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THEKensingtonMAGAZINE July/August 2013

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Front Cover:HRH The Duchess of Cornwall reviewing the Chelsea Pensioners at their Founder’s Day, June 2013(Images: Lucy Elliott)

The glorious summer is (in theory) upon us. Fortunately there are enough events, activities, workshops and exhibitions going on in the area that the enjoyment of our summer is not weather dependent. To see the wide variety of events available please see pages 27-29.

In this edition we take a look at a wonderful collaboration of work between The National Army Museum and Royal Hospital Chelsea and Jenny and Sarah both give a fascinating insight into the history of these two institutions. Benedict takes a tour around the Chelsea Physic Garden and Ffiona leaves W8 (temporarily) for a trip to the St Pancras Champagne Bar.

We will be returning in September, in the meantime have a wonderful and fun summer, Lucy

Editor’s Review: Founder’s Day at Royal Hospital Chelsea 4Hidden Kensington: Continuity & Change at Royal Hospital 6Review: ‘The Old and the Bold’ at The National Army Museum 8History of The National Army Museum 10Kensington News I and II 12/14Science for the Unscientific: Mosquito Menace 15 Restaurant Review: St Pancras Champagne Bar 16Horticulture and Landscape: Chelsea Physic Garden 20Young Author: Babak Ibbetson ‘A Memory Story’ 22Recipease: Edible Flower Salad 23Travel: Malawi 24Book Review: Ada’s Rules by Alice Randall 26

Lucy by kind permission of David Jurga (07766 208380)

CONTENTS

PUBLISHER: The Kensington Magazine Ltd EDITOR & PHOTOGRAPHY: Lucy M Elliott

Elizabeth Reid, Jenny Davis-Peccoud, Sarah Goldsmith, Ffiona, Isere Lloyd Davis, Alex Anderson, Benedict Bull, Jennie Kettlewell, Victoria O Neill, Aletta Ritchie and Babak Ibbetson

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EDITOR’S REVIEW: HRH THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AT

FOUNDER’S DAY, ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEAby Lucy Elliott

Founder’s Day for the Chelsea Pensioners is quite an occasion and this year’s 321st was no exception. Weather-wise the day can take any form – all true to British types: chilly and overcast, chilly and wet or beautiful sun with brilliant blue skies. We were fortunate to have the latter with the Chelsea Pensioners (average age 82 years and one month) still cutting a dashing figure with their scarlet coats and decorations shining in the sun.

Founder’s Day is a celebration of King Charles II’s escape after the Battle of Worcester when he implemented the idea of a hospice for soldiers. The Chelsea Pensioners have been reviewed by a member of the Royal Family each year since 1980 and this year HRH The Duchess of Cornwall had been invited.

She arrived at the Margaret Thatcher Infirmary in an aquamarine dress coat and a matching coloured hat before being presented to senior members of the Hospital. She then went on to meet those Pensioners who were not able to join the main ceremony ‘On The Green’. The Duchess has a lovely way of making everyone she meets feel very relaxed and, within a relatively short time, will engage in fairly detailed conversations (we noticed this when she visited Trinity Hospice in Kensington Church Streeet last year). The Pensioners loved it and a surprising number even had the courage to offer a little banter.

She was invited to the ‘berth’ of In-Pensioner Charles Ley (94) where she gave him a present of Highgrove Gin (as evidence testified, gin clearly is his favourite tipple). After meeting other Pensioners, staff and volunteers in the Infirmary she then made her way to the Ceremony.

The Duchess was presented to 176 Pensioners in front of an audience of 3,200. She gave a speech noting that it was highly likely some of those present might have served with her father in the 12th Royal Lancers in North Africa. The Governor, General Sir Redmond Watt, spoke giving examples of the wide variety of out-reach programmes that Royal Hospital Chelsea are involved with across the local and wider community.

With the glorious weather, the very British music played by the Band of the Irish Guards and the Fanfare Trumpeters of the Band of the Scots Guards, the distinguished and proud looking Pensioners, this is an example of what Britain does best – pomp and ceremony with a dash of red and aquamarine!

Lucy covered this event as part of the Royal Rota – with thanks to the Royal Press Office,

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HRH The Duchess of Cornwall accompanied by The Governor, General Sir Redmond Watt meeting a

Chelsea Pensioner ‘on parade’(Image: Lucy Elliott)

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marched on. The Great Hall evolved from communal dining area to recreation space back to dining area over the course of three centuries. Gas lighting was installed in 1854, lifts in 1926, and central heating in 1928. On the Wards the berths, originally 6 feet by 6, were enlarged to 9-by-9, roofed over and given better light. They are being renovated once again to provide each pensioner with his or her own living room and en suite facilities. (Note “her” is another big change, with 6 female pensioners now in residence.) These changes aren’t without critics who question whether all this privacy will undermine one of Wren’s original design intents, to promote maximum human interaction.

Change is as incessant as it is controversial. In the 2000s, objections were raised against modernist proposals for the new infirmary. Classicist Quinlan Terry was brought in to take over the facade, while the original group continued with the interiors. Perhaps not a bad compromise for what is both an enduring testament to architecture but also a living, ever-changing community.

HIDDEN KENSINGTON: ARCHITECTURECONTINUITY AND CHANGE AT ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

Any building designed 300-odd years ago and in continual use will have undergone some changes. This month local resident Jenny Davis-Peccoud heads south to see how these have played out on

Royal Hospital Chelsea.

Charles II founded his home for retired soldiers in 1682, commissioning Sir Christopher Wren for the works. Wren’s early career had focused around churches; he rebuilt 51 of them after the Great Fire. Royal Hospital Chelsea was in fact his first large scale secular endeavour.

The design itself marked a change, both for Wren and for architecture – a move to works “monumental but humane”. The goal was to deliver a majestuous impression, while still relating effectively to the users of the space. This Wren achieved in spades, grand outside spaces with intimate corners, compact inside spaces with both privacy and community.

More change wasn’t long in coming. In 1685 King James II expanded the project from one courtyard to three so the hospital could lodge up to 476 In-Pensioners (today around 300). Changes in the 18th century lay just outside. During the original construction, the embezzling Paymaster-General Earl of Ranelagh appropriated some of the Hospital’s land for his own. Fifty years later a developer turned the property into pleasure grounds. While these were wildly popular with the masses, the Royal Hospital objected strenuously to their construction, with as much success as planning objections today.

In the early 1800s changing times forced more change on the Hospital. The Napoleonic Wars had increased the number of pensioners, and the original facilities were straining. Enter Sir John Soane, who over the next 30 years refurbished old buildings and built many new. The infirmary was his first major project, with the stables, bakehouse, gardener’s house, secretary’s offices and Artificers’ Yard swiftly following. In the 1850s Wren’s original South Terraces were swept away by Chelsea Embankment, and Soane’s infirmary fell to bombs in WWII. Inside the hospital change also

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In remembrance of the D-Day commemoration, a compilation of emotional war stories told by Chelsea Pensioners are being collected in an exciting collaboration between the National Army Museum and the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

In various short video clips, the interviewed veterans were handed items from the museum’s collection such as World War II uniforms and weapons to trigger their memories and help them engage in an enticing discussion about their personal experience in the British Army. They have provided some fascinating tales from iconic moments in military history branching from humorous to deeply moving.

Senior Outreach and Community Curator, Natalia Wieczorek, and her video editing savvy assistant Jasdeep Singh, told us that they have very much enjoyed working on this project, especially interacting with the charming and charismatic Chelsea Pensioners in their distinctive red coats.

During a lovely encounter with an ex-sapper from the British Army, Frank Mouqué, nicknamed Mac, explained that he enjoyed the recording experience thoroughly as it provided him with a physical collection of memories to share with his family, in particular his grandchildren, who have taken a great interest in their grandfather’s national achievements.

Inevitably, some of the Pensioners’ recounted stories are not all about the lighter moments abroad, but also about reminiscences that tug at the heart strings. Frank, who voluntarily joined up aged 17, because he didn’t want to be a ‘Bevan boy’, suffered severely impaired hearing as a result of the

‘THE OLD AND THE BOLD’: D-DAY REMEMBERED A collaboration between Royal Hospital Chelsea and The National Army Museum

By Isere Lloyd-Davis

war. His D-Day experience paints a picture of fear and confusion as the events unfolded around the young army lads.

A member of the Bomb Disposal Squadron in 1949, he recalls risking his life at Brighton beach when he safely dismantled a remaining mine under the surprised gazes of a curious crowd of holiday makers. Frank and many other Chelsea Pensioners’ memories of bravery at home and abroad presented in this compelling project are both touching and enlightening.

Some of the video recordings are currently available on the National Army Museum website, with new clips being released each month to accompany the “Old and the Bold” exhibition opening in September. This is a captivating must-see event celebrating legacy and national pride in the wake of the D-Day Anniversary.

For more information see www.nam.ac.uk/future events/more information.

Jasdeep Singh, Frank Mouque and Natalia Wieczorek at The National Army Museum

(Image: Kind courtesy of The National Army Museum)

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THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUMBy Sarah Goldsmith

The National Army Museum was the brain child of Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, an Army commander who served, among many prestigious commands, as the High Commissioner of Malaysia and Chief of the Imperial Staff. Field Marshal Templer conceived of not only a depository of artifacts showcasing the history of the British Army, but also as a place where members of the public can go to, in the words of the Museum’s mission statement, “interpret and communicate the objects in the Museum’s care in ways which inspire, provide enjoyment and provoke questions from diverse audiences.” Field Marshal Templer had a great love of his country and the people that protected it, that he wanted to not only memorialize its history but to also share that admiration with the British people.

However, starting a museum in post-World War II England was no mean feat, but for a man who once fired Konrad Adenauer as the Mayor of Cologne for laziness and inefficiency, no hurdle was insurmountable. There was not a lot of public money available for such an endeavour, so Field Marshal Templer spent his retirement tirelessly fundraising for the museum. In 1960, the Queen was on hand to open the Museum in its temporary lodgings at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, located at the former No. 1 Riding School. Meanwhile, a site had been located in London on the grounds of the Royal Hospital to begin construction for the new museum.

The home of Sir Robert Walpole previously stood on the site chosen for the museum. The first residence west of Royal Hospital, the house was a “long rambling building without any very coherent arrangement.” Sir John Soane, the “clerk of the works” as he called himself, converted Walpole House into the Royal Hospital infirmary. During World War II bombing raids, the infirmary was damaged, and it seemed like a logical place to build the Museum. William Holford & Partners designed and constructed the Museum in a brutalist style, finishing the building 10 years after the ground was first broken. The Queen was again on hand in 1971 to open the permanent home of the National Army Museum. Field Marshal Templer, who had spent decades working for this Museum, became Chairman of the Executive Committee.

Today, the museum holds a permanent collection that details the history of the British Army from 1066 to the present day. The visitor truly gets a sense of the powerful role in creating a national identity that the army played, particularly in the 18th and 19th centuries. In addition there are several temporary exhibits, lecture series, and an art gallery with works from the 16th to the 20th centuries including artists such as Reynolds and Gainsborough. There is also a children’s play and learning area.

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The in-coming Mayor of Kensington & Chelsea, Cllr. Charles Williams and his wife, June, held a very success ‘CORONATION LUNCH’. Inviting older members of the community, a wonderful lunch (Coronation Chicken of course!) preceded by sitting in splendour in the Mayour’s Parlour watching the Service on TV. Charles gave a speech noting that some of the guests had actually stood in the crowd 60 years ago. One lamented she had not been able to watch the event on TV as she’d been working ‘in deepest Africa’ at the time! The Mayor’s charities for this year are Trinity Hospice and the Pembridge Pallitative Care Centre.

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Dina Maktabi from KENSINGTON MUMS would like to thank all the lovely Mums and other supporters who attended the Kensington Mums Motherhood Exhibition on Friday 7th of June at Beaufort House Chelsea. The night was buzzing and filled with inspiring stories on each mum’s unique motherhood journey. Mums who took part in the Story of Mum project by completing the sentence ‘ I am a mum and (a)…’ had their portraits displayed alongside their personal views. The feedback from the exhibition visitors and Mums alike was just amazing and justifies all the efforts and what Kensington Mums is about. For more information, please visitwww.kensingtonmums.co.uk. You are also find us on Facebook and Twitter @KensingtonMums

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Sculptor BRUCE DENNY gave an excellent presentation at Equinox describing how he became involved in this art. He gave a fascinating insight into the complexities of how bronze sculptures are made - perhaps his most famous being The Conversion of St Paul which is about to move to Soho Square. A scaled down version of this and his other works can be viewed at Equinox. (See page 28 for more information)

CONGRATULATIONS to Ofelia Tavares, Ava Braddock, George Pilling, Ptolemy Chichester and Jasper Hunt of ST MARY ABBOTS PRIMARY SCHOOL who recently won the second ‘Kensington Readers’ Challenge organised by Thomas’s Kensington. Four teams of three (with various substitutes) took part from schools in the area – St Marys, St Mary Abbots, Colville Primary and St Barnabas & St Philips. The staff dressed for the occasion in Black Tie and although the event was not billed as such, it could easily have been (a junior edition of) University Challenge with a mix of Mastermind. Children were quizzed on three popular novels and then on general knowledge. The speed and quality of their answers was impressive. The event was co-sponsored by Waterstones in Kensington High St. the winners each receiving vouchers.

Competitors at the Readers’ Cup(Image: By kind courtesy of Caroline Haas)

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Science Bites: SCIENCE FOR THE UNSCIENTIFIC: Mosquito MenaceThe advent of warm humid weather often also heralds the arrival our insect relations, including the mosquito family of two-winged blood feeding flies. Thirty-three species of mosquito have been recorded in the British Isles, though none of these are know to transmit diseases. The most infamous mosquito is the Anopheles genus, which can transmit malaria, a potentially fatal disease causing fever, chills and flu-like symptoms. Endemic in 104 countries including large areas of Africa, Asia and the Americas, in 2010 the WHO estimated there were 219 millions cases of malaria worldwide.

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The Chelsea Physic Garden is hosting a special event now: Summer Superfood 2013. This entails a series of events and display beds that focus on superfoods - edibles that outrank the rest in the nutrition and wellbeing stakes.

The new displays are planted among the garden’s mature superfood plants suchas the large pomegranate tree, stately grapefruit and towering olive. The grapefruit is the most northerly mature specimen of it type and the olive is a champion tree, the UK’s largest specimen. These facts reflect the veryauspicious horticultural microclimate of the Chelsea Physic Garden, a fact which is borne in its long history of cultivation of exotic plants.

The topic of nutritious foods, and especially those that can be cultivated here chimes with the capital’s various modern horticultural initiatives, both public and privately funded. It also continues the Chelsea Physic Garden’s distinguished eighteenth century experiments and undertakings. It is widely held that it was here that rhubarb was first forced in England and many introductions were acclimatised. Methods of cultivation developed through the industry and resourcefulness of the garden’s various curators and gardeners.

On a more homely level, the Physic Garden is now a place for a private gardener to have a look and copy some ideas, as well as further one’s experience of the possibilities of cultivation. Borrowing a garden such as this for an afternoon is very rewarding, and it is a good place to take on board more knowledge and first hand contact with new plants and their method of cultivation.

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YOUNG AUTHOR:A MEMORY STORY

By Babak Ibbetson (11)

Our shiny, black car drew up at the place I hated most. The Hospital. My mother, sister and I entered the beige building, pushing open the glass doors. Being told to wait, we sat down on black and blue speckled chairs. I was dreading what was going to happen. After a few minutes, we were told to enter a small clinic room. My feet shuffled along the shiny lyno floor. Then I was inside the room.

Inside the room, there were two nurses in sky blue and pearl uniforms. There was also a few counters with wooded rimmed cubbies on top. Then my eyes caught the thin, sleek thing which I hate so much. The injection!

One of the nurses explained that my sister and I may feel a bit dowsly or tired after our

injection. I volunteered to be first. The other nurse placed a light yellow piece of plastic on my arm so that the injection wouldn’t shift.

I swung my head around not to see the spike penetrate my arm. I slowly felt the silver needle go in and out; at the same time the other nurse was steadily counting down from ten. Finally the horrendous thing was out. Then it was my sister’s turn but as soon as the needle came in contact with her skin she burst out crying; it was almost like waterfalls from her eyes.

Soon after that the nurse explained that I would have to have another one when I am thirteen, I think. I’m already nervous about it now!

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Foot BiomechanicsOur ability to walk upright developed millions of years ago by the evolution of complex systems which allow us to run and jump then crawl around on all fours. If undue pressure is applied to any of these systems our bodies will react by transferring load to other parts of our skeleton. The result is back, knee and foot pain. Biomechanical analysis gives us the tools to analyse the biodynamic of the body, and how it can be improved. There are several foot categories that determine your gait (walking style) these categories help determine the type of footwear that is most benefi cial. The three main types are supination, neutral and over pronation. Your gait is directly related to your kinetic chain function.

There are several signs which would alert us to a kinetic chain dysfunction, they include:

• Callouses or corns which indicates abnormally distributed forces during the gait cycle• Knees, ankles and back pain• Complaints of shin splints, Achilles tendon problems or Plantafaciitis• High foot rigidity with little movement• Excessively high or low arches• Knock kneed appearance• Excessive pressure on big tow leading to bunions

At Altimus we do not only have qualifi ed podiatrists and osteopaths, but all our boot fi tters are trained to identify underlining biomechanical issues, this gives them the ability to recommend shoes and boots, which will best fi t to your type of foot. If additional correction is required an appointment can be made to see one of our specialists who are trained in the production of inserts and orthotics which can improve the kinetic chain function.

Step Up To A Better PostureOur gait is affected by both our skeletal function and our musculature, it is obviously important to strengthen our core but it can advantageous to strengthen our foot and lower

leg muscles as well. To help this part of the process we now stock fi ve fi nger shoes //http://www.vibramfi vefi ngers.com this range of shoes allows each toe to move independently, they allow you to land on your forefoot, directly below your centre of gravity, this results in optimum balance, increased stability, less impact and greater propulsion. Running in Five Fingers delivers sensory feedback that improves agility and equilibrium and allows immediate form correction. In addition it stimulates and strengthens muscles in the feet and lower legs.

Our running specialists will be delighted to get the right ones for you, and if you want to take them for a spin we can organise a test run for you.

The most common complaint that runners and hikers come in with is “My knees are killing me.” Many customers, mistakenly that this is due to old age or over usage and mistakenly believe that nothing can be done. Most people are unaware that with our modern diagnostic and knee realignment techniques they could both extend and improve their trekking or running experience. Many runners or hikers, who suffer from knee or foot problems, believe that new footwear may be the answer and come into our stores in Reading and High Street Kensington clutching the latest “best shoe guide”. We often have to explain that what is the best shoe for their friends is not necessarily the best for them.

Bad TechniquePainful knees may occur sometime after a long hike or run. Overextension, rapid or repeated fl exion (especially when going downhill) are major causes. Stomping feet down hard, transfers impact pressure to the knee, which can result in irritation and infl ammation of the joint surface, resulting in bursitis.

Badly worn or inappropriate footwear also contributes to painful knees . Simple steps may help.• Taking smaller steps• Reduce the mileage• Reduce the weight being carried• Maintain a healthy body mass index

Additional Foot ProblemsA problem with your knees often indicates biomechanical dysfunction. For example an excessively high arch or even collapsed arch can cause your tibia to rotate which in turn causes crucial ligaments around the knee to over extend which causes knee pain and quite often lower back pain. At Altimus our staff are trained to identify biomechanical issues, this gives them the ability to recommend all types of footwear to best fi t your foot type.

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TRAVEL: NYIKA - A PRECIOUS FLORAL HABITAT IN MALAWI

By Jennie Kettlewell

The jackal thought our tour guide was a mouse. It turned to face us and then slowly walked towards Jim’s very credible mouse squeak imitation. Lit by the fringes of our spot light, we could clearly see the striking markings on the jackal’s coat and its pricked ears before it realised it had been conned and ambled off into the night.

We were 8,000 ft up on the Nyika plateau in Malawi, where our small group had gone to explore the carpets of wild flowers flourishing in the rainy season. Nyika is the largest of Malawi’s reserves, with rolling grassland stretching as far as you can see and tree-covered escarpments leading down into Zambia on the west and Lake Malawi in the east. Boggy ‘dambos’ are filled with water-loving plants. Rocky outcrops and tree-filled hollows are ideal for the leopards to hang out.

The sheer size (3000 sq km) of the reserve and variety of flora and fauna gave us lots of choices for spending our precious five days. We stayed in the old foresters’ chalets at Chelinda, comfortable and a short stroll from the building that houses a bar and dining room. There was so much to see in the immediate area that we

never travelled far as we kept stopping to watch the roan antelope, eland, zebra, bush pig, warthog and reedbuck. They didn’t seem bothered by us unless we got very close or, for some reason, if we turned off the car engine. Herds of elephant walk right across the plateau crashing through anything in their path. Our knowledgeable guides were quick to spot and name the ubiquitous exotic birds and I’ll never forget the enormous owl that looked at us crossly as we inspected him from our vehicle, but he just couldn’t be bothered to move.

Nyika has been a national reserve for nearly 50 years which has enabled the preservation of around 200 orchid species and some 400 bird species. You can visit Nyika to see all this for yourself, but it’s even more important to ensure Nyika retains its magic for future generations. The Nyika Vwaza Trust funds projects that preserve the habitats so that indigenous plants and wildlife thrive. Find out more on www.nyika-vwaza-trust.org and take the opportunity to support its work for the survival of this place of abundant and rare plants and animals.

Preserving the habitats might even help Jim and the jackal to continue their game.

Bushbuck at Chelinda (Image: By kind courtesy of Jennie Kettlewell

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DAVID KLEIN ARBS Tuesday 2 – 19 July ‘Poised’ - New stone sculptures. A series of themes representing his 20 years of professional carving. Venue: Thackeray Gallery. Est 1968Tel: 020 7937 5883 www.thackeraygallery.com

A TOUR OF KENSINGTON’S HISTORIC PUBS : Dale Ingram, Director CAMRATuesday 2 July 6.30–8.00pm £10* War Memorial at the Junction of Kensington Church Street and High Street*Limited Places Available, Booking EssentialCheques to The Kensington Society, 23 St James’s Gardens, London W11 4RE

DOGS DAYWednesday 3 July : Afternoon event 16.00 - 18.30 £10.00 (under 18s go free)Evening event 19.00-21.00 £35.00Dog Day is held in aid of Battersea Dogs Home and Canine Partners combining an afternoon of family fun followed by an evening of glamour with the ‘dog tail’ party. Chelsea Harbour, Design Centre 020 7935 4800www.dog-day.org.uk

COCKTAILS AND GATSBY GLAMOUR AT THE MILESTONE HOTELWednesday 3 July 19.00 - 21.00 £39.50Enjoy sumptious cocktails and Gatsby ‘deco-dance’ hosted by The Cocktail Lovers. Relive the glamour of the period, hear tales of Prohibition and speakeasies via opulent Gatsby-style parties and lavish Cuban adventures. Tickets include cocktails, canapes and goody bag. Early booking recommended. Limited numbers. Please call 020 7917 1053 or email [email protected]

FASHION RULES: ROYAL DRESSES EXHIBITION AT KENSINGTON PALACEThursday 4 July + ongoingFeaturing rare and exquisite dresses from HM Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret and Diana, Princess of Wales, this colourful and exuberant display of clothes will provide a feast for the eyes and a nostalgic glance back at royal fashion through the recent decades.Kensington Gardens W8 4PX. For more infowww.hrp.org.uk or call 0844 482 7777

CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALSThursday 4 – 14 July Carnival of the Animals, based on the music of Camille Saint-Saens, starring Anita Dobson and featuring stunning melodies such as The Elephant and Fossils. This new stage musical truly captures the family appeal first created by Saint-Saens. Riverside Studios. Box office 0208 237 1111 / www.riversidestudios.co.uk

AWAKE THE PSALTERY AND HARP! TWENTIETH CENTURY CHORAL MASTERPIECESSaturday July 6 7.30pmTickets: £22, £20, £16, £14, £12Bernstein: Chichester PsalmsWhitacre: Cloudburst; When David HeardJanáček: Otce Náš. Lewisham Choral Society, Dan Ludford-Thomas (Conductor) Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ Box office: 020 7730 4500 or www.cadoganhall.com

NEARLY NEW SALESaturday 6 July, 10.00am – 12pm, £2 Items for sale: All of your essential nearly new baby and toddler items. From buggies to baby bouncers, cots to clothes, from baby gyms to maternity clothes and of course, lots of toys. Come and bag a bargain! Venue St Peter’s Church, Kensington Park Road, (opposite Stanley Gardens), W11 2PNwww.nct.org.uk/branches/kensington-chelsea/nearly-new-sales

WIMBLEDON AFTERNOON TEATo Sunday 7 July / 2pm to 5.30pm / from £24 pp The Royal Garden Hotel’s pastry chefs have gone tennis mad creating a selection of scrumptious Wimbledon themed pastries including ‘Murrays mint macaroons’ and ‘Pimm’s jelly and lemon posset’ accompanied by finger sandwiches, scones and freshly brewed organic leaf tea.To book, call 020 7361 1999 or email [email protected] PARK TERRACE RESTAURANT 2-24 Kensington High Street, London W8 4PT www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk

WHAT’S ON IN AND AROUND KENSINGTONBOOK REVIEW: By Elizabeth ReidADA’S RULES BY ALICE RANDALL

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This is a book that will strike a chord with many of us. Ada has turned fifty. Since leaving college she has brought up two beautiful girls and is still married to Lucius Howard, who continues to work as the preacher at the Full Love Gospel Tabernacle. She divides her time between parish duties, caring for her elderly parents and running the local nursery.

Since meeting her husband and the present, she has put on rather too many pounds, a fact she has hitherto accepted by convincing herself that beauty comes from within. Suddenly, an invitation to a twenty-fifth college reunion destroys her idyll. She knows that at this event will be her first love, Matt Mason, a man she still wants to impress. She has two options: do nothing and stay away or transform herself and go. Ada launches herself on a weight loss programme… it’s time to do battle with her bulk, over 200 pounds must melt away.

Her campaign begins with a visit to her doctor and an evening spent ordering a variety of diet books. She listens to all the advice friends and acquaintances can offer and gradually a plan emerges, one that gives results. Chapter by chapter we follow her journey, but what unfolds is not a diet book dressed up as a novel, but rather, a re-assessment of a life lived for others and the effects this can have on a person’s well-being and relationships.

Very often someone who oozes self-confidence and appears to have mastered the work-life balance is privately racked by doubts about their ability to cope. Ada is no different. There are problems in her marriage and caring for her parents, particularly her mother who can no longer recognise her, has taken an emotional toll. She and Lucius share a house that they will have to leave once he retires and they have no

savings or security. It’s no wonder that food is a refuge. However, her dependence on southern cooking has become dangerous. She is on the verge of developing the illness that has claimed her three sisters, diabetes. So changes were inevitable, the invitation provided both a starting point and a goal.

Her adventures are told with enormous wit and heartiness. Her determination and the techniques she uses to keep on track are inspirational. Ada is a realist she is not aiming for perfection, just a better way of life. As the author muses in the opening paragraph:

“Ada departed the island of fat as she arrived: with little fanfare and for her very own reasons. Edited she was still luscious. Thin again is not simply thin.”

We can never return to zero but, like Ada, we can create a new starting point for a better life.

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YAYA12: EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY YOUNG PALESTINIAN ARTISTS To 16 August, Tuesday-Saturday11am-6pm, FreeA selection of young winners and finalists in the 2012 A. M. Qattan Foundation’s Young Artist of the Year Award is being showcased in the UK for the first time. This is a first chance to see installations, sculptures and video works by a number of exciting new Palestinian artists. The Mosaic Rooms, 226 Cromwell road, London, SW5 0SW Tel: 020 7370 [email protected] www.mosaicrooms.org.

TRINITY’S CINEMA SERIESWed 21, Thurs 22, Fri 23 August £15 adults/£10 children Enjoy an outdoor cinema in Trinity Hospice’s beautiful gardens. Doors open at 6.30pm and films start at sunset. Choose between Dirty Dancing, Breakfast at Tiffany’s or Top Gun! Everything will help provide vital care to terminally ill Londoners. To book visit trinityhospice.org.uk/cinemaseries or call 020 7787 1022

THE POWER OF PLANTS: ETHNOBOTANY FOR BEGINNERSThursday 29 August 10.30 - 14.30 (suitable for children aged 8+) Tickets £6 child/£9 adult.Discover the amazing variety of plants in our daily lives, try your hand at natural dyes and take a useful plant home with you. Chelsea Physic Garden, 020 7352 5646 or see www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk

THE DIAMOND JUBILEE GARDENS AT KENSINGTON PALACE Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, Landscape architect and author of The London Squares5 September 4.30–7.00pm £10*Meet at Kensington Palace Gardens and afterwards at the Milestone Hotel for a reception. *Limited Places Available, Booking Essential. Cheques to The Kensington Society, 23 St James’s Gardens, London W11 4RE

WHEN BRITAIN BURNED IN THE WHITE HOUSE: THE 1814 INVASION OF WASHINGTON 19 September, 7.00pmIn August 1814 the United States’ army is defeated in battle by an invading force just

outside Washington DC. The US president and his wife have just enough time to pack their belongings and escape from the White House before the invaders enter. After tucking into the deserted presidential dinner, they then set fire to the place. Drawing on a wealth of material, Peter Snow recounts the fast-changing fortunes of both sides of this extraordinary confrontation. National Army Museum www.nam.ac.uk

BIG BLITZ JIVE21 September, 7.30pm – Midnight, £15 Standard / £12.50 Concessions / £7.50 Under 15sGet into the swing as the National Army Museum presents its annual 1940s themed jive event. Brush up on your footwork with the professional dance instructors from the London Swing Dance Society, enjoy a 40s style makeover and take away a souvenir photograph of the evening. www.nam.ac.uk

NORTHERN VISION – MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE TCHOBAN FOUNDATION, BERLIN To 28 September 2013 FreePreviously unseen in Britain, works from German and Russian Draughtsmen, from the 16th century to the present celebrate the drama and precision of the classical, architectural drawing – rapidly being replaced by computer aided design. Sir John Soane’s Museum. www.soane.org

PAUL SMITH AT THE DESIGN MUSEUM15 Nov – 9 March £11.72 Adults, £10.70 Concessions, £7.50 Students This exhibition, drawing from fashion designer Paul Smith’s personal collection, will take you on a journey through his beginnings, collaborations and successful career as a whole. It will also include an exclusive recreation of the artist’s studio, famous for being cluttered with objects sent to him and collected over the years. The exhibition is a fascinating insight into Paul Smith’s creative process and inspiration. For art students, fashion enthusiasts or even children to enjoy.

WHAT’S ON IN AND AROUND KENSINGTON

BIG NATURE DAY AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM Saturday 13 July 12.00 - 17.00 FreeExplore the wonders of nature in a fun, free, family day out. This is an annual fair with lots of activities for children: take part in experiments, pond dipping activities, take part in a ladybird hunt, dress up as a scientist and even attend worm charming workshops! Call 020 7942 5000 or see www.nhm.ac.uk for more information.

MARGAINE-LACROIX AND THE DRESSES THAT SHOCKED PARIS – A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION AND TALKMonday 15 July -28 July – exhibitionWednesday 17 July, 6.30 to 7.30pm – Talk FreeIn 1908 Jeanne Margaine-Lacroix’s corsetless dresses caused a sensation among Paris’ fashionable crowd and their impact on the fashion world was instantaneous.Chelsea Reference Library, SW3. To book your place on the Talk call 020 7361 3010

THE BIG IDEA: KID’S COURT AT THE ROYAL COURT THEATRE, SLOANE SQUARE Wed 17 - Sat 20 July £5 WorkshopSuitable for children aged 8-11The Royal Court’s playwrights pass the batton to children to create and perform a series of one minute plays following creative workshops. So come here for plays, workshops and special events. www.royalcourttheatre.com

TOY SOLDIER WEEKENDSaturday 27-28 July, 10.30am – 4.30pm, FreeA chance to see fascinating collections of military models and enjoy recreations of key events that the British Army was involved in. Also, meet the curators to discover the story behind the museum’s own and rarely seen modelcollection. National Army Museum www.nam.ac.uk

BRUCE DENNY SCULPTURE EXHIBITIONTo the end of July, FreeA preview of the latest work from London’s hottest sculptor will be on show at Equinox, the health club on Derry Street. To arrange a private viewing call Andrew 07540 429328www.brucedenny.com

REAL MADRID FOUNDATION CAMPUS EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS Sunday 28 July – 2 Aug, 4-9 Aug 11-16 Aug Ex-players and coaches from the Real Madrid football club will be visiting Oxford this summer to take part in activities such as cooking classes, team building exercises and yoga with 11-17 year olds in the UK. The course will develop young players’ teamwork, leadership, self-control and respect for others skills over 5-nights, full-board in Oxford University accommodation. To book visit www.playreal.co.uk

A SOLDIER’S LIFE IN... WORKSHOPSEvery Saturday afternoon 2.00pm and 3.30pm(except special event weekends), FreeDrop in to a one hour workshop and each week learn about the different live of soldiers in the English Civil Wars, Victorian Army, First World War and today. Children will get the chance tohandle objects from the museum’s collection, listen to a storyteller and get creative with craft activities. www.nam.ac.uk

THE LUNA OUTDOOR POP UP CINEMAAT OPERA HOLLAND PARK & KENSINGTON PALACE* This summer The Luna Cinema is presentating a season of classic films. Top Gun, SkyFall and Casablanca on 1, 2 and 3 August* and ET, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and West Side Story on 8, 9 and 10 August. www.thelunacinema.com. £9.50

GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY AT CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN (suitable children aged 8+)Monday 5 August 10.30 - 14.30 pm. Bring your camera or phone along to capture the Garden in striking and unusual ways. Advice on lighting and composition will be given. There’ll also be the chance to have some of your photos displayed on our on-line gallery. 020 7352 5646 www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk. Booking essential £6 child/£9 adult

CSI CHELSEA AT CHELSEA PYSIC GARDEN A FORENSIC BIOLOGY WORKSHOP(suitable children aged 9+) Thurs 8 August 10.30 - 14.20 join experts who will explain how clues from nature can help solve real crimes. 020 7352 5646 or www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk. Booking essential Child £6/adult £9.

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