The password is 'teazle'Furlong Homes' Teazle Meade development consists of seven detached houses at Thornwood Common, Epping The film The Password is Courage was made here Prices start at £625,000 (01992 577105). Bye-bye boarThe forest, which is controlled by the City of London Corporation, is fringed by green belt in the north and consists of ancient woodland, grassland, heath, rivers, bogs and more than 100 lakes and ponds Commoners are allowed to graze cattle here. Other animal life includes hawks, owls, three species of newt, 4,000 insect varieties, 200 bird species, and fallow deer. Wild boar have long disappeared from the area.Action EppingAngling (with licence) and horse-riding are permitted in the forest.
It hosts traditional fairs at Easter, Spring and August Bank Holiday. Wanstead Flats has 60 football pitches.Indoor forestryThe Epping Forest District Museum in Waltham Abbey shows daily life in the area from the Iron Age. Elizabeth I used to hunt in the forest her Hunting Lodge was recentlyrestored.Estate agentsChurchill Estates, 020-8508 5888; James Sear, 01992 560056; Strutt & Parker, 01245 258201.. The drive to make classical music "sexy" with attractive musicians in provocative poses has caused a rift between organisers of the Classical Brits. The drive to make classical music "sexy" with attractive musicians in provocative poses has caused a rift between organisers of the Classical Brits. The dispute threatens to sour the efforts of the Brit Awards to extend the excitement of the annual pop and rock ceremony to classical music. Record companies are desperate to raise the profile of their classical artists and increase sales through a televised awards show.The dispute centres on the involvement of Bond, a string quartet of classically trained musicians who use sexy poses to promote their music.
The group will play live at the televised Royal Albert Hall ceremony in June and also played at the nominations announcement in London last night.But, behind the scenes, record company executives running the Classical Brits have been embroiled in a row over Bond's involvement.The musicians, who perform in skimpy tops, tight trousers and stilettos, are joined on stage by nubile dancers and a rock band, and play music with a dance beat. Their debut album was released in October amid a frenzy of hype. British charts compilers said it was pop music and banned it from the classical chart. But it went to the top of the American classical chart.Chris Black, head of classics at Sony Music, and a member of the Classical Brits committee, said: "For people who like classical music this is dumbing down to the nth degree ...
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