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HALL WEEN HALF-TERM SPECIAL
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Kids’ corner
Keep all the family entertained this October half-term with our fang-tastic days out, trick or treat tips, plus so much more...
Sophie Astin FUSS-FREE FOOD FOR ALL THE FAMILY
Edenbridge mum-of-three, nutrition graduate and former primary school teacher Alex Thurman has launched her debut cookbook with a step-by-step eight- week programme to get parents cooking delicious family meals from scratch with minimal effort.
The eight-week “MasterPlan” is designed for time-poor parents struggling to provide a healthy and varied
diet for their family. A download version is perfect for parents who have a smart phone to hand and with digital links to recipes and one-click links to online shopping baskets, parents can order their week’s food shopping in a matter of minutes. • The MasterPlan is available to download at
feedthebrood.com/ masterplan for £19.99.
Music of Edward Lear
Edward Lear is best known as a nonsense poet, the author of The Owl and the Pussycat and The Jumblies, but was also a gifted and prolifi c painter who taught Queen Victoria to draw, a naturalist, whose detailed illustrations of new species were consulted by Charles Darwin, and a composer who published 12 settings of his friend Alfred Tennyson’s poems. Writer and
academic Dr Sara Lodge at University
of St Andrews, conducted the fi rst study to consider Edward Lear’s works, unearthing a trove of music not widely known. She has now curated these works into a concert – and Edward Lear’s music is to be brought back to life on Sunday 13th October, in a special one-off evening concert in the Great Hall at Ightham Mote, near Sevenoaks. Ightham Mote is particularly fitting as a venue, with Edward Lear having enjoyed spending time staying in the
house. The concert will be performed by acclaimed pianist and broadcaster
David Owen Norris and
rising star operatic baritone Edward Robinson and is followed by a two- course meal in the Mote Café. • Tickets are priced at £42 per person. To book call 0344 249 1895 or visit
nationaltrust.org.uk/Ightham-mote
Trick or treat tips If you’re planning to take little ones trick or treating this Halloween, be aware of some basic safety guidelines to make the experience as fun as possible for everyone involved:
Always accompany young trick and
treaters and never let them go out alone. Make sure costumes and shoes are comfortable, warm and not dragging on the ground, to avoid tripping over. Wear something refl ective or add
fl ashing lights to costumes to help drivers see you in the dark. Ensure masks are breathable and vision is not impaired.
Do not accept homemade treats from strangers. Don’t go near candles. Avoid unlit houses.
Keep track of time and hold back some of the sweets – bedtime will be more manageable without a major sugar rush!
© Simon Weir
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