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hello I do believe in the saying “to get something done, give it to a busy person.” As aworking mum, housekeeper, dog walker and chief bottle washer (I know I’m notalone!) this time of year is a testing one. If it’s not buying new uniform, filling outform after form (and writing endless cheques) to the school, I’m now driving roundthe country looking at universities for my eldest. I shouldn’t be cynical but whatsways her decision will not be the course itself but the choice of sports facilities,how many nightclubs are in town and the how big the bedrooms are! If there areparents out there in the same boat then I empathise.

NEW vENTurE On top of the back to school activities, I’ve just bought Discover Meon valley magazinewith a friend (I can hear another saying “never work with friends and family”!) which is delivered to BishopsWaltham, Wickham and surrounding villages in Meon Valley. So, if you’re a business looking to reach52,500 homes in around Southampton then you should be talking to me!

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New contents04 What’s On : October

08 Hampshire Heritage

10 Bad Behaviour

17 Beauty for Less

18 Phobias and Fun Quiz

20 Fitskool : Belle of the Ball

22 Amazing Autumn Colour

24 Plant of the Month

26 Quiet Disasters

29 The Eating Out Guide

44 Seasonal Recipe

45 Puzzles and Fun

46 Just Add Water

55 Science Facts

62 Advertisers Index

44 Puzzle AnswersCONGRATULATIONS!to our Winner of issue 40

Ms Birch, Adur Close, West EndSymbol was in Ideal Windows

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Saturday 8th, 12.00 - 5.30pmAutumn Pumpkin Festival and Scarecrow AvenueRoyal Victoria Country Park, Victoria Rd, Netley Abbey,SO31 5EY. Fun for all the family with Autumnal food,drink, music, dance, Big Draw art, crafts, flowerarranging workshops, gardening advice and produce,storytelling, games, stalls and much more. Bring yourown Scarecrow for our Scarecrow Avenue. Wear adecorated Autumn hat or enter the children’s Scarecrowfancy dress competition. Adults £2, children 50p. Carparking charges apply.

Saturday 8th, 1pmLittle Pickles MarketThe Pavillion on the Park, 1 Kingfisher Road, Eastleigh,SO50 9LH. A children's Market with pre-loved tables forhire to sell your baby/children's items. From prams tomaternity clothes, clothes to toys, dvds to highchairsand much more. £1 (adults).

Sunday 9th, 11amSeed Gathering SundayManor Farm Country Park, Pylands Lane Burseldon,Southampton, SO31 1BH. Help the Countryside Rangercollect seeds from the Country Park and plant them tobenefit the local wildlife. Make your own plant pot andsow a seed for your garden. Advance booking essential.£4 (adults) £1 (child). 01489 787055.

Wednesday 12th, 7pmGoalposts & Googlies: Sport & the English LanguageWinchester Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester,SO23 8SB. Explore the rich links between English sportsand English words. The lecture will get ready, steady andgo with the word 'Olympic' and its various iterations inBritish history. £10. 01962 873603

Thursday 13th, 3.10pmJohn Wall' Funfair in AlresfordBroad Street, Alreford. A huge selection of funfair ridesand attractions set up in Broad Street for a one DayRoyal Charter. Suitable for all ages. Free parking. 07766115 320.

Sunday 16th, 2pmFungus ForayManor Farm Country Park, Pylands Lane Burseldon,Southampton, SO31 1BH. Explore Manor Farm CountryPark on a guided walk with local expert Phil Budd insearch of the many different kinds of fungi to be foundat this time of year. Learn tips on mushroom andtoadstool identification. Advance booking essential. £4(adults), £1 (child). 01489 787055.

Sunday 16th, 2.30pmClassical Music ConcertRoyal Victoria Country Park, Victoria Rd, Netley Abbey,SO31 5EY. Enjoy a concert of classical music, played bythe Southern Camerata Orchestra, in the wonderfulsetting of our Heritage Visitor Centre. IncludesShumann's Rhenish Symphony. £8 (advance). Childrenfree. 023 80 455157 and 023 80 552656.

Monday 17th, 10amJewellery WorkshopEastleigh Library, Swan Centre, Eastleigh, SO50 5SF.New and exciting creative jewellery making workshops.Each session will feature a new technique. £10(concessions available) and £5 materials. 02380 612646.

Monday 24th, 10amGruesome Make-up WorkshopRoyal Victoria Country Park, Victoria Rd, Netley Abbey,SO31 5EY. Soldiers on the battlefield? Patients in thehospitals? How do they make those gory wounds sorealistic on TV and in the movies? Come and join in witha fun workshop to see and learn how it is done andbecome a walking wounded! Booking essential. £4-£5.023 8045 5157.

Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th, 7.30pmFrankensteinRoyal Victoria Country Park, Victoria Rd, Netley Abbey,SO31 5EY. A story told, a life ignited, the legendcreated... A nightmare begins. A stage version of MaryShelley's classic gothic tale of the ultimate act ofcreation spiralling out of control. In the Heritage VisitorCentre. Age 12+. £8 (advance) £10 (on the night). 0238045 5157.

Thursday 27th, 6pmManor Farm Trick or TreatManor Farm Country Park, Pylands Lane Burseldon,Southampton, SO31 1BH. Meet witches, warlocks andthings that go bump in the night on this light-heartedevening guided tour for children (6-12y). Each childreceives a goody bag, which they fill with treatscollected along the way while taking part in a variety ofhalloween-themed activities, including night-timebroomstick flying lessons in the schoolyard. Bookingessential. £6.50 (child, includes goody bag & treats),£3.50 (adult). 01489 787055.

Friday 28th, 11amApple-Tastic Halloween FunRoyal Victoria Country Park, Victoria Rd, Netley Abbey,SO31 5EY. Join in with a variety of ghostly apple-tasticfamily fun activities in the Park from archery to applebobbing, and don't forget to collect your FREE toffeeapple from the Cedar Tea Rooms. Advance bookingessential. £3.50 (advance), £4.50 (on the day), plusadditional charges for archery. 023 8045 5157.

Friday 28th, 10.30amThe Gruffalo WalkManor Farm Country Park, Pylands Lane Burseldon,Southampton, SO31 1BH. Join a Countryside Ranger fora guided woodland walk while reading the brilliant storyof The Gruffalo and find out more about our Britishwildlife. Advance booking essential. £2.50. 01489787055.

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What’s on

local interest


This morning I went to see Florence Nightingale’sburial place at the tiny church of St Margaret ofAntioch in the village of Wellow in Hampshire. WhenFlorence, a national heroine, died at the age of 90, herrelatives were offered a state funeral in WestminsterAbbey. They declined, preferring the parish church ofher home.

My interest in Florence Nightingale was triggered by thebook Spike Island by Philip Hoare. The book is anextraordinary detailed account of the construction andsubsequent operation of the gran-iose Royal MilitaryHospital at Netley, beside Southampton Water.

The intention was that the hospital should be granderthan any such establishment before it, a symbol ofnational pride. Unfortunately, it was also a symbol ofarchitectural vanity at the expense of functionalefficiency. Many aspects of the building’s design wereso poor from a clinical viewpoint that they would workagainst rather than for the recovery of the patients.

For her experience at Scutari in the Crimean war,

Florence could see many flaws in the proposed designof the Netley hospital. She took an opportunity todescribe her misgivings to Queen Victoria herself andsubsequently to the figures in the government of theday and their advisers. At one point she set off from herhome in Embley Park to nearby Broadlands to tell LordPalmerston in person of her concerns. As a result,

Palmerston wrote to his Secretary ofState, “It seems to me that allconsideration of what would besttend to the comfort and recovery ofthe patients has been sacrificed tothe vanity of the architecture...Praytherefore stop all progress in thework until the matter can be dulyconsidered.” This intervention by awoman came a hundred years beforefeminism and fifty years before thesuffragettes.

The Lady with the Lamp

The Florence Nightingale of popularmyth is a ministering angel patrollingthe wards in the barrack hospital atScutari. The reality was a woman whohad been appointed to the post ofSuperintendent of Nursing in thehospital at Scutari. She became anational hero for her tireless efforts to

improve the standard of nursing care of the sick andwounded.

The church of St Margaret of Antioch lies down thenarrowest of country lanes, well away from the mainresidences and limited facilities of the village of Wellow.The church is generally described as being in EastWellow, but there is no administrative distinctionbetween East and West Wellow, which are both withinthe one parish boundary, so the distinction betweenthem is more or less confined to the OS map andpopular parlance.

The church itself is very small and quite plain. It hassome faded and flaking wall paintings, said by Pevsner

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Inevitably, there is agood deal of FlorenceNightingale memor-abilia. At the west end,screen panels displayvarious items relating toFlorence, including amodel of a fair-hairedyoung woman holdinga lantern, who bearsno resemblance toFlorence.

In the nave, on the southside, a window sill isgiven over to thephotographs of her,along with a wreath, itspredecessor don-atedby an American FlorenceNightingale society. There is also a memorial tablet set into the south wall.

Viewed from the south porch, the Nightingale family’s white marble memorial shines conspicuously among thelichened headstones of their less august neighbours.

Three sides of the memorial commemorate her parents and her elder sister Parthenope. Florence hated any formof publicity and longed for anonymity, which explains the brevity of the fourth side of the memorial, inscribedsimply “F.N. - Born 12 May 1820 - Died 13 August 1910”. But her wish for anonymity was doomed. People fromall over the globe still make a pilgrimage to this simple country churchyard to pay homage to her.

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education

recognising problems

Children can be disruptive in the classroom in manyways: playing up when they should be working, refusingto carry out requested tasks, talking back to the teacherand distracting other children from their work by theirbehaviour. Often parents do not recognise this disruptivebehaviour in their child at home but one survey foundthat 80% of primary and secondary school teachersblamed poor discipline at school on a lack of parentalcontrol at home. While this may be the case, researchalso shows that early intervention by parents and theschool in dealing with difficult behaviour brings long-term beneficial results.

The effects of disruptive behaviour

A child’s disruptive behaviour at school not only affects their own schoolwork, it affects the concentrationand behaviour of other children in the class. It also means the teacher has to spend time controlling poorbehaviour rather than teaching.

While bad behaviour may seem amusing to other children, in reality a disruptive child tends not to haveclose friends, or doesn’t keep friends for long and they may find other children avoiding them at break-times. Teachers, too, may find it difficult to keep a balanced view of the child.

Future consequences

If a child is not taught how to become a considerate and active member of the class,then they are more likely to become disaffected with school and start to play truant -it’s estimated that 55,000 pupils skip classes every day. This means not only are theymissing out on the social interaction gained from peers, but are less likely to do well inexams and gain employment in the future. As a result of a child’s behaviour they maybe excluded from school for a fixed period of time or permanently.

Getting support for your child

All schools have strategies in place to help control behaviour. The school may suggest a written actionplan, agreed by you, your child and them on how to deal with disruptive behaviour. They may imposesanctions, such as the withdrawal of break or giving a lunchtime detention. Your child may be mentoredby an older pupil or supportive adults. If a child can see themselves as others see them and understandhow their behaviour affects others, it can help them to behave in a more responsible way.

Your child may be referred to an educational psychologist, employed by your local authority, to assess thebest way of helping them. There are also parenting support programmes available which can help you tobuild on your parenting skills and open the lines of communication between you and your child - knowingthat they have solid support at home will help your child to deal with problems at school.

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health & beautY

We have a tendency to think that if it’s designer and expensive,then it’s guaranteed to make our skin more youthful, our lips lookfuller and our lashes appear longer. We reassure ourselves that

the expense is, of course, worthwhile but inreality, are there other products that cantransform us from plain to gorgeous, for halfthe cost?

Is a healthy glow, flawless skin, luscious lashes and perfect pout only available if youbuy into expensive top brands or is there an effective value for money alternative?

Well, thanks to the new trend in budget beauty, a superb range of affordably pricedbuys are emerging. They might not be quite as exciting and glamorous as designeralternatives, but they do offer surprising results at pleasing prices.

With supermarkets like Tesco leading the way with unbelievably cheap prices oncosmetics, these budget buys provide a great way for us totry out different or fashion-forward make-up looks, that weusually wouldn’t want to invest a lot of money in.

The cheap price tag makes experimenting fun, and a fewpounds lost in an unsuitable lipstick is easy to live with.

And it isn’t just cosmetics that are available at bargain prices. If you love relaxingwith expensive bath and body products then you won’t be disappointed. The BodyShop - although slightly more expensive than some of the really cheap budget

buys - is always the best for sumptuous, sweet smelling ranges that areperfect for pampering, cater for all needs and rival any designer fragrance.

Value-for-money products can even be found in your favourite clothingstore. Next have a fabulous range of items that are fashion inspired andaffordably priced, so you can finish a trendy new look perfectly. Theirvast range of varnishes bring nails up-to-date, at a price that allows you

to try out every colour in therange.

Although it is hard to deny that a lipstick clad with an iconicdesigner logo looks so much more sophisticated in anyhandbag than a budget alternative, when on the lips the twolook equally effective. And of course, with what you save on adesigner lipstick, you can invest in expanding your make-upbag, finding a new look that really suits you and a satisfaction inknowing that, even with all the new purchases, you are stillsaving money.

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beauty for lessAs the country well and truly feels the financial pinch of the recession,

there’s a lot of pressure on us to be careful with our money, to spend it

wisely and to adapt to a less indulgent lifestyle

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Fat burning fun

If you like the sound of something different to help you lose weight and tone up, then kettle bellclass could be just the answer. No need for high impact aerobicsor running as most of the class will be spent on one spot! Becauseyou use momentum to swing the bell, you also use most of yourbody’s muscles at the same time, and work your heart and lungstoo, which means that you can burn up to 500 calories in just 30minutes. Oh, and carry on burning calories long after the class too!

Tones up the tummy!

Most of us want to slim the waist hips and thighs and the kettle bellscan certainly help you do that. As most of the kettle exercises simoulatneously work the muscles ofthe back and abdomen as well as the legs, bottom, arms and shoulders so you can tone up in doublequick time! You will also find that you quickly gain strength, balance and flexibility, which makesyour other activities much easier and more efficient too.

Kettle bell conditioning is suitable for all ages and an experienced, well qualified instructor will tailorprogrammes to suit you, even complete beginners can really benefit. Classes that combine jointmobility, Pilates conditioning and kettle bells with motivating music are a great, fun way to start yourjourney to a strong, toned physique.

Try a taster session to see how kettle bells can improve your body and trim your waist. This uniquesession is available now in Southampton, with ‘Fitskool’ the fun fitness Company.

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become popular among celebrities like J Lo and gerry Halliwell.

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GardeninG

Autumn colour has the ability to make me go weakat the knees. I love it... just as the temperatures aredropping and things can become dull and gloomy,your garden develops a new potential - to bepositively glowing with fantastic foliage colour.

Plants for vertical surfaces

Vitis coignetiae – a rampantgrower, the heart-shapedleaves may measure 25-30cmacross and their splendidscarlet and crimson coloursare un-missable. This vine canbe grown through large treesand over sturdier supports.Colours are especially good if the soil is miserable orthe root run restricted.

Parthenocissus quinquefolia - commonly known asthe Virginia creeper, it’s another sizeable climber, andthis also offers a good degree of self-clinging ability,so it can be used on walls without a support system.In autumn the leaves are numerous shades of scarlet,orange and red. It can grow tall so may needtrimming.

Parthenocissus henryana - a relative of the Virginiacreeper, but much more restrained. In autumn theleaves turn from a dark green to bronzy colour withpretty silvery white veining to rich shades of red.

Shrubs

Fothergilla major or Witch Alder is a gorgeoussmallish to medium-sized shrub, covered withscented creamy white spiky flower clusters early inthe year, before the leaves appear. The foliage turnsshades of yellow and orange in the autumn.Fothergilla needs a lime-free soil.

Amelanchier lamarckii, also known as the snowymespilus or serviceberry, is a large shrub or small treeand produces lovely whitish blossom in spring. Theleaves change from a coppery colour to bright greento one huge mass of fiery colours in autumn.

Acers or maples are gene-rally reliable autumn showstoppers, and for smaller gardens you find it hard tobeat one of the Japanese maples with their stunningdivided leaves turning rich purples, reds, oranges andyellows. They do well in large tubs, perfect for asheltered back yard.

Cotinus or smoke bush is a shrub with attractivelyrounded leaves that come in shades of green,pinkish–orange or purple with a bright display inautumn. The fluffy seed heads that are left afterflowering look just like little clouds or plumes ofsmoke.

If your garden soil is waterlogged now, then wait aweek or more until it is in better condition beforeplanting. If the soil is dry, it will still need watering well,and the soil around the roots will need to be keptmoist. Always check the potential height and spreadof trees or shrubs you’re considering. Then sit backand enjoy your own bit of autumnal magic!

Autumn is a great time to plant trees and shrubs and

as the plants are showing their beautiful colours, you’ll know

exactly what you’re getting.

make veg growing fun and productive with pippa’s unique ‘Grow Your own withpippa Greenwood’ system. select your veg plants from www.pippagreenwood.comand your garden-ready plants are delivered in may at a great time for plantingand then pippa will email you every week about what you’re growing – lots of tipsand help, ensuring great results. it’s great value with various pack sizes available,eg up to 66 plants plus 6 packets of seed for just £39.00, plus that weekly advice.

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disastersCar makers. give them their due, they normally produce some rather good motors.

but occasionally - very occasionally - disasters that should have remained in the

design studio slip through the net. Here we take a look at the top of the flops

rENAuLT KOLEOS You only have to look over the fence to sister firm Nissanto see that crossovers can be successful – order a Qashqai or Juke now andyou’ll be looking at a long wait. So it’s hard to pinpoint exactly why the RenaultKoleos flopped. Renault launched it in 2008 and by 2010 it had been axed,selling just 2,890. The Qashqai, by comparison, sold 9,253 models in Marchalone.

NISSAN CuBE The Cube has been a cult hit for years with unofficial importssnapped up by style conscious buyers keen for something unique. So whenNissan decided to bring the latest model to the UK it was sure it had a hit onits hands. Unfortunately, the maker gave it little publicity, it was expensiveand soon became too costly to import from Japan. 1,000 were sold whichNissan says was ‘over its estimate’. We don’t believe them.

CITrOEN C6 We all know that large French saloons haven’t been the mostpopular cars in Britain. Despite this, Citroen launched the C6 in 2006 with phraseslike ‘free-thinking’, ‘svelte’, and ‘unmistakable’ in its marketing bumpf. From itslaunch to the end of 2010, Citroen sold just 889 units – the E60 BMW 5 Seriessold ten times as many in the same period. But Citroen always said it hadexpectations the C6 would find homes ‘in the hundreds, rather than thousands’.

CHrySLEr SEBrING Chrysler had its eye on entering the D-segment back in2007 – and thought the Sebring was the answer. It wasn’t. The press packs saidit combined ‘striking design with interior craftsmanship’ with ‘great performance’thrown in for good measure. The public disagreed and bought only 2,652 ofthem before it slipped off the price lists in 2009. In the same period, Ford sold126,368 units of the Mondeo

SuBAru TrIBECA Like Renault, Subaru believed it needed an SUV in its range.So, in 2006, along came the Tribeca. Intended to offer a ‘practical SUV withgreat handling and a sporty drive’ it failed to find buyers. A face-lift in 2008 didnothing to improve sales and it bowed out that year with just 750 sold. Incontrast, the Volvo XC90 – a car Subaru was competing with – sold 11,897units in the same three years.

TOyOTA urBAN CruISEr The Toyota Urban Cruiser went on sale in May2009. Designed to meet a ‘growing demand for vehicles that are cut out forlife on urban roads’ it didn’t do the job. Sales at the end of 2010 were 3,017– the maker had planed to shift 2,000 units a year.



CHrySLEr CrOSSFIrE Launched with great fanfare in 2003, the Crossfirewas Chrysler’s sports car for the masses. Based on the first-generationMercedes SLK, it came in coupe and convertible forms with retro Americanstyling. However, only 4,544 units were sold in five years, and the Crossfirequietly died in 2008. In contrast the SLK sold4,362 units in 2004 alone.

vAuxHALL SIGNuM More than just a cut-down Vectra, the Signum wasintended to offer the executive experience in an otherwise humdrum Vauxhalland arrived in 2003. But almost five years to the day, Vauxhall called time onthe Signum, axing it with just 17,344 sales to its name. This was ‘on target’according to the firm but industry experts say it was well off what was originallyplanned.

FOrD COuGAr Along with the Focus, the Cougar was one of the cars thatdemonstrated Ford’s ‘new edge’ look in the late 90s. Available with the Mondeo’s2.0-litre and 2.5-litre petrol engines, the Cougar was loved by the press. Sadly,the public wasn’t convinced – the lack of a prestige badge meant sales totaled13,958 in four years. In contrast, the BMW 3 Series Coupe sold 44,420 between’98 and ’02, showing a badge makes all the difference.

MErCEDES-BENz r-CLASS Billed as a car that combined ‘an SUV, sportssaloon, and luxury estate car’ into one package, the Mercedes R-Class arrivedin 2005 hoping to carve a niche of its own. It was such a niche that few Britsbought it, and even a makeover in 2010 did little to improve the 3,433 salesclocked up so far. Mercedes says those numbers are ‘in-line with expectations’,but we’re not so sure about that…

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GIVE IT A TRY...

Place the sugar in a large heavy-based pan with the butter,milk and evaporated milk. Heat gently, stirring all the timewith a wooden spoon until the sugar has dissolved.

Bring the mixture to the boil, without stirring, and continueto boil until the mixture reaches 116oC/240oF on a sugarthermometer (see top tip below). Stir the boiling mixtureoccasionally to prevent it from sticking.

Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla extractand chopped glace cherries. Beat with a wooden spoon untilthe mixture is stiff, grainy and paler in colour.

Quickly pour the mixture into a greased 18cm (7in) squareshallow cake tin. Leave until almost set then mark intosquares. When completely cold, cut or break into thesquares. Store the fudge in an airtight container.

TOP TIP...

If you don’t have a sugar thermometer, place a jug of verycold water by the hob. After boiling the fudge mixture for

about 5 minutes, drop a teaspoonful of the hot syrup intothe water. If the syrup forms a ball which you can rollbetween your fingers then its ready - if not, boil for a

further few minutes then test again.

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450g (1lb) granulated sugar

75g (3oz) butter

150ml (1/4pt) milk

170g can evaporated milk

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

100g (4oz) glace cherries,chopped

cherry fudge

seasonal recipe

This home-made fudge is a delicious sweettreat that kids will love and is great for aHallowe’en treat. you can replace thecherries with raisins, chopped stemginger or chopped nuts

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home improvement

There are two schools of thought when it comes to bathing, with briskefficiency at one end of the spectrum and utter hedonism at the other. Butwhy not enjoy both? The modern bathroom can be a well-appointed andagreeable place in which to cleanse both body and mind, a room which isperfectly functional and also a peaceful sanctuary in which to relax, reflectand refresh.

When designing a new bathroom it’s essential to start with the practicalities before moving onto theaesthetics. Consider who will use the room and how frequently, what fixtures you’d like and how muchspace is available. In a small room, for example, you may need to install a shower-bath rather than aseparate bath and walk-in shower, site the loo elsewhere and use specially designed, space-saving fittings.It is always a good idea to plan the room carefully on graph paper, noting the positions of pipes, windowsand doors.

Bathroom Fittings

Bathroom fittings are available in a multitude of styles and prices, but simplicity isoften the best option: plain, inexpensive designs can look wonderful when teamedwith interesting accessories, and a sensible option is to invest more in moving parts

such as shower doors and taps, while saving (withinreason) by buying simple white ceramics. How abathroom feels is vital, in terms of textures andtemperatures against bare skin, and underfloorheating gives an efficient, overall heat while freeingup space against the walls – perhaps for a statement towel warmer.Lighting is also vital in 1creating an efficient atmosphere for a quickmorning shower, or a more relaxing ambience for an evening bath. Youmay need two types of lights: bright, directional spots for shaving orapplying makeup, and gentle background lighting for relaxing in the tub.You can highlight certain features, shine lights up or down on different

areas, and use colour-changing LEDs or a whole range of other effects. As for walls, by varying the colours,shapes or styles of tilework you can highlight or separate different areas, or you could use sheet materialssuch as Corian or Silestone for a seamless effect that’s pricey but beautiful.

Current Trends

Current trends in bathroom design include walk-in and extra-large showers, coloured baths and basinsand sleek, minimal accessories. There’s a growing demand for storage cabinets that co-ordinate with fittedbedroom furniture, giving a unified look, especially from a master bedroom to an en-suite, while hidingthe clutter that you don’t really want to see. With some careful thought and planning, plus a little inspiration,you can combine furniture and fittings, walls and floor, lighting and heating, to create a room that reflectsyour individual style and offers an experience that is warm and welcoming, comfortable, clean and calm.

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add waterWhether it’s large or small, contemporary or classic, brightly

coloured or plain and simple, you can combine the practical

and the indulgent to create a bathroom haven that’s as

luxurious as it is good-looking, says Katherine sorrell

don’t forget

your localtradesmen whenconsidering suchprojects, theyare often veryexperienced andright on yourdoorstep too!


Consider all these points when planning a bathroom:

• How much space is available?

• Who will use the room and when?

• What fittings would you like to install and, if there isn’t room for allof them, what is the best way to compromise?

• What is your budget?

• What style would you like overall?

• What type of hot-water system do you have?

• Where will you place the water pipes, the soil pipe and the airextraction?

• What are your lighting and heating requirements?

• How much storage do you need, and do you prefer the fitted orunfitted look?

• How will you buy and fit the bathroom - purchase from the internetand do it yourself, co-ordinate the various tradespeople (electrician,plumber, carpenter, plasterer, tiler, painter etc), you could purchasefrom a local supplier or buy an all-in-one package from a showroom?Bear in mind that delivery times can be up to six weeks.

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