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EASTERN AIRWAYS IN-FLIGHT 34 | New Year 2011 TWEED GETS TRENDY Classic cloth rolls back into fashion ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: COLIN FIRTH THEMED HOTELS AND MUCH MUCH MORE… This is your complimentary in-flight magazine, to read now or to take home. Flexible Affordable Business Space EASY MOVE IN WITH A BIZSPACE SINGLE PAGE LICENCE AGREEMENT... ...SIGN UP AND MOVE IN ON THE SAME DAY! WE PROVIDE: Offices Industrial Units Serviced Offices Workshops Storage Virtual Offices ADVERT in. Studios Mail Boxes alk Meeting Rooms W p. gn u BIZSPACE is one of the UK's leading Si providers of managed workspace, offering ve in. flexible property licensing or leasing solutions Mo to the small business and corporate market. Whether your requirements are large or small, all of our Bizspace centres offer instant access to affordable accommodation at over 110 locations nationwide. 110 SITES AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE. Contact BIZSPACE National Sales 0870 60 999 06 www.bizspace.co.uk SUMMER SPECIAL! UP TO 50% OFF ON OFFICES AND INDUSTRIAL UNITS. WINTER SPECIAL!Contact: UP TOLindsay 50% Newby OFF ON 07813 OFFICES 825 AND 689. INDUSTRIAL UNITS. Contact: LindsayQuote Newby reference: 07813 Eastern 825 Airways. 689. Valid Quote until reference:15 September Eastern 2010 Airways. Valid until 31 March 2011 Offices • Serviced Offices • Industrial Units • Workshops • Studios • Storage • Meeting Rooms • Virtual Offices • Mail Boxes WELCOME Welcome to our 34th edition of the Eastern Airways customer magazine – we hope it will provide a pleasant addition to your in-flight experience... and that you’ll take it home and share it with your family and friends! Eastern Airways is a thoroughly modern airline and we like daily Emirates service from Newcastle – see page 7 for to think our magazine reflects our core values of punctual- more details. ity, reliability and convenience. At the same time, we like to recall something of the “golden age of flying”, with service In this issue we cover topics ranging from the rediscovered quality as king, and hope you’ll find that the magazine helps craze for “hashing” to the old craze for cooking. The main us to do just that. feature though focuses on the islands of Lewis and Harris in the Western Isles of Scotland, what this special place We continue to strive to ensure that a booking with Eastern offers to visitors but also what those visitors can take away Airways means a smooth and painless journey, from select- with them in the form of its world famous tweed, of which ing your flight, through fast-track security clearance at many we have a jacket as a prize. There’s also a chance to win a of our airports, to business lounge access for customers break to the Western Isles, flying with Eastern Airways to on flexible tickets and the high quality service on board our Stornoway and then staying in one of the island’s punctual, reliable flights. best hotels. Winter set in early this year with some spectacular snowfall Enjoy reading this magazine during your flight, we hope you across the whole of the UK. This cold snap may well be the have a pleasant journey and look forward to welcoming you stimulus for our customers based in North East Scotland to back soon. take advantage of the new ticketing agreement that Eastern Airways has established with Emirates. Eastern Airways The Eastern Team operates the first leg of the journey, which connects with the BIENVENUE VELKOMMEN FÀILTE CROESO Bienvenue à tous nos clients de Eastern Airways magasinet ønsker Tha Eastern Airways a’ cur fàilte Croeso gan Eastern Airways Grande-Bretagne et d’Europe våre kunder i Storbritannia og air ar luchd-cleachdaidh gu lèir magazine, i bob de la part de Eastern Airways Europa velkommen. bho Bhreatainn agus an Roinn un o’n cwsmeriaid ym mhob magazine. Eòrp. rhan o Brydain Fawr ac Ewrop. Eastern Airways er et av Eastern Airways figure parmi les Storbritannias ledende Tha Eastern Airways am measg Mae Eastern Airways ymhlith y principales compagnies aériennes ruteflyselskap. Vi håper at du vil prìomh làn-sheirbheisean adhair prif gwmnïau awyrennau yn y britan niques offrant un service de være fornøyd med servicen vår clàraichte na RA. Tha sinn an DU sy’n cynnig amserlen lawn vols réguliers. Nous espérons que – og at den tilbyr deg det lille dòchas gum meas sibh ar o wasanaethau. Gobeithio y vous nous trouverez attentifs à ekstra som er prikken over i-en. seirbheis, an dà chuid, cùramach gwelwch chi fod ein gwasanaeth vos besoins, avec ce petit plus Vi setter alltid pris på å motta dine agus beagan eadar-dhealaichte – yn un gofalus ac ychydig bach qui fait la différence, et sommes kommentarer om både servicen tha sinn an-còmhnaidh toilichte ur yn wahanol – rydyn ni bob amser toujours heureux de recevoir vos og magasinet. beachdan mun t-seirbheis againn, yn falch o gael eich sylwadau comment aires sur notre service Eastern-teamet is mu ar n-iris, a chluinntinn. am ein gwasanaeth ac am ein et notre magazine. Sgioba Eastern cylchgrawn. L’équipe Eastern Tîm Eastern Your assurance partner Bureau Veritas is a leading organisation within the oil and gas sector providing bespoke services to an impressive client portfolio. • Asset Integrity Management • Independent Competent Person Services • Inspection and Quality Assurance • Risk and Safety Services • Supplier Technical Assessments • Certification • Environmental Consultancy For further details, please contact our experts on 01224 892100 www.bureauveritas.co.uk CONTENTS CONTENTS 46 ROOMS WITH ATTITUDE 16 SCHOOL MEALS 32 COLIN FIRTH REGULARS FEATURES 07 EASTERN AIRWAYS NEWS 36 BARE ESSENTIALS 16 SCHOOL FOR CHEFS Everything that’s happening Eastern Airways’ network map, The renowned Rosemary Shrager around the Eastern Airways passenger information and lends a hand to budding chefs network right now destination guides at sumptuous Swinton Park in North Yorkshire 12 Q&A 46 ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Former paratrooper turned THEMED HOTELS 20 HASH IT UP entrepreneur Tony Banks now Most within easy reach of Izzy Abbott runs up against a fights for the care of others Eastern Airways destinations pleasurable new pastime – hashing 15 LATEST GADGETS 50 THE LAST WORD A parrot and a gorilla endear There are some places Harry 26 LEWIS AND HARRIS themselves to Neil McLoram Pearson won’t be venturing SPECIAL FEATURE this winter Stan Abbott revisits the islands after 25 years and finds 22 EXPLORATION EXPRESS: something of a renaissance HELMSLEY going on Tom Boden discovers the delights of the North York Moors… 32 COLIN FIRTH The popular actor talks about his royal role as George VI – 24 BOOK REVIEWS tipped for a nomination in this Scene-stealing travel tomes COMPETITION year’s Oscarspinnaker Tower is the UK’s tallest publicly accessible 25 LETTER FROM NORWAY 35 Win a luxury break on the tower outside London Gunn Sissel Jaklin on the beautiful Isle of Harris at the Norwegians’ love of monarchy Hotel Hebrides It opened to the public on October 18 Eastern Airways in-flight magazine is published © December 2010. 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Reservations: + 44 (0)8703 669100 Publisher: Stan Abbott www.easternairways.com Design: Barbara Allen ISSN: 2044-7124 For magazine comments: Advertising: Tom Boden Previously known as e-magazine, ISSN 1477-3031. [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)191 383 2838 e-mail: [email protected] Print: Acorn Web Offset Ltd, Normanton, West Yorkshire Front cover by Blue RiverFrontcoverby / 2011 7, Jan cinemas In 5 Energy: A Balanced Future Opportunities and challenges for the supply chain NOF Energy conference & exhibition Wednesday 2nd March 2011 Hilton Hotel, Newcastle, Gateshead, North East England The importance of securing a balanced energy mix in the future to meet demand within the UK will be addressed at the NOF Energy conference and exhibition on the 2nd March 2011. This one-day conference and exhibition will highlight the role of oil, gas, nuclear and offshore wind to achieve a balanced energy mix. The Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Charles Hendry will open the conference. Leading executives from ConocoPhillips, Centrica, EDF Energy, and Siemens Wind Power A/S Offshore will also present on the day alongside Oil & Gas UK, The Nuclear Industry Association and The Crown Estate. Opportunities and challenges As networking is an important aspect of any event, we have built plenty of time into the programme to meet other delegates and exhibitors from the energy supply chain along with our Tier 1 and 2 guests from industry. An informal drinks reception will take place the evening before to which all sponsors, speakers, delegates and exhibitors are invited. This will provide you with pre-conference networking opportunities. For more information contact: Caroline Lofthouse, Marketing & Events Manager NOF Energy Email [email protected] Telephone +44 (0)191 3846464 Silver sponsor EASTERN AIRWAYS NEWS NEWS FROM EASTERN AIRWAYS DESTINATIONS NEWS FROM EASTERN AIRWAYS JET SERVICE FOR NORWAY ABERDEEN LINKS TO DUBAI Eastern Airways has introduced jet aircraft on its services Eastern Airways has signed a ticketing agreement with between Aberdeen and Norway.