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There In the summer, out in the middle of the lawn was a time when they would be happily out and ideally placed for the full summer sun, working there at 6am – for the sheer delight in they have a swing. Not so much a sitting room, doing it. more a lying back taking things easy sort of And it paid off. It is a wonderful garden and place. has been open to the public, featured on cal- This is the place to sit in the afternoon, with endars, hosted WI garden parties. a novel, or a play on the radio and drift gently But now they have let their standards slip a with the smell from the rosebeds. smidgeon. They still love being outside but From here you can see sideways down into now they have time to relax and enjoy it more. the enormous vegetable patch. In the middle And they do. of that is a functional wooden bench made For a lot of people, the garden is an extra from old railway sleepers. This is strictly for room in their house. For my sister it’s anoth- quick tea breaks in the middle of digging or er house. weeding. There are two greenhouses. One has Her outside kitchen is a little bay outside an ancient wooden armchair and sometimes the backdoor that gets the sun for the first few my brother-in-law retreats in here to the peace hours of the day. This is a very functional cor- and quiet and smell of tomatoes. He calls it his ner, featuring an old formica table that I’m study. sure I remember 40 years ago in our parents’ And finally, there is a bench and small table house. Now it serves when she’s preparing under the lilac tree. This gets the late after- vegetables. The outside tap is there too, very noon and evening sun. This is the lounge bar, handy. So she sits in the morning sun, peeling, where we have large gins or cold beers at the scraping, chopping. It’s where my brother-in- end of the day, whether or not we’ve done any law is banished to – whatever the weather – work in the garden. 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Orchard House is only eight years old and Caroline, right, is sad to leave The Turner family are on the move, leaving a stunning house and tulip-filled garden for the next residents Tiptoeing through the tulips...

S the name suggests, Orchard invasive, but their pretty flowers fill the House in Kirkby Fleetham near borders every summer,” says Caroline. Northallerton, was built on the Cottage garden favourites, delphinium and orchard belonging to the former penstemon thrive here, as well as lupins and Manor house at the head of the hollyhocks. The garden is a private haven Avillage green. The last vestige of the orchard full of colour and interest, and a lovely place Now at 23-25 Whitworth Drive, Aycliffe Industrial Estate is a sad and spindly plum tree. It bears a few to spend long summer days. The rustic swing sweet and sticky fruit high up on the tree, in the corner is smothered in clematis If you’re looking for a full kitchen or just a pair but the wasps get the benefit before the montana with its pinky-mauve flowers in Black Gloss 3mtr of hinges give us a call, we supply all your family can pick them. However, the history of spring and lush green foliage in summer and W orktops, only kitchen needs at a price you will like. W hite Ceramic I nset Sink the grounds means that for a modern house – autumn. 1 £50 As we manufacture our own cabinets we can 1 / 2 bowl built in 1997 – the Turner family are lucky Inside the house, the mood is more M atching splashback make to your design if required. £195 enough to have a garden bordered by mature restrained. The riot of colours outside is £30 p er length Fitting can be arranged if required, but we’re trees. “The privacy and shelter are superb,” tempered by cool neutrals within. “I am a happy to supply and advise DIY customers. says Caroline, who lives there with husband conservative and traditional interior Sam, a director of Sam Turner’s in decorator,” says Caroline. Price examples for Calgary, Buche or Chicago range including rigid built 18mm cabinets with doors, hinges, adjustable legs Northallerton, and their five-year-old son The spacious sitting room is a very pale BASE UNITS DRAWER PACKS WALL UNITS Harry stone colour. It contrasts well with the brick, Set back from the road, Orchard House was stone and oak fireplace and provides a 1000 £68.00 600 1000 £64.00 built in a traditional style by a local builder, neutral backdrop for the vast collection of 4 Drawers £82.00 and positioned right in the middle of its plot. books, pictures and photographs that line 1000 800 £62.00 At the front, a walled garden with iron gates the walls. Above the sofa (Tetrad from Barker Corner £58.00 600 Pan leads onto the sweep of gravelled drive. and Stonehouse) is a beloved collection of Drawers £94.00 600 £43.00 Alpine planting tops the retaining wall to a family and friends’ photographs. Marks & woodland garden, sheltered by large limes, a Spencer pale gold coloured curtains match 800 £66.00 500 £41.00 copper beech, holly and sycamore. Here, in the straw coloured carpet that runs 500 spring, woodland bulbs, cowslips and throughout the house. 600 £48.00 4 Drawers £80.00 400 £39.00 hellebores flower, while in autumn it’s Caroline repainted the dining room with brightened with Japanese anemones. A small Laura Ashley’s ‘faded gold’ and 500 £46.00 300 £38.00 pond with a fountain has water lilies, irises, reupholstered the dining chairs (an heirloom 500 Pan arching grasses and a frog or two. from her husband’s family) in their ‘summer Drawers £92.00 400 £44.00 635 L To either side of the house, planting rose’ fabric, introducing scarlet to bring brightens up the pathways. To one side trees interest. Shape blossom in spring, covering a metal archway The kitchen leads from the dining room, 300 £44.00 400 Corner £112.00 4 Drawers £78.00 with pink blooms. Hydrangea and hibiscus and from that a dark green hardwood flower in summer. To the other side, a raised conservatory with a Fired Earth terracotta 900L 635 patio is surrounded with honeysuckle, roses floor and squashy cream sofas with home- Shape 300 Across and lavender, making it a fragrant place to made toile de Jouy and silk cushions. Corner £120.00 4 Drawers £78.00 Corner £112.00 sit in summer. The rear garden was mainly After three years of trials with paler lawn and trees three years ago, until colours, Caroline painted the walls of the Caroline enlarged the borders and crammed kitchen in Craig and Rose’s ‘Arabian red’, to We supply: Kitchen Cabinets * Doors * Sinks S tainless Steel them with favourite plants. Dicentra, or match the terracotta floor and bring out the F REE MEASURE Taps * All Types Of Appliances * Worktops And 6 00mm Chimney bleeding heart, in pink and white is a warmth in the pale maple cabinets. The wall A ND DESIGN w ith 5-year Accessories * Hardware * Handles * G uarantee S ERVICE recurring theme. The ferny foliage and tiles are also terracotta coloured, with a Lots Of Help And Advice £119 delicate flowers spread high and wide and racing green trim. The Rangemaster create a brilliant display for months. ceramic-topped range cooker is in the same Good Quality, Good Price, Good Sense “We planted more than 100 tulips, mainly green. The kitchen is small, but cleverly the ‘rhubarb and custard’ coloured parrot designedn. Integral appliances include a variety. I have let foxgloves and aquilegia fridge, freezer and dishwasher. 01325 313333 self-seed around, pulling up those that are Continued on page 8 http://clients.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/ne_month July 2005 7

Above: the kitchen – small, but perfectly formed; left: the flower covered bower in the garden and the family’s large collection of books

Inside ❛ the house, the mood is more restrained. The riot of colours outside is tempered by cool neutrals within

Above left: the oak settle is an old family piece and has a New Testament inscription, “Knock & it shall be opened unto you”. The cushions are from John Lewis (topiary) and Laura Ashley (velvet). Left: the pretty main bedroom 8 http://clients.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/ne_month interiors

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Upstairs the three spacious bedrooms are painted pale, calming shades from Permoglaze and large built-in cupboards maximise storage. In the main bedroom a pale apple green contrasts with the berry red in the curtain material. Caroline made the curtains from fabric from CB Furnishings in Northallerton, whom she relies on for most of her curtain fabric, trims, bedding and many decorative accessories. The spacious landing is bright and airy thanks to windows (there are wooden sashes throughout) at either end and ● Orchard House is for sale at £350,000 gives enough room for bookshelves and a through Stanton Mortimer (01609) writing desk. Both the main bathroom 773004 and the ensuite feature large powerful showers and the second bedroom is set up as an office, with separate phone line. ADDRESS BOOK “We’re moving from Orchard House this CB Furnishings, fabric, trimmings, bedding summer, and it’s with some sadness that etc. Standard Way, Northallerton (01609) I’ll leave. It’s a warm house and a friendly 772916 house and one that has room for a family,” Sam Turner & Sons Limited, Darlington says Caroline. “But my husband is a Road, Northallerton, paints, hardware and passionate gardener and wants a bigger garden centre (01609) 772422 garden, acres rather than square feet, so Fired Earth, 220a High Street Northallerton, we’re offagain, somewhere else.” tile and paints (01609) 774402 It’s not all regret though. Caroline is Laura Ashley, 1 South Parade, Northallerton relishing the thought of a new interior to paints, fabrics, lamps (01609) 780698 work on. http://clients.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/ne_month 9

ACH season has its own mood, and summer has a E more relaxed feel as we break routines with spontaneous outdoor entertaining and holidays. Rooms should be freshly dressed and more simply decorated, making them easier to look after and live in. Whip down curtains, remove furniture loose covers and bedspreads and get them cleaned, then store until the autumn. Once everything’s stripped away you can literally look at rooms anew. Light will flood in through windows and Handmade Lincoln Chair with solid give you fresh ideas for revamping beech frame, £599, from New your living space. England 0870 872 6292 If you need help, John Lewis www.newenglandlifestyle.com offers a free Furnishing Advice Service to help you refresh, revamp Mulberry or even redesign your home room Home’s Grandes by room. Take a photograph of the Vacances room you wish to change and collection. advisers will take you through Fabrics start colour schemes, fabric and from around shopping accessories – really taking the £24 a metre headache out of redecorating. For and include red nearest store call (08456) 049049. and white striped San Tropez on chair, £29 a metre, and Parisian Scene, £45m

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Right: Monsignor Charlton and church member and garden volunteer Anne Press in a quiet corner of the garden at St Joseph’s, above Gardening correspondent BRIGID PRESS is transported back to her childhood every time she visits the verdant surrounds of a Stokesley church Where to go in peace

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Have fun and get paid for it 14a Queen Street Arcade, YOU NEED THE dergoing my confirmation training. We The greenhouse is bounded by the large cot- Contact us anytime at the above Darlington address or telephone us on would normally sit midway down the tage border. This houses just about every plant right hand aisle, though I must confess though typical to a country garden. There are big Darlington 01325 356539 I TA or Newcastle 0191 265 6180 that it has been at least ten years since my last mounds of hostas pushing their leathery T ERRITORIAL ARMY w ww.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/34sigregt mass here. I felt no guilt, though, as I passed leaves up in a fountain of foliage, offset by the 850427 beneath the cobalt blue stained glass windows sharp shadows of crocosmia behind them. of Saint Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church on Phlox, geranium and creeping campanula soft- the outskirts of Stokesley. In fact, it was the en the scene. Iris, Japanese anemone and big If you are serious about garden colour of these windows that gave me inspira- bunches of scabious will add height in the late tion and sparked a thousand garden designs summer months, but for now just sit simmer- during my “blue glass” period. I nodded my ing in gentle green mounds. machinery, talk to us thanks to the smiling statue that watched me A large, deep purple rhododendron marks from above as I made my way into the church the beginning of the shrub border. Here the Sam Turner’s is a family business established since 1931 and we pride surrounds. canopy is made up of mature horse chestnuts, ourselves in being a unique store to the North of England Just before the hall (which brought back pussy willow, sycamore, rowan and oak. The memories of sweet sherry and mince pies) is a sunlight filters through and creates a dappled Ride on small seating area, simply laid out to brick and woodland effect on the underneath shrubbery gravel, with a few green benches sited against of mahonia, broom, escalonia and berberis. Lawn the wall. This marks the end of the formal part Birds scurry and rustle behind their leafy cam- Mowers of the church grounds. Through the small ouflage, safe in the knowledge that it would f rom wooden gate lies the rest of the verdant take half an hour with a machete to hack £999 garden. through the luscious growth to get to them. First impressions are of a typical English A series of neatly clipped golden leylandii i nc vat scene. A large, well mown lawn, surrounded by adds control to the scene. They also hide a F REE DELIVERY TO YOUR HOME a backdrop of evergreen shrubs and inter- bench on the edge of the glade, constructed 100’s of Pedestrian F riendly spersed with blocks of bouncy, colourful peren- from large stone slabs (reminiscent of ancient Mowers in stock e xperienced staff nials. Glimpses of circular and arched stained headstones), which makes an ideal place to glass windows, and warm, old brickwork add rest and contemplate the generous and com- Superb range of garden machinery, furniture, clothing, to the sense of history and spirituality. fortable solitude of the garden. fencing, gates, ornaments, The first rest area is an immaculately weed- Wild lilacs, with their smaller but more del- greenhouses and much more. ed patio made from old, buff coloured, flag- icately perfumed flowers mingle with wild Come along and see. stones. To one side is a ‘fence’ made from the roses and variegated elder, and then, quite un- remains of a fancy mullioned window. The bor- expectedly the leaden frame of an arched win- der to the other side is filled with restful blue dow stands serenely in the grass. It is the un- Sam Turner & Sons Ltd hues made up of pansies, lavender, geranium usual, but inventive support structure for a Darlington Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL6 2XB and aquilegia. A large mid-blue abutilon climbing hydrangea, and acts as a full stop to Te l.( 01609) 772422 Fax (01609) 770653 stands guard near the gate, whilst the soft the borders. A wildlife area lies behind it, filled Ellerbeck Way, Stokesley Industrial Park, Stokesley (01642) 713794 (Closed Sat pm & Sun) white foxgloves run amok in un-uniformed with hedge parsley, bluebells and honesty and Agricultural & Horticultural Merchants fashion amongst the rest of the carefully plant- bounded by an old, warped wrought iron gate. ed specimens. The garden becomes more formal from here Open: Mon-Sat 8am-5pm • Sun 10am-4pm The scent of a large wild bird cherry tree on in. Compost bays, filled with the flakiest, http://clients.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/ne_month July 2005 11 RICHARD DOUGHTY Pictures: crumbliest soil form the working heart of the garden. It is where all green life ends, and all new life begins. Much of this life- giving mulch goes onto the vegetable gar- den which provides Monsignor Charlton with blackcurrants, raspberries, gooseber- ries and rhubarb. He likes his soft fruit, but his favourite are the large, juice-laden berries that dangle from his much prized thornless bramble. The garden is tended by various groups and individuals. Monsignor will potter around, weeding as he contemplates his day’s work. One of the parishioners mows the lawn, whilst another oversees the bor- ders. The millennium volunteers from Northallerton College do much of the backbreaking digging over and planting up. They are led by Donna, who lives lo- cally and regularly attends the church. She has an ulterior motive in keeping the gar- den looking its best. She is getting married at Saint Joseph’s next month, and the after ceremony pictures will be taken… in the garden.

It is ❛ where all green life ends, and all new life begins

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Stocking classic and contemporary occasional and elegant furniture for OPEN: your home. Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm Whether you are looking for an oak dining set, a pine bedroom suite or birch Quality, famous-brand occasional furniture, Dovetails has it all. furniture . . . at exceptional With containers of new stock arriving value for money prices Sir John Ropner with visitor Elizabeth Estensen and her weekly, you will be sure to find that special children, walking the dogs at picturesque Thorp Perrow piece of furniture for your home, in our warehouse. DOVETAILS Ltd All furniture is slight seconds or end of Tel 01845 522144 THORP PERROW ARBORETUM line stock but when you are purchasing famous High Street brands at a fraction Furniture Clearance Warehouse, Unit 6, THIS 85-acre site contains one of the finest private of the price, a slight imperfection pales Woodstock Way (behind Teleware), Thirsk collections of trees and shrubs in the country. It includes into insignificance. Industrial Estate, York Road, Thirsk nature trails, a lake, picnic area, and children’s play area. There are also special woodland trails that match each breed of pet dog to different types of tree and the seasonally changing colours of shrubs and blossoms. Contact details: Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Bedale, North Yorkshire DL8 2PR (01677) 425323, www.thorpperrow. com Opening times: Open from dawn to dusk all year round. Admission to the arboretum and falcons: £5.75 adults, £4.40 OAPs, £2.95 children, under fours free. Special events: Saturday, July 30, 7.30pm – Bats and Birds Evening. Meet birds of prey followed by a slide show and talk on bats. Sunday, August 7 – Owl, Butterfly and Dragonfly Day. Talk on owls followed by a flying display and guided butterfly and dragonfly tour. Wednesday, August 10 and Tuesday, August 16, 11am-3pm – children’s activity days.

The long summer holidays are here at last so SARAH FOSTER suggests some places in the region that can’t fail to keep the family amused

NORTHERN ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS 28 High Street Haunts for the Spennymoor, Co. Durham 01388 815223 KITCHENS holidays THE FORBIDDEN www.bowesmuseum.org.uk CORNER Opening times: Open daily from 11am-5pm. A UNIQUE labyrinth of Admission: £7 adults, £6 concessions, under 16s and tunnels, chambers, follies disabled carers free. 75% OFF Special events: Free Food and Craft Festival with and surprises in a four acre garden, recently rides, July 23 and 24, 10am to 5pm. STOCK CLEARANCE voted Yorkshire’s best children’s attraction. It BEAMISH MUSEUM Britain’s largest independent kitchen retailer/manufacturer includes the temple of SET in over 300 acres of countryside, Beamish has its first ever clearance sale - Thousands of kitchens to clear. the underworld, the eye vividly recreates life in the North of England in the Examples: of the needle and a huge early 1800s and 1900s and is winner of both the Kitchens with solid oak or birch cabinets and doors pyramid made of British Museum of the Year and European Museum complete with worktops, sink, tap, appliances and all extras. translucent glass. of the Year Awards. Attractions include Home Farm, SHOULD COST £6000 Contact details: The the Colliery Village and working trams and buses. Forbidden Corner, The Contact details: Beamish, The North of England Open ON OFFER FOR £1495 Tupgill Park Estate, Air Museum, Beamish, County Durham DH9 ORG, Kitchens in shaker beech style complete with worktops, sink, tap, Coverdale, Middleham, 0191-370 4000, www.beamish.org.uk stainless steel appliances and all extras. Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4TJ (01969) 640638, Opening times: Saturday, March 19-Sunday, October www.yorkshirenet.co.uk/theforbiddencorner/ 30, open daily from 10am-5pm. Last admission 3pm. SHOULD COST £4000 Opening times: Open every day from March 24- Admission: £15 adults, £12 over 60s, £9 children aged October 31; 12 noon-6pm Monday to Saturday and five-16, under fives free. ON OFFER FOR £895 10am-6pm Sundays and bank holidays. Special events: Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17 – Hundreds of other kitchen styles to choose from including, Admission: £7 adults, £6 senior citizens, £5 children, National Archaeology Weekend with demonstrations white, pine, limed oak, maple and much more. Limited stock available. £23 family ticket. and activities including baking, calligraphy and For a free design and plan or for further details Admission by advance booking only. Northumbrian pipe music. Saturday, August 6 – Georgian Fair: a recreation of an 1825 fair with fire- eating, corn dolly FREEPHONE: THE BOWES MUSEUM making and military The museum has a collection of European fine and drills. Saturday, August 0800 0324111 decorative arts from 1400-1875 that is unrivalled in 27 – Horse Ploughing the North of England. It is set in 23 acres of gardens Match. Lines open 9am-8pm 7 days and parkland and has a café and gift shop. ● For a full list of events, contact the Licensed Credit Broker. Written details on request. 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Les Dales is the senior buyer at The quite rare even then and House, which has stores in Yarm, were the last pair. They cost Harrogate and Leeds. Based at the me £300 – and I loved them. Yarm store, Les has been buying for Very cool. I still have them, though the waistline The House for four years. Les is due to prohibits me from ever be married this year in Las Vegas and putting them on these days has two children. (probably a blessing).

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE WHERE ARE YOUR YOUR LOOK? FAVOURITE SHOPS? Quite casual really (I only ever wear a suit In terms of location, without a for work). I’m into my rock and roll music so doubt – London. It’s better most of the time I look like some kind of than Milan, New York or Paris Sixties throwback! I’m practically always in in my opinion. I don’t really denim. I suppose with the rock look being have a particular favourite quite current at the moment I could be store – obviously I shop in classed as ‘down with the kids’ – but most of The House for most things the time I just look like some silly geezer out I need. of The Who or the Beatles. WHICH WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE CELEBRITY’S ITEM OF CLOTHING? ABOVE, LEFT TO RIGHT STYLE DO YOU ADMIRE? ● Prada Sport creased nylon biker, The second-hand Wrangler denim jacket I I suppose my modern-day style icon picked up in a used denim store in London. Blue Blood overdyed denim jeans, would be Kate Moss. I also admire John Umbro by Kim Jones trainers It’s falling to bits but it is still an essential Lennon for his left-of-centre quirkiness part of my wardrobe. Accessory-wise, it has ● Dries Van Noten black linen two- Magnet EASTMOUNT and probably Liam Gallagher for his to be shades – you can’t have enough shades. button, Prada loafers, Helmut Lang WE confidence and sharpness with the threads. ARE white shirt HERE RO Other notable icons of cool for me would be

STREET ● Wrangler denim jacket, Armani Reg AD WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR WORST BUY? Mick Jagger (1968-1974), Deborah Harry in AD Vardy silk scarf, Levis 501 slim fit jeans, Renault When I was about 19 or so I bought this Paul her day, and George Best was a bit of a VALLEY cowboy boots, vintage shades Smith casual cotton hooded jacket with dapper geezer too.

NORTH RO CHESNUT ST matching trousers. It was grey with a huge You can find collections from Prada RUSSELL RUSSELL UGHTON RD bold vertical stripe running down it. The ST ST HA WHO’S YOUR FAVOURITE DESIGNER RING RO Bannatynes Sport, Umbro Kim Jones, Blue worst thing is, I actually used to wear them Tom Ford. Untouchable. AD Blood and Armani amongst many together at nightclubs and raves – on other men’s and women’s reflection, it looked horrendous. I looked like collections at The House. Stores an extra from Porridge. ❛ Most of the time I just are at High Street, Yarm, Cleveland; Cheltenham Crescent, AND WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR look like some silly Harrogate; Street Lane, Roundhay, MOST EXPENSIVE? Leeds. For more information call I bought a pair of Gold Label Vivienne geezer out of The Who 01642 790816 or visit Westwood Bondage Trousers in the early www.thehouseyarm.co.uk 1990s from her King’s Road shop. They were or the Beatles ● Shopping in Yarm: See page 16 http://clients.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/ne_month July 2005 15

out on the town beauty NE Magazine’s style experts, Judie McCourt and Allison McKay, take to the social honeypots of the region in search of style Chocolate without and individuality MARIA LANCASTER the weight gain

TREATMENT: Chocotherapy WHERE: The Works, Tall Trees, Yarm McCourt (01642) 785 440 SMITH HERE can’t be many who can say JULIA they’ve been covered in chocolate, T but like a porn star and a Curly Wurly, I’m now one of them. Arriving for my chocotherapy, I admit to being a spa & McKay novice. As someone who has never had a beauty treatment, and considers a haircut a luxury, I’m unsure of what to expect. director of Reflex Vehicle THE ATLANTIC BAR AND GRILL Salon owner Andrea Harrison, my therapist Solutions. He was impressed SITUATED at the top of Coniscliffe Road for the day, assures me that I’ll enjoy it, with the look of the Atlantic in Darlington. The Atlantic Bar and Grill predicting a sublime feeling of well-being. Bar and Grill and believes it brings socialising and dining together in Although new to the North-East – Andrea fills a much needed slot in an informal setting. Open from 8am until believes she’s the first to introduce it – Darlington. 11pm, it is a great place to meet for chocotherapy has been established in the John managed to look coffee, have a leisurely lunch, supper or South for some time. It involves pure casually stylish with quality just a drink. The décor is warm and cocoa blended with essential oils being clothing – Donna Karan jeans, a welcoming with a modern approach. rubbed into the skin, the smell and feel of Roy Robson jacket, Van Heusen We were celebrating its opening with real chocolate evoking hedonistic bliss. The shirt, Church shoes and Tiffany the many friends of owner Les Langley one thing you can’t do is eat it, but the cufflinks. Although he shops in who also owns the Atlantic Bar and Club idea is that you won’t want to, being so London and Leeds, he is always in Duke Street, Darlington. high on pleasure-giving endorphins. impressed with the quality and We step into the treatment room and service at Geoffrey Gillow in with the music soft and lights dimmed, the Darlington’s Grange Road. At JULIA SMITH atmosphere is instantly relaxing. Andrea the moment he is listening to JULIA, 29, works as a PA. Her favourite discreetly leaves me and when she returns, Kaiser Chiefs, Faithless and shops are Debenhams in Stockton, Zara in I’m lying as requested beneath a towel, in James Blunt. Newcastle and for something a bit special, only a pair of disposable pants. she heads for Psyche in Middlesbrough. This treatment is not for the ultra Julia was wearing a brown top by Asda, LES LANGLEY modest, as Andrea explains when she jeans from Topshop and shoes from & Eve LES, 38, is owner of the removes the towel, and under normal at Yarm. As for beauty, forget about Atlantic Bar and Grill. Les has circumstances, she wouldn’t recommend it expensive cleansers. Julia recommends a passion for fashion and this for a first-timer. However I’ve said I’m up Baby Wipes. To happily hum along to, was no exception – Firetrap NGLEY LES LA for anything and actually, I’m quite Julia’s CD of the moment is Tony Christie. jeans, Versace shirt and tie, comfortable. Paul Smith jacket and Geoffrey We strike up an easy conversation as DAVID PENMAN West shoes. Running two Andrea gets to work, covering me with a DAVID is the proprietor of businesses doesn’t leave much mixture of sea salt and almond oil. She David Penman Cars, a Seat time for shopping but any spare rubs this into my skin, as she would before moment Les gets, he heads for dealership in Darlington. JOHN COLLINS any treatment, to get rid of the dead Like John and Les, David Flannels in Newcastle and Zara flakes. A wipe down with mitts is next, got the smart/casual in London. His health and leaving me clean and ready for the look just right, skincare regime consists of football, a CLAIRE chocolate. mixing a Ted Baker balanced diet and Nivea cream for the COAKLEY This has been melted and gently jacket with Gucci skin. To relax while driving, he listens to CLAIRE, 26, is a warmed, and before applying it, Andrea shirt and jeans and Stevie Wonder. bank manager, drops a small blob onto my back. When I Geoffrey West but her looks, confirm that the temperature’s fine, she shoes. MARIA LANCASTER personality and begins massaging it into my body, covering David is a very MARIA, 39, is a medical rep. The Atlantic style defy the every inch with the brown sticky paste. The active person and Bar and Club has provided a perfect venue stereotype. smell is delicious, completely enveloping loves nothing better for Maria to host her business meetings in Claire likes to me and lingering long after the treatment. than hitting the one of the private rooms. Maria stood out shop in Diva in Fully coated, I’m wrapped in plastic and slopes with his with her slim figure, which fitted perfectly Yarm. She was left to absorb. snowboard and skis. into a colourful dress by Miss Sixty from wearing a top When it’s time to clean me up Andrea is Shopping is not his Leggs in Darlington. Maria is a fan of from unfazed, using a toner to help remove the favourite pastime so to Leggs and Élan and is always the first to Warehouse, cocoa. In a short while, I’m back to my make it more of a check out the season’s latest looks. skirt by Tunnel pale self – but with luxuriously silky skin. A pleasure he heads to To keep herself trim, happy and healthy, in Leeds, a coating of moisturiser completes the Covent Garden in Maria doesn’t eat bread or pasta, she cardigan from treatment, which has taken about an hour. Attitude in DAVID PENMAN London which houses teaches keep fit, washes her hair twice a I leave the salon feeling calm and Yarm and the labels he likes all week, uses Christian Dior cleanser and refreshed – the way I feel after a workout. I COAKLEY jewellery from within a short distance toner as well as Kanebo products. CLAIRE may not have burned any calories, but at Fenwick’s. of each other. least I haven’t consumed any. She David is listening to ● TV and radio presenter Judie McCourt and Sarah Foster recommends, Snow Patrol and the celebrity hair and make-up artist Allison Terra Dior ● A full body chocotherapy treatment Futureheads. McKay run AM Creative Productions, which costs £40. You can also have a specialises in creative and social event blusher, lip gloss by Estee chocotherapy facial, £36, or a body JOHN COLLINS management and PR treatment and facial combined, £50. amcreativeproductions.com Lauder and a JOHN is a managing good dentist. 16 July 2005 http://clients.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/ne_month YA SAMPLE MENU shopping STARTER Twice Baked Swiss Cheese

Soufflé RM MAIN COURSE Ribeye Steak, Parillada Chimichori, Crushed Potatoes and Red Wine DESSERT Raspberry Crème Bruleé Something 110 High Street, Yarm for everyone OPEN 10 - 12.30 With its designer shops and trendy eateries, Yarm has established and itself as a must-destination for the fashion conscious. Women’s 5.30 - 9.30 Editor LINDSAY JENNINGS discovers its charms

Monday - Saturday HINGS have definitely been hap- owned by Howard Egglestone, who also has and one Sunday pening at the designer store, The stores in Durham City – offer a colourful House in Yarm, since Peter and choice for the younger market, from Ted every month Steven Bell took over. The brothers Baker to Firetrap. Layered t-shirts in pinks, bought the store in August last year yellows and greens are proving popular Tfrom Steel River and have set about ex- with Yarm’s fashion-conscious males while 01642 788558 panding the business, including an exten- candy colours are still hot for the girls. sive refurbishment of the Grade II listed Yarm also has plenty to offer for the fash- High Street building. ionable home. Cameo specialises in the Lucy Smith, retail operation manager at French romantic look with everything you The House, and buyer Les Dales, say the ex- could want for the girly boudoir. Beautiful citing plans have allowed them to target a crystal chandeliers from as little as £28, younger customer while keeping their clas- beaded cushions and tactile throws in pas- sic buyers happy. tel colours and creams, add to the opulent “The House is very well known for its feel. classic collections, and we’re not moving Owner Sue Harriman, who has stores in Summer Sale away from that, but we’ve brought in labels Stokesley and Norton, says: “We’re finding such as Diesel and David Bitton (who has the Marilyn Monroe look with her 1950s film been dubbed the new Diesel), to appeal to star glamour is very popular at the Now On! younger buyers,” says Les. “The idea is that moment.” there’s room for everyone at The House.” And when the feet are tired from too much As part of the expansion, the café bistro shopping, the attraction of Yarm lies in the Fantastic area is being doubled in size thanks to a vast array of trendy eateries and bars to beautiful glass roofed extension. With the choose from, from Thai and Indian food to reductions kitchen size tripled, it will also be available French and Italian. for public functions with a licensed bar. Chadwicks offers a continental feel with on all Spring/Summer Regular customers will also be aware that a mouth-watering menu, while in the warm the homeware department has been re- surroundings of The Brasserie Restaurant collections - nicole farhi moved in favour of a fabulous new shoes typical fare can include twice-baked Roque- and accessories section – a must-see for any fort cheese soufflé followed by pan-fried oska Sex and the City girls out there. Shoes, lemon sole. shirin guild handbags and hats by designers such as The Hide Café Bar and Grill offers an ex- Marc Jacobs, Vivienne Westwood, Rodo, tensive menu to suit all purses and its rich crea Philip Treacy and Okapi will soon by joined wooden floors and caramel colours provide by glamorous Gina shoes, beloved of red car- a relaxing environment in which to unwind sonja marohn pet celebrities. at the bar with a drink at the end of a long birkenstock Upstairs, a contemporary hair centre has day. Alternatively, why not stop offfor been created, so shoppers can ensure they lunch and enjoy a crayfish and rocket sand- ghost look their best for a fabulous night out. And, wich in granary bread with firecracker lob- not to be outdone, the menswear sections of- ster crisps and a flavoured latte? joseph fers something for every man with style, mulberry from jeans at £80 to tailored suits. The Bells are also expanding their de- jane norris signer store concept with the opening of The House is very new designer stores at Cheltenham Cres- sand cent, Harrogate, and at Street Lane, Round- ❛ well known for its hay, Leeds. older, classic collections, “There’s so much going on, it’s just been non-stop since last August,” says Lucy. and we’re not moving The rest of Yarm’s thriving High Street, which is one of the widest in England, also away from that, but boasts a range of individual fashion bou- tiques. With its light and airy interior, The we’ve brought in labels Conservatory offers a wonderful relaxing such as Diesel and ambience in which to choose from their col- lection of classic, contemporary designs. 21-23 Acorn Road, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne Tel: 0191 281 7855 David Bitton to appeal Further down the High Street, Strides 115-117 High Street, Yarm, Cleveland Tel: 01642 785 342 menswear and View womenswear – both to younger buyers www.theconservatory.uk.com http://clients.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/ne_month July 2005 17

The newly converted conservatory area at The House. Below: Sue Harriman in Cameo and The Hide Bar, a perfect place to relax after a hard day’s shopping TON UL BO ART STU Pictures: 18 July 2005 http://clients.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/ne_month gadget man How to read with your eyes closed

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OING abroad this summer? years (my Compaq 9000 PDA came with an You’ll be needing something Audible player five years ago) but now it to read on the beach then. has launched a dedicated UK reader ser- How about Dan Brown’s Da vice. Vinci Code or maybe your For a small fee Audible will provide a taG stes run to something like Brimstone, downloadable version of popular titles. It the latest sizzler from acclaimed Ameri- can be copied to an iPod or a memory card can duo Lincoln Preston? for use with a PDA. Whatever you like to read, the chances The BBC has already embraced MP3 are this summer you won’t be cramming compression technology to cram several the suitcase with paperbacks. All you need stories on a single CD. Doctor Who fans is an iPod or any other solid state MP3 were among the first to enjoy this and the player and you’ve got enough room to results are terrific – the spoken word con- store the contents of a library that would denses far more efficiently than a complex make even the Bodelian look a bit thread- piece of music. bare. The Beeb reckons downloading will do FASTCARD is your key to accessing leisure centres across Hambleton-more often Audio books have been around for ten to for audio books what it did for the music and at alower price. To START losing weight, STAY fit or to SUCCEED with 15 years but until now they have always business. Or will it? your goals; call now: been looked upon as a bit of a cop-out. Maybe I’m a bit old fashioned (should I Bedale Leisure Centre (01677) 427272 Stokesley Leisure Centre (01642) 711140 Most of them are edited for length (a full be admitting this in a gadgets column?) HambletonLeisure Centre (01609) 777070 Thirsk Swimming Pool (01845) 522447 blown adaptation usually runs to several but I still enjoy reading the traditional hours and most audio books last for three way. hours or less), some of them for content There’s something about a book. The and a few even add sound effects for lis- way it smells when you open it for the first teners unable to think for themselves. time, the inevitable battered appearance But the success of solid state/hard disk it acquires as you plunge into the narra- drive audio players has turned the audio tive and the little marks it picks up along book scene into a hive ofactivity. The mar- the way. A good book is like an old friend ket is now worth more than £70m annual- – and I enjoy seeing it on my shelves, ly – and sales are growing fast. knowing that I could pick it up again and Waterstone’s says demand for audio be transported back to the first time I books is up by 35 per cent this year at a started reading it. Anyway, listening to time when the paperback market (Dan audio books just sends me to sleep. I wake Brown aside) is stagnant at best. up an hour later and haven’t the faintest And, as if to show that audio books are idea what’s gone on. now socially acceptable to all classes, some Ah well, I guess I’ll just have to leave a of the most popular choices are classics few pairs of socks at home this summer to such as Ulysses and even War and Peace. make way for a copy of Lincoln Preston’s Originally aimed at elderly readers Cabinet of Curiosities. You haven’t read it whose eyesight meant they couldn’t enjoy yet? Better order a copy straight away – or a book, audio adaptations span the entire download one if you’re not sure… readership spectrum. Celebrity readers (such as David Jason Whatever you like to who narrates some of the Inspector Frost audio books) have helped encourage sales ❛ read, the chances among younger buyers. And now the inevitable has happened – are this summer you audio books have joined the iPod genera- tion. won’t be cramming the Audible, a trader of online audio books, suitcase with paperback has been a player in the US for several http://clients.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/ne_month July 2005 19

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ORMER instructor and examiner with the British Horse Society, A hobby making jewellery has Ginny Dick is probably one of the turned into a full-time business few women who could look glam- orousF mucking out. Her brother is top cat- for horsewoman Ginny Dick. walk designer Giles Deacon so a sense of CAROLINE TURNER reports style is in the genes, and now Ginny’s branching out into the world of fashion too. She’s gradually putting her equestrian designed, each piece being a complete one- work behind her in favour of a career de- off. The pieces available through Ginny’s signing jewellery, something of a glamorous website are limited edition designs, which contrast with her years in the horsey world. are all very similar, in different colourways. After having children – Harry, now ten Saying this, the nature of using semi- and Zoe, seven – continuing a job that was precious stones is that no two pieces of jew- largely carried out at evenings and week- ellery will ever be completely identical. ends fast became unworkable. Added to I expect Ginny’s workroom to be a riot of that, a fractured spine meant that Ginny’s colour, a jumble of ribbons and beads, but competing days were all but over, so she she shows me into an immaculate slate- made the decision to give up equestrian pur- floored study. She opens the doors of a small suits to spend more time with her family. pine computer cabinet to reveal an immac- “Children are little for such a short time ulately tidy and organised work space. An and I wanted to be with them. I’m an all-or- anglepoise lamp sheds light on a small pull- nothing sort of person,” she says. out desk, and boxes and bags of precisely Her first foray into jewellery making was labelled beads and crystals. At this tiny largely accidental. “I have an aunt in space, Ginny sits and makes enough jew- Botswana who would send me beautiful ellery to supply five shops, her website stock African beaded chokers,” she says. “A t the and to take to numerous shows and fairs Yorkshire Show I saw a woman making sim- throughout the year. ilar chokers on a wooden loom and thought Ginny’s jewellery is colour themed ac- ‘I could do that’ so I bought a loom and had cording to season. This summer, her core a go. I made my chokers with coloured beads colours are turquoises and aquas, pinks and hung turquoise stones or antique beads both pale and bright, muted lavenders and from them. The look was not at all the eth- amethyst shades, and a stunning collection nic look of the original pieces, but friends of black with primary coloured antique started to admire my chokers and asked me glass beads. Looking through her stock is to make them one… and so it went on.” every girly girl’s dream. The Ginny D jewellery brand was born. The jewellery is very feminine, very pret- From her peaceful home in the North ty, and yet there would be something to ap- Yorkshire countryside, Ginny hand-makes peal to every taste, and to suit every age. A every piece in her collection. Semi-precious short necklace of chunky black onyx and sil- stones, Swarovski crystals and antique ver beads is classic and no-nonsense, even beads are combines with silver and ribbon businesslike. The exact opposite would be a to make one-offpieces in a gorgeous array long, delicate necklace of pink opal, rose of sweetie shop colours. Each piece can take quartz, freshwater pearls and crystals with anything from half an hour to a full day. heart pendants and gingham ribbon. “It depends whether I’m on a roll,” says “I use colours that I like, but also keep an Ginny. “Sometimes a piece just comes to- eye on what’s in fashion. There are some gether and looks right first time, other times fashions that I don’t like myself, so I stick I’ll spend ages getting it just so.” with what appeals to me and just hope The jewellery, sold in the shops and at everyone else likes it too,” says Ginny. “So fairs and shows, is all individually made and far I haven’t made any major mistakes.” 20 July 2005 http://clients.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/ne_month

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