Nene Living June 2016

OPEN STUDIOS: Artists showcase their work

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June 2016

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HIS MONTH we feature lots of ways in which you can enjoy some of the natural and cleverlycreated beauty our region has to offer. I know this is the time that many plan trips further afield for weekends and holidays – but please don’t overlook the wealth of fine events and opportunities on your own doorstep! Arts and crafts people will be showcasing their work over the three weekends of the Peterborough Artists’ Open Studios event (p43) – a great way to discover new talent, get inspiration for your own endeavours and, perhaps, to buy something beautiful. And still with crafts in mind, don’t miss Charron Pugsley-Hill’s stunning Queensgate Sky of Poppies (p41) installation – the opening event on 24 June promises to be moving.

Our Out & About round-up (p45) is compiled for the last time this month by Yasmin Bradley. As always, she’s come up with an eclectic list of events for you to enjoy; we thank her for doing such a great job. If you’re organising an event you’d like us to consider for inclusion, please email details to neneliving@hotmail.com.

Finally, for all those who adore plants and gardens, Sue Dobson has written about the wonderful Deanery Garden at Peterborough Cathedral (p24), and suggested a whole host of other locations (p27) where you can indulge your love of horticulture. Have a great month!

Gillian Bendall Editor INCORPORATING

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5 Upfront

23 Interview: Nigel Hill

Gift ideas for Father’s Day

Talking shop with Oundle’s popular jeweller

7, 9, 10 News & Notes

Peterborough

13 Interview: 24 The secret garden

The High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire explains the ‘neat symmetry’ to his new role

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Discover the Deanery Garden, tucked away within the precincts of Peterborough Cathedral

The key components for a spring/summer capsule wardrobe

43 Invitation to view

What and who’s behind the doors at this year’s Artists’ Open Studios event?

Big and small: our pick of the best to visit this summer

30 Outdoor Living

Your grass can be greener – the local experts explain how

33 Food & Drink

Riverford recipe… and cooking up an Indian feast with a little help from city curry queen Tazmin Suleman

34 Homes & Interiors

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Eye-catching art projects commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme

27 Come into the garden

Introducing the Rusty Players of Oundle – an orchestra where members reignite their love of making music

19 Summer style

The latest tips on looking good, feeling great and eating well

41 Poppies over

Helping you make the most of Nene living

Sir David Arculus

37 Health & Beauty

45 Out & About

June events to inspire and entertain all the family

COVER: The gorgeous gardens at Elton Hall are open to the public this month – the property has been in the Proby family since 1660 and horticultural highlights include an arboretum, sunken garden and a Gothic orangery. For details, and more gardens to visit see p27.

Photo: Tim Sandall. www.timsandall.com

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UPFRONT UPFRONT

Father’s Day is just around the corner – the perfect time to say thanks to the man who’s stood tall in your life from day one. Whether he’s a suited and booted authority figure or a fun-loving daddy cool,Sunday 19 June is the date to celebrate paternal bonds and spoil him rotten. And if you need gift ideas,we hope this selection from city centre retailers will help…

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NEWS & NOTES Helping you make the most of Nene living

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UNE is a busy month for the villagers of Harringworth, with the Flying Scotsman ‘steaming’ over the Harringworth Viaduct on Saturdays 4 and 25 June at 10am.

Visitors who wish to see the train are encouraged to park in the large car park adjacent to the viaduct and walk up to a higher vantage point, if they choose. Refreshments will be available in the village and there’ll be an exhibition on the history of the viaduct in the church on each date. The Flying Scotsman’s journey on 25 June coincides with the Harringworth Village Fete and Car Boot Sale – a BBQ, bar and afternoon teas will all feature.

• Eight gardens in the village will also be open for public viewing on 12 June.

See p27 for more information. www.harringworthvillage.org

A horde of marauding Vikings will invade Peterborough city centre next month as part of this year’s free Peterborough Heritage Festival.

Vikings and Saxons will battle for control of the city in a spectacular display, recreating the attack on Peterborough in 870AD. Staged twice daily in Cathedral Square, the event will constitute the highlight of the festival which takes place on Saturday 2 July to Sunday 3 July. The Heritage Festival, now in its eighth year, also features a large programme of fringe events from 25 June to 10 July.

• www.vivacity-peterborough.com/festivals/ pboroheritagefest2016

Harness up, abseil down

Sing and support Sue Ryder’s Thorpe Hall Hospice

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ETERBOROUGH Cathedral is inviting adventure-loving individuals to take part in a sponsored abseil down the side of its famous West Front. All the proceeds from this oncein-a-lifetime opportunity will go towards the Peterborough 900 Campaign, which is raising funds to improve facilities for visitors and worshippers at the Cathedral leading up to its 900th anniversary in 2018.

The abseil, supervised by Derby Mountain Rescue, will take place on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 July. Anyone over the age of 16 who is in good health is eligible to take part. Each participant is booked in for a specific time slot and is encouraged to raise sponsorship of around £250.

Anyone interested is invited to register online at http://shop. peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/abseil. There is a £50 registration fee and full health and safety details will be given, as well as advice on setting up an online sponsorship page.

F many highly successful charity fundraising projects run by Peterborough Male Voice Choir and Peterborough Voices, Sing for Life – involving over 100 local women – is one of the very best.

This year the project will once again be supporting Sue Ryder’s Thorpe Hall Hospice.

Having opened a fantastic new state-of-the-art facility last July at a cost of £6m, the hospice needs to raise a staggering £7,500 a day just to cover running costs, providing incredible care for patients and their families.

Launching this month, Sing for Life 2016 will engage 40 local women in a 12-week pop-up project which will see them perform live on stage in a charity concert at Peterborough’s Broadway Theatre in September.

Will Prideaux, Director of Sing for Life, says: “Singing is such a life-affirming activity, and to come together for such a fantastic cause creates a real buzz. It doesn’t matter if your previous singing experience has only been in the bath – come along and have a go. We’ve got a fantastic team of professional vocal coaches and mentors who will have you feeling confident in no time!”

Jo Cheung, who joined Sing for Life in 2012, reminisces: “After singing a few scales I was informed I should go and join the Soprano 1 section. I had no idea what a Soprano was, but it didn’t matter, because from that point on, I was part of something amazing!

Without doubt my most memorable moment came last year when I was given the unbelievable opportunity to sing a duet in front of an audience of over 1,000 people with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. If someone had told me four years ago I’d be doing that, I’d think they were nuts!”

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NEWS & NOTES Get your Festival tickets now!

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HERE’S still time to buy tickets for the Oundle International Festival, which presents an impressive 20 events over the course of nine days in July. ‘The Voice’ is the theme of this year’s event, according to Artistic Director Kenneth Richardson who says: “I didn’t so much choose the theme as it chose the Festival! As I was pulling together events it became clear that vocal music ranging from Renaissance Italy to energetic folk, smooth jazz and breathtaking opera was dominating the programme.”

From 8-16 July there will be up to two concerts each day plus many informal events, from the Illyria open-air theatre staging Danny, The Champion of the World, a festival-style Party at The Wharf and The Bach Walk featuring Simon Davies, which invites its audience to walk between two idyllic villages and enjoy a concert in two separate churches before concluding with an informal supper. To finish the week, there’ll be an all-day Oundle Food Festival in the town’s Market Place.

Hearing expo is a first HEARING experts and high profile celebrities will be at the region’s first interactive hearing exhibition, HearClear Expo 2016. The BBC’s Johnnie Walker MBE (left) and Heart Radio’s Kev Lawrence will be discussing their own hearing issues at the one-day exhibition, along with Mat Gilbert, the rugby union player who is the only deaf professional sportsman in England. In addition, industry professional and clinical paediatric audiologist Josephine Marriage, PhD, will be Johnnie Walker presenting alongside national children’s charity Auditory Verbal UK. Visitors will have the chance to test new technology ranging from specialist telephones and music speakers to the latest in hearing aids and other devices. “It’s the first truly interactive hearing convention ever that’s been held for the general public in Cambridgeshire,” says Mike Stanley, MD of sponsor Healthy Hearing Ltd. • Hear Clear Expo 2016 is on Tuesday 19 July 10am-5pm at The Marriott Hotel, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6GB. For free tickets and info see www.hearclearexpo.co.uk

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Music for all tastes includes multi-award winning choral performers The Gabrieli Consort, 1980s legends The Beat, the internationally-acclaimed Jamie Smith’s MABON and the exquisite The Marian Consort, as well as astounding young professional musicians who are just starting to forge their solo careers and for whom an appearance at Oundle is an invaluable experience.

Lunchtime Recitals have been programmed deliberately to fit inside a lunch break – performances include last year’s Oundle Young Musician of The Year, Reuben Goldmark on piano; the winner of this year’s Junior Menuhin Competition, 12-year-old Yesong Sophi; opera sung by award-winning mezzo soprano Olivia Warburton; piano performed by internationallyacclaimed Irish pianist Maire Carroll; celebrated US organist and Oundle for Organists tutor, Janette Fishell; and – sponsored by Nene Living on Friday 15 July – local girl and a previous Festival performer, saxophonist Amy Green plays both classic and modern pieces and Christine Zerafa plays piano.

Three new events for 2016 include a Luna Flix outdoor screening of the hit musical movie Grease – sponsored

by The Beauty Room of Oundle – plus an encore screening of West End play The Importance of Being Earnest with David Suchet, and a country house soirée in the historic Great Hall at Deene Park for a poignant and amusing look at the life of Madame Clara Novello Davies in Novello & Son. • To book tickets or for more information visit www. oundlefestival.org.uk, call 01832 274734 or pop into the Festival HQ at 4 New Street, Oundle PE8 4ED.

OOD GREEN’S headquarters in Huntingdon was excited to open its hen rehoming centre this March, which enables us to rescue even more ex commercial hens. These fabulous hens spend the first 18 months of their lives sharing a tiny amount of space with thousands of other hens. They often lose most of their feathers due to feather pecking by others and warm temperatures within the sheds, so they look very sorry for themselves by the time the lucky few are rescued and given the opportunity to go on to live free-range lives. There is nothing more heartwarming than seeing these hens feel grass for the first time, see the blue sky and top it off with a mad dash around, flapping their wings with pure happiness.

Wood Green often has hundreds of hens looking for new homes. Chickens can make wonderful pets and often become very tame and enjoy socialising with the family. Ideally you will need a large coop and run for them to live in safe from foxes and other predators; you can then allow them to free-range in a secure garden when you are able to supervise.

At Wood Green we can teach you how to health check your chickens and talk you through how to set up for them. Ideally we look for homes that can take on three hens or more as they love the companionship of their own kind.

Ever thought of owning a cockerel? Although they have a reputation of being noisy, if you’re lucky enough to live in a place where this is not a problem we often have lots of very handsome cockerels looking for new homes. Cockerels are a great addition to any hen flock as they take care of the ladies and also help to prevent any squabbles.

Chickens not for you? How about some pigs? The centre has also recently started rehoming pigs and other field animal species as part of our ‘field 2 field’ owner support programme. We often have pigs and goats looking for new homes on site, or sometimes waiting in their current homes so they can go straight to their forever home and avoid the stress of moving lots. Pigs can make such great pets and can become very sociable; although they require a large space you will be forever rewarded with lots of cuddles and the request for tummy rubs! Sadly, so many people fall into the trap of purchasing a ‘micro pig’ believing it will remain tiny and enjoy living in your home. Unfortunately this breed doesn’t exist – the tiny pig soon turns into a large pig! If you would like to learn more about pet pigs or offer some chickens a home please contact our field team via email: fieldrehoming@woodgreen.org.uk.

• Wood Green The Animals Charity offers a low-fee advice service for dogs and cats. If you would like behaviour or training advice for your pet please call 01480 830014 ext 1281.

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NEWS & NOTES New Lifetime ISA for adults aged under 40 From April 2017 a new Lifetime ISA will be available for adults under the age of 40. Kerry Hilliard of Stephenson Smart Chartered Accountants explains how firsttime buyers and those wishing to save for their retirement can benefit from the account, which is designed to allow flexible saving…

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F you open an account between the ages of 18 and 40, any savings that you put in before your 50th birthday will receive a 25 per cent bonus from the government on top of what you save. You can save as much or as little as you like each month, subject to a maximum of £4,000 per year.

Your savings and bonus can be used towards a deposit on a first home worth up to £450,000 across the country. The Lifetime ISA will be limited to one per person – this will allow two first-time buyers to both receive a bonus when buying together. If you already have a Help to Buy ISA you will be able to transfer those savings into the Lifetime ISA in 2017, or continue saving into both – however only the bonus from one account can be used to buy a house.

If you use the Lifetime ISA to save for your retirement, after your 60th birthday you can take all the savings tax-free. Where the funds are withdrawn at any time before you are 60, you will lose the government bonus (and any interest) and will also have to pay a five per cent charge.

If you’ll reach 40 on or before 6 April 2017 you won’t be eligible for a Lifetime ISA - if you turn 40 after that date, remember you need to open it before you’re 40. Once it is open it you can keep contributing and get the bonus until you’re 50.

• For more information contact Stephenson Smart: 01733 343275; www.stephensonsmart.com

The Peterborough Macmillan Fundraising Committee raised an amazing £65,479 in 2015.

The group, which has been running for over 40 years, helps fund Macmillan grants for local people affected by cancer who are struggling financially to help with costs arising from their treatment. In 2015, Macmillan was able to provide 132 people in Peterborough with a grant averaging £376. These grants help with things such as heating, clothing and travel costs.

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A new home for Hilly Horton

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OLLOWING a lengthy career in the home improvement industry, Hilly Horton decided to create her own business centred around a lifelong love of design, textiles and home interiors. Focusing initially on textiles and soft furnishings, Hilly took part in local events and country fairs before setting up a number of pop-up shops that showcased the extraordinary talents of local designers and makers in the area.

Customer feedback was so encouraging that Hilly decided to move the venture forward and after meeting Sarah Whiteside, owner of Thrapston’s Tasty Bite Tea Shoppe in 2014, Hilly arranged to retail many of her items from there. When Sarah decided to hand the running of the Tea Shoppe over to her team, the two joined forces further,

introducing a line of new and vintage furniture that Sarah paints and restores: inspired by the Tea Shoppe’s former life as a print shop, it’s called The Old Printshop furniture collection. Now the business has grown so much that Hilly and Sarah have moved to larger premises within Thrapston. Now in Goss Court, Hilly Horton Home is filled with carefully selected products that Hilly and Sarah source both locally and throughout the UK. “Whenever we can, we bring in items from local crafters and we are so proud to stock beautiful items from artisan makers based in Desborough, Islip, Thrapston, Titchmarsh,

Upper Stowe and Stamford,” says Hilly.

“Our aim has been to make the most of the wonderful space we have,” comments Sarah.

“We also run regular craft workshops in our studio room, a gift and wedding registry service with individual ‘wish lists’ for people and an in-house gift wrapping service.”

Workshops for June include willow basket weaving, candle making, basic sewing, floristry and knitting.

• Hilly Horton Home is open 9am-5pm Monday to Saturday; 07530 404511

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ICOLA Charles had to act quickly when the owner of the former Grot boutique in Oundle decided to relocate to Australia. Thankfully the former model and PR girl had maintained her connections, which helped her to set up and rename the business in a very swift fashion – and now trading under the name Diversity Boutique she is providing a diverse selection of clothing for men and women plus a gorgeous range of accessories.

Nicola moved to Oundle over a year ago from Brighton and Diversity Boutique evolved from her own regard for fashion that is elegant, iconic and practical. She says she has always loved designer labels so felt it was important to offer quality and value for money – which has resulted in a loyalty card system for regular customers. The shop has deliveries of new stock on a weekly basis featuring well-known labels such as Superdry, Versace, Stella McCartney, Kew, Ralph Lauren, Coach, Tommy Hilfiger and True Religion. A service is also available to help source brands and styles for weddings and special events, and Diversity Boutique offers professional advice on how to drop a dress size with a 30-day wellbalanced plan from Arbonne. Fashions are on sale to suit men and women, with sizes ranging from 6–18 and XS-XXL. • Diversity Boutique is at 2A Osyths Lane, Oundle PE8 4BG. www.diversityoundle.com

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NENE PEOPLE

Sir David Arculus The High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire explains the‘neat symmetry’to his new role

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HROUGHOUT his High Sheriffs receive no career, Sir David remuneration and none of the Arculus has held expense of their year in office many titles – is met by the public purse. So Chairman of mobile phone does Sir David feel that, after leviathan O2, Managing his own career success, it’s Director of media giant EMAP important to ‘give something and Advisor to Tony Blair back’? ”I do, though one among them. He’s appeared shouldn’t be too holy about it,” many times in The Sunday he says. “I started my career Times ‘Power 100’, been as a volunteer in the Falkland a member of the National Islands which was great fun Consumer Council and chaired and an adventure in itself, and both the Royal Institution now there is a neat symmetry and the Advisory Council of to being volunteered as High The British Library. He’s also Sheriff 50 years later.” current (no pun intended!)

Sir David Arculus with Caroline Stenner, Under Sheriff of Cambridgeshire, and outgoing High The role also gives him Chairman of Energy UK. A Sheriff, Captain Victor Lucas PHOTO: KEITH HEPPELL an opportunity to spend Knight of the Realm since time close to home: “I’m 2005, Sir David has now really looking forward taken on a new role ‘by Royal to reconnecting with appointment’: the High Sheriff Cambridgeshire after a of Cambridgeshire. business career which took me It’s a non-political, year-long away quite a lot. post and dates back to Saxon “I guess family is the times, when the ‘Shire Reeve’ bedrock here. But I enjoy was responsible to the King the beautiful Nene Valley. for the maintenance of law Anne and I have lived in both and order within the shire (or Nassington and Elton for most county), and for the collection of our 40 years together, so and return of taxes due to we have lots of friends in the the Crown. Today, 55 High area. Things like tennis and Sheriffs serve the counties cricket are important, too.” of England and Wales, their The support of family and selection made in a meeting of friends is also crucial as Sir the Privy Council each March.

PHOTO: DAVID LOWNDES David carries out his new Civic Sir David’s appointment duties. “This is a bit of a family enterprise,” he was formalised at Peterborough Cathedral charities – there lies our future. The Nene explains. “My wife Anne is taking care of a lot where – flanked by the Lord Lieutenant of Valley Care Trust was started by Priscilla of the social side of things. It is important to be Cambridgeshire, Sir Hugh Duberly, outgoing Padley, from Nassington, and my wife Anne seen and to build up networks of supportive High Sheriff Captain Victor Lucas, the Mayor – both magistrates – who were concerned people. My daughter Suzie – who was an EMAP of Peterborough Cllr John Peach and other that disadvantaged young people leaving journalist before starting her growing family – is local dignitaries – he made a sworn declaration the care system were being neglected and, in in charge of publicity and media; my son-in-law, witnessed by Mrs Penny Kingham JP, Chairman consequence, ending up in the criminal justice Marc Sumner, who works for BGL, is keeping of the Cambridgeshire Bench. system. It aims to get them into proper jobs.” me connected digitally; and my fantastic PA, The duties of the High Sheriff have evolved Oxford and London Business SchoolHelen Kewney, is helping me conduct the whole over time, but supporting the Crown and the educated, Sir David worked with Voluntary orchestra.” judiciary remain key elements of the role. In Services Overseas before becoming a BBC Sir David – who celebrates his 70th birthday addition, High Sheriffs actively lend support producer. Then, in 1972, came his move to this month – once said in an interview: “After and encouragement to crime prevention EMAP in Peterborough where, along with Chief EMAP I’d like to change the world a bit.” Has he agencies, the emergency services and the Executive Robin Miller, he was credited with done that? voluntary sector – all causes which Sir David is transforming the plodding Midlands newspaper “Life’s a journey, so that’s probably still work keen to promote. “During the course of my year firm into a powerhouse publishing group. in progress I’m afraid. I did have four years I hope to be able to pay tribute to some of the “EMAP was such a great company; from working in the Cabinet Office for Tony Blair, as unsung heroes who help the disadvantaged, publishing local newspapers around this area, Head of De-regulation, so that was probably my and to support a number of charities like the it grew to become the greatest magazine best chance,” he says.

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation and company in Britain, drawing on the talents Or perhaps the best is yet to come – Sir David the Nene Valley Care Trust,” he explains. of lots of local people,” he says. “I suppose certainly shows no sign of slowing down once “I want to have significant involvement what gave me most pleasure at the time was his year as High Sheriff is over. “I have been with the police, the courts, the prisons, and launching and publishing magazines that involved in starting a few little businesses in the institutions of justice, and the people people really wanted, from Smash Hits, to Elle, London,” he says, “mainly in the digital space, so who keep Civic society on track. But also I to Motor Cycle News. What I enjoyed most in I am hoping one of these will come good!” want to support young people and youth retrospect was seeing how people’s careers

A distinctive outfit goes with the office of High Sheriff – and Sir David carries it off with aplomb.

“A few days back I visited the US Air Force base at Mildenhall,” he says. “Never have so many people wanted to be photographed with me! The uniform is of an historic Britain. Our traditions are important, but the challenge is to make the role relevant to today’s problems.”

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Play on…

Sarah Chase introduces the Rusty Players of Oundle,an orchestra where members reignite their love of playing a musical instrument

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F, when strolling down Oundle’s West Street on a Monday evening, your spirits are unexpectedly lifted by the rousing strains of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, or you feel yourself transported to a French café in the 1920s by the cool sounds of Gershwin’s American in Paris, don’t be alarmed or bemused. You will simply have stumbled upon the Nene Valley’s very own RPO: not quite the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, but the Rusty Players of Oundle, an orchestra where young and old, beginners and intermediates, come together to make music – and to enjoy themselves in the process.

The Rusty Players sprang to life following a chance remark by Alexander McCall Smith during his talk at the Oundle Festival of Literature in 2009. Besides being a celebrated and popular author, McCall Smith has achieved recognition for his ‘Really Terrible Orchestra’, with its strapline ‘the cream of Edinburgh’s musically disadvantaged’. Their remit is to play for friends, family and the wider world in between frequent breaks for refreshment, and the format appealed to Chris Gill, whom many will know for his numerous community projects around Oundle. Inspired, and with his own clarinet rescued from his loft, he set about finding a conductor and some founder members.

Like Edinburgh’s RTO, the Rusty Players started small, with around 20 players arriving via word of mouth for its first rehearsal in November 2009. Since then, the group has more than doubled in size to 50 regular players, with even more making occasional appearances, and prides itself on its inclusive approach to membership. Vince Davy, who has conducted the orchestra since its inauguration, explains his approach as ‘aspiring to produce a reasonable standard of performance’, but is keen to maintain the feeling of fun, and tolerance of the odd wrong note.

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For some, it provides a welcome opportunity to reignite their love of playing a musical instrument, which may have been pushed to one side since the days of the school orchestra; others enjoy the challenge of playing a second or even third instrument; whilst a minority are flexing their musical muscles for the first time. Playing collaboratively adds another dimension to music-making, and of course offers a social aspect that can make it far more fun than practising alone at home.

For David Webb, who has been with the RPO since its early days and has recently taken on the role of Treasurer, it was a chance to unpack his tuba for the first time in nearly 40 years.

“I had learned to play the tuba at school,” he says, “and although I had kept the instrument, and enjoyed torturing my family with impromptu performances every year or so, I hadn’t played properly since childhood.

A tuba really needs to be played in a band or an orchestra, and I felt I was simply not good enough to join one.”

That changed, however, when David spotted a write-up in a local paper about the Rusty Players, calling for brass players to join them. “I turned down the invitation to join them in their first concert, which was just a couple of weeks after my first rehearsal,” he remembers, “but being part of the RPO has rekindled my schoolboy enthusiasm for playing the tuba, and I thoroughly look forward to both rehearsals and concerts.”

His fellow brass section player, Hugh Illingworth (trumpet), agrees.

Having played briefly as a teenager, Hugh took up the trumpet again 20 years ago. “I attended a serious orchestral concert in St Albans,” he explains, “and a friend, who is a highly skilled classical trumpet player, was playing with the orchestra there. During the interval he encouraged me to have a blow through the mouthpiece of his trumpet, and I realised

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just how much I had forgotten!” Undaunted, Hugh started to play again. “With many lessons, I have got myself up to a reasonable standard,” he says. “I’d still like to improve, but the Rusty Players offers the perfect opportunity to practise in a supportive environment. I would encourage anyone who has ever played an instrument before to blow out the dust in it and start again: it is so rewarding, and has a lovely social side to it as well!”

Word of the orchestra has spread over the years and members now travel to Oundle from as far afield as Wellingborough, Oakham, Spalding and St Ives for the fortnightly rehearsals, suggesting that demand for fun, informal and unpressurised music-making far outstrips supply. Part of the Rusty Players’ appeal seems to lie in the diversity of its members, whose ages range from the early 20s to the late 70s. Some are retired, and see this as their opportunity to spend time on an enjoyable hobby.

Many members of working age see it as respite from the demands of the professional world, whilst for others, such as Teresa Balchin, the RPO offers the chance for a spot of personal development outside the full-time world of motherhood.

“It’s a wonderful thing to immerse yourself completely in the music for a couple of hours – particularly when I am on call to my two children for the rest of the week!” she says. “My children love coming to see me perform in the concerts, too, and are very proud of their Mum. I hope it

inspires them to learn a musical instrument when they are a little older.”

Of course, the choice of music plays an important part in attracting a variety of people, and the committee, made up of eight volunteers, takes this part of the job very seriously. The current repertoire includes pieces by Brahms, Stravinsky and Gershwin, alongside such favourites as Lara’s Theme from Dr Zhivago and New York, New York. Challenging pieces such as Holst’s Mars from his Suite The Planets are given their best shot, whilst the lighter side of music is also celebrated: past performances have seen the entire orchestra don cowboy hats for Elmer Bernstein’s wonderful theme tune to The Magnificent Seven, whilst audience participation has been encouraged during Tchaikovsky’s iconic 1812 Overture, in the form of paper bags to pop in place of cannon fire.

The concerts themselves are open to everyone and the RPO has built a loyal following who attend for the musical performances – and the tremendous teas. The annual summer concert (this year taking place on 26 June at Titchmarsh Church – 4pm for tea, 5pm for concert) has become such a draw that it outgrew its original venue, St Mary and All Saints Church at Fotheringhay, a couple of years ago.

• More information on rehearsal times and venues can be found on the website, www.rustyplayersoundle.org.uk, and the organisers can be contacted via links there, too.

Part of the Rusty Players’ appeal seems to lie in the diversity of its members, whose ages range from the early 20s to the late 70s

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Summer style Sally Stillingfleet identifies the key components for a capsule wardrobe to take you into summer PHOTOGRAPHY: ELLI DEAN

Lynne wears print trousers (£65) with lime T-shirt (£30) and cropped denim jacket (£95), all French Connection from John Lewis

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HEN it comes to spring and summer looks there are some signature styles to tap into – know how to put them together well and they’ll work whatever your age or colouring.

Hot looks for this season are: • The biker jacket • A longer-line cardigan or waterfall jacket • A casual blazer • Printed trousers or solid-coloured jeans • The midi or maxi dress We took models Lynne, Louise and Pat on a local shopping trip to show how to mix and match those essential elements with style.

Pat wears striped John Lewis T-shirt (£25) worn with Levi’s dark wash straight jeans (£85) and pale grey biker-style mac (£159), all John Lewis

Lynne wears Phase Eight patterned trousers (£59) and Somerset top (£49), French Connection navy long line shirt (£69). Pat wears pale grey linen blazer (£99) and wide trousers (£89), blouse with small collar (£79) all from the new Pure Collection; Mint Velvet ombre scarf from a selection. All John Lewis

Lynne wears cream asymmetric dress (£55) with brown sandals (£45) and navy waterfall jacket (£39.50), all M&S

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Pat wears navy maxi dress (£39.50) with navy suede wedges (£45) and cream waffle bomber jacket (£29.50), all M&S

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Nigel Hill Oundle is home to many small independent businesses, including Harpur’s.

Nick Rennie popped in to find out more about the popular jewellers and its owner, Nigel Hill

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HERE’S no mistaking the passion Nigel Hill has for the jewellery business. His jovial and imposing personality becomes apparent within minutes of first meeting the man who has established Harpur’s as the place to go for generations of Oundle people when it comes to buying rings, bracelets, earrings and brooches for special occasions.

A smile and a joke is never far away with Nigel, but when it comes to talking about his business he is deadly serious. Whether he is creating bespoke rings or repairing bracelets, the importance to customers of treasured pieces of jewellery is never lost on him.

“It’s not about the money for me,” says Nigel. “Working in the jewellery trade is about doing something I love. I’ve got a real passion for it. That, and seeing the faces of happy customers.”

Nigel prides himself on building unique pieces of jewellery, often borne of his own talent for design and sometimes working to sketchy details supplied by a customer.

He recalls a doctor who called at the shop to ask if he could make her a piece of jewellery she had seen in Moscow many years before.

After lovingly crafting it he admits to being anxious when the lady came in to collect it.

“When I handed it over to her in my office she just sat there and cried her eyes out for what seemed like half an hour,” Nigel recalls. “She said she had had that jewellery in her head for years and had always wanted it.”

Another customer – the wife of a famous footballer – was distraught when he accidentally drove over her engagement ring after she dropped it. “It was mangled and the stone was in a mess but I recreated it,” says Nigel.

“Her face was a picture when I gave it to her because it was so like the original.”

Harpur’s is not like any of the high street chain jewellery shops you might find throughout the UK. Aside from the unique nature of many of the pieces on sale, customers can browse through a cabinet of curiosities. Music can often be heard in the shop – a nod to Nigel’s other career as a musician and his talent for drumming.

He says: “Someone once called me the most eccentric

“Someone once called me the most eccentric jeweller in the Midlands and it is true that I like to be different!”

jeweller in the Midlands and it is true that I like to be different! I go out of my way not to be like the average high street jewellers. If people are happy to have what everyone else in the country has then they should buy from the high street shops, but if they come to us we can give them something different.”

Nigel grew up in Bedford and got involved in the trade from a very early age through his father, Peter, who was also a jeweller. Nigel remembers being taken to Hatton Garden – London’s famous jewellery quarter – and learning the ropes.

The family had shops in Bedford and Aspley Guise, near Woburn, before Peter and wife Pearl moved to Oundle to open the current business, which was originally called The Old Curiosity Shop.

Nigel, who began running the business 28 years ago, took over the Oundle shop in 2002, changing its name to Harpur’s. The lovely old building is around 500 years old and was once a coaching inn called The Grapevine.

There is clearly a close bond between Nigel, shop manager Tina Wiggins (pictured with Nigel, left), who has worked with him for 16 years, and shop assistants Angela and Wendy.

Nigel’s daughter Rosalind is a jeweller in Australia after learning the trade while working with her father in the shop. His son, Bradley, is a teacher in The Philippines.

One of the major changes in the industry, according to Nigel, is the development of precision tools which allow him to create more intricate jewellery pieces as well as make better repairs.

Nigel has battled illness in recent years and has recently had an operation to remove a tumour close to his eye, followed by reconstructive surgery. But he plans to return to full-time work as soon as possible, and there’s no doubt that his passion for jewellery is never far from the surface.

“Tastes in jewellery are constantly changing,” he says.

“For example, when Princess Diana got engaged she had an oval sapphire and diamond cluster ring and that became a hugely popular style. It lost popularity after she died, but now Kate Middleton has one so it’s become fashionable again.”

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Secret Garden Tucked away within the precincts of Peterborough Cathedral,the Deanery Garden is a place of peace and beauty WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS: SUE DOBSON

S A spectacular copper beech tree, a swathe of bluebells at its feet in spring, draws you across the large lawn (top centre); the Deanery Garden viewed through a a folly arch (top); Gardeners Les and Tania (above) are a talented team with consummate knowledge; plants taken from cuttings and grown from seed are nurtured in the nursery (right).

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TEP through a tree-shaded wooden doorway set in the medieval walls around Peterborough Cathedral and you enter the peaceful world of the Deanery Garden. Its large lawns, specimen trees, long herbaceous border and historic mound are in the care of Head Gardener Les Featherstone and his colleague Tania Simons.

Les has been gardening here for 28 years, Tania for 12, and they make a talented team with consummate knowledge. While both have studied for qualifications, as Les says, “handson is when you really learn”.

A spectacular copper beech tree draws you across the large lawn towards the 120m-long wall where white roses climb and ramble, grapevines grow and wisteria is being trained.

The herbaceous border that fronts it is filled with flowering jasmines and colourful Japanese quince, green and purple smoke bushes, blowsy peonies, giant cardoons, the yellow pompoms of Kerria japonica and a Magnolia grandiflora that rewards with huge, fragrant white flowers.

At the bottom of the garden a large mound, known as Tout Hill, is all that remains of a motte and bailey castle built by a Norman abbot in the 11th century to house knights and protect against Saxon and Viking attacks. A serpentine path leads to its summit, from where there are splendid views over the garden and across to the Cathedral’s tower and spires.

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The Deanery Garden is at its best in spring and early summer; tulips and crown imperials offer floral colour (above and left); tall trees camouflage the modern buildings beyond the ancient walls.

Wild garlic climbs the Tout Hill mound amid daffodils, narcissi, bluebells and clumps of stinking iris. Dog’s mercury forms a green bank spattered with blue-flowering alkanet, the delicate pink flowers of Herb-Robert and wild geum. Arums send up spikes of red berries under tall trees that, when in leaf, camouflage the modern buildings rising high beyond the ancient walls. Here you can see Scots pine, yew and laurel, oaks, chestnuts, almonds and sycamores.

YEAR-ROUND INTEREST “The Deanery Garden is at its best in spring and early summer,” Les says, but he plans for year-round interest, too. Beneath a tall swamp cypress, a viburnum displays its creamy-white flowers all through winter, perfuming the air.

There’s evergreen clematis on a wall by the Dean’s house and in late winter a profusion of catkin-like flowers hang down like rain on the evergreen garrya. “We’ve planted some new dogwoods this year. Their colourful stems look bright when seen from a distance in winter.”

Shrubs have been planted to give a succession of spring and early summer colour.

“The orange Berberis darwinii has been spectacular,” Les says, and adds: “throughout the garden I’ve noticed that flowers seem longer-lasting this year.“ The arching branches of bridal wreath spirea are a mass of tiny white flowers and a star magnolia dazzles the eye. Pink-petalled deutzia will follow on, with the delicate orange blossom fragrance of philadelphus a treat in June and July.

A mulberry tree stands next to a quince, there’s a beautiful chestnut tree “that has somehow survived all the diseases”, while under an expansive cherry tree, curving rose beds offer a sea of red and pink, the floribunda rose ‘The Queen Elizabeth’ a particular favourite. Nearby, two pyracantha shrubs have morphed into trees, their thick, knobbly trunks twisted into nature’s sculptures.

Les and Tania have to think of the overall visual effect of their planting – much of it usually seen from a distance – and are always conscious of making the garden attractive to wildlife. There are butterflies aplenty, bees buzz, birdsong fills the air, tawny owls are often seen and squirrels appreciate the walnut trees.

Seldom open to the public, except during the

Peterborough Heritage Festival and Heritage Open Days, the Deanery Garden is used for private functions, including the King’s School barbecue “when the whole place comes alive” and this summer it is included in Cathedral Precincts tours.

Les and Tania’s work is not confined to the Deanery Garden. They are also in charge of all the lawns, trees and gardens within the Cathedral Precincts. With only two people to care for such a huge area they are very grateful to the teams of volunteers who come to help.

“Many of the people who come regularly on Thursdays are long-term unemployed. They Les and Tania chat with regular volunteer Jason

find it therapeutic to be able to dig in and work.” Volunteers come from local and national businesses, too. On the day I visited, there was a group from BT. “They’ve come from all over the country to spend the day here and are doing a great job clearing the borders,” Les told me.

A LOT OF GRASS TO CUT “Once you’re in the Cathedral grounds it’s hard to believe you’re in the centre of a busy city, and there’s a lot behind walls that the public doesn’t see”, he muses. But no-one entering through the great Norman arch could fail to be impressed by the beautifully tended lawns that lead to the imposing West Front.

“There’s a lot of grass to cut!” Les says, with feeling. “We spend two to three days a week cutting the lawns in summer.”

There are many facets to Les and Tania’s work, including litter picking and chatting to visitors – even ensuring the safety of errant ducks! “A mother duck hatched her eggs in the grounds and was taking her brood back to the river. We stopped the traffic and escorted the

family across the road,” Tania remembers.

At Easter, visitors enjoyed the ‘Gethsemane garden’ created in the Cathedral’s portico. They made another one especially for school groups, on the well in the cloister lawns. “When we took it down the well looked very bare, so now we are decorating it for the summer, too!” They are currently busy reinstating a garden as part of the new Education and Visitor Centre and plans are afoot to create a herb garden there as well.

TREES AND NURSERIES I’m reminded just how big the precincts are when Les invites me to visit the gardeners’ two nurseries, tucked well away from public gaze. En route I get to see parts of the grounds that are open to the public but are often missed, like the little woodland world behind the Cathedral.

Stunning yellow crown imperials stand centre stage, overseeing the host of flowering bulbs in the Spring Walk. Here are white narcissi, pink honesty, the star-like flowers of ipheions and chionodoxa and flashes of blue delivered by scillas and grape hyacinths. In a swathe of bright lime green, wood spurge spreads contentedly under trees bursting into leaf.

We pass churchyard yews, an unusual fernleaved beech and a copper beech glowing in the spring sunlight. Les opens a private gate into a clergy garden to show me a Judas tree that will be packed with deep rosy-pink blossoms before its leaves arrive and a cork oak: “the sort of tree you have to walk up to and touch.”

The sound of traffic on Bishops Road is muted and muffled in the tree-shaded, grapevine-hung plot where Les and Tania grow on plants taken from cuttings and grown from seed, making good use of the greenhouse and large polytunnel. Seedlings plucked from around hornbeam trees and potted up now create a little windbreak hedge. One small tree was grown from a stone taken from a fruit of one of the damson trees. “We had to be patient with it,” Les smiles.

• The Deanery Garden will be open to the public during the Peterborough Heritage Festival weekend, 2-3 July. Precincts tours, which include the Deanery Garden, will be held on 18 June, 23 July and 20 August.

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• Over 20 years’ experience of creating outdoor cooking and eating spaces • Design and build available from a modest barbecue to a full-blown outdoor kitchen

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Now’s the perfect time to get out and visit gardens at their blooming best.

Sue Dobson picks some of this year’s must-sees

CASTOR HOUSE GARDENS

Castor House was built as a summer residence for the Bishop of Peterborough in the 17th century. Highlights of the main gardens (right), which were extensively redesigned in 2010 by the owners and Bunny Guinness, include the rose garden, the cottage garden, the peony and prunus walk, ponds, a potager, white garden, annual flower meadow and the orchard with over 40 named apple varieties. There are eight acres of woodland, too, planted around 1850.

Where? 2 Peterborough Road, Castor PE5 7AX When? Thursday 16 June, 6-9pm, £5 Bar and plant stall.

Also on Sunday 14 August, 2-5pm, £5 Home-made teas and plant stall. www.castorhousegardens.co.uk

THE OLD BLACK HORSE

Planted to give a natural look, this cottage garden (right) with mature trees, lawns and mixed borders is filled with spring bulbs, colourful summer-flowering shrubs and roses that climb and ramble. There’s a vegetable potager with greenhouse and a wild meadow with views across fields to Oundle.

Where? Main Street, Tansor PE8 5HS When? Sunday 19 June 11am-5pm. £3.50 Home-made teas.

Visit a village, follow a garden trail HELPSTON OPEN GARDENS

Home to the poet John Clare and loved by walkers for the surrounding fields, woods and wetlands, this friendly village has many dedicated gardeners happy to share their knowledge.

Where? Get tickets at the Village Hall, West Street, Helpston PE6 7DU. When? Sunday 12 June, 1-5pm. £4.50 Teas in the Village Hall, plant sales.

HIGHAM FERRERS SECRET GARDENS

Gardens of all sizes will be open in this historic little town with its stunning medieval buildings and picturesque Market Square.

Where? Buy your passport from the stall on the Market Square NN10 8BP, or at any of the open gardens.

When? Sunday 19 June, 12-5pm. £5 Home-made teas, cake stall, Pimms, plant sales.

LYDDINGTON OPEN GARDENS

In this handsome conservation village, many gardens are hidden away behind historic ironstone architecture, so this is a great opportunity to make discoveries. Twelve gardens of varying sizes will be open.

Where? Buy tickets from the Village Hall, Main Street LE15 9LR, or from any of the open gardens.

When? Saturday and Sunday 18 and 19 June, 1-5pm. £5 Teas, cakes, ice creams, plant sales, free guided woodland walk, art display as part of Rutland Open Studios.

WOODNEWTON OPEN GARDENS

Eight to ten of Woodnewton’s gardens will be open to view on a weekend that features the popular Flower Festival in the village church. The theme this year is Showtime, with the displays portraying West End musicals.

Where? Buy a combined ticket for the Flower Festival and open gardens from St Mary’s Church, Main Street PE8 5EB. When? Saturday and Sunday 11 and 12 June, noon-5pm. £5 Plant stalls, cakes and cream teas in the church (and Village Hall on Saturday), pottery and art exhibition.

HARRINGWORTH OPEN GARDENS ELTON HALL GARDENS

Set in landscaped parkland, Elton Hall has been in the Proby family since 1660. The extensive gardens include flower and shrub gardens, a sunken garden and an arboretum, together with a Gothic orangery built to celebrate the Millennium and an arbour completed to mark the Jubilee celebrations.

Where? Elton PE8 6SH When? Hall and gardens open Wednesdays and Thursdays in June, July and August, also 28 and 29 August. Hall and gardens £9.50, gardens only £7.50. Entry to gardens free to RHS and HHA members. www.eltonhall.com

Eight gardens will be open in Harringworth, a pretty conservation village on the border between Rutland and Northamptonshire well known for its landmark viaduct and country views.

Where? Harringworth NN17 3AF. When? Sunday 12 June, 2-5pm. Tickets and a map for the Open Gardens will be on sale at the Village Hall, £3 per adult, accompanied children under 16 free.

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FERRAR HOUSE

With uninterrupted views across open countryside, this retreat house that in 1936 inspired T S Eliot to create the fourth of his Quartets (Little Gidding), is a peaceful place with a tiny, historic church in its grounds.

There are lawns, walled flowerbeds and vegetable garden.

Where? Little Gidding PE28 5RJ When? Sunday 17 July, 10am-4pm. £3 Light refreshments. www.ferrarhouse.co.uk

BLATHERWYCKE ESTATE

It’s interesting to see a garden being restored to life. The renovation of the derelict four-acre walled gardens of Blatherwycke Hall, which was demolished in the 1940s, began in 2011. See how the large kitchen garden, wall-trained fruit trees, herbaceous borders, seasonal beds, parterre, pleaching orchard and wildflower meadows are coming along, and where a large arboretum is being planted.

Where? Blatherwycke PE8 6YW When? Sunday 17 July, 11am-4pm. £3.50 Home-made teas.

DEENE PARK

The gardens at Deene Park have undergone many changes over the centuries, but have never looked better than they do today. Formal gardens on the south side of this beautiful historic house give way to a vista of parkland and lakes linked by a canal; at its narrowest junction the canal is spanned by a fine stone bridge. The walls of the central courtyard – some of which date back to Tudor times – are alive in summer with jasmine and scented roses, while the outer wall of the old kitchen garden provides the backdrop for long mixed borders filled with scented philadelphus, roses and other shrubs. The long borders are separated by a circular hedged garden, the focal point of which is a large, central, stone urn planted with tender perennials for summer. Possibly the most striking feature of the gardens at Deene Park is the box hedge parterre designed by David Hicks and planted out in the early 1990s. The planting consists of clipped lavender, perennials such as geraniums, salvias, iris, nepeta and spring bulbs.

Where? Deene Park, Corby NN17 3EW. Twelve miles south-west of Stamford, six miles north-east of Corby off the A43.

When? Garden only Tuesday-Friday June-August, 11am-4pm. £6 adults, £3 children aged 5-15.

Additional (Sunday) opening times throughout summer, with house open too. www.deenepark.com

ROSE BRIAR

Proof that a steep slope is no hindrance to creating a stunning garden. Imaginative planting includes lavish herbaceous and shrub borders, a water feature with stream and bog garden, alpine and grass beds, all linked by gravel paths, patios and sculptures.

Where? 83 Main Road, Collyweston PE9 3PQ When? Saturday and Sunday 4 and 5 June, 12-5pm. £4

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ARTIST JULIE REID

uses trees, shrubs and perennial planting including ferns, bamboos and acers to create ‘rooms’ in her peaceful urban garden (above) that includes water features, a Japanese-inspired garden and pleasing places to sit. Her studio is open to view.

Where? 289 Dogsthorpe Road, Peterborough PE1 3PA When? Sunday 28 August, 5.30-9pm, £5 to include a glass of wine and nibbles; Monday 29 August, 12-6pm, £3, with home-made teas available to purchase. www.facebook.com/AnArtistsGarden

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OUTDOOR LIVING Your grass can be greener!

June heralds the beginning of summer and it’s lovely to see a lush,green and weed-free lawn as the centrepiece of a garden.If yours is looking weedy and tired don’t worry – your local GreenThumb lawn care team is on hand to get it into great shape

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WNED by sisters Sarah and Jo and with their three lawn technicians Simon, Jim and Sam, the team looks after nearly 2000 lawns locally. Jo says: “Customers can start at any time of year and, at its most basic, we carry out four seasonal treatments designed to give a beautiful lawn throughout the year.

We also provide lots of other services such as hollow-tine aerating, scarifying, pest and disease control, water conservers and even treatments to reduce the rate at which the grass grows, so you won’t have to cut the grass quite so often – we’re a one-stop-shop for total lawn care.”

Jo explains Green Thumb’s award-winning service to customers: • We’re cheaper than DIY • Totally hassle-free • We believe in great communication • We give free information and advice • We arrive in liveried vans and wear GreenThumb uniforms • Products are applied safely and legally by licensed technicians

Sarah (left) andJo (right)

Top tips for lawns in June MOW REGULARLY

Always remember not to cut off more than a third in one go. Changing the direction you mow is healthy for your lawn too.

MOVE TRAMPOLINES AND TOYS

If possible move seasonal furniture, swings and games to different parts of the lawn.

This will avoid stressing the grass and enable sunlight to keep the grass green and healthy.

SEED BARE PATCHES

Grass seed loves the warm June sunshine. To repair bare patches all you need do is loosen the soil with a hand fork or rake, sprinkle some seed, cover with a very thin layer of soil and if it’s dry, make sure the ground is kept moist.

GIVE AN EARLY SUMMER FEED

Avoid feeds with a high iron content as this will scorch the grass if the weather is dry. At GreenThumb, over the spring and summer months we apply our customised fertiliser which contains the key elements nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. We change this mix as we move through the different seasons. Our unique fertiliser is slow-release and has the added benefit of ‘no scorch’ technology.

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DON’T LET WEEDS TAKE OVER

Weeds love the warm June temperature and it’s a continuous battle to keep them out of lawns. Seeds can blow in from verges, fields and neighbouring gardens, they can be imported via bird droppings and will also creep in from weedy borders. Lawns cut too short or cut too irregularly will become weak and this makes it easy for weeds to take hold. Different weeds need tackling in different ways so at GreenThumb we have a variety of different ‘selective’ herbicides to tackle them. Resist trying to pull weeds out as the roots often snap and the weeds just come back stronger.

• If you’d like us to look after your lawn for you, or for a FREE lawn analysis, contact Sarah or Jo on 01733 755028. email: peterborough@ greenthumb.co.uk; www.greenthumb.co.uk

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FOOD & DRINK Banquet in a box Bridget Steele cooks up an Indian banquet… with a little help from city curry queen Tazmin Suleman

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AZMIN Suleman, creator of the Tazmin’s Kitchen food delivery firm, has added to her range of fresh and frozen home-cooked Indian meals.

Born in Africa, raised in Britain, and with an Indian heritage, Tazmin cooks with a mix of flavours inspired by her background and travels. She ditched her career in data management after – inspired by the ‘tiffin people’ of Mumbai who take home-cooked

meals to peoples’ offices for them to enjoy at lunchtime – she launched first a lunch and supper delivery service, and then a frozen range.

Now she’s created some new ranges which will help cooks create their own tasty Indian meals at home. Delivered in letterbox-friendly packaging for extra convenience, there’s Bhajis in a Box – all the dry ingredients you need to fry up a batch of about 20 bhajis – and

Crushed broad bean bruschetta

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TTERLY delicious and a welcome sight when there are few other home-grown veg to be had, broad beans will survive in their pods in the bottom of a fridge for up to a week.

Serves 4, prep 15 minutes, cook time 3 minutes • 500g broad beans (weight in their pods), podded • 1 lemon • Good olive oil • 2tbsp grated parmesan or vegetarian equivalent, plus more to serve • Small bunch mint leaves, finely chopped • Pinch of dried chilli flakes • Thin slices of sourdough/ciabatta • 1 garlic clove, peeled • Boil the beans in salted water for 3-5 minutes until tender, then mash roughly with a fork.

• Finely zest the lemon, then squeeze the juice

of one half into the beans.

• Stir in 4tbsp olive oil, the lemon zest, parmesan, mint and chilli.

• Season with salt and pepper to taste (you may want a little more lemon juice too).

• Toast, grill or griddle the bread, then rub with a cut clove of garlic.

• Drizzle with some olive oil, then pile on the broad bean mixture and grate over a little more cheese to serve.

Banquet in a Box, a kit containing a packet of bhaji mix and all the spices to make two mains (Jalfrezi and Makhani), a side dish, and a rice.

In addition, Celebration in a Box is the perfect kit when the occasion calls for a special menu – sweet potato fritters, biriyani and fruit shrikand, (a refreshing yogurt-based dessert) are on this menu.

Yazmin invited me to try one of the Banquet spice kits – all the spices you need to magic up an Indian feast, presented in an attractive box with recipes which are well written and easy to understand.

I chose a Saturday evening to prepare my feast for six people. Firstly I made the Makhani style curry – I used chicken as my base but meat or vegetables would work equally as well. The Makhani has two spice sachets, so you have to remember to add them at the right time. I then made the Jalfrezi style curry with a mixture of vegetables, Bombay potatoes, spicy rice and onion Bhajis. It took about two hours to prepare the meal and the aromas coming out of the kitchen were whetting all our appetites.

The end result was indeed a banquet: delicious, fresh-tasting Indian food without any gloopy sauces, and plenty of clean plates all round. The food had just the right kick and I really liked that all the spices were ready to use and measured out in the exact quantities required for each dish.

At £9.95, I thought the Banquet in a Box was great value.

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HOMES & INTERIORS

QKS CAN TRULY ENHANCE YOUR HOME First it was conservatories,then it was kitchen extensions… now it’s all about lifestyle enhancement

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KS Homes has been in the business of enhancing homes for many years, but the bar keeps being raised. Owner Nick Clipston feels that the company is perfectly positioned to help give your home not just additional space, but also that highly desirable ‘wow’ factor.

“Gone are the days when people order a rectangular box to add on to the end of their home for maybe a kitchen or living space; they are now much more ambitious in their desired result – and our company can bring all the different elements together to create something truly exceptional,” he says. “Glass roofs, aluminium, orangeries, hi-spec glazing, combinations – you name it, we can help design it and install it. People want a lot more glass, open plan living, and we are at the forefront of offering that.”

QKS has three building teams on the go at any time, with a full range of building and installation skills that enable them to tackle pretty much any project, however ambitious.

“Come and visit the showroom, look at the new website, start dreaming and let them turn that into reality,” says Nick.

BRINGING THE GARDEN INTO YOUR HOME As part of its drive to offer the widest and most innovative range of solutions on the market, QKS has recently been appointed as registered installer of Weinor extensions, one of only seven installers across the UK. A Weinor extension is a very cost-efficient and stylish way to help bring the garden into your home. It consists of a Terrazza patio roof which can be closed with all-glass elements to form an uninsulated conservatory. The many flexible and fixed-glazed side elements allow for any number of possible combinations.

This is just one way of blurring the lines between the inside and the outside, and extending the season.

• Take a look at www.weinor.com • QKS Home is at Unit 4, Priory Industries, Cherryholt Lane, Stamford PE9 2EQ 01780 756666; www.qks-ltd.co.uk

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HEALTH & BEAUTY Compiled by Bridget Steele

Look – no hair!

Step into action Healthy feet don’t hurt – so if foot pain is spoiling your quality of life, InStep Foot Clinic can help.

Clinic owner Sue Arnold tells us: “InStep Foot Clinic’s plans for Feet for Life Month in June are going to be bigger than ever. The theme is ‘fit feet’ and our aim is to make sure that everyone is walking pain-free and talking about the excellent work that podiatrists do to keep our feet in good health.”

On Saturday 10 June Instep will be running a one-day clinic to offer free foot health checks to anyone wanting to benefit from a full life, free from foot pain. Call Instep on 01780 783982 to book your 15-minute free foot health check and find out how a podiatrist can help you.

Appointments are available from 9am-2pm at InStep Foot Clinic, 19 Elton Road, Wansford PE8 6JD. Please note that only information and advice will be given during these free foot health checks – no treatment is included.

A premier treatment!

BTL LYMPHASTIM works with the body’s lymphatic fluids, offering effective mechanical drainage to regenerate and detoxify. It is one of the latest treatments to be introduced at Elysia Health and Beauty.

The treatment is designed to reduce volume and remodel body shape, improve cellulite and skin elasticity, and it’s ideal after sport and exercise. It also prevents heavy leg syndrome, fluid retention and aids in the prevention of varicose veins. This technology is used by all the Premier league football clubs as a recovery aid.

I was able to try this treatment, which began with my legs being zipped into a machine that was not unlike wearing a pair of fishing waders! I was able to lie down and let the machine do the work – the treatment lasts for about 40 minutes and has different intensity levels working each part of the legs, hips and stomach. It felt like my body was being squeezed and then released before moving on to a different area. I can see why the treatment is offered as a recovery aid as I had started it with heavy legs from a run that morning – post-treatment they felt like I’d had a reviving massage, fresh and ready to go!

• Elysia Health and Beauty, Tansor, Oundle PE8 5HP. 01832 226328 or 07879 620196; www.elysiahealthandbeauty.com

This time of year can make us very conscious of unwanted hair and a hair removal treatment that is painless, permanent and quick is most appealing.

I was invited along to Peterborough Cosmetic Clinic to experience ELASE Laser technology – a treatment that gently heats targeted hair follicles under the skin, weakening them to give permanent hair reduction.

I laid on the couch and was given a pair of goggles to wear to protect my eyes from the laser – my treatment was done by specialist Lea Davies, who said I would just feel a slight heat as the laser glided over my legs, and I’d hear a lot of bleeping which she explained was the laser reaching a follicle.

Lea explains: “The treatment is suitable for all parts of the body and skin types – it is a safe, comfortable treatment that produces fantastic and long-lasting results.” She suggests that results vary on how many treatments are required, but even after one treatment, three weeks later I am having to look hard to find any hair growth.

• Contact Peterborough Cosmetic Clinic for a free consultation at 325 Dogsthorpe Road, Peterborough. 01733 310090; www.ukcosmeticclinic.co.uk

Healthy eating, by the book Barbara Cousins is an Oundle-based nutritional therapist who has just published the fourth cookery book in her series Cooking Without, recommended for sensitive eaters and allergy sufferers.

Barbara published her first book in 1986 and her latest book Easy.

Tasty. Healthy. is full of deliciouslooking recipes that are quick and simple to prepare with sound nutritional advice. There’s an emphasis on using easy to obtain ingredients whilst creating food that is tasty and encourages good health. Barbara says: “Cutting out foods such as gluten, dairy and sugar is a lifestyle choice that can be life-enhancing and does not deprive our bodies.”

Barbara will be at the Oundle Food Festival on Saturday 16 July – she will be signing copies of her latest tome at Oundle Bookshop and the book will be available to buy there too.

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Body solutions at Elysia aesthetics and beauty As beauty treatments have become more sophisticated over time, clients’ expectations have also grown – the latest treatments, using proven technology and products, give impressive results that speak for themselves. Elysia salon owner, Lisa Claypole remarks: “Our aim is to deliver the most effective face and body solutions. We thoroughly research all our technologies and offer the best and most advanced. We are constantly updating and keeping abreast of the advancements in the industry. We don’t just introduce for the sake of it – it has to deliver results.”

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VENUS VIVA – uses Nano-Fractional Radio Frequency and micro-needling to deliver energy through the epidermis to the dermis. This generates heat and stimulates fibroblast and collagen remodelling.

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Along with these advanced treatments we also offer exceptional CACI and ENVIRON treatments.

Manicures, pedicures, massage, lash extensions and LVL lashes, Intimate waxing and many more treatments. Our sports and remedial massage specialist offers excellent treatments and comprehensive aftercare.

Call Lisa at Elysia Health and Beauty for a free consultation – she will be able to discuss your expectations and advise on the best treatment for you. Elysia is based in Tansor, just one mile from Oundle, 12 miles from Stamford and offers off-road parking and a tranquil setting.

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School children with their poppies

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T’S A GOOD thing poppies are my favourite flowers,” laughs Charron Pugsley-Hill. “Poppies and the First World War have rather taken over my life!” Charron has been creating a series of work commemorating significant people, places and events from The Great War since the centenaries began in 2014, and will continue to do so even after 2018 “because there are postwar things I want to remember, too.”

Last year, working with artisan felter Eve Marshall and 49 women in workshops reminiscent of World War I knitting circles, she created a hand-made Blanket of Poppies in tribute to Edith Cavell, the Peterborougheducated nurse who saved hundreds of allied soldiers’ lives and was executed by the Germans in October 1915. The poppy theme continues this year with a major art installation, the Queensgate Sky of Poppies, to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.

Mirroring the dates of the battle, it will be in North Square, Queensgate (outside John Lewis) from 24 June – the start of the artillery barrage that failed – until 13 November, and consist of over 1,000 large, individually handmade and brilliantly-coloured felted poppies falling from the sky “as if they were the souls of those who died reaching from heaven to connect and touch the souls of those looking on below.”

Each single poppy will represent over 1,000 casualties on all sides of the bloodiest battle in British military history. The names of the 131 men from Peterborough who died on the Somme will be read out at the Sky of Poppies opening event on 24 June.

Making over a thousand felted poppies has been an amazing experience, Charron says.

“Queensgate kindly gave us a unit in Westgate

Artist Charron PugsleyHill is commemorating the centenary of the Battle of the Somme with two eye-catching and thought-provoking art projects,as Sue Dobson discovered

Arcade to work in and people of all ages and from all walks of life have come in to Eve’s craft sessions, most with no previous knowledge of felting, and really enjoyed being part of the project.”

THE LONELY ANZAC, A MAN FAR FROM HOME Sgt Thomas Hunter, a member of the 10th Battalion of the 10th Division of the Australian Army, had already been injured at Gallipoli in 1915 before being posted to the Somme in 1916. Shot in the spine at Pozieres, France, he was sent to England for treatment. During the journey north his condition deteriorated and he was taken from the train at Peterborough to the hospital (the building that is now the Museum) where he died on 31 July. His ghost

is said to haunt the Museum to this day.

“I was drawn to his story because of the reaction of the people of Peterborough to the death of this man so far from home,” Charron says. “They brought flowers and collected money for a big Civic funeral and the huge granite cross that marks his grave in Broadway Cemetery.

“The Cathedral bells tolled, the boots of military marching and the weeping of women was heard as the horse-drawn hearse made its way through the city. This young man made them think of and fear for their sons, fathers, husbands and brothers fighting overseas. A total of 1,177 Peterborough men died in The Great War – a huge number when you think that it was just a market town then, not the city it is today.

“A service is held in his memory every year, but this being the 100th anniversary I wanted to do something special to commemorate both Sgt Hunter and the people of Peterborough who cared so much about a stranger’s death.”

The centrepiece of the felted/textile artwork – The Lonely ANZAC, A Man Far From Home, which Charron is creating with artisan felter Eve Marshall – tells the story of Thomas Hunter and is surrounded by poppies and flags all made by local schoolchildren and community groups.

“His family is coming over from Australia to attend the event on 31 July, when the cloth will be laid at the war memorial and a service held in his memory. I’m hoping this, and the Queensgate Sky of Poppies, will encourage people to look into their own family history and find relatives who took part in the war,” Charron says.

There’s a poignant postscript to this story – the wool used to make the felt comes from Australia!

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See Muni Arsalani’s mosaics at the City Gallery

Meet Tony Nero at St Mark’s Church

AN INVITATION TO VIEW… As artists and craftspeople prepare to open their doors to visitors, Sue Dobson finds out what’s new and different for the Peterborough Artists’Open Studios event this year

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N a burst of colour and creativity, artists and craftspeople in Peterborough and the surrounding villages will be opening their homes and studios or grouping together in other venues to showcase their work and chat to visitors. The three weekends of Peterborough Artists’ Open Studios (PAOS) have become an essential diary date and the 2016 event sees 56 artists exhibiting in 27 venues around the region.

“For the first time this year, many of the artists will have examples of their work on display at the City Gallery in Priestgate during the three weeks of Open Studios,” says artist Tony Nero, a member of the PAOS committee. “Its city centre location gives people an ideal opportunity to get an overview of the wide variety of art and craft From ceramics to glass, oils to acrylics, PAOS artists produced locally – and if you like a particular work in many different materials and styles artist’s work you can go to visit them!” As with Photographer John Hopwood is known for the Open Studios, entry is free and exhibits will his dramatic images of East Northamptonshire be available to purchase. towns, villages and countryside. He’ll be From ceramics, jewellery, mosaics, collage, exhibiting at Fotheringhay Village Hall on the photography, printing, textile and digital art first Open Studios weekend at the end of June. to mixed media, sculpture and painting with Joining him there are regular PAOS exhibitors watercolours, oils, acrylics and pastels, it’s the Peterborough Artists’ Open Studios 2016 takes Deidre Blackburn, with a mix of landscapes, still sheer diversity of talent, art forms and styles place over the weekends of 25-26 June, 2-3 July life images and portraits; Deborah James, who that amazes. and 9-10 July at various venues and times. Entry is free and there’s no obligation to buy anything. offers vibrant impressionist paintings; and Jean Over the years, dedicated followers of the For more information on the artists, opening times Linford who surprises with her oils on aluminium Open Studios trail have watched artists grow and and locations, see www.paos.org.uk or pick up a sheet. Silver clay artist Caroline Hawkins crafts develop and enjoyed discovering new talent as free Open Studios directory, available from many delicate, intricate jewellery while felt maker and the number of PAOS members rapidly increases locations around the city, including the Visitor textile artist Caroline Kisby shows tempting and the Open Studios concept goes from Information Centre and Art in the Heart, both on contemporary gifts and accessories in vibrant strength to strength.

Bridge Street.

The associated exhibition at the City Gallery, colours.

There are many new discoveries to be located in Peterborough Museum on Priestgate Tony Nero, who is passionate about art and made this year, too. Check out Linda Dalton’s PE1 1LF, runs from 24 June-8 July. City Gallery is promoting it in Peterborough, says he’s looking watercolours and Judy Horman’s vibrant open 10am-5pm, Tuesday-Sunday. forward to seeing Art Stars, an exhibition of work contemporary paintings on Thorpe Road, Helen by young artists that launches a new art school Franks’ oils and pastels and Lizzy Standbrook’s for children. It’s the brainchild of talented children’s author and illustrator trees, landscapes and big skies in Longthorpe, and art therapist Alison Ellie Sandall and will be run in her studio at The Cross School in Deeping Hawtin’s exhibit in Priestgate.

St James. Ellie herself is exhibiting her delightful work at her local gallery Head over to Helpston to see award-winning textile designer Emma and picture framer, Black Cab Studio.

Burt’s colourful range of abstract mixed media paintings and hand• For a chance to win £100 to spend with the PAOS artist(s) dyed silk weaves. She’s inspired by the textures found in the natural of your choice, share a photo of your visit on social media, environment and by her travels in South East Asia, Australia and New hashtagwinpaos2016 by midnight on 10 July.

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Dido & Aeneas Uppingham School presents Henry Purcell’s

Artistic Director Catherine Griffiths Musical Director Stephen Williams Stage Director John Rowe

There will be an extended interval.

You are welcome to bring along a picnic to enjoy with a complimentary glass of Prosecco in the beautifully landscaped Western Quad

28 & 29 June 2016 Uppingham Theatre 7pm Tickets: £15/£12.50 01572 820 820 www.wegottickets.co.uk or Uppingham Sports and Books 44

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OUT & ABOUT Mustn’t-miss dates for your June diary

Sunday 5 June Easy Sunday Music: Frumenty First of the 2016 Summer Season: evocative traditional music invoking the history of Fotheringhay and including Frumenty’s original, haunting composition describing Mary Queen of Scots’ imprisonment in the castle 3-4pm. Free. Fotheringhay Church, Main Street, Fotheringhay PE8 5HZ. www.facebook.com/ Frumenty

Saturday 11 June Dragon Boat Festival Join several thousand spectators to watch crews of up to 10 people paddle 30ft Chinese dragon boats with drummers beating time over the 200m course at Thorpe Meadows.

Plenty of bankside family entertainment including funfair activities, inflatables and childrens’ rides, plus a variety of food stalls and bar. A fabulous day in support of Sue Ryder!

Peterborough Rowing Club, Thorpe Meadows PE3 6LN. www.peterborough dragonboatfestival.com Sunday 12 June Arts & Crafts in the Afternoon at Peterborough Quaker Meeting House A wonderful opportunity to enjoy the tranquil garden at Peterborough Quaker House at its most beautiful as inspiration

for your art, with various media on offer – paper, paints and clay – or bring your own!

2- 4pm. Free.

Peterborough Quaker Meeting House, 21 Thorpe Road, Peterborough PE3 6AB. www.peterborough quakers.org.uk Sunday 12 June Peterborough Creative Action presents The Living History and Listening Project This Heritage Lottery Funded project is based on the lives of 20 Peterborough ‘living historians’ – witnesses to key events in the life of Queen Elizabeth II, their experiences interpreted by children from St Botolph’s C of E Primary and local Sunday schools.

Part of Festival on the Green.

11.30am. Botolph Green, Oundle Road, Peterborough.

Sunday 12 June Step Out for Stroke The Stroke Association is hosting this family fundraising event – the walk can be as long or as short as participants can manage and for some, it will mark their first steps since their stroke.

Last year 50 Step Out for Stroke events across the UK raised more than £150,000.

11am. Ferry Meadows, Ham Lane, Peterborough PE2 5UU. www.stroke.org.uk/ stepout Saturday and Sunday 18-19 June Country Flowers and Bygones Weekend in St Andrew’s Church, Cotterstock Farming and kitchen bygones and beautiful displays of country flowers will be on display and teas, scones and

home-made cakes will be served – all to raise money for St Andrew’s Church.

11am-5pm. St Andrew’s Church, Cotterstock PE8 5HH. Sunday 19 June Summer Show for Father’s Day Loughborough University student Jake Williams is raising money for the Epilepsy Society as part of the RAG events and has organised this family show with performers ranging from talented local young musicians to professional soprano Maureen Brathwaite.

6pm. £12 adults, £8 children (inc food and gifts for dads). Barnwell Village Hall, Barnwell PE8 5QD. Tickets from Jane Blunt, 01832 274700 or Liz Williams, 01832 273910.

Sunday 26 June Oundle Festival of Literature presents: Emma Bridgewater on her new book: Pattern and the Secrets of Lasting Design.

Bring along a favourite mug – to fill with tea or coffee – and share Emma’s story of her quintessentially British, much-loved design pieces and how her patterns were inspired by Ladybird books, Beatrix Potter and family holidays.

7pm-8pm. St Peter’s Church, Oundle PE8 4AL. Tickets £8 (£6) Early bird offer: £1 off if bought before Saturday 18 June. www.oundlefestival.org.uk or Oundle Box Office, 4 New Street, Oundle PE8 4E.

Saturday 25 June to Sunday 1 July Oundle Pre-Fringe 2016 To get you into the swing for the main Oundle International Festival week in July, for the first time Oundle Fringe will be

hosting a pre-fringe week with free French, English, Cajun and bluegrass music sessions in various venues, plus a ceilidh in the Victoria Hall with Five String Thing. www.oundlefringe.org

Summer nights at Sacrewell A warm summer’s night, good food, great company and brilliant entertainment… it’s all in the bag at Sacrewell this summer.

Sacrewell is offering you the opportunity to spend even more time relaxing on the farm, with two open-air theatre performances and its new Late Night Fridays each week throughout July and August.

All will become clear on 18 June when Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles by Chapterhouse Theatre Company rolls into town. Join the world’s most famous detective in a stage adaptation of his first adventure set on the desolate Devon moors.

Tickets are £14 for an adult, £10 for a child or £42 for a family of four.

Then on 30 July it’s ‘off to see the wonderful Wizard of Oz’ with Immersion Theatre Company. The brand new adaptation of the classic story promises to be a fun family event with lots of laughter, dazzling costumes and oodles of audience interaction. Tickets are £8 an adult, £6 a child and £25 for a family of four. Under twos visit free.

Every Friday throughout July and August, Sacrewell will be open until 9pm, giving visitors four extra hours to explore, play or chill out. The farm has electric and non-electric hook-up pitches available for overnight guests. Each week there will be additional entertainment, food and drinks available.

• To book tickets for either theatre production visit www.seetickets.com or call 0871 220 0260.

Gates open at 5.30pm – bring a seat and a picnic.

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For all other enquiries call 01780 782254 or visit www.sacrewell.org.uk

Sister Act comes to Stamford Stamford Amateur Musical Society have been busy rehearsing for this year’s production of feel-good musical Sister Act, directed by Nicola Sandall with assistance from Reece Crane who joins the society this year as Musical Director. The stage production will take place at the Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre from 8-11 June with evening performances at 7.30pm and a Saturday matinee starting at 2.30pm.

• Tickets are on sale now at the box office: 01780 766455 or online at www.stamford-cornexchange.co.uk.

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