It has a habit of self-seeding and running rampant across the imposed order of beds and gardens with scant regard for the gardeners’ ef-forts to remove it. Originally from the Mediterranean and north Africa, it was fi rst intro-duced to the country in 1759.

Apparently it was so invasive that in Cornwall it was against the law to grow it. I’m sure the good folk of Cornwall obedient-ly ripped them and any other

prohibited plants that may have happened to spring up immediately from the soil’s bosom and never grew them again. Very big on authority and extremely law-abiding, those Cornish folk of the eighteenth century. Having said that, it grows in the far west of our region with particu-lar vigour and I can’t encourage you enough to make the effort to get hold of some. Happy spring to you all.

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Go wild in the kitchenWild leeks are pungent yet delicate and work very well in pestos, pasties and pies, not to mention as a fabulous addition to roasted veg salads adding a sprinkling of spring to the last of the winter jewels.

Try a soup made with them and a little potato and wild garlic. A quiche of the same works well too. My favourite way to use them, though, is just � ash-fried in a very hot pan with a little butter and tipped on top of some fresh pan roasted � sh. It’s also well worth tipping a few chopped bits into the mussel or whelk pan the next time the urge takes you.

Failing all of these you can of course use them on top of pizzas, in the bases of soups, sauces and curries and they lend themselves fantastically well to a spicy Asian broth.

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Drink

Jacob’s Cream Crackers are being launched with a £15m advertising

campaign. I’m a great fan of them, and not just because they make such a good

accompaniment to cheese (which I adore). They are, in fact, the perfect palate cleanser if you’re having a tasting session

of di� erent styles of beer.

South West brewers gatherThe annual Maltings beer festival in Newton Abbot is about so much more than drinking. It’s also a big networking event for the Westcountry’s brewers. This year it’s being held from April 14-16, organised by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). Expect to � nd some 280 beers from brewers from Wiltshire to Cornwall.

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talks beerLervig and Evil Twin breweries featuring pizza and money. Yes, you read that correctly. Appar-

ently pizza because it is Nor-way’s biggest export (in its frozen form), and money, in the form of bank notes, because, well, the Norwegians aren’t short of a few bob. The frozen pizza was added in the boil, while the money was in lieu of dry hopping. (As it hap-pens it didn’t taste of either pizza or money he said: rich roast, rather, with chocolate, coffee, burnt notes, dark fruit and alco-hol).

It’s interesting that this year marks the 500th anniversary of the German purity law – Re-inheitsgebot – which restricts

that country’s brewers to just three ingredients in beer: malt, hops and water. While I like some of the added extras, such as the coffee, or cacao nibs, for instance, it really is amazing which fl a-vours you can achieve with just malt and hops, and not forgetting the all-important yeast, of course.

Black malts can give rich, roast coffee fl avours, pale ale malts offer biscuit or bread notes, while smoked malts, from Bamburg, in Germany, for instance, offer, well, smokey, peaty notes, some-times veering in the direction of bacon. And hops can impart any number of fruit fl avours, from blackberry hedgerow hints to sharp citrus and vivid peach, or give resinous, piney notes, espe-

cially prevalent in American IPAs.So to add a non-traditional ingredient really

does have to bring something big to the party. An addition of some port to a barrel of strong stout has been done by my friends at both Coastal and Penzance breweries and really does create the ul-timate winter warmer. Warmer still was a curry beer Stuart Howe created when he was head brewer at Sharp’s which included chilli powder, ginger and coriander, among other things.

And that is why I love writing about beer, why no two days are the same, and why I’m always learning and tasting something new. Darren Norbury is editor of beertoday.co.uk @beertoday

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Co� ee-infused beers are very much a ‘thing’ at the moment, which I enjoy much

more than my infrequent cups of co� ee. Dynamite Valley Mochabilly Mocha Porter (5.5% ABV) proved a good choice for me at The Front, Falmouth. The mocha � avour

works well with the roast malts and there’s nice bitter dark fruit in the background.

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nothing new, but it really seems

to be in vogue at the moment

’ve written recently about tea being added to beer. It’s quite common now and I’ve expe-rienced it recently in Atlantic Brew-

ery’s Earl Grey PA (4.5% ABV), which I appreciated the quality of, even though the taste wasn’t quite for me, and Electric Bear’s Samurye, where rye in the grist seemed a better foil for the leaf fl avour.

Adding ingredients such as tea to beer is nothing new, but it really seems to be in vogue at the moment. I’ve just watched a video blog by a friend of mine, Rob Derbyshire, who’s based in Yorkshire, where the sub-ject was a 17.5% ABV collaboration between the

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Enjoy

xmouth is on the up and, these days, has lots to offer for the week-end. There are great places to eat, a huge (dog-friendly) beach, fun nightlife and some rather glamor-

ous places to stay, as well as plenty of that good old-fashioned Great British Seaside vibe.

Stay: The Imperial Hotel is right on the beachfront, set in four acres of pretty gardens with lovely sea views. Right now, this three-star hotel has half board breaks on offer from £109 pp for two nights. Or you could keep up seaside traditions and bed down in a family-run B&B. such as the Beachend Guest House. It’s just a stone’s throw from the beach and has two-night stays starting at £130 pp.

Eat: We’re very excited that Exeter’s The Oddfellows bar and restaurant has expanded to open a new branch in Exmouth. Look out for serious cocktails and soul food, plus a chic, hipster vibe (www.theoddfellowsbar.co.uk). The Mexican, on The Parade, is a fun venue serving surprisingly tasty Tex-Mex food with fresh, healthy ingredients (01395 223388). If you can hang on until April, The River Exe

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Café (07761 116103) is a fl oating barge with superb food, moored in the beautiful Exe estu-ary waters – catch the water taxi (www.exeplor-erwatertaxis.co.uk) from the marina.

Visit: Exmouth Museum is a little gem of a place exploring the town’s past - from fi shing to lace-making. It is housed in quaint old sta-bles in the town centre and costs just £1.50 for adults to visit, re-opening for the summer at the end of March (01395 263785). Exmouth World of Country Life on the edge of the town is a major day out destination for families, with play areas, farm animals and much more (children £10.20, adults £12.50). Don’t forget to have a mooch

around the marina while you are here, with lovely views and great cafes to try.

Explore: Cycle along the Exe Estuary trail along the River Exe inland to the pretty village of Lympstone. Spot rare over-wintering birds on the estuary as you go, then have lunch by a real fi re at The Globe Inn (www.globelympstone.co.uk). You can hire bikes for the trail from Bike-lands (www.bikelands.co.uk) – a family weekend hire (two days) for two adult bikes and two child bikes is £90.

Enjoy: A night out at The Grapevine (www.the-grapevineexmouth.com) a town centre Victorian

pub that has reinvented itself as a foodie venue serving local ales and with a lively, fun-fi lled live music scene. Try and coincide your visit with an appearance from nine-piece soul band One Foot In The Groove (www.lemonrock.com), who play here regularly and never fail to get everyone up on their feet and dancing.

Walk: Exmouth beach is several miles long, and sandy all the way. Both ends of the beach are dog-friendly all year round, making this a much-loved venue for dog-walkers and, until the summer season, dogs can enjoy the whole beach.

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My Secret Westcountry

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My favourite:

Walk: It’s impossible to pinpoint my favourite walk in west Cornwall but I would defi nitely head for the coast path. Whether for a leisurely stroll with the boys or a scrabble up and down the more diffi cult sections to blow the cobwebs away, I love the views and the exhilaration of being by the sea.

Beach: My whole family loves a walk on Perra-nuthnoe Beach, overlooking St Michael’s Mount. My favourite time to visit is on a bright but blustery day in the early autumn – Kinga and I have a stroll and make exciting plans (we don’t usually have much time to chat!), while Ollie and Xander run around like crazy and end up soaking wet. They are both mad on surfi ng and very occasionally we all get to go together.

Arts Venue: The Tolcarne Inn is very close to Newlyn Art Gallery which has a fantastic programme of exhibitions alongside its sister gallery, The Exchange in Penzance. The recent Terry Frost exhibition was really popular – a lot of people make a day of it and come to The Tolcarne for lunch after visiting the gallery.

Activity: I’m a keen road cyclist and, as well

Chef Ben Tunnicli� e runs seafood gastro-pub The Tolcarne Inn in Newlyn as well as the family-friendly restaurant Ben Tunnicli� e Sennen Cove. He lives in the village of Goldsithney, west Cornwall, with his wife Kinga and their two sons, Ollie (10) and Xander (5).

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as riding to work regularly, I try and get out on longer adventures as often as possible. Having an active hobby is great because it keeps you fi t as well as giving you time to relax and forget the stresses and strains of running two busy kitchens. As I entered my 40s, the MAMIL (Middle Aged Man In Lycra) thing happened and I got into road bikes – before I opened the new restaurant at Sennen I was averaging 100 miles a week, but now I’m rather busy!

Food: We enjoy such great seafood here in Cornwall and the South West generally, how could I choose anything else? The quality and diversity of the fi sh and shellfi sh which comes through Newlyn Market each day is incred-ible. All I have to do is call my fi shmonger and he tells me what is freshest and best value that day. We build our menu at The Tolcarne around that, while at Sennen we offer Ben’s Market Selection.

Tipple: I love the beers produced by Josh Dunkley at Cornish Crown Ales. It’s a truly artisan operation but they also achieve great consistency – something which is really impor-tant to our customers. The range includes ‘St

Michael’s’, ‘Causeway’ and ‘Mousehole’, all of which are made at Badgers Cross on the edge of Penzance.

Pub: I always enjoy a visit to The Gurnard’s Head near Zennor. It’s a great place to stop when cycling the north coast road. Alternatively, as a family we often meet friends there with chil-dren, as the boys and their friends can play in the garden while we adults enjoy a pint, glass of wine and something to munch. Owner Charles Inkin and the team have created the kind of at-mosphere where you can lose yourself for a few hours and enjoy great food and company - we always wish we could stay for longer!

Restaurant: This changes all the time and really depends on my mood, but at the moment we are enjoying our visits to The Mexico Inn at Longrock near Penzance. Tom Symons and Amy Parsons have done a fantastic job of creating a proper pub, where you can just drop in for a quick pint or indulge in some of their excellent cooking. I recommend you try it if you haven’t already.

Weekend away: Fowey is great for a weekend away without going too far. There are loads of good casual places to eat and it’s always relaxing to stroll around the town or check out the boats.

Shop: Fishboy in Penzance (at the top of Chapel Street) has some great labels – everything is really good quality but a bit quirky too.

Treat: As we are so busy with The Tolcarne and our new restaurant in Sennen (we are just getting into our second season there), just spending some time together as a family is a real treat! So a walk by the sea followed by a pub lunch is heaven. The simple things are so often the best.

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What a Week

Watch the pennies

My life

don’t quite know how to put this. It’s a topic upon which I’m going to have to tread carefully, other-wise I can see myself ending up in the village stocks having past their

sell-by date pasties thrown at me. You see, what I learned this week that is people in the Westcoun-try don’t like to be parted from their money. Ever.

I’m not saying Westcountry folk are tight. What I am saying is they’re careful with money. Very careful. I’ll give an exam-ple. This week, I was having a coffee in a popular high street chain when a kerfuffle broke out (there’s a word you don’t use on a regular basis). I looked up to see tables, chairs, lattes and mega-mocha-choca-chinos crashing to the ground all around me. Why? Coffee carnage had arrived in the apocalyptic form of a pen-sioner with an empty supermar-ket shopping trolley. Really. This lady, smartly dressed in designer clothes, was causing chaos with her massive kart. As custom-ers ducked for cover, a member of staff rushed forward.

“Excuse me Madam. Can I park your trolley outside for you?”

“Oh no dear,” came her reply. “I’m not letting it out of my sight. I can’t get my bloomin’ pound coin out of it.”

Later in the week, I went for a pint with a friend, a Westcountry lad. He has a well-paid job, occasionally wears a tie and enjoys watching The Antiques Roadshow. Some would call him dull. I’d call him rational – and a little bit dull. Yet, despite his level-headedness, I was amazed to see him come back from the bar with two pints of lager. He hates the stuff.

“But I thought you don’t like lager?”“I don’t. But they had an offer on, two pints for

a fiver. You can’t say fairer than that.”

He drank it all, groaning with each swig. Then, glasses empty, he sat in silence basking in a smug sense of somehow beating a system that was trying to part him from his hard-earned cash.

Yet this embracement of discomfort was as nothing compared to a man I saw in the super-market this week. He was causing a kerfuffle

(words are like buses, you don’t use one for ages…) about a carrier bag.

“5p for a bag! Never! Forget it! I don’t need a bag!”

What followed was like an old-style variety act, starring a man trying to secrete an entire bagful of shopping about his person. Lemons went down his j u m p e r , eggs into

his back pockets. A sliced loaf was tied to his belt like some kind of mal-functioning bum-bag. The man then waddled out of the supermar-ket, clearly in pain, but serene in the knowledge he hadn’t been parted from five pence more than he absolutely had to.

So why did I bring up this Westcountry careful-ness with money? The an-swer’s simple: it’s infectious. I was out and about shopping when I found I needed a call of nature – quite urgently. I was re-lieved to find a toilet but relief soon turned to indignation when I discov-

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Chris McGuire wonders if we are frugal or just tight-fisted...

‘But I thought you don’t like

lager?’‘I don’t. But it’s two pints for a fiver. You can’t say fairer than

that.’ [[ered they were charging 30 pence to use it.

“30p for a pee!” I cried. “I’d rather wet myself.”In London I would have paid up without a

second thought but not here in the West. As I sprinted off in search of free facilities I was sure

I’d taken at least one step closer to becoming a local.

PS: For regular readers who have so kindly asked after my newly-shaved

legs, I can tell you they’re cold and itchy. On the plus side I’ve been asked to enter the ‘Miss Lovely Legs’ competition, Westcountry region. So every cloud…Chris McGuire is a writer who re-cently moved to the Westcountry.

His hobbies include not spending money and talking about not

spending money. @ McGuireski

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