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Plenty of features this month - Hillside Brewery, Croft Castle, Berrington Hall, Shobdon Food and Flying Festival, and the Festival in the Forest at Whitemead. Don’t miss our Restaurantof the Month feature on page 14 where we tell you of the great foodin one Leominster hotel !

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Hillside Brewery in Longhope , has been extensively renovatedover the last few months - as you can see from the before andafter pictures below.

To celebrate finishing the renovations and the relaunch of thebrewery as Hillside, an open day was held on the 31st May.

A tour around the brewery, food (including Jolly Jester beerflavoured ice cream), and of course, beer tastings were laid on.

Paul Williamson of Hillside told us that, “We pride ourselves inproducing high quality ales in small batches using traditionalmethods and the finest ingredients from around the world, andheritage hops from our local area. Using methods which havebeen developed and mastered over a lifetime, we want tochange people’s perception of beer and what can be achieved,and we want to share our passion for great beer with you.”

As well as being a being a busy micro-brewery, Hillside offers afull visitor experience, including brewery tours, experience daysand the opportunity to brew your own beer.

Brewery Tours - At hillside brewery you can see, touch, smell& experience the brewing process up close, before sitting backto taste a well-earned ale overlooking some of Gloucestershire’smost stunning landscapes.

Experience Days - A day full of shared adventure, as nature’sbackdrop sets a stunning scene for brewery tours, long walks(or short), battlesports™, clay shooting, traditional pub lunch,brewing your own beer, stag or hen dos, or just watching thesun go down with an ale and your boots off.

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Beers include, ‘Legend of Hillside’ - traditional English IPAwith a subtle honey flavour, and a strong hop finish whichleaves you with a crisp mouthfeel.

‘Over the Hill’ - a full bodied, single-hop, malty dark mild, withour bramling cross hop complementing a cocoa & roastedmalt character.

‘Legless Cow’ - inspired by our nation’s finest traditions, ourbest bitter has a rich caramel flavour with a smooth citrus hopfinish.

‘Pinnacle’ - this pale ale is a great session beer for any oc-casion, best enjoyed slowly, leaving a fresh fruity finish.

For one weekend in June residents of the Forest of Dean andbeyond are invited to the year’s biggest summer garden party,as CSMA Club’s ‘Festival in the Forest’ comes to WhitemeadForest Park.

The two day event will be taking place in the beautiful ForestPark in Lydney, from 10am till 4pm on 14th and 15th June. Thisis a free event open to all, including CSMA Club members.

An array of spectacular attractions will be taking place, fromawesome shows and jaw dropping demonstrations to weird andwonderful competitions, live music and family fun. With 12 hoursof activity planned over the weekend, revellers are encouragedto join CSMA Club to experience a woodland wonderland, whichwill offer something for all the family.

Split into six magically themed areas, it’s set to be a non-stopFestival of family fun:

• Sounds Of The Forest will fill the air with a showcase of musi-cians, musicals, singers, comedians and local communitygroups, from samba to short plays

• The Harvest area, a Festival of the Finest Forest Food anddrink, local food traders plus Q&A sessions, cocktail making,cookery demonstration and tastings, promises to tantalise thetaste buds of ardent foodies

• In The Thicket will be home to weird and wonderful competi-tions and games from guide dog demonstrations and flash mobdances, to battle re-enactments

• Children of all ages should head to Where The Wild ThingsRoam, where fun activities from story-telling, hair braiding andforest crafts, to zorbing, rock climbing, archery and zip wire willyounger party-goers occupied for hours

• For everything from classic vehicle displays, car and bike main-tenance, road safety and driving skills, visitors should look nofurther than the Tracks And Tyres area

• Finally, for beautiful and unique works of art, suitable for allbudgets, visitors should check out Wood And Wire, in the craftmarquee, where a wonderland of over 50 innovative artists anddesigners will showcase and sell their work

For more information about the event and to pre-book tickets,visit: www.festivalintheforest.co.uk


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The Shobdon Food & Flying Festivalhas teamed up with Bestparks Country

Holiday Parks in a sponsorship deal that it’s hoped will help theevent go from strength to strength. Bestparks operates six fivestar holiday homes and touring parks in Herefordshire, Shrop-shire, Powys & Mid-Wales with one, Pearl Lake, situated lessthan half a mile from where the Food & Flying Festival is held.

Co-founder of the Food Festival, Matt Teale said: “As well assupporting local producers and raising money for charity ourmain ethos is to attract more visitors to our corner of Hereford-shire. It’s great to get a local business like Bestparks on boardthat shares the same vision and passion for the county.”

Glenn Jones, owner of Bestparks’ Pearl Lake said: “The Shob-don Food Festival has been attracting tourists from far and wideto the village for a decade and we’re thrilled to lend our supportto their tenth anniversary celebrations.”

As well as announcing new sponsors, organisers have also con-firmed the supported charities this year. As in 2013, proceedswill be split between Herefordshire Aero Club and the Food Fes-tival who are again supporting Shobdon church, The LittlePrincess Trust and Megan Baker House.

Lee Gough, Chief Executive of MBH said: “We’re thrilled Shob-don are supporting us again. As a small charity all help receivedgoes directly towards helping children with motor disorders toovercome their disabilities. With this year’s money we would liketo buy more specialist indoor play equipment.”

Monica Glass, Charity Manager of The Little Princess Trustadded: “We are delighted and very grateful to be one of the ben-eficiaries of the Shobdon Food & Flying Festival once again. Werely on such support to be able to continue to provide real-hairwigs to children suffering with cancer.”

The Shobdon Food & Flying Festival takes place over the week-end of June the 28th & 29th. For more details visit www.shobdonfoodfestival.co.uk

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Jason Levy, fundraising and marketing director for MidlandsAir Ambulance Charity, which is the primary air ambulanceservice covering Herefordshire, states: “As part of our commitment to patient care and to mark the arrival of our firstpurchased helicopter, we plan to extend our operation intothe hours of darkness in the forthcoming winter months.

“This will enable us to fly 12 hours a day all year round, notjust during the light summer days. The extension in operatinghours will benefit the patient further as we will be able to undertake more patient transfers between lit helipads duringthe hours of darkness direct to major trauma centres andspecialist hospitals across our region.

“Extending our hours of service will come with a cost, whichis why we have launched our ‘GO MAA’ fundraising cam-paign and are appealing to the public to help us raise an additional £250,000 this year.”

Currently, Midlands Air Ambulance’s three helicopters carryout helicopter emergency service missions during daylighthours, up to 12 hours in summer months and eight duringwinter. As part of the ‘GO MAA’ campaign, the service needsto raise an extra £250,000 to fund air ambulance missionsbetween lit helipads during the hours of darkness.

Jason concludes: “To extend our service we needthe public’s support now more than ever, so be ahero and help fund our ‘GO MAA’ campaign, whichwill ultimately help to save more lives across theMidlands.”

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Until Monday 30 June In the shadow of the dam – past times. Ex-hibition about the Elan & Clarewen Valleysand the building of the dams. What was itlike for the men & their families?Rhayader Museum and Gallery01597 810561

Until Monday 30 June 11.00am – 4.00pmGeorgian men were no wall flowers whenit came to getting dressed! An extravagantdisplay of waistcoats and accessories fromthe Charles Paget Wade collection andHereford Museum Resource and LearningCentreBerrington Hall01568 615721

Tuesdays throughout June11.00am – 4.00pm Open days - not in steamThe Waterworks Museum 01432 357236

Sunday June 1 11:00 am - 4:30 pmKnight’s School & Junior JoustingLet us train your young squires for knight-hood.Eastnor Castle01531 633160

Friday 6 - Sunday 8 June#Courtlaughing Comedy FestivalThe Courtyard’s annual comedy festival isback with three top headliners, two Court-laughing Comedy Clubs on Friday andSaturday, a screening of The Big Lebowski(18) on Sunday night, as well as live musicall weekend in the Wye Valley Breweryfestival Marquee along with the return ofthe Wye Valley Brewery Stand Up OpenMic Night.The Courtyard, Edgar St, Hereford01432 340555

Saturday 7 June 12noon - 3pmFarmers' MarketMeet the tenant farmers as well as otherlocal producers and crafts people. Lower Brockhampton, BrockhamptonEstate01885 482077

Saturday 7 June 2pmLaunch of Bromyard and District Local His-tory Society WW1 Exhibition. Cakes andbooks on sale.Bromyard Local & Family History Centre01885 488755

Saturday 7 JuneYarkhill Field to Fork Festival - Asparagus,Cider & Strawberry CelebrationYarkhill Court 01432 890757Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 June

The Garden FestivalHerefordshire’s biggest weekend gardneevent.Hellens Manor01531 660504

Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 JuneStoke Lacy Village Open GardensNine Gardens will be open in this Villagefrom 12 to 5pm on Saturday 7 June andSunday 8 June 2014.Stoke Lacy, Bromyard

Sunday 8 JuneSummer Sunday Fun Eastnor Castle01531 633160

Thursday June 12 6pm - 10pmPop Up Opera: Cosi Fan TutteLyde Court HR1 3AE01432 357753

Thursday June 12 7.30pm - 10pmKilling RogerFollowing success at the 2013 EdinburghFringe, this play comes to Hereford - usingpuppetry and live music. Explores the jour-ney and meaning of life.The Courtyard, Hereford01432 340555

Sundays 8 & 22 June 12noon to 4.30pmHerefordshire Society of Model Engineerspresent train rides at their pleasant site.Light refreshments available, free entry tosite, free parking for train ridesBroomy Hill Miniature Railway, Herefordwww.hsme.co.uk

Friday June 13 8.00pm - 11.55pmTrouble Make - a tribute to Olly MursHereford United

14 - 22 JuneHerefordshire Walking FestivalNine days exploring the joys of summerwalking through the glorious Herefordshirecountryside.www.walkingfestival.com

Saturday, 14 June at 2.30pmHereford Decorative & Fine Arts Societypresents a lecture given by Jan Studerus,Master Engraver, on historical glass en-graving. The Tomkins Theatre, HerefordMusical Theatre Company, 148 White-cross Road, Hereford, HR4 0DH. Guest Fee £5

Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 June 11.00 am- 6.00pmThe Royal British Legion Ross Remem-bers Weekend.Ross-on-Wye Riverside Rope Walk

What's on Sunday 15 June Archery & CrossbowEastnor Castle01531 633160

Thursday 19 June 2pm - 4pmGrow your own: Join the gardener in thewalled garden to learn more about grow-ing your own produce and plant someseeds of your own to take home.£3 Adult The Weir01981 590509

Saturday 21 June 10am - 4.30pm Open Day, Free Admission, Free GuidedTours Belmont Abbey01432 374747

Free open day for former Royal Worcesteremployees21 June 2014, 10am – 5pmA free open day for former Royal Worces-ter employees to the ‘We worked at thePorcelain’ photo exhibition and the Mu-seum. The museum is open from 10am –5pm and entrance will be free all day toformer employees and their families. Museum of Royal WorcesterSevern Street, Worcester WR1 2ND01905 21247

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Sunday 22 June SOS DayEastnor Castle01531 633160

Saturday 28 June 10am - 11amExperience a beginner’s taster session ofTai Chi and Qigong in the relaxing sur-roundings of the garden. £3 Adult The Weir 01981 590509

Saturday 28 June 1.30pm to 3pmThe design process - Meet Harry Frost,Worcester Porcelain expert, former cura-tor and former designer for Royal Worces-ter and listen to a talk about designingporcelain since the 1960’s. Free withentry.Museum of Royal WorcesterSevern Street, Worcester WR1 2ND01905 21247

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Saturday 28 June - Sunday 29 June10.00am - 5.00pmShobdon Food & Flying FestivalA unique event combining the best food &drink Herefordshire and the surroundingarea has to offer with a host of flying-based attractions.Shobdon Aerodrome01568 708725

Sunday 29 June 10am - 4pmRiverside Art Summer: Whether you arean amateur or an expert, enjoy a day ofdrawing, sketching and painting at TheWeir. Bring your preferred medium. Freeentry for artistsThe Weir01981 590509

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Open every day until 19th DecemberCider Mill Tours at Westons Cider

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Open Farm Sunday 10.00 - 4.00 Sunday 8th JuneOur tractor and trailer rides leave

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Here’s how I like to prepare a leg of lamb for a perfect Sundaylunch, I love to have lamb this time of year as it’s a reminder ofthe fast approaching summer and a welcome relief to the longwet winter days.

You can buy your leg of lamb on the bone or you can ask yourbutcher to “bone and roll it”. The boned and rolled option is mucheasier for carving but I prefer to cook mine on the bone as it im-proves the flavour and makes for a tastier gravy at the end. Atthe Lion we are really lucky because we have home grown lambfrom the family farm at Heartsease in Knighton, just down theroad.

Ingredients1 leg of lamb

1 bulb of garlic (peeled and finely chopped)4 tblsp of sea salt crystals

6 sprigs of rosemary (finely chopped) Extra virgin olive oil

1 onion1 leek

2 carrots1 bulb of garlic1 stick of celery

1 bottle of red wine1 cup of flour

2 beef stock cubes

Lets start with the lamb.Mix together the salt, the rosemary and the chopped garlic in apestle and mortar, if you don’t have one of these then simplyuse the end of your rolling pin and a deep bowl. This will bruisethe rosemary and infuse all the flavours together.

Make slits in the outer flesh of the lamb about 1 inch deep andabout 2 inches apart, covering the whole leg. With your little finger equally push in the rosemary and garlic mix until it’s insidethe slits and leave to one side.

Roughly chop the root veg and leave to one side.

Using oiled metal roasting tray, heat on the stove and lightlybrown the leg. Add the root veg and place the leg on top. Foiland place in a pre-heated oven at 200’c for about 75 minutes.Allow about 15 minutes longer if you prefer your meat more welldone.Once the lamb is cooked, remove from the roasting tray andleave to rest on a plate and under the foil.

Place the roasting tray with all the juices and the root veg on alow heat on the stove. Add ALL of your wine (give or take a glassor two that might have been consumed during the preparation!) Reduce the liquor by about half and add about a pint of beefstock. Making sure you mix up all the juices and veg well leaveto simmer for a few minutes. Add a spoon of flour at a time andstir (even whisk) in well until you reach your desired thickness,I personally like my gravy quite thick but this is purely personalpreference. Once the flour is added, pass the gravy through asieve into a pan and simmer on the stove until needed, if thegravy becomes too thick add a little more stock.

Carve the lamb and serve with whatever your family likes to fightover on a Sunday lunch and crack open another bottle of red tohelp make the perfect Sunday lamb even better.

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RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH - THE TALBOT HOTEL, LEOMINSTER

BY ADAM DAVISON

In the heart of Leominster, a lovely market town in the middleof Herefordshire, is the Talbot Hotel. The hotel is right in thecentre of Leominster and so is an ideal base for a stay whenvisiting, or to stop for a meal during a day in the town.

This charming 15th Century coaching inn is a fine example ofthe area’s black and white timbered buildings. The character isequally evident inside, with oak beams setting the mood for anoldy-worldy stay!

I visited on a beautiful, sunny day in May and was welcomedby the friendly hotel reception staff who took me through thebar (watch your head on the beams) to The Claridgesrestaurant.

The décor of the restaurant was very clean, comfortable andtidy; the tables were set classically with starched whitetablecloths, and sparkling glasses. There are 40+ covers in therestaurant, but the tables are well spaced so you won’t feel likeyou are rubbing elbows with the next door table.

The restaurant offers à la carte or set menus – but the choiceon the set menus was good and the price very reasonable(£11.95 for a two course lunch or £14.95 for three, or £21 forthree courses in the evening).

As it was such a lovely day I chose the Pesto Chicken Salad tostart; this was perfectly prepared with warm chicken, freshsalad and a light pesto flavouring – an ideal starter for a warmsummer’s day. Had the weather been different I might havegone for the homemade tomato soup or even the smoked troutfillet – all of these were available on the good value set menu.

Main course was the classic – Herefordshire Rump Steak, witha stilton sauce. It was cooked to perfection – truly medium-rare, with the meat melting in the mouth and the sauce notoverpowering but leaving a mild, stilton after-taste. Theaccompanying sautéed potatoes and fresh vegetables werejust right – cooked perfectly (vegetables still firm and full offlavour).

Other choices on the set menu were Roast Partidge with RedWine Jus, Fillet of Hake with Mornay Sauce or RoastedButternut Squash and Thyme Risotto…so you can see what Imean about the range and quality of the dishes on the setmenu.

There was also a good choice of desserts, but at this stage I’mglad I went for the lighter option of Lemon Tart.

All in all it was an excellent meal, in a charming old hotelrestaurant, with helpful & friendly staff.

In the heart of the Marches, you really can get away from it all.

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Herefordshire Rump Steak

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Berrington Hall, near LeominsterBerrington Hall is a feast for the senses as visitors discover andexperience life both above and below stairs.

The Georgian mansion set in acres of ‘Capability’ Brownparkland, contains beautiful interiors and exquisite paintedceilings by Biaggio Rebecca and French Regency furniture,fine tapestries and carpets.

New for 2014‘A thousand fancies’Berrington’s year long exhibition of Georgian style including theCharles Paget Wade collection, costumes from the 2008feature film ‘The Duchess’ and from the classic ‘Pride andPrejudice’. You can wear it like a Georgian in the ‘wig and bumshop’ or play like a Georgian with outdoor period style games.

For admission prices, event details or any further informationplease call 01568 615721.

Events at Berrington Hall in June

World War II weekend 7 & 8 JuneCome and experience this very popular annual event on the70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Learn about the partthat Berrington played in the Second World War with ourspecial talks and tours. See vintage vehicles, exhibitions anddisplays of period equipment. There will be old fashionedgames for the children, a brass band and on the Saturday a flypast by a Spitfire.

Carriaged away 16 - 22 JuneOn display at Berrington will be a selection of 18th and 19thcentury carriages. We've teamed up with the Herefordshirebranch of the British Driving Society to bring you a display oftraditional carriages and driving accoutrements. Come andmarvel at the detailed craftsmanship and imagine what it waslike to travel this way.

Croft Castle & Parkland, near LeominsterJust over five miles away, at Croft Castle and Parkland, visitorswill get to uncover 1,000 years of history. This intimate familyhome has connections dating back to the Norman Conquest.

Family portraits adorn the walls alongside superb Gothicdecoration from the 18th century, including exceptionalceilings, paintings and furniture. In the Salon, the scene is setfor an evening in the 1920’s. Visitors can have a go at theCharleston, learn about the fashionable and fast life of SirJames Croft and how he bought the castle back into the familyafter 177 years.

In the Ambassadors Room it is 1913 and visitors can learnabout the room’s preparation for the Austrian Ambassador whonever came. Visitors can find out it’s relevance to World WarOne and from August 2014, there will be stories of the Croft’sat war and life at the homefront.

For admission prices, event details or any further informationplease call 01568 780246.

Events at Croft Castle in June

A week of bees - Saturday 7 to 14 June, 11am to 4pm dailyCome along to our week of bees with Mike Taylor, Croft'sresident bee keeper. Bee keeping demonstrations, honeytasting and production tips, information on how to get startedat home and more from the Herefordshire association of beekeepers. Normal admission fees apply

Sunday 15 June, 10am and 2pmTreat dad this Fathers day to a 2 hour, hands-on bee keepingsession. Adult £20

Lace Wars - Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 June, 10am to5pm dailyEighteenth century, re-enactment group Lace Wars take youback to the Jacobite rebellions of 1745. Canons, camps, craftsand soldiers with fierce battles to defend the castle andgunpowder galore. Living history at it's best with signts, soundsand smells of a real life Lace War.

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May & June is an exciting time in the garden and are themonths where we see an explosion of growth and colour.

It has been a tremendous spring for so many plants – the Wis-teria’s this year have been laden with sweet scented blossomand should be considered a worthy subject for every garden.Usually they are used as a climber against sunny walls, pergolasor arbours but they can also be used as freestanding shrubs orstandards within a border. The golden rule is to follow the dou-ble pruning method, i.e. cutting back the strong lateral growthin August to say 6-8 buds, followed by the most important prune,which is to reduce the cut back laterals to 2 buds in late January,early February. It is this essential method that triggers Wisteriato produce flowering spurs, then BINGO…the plant is a massof colour in early May.

At Howle Hill Nursery, the fullspring range is looking resplendentin the early morning sunshine, withthe best ever range of Acers yet.Our Mediterranean section in-cludes wonderful hardy Palms, ar-chitectural Cordylines together withsome fabulous Olives.

If it is a jungle you are looking for,the collection of hardy exotic look-ing Bananas and large, leafy Gun-neras you can combine a mix onevery terrace for a far away look.The plants are perfect to grow onin containers as long as you sitthem in a saucer for extra water.

As always, a trawl through the nursery will unearth the planthunter in you, with many hidden rare and unusual gems inamongst the displays. The local Howle Hill Nursery team haveput Ross-on-Wye on the map this year by delivering an excitingJazz themed garden at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival at the be-ginning of May. The festival was cited by Jamie Cullum as ‘thebest Jazz Festival in the world’ and the organisers heralded theJazz garden as a tremendous addition to the growing festival.

The team also delivered a superb range of exciting plant dis-plays at the Malvern Spring Festival in a new initiative to wowthe visitors. This included transforming the main Severn Hallinto an exotic restaurant with a pool and jungle theme as centrestage, complete with a misting machine and echoes of junglesounds coming from the foliage. The hall, over 2000m2 in sizeincluded a village green area, complete with Maypole, an early1900’s truck from Westons Cider and picnic tables on a highlyeffective artificial grass. The adjacent area became a wood-mans forest, where visitors could dine surrounded by Pines andConifers.

The main dining area was beautifully laid out in grass with over15 incredible Japanese Maples from the nursery gracefully pro-viding impact and interest. The final big addition in the hall wasthe recreation of the Cheltenham Jazz Garden.

Not content with just this area, the Howle Hill Nursery team cre-ated a stunning display in the main theatre tent, using freshherbs, Asparagus from local supplier Cobrey Farms and Bay to-piary to provide James Martin and Rachel Allen a unique greenkitchen to deliver their cooking expertise. Chris Beardshaw,James-Alexander Sinclair and Carol Klein were the gardeningpresenters – Carol even wore a Howle Hill Nursery cap duringher talk.

The North and South Gate entrances were also given the HowleHill plant display magic to welcome the gardening community.The new-look RHS Spring Festival is a progressive show, whichis attracting even more visitors and is looking to build on itsrecord attendance for 2015.

A large range of the beautiful stock used throughout the aboveshows will be available at our nursery with great reductions during our first open week of the season, June 2nd - 7th.

Peter Dowle is a Garden Designer and plantsman – www.peter-dowle.co.uk. Howle Hill Nursery offers garden design and con-struction, plant hire for weddings and events and specialist plantsupply. Telephone 01989 567726 or email [email protected] for more information.

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The beginning of the horticultural show season started in Maywith the Malvern Spring Flower Show. As the precursor to theRHS Chelsea Flower Show it is a good indicator of trends in thehorticultural world. Together with the show gardens, most of thenursery displays highlighted the use of strong structures to-gether with pastel shades in the planting. Most noticeable wasthe use of herbs not just for culinary purposes but as a foil toflowering plants. Geums and geraniums provided the low andmedium height with their shades of primrose yellow, peach, palepinks and baby blues whereas umbelliferae (cow parsley, whitelace flower) and Silene ‘Firefly’ were the backdrop of the displayborders. It is nice to see that designers/landscapers are finallyreturning to native plants suitable to our climate, showing usshrubs, trees and herbaceous that will flourish in our gardensand support wildlife.

An interesting addition to shady cornersare ferns and hostas. The former come inevergreen or deciduous form together witha range of fronds and stem colours. Deepand dry shade is ideal for the Hart’s tonguefern (Asplenium scolopendrium) or themore shuttlecock-like crested male fern(Dryopteris affinis ‘Cristata The King’).Both are also evergreen and provide all

year round interest. If you are looking for taller and structuralinspiration, why not plant the Ostrich fern (Matteucciastruthioptheris). This particular specimen will provide height withits upright fronds, especially if situated on the edge of a pondas it needs moisture. Hostas, usually grown for their bold andstriking foliage, also flower in late spring/early summer andsome varieties are scented. Moreover, some are also better infull sun in order to get the best colour, in particular Hosta Orange

Marmalade with its yellow/orange colouring. The bestway to keep your hostas slug free when in pots is to en-circle them with a copper band (widely available fromgarden centres). In the ground, using fine horticulturalgravel and sharp sand will help but nothing beats birdswhom will gorge themselves on these tasty morsels!

This year marks the Centenary of thestart of World War 1 (4th August 1914)as well as the 70th anniversary of theD-Day Landings (6th June 1944). Tra-ditionally red poppies are a symbol ofremembrance, however why not ex-tend this by planting red borders as alasting way to commemorate these 2events. During the summer, gerani-ums ‘Cardinal’ and ‘Velvet Red’ willbloom profusely until the first frosts. Salvia in its red form is along lasting bedding plant and will withstand hot and dry condi-tions and is ideal for a sunny position, either in a container or inopen ground. Other possibilities are impatiens and nicotiana.Perennials such as Geum ‘Blazing Sunset’ and dianthus ‘Pas-sion’ (with fragrant deep red flowers) willcontinue to flower through the summer.Together with the Flanders poppy (whichis a self seeding annual) why not try theperennial poppies like ‘Ladybird’ thathas bright red flowers with a dark centre.

It doesn’t need to be all hard work in thegarden, it’s important to enjoy the fruit of your labours and whatbetter way than to cook and eat outside. Later in the seasonyou can even be cooking your own home grown vegetables!This year we have extended our range of Weber BBQs, theworld's No.1 brand. We have Weber trained staff who have at-tended Weber's own Grill Academy. All of the BBQs come witha warranty - the Q® 1200 (complete with portable cart) comeswith a 5 year warranty, the charcoal collection has a 10 yearwarranty and the gas collection comes with a 25 year warranty.

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It was all lights, cameras and action at Smiths last sale on the9th May as filming took place for the BBC’s Antiques Road Trip.Experts Paul Laidlaw and Margie Cooper turned up in a fabulouswhite vintage Alfa Romeo Spyder and sat in the front watchingas their chosen antiques went under the hammer. The serieswill be broadcast in the autumn so keep your eyes peeled for apeek of your local auctioneers in their ‘moment of fame’.

A client from Aberystwyth was de-lighted when she sold a group of1930’s and later enamel Robinsonsbadges for £370 after huge interestfrom the internet. Once again this per-fectly illustrates the confusing marketplace we operate in which can seesome antiques selling for very smallamounts of money whilst obscure20th century collectables inspire bid-

ding into the hundreds of pounds. It was the five early fruitbadges including strawberries, lemons and grapes which cre-ated the interest – these were some of the earliest badges pro-duced by Robinsons and are incredibly rare to find these days.

A lovely story with a happy ending occurredwhen a local charity shop brought a chippedvase into Smiths for valuation. The vase hadbeen put into the skip by one of the charity shopworkers as it had a large chip to the base butwas rescued by another who thought it mightbe worth getting checked out. This was a luckymove as the vase was an early 20th century Pilkington’s Lancastrian piece and even withthe chip was estimated at £60/£80. The Pilking-ton’s factory worked in the Arts and Crafts styleand was strongly influenced by William Morrisand Charles Voysey. The vase sold on the dayfor £140 despite the damage – giving a fantas-tic result for the Great Oaks Hospice.

Not really coming under the banner of collect-ables but worth mentioning was a beautiful diamond and pearl set pendant/brooch (itcould be converted to either with a neat de-tachable pin on the back). The piece was bothattractive and of fantastic quality which al-ways attracts the London trade and biddingwas between two telephones as well as localjewellery trade in the room. In the end theLondon trade won out and it sold for £1,100to a dealer in Hatton Garden.

Gentleman’s wrist watches are sellingwell at the moment with vintage qualitymodels making excellent prices. AJaeger le Coultre 1960’s Memovox Automatic wrist watch with alarm andin fantastic condition was bound toprove popular and sold on the day for£960 against a £500/£700 estimate.

Another excellent price achieved at the sale was for a violin by19th century maker Paul Bailly sold together with two good bowsmade by Dodd. The violin attracted interest from Germany,France and Italy but eventually sold in the room to a local buyerfor £1,900. Smiths do not often sell musical instruments of thissort of quality and so this illustrates perfectly the power of theinternet and our ‘online bidding service’ to bring specialist buy-ers to every corner of the globe – even ‘Little Old Newent’.

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Portal 2 is a classic action/puzzle game, available on Xbox360, PS3 and PC. As the sequel to Portal it seems similaras a game, but don’t let its status as either an older game ora sequel put you off: graphically it’s in line with most modernofferings and there’s very little that requires you to haveplayed the original (the only notable examples being one fea-ture of the plot and a few running jokes).

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Modular Puzzles:10/10Portal 2 as a game can be frustrating. It can be infuriating. Itcan make you want to break the game disk and never play itagain - but all this is because of the complexity of the puz-zles. The design is such that you’ll rarely repeat much if youdon’t want to, and the system of saving your game both au-tomatically every so often and manually whenever youchoose to is a brilliant piece of game design. While some-times it will seem to make no sense the ingenious nature ofthe puzzles means that it’s never impossible; the action seg-ments mixed in throughout make sure that you never getbored, while the puzzles make it truly unique.

Co-Operative Campaign:9/10Playing Portal 2 with a friend is tough. Not only do you haveto be incredibly precise and have perfect timing, sometimesit relies a little heavily on both players doing the same at thesame time. That said, the execution of the levels makes theco-op feel natural and not just tacked on; the gameplay isoriginal, and it even has its own story (which means that notonly will you be enjoying Portal 2, you’ll be given anotherlook into the game’s complex story).

There are very few special features listed for this game, andthere’s one major reason for that: Apart from the two pointsabove nothing stands out above the rest. There’s a massivequantity to talk about, from Stephen Merchant’s phenomenalperformance as the A.I. Wheatley to the genuinely thrilling

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It’s obvious, then, that the sheer amount of amazing contentis worthy of your time; throw in the soundtrack, the comedyand the quietly brilliant plot and this game was an instantclassic. It’s cheap to buy on any of the three platforms itcomes on and offers something for everyone: Action, drama,and complex puzzles are just some of the game’s offerings.Even with this it feels complete; these parts integrate seam-lessly and the end result is something that must be seen tobe believed.

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BOOKS FOR DAD !This Father’s Day (15th June) give Dad a change from beer,chocolate or slippers. There is a vast selection of new booksthat is bound to contain something that will appeal to the fa-ther in your life. Let our round-up of new releases give yousome inspiration.

FOR THE SPORTSMANWith Father’s Day coming just two days after the footballWorld Cup kicks off in Brazil, you can’t go far wrong with the2014 FIFA World Cup BrazilTM book (only £5 on Amazon).

Critics of the Chelsea manager will be enter-tained, perhaps shocked, by the gripping ex-posé “The Special One: The Secret World ofJosé Mourinho” by Spanish journalist DiegoTorres (currently available as an e-book)

“80 Not Out” is the latest volume of reminis-cences by probably the most famous cricket um-pire of them all, Dickie Bird.

The autobiography of reigning Tour de France championChris Froome is released just in time to slip into a Father’sDay present for a keen cyclist.

Alternatively, “Gironimo !”, Tim Moore’s account of his triparound Italy on a vintage bike retracing the steps of the 1914Giro d’Italia, is by turns laugh-out-loud funny and fascinating,even for non-cyclists.

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In his intense and honest autobiography, in-ternational motorcycle racer, now TV star,Guy Martin gives frank insights into his world,including his dramatic crash in the 2010 Isleof Mann TT race.

“Ayrton Senna – Mclaren” by Maurice Hamilton is lavishlyphotographed if somewhat pricey. But remember that someof the proceeds go to the charitable foundation set up in theFormula 1 champion’s name.

Or, for a different slant, try “Top Gear: Epic Failures” byRichard Porter, which happily tells the tale of fifty of motor-ing’s greatest cock-ups.

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“The Moaning of Life: the Worldly Wisdom ofKarl Pilkington” sees TV’s Idiot Abroad tacklingnew challenges, whether it is helping at ababy’s birth in Bali or having plastic surgery inthe U.S.A.

For some top banter try “Best Thing From – Volume 1” byKevin Chapman and Richard Bass (also known as “Steve”).The duo serve up the kind of meandering and funny discus-sions that feature on their chart-topping podcast and focuson important issues such as…crisps.

Or, for a mix of stand-up pieces, quizzes and pointless facts,TV’s Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman offer you thefunny, yet interesting, “The 100 Most Pointless Arguments inthe World”

For a fast-paced comic novel you could try “The UnexpectedVacation of George Thring” by Alastair Puddick – with itsgangsters and Elvis impersonators – or “The Girl Who Savedthe King of Sweden”, by best-selling author Jonas Jonas-son,.

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You could treat Dad to the latest novel by one ofthe big names in the world of fiction.

“An Officer and a Spy” by Robert Harris readslike a superior thriller but is actually a re-tellingof the intrigue behind the Dreyfuss Affair thatsome of us will remember from school historylessons.

Andy McNab has just released “Fortress”, the second bookin his Tom Buckingham series. This time the disgraced SAStrooper must intervene in a dangerous spiral of events in-volving terrorism, political ambition and the threat of assas-sination.

Norwegian master thriller-writer Jo Nesbo’s latest stand-alone novel is “The Son”, which follows model prisonerSonny as he breaks out of prison to discover the truth abouthis late father and make those responsible pay.

Tony Parsons tries his hand at crime writing with “The MurderBag”, a cleverly-plotted and thrilling read which introducesus to DC Max Wolfe. There’s a great sense of place and in-teresting references to Scotland Yard’s Black Museum,

You’re spoilt for choice.

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The Mitsubishi Outlander is a car with an impeccable pedigree– and now there is an exciting addition to the range. The Out-lander PHEV is, quite simply, the best 4x4 SUV PHEV availablein the UK market: the product of years of research and a passionto create a car that can fulfil the promise of a true hybrid.

Representing a hugely exciting opportunity for Mitsubishi Mo-tors, the all-new Outlander PHEV will make a dramatic entranceinto Mitsubishi showrooms all across the UK in May. Eagerlyawaited, this SUV is the greenest yet.

The Outlander PHEV is the most practical vehicle that qualifiesfor the Government’s £5,000 Plug-in Car Grant (P-iCG) with 5seats, 4WD capability and a very large boot. The car is kind tothe planet emitting just 44 g/km which means that there is noVehicle Excise Duty (VED) payable.

PricingMitsubishi Motors is delighted to announce that the OutlanderPHEV is the only plug-in hybrid in the UK market that does notcarry a price premium for its hybrid technology. In other wordscustomers can choose between a diesel or PHEV Outlander forthe same price. The entry-level GX3hOutlander PHEV is on salefor £28,249 after the grant. This is the same price as the Out-lander diesel GX3 auto.

Fuel EfficiencyPut simply, the Outlander PHEV offers environmentally friendly,all –electric operation for everyday use and engine power forlonger journeys. The vehicle’s unique combination of electricmotors and a 2.0 petrol engine give it amazing flexibility in opti-mising fuel efficiency and environmental performance whilst pro-viding a cruising range of 512 miles.

On electric power only, the Outlander PHEV can travel up to32.5 miles, enabling it to function entirely as an electric vehiclein most everyday situations – it more than covers the UK’s av-erage daily commute of 25 miles.1 The official fuel consumptionfigure for PHEV is 148mpg, based on industry standards set byEuropean law.

The Outlander PHEV can be remotely controlled through spe-cially-designed smartphone or tablet applications, making avail-able a variety of functions, including scheduled charging, pre-airconditioning, and access to information on battery charge anddoor status (on GX4h and GX4hs).

Managing Director of Mitsubishi Motors in the UK, LanceBradley, said:“Having the first SUV plug-in hybrid in the UK market that hasno premium over its diesel equivalent, has 4x4 capability withan EV range of 32.5 miles, can achieve 148mpg under the rightcircumstances and has emissions as low as 44g/km, puts Mit-subishi at the forefront of a new era in the automotive industry.

“This vehicle is extraordinary and very different to other hybridsin the market and we are delighted that the range starts from£28,249 but the vehicle has also met the high levels of criteriarequired to qualify for the Government Plug-in Car Grant. Withsuch low CO2 from 44g/km the Outlander PHEV also benefitsfrom £0 VED Vehicle Excise Duty.

“And if you are a company car driver, the BIK is just 5%, whichis a virtual pay-rise of hundreds of pounds per year.

“Therefore, it will appeal to a wide cross section of private indi-vidual and business users, with its exciting combination of inno-vation, style and technology. It truly is a car withoutcompromise.”

In A NutshellThe new, assertive Outlander PHEV offers a very comfortingsense of quiet, protection and safety to its occupants – a qualitycar of substance, it’s more economical, dynamic, safe and hasoutstanding environmental credentials. With this in mind, thenew Outlander PHEV represents a truly segment-leading SUV.

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