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Issue 72. Out Now!

Scaling the heights

I’ve returned from sailing on a tall ship, the SS Stavros Niarchos, from Portsmouth to Cork. Hating heights, I’m happy to volunteer as a gallery rat with my feet firmly on deck, so I take my hat off to anyone who can scale Everest and the North Face of the Eiger – both Ian Parnell and the brilliantly named Kenton Cool have done both more than once. They are coming to Andover to talk about their climbing careers and it should be a fascinating evening – see page 36.

Meanwhile, Joe Woodward has climbed aboard a smart Audi R8 to give it a bit of a test drive and thoroughly enjoyed himself (page 52). But then, when doesn’t he?
It being the season of mists and all that jazz, Liz Tighe has been investigating our local apple industry from growing them to cider-making (page 19) while our fashion pages are full of autumn trends – it’s big and colourful, girls, so be warned.

Gardening expert Julia Brigdale’s thoughts are also rooted in autumn and she gives us some ideas as to what we should be doing to prepare the garden for winter, as well as looking forward to spring. It seems a very, very long way off.

However, if you enter our lovely competition on page 57, winter could become a bit more bearable if you win the gorgeous prize of a couple of nights for two in a luxury hotel on Dartmoor. There’s even the added enticement of a free spa treatment. How good is that!

Nicola

LATEST ISSUE

In this issue...

• No bashing about on this square – yes, our cover property is on a former parade ground, but Peninsula Square is anything but regimented; in fact, it’s an award winner
• An apple a day…we celebrate all that’s good about one of our staple home-grown fruits as Apple Day approaches
• While we celebrate apples, why not give oranges a whirl too? So we have…
• Our boys at Lainston House whip up a seasonal treat in the shape of a hazelnut and chocolate pannacotta with lavender raspberries
• The Willow Tree in Durnford has a fab garden for summer living – and it’s equally great inside, with food to match
• A bit of a different art form to this issue’s pages – mountaineering comes to Andover
• It’s back to the fuchsia as big and bold make an appearance in our shops
• Turning over a new leaf in autumn shades
• Julia Brigdale gets the garden ready for winter and looks forward to next spring
• Our motoring correspondent Joe Woodward gets a taste of Audi’s R8
• Lucky Kate Authers goes cruising in the Med in some style
• You have to be in it to win it…a weekend in one of Dartmoor’s finest hotels, with a spa treatment thrown in, is up for grabs
• Born and bred in Hampshire, designer / photographer Ian Cooper answers a few questions

WYKEHAM LIFE PARTY

Wykeham Life held a Clients’ Evening at the Winchester Discovery Centre to celebrate the magazine and thank advertisers for their ongoing support. The Discovery Centre was packed with members of the Wykeham Life team, friends and advertisers who enjoyed drinks and canapés. Re ad more