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Front Cover:
Eyeballing a Cheetah at
Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa
(Image: Lucy Elliott Photography)
See pages 10 - 11 for more information
We have had great fun putting this edition together. At the suggestion
of Jonathan Peach of JPS Luxury Safaris, we have produced our first
‘Travel’ edition. We had a wonderful trip to Molori Safari Lodge based
in Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa, and a visit to the renowned
Oyster Box Hotel just outside Durban. Back in Kensington, Jenny gives
us the history of Trailfinders, Sarah investigates African artefacts in the
Cadogan Gallery at the Natural History Museum and Maria considers
the dangers of travelling out of Kensington in the 19th Century!
We were privileged to be invited as part of the Royal Party to
photograph HRH The Duchess of Cornwall who visited Holland Park
School and met pupils learning creative writing under the nurturing
eye of staff from the First Story Charity.
Lucy Elliott, Editor
(Hair by Toby @ Anthony Fletcher Hair)
There is plenty going on during March - not least our joint annual event
with the Roof Gardens - Meet Your Neighbours. We look forward to
seeing you then (see pages 7 and 29 for more information).
Lucy
CONTENTS
History of Kensington: Out of Africa in the Cadogan Gallery 6
Hidden Kensington: Trailfinders
8
Editor’s Review: Molori Safari Lodge/Madikwe Game Reserve
10/11
Editor’s Review: The Oyster Box, Durban
12
Kensington News
18/19
Maria Perry: Travel from Kensington
20
Get Well Spoon Recipe22
Book Review: The Strangler Vine by M J Carter
24
Landscaping and Horticulture: Solway Firth
26
Science Bites: Mitochrondial Replacement Therapy
26
What’s On
28/30
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OUT OF AFRICA
IN THE CADOGAN GALLERY
by Sarah Goldsmith
In Kensington’s own backyard, there are several
artifacts from both ancient and modern Africa. These
treasures are housed in a permanent exhibit in the
Cadogan Gallery of the Natural History Museum that
opened in November 2012 and is appropriately called
“Treasures Cadogan Gallery.” Of the 22 exhibits from
the museum’s permanent collection on display, 3 are
out of Africa: the Barbary Lion Skull, the Broken Hill
Skull and Guy the Gorilla.
The Barbary Lion Skull is perhaps the most
unexpected. It is the oldest skull in the UK of the
North African Barbary Lion, dated from 1280-1385.
The skull was found in 1937, along with a skull dated
from the 15th century, in an old moat around the
Tower of London. This particular species of lion was
indigenous to North Africa (Morocco to Egypt), but
is now extinct in the wild. Interestingly, the lion was
part of a royal menagerie kept in the Tower of London,
most likely in the Lion’s Tower built by Edward I.
According to the Museum, the lions “took pride of
place at the tower’s entrance, as a symbol of strength
and nobility of the throne.” The menagerie was first
recorded in 1210 under King John and remained at the
Tower until 1832 when the then Constable, the Duke
of Wellington, ordered the animals to the London Zoo
after several escape attempts and attacks on visitors
and staff.
The Treasures exhibit also houses the Broken Hill
Skull, or “Rhodesian Man,” which was found in 1921
in Zambia’s Broken Hill mine, and is the first early
The Barbary Lion Skull
(Image source: www.nhm.ac.uk)
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Guy the Gorilla
(Image source: www.nhm.ac.uk)
human fossil found in Africa. The skull was the first
evidence of Darwin’s ideas that humans evolved in
Africa. The skull also featured in Natural History
Museum scientist Chris Stringer’s Out of Africa model
of human evolution, as it was dated to between 200,000
and 300,000 years old, making it fairly young on the
evolutionary scale. Stringer and other researchers
theorize that we are all descended from recent African
ancestors. The dating of the skull has also aided
another new theory that instead of humans evolving in
a straight line, with one population replacing the other,
several species lived and interbred together in Africa.
And perhaps the most-loved exhibit from Africa in
the Treasures Cadogan Gallery is Guy the Gorilla,
a western lowland gorilla who was captured for the
Paris Zoo as a baby in Cameroon in 1946. A year later,
he arrived at the London Zoo on Guy Fawkes Night
(hence his name). He was very gentle and became
a huge draw at the zoo, especially in the 1960’s and
1970’s when he made frequent appearances on TV.
After Guy’s death in 1978 after a dental operation on
infected teeth, the public outcry over plans to display
him after being preserved via taxidermy, the Museum
stored his pelt in a freezer. In 1980, fears over what
continued freezing would do to his remains prompted
their thaw and the Museum’s head taxidermist then
spent 9 months preparing him for display. He was first
displayed in 1982, but it was still deemed controversial,
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Out of Africa in the 1910s...? Hard. Out of Kensington in the 2010s...? Easy, thanks to one of our
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the history behind the modern explorer’s ultimate companion.
Traditional ‘Water Villas’ in the Maldives (Image: Lucy Elliott)
Mike Gooley, Trailfinders' founder, was no stranger
to adventure. His 10 years in the SAS had taken him
to Malaya, Oman, Borneo, Aden and Yemen. Leaving
the service in 1968, he started prospecting for gold in
Guyana (a month of digging brought nothing) and
considered launching as a tour operator to remote
parts of Africa (a visit to Companies' House showed
him at least 122 other people had had the same
idea). Trying to organise his own trip overland to
Kathmandu, though, revealed a gap in the market.
Thomas Cook said they "didn't do that sort of thing",
and Mike realised that arranging rather than leading
expeditions was the way to go.
Gooley put together £1,000 and with three army
friends founded Trailfinders in Earl's Court Road.
The company's location made them a favourite with
the local Australian community. Their initial focus
was backpacking tours and flights to Kathmandu and
Delhi, but they soon expanded into a fuller range of
flights, "mini-treks" and round-the-world voyages.
By 1972, Trailfinders had become the first independent
flight consolidator, advertising discounted air tickets
in the national press. By 1979 they became the first
travel organiser to be IATA licensed and the first
to be connected directly into the Airline Computer
Reservation System. By 1994 they outstripped Thomas
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independently owned travel company in the UK. They
have almost 30 locations (their flagship Kensington
branch opened in 1989) and a staff of over 1,000. They
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so far as to only take bookings in person or over the
phone. Every travel consultant is a graduate who
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there for longer than 10 years.
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Editor’s Review: OUT OF AFRICA
Molori Safari Lodge/Madikwe Game Reserve
By Lucy Elliott
I used to live in Africa – South Africa. I was only
there for 13 months but as a friend once said to me,
Africa will get into your soul. I felt very at home, made
friends, enjoyed the ambient weather and found it
extremely difficult to settle back into London life when
I returned. Now 15 years later, I am finding it difficult
to settle down again. I have what I would call ‘Africa
withdrawal symptoms’.
In November, Jonathan Peach, Director of JPS Luxury
Safaris suggested a Travel Edition of the magazine. He
mentioned several safari lodges that I might like to
review. On paper they all looked lovely, but we decided
on Molori Safari Lodge on the odd basis that it only
had 15 Trip Advisor reviews and we were so intrigued
by this, we felt it deserved more investigation.
Molori is situated on the border of South Africa and
Botswana in the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve
of some 75,000 hectares, and about 400 km from
Johannesburg airport. It is an extremely discrete lodge
(hence very few reviews) where families/members of
Heads of State can relax in peace and quiet without
the intrusion of press following their every move. Ten
years ago it was a family home but recently it was
decided to open it up to guests. There are only five
suites (a misnomer since they are each the size of a
10
house) coming with their own pool and varying in
size from one bed to two bedroom suites. Ours came
complete with a view of the lodge’s very own waterhole,
where on our first morning we saw some 20 elephants
come down to drink. All the suites are glass-fronted,
affording sweeping views of the surrounding bush.
There are three things to note about Molori – the game
drives, the food and the customer service. Our driver
and guide, ‘John D’, was the most informative person
I have ever come across, whether we were discussing
nature, biology, science or physics, and spoke fluent
(as well as colloquial) English. Whilst on an informal
bush dinner, he gave us an impromptu but detailed
lesson on astronomy, complete with his laser pen; on
another occasion we learned about the digestive system
(very intricate) of a springbok. If you are interested in
astronomy Molori has its own observatory, complete
with retractable roof and houses the largest privately
owned, digital telescope in Southern Africa.
One morning I went out on my own with John D
for a bush safari walk, learning more about animals,
flora and fauna in one hour than I had achieved
in a lifetime. That was followed by a very exciting
encounter with a cheetah. Being a fellow photographic
enthusiast John D turned the jeep around, I lay on the
floor of the vehicle, and subsequently found myself
gazing into the eyes of a cheetah (front cover image).
After what seemed a long couple of minutes of staring
intently at each other, I decided we should leave before
my luck ran out!
It would be wrong not to include the other animals
we saw; jackal, wild dog, impala, springbok, kudu,
waterbuck, cape buffalo, giraffe, baboon, wildebeest,
rhino, elephants mating, a newly born zebra whose
mother was helping him to balance on his fresh legs
and lions feeding on a wildebeest. On the Night Safari
we witnessed a leopard hunting a young rhino who had
got himself stuck in the mud of a waterhole. Luckily
the young rhino’s mother proved to be a formidable
deterrent to the leopard. (Molori has a Foundation
which is responsible for some ground-breaking Rhino
Conservation work in South Africa.) I developed a fast
growing fascination with photographing bird life, of
which there is plenty – species such as the Golden
backed bee-eater, Grey Go-away-bird and the Southern
Yellow-billed Hornbill among some 345 others.
With regard to catering, the food is prepared freshly
every day – innovative, delicious and beautifully
presented (and how refreshing to see that others, apart
from ‘Jamie, Gordon or Marcus’ are up to the task of
producing very high quality dishes). As for customer
service – exceptional. Discrete but professional.
Friendly but not intrusive. Nothing was too much
trouble, but they took great care in making sure it was
perfect. Each meal took place in a different setting
within the lodge, high up overlooking the bush, or
beside the pool with candlelight. One evening we
were invited to join a formal bush dinner, complete
with table cloth, fine wines and silver cutlery. Rather
surprisingly behind a wooden fence was a beautiful
china white loo from which to stargaze! At dinner
I was asked if I was happy with all the holiday
arrangements. I replied, rather in jest, that a couple
of branches were slightly obscuring my otherwise
uninterrupted view of our waterhole, from our
suite’s infinity pool. The next morning the offending
branches had promptly been removed!
This is a wonderfully well-run lodge, small enough to
ensure discretion but large enough to have company
on the game drives – should you wish to - to share the
excitement and thrill of all that the African Bush and
Molori Safari Lodge can offer.
If you are interested in visiting or learning more about
this lodge, as well as building it into a wider
tailor-made itinerary, please contact Jonathan on
0203 355 4472 or [email protected]
www.jpsluxurysafaris.com
Lucy and Stephen were guests of JPS Luxury Safaris and
Molori Safari Lodge. For more images and diary, please
see http://www.blog.thekensingtonmagazine.com
(Main image: Courtesy of Molori Safari Lodge:
other images by Lucy Elliott Photography)
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Editor’s Review:
The Oyster Box Hotel, Durban, South Africa
By Lucy Elliott
The Oyster Box Hotel is a luxurious and
beautiful hotel in Umhlanga just to the north of
Durban, on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal. It
is conveniently located for the new airport, the
City or the famous Drakensberg Mountains and
battlefields. It has a world-wide reputation for
its hotel and as a destination for locals – with
many fine dining choices whether that be dinner
in The Grill Room, legendary High Tea in the
Palm Court or lunch on the Ocean Terrace.
In addition, it is very popular as a wedding/
honeymoon venue.
The Oyster Box is one of a group of hotels
owned by the renowned Red Carnation Hotel
Collection, and together with its sister hotel, The
Milestone in Kensington, is also a Member of the
Leading Hotels of the World.
The Hotel probably has one of the most
photographed and famous hotel frontages; a
large Terrace overlooks the infinity pool that in
turn overlooks the Indian Ocean and the highly
iconic Umhlanga ‘Lighthouse’. It has only 86
rooms but with some 500 staff, customer service
is professional and well executed. There is a
separate building for the 5* Spa which includes
6 treatment rooms, a hydrotherapy bath and an
authentic Turkish Hamman. Also available is a
beautiful 24-seater replica Cinema - complete
with popcorn, toffees and hot chocolate, for
private hire or timed film screenings for inhouse guests. Children are actively welcomed
at the hotel - qualified child-care provision
and a Holiday Club are available. As with The
Milestone Hotel, visitor’s dogs and cats are also
made very welcome!
The famed Lighthouse Bar, popular for evening
cocktails and watching the waves crash below,
is a must, especially if you are lucky enough to
go on a South African balmy summer’s evening.
Lunchtime on the Ocean Terrace was equally
busy with staff wearing colonial type uniform,
beaming away, carrying plates of salads, skewers
of fish or curries (the curry buffet is famous).
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At the Oyster Box: the view from the
Ocean Terrace of the iconic Lighthouse
(Image: Lucy Elliott)
An English style Afternoon Tea is provided with
all the delicacies one would expect, and more.
So much so this provides the backdrop for many
couples having a romantic and traditional English
Afternoon.
Accommodation is available in rooms
overlooking the ocean, tropical gardens or
individual garden-facing Villas. A Presidential
Suite offering seclusion and privacy is also
available. The Oyster Box is a very popular
wedding venue with the Victorian garden gazebo
enabling couples to have an outdoor service
prior to dining in one of the elegantly decorated
function rooms, with the ocean as a backdrop.
The Oyster Box is one of those places that
cleverly incorporates old fashioned elegance and
service with contemporary style. If you ever only
go to one hotel in Durban, make it The Oyster
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TIM BENNETT, EDITOR AT KILLIK & Co.
Who will fill the financial education gap?
Oh to have been a Baby Boomer! As a friend of my
father – now 80 – recently put it “we never worried
much about saving because we all had our pensions
to fall back on”. The Baby Boomers not only enjoyed
generous final salary pensions, they also lived
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particular the demise of final salary pensions means
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with the individual. The need for high quality financial
education has therefore never been greater.
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a 30-year career. The explanation lies in the fact that
better informed investors “tend to hold a greater equity
exposure” and they do so for longer. While the past is
never a guide to the future, the real (ungeared) return
from equities has comfortably beaten property, bonds
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The CFA Institute, the professional body for holders of
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providing it”. Instead people rely on a daunting array
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Recommended viewing
As we approach the end of another tax year, make sure you are maximizing the help you can get from the
government in the form of tax shelters for your cash and investments. Used correctly, Individual Savings
Accounts (ISAs) and Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) can boost your wealth by minimizing income and
capital gains tax. For novices, or anyone who is a bit rusty on the basics, we recommend;
What is a SIPP? (http://www.killik.com/insights/education/managing-your-money/what-is-a-sipp/)
What is a “New ISA”? (http://www.killik.com/insights/education/fixed-income-and-other-markets/what-is-anew-isa/)
Also please watch out for our forthcoming short series of three videos on pensions which will address some of
the big changes that take effect from April.
The value of your investments can go down as well as up and you may not get back the amount invested. Killik &
Co is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Sources:
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Barclays Equity Gilt Study 2013
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CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute Newsletter 2013
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Gladwin brothers Oliver, Richard and Gregory,
who run Notting Hill’s critically-acclaimed
The Shed restaurant have been nominated
for a prestigious Andre Simon Food & Drink
Book Award, which showcases the best of
contemporary food and drink writing. Their
latest cookbook The Shed, featuring seasonal
recipes for year-round inspiration, has been
shortlisted for the food category. The panel was
guided by the advice of this year’s independent
assessors, Man Booker Prize winner Julian
Barnes and cookery writer Annie Bell. The
winners will each receive £2000 and the awards
will be presented at the Goring Hotel in London
on 31 March.
General News
GREG HANDS MP ANNOUNCES NEW
‘APP ACADEMY’ TO SUPPORT THE UK’S
BRIGHTEST YOUNG TECH STARS
A new recruitment scheme to find the UK’s
brightest young tech stars has been launched by
The Chelsea Apps Academy, a fast growing tech
firm in Chelsea, employing 70 people. Welcomed
by Greg Hands, MP for Chelsea & Fulham at
the launch, The Chelsea App Academy will
place twelve individuals onto the Academy to
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nurture the hottest new tech industry talent in
mobile skills. Successful candidates will receive
a year-long placement in the company’s London,
Edinburgh or Belfast Tech Hubs. At the end of
the 12-month programme, if candidates hit their
key targets, they will be hired by the firm.
Local bespoke jewellery designer Rosie Watson
has been invited to create the first “May Ball
Collection” for the inaugural Cambridge
University Charity Fashion Show at The
Guildhall. “This is a great honour for me as I
read Economics at Cambridge.” Rosie started
her bespoke jewellery business 17 years ago
after an international career in fashion. She has
a discerning international clientele including
many celebrities who commission special pieces
for events such as the Cannes Film Festival red
carpet. Rosie travels the world to visit clients and
collects stunning gemstones which she fashions
into unique pieces. For enquiries, please email
[email protected]
Miel de Botton’s ‘Magnetic’, a collection of
radically reinterpreted Chansons (Jacques Brel,
Piaf...) plus her own material, is the sound of a
woman who is finally following her path. Miel de
Botton was born in Zurich, daughter of financier
and art collector Gilbert, sister of writer and
philosopher Alain. The album was a tear- and
yet joy-filled journey of self-deliverance. Miel is
asking to be magnetic….to draw you in closer.
‘Magnetic’ is out on the 9th March. For more
information please contact Republic Media info@
republicmedia.net. Call 020 3213 0135
On 30th March The Ivy Chelsea Garden will
open at 195-197 Kings Road, run by The Caprice
Holdings Group. Housed in a beautiful 1722
building the restaurant will comprise cafe, dining
room, orangery, terrace and garden. Walk-ins
are also available as well as bookings. Lines open
2nd March 0203 301 0300.
Kensington’s MP, Malcolm Rifkind spoke and
answered questions at a residents meeting
at St Philip’s church. Sir Malcolm stressed
his opposition to ‘mansion tax’ proposals
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emphasising that they would have a negative
impact not just in Kensington but across London.
Desire Fair - An Unmissable Event at the Chelsea
Old Town Hall! This stunning mixed media
jewellery and silversmithing event where visitors
can purchase direct from contemporary designer
makers selected from the best in the UK is an
event not to be missed. Desire offers visitors
a choice of around 90 individual jewellers and
silversmiths who have been selected for their
superb and innovative craftsmanship and have
a genuine passion for the work they create.
Whether you are looking to treat yourself,
purchase a unique gift for someone special or
commission something for a special occasion,
make a date to visit Desire at Chelsea. See
page 25 for more information.
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall was shown
around Holland Park School by Head Teacher,
Colin Hall, and met many pupils. Admitting that
Science and Latin were not really her forte, she
clearly enjoyed the English classes - as reflects
her love for literature. She also met with pupils
and Charity Trustees of ‘First Story’ of which
she is Patron. First Story gives children from
disadvantaged backgrounds the opportunity to
work with eminent authors in creative writing.
The confidence and inspiration this gives the
children is huge, as was clearly demonstrated
by those who had the courage to read to the
Duchess. She finished her tour of the school by
listening to the winning entry for the Creative
Writing Competition and was presented with a
professionally produced anthology of writing by
those guided under the First Story Charity.
And continuing with this month’s ‘Out of
Kensington’ theme, Mont Rochelle is the latest
addition to the Virgin Limited Edition collection
of properties. It is a stunning 22-bedroom hotel
and vineyard just under an hour’s drive from
Cape Town in the town of Franschhoek in South
Africa. Franschhoek is a traditional vineyard
town in the Western Cape Province famously
known as the French Corner of the Cape and
is considered to be the food and wine capital of
South Africa.
Schools and Charity
Pupils from St Barnabas and St Philip’s CE
Primary, placed drawings of their favourite
things from the Borough in a time capsule, to be
buried in the foundations of the new Kensington
Primary Academy. The state-of-the-art £16m
school, due to open in summer 2016, will
provide 200 places for local children. Hosted
by property developers, St Edward, at their
offices in Kensington High St, Cllr Emma Will,
Cabinet Member for Education and Libraries and
Catherine Ritman-Smith, Head of Learning from
the Design Museum presented books to pupils
and commented on the importance of creativity
in education and inspiring young children
through art and design.
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall with Executive Director,
Monica Parle and pupils of the First Story Charity
(Image: Lucy Elliott Photography)
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TRAVEL FROM KENSINGTON
By Maria Perry and illustrated by Charles Yorke
One thing that is certain about travel
from Kensington is that throughout
the ages it has been fraught with
hazards.
In the days before King William III
built Rotten Row to link Whitehall
with the cosy new home, which he and
Queen Mary created at Kensington
Palace, most of the area south of Hyde
Park was infested with highwaymen
and foot-pads. In particular they
hung about the notorious village
of Knightsbridge. Throughout the
eighteenth century and right into the
nineteenth, people travelled for mutual
protection 'in bands'. In fact the footpaths near the Park must have closely
resembled those of today, when
tourists on London Walks stray
about in large groups, obstructing
the progress of anyone in a hurry.
Except of course that the gentleman
would have been armed with swords
and pistols. There would have been
additional hazards in that carriages
and stage coaches, hurtling across
the uneven tracks, also splashed mud
upon the ladies' dresses. Indeed once
upon a time a pregnant lady bound for
Bond Street, 'venturing incautiously
across the rocky ground' even suffered a miscarriage
before reaching the One Mile to London sign, which
stands equidistant between the Kensington boundary
and the Hyde Park Turnpike. Historically Kensington,
a country village famed for its healthy air, was always
regarded as two miles from London.
When William laid out Rotten Row (a Cockney
corruption of 'Route du Roi') he lit it with three
hundred lamps. It was the first road in what was
later termed 'Central London' to have street lighting.
Sadly this did nothing to deter the highwaymen, who
finding that courtiers and other wealthy travellers
now journeyed to Kensington, simply redoubled their
efforts.
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Travel from the other side of the village has also had
its problems, since the western exit has traditionally
begun from what is still known as Hogarth's
Roundabout, after the great artist, who built his
country house not far from Lord Burlington's villa at
Chiswick. Traffic from London to the West Country
has always been heavy and the arrival of the motor car
soon created further congestion. In the middle of the
twentieth century an ingenious architect designed a
dear little road bridge, but this went into Town. The
quickest route out nowadays is by the Hammersmith
Flyover, where the road widens considerably. The
approach however is by the Cromwell Road, which as
everyone knows does tend to suffer from the tiniest
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Book Review by Elizabeth Reid
THE STRANGLER VINE
A Thriller set in India by M J Carter (Penguin £8.99)
Miranda Carter made her name writing non-fiction.
Her biographies of Anthony Blunt (Anthony Blunt:
His Lives) and of the three imperial cousins (The
Three Emperors: Three Cousins, Three Empires and
the Road to World War One) were met with great
acclaim. Together these books took over 12 years to
research and write and she felt that she would like to
try something new, so she began to sketch out the plot
of a thriller. The result is The Strangler Vine which
introduces us to a new pair of investigators, William
Avery and Jeremiah Blake.
The author marries the India of the 1830s in which
the impact of the British East India Company had
morphed from a trade organisation into mini super
state, with the legend of the “Thugs”, roadside bandits
in thrall to the goddess Thali, who befriended and
later strangled their victims. Against this background
of mistrust and violence she adds the disappearance
of a distinguished poet, Xavier Mountstuart, and the
two men selected by the Company to track him down,
Lieutenant William Avery and Captain Jeremiah
Blake. Together they set out from the Company's
HQ in Calcutta to find what clues they may to locate
Mountstuart.
Their quest is a dangerous one taking them into the
jungle and Thuggee territory. It is made more complex
by the initially difficult relationship between Blake
and Avery and the fact that the man they are trying
to locate has become a persona non grata in British
society. Told through Avery's eyes, the quest reveals
some very unpleasant truths about British rule and
the effects of imperialism on local culture. Rather
than laud and romanticise the effects of the Raj, Carter
takes a more realistic approach using her protagonists'
adventures as a means of reflection of the advantages
and disavantages of the Raj on Indian society. Indeed,
the message of the tale is illustrated early on when
Avery observes the strangler vines of the title and
learns that they wrap themselves around healthy trees,
squeezing the life out of them until killer and victim
become one. Against this heady mix of death, disease
and danger the naive Avery and careworn Blake
proceed.
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The author brings fact and fiction together to create
a world that is as realistic as it can be fantastic.
Above all, she weaves the most fascinating story with
numerous twists and turns where mysteries conceal
yet more mysteries like a Russian doll. The reader lives
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and his companions, experiencing the heat and cold,
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Landscaping and Horticulture by Benedict Bull
SOLWAY FIRTH
The Lochar Water runs into the Solway Firth on some
mud flats and quick sands on the Scots side of the
estuary. It is the home of shy kingfishers as well as
most gregarious geese and waders. The two plant types
that are most notable are the grasses and rushes, and
the gorse. They define this environment with some
good hawthorn and blackthorn hedges and drainage
ditches. It is bleak, beautiful and treacherous on the
sands. The sound of oystercatchers and curlews; long
slanting light and a slow green burning of budding life
in the soil, right at the very sea edge, are the merse,
salt grasses, fatted sheep and wildfowling. Most would
call this a landscape, but it is a garden to me, because I
ran on the flats between the nets as a boy and as such it
is an intimate place.
It was along the edge of the Firth that as I boy I first
looked with my mother in the car for a place to build a
walled garden. Setting-off with such eagerness, as if I
would find it, purchase it, and lay it out by night
fall. Now thirty years later the project remains
uninitiated. In fact my history as a gardener has been
underpinned by this quest for the place to build a
garden. Like some form of migratory being there is
this evaluation of all places as a garden, as a place to
establish a walled garden, not always with the intention
to live in it either. The first projects were in fact
specifically in mind without houses and I would come
in them like the Timurids and Babur the first Mughal.
The enduring idea for me is that this remains a garden
to camp in, like an old crow, apposite, fit for purpose
first. Like a map of trees in his territory, there are in
my mind fresh images of old walled gardens, fields and
woods across so many excellent parts of each with a
special combination of soil, light and water that caught
my eye. Here are a very few I recall completely, the
Solway Firth near the Nith and Annan, The
Berwickshire - Northumberland coast between
Eyemouth and Alnwick, The New Forest near Wood
Green, the olives groves of Aspromonte on the adret
slope, the Yasin valley in Pakistan in the upper third of
the pass. If this old crow times it right he might roost
in the sun in one of these as the heat leaves his body if
he does not sleep cold in a London culvert.
Science Bites by Dr Alex Anderson
Mitochondrial replacement therapy
In February, the House of Commons voted to allow a
modified version of in vitro fertilization (IVF) called
mitochondrial replacement therapy or mitochondrial
donation.
Mitochondria are structures within cells that act
as power plants, creating energy, and are inherited
from our mother. Although over 99% of our genetic
material (DNA) is contained within the nucleus of
the cell, a small percentage is in the mitochondria.
Approximately one in 6500 children are born with
defective mitochondria, which can cause a range of
serious and life threatening diseases. To treat diseases
due to mutations in mitochondrial DNA, the proposed
therapy transfers the nuclear DNA from an egg that
carries defective mitochondria into a donor egg with
healthy mitochondria. This results in an embryo
with nuclear DNA from the mother and father, and
mitochondrial DNA from the egg donor. The children
that could result from this specific type of IVF have
been dubbed “three-parent babies” as they would have
genetic material from two women and one man. This
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technique has sparked controversy as some groups
suggest it could be the first step in the production of
“designer babies”.
After being approved in the recent House of Commons
vote with 382 MPs in favour and 128 against, the
technique will now be debated in the House of Lords,
and if approved licensed by the Human Fertilisation
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What’s On in and around KENSINGTON
GOTHIC VOICES at Cadogan Hall
4 March, 7.30pm, from £18
Gothic Voices, one of the leading medieval
vocal ensembles, presents an evening of music
celebrating the biblical matriarch Mary in her
various guises – caring mother, virgin lover,
guiding light – with a programme featuring both
medieval and contemporary composers.
020 7730 4500 www.cadoganhall.com
A VICTORIAN OBSESSION CURATOR TOUR
5th March 6:30 – 7:30 pm
£25 includes a glass of wine
Join a special evening tour with Senior Curator
Daniel Robbins, who will provide visitors with
fascinating insights into A Victorian Obsession
exhibition. Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland
Park Road, W14 0207 471 9157
[email protected] Tickets: Eventbrite.co.uk
CINEMA MADE IN ITALY
5 – 9 March 2015 / two screenings per evening /
tickets £10 - £12 plus booking fee
Cinemagoers in the capital can look forward to
seeing the best recent Italian productions at this
fun annual event. Screenings are followed by
Q&As with directors and actors.
17 Queensbury Place, London SW7
Telephone 0207 7871 3515
www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema-made-initaly/
DANCE IN A MOVIE
March 6th 7pm-2am
Your special Friday Night Out: Dance-ArtMovie-Party Dress code: Movie Stars in Black &
White The Collection, 264 Brompton Road, SW3
2AS. Book tickets at: http://danceandthecity.
co.uk/events. For enquiries call: 07854857061
DESIRE JEWELLERY & SILVERSMITHING
FAIR
6-8 March 2015 £6 entry
Fri 10 am – 6 pm, Sat/Sun 10 am – 5 pm
A stunning mixed media jewellery and
silversmithing fair where visitors can purchase
direct from the UK’s leading designer makers.
Not to be missed! 01622 747 325
[email protected] www.desirefair.com
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ASK NICK: CONVERSATION AND
QUESTION TIME WITH COUNCIL LEADER
NICK PAGET-BROWN
Thursday 6 March 6.30 - 8.00 pm. Free
The sixth in a series of public meetings for
residents, community groups and local
businesses. Previous discussions have included
basement development, crossrail, housing and
play provision. Venue: Second Church of Christ
Science, 104 Palace Gardens, W8 4RT. To book
place or more info. please see www.rbkc.gov.uk/
asknick
“ANCESTRAL LANDSCAPES”, Eleri Mills
10th – 27th March
Solo show by award winning Welsh Artist Eleri
Mills. 30 works showcasing her unique style with
hand-stitch, applique & paint.
THACKERAY GALLERY Est 1968
Tel: 020 7937 5883 www.thackeraygallery.com
WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN OPERA SINGER –
MASTER CLASS WITH
ROSALIND PLOWRIGHT OBE
11th March, 1.30pm. £45
Meet opera star Rosalind Plowright who will
work with 6 young opera singers and talk about
her life as an international diva performing in all
the great opera houses. Venue: Markham Square,
Chelsea. [email protected]
www.divasandscholars.com
RNLI: THE KENSINGTON BRANCH
QUIZ EVENING WITH SUPPER
Thursday 12th March 2015. 7.00 pm £30.00
The 14th Annual Quiz Evening in aid of the
Lifeboats. Tables of 8 or just come on your own.
This event sold out last year so please book
as soon as you can. St Helen’s Church Hall, St
Quintin Ave. W10 [email protected]
07715 240276
KENSINGTON PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA SPRING COMCERT
15 March 7.30 pm. £12 (£6 Students/under 18)
Nielsen - “Maskarade” Overture.
Grieg - Peer Gynt, Suite No.1 (Extracts).
Svendsen - Romance in G. (soloist Melina
Mandozzi). Saint-Saens - Introduction & Rondo
What’s On in and around KENSINGTON
Capriccioso, Op.28 (soloist Melina Mandozzi)
Rachmaninov - Symphony No.2 Venue:
Chelsea Town Hall www.kpo.org.uk/
MEET YOUR NEIGHBOURS
AT THE ‘ROOF GARDENS’
Monday 16 March 6.30 pm. - 8.00 pm. Free
With the Kensington Magazine. Champagne
& Canapes. A wonderful opportunity to meet
your fellow residents of W8 in the beautiful Roof
Gardens. Space limited. To book please email
[email protected] on or
after Monday 2nd March.
‘CONFLICT RESOLUTION: A SPIRITUAL
APPROACH’
Tuesday 17th March 7.00 p.m Free
International speaker, John Tyler, a practitioner
and teacher of Christian Science healing,
explores in his talk how we can get involved in
healing conflicts in our lives and in world affairs.
Venue: The Christian Science Reading Room,
8 Wright’s Lane, Kensington, W8 6TA. Contact
[email protected]
THE BADA ANTIQUES & FINE ART FAIR
18-24 March 2015, Tickets £10
The BADA Fair is the leading event for sourcing
antiques and fine art of assured quality and
authenticity. Encompassing both antique and
contemporary items, highlights will include
fine jewellery, modern British painting and oak
furniture. Venue: Duke of York Square, near
Sloane Square. www.bada-antiques-fair.co.uk
A NIGHT OF FILM AND Q&A ABOUT
MODERN DAY SLAVERY FREE
Tues 24 March 6.30 to 9pm (doors open at 6pm)
RBKC is hosting a film evening with Unchosen
to commemorate the UN’s International Day
of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery &
the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The event is
to raise awareness about modern day slavery
through film, raise public awareness and combat
all forms of human trafficking, forced labour,
sexual exploitation and domestic servitude
in the UK. Venue: Kensington Town Hall,
Hornton Street, W8. To obtain tickets pls see
unchosen2015kensington.eventbrite.co.uk
EASTER EXHIBITION @ SACRED SPACE
GALLERY Featuring JULIA STANKOVA
24 March – 6 April
Opening evening 24 March 6.30 – 8.30 pm
International Bulgarian painter whose work is
strongly influenced by Orthodox iconography an organic blend of the traditional and personal.
Venue: Sacred Space Gallery, St. John’s Notting
Hill Parish Church, Lansdowne Crescent.
[email protected]
www.sacredspacegallery.com/upcoming_
exhibition.html Online pricelist available
First Annual WHOLE PLANET PARTY
at Whole Foods Market
Friday 27 March £10/ticket, £25 Family
Kids Party 4-6 pm, Adult party 6 - 9 pm.
includes food, drink, music, entertainment
and door prizes. To book tickets please go to
wfmkensington.eventbrite.co.uk
THE CHISWICK HOUSE CAMELLIA SHOW
Until 29th March Conservatory opening
hours: Daily 10:00am – 4pm (Closed Mondays)
Admission: Free Chiswick House: Special
Camellia Show weekend openings Saturday and
Sunday 10am – 4pm Group bookings, guided
tours and information on admission prices for
Chiswick House W4 2QN
via www.chgt.org.uk
DANCE FITNESS GROUP CLASSES
Tuesday / Friday mornings
Santhosh Latin-based dance/fitness classes and
small group classes are a great way to learn
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