Sustainable Fashion Week: weekend events

The Sustainable Fashion Week team have curated a packed programme of events and workshops hosted by community groups, organisations, individuals and brands.

Enjoy some of the Fashion Week's closing events this weekend: 

• Gorgeous Refresh with Gorgeous by Design, 24 September: All-day alterations and garment refresh in the Gorgeous by design gazebo garden. Alterations will be carried out on the day. There will also be items for sale.
  
• Upcycling Workshop with Re_considered, 24 September: Turn your old sweatshirts/sweatpants into patchwork joggers. You will be guided through planning the patchwork, overlocking them together to create the fabric, and then cutting and sewing them into joggers that fit you.
• Sustainable Styling with Clothemod, 24 September: Join sustainable stylist, Clothemod, in an evening where you can pick her brains about shopping sustainably, colour theory and general outfit styling.

Learn more about Sustainable Fashion Week by reading our September feature: thebristolmagazine.co.uk

Featured image: Amelia Twine, Founder of Sustainable Fashion Week along with the team

THE OCTOBER ISSUE: OUT NEXT WEEK

Our October magazine features a collection of great reading by our team of wonderful writers as well as beautifully presented advertising by Bristol's best businesses. We hope you enjoy the read!

15,000 copies are delivered door to door, and you can pick up a copy at many places around town – including our stands at Waitrose, John Lewis, House of Fraser and Harvey Nichols.

Read the digital version of our current issue here!

And if you would like to have a copy sent in the post every month, then we offer a postal subscription for just £33 for 12 issues, £18 for six issues or buy a copy for just £4.25. UK mainland prices. For Euro and World zone subscription prices – see our website. 

Parsnip, Mascarpone and Maple Syrup Cake

Parsnip season is upon us; cue waves of warming soup, piles of honey-roasted Sunday lunch side dishes and oodles of buttery mash. But there's yet more to the humble parsnip than meets the eye.

This super-seasonal cake brings the earthy, caramel/vanilla complexity of maple syrup and the sweetly acidic tang of luxurious mascarpone cheese together with the inherent sweetness of parsnips in perfect harmony; bake it once, and you'll never look at a Carrot Cake again.

Ingredients

175g butter
250g soft brown sugar
100ml maple syrup
3 large eggs
250g self-raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp mixed spice
250g parsnips, peeled and grated
1 medium eating apple, peeled, cored and grated
50g pecans, roughly chopped
The zest and juice of 1 small orange

For the filling:
250g mascarpone
4 tbsp maple syrup

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. Lightly grease a deep 20cm springform tin with butter and line the base with baking parchment.

2. In a large pan over a medium heat, melt the butter, sugar and maple syrup together until the butter has completely melted and the sugar has dissolved. Allow to cool slightly before whisking the eggs into the sweet, buttery mixture, followed by the flour, baking powder and mixed spice, sifted in together guarantee an even, lump-free result. Add the prepared parsnips, the apple, the orange zest and juice and the chopped pecans (reserving 1 tbsp for sprinkling on the cake before baking) and stir thoroughly to form a thick batter.

3. Plop the batter into the tin, level the top and sprinkle with the reserved chopped pecans. Bake for 35-40 minutes until the top of the cake springs back when pressed lightly and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out cleanly (note: if the top of the cake browns before the inside is cooked, cover the top loosely with foil and carry on baking, checking to see how it's getting on every 5 minutes).

4. Allow the cake to cool slightly in the tin then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing in half horizontally.

5. Beat the maple syrup into the mascarpone and use to fill the cake. For extra-added appeal, lightly dust the surface of the cake with icing sugar just before serving.

Four great wines from northern Italy

Gavi di Gavi DOCG – Fontanafredda
One of Italy's most fashionable whites, it is noted for acute dryness and fresh, flinty acidity. This is a bright straw-yellow wine with greenish highlights. It has a full, delicate, elegant bouquet which brings flowers and fresh fruit to mind – mostly lemons, lilies of the valley and green apples. Its palate is attractively young, dry, fresh and well-balanced | £19.95

San Vincenzo IGT – Anselmi
Fruity, youthful style, reminiscent of hazelnuts and peaches. No wood maturation, just clean crisp flavours with a long finish | £15.95

Vintage Edition Secco – Bertani
This fascinating limited edition wine deliberately goes back to the way that the top wines of Valpolicella were crafted historically between the 1860s and 1930s, before the invention of Amarone. Intriguingly, this is aged 100% in barrels, but there is 0% oak, as the barrels are made entirely of chestnut and cherry wood – a tradition going back centuries in this part of Italy. A must-try wine! | £27.50

Barolo di Serralunga d'Alba DOCG – Fontanafredda
From the Piemonte region this is a deep red with ruby highlights, a truly superb Barolo with a clear-cut, intense nose with overtones of vanilla, spices, withered roses and underbrush. The palate is dry, but soft, full bodied, velvety and well balanced, and is engagingly complex throughout the lengthy finish. Showing great personality | £35

Click here to explore the full Italian wine cellar at The Great Wine Co. 

Breitling’s new Superocean range

In the 1960s, the new sport of scuba diving was all the rage; for divers, timing was everything, and Breitling set out to give them the clearest display possible.

This pared-down watch they named the Slow Motion, with its clean lines, chunky luminescent indexes, squared-off hands and a high-contrast dial, all designed for maximum legibility.

But what people really fell in love with was the look. The new Superocean is the homage to the Slow Motion's celebrated design, but with all the modern features we now love: such as a scratch-proof, ceramic-inlayed bezel and brightly coloured dials. Broad hands and indexes in luminescent Super-LumiNova® offer clearer visibility than ever before on the 42mm or the unisex 36mm case.

The watch is water resistant to 300m (1000 ft), as well as being shock, sand and saltwater-resistant. Automatic with a power reserve of approx 38 hours. There are two strap options (rubber and metal bracelet) and a folding clasp that allows for adjustments to wear over rashies and wetsuits.

Best of all, this is no longer just a dive watch. Surf with it, swim with it, hit the bar with it – and it will still look great paired with a suit or out for a smart dinner. The new Superocean perfectly balances the nostalgia of the Slow Motion heritage with a fresh new look.

Find out more about the new Breitling Superocean range at Mallory.

Whistles Kids: Autumn Winter 22

Whistles' second kidswear collection is designed for ages 3–9 years, with each piece mindfully created to ensure kids feel comfortable during everyday adventures.

Think playful silhouettes with oversized puffy sleeves, Peter Pan collars, soft jumbo cord and everyday sequins in lively colours and eye-catching prints.

Now available from whistles.com

Curated by Daniel McCabe

After ‘The Home’ and ‘The Shop’, South Korea’s Magazine B continues its ‘bookazine’ series on work/living spaces with 'The Neighbourhood’. This fascinating third issue examines the neighbourhood as the cornerstone of modern society, a place in which we constantly envision our perfect community. It attempts to define the sort of neighbourhood we might all choose to live in by exploring six ‘ideal’ but very different locations – Körnerkiz in Berlin, Sharon in Paris, Seochon in Seoul, Greenwich Village in New York, Venice in Los Angeles and Hampstead in London – to see what they have in common and what sets them apart. | £24.99

Be our guest to Disney's Beauty and the Beast this October!

WIN WIN WIN! Disney's Beauty and the Beast is arriving at Bristol Hippodrome this autumn and we're giving away 4 TICKETS to the production on Wednesday 5 October at 7.30pm.

This beloved ‘tale as old as time’ has been brought to life on stage like never before, with all the charm and elegance audiences expect from Belle and her Beast.

To be in with a chance of winning, look out for the competition on Instagram and Twitter...

For Instagram:

• Follow us @thebristolmag & like Bristol Hippodrome on Facebook @BristolHippodrome
• Like the post
• Tag a friend you’d like to take in the comments

For extra bonus points share to your IG stories!

For Twitter:

• Follow us @thebristolmag & like Bristol Hippodrome on Facebook @BristolHippodrome
• Like the post
• Tag a friend you’d like to take in the comments

Competition closes at midday on Tuesday 27 September. The winner will be selected at random and notified on 28 September. 

Please note: Bristol Hippodrome recommends the production for ages 6 and up. Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted into the theatre.

GOOD LUCK!

Terms & conditions apply: click here to view

Featured image credit: Courtney Stapleton as Belle and Shaq Taylor as Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast Photo - Johan Persson ©Disney

Clifton Contemporary Art: Form and Freedom – Andrew Bird & Chris Buck

In the paintings of Andrew Bird and the cast bronze sculptures of Chris Buck, there is an exciting juxtaposition between the spontaneous and structural form. The balance between these forces gives their work impact and presence – revealing more the closer you look.

Through Andrew’s layered, potent canvases, you can see the interplay between form and freedom, as he conjures fleeting images or what he calls ‘slices of time’ with immediate, gestural marks and rich, sometimes unexpected colours. Yet always there is a sense of solidity and permanence underneath – like the relationship between ancient rock and fleeting clouds.

For Chris, creative freedom and spontaneity are his points of departure. His sculptures are essentially abstract, sometimes inspired by found objects and developed without planning or drawing. Yet beyond the enigmatic titles, patinated textures and polish surfaces, there is always a timeless form, like something shaped by the elements or made in the distant past.

Explore the interplay between form and freedom in these powerful, charismatic works at Clifton Contemporary Art this autumn, 15 October – 5 November. 

cliftoncontemporaryart.co.uk

Barbara Abdeni Massaad, Forever Beirut, 1 October, Cookpad Bristol

Chef, photographer and president of Slow Food Beirut, Barbara Abdeni Massaad will be at Cookpad UK, Bristol on Saturday 1 October to launch her new cookbook, Forever Beirut, and talk about Lebanon’s rich culinary heritage.

Barbara is a well known and much loved chef and food writer in Lebanon. Travelling the length and breadth of the country, she has recorded the traditional way food has been preserved in Lebanon. Her Soup for Syria cookbook features recipes donated by Sami Tamimi, Claudia Roden, and Yotam Ottolenghi amongst others, to raise money and awareness of the plight of Syrian refugees. Tickets are available on shorkk.com.

Shift Bristol: The Practical Sustainability Course

“This Course will change your life” ; “Delivered expertly by passionate and knowledgeable Tutors"

One Year, Part-time, from Sept to July | Bookings open each January

Shift Bristol is a not for profit organisation providing innovative and training in meeting our needs sustainably and building resilience. With 20-years experience of teaching practical skills, design systems and collaborative approaches Shift Bristol invites you to find your passion, challenge yourself and take positive action. The Practical Sustainability Course is an opportunity to immerse yourself in an in-depth, hands-on and dynamic learning experience.

Ten modules: Permaculture Design, Woodland Management, Organic Horticulture, Soil and Ecology, Re-localisation, Green Energy, Green Building, Group Dynamics, Community Engagement, Creating Change. Cost: Sliding scale £3,595, £2995, £2,395 | shiftbristol.org.uk

The Kadai firebowl

It's been the red-hot garden accessory of 2022 – and is looking even more fun for Autumnal garden get-togethers. These are great for generating heat, cooking on and just for helping you find some joy all year round. Original Kadais are up to 100 years old. Each one completely unique with a rich heritage from years of use as cooking bowls at weddings and festivals across India. Hand-picked in Rajasthan and available in sizes from 60cm – 170cm diameter. The Kadai can be raised to the perfect cooking height with a handmade iron stand or can be used as an impressive fire bowl to enjoy evenings under the stars throughout the year. Visit the Boniti showroom on the A46 to see an impressive selection of Kadais and accessories. see a great range at Boniti, Dunsdon Barn, Nr Bath SN14 8JA.

Click here to find out more on the Boniti website. 

Mesmerising Oudh Accord & Gold Signature Candle from Molton Brown

Kindle a truly opulent mood with this precious, ambery scented candle; a deeply distinctive maze of warm cinnamon, spicy-citrus elemi and heady oudh | £42

moltonbrown.co.uk

The Stockholm Lamp from BoConcept

The Stockholm Lamp combines colored glass with a solid marble base for a simple and minimalistic design; it's the perfect way to add a decorative item in mixed materials to your home decor | £729 

Available from boconcept.com | 51-53 Merchant St, Broadmead, Bristol BS1 3EE

Longwood Lane, Failand, Bristol, Somerset BS8

Offered for sale By Rupert Oliver estate agents

Number 3 Longwood Lane is a superb, modern detached family home, beautifully refurbished and landscaped by the current owners with wonderfully versatile accommodation, along with a detached one-bedroom annex. Situated on the edge of Failand, the property is located in a very private setting, but with easy access into Bristol and the M5. From the driveway, access to the house is via an attractive covered porch, perfect for storing wood for the fire and boots with the part-glazed front door opening into a lovely entrance hall.

From here, a stone tiled floor flows into the kitchen and dining room, with stairs to the first floor and access to a useful under stairs storage cupboard. To the left of the hall is a fabulous triple aspect sitting room, complete with bay window, a working open fire and enjoying wonderful views over the side and rear gardens with French doors leading out to the rear. The lovely light-filled kitchen is accessed via a feature oak-framed square top arch, with the stone floor running through into the dining area.

The room has a lovely flow – with a stable door from the kitchen out into the rear garden and through French doors from the dining area into the side garden. In addition, the whole space is open plan to the deep family room beyond creating a wonderfully sociable family space. The kitchen itself is finished with an expanse of marble work tops, floor and wall mounted storage, a Belfast sink overlooking the garden, integrated appliances and a feature “Everhot” range cooker. The charming family room has a dual aspect and attractive built-in storage to accommodate a further family fridge (if needed) and fittings for a washing machine and tumble dryer. From the kitchen there is access to a separate cloakroom.

Upstairs, the generous landing is illuminated by a large window on the half-landing, and gives access to five bedrooms. The triple aspect master bedroom is a great size, complete with a charming wisteria clad casement window, fitted wardrobe, recessed linen cupboard and access to a well-appointed en-suite bath and shower room. The remaining four bedrooms are each a great size, with the smallest – bedroom five – making an ideal home office or nursery. They share a superb family bathroom, complete with a panelled bath, enclosed shower, w.c and wash basin. 

Annex “Yew Tree Cottage” is a lovely addition to the house, created by the current owners from the previously existing detached garage. It presents a superb space for dependent family, guest overflow, large home office or to enjoy an additional income from either Airbnb or a longer term AST.

Arranged over two floors it enjoys a lovely L-shaped ground floor footprint with an open plan kitchen, dining room and sitting room. Above is a generous bedroom with eaves storage. This is served by a ground floor fully fitted shower room. A great space that can be “brought-in” or separated from the house as and when required. To the side is useful workshop / storage shed. 

Outside: The gardens of No. 3 are fully enclosed, wrap-around the house and have been beautifully landscaped by the current owners to create a year-round useable space for families of all ages. To the front there is off-street parking for numerous cars with a large area of lawn to the side of the house, leading down to a bespoke children's play area with wooden play and climbing equipment. 

To the rear is a further expanse of lawn, accessed from both the sitting room and kitchen which wraps around to the side garden, accessed from the dining room. This south facing side is the perfect spot for al-fresco dining, and the current owners have created a large paved dining terrace and a bespoke wooden framed covered outdoor kitchen area. Perfect for the pizza oven and BBQ. The whole connects back to the front drive via a pretty pedestrian gate creating a full 360 degrees of useable outdoor space. Offers in Excess of £1,295,000

To see more image and read through all the details click here to see the property on the Rupert Oliver website.