Stamford Living June 2014

HELPING

YOU

TO

GET

THE

MOST

OUT

OF

STAMFORD LIVING FOOD/FASHION/HEALTH

&

BEAUTY/HOME

&

LIVING

LOCALLY

GARDEN/LIFESTYLE

THE OUTDOORS ISSUE Dining ‘al fresco’

Walking through our ‘green spaces’ Kids’ summer activities

JUNE 2014 £1.50 06

9 771478 377017

WEBSITE! www.stamfordliving.co.uk SLJUNECOVER.indd 1

GET IN TOUCH:

@LocalLivingUK 21/05/2014 12:40

WEST DEEPING

£765,000

TICKENCOTE

£347,000

This beautifully presented barn conversion, converted in 1997 to a high standard, is set within private mature gardens of approximately 0.28 of an acre with views over countryside and St. Andrews Church. The property is approached by a long gravelled gated drive with accommodation comprising: Ground floor: Reception hall, light drawing room with wood burner, bespoke kitchen dining room with integrated appliances and Aga, study/bedroom five, shower room, cloakroom, laundry room and side entrance hall. First floor: Main landing leading to a minstrel galleried landing, master bedroom with en-suite and three further bedrooms. Outside there is a detached garage with large workshop to the rear and room above. This could easily be made into a self-contained office or annexe, subject to planning.

This pretty semi-detached stone cottage is approached by a double driveway and is set in the heart of this sought after village overlooking the Church and only a short drive to Stamford, the A1 and local amenities. The property has been much improved in recent years and enjoys the benefit of a re-fitted kitchen breakfast room and a self-contained annexe. Accommodation comprises: Covered entrance lobby, entrance hall, cloakroom, sitting room with open fireplace, dining room, kitchen breakfast room overlooking the rear garden. To the first floor there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The annexe consists of a large open plan studio with kitchen area, bathroom and cloakroom. Outside, there are enclosed and well maintained gardens to the front and rear and a larger than average garage.

Call us now for more information

3 Red Lion Street, Stamford PE9 1PA

01780 765060

email: mailroom@knightpartnership.com

www.knightpartnership.com

2

13643 Knight Part Stamford Living Ad.indd 1 • SL June ADS.indd 2

30/04/2014 20/05/2014 11:32 15:30

S TA M FOR D LIVING

T

his month we celebrate Stamford’s Green Spaces with an astonishing walk that will reveal to you every type of Green Space that exists in the town, from the ancient to the Victorian to the 1960s – each and every one as important as the other to our well-being.

But several of these spaces have been under threat recently and we must keep a watchful eye on them. The green spaces in the ‘Scottish estate’, for example, were recently the subject of an attempt by the original builders Jelsons to sell them off to speculators.

Thankfully these spaces were saved when local businessman John Dawson purchased the bulk of them and is gifting them into the Harry Skells Estate Trust, thereby permanently securing the land for residents’ use.

In John’s words, his aim was to: “Keep Stamford green, ensure the land was not sold to building developers and to keep the green spaces as play areas for residents’ children”.

Hurrah to John, to the Scottish Estate Campaign Group, to the Stamford Open Spaces campaign and to everyone else who fights passionately for Stamford’s Green Spaces, which set us apart as a beautiful town.

JUNE CONTENTS

W W W. S TA M F O R D L I V I N G . C O . U K UPDATES, SHOPPING 4 17

46 56 59

Father’s Day Gift Ideas Updates: Grass Court tennis; Diabetes UK Cycle Race; Scandi Style; Hilary Kingston Nutrition; Traditional Window restoration Updates: Broad St Practice 18th anniversary; Paul Johnson joins Golding Young; Will Bryant Finance Updates: Oundle Travel: Garden Inspirations at Welland Vale; Stephenson Smart Updates: Isequa coaching: Malcolm Sargent tour; Shaws Battlefield tours

45 SEAN HOPE’S SUMMER DESSERT

HEALTH & BEAUTY 8 12

Fashion: Prom Dresses Health & Beauty: Summer Beauty

HOME & GARDEN

32 Design inspirations: Cushions 48 Leisure: Getting ready for the World Cup

32 DESIGN INSPIRATION: CUSHIONS

35 EATING AL FRESCO

Nicholas Rudd-Jones Editor

FOOD & DRINK

@LocalLivingUK Editor Nicholas Rudd-Jones 01780 765571 nicholas@bestlocalliving.co.uk Write to Stamford Living, PO Box 208, Stamford, PE9 9FY www.bestlocallivingliving.co.uk Advertisement Manager Claudia Bayley 01780 480409 claudia.bayley@btinternet.com Advertisement Director Helen Walton 01780 754801 helen.stamford@btopenworld.com Advertising Copy Rachel Beecroft 01780 765320 rachel@locallivingdesign.co.uk Head of Design Steven Handley steve@locallivingdesign.co.uk Senior Designer Nik Ellis nik@locallivingdesign.co.uk Publisher Nicholas Rudd-Jones 01780 765571 nicholas@bestlocalliving.co.uk Published by Local Living Ltd, PO Box 208, Stamford, Lincs. PE9 9FY nicholas@bestlocalliving.co.uk Printed by Warners of Bourne

Food & Drink: Clarke’s Cookery classes Eating Out: Fine Food Store Sunday Brunch; Marquis of Exeter cooking courses; Queen’s Head, Nassington 29 Food & Drink: The Bytham Kitchen 35 Food & Drink: Eating Al Fresco 40 Reviving local pubs 45 Olive Branch recipe 22 26

8 FASHION: PROM DRESSES

ACTIVITIES, CULTURE, LEARNING & BUSINESS 15 18 30

50 61 63

Crafts Page: Painted Out Summer Activities for Kids Out & About: Youth Fly Fishing; Singin’ in the Rain; Battle Proms; Josette Carroll, sculptor; Castle Bytham Midsummer Fair Stamford Green Spaces Walk Child-friendly Stamford What’s On

PEOPLE & PLACES 67 70

Ask Leo: The Gordon Boys and WWI & Co: The team at The Priest’s House

COVER PHOTOGRAPH OF A STAMFORD ALLOTMENT, BY NICHOLAS RUDD-JONES

SUBSCRIBE TO STAMFORD LIVING For only £20 (UK only) you can subscribe to Stamford Living for a year (12 issues).

Please send your name, address and a cheque made out to Local Living Ltd to: SL Subscriptions, PO Box 208, Stamford, PE9 9FY Or you can subscribe via the website at www.stamfordliving.co.uk

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

3 CONTENTS JUNE.indd 2

3

21/05/2014 12:40

S HOPPING

FATHER’S DAY GOODIES Antonia Scott marvels at what Father’s Day treats are in and around Stamford

Fire Stone, from £1,800

The Sack Store Stamford is a treat for all the family – so why not go along and enjoy a potter round the Garden Centre looking at plants, before checking out the cool outdoor Pizza Ovens or indoor Clearview Stoves and wicker log baskets in the showroom, along with some gorgeous Harris tweed armchairs and sofas, before sitting down to scrumptious tea and cakes or a more hearty lunch?

Sophie Allport has a selection of products stocked in the giftshop YOU on St Mary’s Street but for a full display of all her goodies, head out to her ‘Barn’ warehouse in Langtoft for a true Aladdin’s cave of gift ideas. From her popular Labrador and Pheasant china range and pet bowls, to some unique and original interiors homewares – bronze sculptures, antler lamps or huge wall clocks to choose from. There is also a well stocked ‘seconds’ floor entirely devoted to discounted ranges where there are bargains galore.

Energy Clothing has a great range of Menswear to spruce up a tired wardrobe – with brands such as Adidas Originals, Birkenstock, Calvin Klein, Replay, Scotch and Soda, there is surely something to smarten the man in your life up!

Replay leather belt (£40) and jeans (£95)

Sinclairs stocks a multitude of goodies whether the man in your life loves kitchenware and culinary gifts or would prefer some leather luggage or outdoors clothing from a range of top end brands, like Barbour, Dunhill, Hunter or Paul Smith.

Stamford Wine Company on St Paul’s Street is lucky enough to enjoy a super outside space, ready to welcome its customers in this summer.

With al fresco evenings hopefully becoming more frequent, enjoy a glass or two of the good stuff with a platter of charcuterie or cheese to accompany it.

Ted Baker computer case £41.75

Red wine from Bordeaux £49.99 Robert Loomes on St Mary’s Hill is rightly very proud of his heritage – he grew up in a family business steeped in horology and served an apprenticeship with his father, Brian Loomes a well known author of numerous books on clock and watch making. For some truly beautiful examples of craftsmanship, go and visit his 4 floor showroom dedicated not just to making but also the repair and restoration of fine clocks and watches.

Red Robin, £15,999

4

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

4-5 F DAY.indd 2

21/05/2014 12:50

Spirit decanter with stag, £1,100 Anand Shoes of Stamford is a masterclass in customer service and the reason why family-run businesses get such a good name. With customer service awards and a loyal client base who come for expert advice on repairs and also to buy from the high quality range of Men’s shoes available – Church’s, Crockett & Jones and Joseph Cheaney amongst other brands, why not treat your dad to a new pair!

Cheaney & Son brogues, £29 9

A selection of hip flasks Just along the street is T & C Robinson, a family run business who stock a wide range of equestrian and country clothing along with shooting and hunting gear - perfect gifts for the country gent.

Digby & Gunn have everything covered when it comes to Men’s presents. Whether your father would prefer the more traditional socks, ties, a belt or a beautiful leather wash bag, they also have more unusual and quirky gifts to choose from, like the ‘drink like a fish’ hip flask, or a corkboard wall map for an office wall.

Fish mug £9.99

Rutland Cycling has three nearby stores which are open 7 days a week to see a display of their stock: Whitwell Leisure Park, the Giant Store at Normanton, Rutland Water and Rutland Outdoor Shop at Fineshade, Northamptonshire.

All stores stock a comprehensive range of bikes, clothing and accessories to suit all abilities and budgets. Having just been voted the UK’s best independent bike shop and with free UK deliveries, it’s hard to find an excuse not to drag the whole family outside for some fresh air and get your father fit!

Dawson of Stamford isn’t just a shop frequented by ladies who only bring their male counterparts along to point out what sparkly jewellery they like. Dawson also stocks a selection of classic male watches and stunning antique gifts to suit a variety of tastes.

Sinclairs – 11 St Mary’s Street, Stamford.

PE9 2DE Tel: 01780 765421 Digby & Gunn, 4 Cheyne Lane, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2AX Tel: 01780 754296 Sack Store, Stamford Garden Centre, Casterton Road. Stamford. PE9 4BB Tel: 01780 765656 The Stamford Wine Company - 10 St Paul’s Street, Stamford. PE9 2BE Tel: 01780 757844 Rutland Cycling: Whitwell Leisure Park, Bull Brigg Lane, Whitwell. LE15 8BL Tel: 01780 460 705 Giant-Rutland Water, Normanton Car Park, Rutland Water. LE15 8HD Tel: 01780 720888 Dawson of Stamford - 6 Red Lion Square, Stamford. PE9 2AJ Tel: 01780 754166 T&C Robinson - 4 St Mary’s St, Stamford.

PE9 2DE Tel: 01780 755378 Sophie Allport - The Barn, Unit 29 King Street Industrial Estate, Langtoft, PE6 9NF Tel: 0845 0177 866 Robert Loomes – 4 St Mary’s Hill, Stamford.

PE9 2 DW Tel: 01780 481319 www.robertloomes.com Energy – 9 Ironmonger Street, Stamford.

Tel: 01780 765633 Anand Shoes of Stamford – 28 High Street, Stamford, PE9 2BB Tel: 01780 767688 Photography: Elli Dean www.ellideanphotography.co.uk STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

4-5 F DAY.indd 3

5

21/05/2014 12:50

goodwin’s feature property

£549,995

Garden Cottage, Market Overton Delightful 3 bedroom period property situated in a secluded position in the heart of this popular village.

Approached via a large sweeping gravelled drive to the front of the detached double garage, the property enjoys 3 reception rooms as well as 3 bathrooms and an extremely well fitted Kitchen/Breakfast room.

The good sized grounds are a special feature of this property with a Southerly aspect to this totally enclosed walled garden which is largely laid to lawn with mature borders and a patio to the rear.

•

goodwin

www.goodwinpropertyservices.co.uk

Residential Sales • Lettings • Mortgages

Independant

. . . your local estate agent! 01780 750000 2-3 St John’s Street, Stamford, Lincs PE9 2DA

goodwinpropertyservices.co.uk

6

• SL June ADS.indd 6

20/05/2014 15:30

TAILOR & CUTTER BESPOKE TAILORS & SHIRT MAKERS

Choose from over 6,500 of the worlds finest cloths

Gentlemen’s Suits, Jackets, Overcoats and Tuxedos all individually made to your requirements Stamford 01780 762544 Cambridge 01233 300677

Not everything in life is black and white...

Authorised stockist in store and online of Chalk Paint™

by Annie Sloan

The ONLY official Annie Sloan Workshops in Stamford!

Gorgeous hand painted furniture available in store

Come along to Chalk Interiors for a workshop or to browse our unique range of hand painted furniture, gifts and accessories for the home.

Choose from the full range of Annie Sloan products and get friendly help and advice for your own projects from our team of authorised Annie Sloan experts!

Chalk Interiors

01780 752414

www.chalkinteriors.com Situated at the top of the new (free) car park at Stamford Garden Centre

7

• SL June ADS.indd 7

21/05/2014 15:05

FA S H I O N

Dress up for

Summer days

Sophie (left) wears Ted Baker print dress £199 and bangles all from John Lewis, Alex (middle) wears coral mini dress £45 23/7 Ellie (right) wears Ted Baker green dress £115 and floral clutch bag £99 also from John Lewis. Earrings from Paradise Found.

Photography by Elli Dean www.ellideanphotography.co.uk Many thanks to my models Lynne, Alex, Ellie and Sophie. Thank you Lynne for providing the most beautiful house, the back drop for our photographs.

8

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

8 9 FASHION.indd 2

21/05/2014 12:51

There are many summery occasions fast approaching which require a lighter, brighter and prettier dress code. Whether it’s the School Prom, Speech Day, Chelsea Flower Show, a day at the races or a wedding, Sally Stillingfleet finds a great variety of boldly coloured dresses and jumpsuits perfect for the summer months ahead Ellie wears jumpsuit £95 and Paradise Found earrings. Sandals £65 from Sly. Alex wears Pepe blue Aztec dress £90, YSL sandals £150 Arch Label Agency. Sophie wears black and white dress £90 - all Pepe clothes from Energy. Joseph Azagury sandals £80 from Arch Label Agency.

Lynne (left) wears Adrianna Pappell dress £170 Alex wears blue Coast dress £175 and accessories all from John Lewis.

Hair & Make-up Indulge in a make-up artist (we used Liza Smith) and creative hairdresser Lindsey. Liza created summery young dewy make-up with a pop of colour for the lips. Lindsey is a freelance bridal hair specialist, concentrating on hair ups for any occasion. She can make your hair as magical as your event demands. She is fully qualified in cuts and colours on request.

Liza Smith: info@lizasmithmakeup.co.uk Lindsey Baker 07734324772, email: xlindsey123@me.com

Lynne wears Preen floral shift dress £160 from Arch Label Agency.

Nude patent shoes Marcia May Shoes.

Lynne wears Emilio Pucci print jersey dress £150 Arch Label Agency

SUPPLIERS John Lewis – Queensgate Centre, Peterborough.

Tel: 01733 344644 23/7 - Stamford Walk, Stamford Tel: 01780 238008 Arch Label Agency 34 St Paul’s St, Stamford Tel: 01780 764746 Marcia May Shoes – 41 St. Mary’s St, Stamford.

Tel: 01780 766608 17B Mill St, Oakham. Tel: 01572 759313 (NEW SHOP!) Sly - 4 St. Mary’s Passage, Stamford Tel: 01780 482870 Energy – Ironmonger Street, Stamford Tel: 01780 765633 Paradise Found – 34 St. Mary’s St, Stamford Tel: 01780 764439 STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

8 9 FASHION.indd 3

9

21/05/2014 12:51

Monday & Saturday Open 9am – 6pm Tuesday - Friday Open 9am – 9pm

25% OFF

your 1st visit discount hair voucher if you have not visited our salons in the last 12 months.

Please bring this voucher with you to your appointment

To Book An Appointment Call 0844 999 3365 or book online at www.browns-hair.co.uk & visit our website for more promotions and salon information

Red Lion Square, Stamford, PE9 2AJ

Gift Vouchers Available

Health & Beauty Therapy 2 MALLORY LANE, STAMFORD TEL. 01780 763768

All aspects of beauty therapy available

20% off CACI courses for June

Make Every Day A Better Day Chiropody/Podiatry • Treatment for Various Skin & Nail Conditions • Budget Toe Nail Cutting • Free Foot Care Advice • Hard Skin Removal • Painful Corns • Verruca Treatments Room available • Simple & Casted for rent Enquire within Orthotic Design • Diabetic Foot Care

www.renaissancebeauty.co.uk

“A Safe Place to Talk”

Free, confidential & unbiased advice for those facing an unplanned pregnancy.

Support for those who have post-abortion, post-miscarriage or baby-loss concerns.

We also offer: Free Pregnancy Testing, Free Chlamydia Testing & Sexual Health Information.

• • • • •

Tel: 01780 765853/ 07913052159 office@alternativesstamford.co.uk www.alternativesstamford.co.uk facebook.com/alternativesstamford @altstamford

or drop in any Mon or Thur 9-5 Ryhall Road, Stamford PE9 1YA. (located within the Hospital Site behind Sheep Market Surgery)

Registered charity 1129379

10

• SL June ADS.indd 10

20/05/2014 15:31

Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Centre @ Greetham Valley

Who we are The new centre presents the multidisciplinary team of a Sports Physician, Physiotherapist, Podiatrist and Dietitian all under one roof. The team aims to provide elite level treatment methods to the general public.

Treatments we offer

SMILE CONFIDENTLY with Invisalign, the clear alternative to braces

General Physiotherapy and Musculoskeletal Assessment Sports Injury Assessment and Rehabilitation Sports Massage, General Massage and Spinal Manipulation Post Operative Rehabilitation Chiropody and Sports Podiatry Gait Analysis and Orthotics Dietetics and Sports Nutrition General Fitness Assessments

For further enquiries or to book an appointment call: 01572 812212 email: info@physiosportsinjury-greetham.co.uk visit: www.physiosportsinjury-greetham.co.uk

‘Caring for Local Athletes’ Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Centre

Greetham Valley Hotel, Golf and Conference Centre, Wood Lane, Greetham, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7SN

LOCAL PRIVATE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS Specialising in treating: • Low self-esteem and loss of confidence • Low mood, depression, self-harm and suicidal thinking • Anxieties, phobias, obsessions

and ruminations • Significant life events, trauma,

nightmares, flashbacks • Attachment and relationship difficulties • Abuse (physical, emotional and sexual) Adult Speciality

Johan Truter

The Invisalign system is the clinically accepted, nearly invisible way to straighten your teeth and improve your smile – without braces.

The Invisalign treatment works through a series of removable and nearly invisible aligners.

Each aligner is slightly different, moving your teeth gradually into the desired position.

So if you want to show your smile and not your braces, find out more about Invisalign: the nearly invisible way to straighten your teeth.

Visit bridgedentistry.co.uk for a £500 discount code on Invisalign treatment or call us on 01778 342215 to find out more (Valid until 30th June 2014)

Tel: 01780 758556 www.psychologistuk.co.uk Orion House, 14, Barn Hill, Stamford, PE9 2AE

Child and Adult Speciality, EMDR Practitioner

Dr Alexandra Dent

Mbl: 07986 585270 www.alexandradent.co.uk

Orion House, 14, Barn Hill, Stamford, PE9 2AE Church Street Practice, Melton Mowbray LE13 0PN

Bridge Foot, Market Deeping, Peterborough PE6 8AA 11

• SL June ADS.indd 11

21/05/2014 15:04

HEA LTH & BE AUT Y

Summer beauty heroes If you want to achieve flawless, dewy skin this summer, invest wisely in just a few classic beauty buys.

Remember when making up, drop the heavy smokiness of winter and instead use the lightest touch and shimmering, warm tones.

Décleor DD cream at Flawless Faces

Absolute Hydra Marine Concentrate from Equilibrium

Ditch the heavy foundation - Décleor DD (daily defence) cream (£29.50) is a superb way to achieve a flawless, light, matt finish this summer. It boasts a combination of 100% mineral filters for SPF 30 anti-UVA and UVB protection, with an ultra-light and non-greasy texture. With mineral pigments that melt in to the skin to mimic your natural skin tone, it promises to become a make-up bag staple.

An intensive, seven day treatment, which is proven to deliver unrivalled hydration. Its vial format makes it easy to slip into your cosmetic bag, so you can take it with you anywhere; it’s perfect for long-haul flights, when dehydration is your skin’s worst enemy. £39.50.

Bare Minerals Moxie Lipsticks at Oscar Rose

CACI microlift from Renaissance

A hand-held device specifically designed for home and holiday – like a salon treatment on the go. It delivers a muscle gripping action in combination with micro-current stimulation to painlessly tone the face, soften the appearance of lines and wrinkles and improve skin texture.

Perfect for popping in to your suitcase to keep your beauty regime topped up while you are away.

Priced at £349.99, it is available to order in Stamford exclusively from Renaissance.

Add a flash of summer colour with Moxie lipsticks by Bare Minerals. Naturally decadent, supremely moisturising and long-lasting, with a formulation of all-natural ingredients. There are no artificial dyes, preservatives or irritants, just soothing oils, natural waxes and conditioning plant extracts.

Available in a wide range of bright summer colours and priced at £16.00

Clarins Sunshine Fragrance Eau Ensoleillante at Maples A happy, uplifting fragrance that’s been specially designed for use in the sun, with notes of zingy mandarin, grapefruit, ylang-ylang and patchouli. Priced at £32, not only does it smell divine, but it protects and hydrates to the skin and can be generously spritzed all from top-to-toe.

ESPA Optimal Body TriSerum from Asembo

A fusion of marine and plant extracts and powerful essential oils to promote a naturally radiant, even skin tone, with omega oils for nourishment and protection and antioxidant vitamins A and E. Priced at £38, it can be spritzed all over the body as quick post-shower treat, layered underneath body lotion, or used on specific areas of concern as a targeted boost. Asembo clients have been reporting impressive results and super silky skin.

Flawless Faces 3 Red Lion Square, Stamford PE9 2AJ Tel: 0844 999 3365 www.flawlessfaces.co.uk Equilibrium 7 St Paul’s Street, Stamford, PE9 2BE Tel: 01780 757579 www.equilibriumstamford.co.uk Renaissance 2 Mallory Lane, Stamford PE9 2FW Tel: 01780 763768 www.renaissancebeauty.co.uk.

12

Asembo 20 St Leonard’s Street, Stamford PE9 2HN Tel: 01780 765337 www.asembo.co.uk Oscar Rose 7 Ironmonger Street, Stamford PE9 1PL Tel: 01780 480777 Maples 24 St Mary’s Street, Stamford PE9 2DJ Tel: 01780 752725 www.maplesofstamford.co.uk

N

eeta of Flawless Faces made up our beautiful model Lisa using Mac Face and Body Foundation, blending two shades (N3/N5) to achieve the perfect match. This was lightly brushed on using a stipple brush before she used concealer over the eyelids and on the cheeks to even out Lisa’s skin tone.

On Lisa’s eyes, Neeta used the “still life” Mac paint base to keep the eye shadows – Mac “honesty” and Mac “true” - looking perfect. “Teddy” kohl pencil was used to define the bottom and top lash line, before applying Mac Pro-lash in coal black and a touch of brunette brow liner to define Lisa’s eyes. Lips were simply emphasised using Mac “lychee” luxe gloss.

Finally “blush baby” blush was swept over the cheekbones before “gold deposit” shimmering powder was brushed all over Lisa’s face to achieve a pretty golden glow.

Make-up application and lessons cost from £25 at Flawless Faces.

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

12 H&B.indd 2

21/05/2014 12:52

SB

Stamford Beauty

Our highly trained team offe r expert advice and treatments in a tranquil environment.

• Dermalogica Customised

Skin treatments.

• Dermalogica Active Resurface Skin Treatments.

• Gelish Manicures and Ped icures • OPI luxury Manicures and Pedicures • ‘Guild Award Winners 201 Nouveau Lash Extensions 4’ • Sienna X Spray Tans • Ear Piercing • Nail Extensions • All Waxing, inc. Ladies Intim ate waxing.

• Massage, inc. Spa Ritual trea tments

For special monthly promo tions, check our ‘famous blackboard’ and like us on Facebook and Twitter.

AROMAWASH

15 St Mary’s Hill, Stamford, Lincs PE9 2DP 01780 757108 Email: stamfordbeauty@gmail.com

SUMMER FEET

EARLY DECEMBER Are your feetOPENING ready for summer?

We can make your feet look good!

Snowdens Foot Clinic

THE FOOT registered CLINIC chiropodists/podiatrists) (HCPC

We will treat any painful foot conditions with an An advanced clinic -­‐ Our specialist team of Health Care Professions Council empathic gentle touch. It’s important to us that you registered principle podiatrists offer first class surgical chiropody and podiatry remain mobile active on your medical, feet and beauty happy. and health (Medical treatments with a and difference fusing

Pedicure) and providing outstanding care that visibly transforms your feet.

Chiropody/Podiatry Treatments For:

• Embarrassing or painful feet? • Cracked heels. • Arthritic feet THE NAIL SPA • Corns and callus • Thick or discoloured nails?

Whether it’s for a quick shape and (Beauty polish or to aTreatments) dd some finishing colour to your Snowdens Nail Spa medical pedicure, our Nail Spa provides professional nail care for both the hands and feet.

All Nail Spa treatments are performed by professionally trained and Dress your feet for summer! qualified Nail TSPECIAL echnicians. - 10% OFF ALL PEDICURES JUNE

Treatments available: Using the world-­‐renowned Cuccio range of luxurious botanical natural skin and • Snowdens Total - 60Foot minsClinic & Nail Spa. A unique collection of nail care exclusive to Pedicure Snowdens Snowdensmasques Supreme Luxury Pedicure – 75will mins have you feeling invigorated, salts, • lotions, and treatments Rooms • Shape Polish – 30 mins refreshed and and inspired. availab

le to • Cuccio Gel Nail Enhancements Pedicure rent on a fixed – 60 mins (Can last up to 5 weeks) fee contract to Shape and Polish – 30 mins NAIL • CGel ARE INSTRUMENTS

complementary • Perfect Wedding Feet and Hands – A course

therapists, medical of weekly the lead up to your To reduce the treatments risk of on transmitted infections such as fungal nails from professionals wedding day to make sure your feet, hands inadequately sterilised instruments, all our nail care instruments used wor ithin the and soul are In tip-top condition.

Doctors.

Join us to relax, rejuvenate and unwind while we make your experience with Maples of Stamford unforgettable.

Choose just one amazing treatment or a complete pamper package. We can tailor make your day so please call one of our experts. Our aim is to make your time with everyone at Maples of Stamford one you will want to repeat.

sp o i l y o u rsel f y o u d ese r v e it . . .

foot clinic and nail spa (manicures / pedicures) are sterilised to the highest medical standards and each patient/client will have their own individually sterilised pack of instruments.

BODY CARE

Snowdens Hospital, Scotgate, Stamford, PE9 2YF

Chiropractic Clinic - Dr 762244 Jolyon C- H Hibbins (Chiropractor) Tel: 01780 www.snowdensfootclinic.co.uk

For further details please contact Snowdens Foot Clinic & Nail Spa on 01778 590107

• SL June ADS.indd 13

13

21/05/2014 15:04

14

• SL June ADS.indd 14

20/05/2014 15:31

DE S I GN I N T E RI O RS

Consider ‘less shabby’ & ‘more chic’

Claudia Bayley enrolled herself on a Painted Out ‘less shabby & more chic’ furniture workshop and came away much the wiser and more practical

I

attended an all-day Saturday workshop recently within a small group, all with the same goal - to create a more ‘flawless finish’ to our pieces of furniture.

STEP 1 We began by preparing our items; handles and hinges were removed, any holes filled, sanding where necessary and finally giving our items a good wash and rinse. We left our furniture to dry in the sunshine while we enjoyed a cafetiere of coffee, tea and biscuits.

STEP 3 In the afternoon we had demonstrations and practiced different finishes (e.g. crackle glazing and Nordic style finishes that we perhaps wouldn’t have previously attempted) as well as putting the final coat of paint on our own item.

We all chose to ‘drag’ our lighter choice of colour, using quite a dry brush over the darker coat. This created a very subtle look, resembling a lime wash with a coloured grain in the wood.

I can now see how it is possible to achieve French and Swedish Chic, which looks professional, without brush marks, lasting durability and certainly something to be proud of.

• For future workshop dates see the Painted Out website at www.paintedout. co.uk or contact Lesley on 01778 394744 / 07762325494

Participant feedback STEP 2 When everything was dry, it was time to decide which primer/undercoat to use. We learnt how it depends on the surface to be painted i.e. high sheen, knotted pine, previously painted or my friend’s bamboo tables!

The next part was surprisingly enough, the hardest – choosing the paint colours! We were going to use two colours – so two decisions to be made!

The darker choice of colour went on first just before lunch, where we adjourned to the conservatory for a lovely hot lunch and a well deserved glass of wine.

“A great experience with friends, but a relaxed environment if you choose to attend on your own. - The home-cooked lunch provided a great opportunity to get to know others on the course, the wine was a nice touch too!”

“One-to-one attention from Lesley, who could answer all the queries you may have from previous attempts to restore your furniture.”

“I came away from the workshop feeling more confident in my ability to choose the right products and undertake the correct steps to achieve a premium paint finish, rather than a ‘diy’ one.”

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014 15

15.indd 1

21/05/2014 12:52

Timeless, quality beautifully designed dresses from Denmark.

www.nordicdresses.co.uk

GET ON

YOUR

BIKE FOR DIABETES

Traditional Restoration Timber Renovation Specialists Old sash & casement windows, exterior doors & joinery

Window Repair

Why replace your timber windows when you can restore? Traditional Restoration offers a cost-saving alternative to window replacement.

• Repairs and renovations • Overhaul and draught proofing • Reglazing and reputtying • Converting single glazing to double glazing

Before

After

Before

After

Exterior joinery repair

Call James on:

01572 720524 or 07841 527855 tradrest@hotmail.co.uk

www.traditional-restoration.co.uk @tradrest

For details contact Diabetes UK Midlands Office Call 01922 614 500 Email midlands@diabetes.org.uk Go to www.diabetes.org.uk kindly supported by

A charity registered in England and Wales (215199) and in Scotland (SC039136). © Diabetes UK 2014 0249B

BIKE

local

20 Best Local Walks

20 best local

Spectacular rides around cycle Stamford, Rutla nd, Harborough and the Nene Valley

around Spectacular walks, Harborough Stamford, Rutland and the Nene Valley

£3.50

From the publishers

9 771757 747012

470 ISSN 1757-7

01

01

0

£3.50

ISSN 175 7-747

Join us on a very special sponsored cycle ride and raise vital funds for Diabetes UK. This event has routes suitable for all ages and abilities as well as cycle hire.

Entry fee just £10 for adults and £5 for children.

rides walks

20 best

9 771757 747012

RUTLAND WATER BIKE RIDE SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014

20 Best Local Bike Rides

From the publishers

of

Living

Living

of

Magazines

Magazines

2/6/08 13:35:01

COVER1 copy 2.indd

In association with Rutland Cycling

3

In association with Barnack Country Clothes

Please enclose a cheque for £3.50 per booklet, made payable to Local Living, select which title you wish and return to: PO Box 208, Stamford, PE9 9FY.

Or order online at: www.bestlocalliving.co.uk

16

• SL June ADS.indd 16

21/05/2014 14:59

UPD ATES

Grass Court Tennis

Enjoy classic English grass court tennis at its best with the Rock Tennis Club.

The Club meets at the Recreation Ground every Tuesday evening from 6-9pm, Thursday afternoon from 2-5pm and on Saturday afternoon from 2-6pm. Members enjoy traditional afternoon tea during Saturday’s session.

The membership fee is £35.

• Come along any time to give it a go; or for further enquiries please contact the Club Secretary, Stephanie Crook on 01780 755082.

Get Scandi style Denmark is well known for its design excellence and this extends beyond the timeless furniture of iconic names such as Arne Jacobsen to homewares and clothing too. Anne Reynolds has just set up a new internet business selling gorgeous Danish-designed dresses at www. nordicdresses.co.uk . The dresses are produced in limited numbers and are manufactured in Europe to high standards, using top quality fabrics and handmade details. “It is a good idea to sign up for my newsletter, as there will be discounts and constantly updated news of new styles,” says Anne. “If people have questions, or want to request a specific size that I might not usually stock, I encourage them to email me as my aim is to make this a very personal shop.” Anne plans to add new brands all the time, and as she is the only UK supplier of the dresses, you won’t risk bumping into anyone else wearing the same outfit as you!

• You can view the whole range and sign up for the newsletter at www.nordicdresses.co.uk

Nutrition Matters Hilary Kingston, former Director at The Institute for Optimum Nutrition, is one of the UK’s most experienced Nutritionists.

Over the last 17 years, she has helped over 6,000 people with everyday symptoms such as weight, skin concerns

such as eczema & acne, bloating, IBS, PMS, hair loss, food intolerances, digestive issues, hormonal imbalances, low libido and fertility issues as well as children’s health & skin issues, plus more serious conditions.

Hilary set up Think Nutrition and pioneered Nutrition in London’s corporates offering help with focus, concentration, high cholesterol, diabetes prevention, depression and fatigue.

Hilary has also been a Nutritionist to the ‘stars’

Diabetes UK Big Bike Ride at Rutland Water

Traditional Window Restoration

Now the weather is improving, you may be thinking about improvements to the outside of your house as well as the inside. If you have wooden windows it is really important to ensure they are well maintained, by treating the wood, either by staining or keeping the paintwork up to date. If they have been looked after they can last for an incredibly long time, without any problems. If you do find you have any areas of rot, do not panic, this does not mean you need new windows! Traditional Restoration uses a combination of good quality timber and Repaircare resin after removing any sections of decay. These repairs are then watertight and durable and once primed and painted cannot be seen.

If the windows need replacing, James can make bespoke windows for your house in his local workshop. He can make sash and casement replacement windows in full working traditional style, even matching the decorative horns to the rest of the existing windows by hand carving if required! He has recently made a beautiful arched window to enhance the front entrance to someone’s house. Other previous works can be viewed on our website, and references can be provided if required.

• If you would like a free no obligation quotation, or would like to talk to us in person please contact James or Sally on 01572 720524 or 07841 527855, email us on tradrest@hotmail.co.uk , tweet us @tradrest or check our website www.traditional-restoration.co.uk.

helping TV and sporting celebrities and has appeared on TV and Radio, as well as in national newspapers and magazines.

• She has a clinic in Harley Street and has recently moved to Stamford and is delighted to now be practicing at Equilibrium on Tuesday’s from 2-8pm. www.thinknutrition.co.uk info@ thinknutrition.co.uk Tel: 01780 721640

• To register please contact 01922 614500 or email Midlands@diabetes.org.uk.

Join 150 riders on 29th June around beautiful Rutland Water. There are 3 rides, 6, 17 and 23 miles and promises to be a fun event for all the family.

The registration fee is £10 per adult and £5 for children under 16 years of age.

No bike? Don’t worry bikes and helmets are available for hire at the event.

The money raised for Diabetes UK enables the charity to help people manage their diabetes effectively, by providing expert advice, information and support. There are over 16,000 people already diagnosed with diabetes in East Leicestershire and Rutland, and it is estimated another 2,500 people have the condition but don’t know it.

Diabetes UK’s East Midlands Fundraiser Claire Coles, said: “The ride offers a variety of routes to suit all the family in this beautiful location, overlooking Rutland Water. It’s a popular event offering a real challenge on the longer routes and a shorter six mile route that many children and all adults can enjoy cycling. I hope as many people as possible will register and raise sponsorship to support our work.”

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

17 UPDATES.indd 1

17

21/05/2014 12:53

ACT IVIT IE S

School’s out!

There’s a host of activities on the doorstep to keep kids busy during the summer holidays, discovers Alysia Anderson

mer school

Uppingham sum

Uppingham su

mmer school

Uppingham summer school A SPORTING CHANCE eleased from the constraints of the classroom, children will have plenty of energy to burn during July and August. Wear them out with days such as those organised

by Agilitas Sports (www.agilitassports.com) for five to 11 year olds. Activities include tag rugby, cricket and football for the boys and rounders, badminton, cheerleading and dance for the girls. In the afternoons everyone comes together for games such as Frisbee and curling, rounding off with a mass water fight. Don’t forget a towel! Held on weekdays from 28 July and 11 August at Stamford Rugby Club, the cost is £20 per day or £75 for the week.

Alternatively, Activ8 (07843 109792; activ8@ bricefamily.fsnet.co.uk) has multi-sport sessions at Copthill School in Uffington from 4-8 August, costing £20 per day and including dodge ball, golf, hockey, croquet and more. Stamford Tennis Club (www.stamfordtennis.co.uk) is holding coaching mornings for children aged four and above on 28-30 July and 11-14 August.

The cost is £8.50 per session for the Mini Reds/ Oranges and £11.50 for the older Green/Junior age groups, with discounts for multiple days.

On 28 July to 1 August, One Touch Football (www.onetouchfootball.co.uk) is running mini Olympic days at Stamford School’s Sports Centre on Conduit Road. Kids aged four to 12 can try their hand at hockey, tennis, basketball, volleyball, track and field with prices from £10 per day depending on the number of hours and days booked.

R

18

CAMPS AND COURSES he ever-popular Churchill has added further Summer Camps this year at Stamford High School and Junior School, Brooke Priory in Oakham and Peterborough School (01780 753461; www.churchillsummercamps.co.uk). Weeks run from 7 July to 22 August for four to 14 year olds. A five-day camp costs £149, with two-day tasters available for first-timers and a Wednesday night camp-over option at the Stamford venue.

Activities include circus skills, swimming, archery, fencing and quad-biking, with some bouncy castle action in the mix too. The excellent Uppingham Summer School (01572 820800; www.uppinghamsummerschool.co.uk has plenty to occupy youngsters aged six-plus, including sports such as cricket, hockey, rugby and tennis, jazz and musical theatre, drama, technology and art. Courses start from £108 for a three-day course such as Summer Baking, with residential options also offered. Week-long sleepovers are possible with PGL residential activity camps (www. pgl.co.uk) for sevens to 17s. The Lincolnshire centre is at Caythorpe Court, a mansion house set in 65 acres of land. Accommodation is in a tented village or lodges in the grounds. If kipping away from home wasn’t exciting enough, kids get to abseil, try trapezes and zip wires, build rafts and enjoy watersports on the lake. Courses range in theme from Climbing Adventure and the intriguingly named Mission Spy to Stage Skills and Motorsports. Three days start from £139 and The winners’ avenue there are often special offers, such as three kids for the price of two.

T

ON THE NATURE TRAIL ook out for ospreys, widgeons, lapwings and more on Egleton birdwatching centre’s activity days (01572 653254; www. rutlandwater.org.uk). The Nature Detectives courses on 22-24 July and 4-7 August give children a chance to learn about bugs, birds and bushcraft for £30 per day or £85 for all four. Or drop in with Mum and Dad on Osprey Family Day at the Lyndon Reserve on 29 July.

No need to pre-book for this day of games, crafts and guided walks at £5 per child or £10 per family, including entrance to the reserve for the day. Pond-dipping is one of several activities offered during another Family Day on 24 August, at just £3 per person. On 13 July, Barnsdale Gardens (01572 813200; www.barnsdalegardens.co.uk) has a Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies day, including a butterfly trail and moth trapping with expert Vic Arnold; free with entry to the gardens (£7 adults, £3 children). To mark the centenary of the start of WWI, children can find out what their greatgrandparents grew in their Victory Gardens by visiting Barnsdale on a special WWI Garden History day on 27 July.

L

GET CREATIVE n weekdays during August, Burghley House (01780 763203; www.burghleyhouse. co.uk) has free drop-in craft sessions in the Sculpture Garden classroom near the Garden Café from 12-4pm. There’s plenty to amuse kids at Stamford Arts Centre (01780 763203;

O

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

18 19 KIDS ACTIVITIES.indd 2

21/05/2014 12:54

Uppingham summer school

chool ummer s

am s Uppingh

www.stamfordartscentre.com) this summer, with workshops on everything from poetry and drumming to Lego and film-making. For example, budding laureates aged eight to 14 can compose and perform with Stamford poet Darren Rawnsley on 5 and 6 August; £30 per young poet for two days, 10am till 4pm. Or there’s the chance to make marine movies: kids will create sea creatures and scenery using plasticine, card, fabrics, wire and driftwood and make them come to life with stop motion animation. Children aged six to 12 will use cameras and laptops to film and edit their films during these fantastic workshops on 6 and 7 August: £25 per day. They can also bring Lego creations to life using batteries, bulbs, wires and switches at the Electro City workshops on 26 August: £10 for a morning or afternoon session for five to 12 year olds (under-eights to be accompanied by an adult). Liz Paige will be running craft and story workshops on 13 August, creating cardboard cars and carriages; and 19 August, which has a pirates and fairies theme. There’s more movie-making in store with Dreamcatchers’ Film-making Summer Camp from 7 July for wannabe Scorseses aged eight to 18. Students will spend five days producing, scripting, shooting, lighting and acting under the guidance of experienced directors and programme makers from the world of cinema and TV. At the end children take home their own short film on DVD. For details call 07828 377939 or email breda@dreamcatchermedia.co.uk

MESSING AROUND ON THE WATER limbing, sailing, abseiling, windsurfing and zorbing – walking on water inside a giant inflatable ball – are on the actionpacked agenda at Tallington Lakes (01778 347000; www.tallington.com) this summer.

These fun multi-activity weeks cost £150 per child. Another chance to get wet comes at Rutland Water’s Whitwell Centre (01780 460154; www.anglianwater.co.uk).

Sailing and windsurfing for kids aged seven to 14 are offered in July and August, with two-day RYA Level One courses starting from around £130 and five-day Level One and Two courses from £257. Kayaking and raft building feature in Captain Splosh’s Summer Fun Days, held in August for around £60 per day for kids over seven.

Younger ones can also don wetsuits during two-hour fun sessions for five to seven year olds, at £17 a head. Across the reservoir, Rutland Sailing School (01780 720292; rutlandsc.co.uk) has beginner and RYA courses for kids aged eight-plus, at £295 for five days. Current course dates include 14-18 July and 4-8 August, with additional courses available according to demand.

C

STAGE SUCCESS ong, dance and instrumental performances are on the programme at NB Music’s (www.nbmusiccourses. org) course at Oakham School from

S

11-15 August. Course leaders include professional musicians and directors with experience in the West End. Watch your precious ones perform hit show tunes on the stage on the final day. Musicians need to have attained grade 3 on their instrument but for the music theatre course the only stipulation is that children are aged seven to 18. The courses are £195 per child, with sibling discounts.

On the same dates, Wildcats (01780 762000; www.wildcatstheatreschool. co.uk) is running a Cats! The Musical week at its studio in Stamford, with a performance on the last day at the Arts Centre. Or catch the earlier course at the John Mansfield Centre in Peterborough from 4-8 August. More chances for your twinkletoes to shine come with the Welland School of Dancing’s summer schools. The school’s Principal, Maggie Purr, will lead a two-day Senior course on 24 and 25 July, with a performance on the Friday evening (07921 213024; www. wellandschoolofdancing.co.uk). Dancers aged over six get to rehearse and perform in a costumed show during the Junior summer school from 28 July to 1 August under the expert eye of teacher Anne Desbruslais (01780 765383; thedingle@ talktalk.net). A second school will run from 4 August if there is sufficient interest. The cost is £60 per child for five mornings; £50 for additional siblings.

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

18 19 KIDS ACTIVITIES.indd 3

19

21/05/2014 12:54

Creating beautiful bespoke kitchens Mark Goodacre creates individually handcrafted kitchens for people who appreciate a higher standard of design and finish in their homes

Come and visit our show room for more examples of our work, or call to make an appointment to discuss your requirements

Telephone 01476 586 159 | email info@markgoodacre.com | www.markgoodacre.com

20

• SL June ADS.indd 20

20/05/2014 15:32

&

Q 9am

om 8am SPECIALISING IN CONSERVATORIES, WINDOWS & BI FOLDING DOOR SYSTEMS

o.uk

Kitchen Showroom

22-23 Scotgate, Stamford, PE9 2YQ Opening Times: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm Saturday 10am – 3pm t: 01780 481850 f: 01780 481132

Conservatory Showroom 1 Meadow View, Uffington Road, Stamford, PE9 2EX Opening Times: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm Saturday 10am – 2pm t: 01780 753343 f: 01780 482926 e: Orchardwindows@live.co.uk

www.orchardwindows.co.uk Specialising in Conservatories, Windows & Bi Folding Door Systems Conservatory Showroom

1 Meadow View, Uffington Road, Stamford, PE9 2EX Opening Times: Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm Saturday 10am – 2pm T: 01780 753343 F: 01780 482926

Kitchen Showroom

22-23 Scotgate, Stamford, PE9 2YQ Opening Times: Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm Saturday 10am – 3pm T: 01780 481850 F: 01780 481132

E: orchardwindows@live.co.uk

www.orchardwindows.co.uk 21

• SL June ADS.indd 21

21/05/2014 14:58

FOOD & DR INK

Learning from a Master Chef PHOTOS: TIM BURKE

Clarkes is Peterborough’s top dining spot and now its creator Lee Clarke is offering to share his skills through a cookery school.

Tim Burke signed up

A

fter a stellar career in the big city, chef and Peterborough boy Lee Clarke has come back to his roots to bring fine dining with flair into the city centre. His St John’s Square restaurant has been an instant hit with food lovers – and now they can get even closer to the action with the launch of a series of relaxed and fun cookery school events.

Sessions will run on Sunday evenings and Monday mornings, each culminating with a meal that you’ll have had a hand in preparing yourself. I was lucky enough to take part in a trial run for the Sunday evening class and found it not just a fascinating insight into a high-end restaurant kitchen, and a first -rate meal, but a superbly relaxed way to close the weekend.

The tone was set as we entered the private Chef’s Table room to the sound of corks being pulled from a deliciously fruity Chilean merlot.

Once sorted out with a glass and an apron, it was into the kitchen to meet Dorothy – the restaurant’s 2 1/2 year old mother yeast. Bread was the loose focus of the session and having paired up, we were soon mixing dough. Lee has the steely approach of a chef used to running a busy kitchen but there’s a pleasingly laid-back approach to his instruction.

“Don’t worry ,” he reassures us as we nervously stir together the yeast, flour, butter and salt. “It’s a fallacy that chef’s weigh everything exactly. There’s always a lot of guesswork.”

As our dough is put to rise in a warm spot (which it does, spectacularly), we create our starters. This smoked eel dish had been on Clarke’s spring menu, but there was no demanding cooking required from us. Rather, we get a master class from Lee in putting together a supremely pretty plate from top class ingredients. Following his lead we started with a swoosh of beetroot puree, then embroidered with roasted red and golden beetroot, eel from the Queen’s own supplier, delicate crab meat, finely sliced turnip and radish, creamed horseradish, sorrel leaves and dressing. Finally there were little grace notes of fennel pollen and a fine powder of dried bacon.

“It’s all about creating layers of flavour so the palate doesn’t get bored” explains Lee. The dish tasted fantastic.

Glasses replenished we went back to the kitchen to attend to our bread dough and had great fun creating focaccia with olive oil sea salt and rosemary and a whole range of rolls, plaits and mini-loaves. Lee then presented the star of the event, his signature dish of Venison Wellington: beautiful loins with a farce of St

22

George’s mushrooms with a little bit of date for sweetness, wrapped in pancake and then puff pastry (the pancake prevents the pastry getting soggy).

The hard work had been done for us – all we had to do was help prep the asparagus and other veg which we would then blanch in a bubbling pot with a hefty chunk of butter included. Lee tells this not only nicely glazes them but helps retain their flavour too.

Again the dish went down a storm. The wine was taking effect and the atmosphere was that of a relaxed supper party with friends – only most of the work was done by a chef with a listing in the Michelin Guide. The chat flows over our venison and Lee regales us tales from the kitchens he’s worked in - not least those of the Savoy, the Roux Brothers and Marco Pierre White. Sadly most of them are not repeatable here!

We finish with a creamy rhubarb fool with a shortbread-style biscuit, before heading off home to show family and friends our beautiful bread creations. “This has been a whole new spin on a night out,” says one of my new found friends. “The food tastes even better when you feel you you’ve earned it!”

The new series of classes starts on 24 May and run for 12 weeks. The Sunday sessions run from 5.30pm to around 9.30pm and cost £85.

The Monday classes are a little more focussed on skills and techniques and run from 9am to 2pm and cost £65 including a glass of wine and lunch. You can do just one or if you choose all 12, you’ll come away with a whole new armoury of skills from salt-baking to sous-vide.

• For full details visit www.clarkespeterborough.co.uk Tel: 01733 892681

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

22 CLARKES copy.indd 1

21/05/2014 12:54

SUMMER PROMOTIONS

NOW ON UP TO 25% OFF

View our web site for further offers

Free delivery Disposal of old bed Bespoke beds made to your required firmness

View our range of luxurious hand made Vi-Spring beds at our Peterborough & Stamford stores.

Should you find you have made the wrong selection of comfort after 30 days and before 90 days you may change your Vi-Spring mattress for another, please ask for details.

Peterborough Store

Phorpres Close, Cygnet Park, Hampton, Peterborough.PE7 8FZ Tel: 01733 891568 fitzgeralds4@btconnect.com

Stamford Store

West Street, Stamford, PE9 2PS Tel: 01780 762908 Fitzgeralds01@btconnect.com

23

• SL June ADS.indd 23

21/05/2014 14:57

Conserve-a-Room love the space you live With the Conserve-a-Room system there is no need to abandon your FRQVHUYDWRU\ IRU PRVW RI WKH \HDU 7KH SUREOHP ZLWK PDQ\ FRQVHUYDWRULHV LV WKDW WKH\ FDQ JHW WRR KRW LQ WKH VXPPHU DQG WRR FROG LQ WKH ZLQWHU 7KLV LV EHFDXVH WKH VWDQGDUG SRO\FDUERQDWH URRI V\VWHPV KDYH YLUWXDOO\ QR LQVXODWLQJ SURSHUWLHV *OD]HG URRI FRQVHUYDWRULHV DQG HYHQ URRI EOLQGV PDNH OLWWOH difference.

Conserve-a-Room KDV GHYHORSHG D VWDWH RI WKH DUW FRQVHUYDWRU\ URRI LQVXODWLRQ

V\VWHP ,W V FRVW HIIHFWLYH DQG FDXVHV PLQLPDO GLVUXSWLRQ DV ZH GRQ¶W QHHG WR WDNH \RXU FRQVHUYDWRU\ DSDUW ,W ILWV LQWR WKH H[LVWLQJ VWUXFWXUH DQG LPSRUWDQWO\ LWV D FRVW HIIHFWLYH VROXWLRQ WKDW ODVWV IRUHYHU It takes between 4-7 days to fully install our system, this includes construction work and drying time for the plaster before being professionally decorated to the desired finish. %(1(),76

Â&#x2021;6LJQLILFDQWO\ FRROHU DQG PRUH SOHDVDQW LQ VXPPHU Â&#x2021; ZDUPHU LQ ZLQWHU Â&#x2021;$ FRPIRUWDEOH DQG ZHOFRPLQJ OLYLQJ VSDFH DOO \HDU round. Â&#x2021;9DVWO\ UHGXFHV UDLQ QRLVH Â&#x2021;/RZHU HQHUJ\ FRVWV Â&#x2021;0LQLPXP GLVUXSWLRQ WE ALSO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL PLASTERING AND DRY :( $/62 3529,'( 352)(66,21$/ 3/$67(5,1* $1' '5< LINING SERVICES /,1,1* 6(59,&(6 CALL US NOW FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO ARRANGE A &$// 86 12: )25 025( ,1)250$7,21 25 72 $55$1*( $ FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTE )5(( 12 2%/,*$7,21 4827(

TEL: 01780 740477 MOB: 07506125468 7HO 0RE ( PDLO FRQVHUYHDURRP#ERXUQH RQOLQH FRP E-MAIL: conservearoom@icloud.com

24

â&#x20AC;¢ SL June ADS.indd 24

21/05/2014 14:56

Advertisement Feature

Chesterton Humberts Your national agent with local knowledge is delighted to offer the following properties for sale.

Rutland Retreats

4 Church Hill

The Acorns

RUTLAND RETREATS: Guide Price £240,000 - £250,000 Rutland Retreats are located on a private plot adjacent to Barnsdale Lodge Hotel, where staff provide concierge services 24/7. Each Retreat is positioned in harmony with the habitat, ensuring complete privacy for each individual home. There are two sizes of Rutland Retreat – The Oakham with 3 bedrooms and The Exton with 2 bedrooms. It is rare to be able to acquire a property of this standard so close to Rutland Water at the price offered.

• Do you like sailing? Rutland Water is Europe’s largest man made sailing lake and it’s right on your doorstep.

• Do you like being spoilt? We are next to Barnsdale Lodge offering an array of relaxation and beauty treatments. What better way to relax.

• Do you like exemplary food and award winning accompaniments?

Aside from the team of 12 chefs who create the daily changing menu at Barnsdale Lodge, you will also find the award winning Olive Branch, Clipsham and the locally renowned and award winning Hambleton Bakery.

• Do you like a good investment which you can also use as a weekend escape? Fully occupied on bookings for several months to come with a 6% yield on your return.

UNIQUE FEATURES • Prime position across from Rutland Water.

• Hassle-free, ‘lock-up-and-leave’ holiday or second home.

• A secure investment owned by you that generates regular income when you are not using the property.

• No stamp duty.

• Exclusive and contemporary environmental design and build.

• Built to an exceptionally high standard.

• Supported by family-owned Barnsdale Lodge Hotel.

UNIQUE OPTIONS • Own a Rutland Retreat exclusively for yourselves as a second or holiday home.

• Own a Retreat as an attractive and solid investment that generates rental income, managed for you by Barnsdale Lodge Hotel.

• Alternatively you can opt for a combination of the two, where Barnsdale Lodge Hotel will rent out the property when you are not using it to maximise the income potential.

7 THE ACORNS, MARKET DEEPING: Asking Price £630,000 7 The Acorns is a modern property built in 2004 of natural stone, by locally renowned Alston Country Homes and is situated in an exclusive development of houses and barn conversions to the rear of Towngate East Farm.

The property has been designed to be in keeping with the rest of the development. There are three reception rooms, all of which benefit from French doors leading out to the garden. The focal point of the property is the kitchen/breakfast room which is a beautifully appointed room with a comprehensive range of oak wall and base units and integrated

appliances along with a large island unit. There is also ample room for a breakfast table. A utility room, cloakroom and study can also be found on this floor.

On the first floor a galleried landing leads to the principal bedroom suite with dressing room and en suite shower room, guest bedroom also with en suite shower room, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

GARDENS AND GROUNDS To the front of the property there is a generous blocked paved driveway in front of a double garage and a single car port. The front garden is mainly laid to lawn and is enclosed by a post and rail fence with hedging.

The plot extends to just over a third of an acre and the delightful gardens have been creatively landscaped to include individual areas within the main garden. To the south of the property there is a patio and area of shaped box hedging providing a more formal garden. Lawns link round the west of the property where there is a featured walkway flanked by a variety of evergreen trees and bushes.

4 Church Hill, Barnwell: Asking Price £635,000 4 Church Hill is a beautifully presented period property situated in an enviable position within the picturesque and highly regarded village of Barnwell. The property has been meticulously renovated whilst carefully retaining many individual period and character features which include brick fireplaces with oak beams above, oak flooring and doors and exposed stonework. The attention to detail throughout the property is truly impressive and is a real accolade to the current vendors. The property is connected to all mains services and benefits from a gas condensing boiler which provides gas central heating and hot water.

In brief the accommodation comprises of sitting room which has a beautiful feature fireplace, dual aspect windows and French doors opening out to the garden. The dining room and snug is a warm and welcoming room benefiting from two windows overlooking the village bridge and a feature fireplace housing a wood burner. To the rear of the property there is a good sized kitchen with ample space for a breakfast table and a perfectly placed feature fireplace again with a wood burning stove. There is also a utility room and cloakroom. A bespoke oak staircase leads to the first floor where the master and guest bedrooms both benefit from en suite bathrooms, two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom can all be found.

GROUND AND GARDENS The property has been beautifully designed and well landscaped over the years and provides an array of seating areas to enjoy the garden. There is a driveway to the front which is entered by double oak gates, providing ample off road parking for several vehicles and access to a double garage.

The garage is accessed by two traditional wooden doors and benefits from power light and an independent gas combination boiler providing hot water and central heating.

• Contact details: 5 Ironmonger Street, Stamford, PE9 1PL. Tel: 01780 758090. Email: stamford@chestertonhumberts.com

25

• SL June ADS.indd 25

20/05/2014 15:33

EATING OUT

Fine Food Store Sunday brunch menu Nicholas Rudd-Jones joined a group of locals to try out the new Sunday Brunch menu

In the heart of Nassington village, The Queens Head Inn successfully combines friendly village pub with good food restaurant and accommodation in an attractive setting.

T

he Fine Food Store has always had an outstanding breakfast and lunchtime menu – locally sourced, home-cooked, brilliant flavour combinations – but Jenny Fitzpatrick, the owner, is never one to sit on her laurels and now she has just launched a Sunday Brunch menu, inspired in part by a recent trip to New York.

We tried it out one summer’s day, together with some café ‘regulars’ - Lynne from Attic, Rowan the artist and Giselle from Chameleon – and we were bowled over by it.

Firstly the drinks. You can be good and stick to the Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice or Mixed berry and fresh fruit smoothie; or a little bit more laid back and go for the Bellini or Bloody Mary, depending perhaps on how your Saturday night went.

In terms of mains, there are 18 different options to choose from, and they’re all good!

Our favourites included: • Spanish Scramble with chorizo, spring onion, caramelised onion, Monterey Jack cheese.

Words: Sue Dobson Served with sour dough toast, hash brown, and avocado • American Breakfast, Maple cured bacon, grilled cherry tomatoes, scrambled eggs with Monterey Jack cheese, hash brown and sour dough toast For a sweet tooth, the choice is also brilliant. We especially enjoyed the pancakes: • Pancakes with Blueberry sauce and maple butter • Pancakes with Raspberries, lemon cream and maple butter Jenny Fitzpatrick said: “Obviously this is a big change for us and a great challenge for my kitchen team, who have done a great job in creating this menu. Hannah Catt, Emma Walkley and our new apprentice Danielle Sharpe have put in a great deal of effort and its success will be testament to them.”

I really can’t think of a better way to relax on a Sunday than making your way down to the Fine Food Store for brunch. See you there!

• Fine Food Store, 37 St Mary’s Street, Stamford PE9 2DS Tel: 01780 754222 The Sunday Brunch is served 10-4 on Sundays.

The Marquess gives A Taste of Spain Brian Baker recently hosted another great cooking demonstration, this time based on the “Taste of Spain”.

B

rian has been visiting Spain for the last ten years and loves the flavours of the food along with the great atmosphere when dining in favourite holiday destinations. He has visited many places including beautiful olive groves and vineyards. In fact The Marquess imports their house wine from the Castilla La Mancha Region from the Vineyard Santa Cruz.

The guests were treated to demonstrations on some of the best loved Spanish foods, including Paella with King Prawns, Squid, Chorizo and Chicken, Tortilla, Tapas and Cinnamon Bunyols. Lunch was then served with a glass of the house wine.

Brian’s next demonstration is Devilish Desserts on Monday 15th September and then the ever popular Festive Demo in November. He has also just finished a range of set menus for guests to host their own dinner party in their exclusive private snug area all including half a bottle of wine per person and a welcome drink.

• Marquess of Exeter, Lyddington 52 Main St, Lyddington, LE15 9LT Tel: 01572 822477 www.marquessexeter.co.uk

26

The Queens Head, Nassington

A

venerable weeping willow shades grassy banks that sweep down to the River Nene, where ducks and Canada geese sail past sheepgrazed fields. Inside, the cosy, wood-beamed bar has Windsor chairs, cushioned corners and a wood-burning stove, while the restaurant welcomes with oak floors and tables, soft lighting and comfortable leather chairs.

Although tempted by the delicious-sounding British classics on the blackboard, we chose from the à la carte menu and after being shown to our table were offered warm tarragon and cardamom or cumin rolls, fresh from the oven, with three different types of homemade butter.

Robert declared his pea and mint soup “summer in a bowl, like peas used to taste!” and my Cornish crab ravioli transported me to sunny days by the sea. Both were beautifully presented and the intense flavours memorable, which was equally true of my ballotine of pork tenderloin. The restaurant is famous for steak and Robert chose flat iron with a mushroom sauce, which came closer to well done than medium, “but still, very tasty”. The dessert was a triumph. We shared a Chocolate Textures plate and vowed that next time we’d order one each.

Head chef Erran Buckingham, whose CV includes a year at Raymond Blanc’s two Michelin star Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, is passionate about quality ingredients, serving only what’s in season and sourced as locally as possible, and in balancing flavours so they speak for themselves but work in harmony. He’s just notched up a second AA Rosette for The Queens Head. More accolades will surely follow.

• The Queens Head Inn and Restaurant, 54 Station Road, Nassington PE8 6QB Tel: 01780 784006 www.queensheadnassington.co.uk

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

26 EATING OUT.indd 1

21/05/2014 12:55

27

• SL June ADS.indd 27

20/05/2014 15:33

Advertisement Feature

Elysia Health & Beauty introduce Lipofirm Plus ELYSIA are delighted to introduce LIPOFIRM PLUS – the credible alternative to Liposuction creating INCH LOSS, BODY CONTOURING, FACE & BODY SKIN TIGHTENING.

BEFORE

AFTER ONE TREATMENT

T

his is an advanced version of proven technology that really works and gives you back your body confidence. Voted number 1 treatment in the March 25th edition of OK magazine.

This treatment achieves outstanding results for FACE & BODY for: INCH LOSS, BODY CONTOURING, CELLULITE, FACE & BODY SKIN TIGHTENING, CREDIBLE ALTERNATIVE TO LIPOSUCTION, NO DOWNTIME, RESULTS NOT DEPENDENT ON DIET OR EXERCISE, IMMEDIATE RESULTS, MEDICALLY CERTIFIED TREATMENTS, INDEPENDENT CLINICAL STUDIES. We use proven technology of ULTRASOUND CAVITATION and monopolar and bi-polar RADIO-FREQUENCY . Ultrasound waves instantly and permanently destroy fat cells providing patients a convenient, noninvasive , no downtime solution to reduce localised fat deposits, body circumference and tighten the skin.

The treatment can be performed on Stomach, Thighs, arms, buttocks, man boobs, love handles, knees, calves, back and chin.

Although we advocate a healthy diet and exercise routine, the results of this treatment are not dependent on diet or exercise. How many times have we heard people say they loose weight but never in the area they want. This is because our body holds onto fat in certain areas – this treatment will treat your problem areas.

RADIO FREQUENCY SKIN TIGHTENING – allows us to treat common problems associated with ageing or weight loss. Radio Frequency stimulates the collagen, elastin and fibroblasts and increases the production of Hylauronic Acid. The treatment visibly tightens the skin, reduces lines and wrinkles, reduces pore size. A very results driven treatment for face and body.

• ELYSIA HEALTH AND BEAUTY, TANSOR, OUNDLE 01832 226328 OR 07879 620196.

LATEST INFORMATION ON FACEBOOK PAGE ELYSIA HEALTH AND BEAUTY OR WWW.ELYSIAHEALTHANDBEAUTY.COM

TREATMENTS START FROM £40 AND WE OFFER A FREE CONSULTATION. PLEASE CALL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

28

• SL June ADS.indd 28

20/05/2014 15:34

FOOD & DR INK

As one door closes another opens Sarah Lyon talks to Andy Heaps of The Bytham Kitchen

H

aving been absorbed in a foodie culture from a young age Andy recently moved away from a career in teaching languages in secondary schools to creating The Bytham Kitchen, producing an exciting variety of pickles, chutneys and award-winning marmalades. “It began as a hobby and an experiment in November 2012, with 500 jam jars and a lot of ideas for recipes, many of which are old family ones,” says Andy.

Inspired by the traditional recipes of his gran, who was a country woman and retired to Kings Cliffe, Andy is committed to experimenting and recipe testing his own ideas too. “My mother was a great believer in play as a way of learning. Growing up we were always making things with the fresh vegetables and soft fruits from my mother’s garden. These early influences have been the inspiration behind the venture into producing preserves and chutneys from foraged hedgerows and local produce,” says Andy. Andy has become a bit of a hedgerow and wild fruits forager and sleuth. “It is exciting to gather wild fruits like this. The wild plums, wild cherries, crab apples, sloes, blackberries and elderberries I have found in hidden-away locations across the region are the basis for my Lincolnshire Hedgerow Jelly. It is the perfect accompaniment to a baked Vacherin Mont D’or (served on the menu at Cheyne Layne Bistro in Stamford).”

A teaspoon-sized helping straight from the jar or as the perfect finish with toast to a Full English Breakfast, marmalade lovers will adore Andy’s marmalade. Competing against 2,500 entries, Andy recently won a bronze award for his medium cut Seville orange marmalade and another for his Seville orange and whisky marmalade in the Artisan Marmalade category at the International Marmalade awards. Traditionally there are only four ingredients to producing marmalade. Taking 4 lbs of oranges to 8 pints of water, sugar and 2 lemons seems simple enough but what distinguishes The Bytham Kitchen’s marmalade from a host of others?

“Prepared carefully with no pith to create a clear set,” is Andy’s advice.

The Bytham Kitchen’s marmalade is infinitely better than many I have tasted. A delicate flavour, subtle sweetness, thin slices and a perfect set place Andy’s marmalade in a position that is a cut above the rest.

“Although she doesn’t like marmalade, my sister is a wonderful foodie person and she helps with the research into recipe ideas for my chutneys and preserves. Holidaying in France as children I think we both developed a good palette and a natural awareness and sense of what works,” says Andy. This was certainly the case when kilos of fresh figs appeared from a friend’s garden last summer. Fluent in Italian, Andy was able to do some research on an Italian web-site for how best to conserve figs. This resulted in a stunning fig, orange and pistachio conserve.

“I have a ridiculous quantity of cookbooks. One of my favourites being Sophie Grigson’s, Taste of the Times,” says Andy. Adding to this is Andy’s Carrot, Ginger and Garlic Chutney which inspired an adaptation of one of Sophie Grigson’s recipes. Best by far of Andy’s retail outlets is The Cheese Cellar in Stamford where he sold 200 jars of his Carrot, Ginger and Garlic Chutney before Christmas last year; a chutney that works well with a smooth goat’s cheese.

All the produce Andy creates is produced from his own home kitchen but inevitably as demand continues to grow he is starting to think of expanding production by taking on a professional kitchen in the area.

“The location may change but the brand name won’t,” says Andy. “The Bytham Kitchen grew out of our move and links to the village and I will always want the business to acknowledge how I was inspired when living here.”

The Bytham Kitchen – contact Andy Heaps on 07717 666422 or visit www.thebythamkitchen.co.uk, facebook/thebythamkitchen, twitter @bythamkitchen Local stockists The Cheese Cellar, St Mary’s Street, Stamford ‘Love Stamford’, Corn Exchange, Broad Street, Stamford Burghley House Gift Shop Sacrewell Farm Centre Sackstore of Stamford, Casterton STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

29 BYTHAM FOOD.indd 1

29

21/05/2014 13:09

OUT & ABOUT

Battle Proms at Burghley Sat 5th July

Youth Fly Fishing Day

The creation of the Battle Proms came from a desire to make best use of the 200 live firing replica Napoleonic cannon that were in the yards of the English Field Artillery Company. The obvious use for this amount of guns was to perform Beethoven’s ‘Battle Symphony’ as he intended, with 193 live firing cannon providing a thunderous percussion! It is this signature piece which gives the Battle Proms its name and lends a unique and spectacular twist to the concert. So, pack up a picnic and enjoy an uplifting orchestral programme of classical music, with additional acts and attractions to ensure a wonderful summer’s afternoon and evening.

• Tickets are £35/adult and £17/children (aged 5-15 years). Gates open 4.30 pm.

Entertainment begins approx 6.20 pm. Finish approx 10.30 pm.

For more information: www.burghley.co.uk or www.battleproms.com

Stamford Amateur Musical Society presents... Singin’ In The Rain June 11-14 at the Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre, Broad Street, Stamford

Available from theatre box office (call 01780 766455).

Stamford Amateur Musical Society proudly presents this spectacular Musical show which is packed full of the charm, romance, comedy and tinseltown glamour of one of the world’s best loved movies and features all the songs from the glorious MGM score including Good Morning, Make ‘em Laugh, Moses Supposes and the classic Singin’ in the Rain.

This will be the third year Rutland Water Fly Fishers have organised the Rutland Youth Fly Fishing Day on Sunday July 13.

It is an opportunity for young people to try a sport they might never have considered before.

The day comprises training sessions in the morning, followed by an afternoon fishing from boats on Rutland Water with an experienced Fly Fisher.

Fly casting, Fly tying, Safety and ‘how to fish Rutland’ skills sessions are run by top coaches from the world of Fly Fishing. The Fly Dressers Guild will demonstrate how to tie a fly suitable for Rutland and help the youngsters to tie their own fly. The Game Angling Instructors Association (GAIA) will be teaching how to handle a fly rod and how to cast a fly line.

Safety is an important consideration, full instructions on how to put on life vests and how to behave on a boat will be covered by representatives from Fish Pal. Two top local guides will be passing on valuable knowledge about how to catch fish on Rutland Water.

There is a break for lunch, provided by the club, then the youngsters go fishing, boarding the boats in pairs and spending the afternoon fishing with a volunteer boatman.

Places are limited and have to be booked in advance. The cost for the day is £15.00, which includes lunch. All you need to bring with you is warm waterproof clothing, sunglasses, a hat and sun cream, all other equipment is provided.

• Application forms can be downloaded from www.rutlandwaterflyfishers.co.uk.

Josette Carroll – Sculptor & Painter

Castle Bytham Midsummer Festival

On retiring after five years as Principal of the Dyslexia Institute in Peterborough, Josette Carroll decided to devote some time to the study of Art. Painting and Art have always been among her main interests. After an intense 3 year course at New College, Stamford she graduated with an honours degree in Fine Art from Lincoln University.

Josette creates many of her sculptures from discarded corrugated cardboard often salvaged from street markets. Using an industrial band-saw, she carves extraordinary shapes & forms from this everyday material, revealing seldom seen hidden patterns and textures. Although corrugated cardboard has long been used as a material by many leading artists, no one has utilised this rather mundane material in quite the same way as Josette Carroll.

In June as part of Rutland Open Studios, Josette will be hosting a solo exhibition of more than 50 examples of her work at The Chater Pop-Up Gallery, Mill Lane, Church Road, Ketton. PE9 3RE. The exhibition will take place over 2 weekends: 7/8 June, 14/15 June 10.30-5.00 each day.

• www.josettecarroll.com

Sat 21 June, 3.00pm – 10.00pm, Sun 22 June, 9.00am – 4.30pm

30

A two-day festival with live music and US Civil War enactors on Saturday, and a street market, live music and programme of events on Sunday.

Free parking and entrance and, in case of rain, a large marquee!

Saturday’s music comes from well-known local bands and there will be military drills, parades and living history camp by the American Civil War Society and Fort Harmon Cattle Company, together creating an authentic 19th century atmosphere.

Sunday is the main event, with more live music, drills, parades and lasso twirling, plus a massive street market, children’s entertainments, dog show, Battle of Britain fly-past and all the excitement of an authentic US Civil War battle!

There’s festival food, bar and BBQ on Saturday and Sunday, with delicious home-made meals and cakes in the Village Hall also available on Sunday, and a range of food and drink in the two pubs.

• More information at www.midsummerfair.co.uk Castle Bytham, Lincs NG33 4SB

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

30 OUT & ABOUT.indd 1

21/05/2014 13:10

31

• SL June ADS.indd 31

20/05/2014 15:34

DES IGN SOLUT IONS

Cushion Comfort

Each month we will explore our local shops for one design item. And what better way than starting with cushions. All shops we visited had an excellent selection; it was hard to choose only one, but here are our favourites. Photography by Elli Dean

3

2

4

1

5

6

8

7

9

1 Sass & Belle Owl cushion, £18.99, Nook Furniture.

2 Wabi Sabi Passaro, £51, Finishing Touch. You can choose pretty much any fabric from their large selection to create a cushion in any size or shape.

3 Lexington Arts & Crafts, £59, H-Works.

4 Warwick St Germain collection, £65, Delcor, more shapes and beautiful fabrics are available.

5 Rainbow spot check reverse, £44.99, The Wool Shop 6 Dogs by Lisa Bliss, £48, Paradise Found 7 Mr Carp by Voyage Maison, £38, J & L Ball 8 NY-London-Stamford, £50, Snow Design 9 Pierre Frey fabric, £90, Hunters Interiors who will create cushions in various sizes and shapes from any of the many lovely fabrics they stock.

With many thanks to Delcor for letting us use their shop for this shoot. The cushions are photographed on their Bliss leather sofa. Delcor is based at 30 Bath Row.

32

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

33 CUSHIONS.indd 1

21/05/2014 13:11

SUMMER PROMOTIONS 6ft Super King Size Bed

3ft Electric Adjustable Bed

4’6’’ Silentnight Mira-Coil Set

Now £699.95

Now £499.95

Now £399.95

Over 1500 Pocket Springs FREE 4 drawers Was £1399.95

FREE assembly & testing Ask about free home demo Was £999.95

NOW ON

LOWEST PRICES GUARANTEED

FREE 4 drawers Hurry Limited Stocks Was £799.95

Disposal of O

LD BED

Phorpres Cygnet Park, Cygnet Park, West Street,Close, Stamford.

PE9 2PS Close, Peterborough.

PE7 Hampton, Peterborough.

PE7 8FZ 8FZ (just along from Waitrose) (behind Dobbies Garden Garden Centre) Centre) 4’6’’ Alloy Metal Bedstead

4’6’’ Memory Foam Pocket 1000

4’6” Leather style Otterman

Now £199.95

Now £349.95

Now £299.95

FREE Mattress Very Limited Offer Was £399.95

FREE Drawers & Headboard Available Black/Beige/Brown Was £699.95

FREE Immediate Delivery -

Free Mattress Hurry Limited Stocks Was £699.95

01780 762908 01733 891568 891568 ALSO STORES IN

ALSO STORES STORES IN IN Bourne, Spalding & Peterborough Bourne, Spalding and Stamford Bourne, Spalding and Stamford Bourne, Spalding & Peterborough

www.fitzgeraldsbeds.co.uk

Vi-Spring | Myers | Silentnight | Staples & many more…

His happy owner…

has one of ours!

MARK FORDHAM KITCHENS The Showroom, New Road, Ryhall, Stamford PE9 4HL

01780 482892

Open: Tues-Fri 10am - 5.00pm Sat 10am - 4pm www.fordhamkitchensltd.co.uk

J & L Ball Interiors Ltd

Curtains | Blinds | Shutters | Awnings Wallpaper | Little Greene Paint | Fabric’s Free Design & Consultation Service

10 North Street, Stamford, PE9 1EH

01780 481416 www.jlball.co.uk

33

• SL June ADS.indd 33

21/05/2014 14:55

t.

Es

Est

Loca

. 198

l Comp

an

ar 1 - 33 Ye

y

s

2 Not So Large pizzas, 2 toppings and a bottle of white, red or rosé house win e

£21.95

Mon-Sun 6pm-7pm

BUY ANY 2 FOCACCIA SANDWICHES OR DELI PIZZA WRAPS DURING LUNCHTIMES FOR JUST £10

Room to Live Showroom Cherryholt Road, Stamford, PE9 2EQ

Mon-Fri 12pm-2.30pm

Creators of finest quality bespoke Orangeries & Conservatories

Tel: 01780 756666

Orangeries Lanter n Rooms Conservatories

Mon-Fri 9am-5pm,

Windows Doors Folding Sliding Door Systems

Sat 10am-3pm

Vertical Sliding Windows Roofline Products Porches

www.qks-ltd.co.uk

Heritage Secondary Glazing

t. 01572 868340 | www.thelordnelsonoakham.com 11 Market Place, Oakham, LE15 6DT

THE

GARDEN HOUSE Stamfords best kept secret

Stamford’s only independent fine wine merchant. With wines available in whole & mixed cases, choose us for unparalleled wine advice on all things fermented grape! Our resident wine experts will be delighted to speak with you about our wines and how we can help build your cellar.

Call in at 10 St Paul’s Street.

The Stamford Wine Company – By the glass, by the bottle, buy the case!

10 St Paul’s Street, Stamford Tel: 01780 757 844 www.thestamfordwinecompany.com @StamfordWineCo www.facebook.com/TheStamfordWineCompany

HOTEL

AFTERNOON TEA

SELECTION OF FINGER SANDWICHES, SCONE WITH CORNISH CLOTTED CREAM & STRAWBERRY JAM WITH A SELECTION OF HOMEMADE CAKES. TEA, COFFEE & INFUSIONS - only £10.50pp - please call to book

FUNCTION ROOM HIRE

WE HAVE THREE STUNNING FUNCTION ROOMS AVAILABLE TO HIRE FOR EITHER BUSINESS MEETINGS, PARTIES OR PRIVATE DINING. PLEASE CALL US FOR MORE INFORMATION.

EXECUTIVE BREAKFASTS

HOLD YOUR BREAKFAST MEETING IN PRIVACY & COMFORT FROM ONLY £12.50PP. PLEASE CALL TO BOOK. FREE WIFI

01780 763359

High Street, St Martins, Stamford, PE9 2LP www.gardenhousehotel.com

34

• SL June ADS.indd 34

20/05/2014 15:34

EATING OUT

EATING ALFRESCO IN & AROUND STAMFORD The last year has seen several stunning new outdoor spaces created in Stamford’s dining out establishments. Combined with many great existing ones, the choice of places to eat outside on a warm summer’s day has never been better. Nicholas Rudd-Jones took a look around IN STAMFORD The Bull & Swan at Burghley High Street, St Martin’s, Stamford, PE9 2LJ Tel: 01780 766412 www.thebullandswan.co.uk Food here gets the thumbs up – amongst the best pub food you will find - and there’s an outdoor space out the back for those hot balmy evenings that we’re all looking forward to. This pub has a real ‘pubby’ feel and is one of my Stamford favourites. Dogs are welcome too. vegetarian choices. The mezes make brilliant starters. The ambience is warm and friendly and the service has become highly proficient.

Tables here have become a sought out commodity for hungry Stamfordians looking for authentic Turkish cuisine. Perhaps the brilliant new garden will allow more people to enjoy its culinary brilliance on warm summer evenings.

Garden House Hotel, Stamford High St, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2LP Tel: 01780 763359 www.gardenhousehotel.com I must admit to having a soft spot for the Garden House Hotel – the Georgian elegance, the delightful conservatory, the best, most hidden away garden in Stamford and the very friendly proprietors and staff who make you feel immediately welcome and at home. On a warm day, eat in the conservatory or one of the tables in the garden.

The Crown Hotel, Stamford All Saints’ Place, Stamford, PE9 2AG Tel: 01780 763136 www.thecrownhotelstamford.co.uk The view from the Crown Courtyard is amongst the best in Stamford, looking towards All Saints’ Church and the brick chimney of the old brewery.

Good food, great ambience and outstanding beer in the heart of Stamford, Britain’s Best Place to Live. How much better could it get?!

The George Hotel, Stamford 71 High St, St Martin’s, Stamford, PE9 2LB Tel: 01780 750750 www.georgehotelofstamford.com “Eating in the Courtyard on a summer’s day with good companions is just about the closest you can get to heaven on earth”. A satisfied courtyarder.

The Mad Turk 8/9 St. Paul’s St, Stamford, PE9 2BE Tel: 01780 238001 www.themadturk.co.uk The Mad Turk is very much a family affair, and the food is fresh, well-cooked and authentic, with all the meat cooked on a charcoal fire and good

Fine Food Café & Restaurant 37 St Mary’s Street, Stamford, PE9 2DF Tel: 01780 754222 www.thefinefoodstore.com The ‘secret garden’ is in its seventh year now, and is well established. Order at the counter and head down to the garden, where you feel totally secluded from the hustle and bustle of St Mary’s. Plus it’s a sun-trap. See their brilliant new Sunday Brunch menu on Page 26.

Jim’s Yard, Stamford 3 Ironmonger St, Stamford, PE9 1PL Opening times: Tue-Sat lunch and dinner Tel: 01780 756080 www.jimsyard.biz Tim Luff was appointed head Chef earlier this year. He started cooking at The Olive Branch in Clipsham, where he worked his way up through the kitchen brigade to become head chef.

Service is abundant but informal, the food is simple and exquisite, and the very good value set lunch in the courtyard on a sunny day is perfection.

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

35-37 ALFRESCO.indd 1

u

35

21/05/2014 13:12

EATING OUT The Stamford Wine Company 10 St Paul’s Street, Stamford, PE9 2BE Tel: 01780 757 844 www.thestamfordwinecompany.com This place has great style and character; and good wines at affordable prices. The wine bar space is charming. Food on offer includes cheese boards, charcuterie platters, and homemade soup of the day. And now that the great new garden is open, barbecuing every weekend! Well worth a visit.

Tobie Norris, Stamford 12 St. Paul’s Street, Stamford, PE9 2BE Tel: 01780 753800 www.tobienorris.com The Tobie Norris has a charming outside area and conservatory that is lovingly looked after, and the best place to really appreciate the medieval qualities of the building.

The menu is inventive, fun, ‘comfort’ style food that will delight in an informal setting, eaten at pub tables not in a dining style.

Near to Stamford Barnsdale Hall Hotel North Shore, Rutland Water, LE15 8AB Tel: 01572 757901 www.barnsdalehotel.co.uk Barnsdale Hall Hotel boasts some of the most beautiful views of Rutland Water and the surrounding countryside. Everyone is welcome to use the Brasserie, not just the members, and its terrace has views over the water.

Exeter Arms, Easton-on-the Hill 21 Stamford Road, Easton-on-the Hill, PE9 3NS Tel: 01780 756321 www.theexeterarms.net There is a stunning conservatory area and huge courtyard out the back to enjoy the fine weather.

William Cecil Hotel St Martin’s, Stamford, PE9 2LJ Tel: 01780 750070 www.thewilliamcecil.co.uk Phil Kent, the talented young head Chef, has created a menu full of locally-sourced dishes, with a particular emphasis on game and seafood.

The game dishes are sourced locally and from the Burghley Estate, meaning you can enjoy the very best and freshest game of the season.

On a fine day, the terrace is a delightful spot, immaculately presented and full of sunshine. A stroll through the garden is also a pleasure.

36

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

35-37 ALFRESCO.indd 2

21/05/2014 13:14

The White Horse, Empingham The White Horse, Main Street, Empingham, LE15 8PS Tel: 01780 460221 www.whitehorserutland.co.uk The White Horse at Empingham has plenty of outside space to enjoy this summer - with ten wooden benches in their beer garden and lots more seating outside the front of the pub, it’s a popular venue for locals and tourists alike.

Steve and Claire Glencross, the owners, have totally revamped the outside space and created a bijou “Sunny Day Summer House” in the beer garden, selling ice cream, strawberries and cream, crisps and cold drinks.

Jackson Stops Inn, Stretton Rookery Lane, Stretton, LE15 7RN Tel: 01780 410237 www.thejacksonstops.com The Jackson Stops Country Inn has a wideranging and interesting menu that is at the very top end of pub food; in fact it’s probably best to think of it as a restaurant with a ‘pubby feel’, typified by the delightful front bar and the sprinkling of locals using it as their watering hole.

A delightful spot to eat outside in the front garden, so tranquil and inviting.

The Olive Branch, Clipsham Main St, Clipsham, LE15 7SH Tel: 01780 410355 www.theolivebranchpub.com Make the most of any glorious weather and go for lunch on the beautiful Terrace at The Olive Branch. Sit under the vine covered pergola, with views across the fields and enjoy the ‘Tapas Board for two’ or the ‘Fruit de Mer Board for two’.

Tapas on the Terrace includes a wonderful selection of small Olive Branch dishes to share.

To follow, a selection of ‘Olive Branch mini desserts’. All accompanied by a glass of rose wine or a beer, for £18.50 per person. A Fruit de Mer seafood platter for two will be served throughout July & August, with fresh shellfish delivered every morning, at £21.50 per person.

Oundle Mill Barnwell Rd, Oundle, PE8 5PB Tel: 01832 272621 www.oundlemill.co.uk The food and setting of Oundle Mill are both exquisite, nestled by the side of Barnwell Lock with the mill race running straight under the hotel and visible through the glass floor.

Steps out the back lead down to a promontory between river and mill race, and this is a truly delightful spot for a drink or a meal.

Wicked Witch Bridge Street, Ryhall, PE9 4HH Tel: 01780 763649 www.ryhallwitch.co.uk Brilliant Head Chef Dameon Clarke has increasingly perfected the balance between clever, complex recipes and simple, robust pleasurable fare. Many people are voting this their favourite place to eat at the moment anywhere in the region.

The garden has a view to die for over Ryhall Meadows, and is maturing well having been planted a couple of years ago.

White Hart, Ufford Main St, Ufford, PE9 3BH Tel: 01789 740250 The White Hart is popular, and deservedly so, for it offers top quality, friendly service and very good value. The outside area is extensive and delightful, and many years ago on a weekend up from London was the reason I fell in love with this region STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

35-37 ALFRESCO.indd 3

37

21/05/2014 13:14

Authentic Home-Style Authentic Home-Style Authentic Home-Style Turkish Cypriot Food Turkish CypriotFood Food Turkish Cypriot

Garden for Garden Open Open for Garden Open for Lunch & dinner Lunch &&Dinner Lunch dinner 01780 238 001 www.themadturk.co.uk Mon to Thurs - 6.00pm to 11.00pm Fri & Sat - 12.00pm to 2.30pm & 5.30pm to 11.00pm 01780 238 001 www.themadturk.co.uk Mon to Thurs - 6.00pm to 11.00pm Fri & Sat - 12.00pm to 2.30pm & 5.30pm to 11.00pm

38

â&#x20AC;˘ SL June ADS.indd 38

20/05/2014 15:35

The Berkeley Arms in Wymondham

Award Winning Country Pub Michelin Bib Gourmand Award 2012, 2013 & 2014 Melton Times Business Award Best Eating Experience 2011 & 2014 Countryside Alliance Awards - Highly Commended 2013

Exquisite Locally Sourced Food  Cask Ales  Fine Wines

01572 787587

www.theberkeleyarms.co.uk

39

• SL June ADS.indd 39

20/05/2014 15:35

B R I N G I N G L OCA L FOOD T O LIFE

Smelling salts for pubs A brilliant scheme called Project William from Leicestershire’s Everards Brewery is reviving closed pubs, says Matt Wright

I

love pubs and our area has more than its fair share of crackers. In Stamford there’s the Tobie Norris with its historic surroundings, and the Jolly Brewer with its great local beer selection and pubby atmosphere. In Oakham, brewpub The Grainstore offers a lovely spitand-sawdust feel and brilliant beer festivals, and new Steamin’ Billy pub The Three Crowns has been very nicely done. That’s just four that spring to mind, some of my other favourites are profiled on my website – greatfoodclub.co.uk.

But it’s fair to say that some pubs are having a tough time at the moment, so in this article I’d like to highlight a pioneering business idea that’s saving and regenerating pubs across the Midlands.

If I said Everards Brewery, most of you would probably think of The Golden Fleece in Stamford or The Wheatsheaf in Oakham. It’s likely that you’ve never heard of this 165-yearold family-owned brewer’s Project William scheme, which since 2007 has so far led to the revival of 29 closed or ‘unsustainable’ pubs.

And when I say revived, I don’t mean tired boozers getting a lick of paint. I mean boarded-up buildings being transformed into thriving pubs loved by their local communities.

Of Everards’ 29 resurrected Project William pubs so far, 15 had been closed.

Seventeen have gone on to win CAMRA Pub of the Year awards.

But the really remarkable thing is the way Project About the writer William works, which Matt Wright isn’t just clever but founded and runs inspirational too.

Greatfoodmag.co.uk and The received Greatfoodclub.co.uk, wisdom in business two Leicestershireis that you beat up based websites that celebrate and promote your competitors; local food and drink. crush them till they’re His Great Food Club gone. You certainly Handbook 2013/14 is don’t work with them. out now.

Project William turns

Everards MD Stephen Gould launched Project William in 2007 and since then it has transformed 29 pubs this on its head. Instead, you partner – rather than compete against – local microbreweries to succeed.

So what Everards – which owns around 180 pubs – has done is team up with small, local brewers – 10 so far. It has also teamed up with people who aren’t necessarily brewers but care passionately about pubs and cask beer. Working together, they look for a suitable pub. Once found, the bigger brewer buys it, refurbishes it and rents it back to the microbrewer or ‘cask ale champion’. But rather than slapping ‘Everards’ signs all over the building, the tenant can brand the pub as their own and sell a wonderfully varied selection of beers, many of them locally brewed. Which is exactly what the customer wants.

The result is a growing number of thriving pubs across the Midlands selling great, local beer that were previously closed or supposedly unsustainable. Examples include The Paget in Leicester, The Brunswick in Derby and the Sir John Borlase Warren in Nottingham. So hats off to Everards. It’s possible that they’ll be working with a local microbrewer to revive a pub near you soon.

Tiger Best Bitter is Everards’ most well known beer

Join Matt’s food club – Great Food Club – free of charge and discover the very best local food and drink.

Members can enjoy special offers at around 100 handpicked independent pubs, restaurants, producers and farm shops www.greatfooodclub.co.uk/join

40

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

40 41 FOOD copy.indd 2

21/05/2014 13:15

Seeing as we’re talking ale this month, here’s a beer-bread re cipe that was given to me by Dan Lepard, baking writer for The Guardian, among other publications.

Dan Lepard’s Leicestershire Ale Loaf

greyhound before & after shots: The Greyhound in Stoke-on-Trent has been transformed in a partnership between Everards and Titanic Brewery

• 150ml warm water • 200ml Everards Beacon ale • 25g honey • 1 tsp fast-action yeast • 175g strong wholemeal flour from Whissendine Windmill, Rutland or Claybrooke Mill, Leicestershire • 300g strong white Whissendine Windmill or Claybrooke Mill flour, plus more for shaping • 1 ½ tsp fine salt, less if you prefer • Oil for kneading

The Paget in Leicestershire is owned by Everards and run by Steamin’ Billy, which also has a pub in Oakham

1 Stir water, ale and honey together in a mixing bowl, sprinkle in the yeast and stir well. Add flours and salt, mix well to a soft rough mass, then cover the bowl and leave for 10 minutes. This pause gives the flour time to absorb the moisture and helps the stretchy gluten develop.

2 Lightly oil a 30cm patch of worktop, knead the dough gently for about 10 seconds then return it to the bowl, cover, and leave for 10 minutes. Repeat this light kneading sequence twice more at 10-minute intervals, then cover the dough and leave for an hour.

3 Flour worktop, shape dough into a ball, place it seam side down on a floured tray, then cover and leave to rise for an hour. Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan (Gas 7) and place a dish containing boiling water on the lowest shelf to help colour the crust.

church inn before and after shots: The Church in Birmingham is now thriving

4 Cut a cross in the top of the dough with a sharp blade, place the loaf in the oven with a good 10cm gap between it and your dish below, and bake for about 45 minutes until richly coloured. Then move the baked loaf to a wire rack to cool.

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

40 41 FOOD copy.indd 3

41

21/05/2014 13:15

Es

oca t. L

Est

. 198

l Comp

1 - 33 Ye

an

y

ars

TRIPLE GLAZING THE ULTIMATE IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY & NOISE REDUCTION

THE UK’S BEST PERFORMING ENERGY RATED WINDOW SYSTEM Showroom Cherryholt Road, Stamford, PE9 2EQ Tel: 01780 756666 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm,

Barnsdale live it... love it... own it!

Sat 10am-3pm

www.qks-ltd.co.uk

Your area’s longest serving window and door supplier Orangeries Lanter n Rooms Conservatories Windows Doors Folding Sliding Door Systems Vertical Sliding Windows Roofline Products Porches Heritage Secondary Glazing

20 years experience of in house restoration and cleaning by trained weaver

Antique and contemporary carpets, rugs, kilims and textiles

OR TDO ES OU TIVITI AC

LEI

SUR

E

SPAIENCE ER EXP

E ERI T ASS N BR TAURA R RES & BA

2 High Street East

Barnsdale Hall Hotel COUNTRY CLUB

Uppingham

Open:Tuesday- Saturday 10am - 5pm Designers and decorators welcome.

Rutland, LE15 9PZ

01572 829927 • www.therugstudio.co.uk

42

• SL June ADS.indd 42

20/05/2014 15:35

43

• SL June ADS.indd 43

20/05/2014 15:35

St Whites Stone Ltd STONE MASONS & CARVERS

VISIT US AT OUR NEW LARGE SHOWROOM We have a large selection of the latest contemporary stoves by all leading manufacturers

NO CHIMNEY? NO PROBLEM! We supply & install Stovax - Twin wall flue systems

For a quotation for Orangeries, Porticos, Entrance Steps and Mullion Windows or a general enquiry for all types of stonework listed below Please phone Rosie on 01780 450350 or 07931 387615 Email stwhitesstone@btinternet.com • • • • • •

Design & Consultancy Gargoyles & Caricatures Stone Staircases & Steps Fireplaces & Hearths Porticos & Steps Arches & Vaulting

• • • • • •

Lettering & Sculpture Stone Sourcing & Sawing New Build in Stone Stone Restoration Stone Mullion Windows Fountains & Bread Ovens

The Workshops Spanhoe Airfield Laxton, Nr Corby, NN17 3AT

WE ARE HERE

01536 410777 Unit 7 Orion Way, The Constellations, Kettering Business Park NN15 6NL Email: admin@colesforfires.co.uk www.colesforfires.co.uk

44

• SL June ADS.indd 44

20/05/2014 15:36

SEA N HOPE COOKS

A very messy summer!

Sean Hope shares a dessert perfect for al fresco eating…

S

ummer’s here so I thought it was only right to share a summer recipe with you! This is the dessert I’m including on my Great British Chefs recipe page (greatbritishchefs.com).

We make our own meringues at The Olive Branch but I haven’t included the recipe for them here – so you might want to buy some from the supermarket.

Strawberry and Lime Eton Mess Serves 6 • 200g hulled/chopped strawberries • A further 20 fresh, hulled strawberries • 200g white chocolate • 400ml double cream • Zest of 1 lemon • Seeds from 1 vanilla pod • 200g lime juice • 150g caster sugar • 50g liquid glucose • 1 tbsp lemon juice • Half tbsp pectin powder For the strawberry coulis 1. Place 200g hulled/chopped strawberries into a blender with 2 tbsp of icing sugar and the juice of 1 lime.

2. Blend until smooth and pass through a fine seive.

For the white chocolate mousse 1. Bring half the cream to the boil with the lemon zest.

2. Gently melt the chocolate over a bain marie.

3. Strain the hot cream onto the chocolate, mix well, then chill overnight.

4. The next day, remove from the fridge, place into a mixer and beat until it starts to thicken.

5. Whisk the remaining 200ml of cream with the seeds from 1 vanilla pod until thick.

6. Fold the cream through the white chocolate mix, then serve.

PASSIONATE ABOUT GOOD FOOD? If you are passionate about local food and drink then you might like to join Great Food Club.

• Sign up at www.greatfoodclub.co.uk, free of charge.

For the lime jelly 1. Mix the pectin powder with the sugar, then place into a saucepan with the liquid glucose and lime juice.

2. Using a thermometer, bring to the boil and heat to 108C. 3. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice.

4. Line a small baking tray (10x15cm) with cling film.

5. Pour the lime jelly mix on to the tray and allow to set (four hours in fridge).

6. When set, cut into 1cm cubes.

To assemble 1. Chop up 20 fresh, hulled strawberries and place a layer into each jar or dish.

2. Drizzle a little coulis on top, then add a layer of meringue pieces.

3. Add a few pieces of lime jelly, then pipe or spoon the white chocolate on top.

4. Repeat this process a few times to create tasty and colourful layers.

5. Serve and enjoy with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

News from The Olive Branch In May I was back at Stamford College, hosting a fish masterclass for the yearthree catering students. It’s great to be involved at the college and it feels good to be teaching stars of the future where I was once a student myself!

Talking of up-and-coming kings of the kitchen, congratulations to Olive Branch chef Sam Reilly, who was awarded a bronze medal in the Hotelympia 2014 ‘Pork Chop Challenge’, with an overall score of 75%. Sam joined The Olive Branch kitchen team straight from Stamford College in 2013.

Meanwhile, Tapas on the Terrace is now in full swing in Clipsham. Our pub tapas boards, served with a glass of wine or ice-cold beer, offer the likes of chilled gazpacho, confit chorizo in cider, red pepper bruschetta, marinated anchovies and padron peppers.

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

45 SEAN HOPE.indd 1

45

21/05/2014 14:21

UPD ATES

The Broad Street Practice Open Evening If you’re not already one of the almost 11,000 people who’ve had treatment at The Broad Street Practice, then what they actually do at the corner of Broad Street and Star Lane may still be a mystery to you.

It first opened as an osteopathic practice back in 1996 but has steadily grown over the years and now hosts a pretty remarkable collection of practitioners, who between them can address a myriad of health issues.

While the emphasis is strongly on natural approaches to healthcare, there is nothing ‘alternative’ about the place. Treatments are firmly rooted in established and well regarded disciplines, to the extent that the team now includes a GP. To mark its 18th year, the practice is holding an Open Evening on Tuesday 10th June from 6-9pm.

Whether you’re a seasoned regular or venturing in for the first time, there will be a warm welcome for everyone and all attendees will get a discount voucher for an initial consultation, plus free entry to a prize draw.

So, set an alert on your phone or make a note in your diary to pop along, meet the practitioners, find out what they do and have a no-obligation chat about your health concerns.

• The Broad Street Practice, 20-21 Broad St, Stamford PE9 1PG Tel: 01780 480889 www.thebroadstreetpractice.co.uk

Giving your investments a sporting chance

We are embarking on another amazing summer of sport. The world cup in Brazil is nearly upon us and we have the Commonwealth Games to come; later this month Andy Murray will attempt to retain his Wimbledon title and the Tour de France starts in Yorkshire this July.

Can we make it a hat trick of British wins in a race that Sky sporting director, Sir Dave Brailsford has made his own? He has achieved astounding success in the cycling world helping the British cycling team win 8 gold medals at London 2012 and back to back Tour victories. So successful were his riders that he was accused of using rounder wheels by the French. Brailsford’s success has been built on his concept of marginal gains, the idea being if you can just get 1% better at each aspect of performance, the overall gain will be significant.

This is never truer than in the world of

46

finance. An extra 1% return could mean doubling an investment 6 years earlier, based on the difference between a £100k investment assuming a return of 4% vs 3% a year. This dramatic difference in outcome is due to one of Warren Buffet’s best loved financial principles – compounding - and highlights the importance of achieving the best financial performance possible - especially given the recent changes in pension legislation.

The extra 1% could be the difference between affording that Lamborghini at retirement or not. How can we aim to get extra investment performance? Well, how about applying Brailsford’s principles to your financial situation by combining better financial advice, with better tax efficiency and better fund management. This means making sure you get professional advice early, take advantage of annual tax allowances and making sure you have a process in place to ensure the best fund managers are looking after your money. The average fund underperforms the index all of the time (source: The case for index fund investing for UK investors, Vanguard Research March 2014), passive funds (index trackers) always under perform due to costs, and past performance is no guide to future returns and you may get back less than the amount you invested.

But by having a mechanism in place to select the best fund managers, monitoring them to make sure they are performing as they should and changing them when necessary you can give your investments a sporting chance to outperform.

• To receive a complimentary guide covering Wealth Management, Retirement planning or Inheritance Tax planning, produced by St. James’s Place Wealth Management, contact William Bryant of Bryant Wealth Management of St. James’s Place Wealth Management on 01780 668 117 or email william.bryant@sjpp.co.uk or visit www.bryantwealthmanagement.co.uk

Former Stamford estate agent Paul Johnson joins the Golding Young & Mawer team Paul Johnson, who sold his estate agency business earlier this year, has joined Lincolnshire Auctioneers & Valuers Golding Young & Mawer to develop their Stamford office.

Paul commented on his appointment: “I’ve been in Stamford for over 41 years; I’ve built up a lot of business connections, such as solicitors, surveyors, architects, accountants, and general professional bodies.

“When I decided to sell the estate agency business and retire, I was looking for something to do that used my skills, albeit on a smaller scale. I contacted Colin at Golding Young & Mawer and suggested that it would make sense to use my wide range of contacts to continue the development of the Stamford valuation and consignment office.”

Paul has a long held interest in auctioneering, and his own interest in antiques lies with Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian furniture. He is looking forward to transferring his business, auctioneering, and property valuation skills across to the sale of art and antiques.

Paul is based at Golding Young & Mawer’s valuation office on Station Road, Stamford every Friday between 10am and 1pm. He would love to hear from you if you have an antique of interest, so why not pop in and see him.

• To find out more visit www.goldingyoung.com

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

46 UPDATES.indd 1

21/05/2014 14:22

t Es

Loc

Est

al Comp

an

1981 - 33 Years

y

Bespoke and Handmade Kitchens

!

The areas LARGEST Kitchen Showroom 30 room settings on show NEW displays now fitted

The Maltings, Barnack Road, Stamford, PE9 2NA T: 01780 756514 or 755855 E: sales@qksstamford.co.uk www.qksstamford.co.uk

Free Auction Appraisals

lebrating Ce

View our services, sale results & catalogues online at: goldingyoung.com

• Every Friday 9am to 1pm at the Bourne and Grantham Auction Rooms

The Bourne Auction Rooms Spalding Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9LE bourne@goldingyoung.com 01778 422686

The Grantham Auction Rooms Old Wharf Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7AA grantham@goldingyoung.com

01476 565118

The Stamford Valuation Office The George Mews, Station Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2LB

stamford@goldingyoung.com

01780 751666

• Every Monday 10am to 1pm at the Stamford Valuation Office

The Hallmark of a professional auction house offering executor & private client advice & services for valuation, auction sale & property clearance 47

• SL June ADS.indd 47

20/05/2014 15:36

STA M FORD SHOPPING

Settling in for a Great World Cup The World Cup takes place (as if you didn’t know) in Brazil from Thu June 12 to Sun July 13. In conjunction with John Lewis, Nicholas Rudd-Jones has set about finding ways to optimise your viewing pleasure 1. Install a match-winning TV The new generation of TVs – 4Ks – will take your breath away the picture quality is so amazing. They deliver 8 million pixels vs.

2million pixels for existing TVs. The result is such precise vision, you really feel you are there.

Whilst prices are significantly higher than for other TVs, prices have come down substantially from a year ago.

The Samsung 55” Ultra HD retails at £2,299.

And the top of the range Samsung Curved Screen 65” Samsung Ultra HD retails at £3,999.

Go in to the Peterborough branch and take a closer look; even if this feels like it is out of your budget, you may be forced to think again when you experience the picture quality.

These top of the range TVs also have a split screen function, so if you want to keep tabs on another match whilst watching your main preference, that is possible too.

Under £1,000, leading LED TVs include: • Sony Bravia KDL42W8 LED HD 1080p 3D Smart TV, 42” - £700 Experience a stadium atmosphere in your own living room. Live Football Mode automatically adjusts the sound settings so the roar of the crowd is loud and clear.

• Panasonic Viera TX L42ET61B LED HD 1080p 3D Smart 42” TV £599.95. Fast refresh rates, means more frames per second and less ghosting on the ball.

• Samsung UE40F6740 LED HD 1080p 3D Smart TV, 40” £649.95 All TVs can be delivered and installed; there is also a facility to install a wall mount.

Installation £55, wall mounts £125

2. Make it sound as if you are actually there Add a Sonos Playbar Home Cinema Sound Bar with Sonas Bridge for £599. And add speakers at the back of the room for all-round effect, £170 each.

As well as bringing the Brazilian stadiums to life in your front room, you can use the Playbar for all your other music and audio needs.

What could be more suitable than a Parker Knoll Statesman Recliner chair, which swivels and rotates. This is a limited edition item re-launched to celebrate John Lewis’ 150th anniversary and first produced in the Swinging Sixties when, of course, we won the World Cup! So you never know, it may bring us luck – and the mystic gold colour looks right for a celebration. Priced at £1,999, it is sturdily built, so jumping up and down shouldn’t be a problem either.

3. Ensure liquid refreshment is close by The Samsung RW33EBSS1 Wine Cooler, Aluminium fridge costs £247; it can hold 33 bottles of wine and probably more than twice that number of beer cans! So you can invite a few friends round too.

4. Have a football to hand Just in case you need to demonstrate to anyone how it really should have been done, or something to fiddle with during the inevitable penalty shootouts, the Adidas Brazuca Top Replique World Cup 2014 Football is available from the Sports Dept in the basement, size 5, price £23.

48

5. Finally, are you sitting comfortably?

Camera Demonstration 7th June in the Peterborough Audio & TV department Let John Lewis take the mystery out of SLR (Single Lens Reflex) cameras, often referred to as DSLR with the D being for digital. They will demonstrate the differences between a point & shoot camera and an SLR camera having a detachable lens.

Demonstrations will include: • JL’s range of cameras in a number of scenes • How to freeze motion • How to use flash and its benefits • How to use software to develop your photographs, share online & print • There’ll be an opportunity to be entered into a free prize draw to win either an Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 or an aluminium tripod John Lewis Peterborough, Queensgate Centre, Peterborough PE1 1NL Tel: 01733 344644 www.johnlewis.com

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

48 WORLD CUP.indd 1

21/05/2014 14:23

Guaranteed for longer Five-year guarantee included on all TVs

All TVs include a five-year guarantee at no extra cost. Our guarantees provide full cover against mechanical breakdown through normal use. Accidental damage is not covered, and other exclusions apply. See johnlewis.com or ask in our shops for details. Our commitment to value means that we match the prices of high street competitors (this excludes online-only or mail order businesses). Service conditions must be comparable. See our ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ leaflet in our shops or online for details.

49

• SL June ADS.indd 49

20/05/2014 15:37

L OCA L WALK

Stamford ‘Green Spaces’ walk Everyone loves and needs a green space, whether it’s to take some exercise, walk the dog, climb a tree, chat with neighbours or just clear the mind. And Stamford is blessed with more than its fair share of green spaces, which this walk seeks to explore. But beware, they are always under threat from re-development and need to be jealously guarded!

How ‘green spaces’ developed the way they have in Stamford Stamford is a quintessential market town. I often think it fits very well Thomas Hardy’s description of a market town idyll in his novel the Mayor of Casterbridge: “It was the complement of the rural life around; not its urban opposite. Bees and butterflies in the cornfields at the top of the town, who desired to get to the meads at the bottom, took no circuitous course, but flew straight down High Street without any apparent consciousness that they were traversing strange latitudes.”

Stamford has been heavily influenced in its landscape by the proximity of Burghley House to the south. During the 19th century the estate took two decisions that profoundly affected the way the town looks today.

First, they blocked the main north south railway from coming across their land, making Stamford something of a (beautiful) backwater. Secondly, Stamford was one of the last regions to have its fields enclosed, not until the 1870s, at which point the town was bursting at its seams with nowhere to expand.

The residential development to the north around Recreation Ground Rd in the 1870s was the first significant development beyond the city walls,

which up until that point had provided the clear dividing line between town and country. The Meadows were entrusted to the ‘Freemen’ of Stamford and many allotments were created to mitigate for the loss of common pasture rights.

Traffic congestion became a massive problem in the 20th century as Stamford was on the route of the Great North Rd. Several potentially catastrophic widening plans were proposed in the 1920s and again in the 1950s which would have destroyed the meadows, but eventually in 1960 the town was lucky enough to get a genuine by-pass which did no damage whatsoever to the historic fabric of the town.

Factor in the extensive new residential areas added in the last 50 years (the population has increased by 60% since 1960) and the decline of industry e.g. the brick-building industry that is now wasteland, and you have the network of green spaces that you see today. Oh, and a river running through it.

All these green spaces are to be cherished, and no doubt they are one of the keys to the town being voted ‘The Best Place to Live in Britain.’

PIT STOPS

Stamford Arts Centre Café Good value, no fuss café that is right on your route.

The Tobie Norris Pub (12 St Paul’s St, Tel: 01780 753800) A truly historic building, where the bell of St George’s was cast, and now a repository of food & light bites; and a lovely patio full of flowers.

Ice Cream Café (No. 2) Ice creams, pizza, coffee, tea & cakes, what more could you wish for.

Casterton Rd Convenience Store, 34 Little Casterton Road, PE9 1BE. Tel: 01780 673070 Drinks and snacks, just after the cemetery

50

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

Green space.indd 2

21/05/2014 15:19

6 8 9

7

5 10 4

2 1

3

Ordnance Survey mapping © Crown Copyright. Media Licence No. Media 052/14

THE ROUTE

1

Park in Water Furlong if you are coming by car. Cross the river over the millstream into the Meadows – walk south to the Boadicea plaque, then follow the bridge along to the Town Meadows, and cross south over the footbridge and then up Wothorpe Rd Turn left after 200 yards into Church St and cross St Martin’s into the churchyard; walk due east through the graveyard, out the other end, then right, past the Old Graveyard where you will see Daniel Lambert’s grave, across Barnack Rd and up to the end of Park Lane Go through the gate into Burghley Park, walk past the cricket ground, then cut down left past the Diana Memorial Wood on your left, exiting the park at the Barnack Rd entrance. Re-cross the Barnack Rd, down Water St and across Albert footbridge and up Albert Rd to Wharf Rd Cross over into Blackfriars St, then pass behind St George’s Church into St George’s St; walk up to the High St, then turn right into St Paul’s St; opposite Number 14 you will see the remains of the Conduit; double back on yourself, turn right up Star Lane into Broad St, then right up Newgates

2 3

4

5

Cross North St into Recreation Ground; wind your way up to the NE end, then turn E into New Cross Rd; turn left into Emlyns St, walk to the end; at which point you will see a tarmac path opposite which takes you onto the wooded path. You will shortly see the Stamford Community Orchard on your right On reaching the Kesteven Rd, turn left and follow it across Green Lane; just after Sandringham Close, take a footpath on your left that weaves its way down to Worcester Crescent Turn right here into Essex Rd; follow it all the way along to Sargents Close; take a path just to the left of garages, then immediately right and you will come to the Cemetery; the path follows it down and you will shortly find an entrance; go straight across to the far left hand corner, where you exit onto Casterton Rd; turn right until just before you reach the Rutland sign; at this point turn left past a rusting gate into the old quarry area (this is now a ‘permissive’ path) Follow the path toward the mobile phone aerial, passing it about 30 yards to the left; once past it, take the first clearly visible path left just after a coppice towards the Casterton Rd, with the fence to a new housing site just on your left. Pass through a hole in the hedge. (this route more or less follows the

6 7

8

Rutland/Lincolnshire boundary) Cross the Casterton Rd and walk into Perth Rd; opposite Gleneagles Close, take a path left and follow it until you reach Melrose Close on your right; cross Caithness Rd into Dundee Drive, then Tennyson Way; at the end of this road, cross the Playground to the Empingham Rd Turn left down the Empingham Rd, then enter the Empingham Playing Fields on your right, through the car park; skirt to the left of the fields, pass through a metal fence past the Stamford Bridge Club into a lane that leads into Exeter Gardens; turn left, right into Roman Bank, across the Tinwell Rd and then you are back!

9

10

SHORTER VERSION: At the cemetery, turn left into Radcliffe Rd; turn right down a stone drive at New Cross Rd, and then descend the Donkey Steps into Casterton Rd. Climb the broad steps at the foot of Empingham Rd and then up along Eight Acres (with St Gilbert’s School on your left) until you reach Foundry Rd. Go down it, cross the main road into Foundry Lane, cross St Peter’s and go down the cobbled lane (King’s Mill Lane), turn right into Austin St, turn left down Austin Friars Lane, follow the millstream along Melancholy Walk and you are back at the start!

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

Green space.indd 3

51

22/05/2014 11:00

L OCA L WALK

GREEN SPACE FEATURES SQUARES St George’s Sq is one of the best-preserved provincial squares in the country, and was used as a backdrop for the Middlemarch TV series and Pride & Prejudice. Since the 18th century the square has been residential. The building of the assembly rooms in 1727 emphasised its social importance. However, because it was always a prominent thoroughfare it never had a garden square; the ‘green space’ is provided by the graveyard of St George’s Church.

Worcester Crescent was created as part of a large council housing development between the wars. It is a large open space which provides a ‘green lung’ for this area and is often used for knock-about football. In many ways it reflects the lesser pressure on space that there was in those days, as there are several squares or closes in this area not dissimilar to this. They add greatly to the quality of the neighbourhood

St Georges Sq

PARKS Burghley Park was first established at the time of the house in the sixteenth century, but was largely re-designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown in the 18th century. The 5th Marquess granted free access to the public to use the park in the 20th century, and it has since become a very popular spot for Sunday strolls and children’s bicycle training.

In 1870 there was no Recreation Ground in Stamford – the poor and the gardenless, many crammed into courts and yards with poor facilities and sanitation, had to make do. The Stamford Enclosure Act of 25th May 1871 would change all that. It sought to ‘enclose certain open fields, meadows and waste lands in and near the Borough of Stamford and to provide a Recreation Ground… for the use of the inhabitants…as ground for exercise and recreation.’

The space was given as a gift by The Marquis of Exeter and the Recreation Ground has been popular ever since, recently gaining a first-class skate park.

Worcester Crescent

Stamford Skate Park

Water Furlong Allotments

52

ALLOTMENTS The allotments were created in the 1880s as a direct result of the Enclosure Act, recompensing commoners for loss of grazing rights.

Today they are tilled by a happy mix of old-style vegetable growers and ‘lifestyle’cultivators.

The allotments at the top of Water Furlong are run by the Town Council and are classic-sized plots (10 ‘rods’, enough to feed a large family); the ones further down are managed by the Burghley Estate, and many feel like secret gardens, with large walls, fruit trees, tree houses and lawns. They add greatly to the appeal of this area.

Secret Garden

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

Green space.indd 4

21/05/2014 15:20

PLAYING FIELDS, GREENS & PLAYGROUNDS The Cricket Ground in Burghley is home to the Burghley Park Cricket Club, founded around 1870 and thriving to this day. A very pleasant spot to dwell for an over or two on a warm Sunday afternoon. Tennyson Way Playground This was created as a requirement of the developers when this area was created ten years or so ago. The Empingham Rd Playing Fields were laid out in 1961 by the Old Borough of Stamford. It has many active sports clubs that use it, including the Stamford Rugby Club, Stamford AFC Girls Football, Stamford Indoor Bowls Club and the Stamford Town Outdoor Bowls.

Burghley Park Cr icket

Stamford Tennyson Way

Empingham Rd Sign

GRAVEYARDS & CEMETERIES St Martin’s and St George’s Graveyards both provide a dash of green space in the centre of the town, and give one a chance to imagine the lives of local people from centuries past. The Old St Martin’s graveyard, just beyond the church, has the grave of Daniel Lambert. In June 1809, he died suddenly in 1809, whilst passing through the town. At the time of his death, he weighed 52 stone 11 lb. Despite the Stamford Cemet coffin being built with ery wheels to allow easy transport, and a sloping approach being dug to the grave, it took 20 men almost half an hour to drag his casket into the trench.

Stamford Town Cemetery was set aside in 1855 as a consequence of the graveyards in the centre of town becoming full, and covers about 9 acres of land. It is beautifully maintained, is an oasis of tranquillity and has a delightful chapel. It is generally open during daylight hours every day of the week. Notable graves include that of Malcolm Sargent, the composer.

Stamford St Martins

Stamford Edgelands

WASTELAND Casterton Quarry This is the old Williamson and Cliffe brickworks which were demolished in 2004, now a series of ‘permissive’ paths and a delightful large, open space, used extensively by dog walkers and much appreciated. What will happen to this land, who knows? From every side new housing developments are encroaching, hopefully it can be converted into some sort of permanent park for the north of the town.

GARDENS, FLOWERBEDS, VERGES, OPEN SPACES The Hazel Grove verge in Emlyns St is a delightful stretch of green space alongside the road. It was the subject of a successful campaign to stop it being re-developed a few years back – the verge has been planted with bulbs and the trees are now subject to Tree Preservation Orders. The ‘Scottish’ Estate has 17 open spaces altogether, which provide pleasing green spaces Emlyns St between built-up areas and are popular for Verge playing and chatting with the neighbours in. We pass through Falkirk Close, which along with all the others, was recently threatened with being auctioned off after an abortive attempt by the developers to build more house in the gaps. As Dave Phillips, of Perth Rd, said: “They are the only green space on the estate. It will be a tragedy if what little open areas we have disappears under bricks and mortar.” (see our leading article on this).

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

Green space.indd 5

53

21/05/2014 15:20

WHATEVER YOU’RE DREAMING...

I’d like to work from home

ADVICE H E L P, W I T H E X P E R T TE ACXA N H E L P E HCAATN WW EVER YOUR THINKING W STEPHENSON SMART & CO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS & BUSINESS ADVISORS

For more information call 01733 343 275 36 Tyndall Court, Commerce Road, Lynchwood, Peterborough, PE2 6LR.

w w w . s t e p h e n s o n s m a r t . c o m

Working in partnership with our clients to achieve tax efficiency & business growth

• Personal Tax • Corporation Tax • Statutory Accounts • Partnership Accounts • Sole Trade Accounts • Business & Tax Planning • Payroll Bureau • VAT services • Bookkeeping & Management Accounts

www.cracknellandco.co.uk Contact: Lucinda Cracknell T: 01780 483807 E: lucinda@cracknellandco.co.uk

Willoughby House, 2 Broad Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 1PB

54

• SL June ADS.indd 54

20/05/2014 15:37

L OCA L WALK Stamford Conduit

CONDUIT & MILLSTREAM King’s Millstream was recorded in the Domesday Book. It runs along the northern perimeter of the Meadows, and provided water to the King’s Mill at the west end of Bath Row. Its supply of water has been drastically reduced since the Tinwell Pumping Station was built to take water to Rutland Water in 1971, but it remains a very agreeable feature of the landscape.

The Conduit in St Paul’s St, which was formerly in the middle of the street, was created in 1797. It was fed by a piped supply from Conduit Head.

Stamford Millstream

RIVER The River Welland is, to state the obvious, the oldest piece of landscape that you will come across on this walk. It is the reason that Stamford is where it is, as it was the first fordable point west of the Wash.

WOODS Diana Memorial Wood The inscription reads: “This memorial garden was established by the people of Stamford in memory of the life and work of Diana Princess of Wales who was born on the Sandringham estate on 1961 and lost her life in a car crash in Paris on 31st August 1997.”

Stamford Community Orchard In the 19th Diana Memorial century, Stamford was surrounded by orchards and nurseries growing apple and other fruit trees.

More than 40 apple varieties were bred here, but with the passing of time many of these have been lost. With the development of the town and the change in farming practices, most of the old orchards have now disappeared, although some remnants are still visible in the gardens of newly built houses. This orchard is planted with apple varieties that would have been grown in the area in the past.

Community Orchard

MEADOWS: Stamford Meadows are really the town’s finest natural feature, making a picturepostcard view from the SW of the spires and old houses, which has changed remarkably little over the century. Stamford’s famous ‘South Prospect of Stamford’, published in 1743, with its view of six churches is still easily recognisable today, the main change being there are no longer any hayricks! The Meadows is Common Land – divided by the Enclosure Act 1871 between Burghley Estates, the Freemen and the Town Council. The Town Council is responsible for the land from the Town Bridge to the first complete fence across the Meadows.

The next two fields belong to the Freemen.

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

Green space.indd 6

55

22/05/2014 11:00

UPD ATES

Summer 2014 – Sicily If you are still searching for ideas for your summer holiday then why not consider the beautiful island of Sicily…

T

he island that awaits you is a heady mixture of culture and traditions.

Full of complete contrasts and a glorious mix of differing architectural styles, a melting pot of people and as different geographically from one end to the other. There is so much to see in Sicily - you can explore the beautiful and varied countryside from the sandy beaches and pretty towns where you will be made welcome by the proud Sicilian people. Sicilians have the reputation of being fierce, proud, reserved and secretive; but they are also loyal, generous and hardworking, always eager to share what is theirs with you… You may start as strangers but you will part as friends.

For 2014 Oundle Travel is offering a selection of handpicked hotels for the summer season. Two of the most tempting and highly recommended properties are as follows: The Algila Ortigia Hotel – Syracusa Located in the centre of the baroque jewel of Ortigia and only a stone’s throw from the seafront, the Agila is a beautifully and sympathetically restored ‘palazzo’ from the 1700s. Coupled with modern day comforts and extremely attentive service, this charming hotel makes a wonderful base with all the attractions of this lovely peninsula at your fingertips. Syracusa is an ideal gateway to exploring the delightful towns of East Sicily and its unspoilt coastline.

From - £977.00 per person – 7 Nights – Bed and Breakfast - -September 2014.

Garden Inspirations at Welland Vale Long established Welland Vale Nurseries, based just outside Uppingham, opened their brandnew garden retail outlet this Spring.

The new venture stocks a range of wellcared-for plants with frequently changing fresh ideas. There are large specimen plants from topiary to trees for instant impact, a wide range of shrubs, herbaceous plants, fruit trees & young vegetables in season, house plants, pots and garden sundries.

“The first few months of trading for Garden Inspirations have brought an overwhelmingly positive response from our customers,” says Director, Laurence Middleton. “I am looking forward to the next stage of development!”

Original partner Trevor Burns said “Our passion is plants. We aim to offer sound advice that 40 years’ experience brings, in a friendly relaxed environment.” Strong links with local landscapers, designers and specialists offer a wide list of contacts.

Welland Vale also offer plants wholesale, by cash and carry and over the web.

What makes Garden Inspirations stand out from the crowd of other garden centres is that the focus still remains very much on plants and gardening – but all presented in a way that is understandable to the everyday gardener as well as the expert.

The Hotel Le Calette – Cefalu Cefalu is blessed with a long sandy beach, and an enchanting old town against a stunning mountain backdrop with plenty of Sicilian character. Le Calette is set amidst lush gardens and is a low rise open plan style hotel in a fabulous location. The hotel has a wonderful open air restaurant and offers a complimentary shuttle bus into Cefalu town.

From - £1422.00 per person – 10 nights – Bed and Breakfast – July 2014.

All holidays include return schedule flights and private car transfers to your chosen hotel.

• For more information, price and up to date availability contact Oundle Travel – 01832 273600

3 becomes 1 as Stephenson Smart move to Lynchwood offce Peterborough Accountants, Stephenson Smart has united its three business operations previously sited in different locations around Peterborough with a move to newly refurbished office premises at Lynchwood in Peterborough.

The move has allowed the firm to bring together under one roof Stephenson Smart Chartered Accountants, previously based at Church Walk in Peterborough, Stephenson Smart Payroll Services which operated from Broadway in Peterborough and Stephenson Smart Financial Services Ltd, formally based in Werrington.

Ivan Walker, Partner at Stephenson Smart commented: “We had been very tight on space at our office in Church Walk for some time and we were committed to bringing the different strands of our business together. We now have a building that provides the complete team with

56

a great working environment so we can focus on the work to hand, which is to deliver the best accountancy and financial services to our clients .”

• Anyone wanting to get in touch with Stephenson Smart can do so by via the company’s website www.stephensonsmart. com or calling 01733 343275.

Look out for Garden Inspirations at the Rutland Show on June 1st Their first charity morning, in support of Marie Curie, their nominated charity is on June 21st – the Blooming great Tea Party!

Sign up for a Privilege Card next time you visit.

Privilege Card holders will receive • 5% daily discount; available on anything that grows, excluding double discount Wednesdays • Double discount Wednesdays; available on anything that grows • Double discount events • Free quarterly magazine, packed full of tips, advice, inspirational articles and ‘what’s hot’.

• Free talks & demonstrations PLUS bring one friend who is a non-member free of charge.

• Glaston Road Uppingham LE15 9EU Tel: 01572 822729 www.wellandvalegardeninspirations.co.uk

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

56 UPDATES copy 2.indd 1

21/05/2014 14:23

Our experience makes yours Caribbean

|

The Americas

|

Indian Ocean

|

Middle East

|

South Africa

|

Far East

|

Europe

Find your perfect holiday with your local, independent & friendly travel experts

Worldwide

Fly Drive

Luxury

• Professional, Unbiased Advice • Experts in Tailor Made & Bespoke Itineraries • Australian & New Zealand Specialists

Market Place, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EA 01832 273600 Email: sales@oundletravel.co.uk Website: www.oundletravel.co.uk

Follow us on

Facebook

facebook.com/oundle travel

57

• SL June ADS.indd 57

21/05/2014 14:54

Free business coaching seminars

at The George Hotel Business Centre 18th June 2014 from 9.00am to 10.30am and from 11.00am to 12.30pm If you would like to know more about the benefits of working with a business coach, why not attend one of our free seminars to see how business coaching can benefit you.

Places are limited so please contact us now to reserve your free place:

58

â&#x20AC;˘ SL June ADS.indd 58

20/05/2014 15:38

UPD ATES

Malcolm Sargent Tours Sir Malcolm Sargent (1895-1967) is one of Stamford’s most famous sons, and you can see the blue plaque on his family home at 24 Wharf St. Sir Malcolm became one of the best-known and highest profile conductors of the 20th century.

He founded the Leicester Symphony Orchestra and became the Chief Conductor of the proms. He is buried in Stamford Cemetry.

If you are keen on music and local history, then why not join an enthralling two-hour tour to find out more about his life. The tour begins in the town hall, where there are several cabinets of memorabilia, including letters from many famous admirers. The tour then takes off across town, visiting his family home in Wharf Rd, the Boys’ School Chapel where he played the organ, the Corn Exchange where he made his stage debut and the churches where he played.

The whole tour is led by the very knowledgeable and enthusiastic Penny Rowley.

All tours start at 2.30pm at in the Malcolm Sargent room at Stamford Town Hall and will last approximately 2 hours.

• Tour Dates: Fri 6 June, Fri 27 June, Fri 1st Aug Cost £3 per person, all proceeds will go towards the Town Hall Restoration Fund. To book a place, please contact Sam Owen at the Town Hall on 01780 753808

Isequa Offers Free Business Coaching Seminars

Isequa Limited, based in Stamford, provides business coaching, designed to help people from a wide variety of backgrounds to clarify and achieve their business goals.

Founder and Director of Isequa, Ian Stokes, is a seasoned business coach, with over 30 years international business experience, having held senior director level roles in blue-chip organisations operating worldwide. Beyond his background as a lawyer, Ian has extensive experience in business development, sales, marketing and general management.

Ian will be running a series of free business coaching seminars for local business people, who would like to understand more about the benefits of working with a business coach.

The first two seminars (one and a half hours each) will be taking place on the morning of 18th June at The George Hotel Business Centre, Stamford.

So whatever your own personal business goals may be, why not contact Isequa to book your free place on a business coaching seminar to see how business coaching can help you.

Isequa business coaching packages are available from £100 plus VAT per month.

Isequa Limited, Orion House, 14 Barn Hill Stamford, PE9 2AE • Tel: 01780 758570 or E-Mail info@isequa. com www.isequa.com

Shaws Battlefield Tours 2014 sees the start of a series of events commemorating the Great War and local firm, Shaws Coaches, is fortunate to have a member of the Guild of Battlefield Guides, Derek Frisby, on their team. Derek and his colleague, Ken Peplar are both experienced enthusiasts, who have built up a loyal and appreciative audience for their specialist tours that appeal to people of all ages and have just completed their 40th battlefield tour - Easter in Ypres – on which they were privileged to be joined by 101 year old, Mrs. Ruby Ashton from Stamford, who laid a wreath at the evening ceremony at the Menin Gate in memory of her father and her uncle, both of whom perished in the war and whose names appear on the gate.

Derek and Ken approach this emotive subject with just the right blend of enthusiasm and sensitivity and have built up an impressive wealth of knowledge, which they’re always happy to share with their ever-increasing fan base. Whenever possible, and with advance notice, they will also make every effort to accommodate the wishes of those who are making personal pilgrimages to particular sites or cemeteries.

Their next departure, on 23 October, is an all-new tour entitled ‘The Great War – from beginning to end’. Derek has used his specialist knowledge to put together a 5-day tour that is virtually a chronological potted history of the key battles of WW1, beginning in Mons, where the first battle was fought, and ending at Compiegne, where the Armistice was signed. Visiting memorials, cemeteries and museums, passengers will learn about legends, like “The Angel of Mons” and, at St Symphorien, they’ll see the graves of what are believed to have been the first and the last Commonwealth soldiers to have been killed during the conflict during that period in history.

Later, at the end of November, Shaws returns to Ypres and the fields of Flanders where a quarter of a million British and Commonwealth soldiers lost their lives. The tour takes in the memorials at the heavily fought strategic points of Hill 60 and Hill 62 – artificial mounds which gave a commanding view over the flat surroundings. Still preserved are some of the trenches and the massive craters formed when mines under the German positions were detonated during the Battle of Messines, killing hundreds of soldiers in an instant.

For further details of these rather special tours, contact Shaws for their latest brochure, which also includes more than 90 other holidays throughout the year to a huge variety of destinations that not only appeal to people of all ages but also offer excellent value for money.

• Shaws, 49 High St, Market Deeping, PE6 9EF Tel: 01778 342224 www.shawscoaches.co.uk STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

59 UPDATES.indd 1

59

21/05/2014 14:24

www.rutlandcycling.com

SEE OUR GREAT RANGE OF OUTDOOR CLOTHING ON-LINE NOW WWW.RUTLANDCYCLING.COM

OVER 400 BIKES ON DISPLAY, BRITAIN’S PREMIER BIKE RETAILER Rutland Cycling. Bull Brigg Lane, Rutland Water LE15 8BL Tel: 01780 460705 Giant Store Rutland. Normanton Car Park, Rutland Water LE15 8HD Tel: 01780 720888 Grafham Cycling. Marlow Car Park, Grafham Water, Cambridge PE28 0BH Tel: 01480 812500 Fineshade Cycling. Top Lodge, Fineshade Woods, Northants NN17 3BB Tel: 01780 440899

elli dean PHOTOGRAPHY

Beautiful family, children & baby portraits I love taking portrait shots, and I do it in my own unique style: with a relaxed approach and a lot of fun and play. My studio is packed with toys and props to keep children happy, and parents can relax with coffee & yummy cakes!

My photoshoots’ experience is more of a fun family time, but you also end up with great photos - all taken with complete attention to detail, lighting and composition. The results are beautiful, timeless shots.

Visit my website to see more of my work:

rutlandphotographer.co.uk Call or email to book your studio or location shoot: 07932 055548 or email Elli at: yael.dean@gmail.com I offer various attractive price options and products, all designed to give you plenty of choice. You can decide what option to go for before booking your session - this way you will always know in advance what you pay.

60

• SL June ADS.indd 60

20/05/2014 15:38

ACT IVIT IE S

Child-friendly Stamford!

Antonia Scott checks out Stamford’s many child-friendly facilities

GROUPS The Meeting Tree was set up last December by two Stamford residents, Jo and Katie who both have young children. They created their website www.themeetingtreestamford.co.uk as a ‘one stop shop’ to try and keep on top of all the great groups and activities available in the Stamford area. The Facebook and Twitter site has a huge following of parents with young children looking for somewhere to play, learn and meet friends, without having the hassle of frantically searching leaflets, notice boards or the internet for something to do every week!

With an ever growing list of child-friendly cafés and pubs to keep everyone happy and increasing business web sponsorship, The Meeting Tree is fast becoming the oracle on all things child orientated.

Stamford Library

Stamford Library – There are so many reasons to visit Stamford’s Library with their vast array of children’s books and regular Story Times. The Sling Library regularly host meetings there for parents wanting to try out and loan a baby sling. For more information: www.facebook.com Stamfordandpeterboroughslinglibrary The Stamford Childminding Group is run by Alex Kennedy and hosts regular informal gatherings for parents to come along and meet ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ Ofsted graded childminders in the Stamford area and discuss your childcare needs.

They are also doing a sponsored Summer Toddle on Thu 19th June at 10.30am in Burghley Park where all the children walk in order to raise money for their nominated Charity ‘For Lucie’. It’s a ‘rainbow’ theme toddle so children can dress in any colours of the rainbow. For more information, contact: alexkennedy84@hotmail.com The Love Stamford centre opened in April in the Corn Exchange on Broad Street and has had a constant flurry of parents and children through its doors ever since. Go and visit and see for yourself what treats they host inside. www.lovestamford.com

Love Stamford SWIMMING Stamford Leisure Centre on Drift Road has a Toddler Splash class every Tuesday from 2pm – 4pm and every Wednesday from 11am – 12.30pm. At the weekends it’s Family Splash from 11am – 5pm every Saturday and 9am – 4pm every Sunday. The pool can be hired out for parties on a Sunday from 4pm – 5pm. For more information: www.harpersfitness.co.uk/ stamford-leisure-pool/swimming MUSIC Musical Minis are pre-school fun time music groups for toddlers and babies. There are classes throughout the area and Hazel Morgan runs the Stamford ones on a Friday. For more information on locations: www.musicalminis.co.uk DRAMA Wildcats Theatre School based in Castle House opposite Stamford’s bus station on St Peter’s Hill is full of ambitious ‘Fame’ wannabes! Weekly classes in Musical Theatre, Acting, Singing, Music Theory and Gymnastics are run alongside a packed programme of school holiday activities, so there’s something for every child at each stage of their development. Building self-esteem, confidence and awareness of others is actively encouraged and children with learning difficulties are accommodated at every level.

Peer mentoring helps the younger or shyer children integrate well and everyone leaves with a smile on their face and a spring in their step! Classes also available in Oakham and Uppingham. www. wildcatstheatreschool.co.uk

DANCE Dinky Dancers classes are perfect for 2-4 year olds who can follow simple instructions and bob along to music. For infant school children aged 5 – 7 years old there is a Boogaloo Boogie class and for older children between 8 – 12 years old there is Motion Commotion to hone dance skills and learn choreography. With a variety of classes in the area – contact www.dinkydancers.com Jem’s Hip Hop runs fun after school dance classes specialising in commercial ‘Hip Hop’ and ‘Street’ dance styles for children aged 3 upwards in the Queen Eleanor school in Stamford and surrounding areas (Deeping, Casterton, Peterborough, Bourne, Oakham). Started 5 years ago by Jem Bacon with a single class teaching 3 children, she has found a huge following, regularly teaching over 500 students in the area. www. jemshiphop.co.uk TUMBLE TOTS is the UK’s leading structured active physical play programme for children from 6 months to 7 years and aims to develop children’s motor skills of agility, balance, climbing and co-ordination whilst building self-confidence and self-esteem.

This year Tumble Tots celebrate their 35th anniversary – and they are still going strong!

There are various age classes available - held locally at Stamford Arts Centre: Gym Babes – 6 months to walking, Tumbletots – walking to 2 years, 2-3 years and 3 years to school age and Gymbobs – school age to 7 years.

For more information: www.tumbletots.com YOGA For babies from 6 weeks old up to 7 years – yoga inspired classes to encourage movement and enhance development through fun throughout Rutland. www.tattybumpkin.com/ rutland BEST SOFT PLAY Stamford – The Yard (former Rascals): Unit 2 West St, Stamford PE9 2PR (recently re-opened) Oakham - Mini Monsters: Units 1 & 2, Long Row Business Park, Long Row, Oakham.

LE15 6LN Bourne – Let’s Play: Cherry Holt Rd, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9LA GET ACTIVE! Rutland Cycling has a Mums and Tots Group on a Friday. For more info: www.rutlandcycling.com

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

61 PRESCHOOL.indd 2

61

21/05/2014 14:25

UB40 featuring...

ALI CAMPBELL, ASTRO & MICKEY VIRTUE Over 50 UK hits including:- Red Red Wine, Kingston Town and Cherry Oh Baby

BURGHLEY

SATURDAY 7TH JUNE Tickets £38.00 (£42 from 1st June) online at www.livepromotionsconcerts.com

BURGHLEY TEL: 01780 752451

STAMFORD ARTS CENTRE TEL: 01780 763203 CONCERT PRESENTED BY LIVE PROMOTIONS EVENTS LTD TEL: 01775 768661

Fri 25th July

Supporting...

ALL STAR XI LOCAL LEGENDS XI VERSUS

Sat 26th July

TIGERS XI SAINTS XI V

Stamford School Main Field TIVITIES • CHILDREN’S FUN ACER TENTS CID D AN MS • BEER, PIM T COURSE • INFLATABLE ASSAULZONE TS OR SP ’S • KID

Twenty20 cricket both days followed by live music

This year’s event is advance ticket only.

www.sportbash.co.uk

Ticket Hotline: 0844 581 0741

5p/min from BT landlines.

Other networks and mobiles may cost more.

Hospitality table enquiries: info@dcrevents.co.uk

sportbash14

62

• SL June ADS.indd 62

20/05/2014 15:38

D IA RY DAT E S

WHAT’S ON Amander Meade selects some of the best entertainment in the region this month Monday 26 May to Sunday 28 September, daily EXHIBITION: Art of the Needle An exhibition by the Rutland & Stamford Embroiderers’ Guild featuring a wide range of traditional and contemporary textile work.

Admission is £2.50 which includes a tour of the building.

Brownes Hospital, Stamford Thursday 5 June to Tuesday 17 June daily during opening hours EXHIBITION: Stamford in the First World War The Stamford and District Local History Society will be holding its first exhibition, which will focus on how Stamford, its district and its people, fared during the four years of the First World War, and in the aftermath following. It will examine what effects this global conflict had on Stamford as a community, and how long-lasting those effects were. The Society hopes to provide a greater understanding of WW1 by all generations, to enable local people to share their WW1 family remembrances and artefacts, and to make the exhibition accessible to all ages.

Stamford Arts Centre Admission is free.

Victorian Cricket

Sunday 8 June EVENT: Burghley Victorian Cricket Stamford’s summer season welcomes the return of the Batemans Yella Belly Cricket tournament organised by Burghley Rotary – this year with the addition of a grand Tug of War contest. Refreshments, food and good music are also on offer together with a raffle and the chance to win a Hindmarch Peugeot motor car. Teams will compete including contestants from the Army and RAF as well as local companies. A great family day out with free entrance, funds raised will be donated to Rotary Charities benefitting the local and international community.

Stamford Meadows. Entrance is free.

Stamford in the First World War

Saturday 7 June, gates open from 5pm CONCERT: UB40 at Burghley Featuring three founding members Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue, UB40 will be performing for one night at Burghley this month. As Britain’s most successful reggae pop group, with more than fifty singles, spirits will be high and the band hope the crowd will join in with hits such as Red Red Wine, Kingston Town, Can’t Help Falling in Love with You and Every Breath You Take.

Burghley Park Gates Tickets are £38 at www.burghley.co.uk

Tuesday 10 to Saturday 14 June, 7.30pm THEATRE: The Playboy of the Western World This savagely comic play’s Dublin premiere in 1907 provoked an audience riot. Nevertheless this remarkable drama survived, now regarded as Synge’s masterpiece, enduringly popular worldwide. Set on the West coast of County Mayo this lyrical comedy is based on the true story of a young dreamer who arrives, a stranger, in the village ‘shebeen’ seeking refuge. He claims to have killed his father; his passionate story-telling bewitches the locals; he becomes a celebrity, but – there’s a twist in the tale. This performance is

by Shoestring Theatre. Stamford Theatre Tickets £8/£10 Tel: 01780 763203 or www.stamfordartscentre.com

Playboy of the Western World

u STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

63 65 WHATS ON.indd 1

63

21/05/2014 14:27

Ryhall C E School 50th Anniversary Summer Fete Saturday 28th June - 12 noon - 4pm • Mini Fairground Rides • 5-a-side Football Tournament • Bouncy Castle • Stalls • Games • Hot Food • Beer Tent • Tombola • Raffle and much more…

Is that the Stig?!

On the School Playing Fields Join us for a fun afternoon and celebrate our 50th Anniversary with us No admission charge!

Call James on 01780 752119 info@marramgardens.co.uk www.marramgardens.co.uk

B AT T L E P R O M S PICNIC CONCERT

KEN RAWSON

S AT U R D AY 5 J U LY 2014

then give me a call

JSL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

BURGHLEY HOUSE

Garden Design & Construction

GARDEN DESIGNS Do you want Cosy sitting areas.

Screening and privacy.

Colour and scent all year.

Ideas for shady, wet or dry sites.

Pruning advice. Plants identified. on 01780 481624 www.kenrawsongardendesigns.co.uk Easton-on-the-Hill, Stamford. Established 1986

Your local

professional lawn treatment service!

A SUMMER CELEBRATION WITH MUSIC • FIREWORKS • SPITFIRE CANNONS • CAVALRY BATTLE PROMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH

WWW.BATTLEPROMS.COM TEL: 01432 355416

Spring & Summer, Autumn & Winter Treatments for your lawn at a price that doesn’t cost the earth.

• Weed and moss control • Scarification • Hollowtine aeration • Fertilisation

FOR A FREE QUOTATION CALL US ON;

01780 753575

Andrew Carr T: 01780 753575 M: 07734693253 E: andy@customlawncare.co.uk www.customlawncare.co.uk | 2 Tobias Grove, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 4BD

64

• SL June ADS.indd 64

20/05/2014 15:39

D IA RY DAT E S Tuesday 17 June, 7.30pm THEATRE: The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) The Reduced Shakespeare Company bring you all thirty seven plays in an improbable ninety seven minutes. An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays by some madcap men in tights as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you helpless with laughter.

Stamford Arts Centre Duration two hours including interval - all ages welcome but recommend 8 years+ Tickets £16/£15

Wednesday 11 to Saturday 14 June MUSICAL THEATRE: Singin’ In The Rain Stamford Amateur Musical Society proudly presents this spectacular musical show which is packed full of the charm, romance, comedy and tinsel town glamour of one the world’s best loved movies and features all the songs from songs from the glorious MGM score including Good Morning, Make ‘em Laugh, Moses Supposes and the classic Singin’ in the Rain.

Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre Tickets from £10 Tel: 01780 766455 or www.stamford-corn-exchange.co.uk Sunday 12 June, 12pm to 4pm EVENT: Father’s Day Barbeque Treat your dad to a special Father’s Day out at Barnsdale and he’ll receive a bottle of chilled local beer and something delicious from the barbie; it’s available for everyone to buy but free for fathers accompanied by their children (of any age). There’s even a special Dad’s Snoozing Area kitted out with stripy seaside deckchairs for an afternoon nap.

Barnsdale Gardens, Exton Garden admission Adult £7/£6, Child £3, Family (up to 5) £19 Saturday 14 June, 7.30pm CONCERT: Peterborough Sings!

Peterborough Voices have enjoyed huge success since their formation in 2011, winning competitions, touring internationally and recording their first CD. Their performances are regularly broadcast by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. This year sees the launch of their third Sing for Life project, in association with Sue Ryder’s Thorpe Hall Hospice Appeal.

They return to Stamford with highlights from their repertoire including choral favourites, ballads and songs from the shows.

Stamford Arts Centre Tickets £12 (£10) Tel: 01780 763203 or www.stamfordartscentre.com

Thursday 19 June, 2.30pm CONCERT: Happy Days Are Here Again Neil Sands promises a wonderful trip down Memory Lane with sixty all-time favourite songs from sentimental wartime hits of the 1940s through the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll to the swinging sixties.

Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre Tickets £12/£10 Tel: 01780 766455 or www.stamfordcorn-exchange-theatre.co.uk

Sunday 22 June EVENT: Castle Bytham Midsummer Festival Upgraded this year from a fair to a festival in recognition of the scale of the event, the residents of Castle Bytham have taken the American Civil War as their theme. Expect fabulous food, a street market, dog show, funfair, games, stalls, re-enactments, beer festival, classic cars, a fly past and much, much more.

A free family day out.

Thursday 26 June, 2pm to 4pm EVENT: Behind the Scenes Garden Tour Head Gardener, John Burrows will take you on a dedicated tour of the extensive gardens at Burghley Park. Discover the scientific workings behind the Garden of Surprises, tour the private South Gardens, learn the secrets of the private cutting garden and visit the Gardener’s Bothy before finishing your tour with a cup of English tea and clotted cream homemade scone overlooking the Rose Garden.

Burghley House, Stamford Tickets are £15, including refreshments, places are limited so early booking is advised, Tel: 01780 752451 or www.burghley.co.uk

Oundle Festival Saturday 21 June, 7.30pm CONCERT: National Methodist Youth Brass Band Featuring the cream of young British musical talent (including two Stamfordians), the band will perform a lively mixed programme for all to enjoy. The concert will be raising funds in aid of a community project near Durban in South Africa as well as the Evergreen Care Trust and a Youth Outreach Programme in Stamford. The band will also be providing the music at a special Songs of Praise service at the Methodist Church on Sunday 22 June at 10.30am. Everyone is welcome.

Stamford Methodist Church Sunday 22 June EVENT: Charity Bike Ride A family friendly bike ride around Rutland Water in support of the NSPCC. All entrants will receive a complimentary goody bag and there will a free hog roast provided at the finish line. Entry fees are £10 per adult and £5 for children or £25 for a family. All funds raised will be spent locally. Entrants are also being encouraged to get sponsorship for their efforts with a personalised Just Giving page available on registration to make sponsorship quick and easy.

To enter the event or for more details www.rutlandbikeride.eventbrite.com

Book early for…..

Oundle’s Festival Fortnight Tickets are now on sale for Oundle International Festival’s traditional outdoor concert on Saturday July 12. The popular party has changed venues and will take place at the Wharf, and the evening will be headlined by Ben Smith, described by Time Out as “one of the finest guitarists in Britain today.” He will cover classics from across the spectrum, from blues to rock to swing.

To get the party started, the evening will open with local support bands. The concert will help to raise funds for a primary school in the Mbeqweni Township in South Africa as a group of year 11 students from Prince William School are visiting Mbeqweni this summer and will be working with children at the school.

Tickets cost £15 in advance, £10 for under 18s in advance and under 12s are free, but places must be booked.

You can also purchase a canopy site at £20 (tickets must be purchased in addition to this price).

Call the box office Tel: 01832 274734 or visit www.oundlefestival.org.uk STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

63 65 WHATS ON.indd 3

65

21/05/2014 14:28

Clock & Watch Restoration and Repair Robert Loomes MBHI FRSA 4, St Mary’s Hill, Stamford PE9 2DP 01780 481319

Member of The British Watch and Clock Maker’s Guild (Founded 1907)

www.clockrepairer.co.uk

Member of The British Horological Institute (Founded 1858)

House visits, all domestic clocks repaired, high grade repairs to all makes of watches.

Insured, qualified, guaranteed

Clear Ridge Veterinary Surgery Robert Pontefract B.V.M.S., M.R.C.V.S., Certificate in Veterinary Ophthalmology

• Comprehensive Diagnostic and Surgical Facilities (Doppler Ultrasound, Operating Microscope, ECG etc) • Caring & Dedicated Health Care for Your Companion Animal • 24 Hour Emergency Service • Free Parking

43 Empingham Road, Stamford

01780 764333

Shutting it in or shutting it outWhatever You Need, We Have The Solution...

Garage Doors

Blinds

New, Repairs & Servicing.

All types supplied including Roller & Sectional.

Automate existing doors.

Insect Screens Compact design.

Internally or externally fitted.

Lets air & light in, keeps insects out.

Made to Measure.

Roller Venetian & Vertical.

Shutters

Security or Decorative.

Commercial, Industrial & domestic.

Professional, friendly & personal service.

No obligation Free quotations

Call: 07709 337647 Securing your property in style!

28 Cowslip Drive, Deeping St James, Peterborough PE6 8TE

Visit us on Facebook

66

• SL June ADS.indd 66

20/05/2014 15:39

AS K LE O SP E C I A L

Stamford’s ‘Gordon Boys’

Between 1885 and 1914 a number of boys were sent by the Stamford Board of Guardians to the Gordon Boys’ Home. Why? Sue Lee and Jean Orpin have been investigating.

Gordon Boys’ Home hen General Gordon died in 1885, Queen Victoria led the campaign to establish a suitable memorial. Donations were received from all over the Empire and beyond and it was decided to provide a home to educate and train ‘necessitous’ boys of 13yrs to 17yrs in suitable trades and for military service. First established in 1885 the home moved into new buildings at Woking, Surrey in 1887. When a place could be obtained, Boards of Guardians found the cost was much lower than a workhouse place or an apprenticeship for promising boys.

Numerous trades were taught from tailoring to engineering; cooking to blacksmithing. The home was run strictly with a military uniform, drill, marching and bugle calls for meals but there were also rewards. It must have been hard for young boys to travel alone to such a distant unknown abode but the following two Stamford stories illustrate the potential benefits.

W

John Frederick Peck, born Stamford 1889. ohn Peck’s father worked on the railway then as a drayman at Philips Brewery. The family lived in Newtown, St Martin’s but had moved to Gas Street by the time John’s father drowned in the Welland in April 1902. At the subsequent enquiry, his widow claimed he was a drunkard and there had been disputes about money. It was noted however that she appeared to be under the influence of drink as she gave evidence and the story told by their nephew, Arthur Peck, was somewhat different.

J

Arthur, then 20yrs old, had been brought up by his uncle and aunt but explained he had left their household due to his aunt’s behaviour.

He described how the family had had a lovely home but that she had broken it up through drink and pawned all their belongings: it was his aunt not uncle who was the drunkard. The jury accepted his account and, returning a verdict of suicide, asked that it be noted Peck had been driven to it by the drunken habits of his wife.

The eldest boy of the family went back to Manchester with his cousin Arthur (where Arthur became a Police Constable and Albert a butcher) but John and his younger siblings came under the care of Stamford Board of Guardians. It was from this background that the Board approved the payment of £8/yr to send the young John to Gordon Boys’ Home where he must have arrived just about in time for his 15th birthday in September 1904.

At Gordon’s he learnt the trade of tailoring and the Board had excellent reports about him. Although he was a small and slight boy, he signed up to join the North Staffs Regiment when he left in 1908. Asked for his next of kin, he didn’t know his mother’s address so gave the name of his younger brother at that time still in the Workhouse.

He went on to serve in the army for nearly 13 years. Throughout World War I he served in India and signed up for an extra 3yrs at the end of the War. Clearly John was fortunate to become a Gordon Boy.

John (Jack) Betts, born Stamford 1892 ack Betts similarly flourished at Gordon’s although sadly the War was to put paid to his chances of future success.

Jack’s father was Stamford born but moved around the country a good deal. He had quite a skilled job as an iron turner but, for whatever reason, he was in Stamford Union Workhouse by the time Jack was 3yrs old. In January 1896 Alfred Betts ‘inmate of the workhouse’ and ‘a powerful looking fellow’ came before the Magistrates for wounding another inmate. He claimed it was self-defence but it has to be said he did not come across as a pleasant man. He was sent to prison.

By this time the family had already split up with the younger children coming under the care of the Board. Jack spent some time living at a house on St George’s Square rented by the Board to provide accommodation for boys in their care then when he was due to leave at 14yrs the Master requested he was sent to Gordon’s.

There were soon reports of Jack’s good progress and conduct at Gordon’s where, like John Peck, he learnt the tailoring trade. In 1910 Jack won the first prize for his year and was presented with a watch. In due course he too joined the army where he attained the rank of Corporal in the Royal West Surrey Regiment.

Unfortunately he was accidentally drowned and is buried with nine other servicemen in the Communal Cemetery at Picquigny near the bank of the River Somme.

J

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

67 GORDON BOYS.indd 1

67

21/05/2014 14:47

ACCOUNTANTS

Expert advice, local knowledge Contact Tom Hindmarch: tom.hindmarch@duntop.co.uk

CLEANING

BUILDERS

Peter Price

01780 750888

07506 826146

14 All Saintâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2PA

49 Cedar Road, Stamford, Lincs PE9 2JJ - Tel: 01780 767045

www.duntop.co.uk

FRENCH TUITION

â&#x20AC;˘ Traditional Builders â&#x20AC;˘ Stonework & Brickwork â&#x20AC;˘ Extensions & Alterations â&#x20AC;˘ Maintenance & Repairs

www.cedarbuildingservices.co.uk E-mail: info@cedarbuildingservices.co.uk

CARPENTRY FUEL

We specialise in providing the complete accountancy and business support service you need to enable you to concentrate on growing your business.

Call Michelle for a free initial consultation on 01780 751115 Email: mfeasey@feaseyaccounts.co.uk

Stamford Multifuel Stoves

CARPENTERS & JOINERS

The Great Little Cleaning Company.

Professional Cleaning Services

â&#x20AC;˘ All Carpentry & Joinery

â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchens Supplied & Installed â&#x20AC;˘ Fitted Furniture Manufacture

01780 480922 / 07775 931397 www.timberwerx.com sales@timberwerx.com

One Offs, Weekly, Monthly, Key Holding Service.

Domestic & Business Cleaning.

Tailor made plans to suit

01780 756098

www.greatlittlecleaningcompany.co.uk

SPECIALISTS IN THE SUPPLY AND FITTING OF PREFABRICATED CHIMNEY SYSTEMS AND LOG BURNING STOVES

01780 740 997

www.stamfordmultifuelstoves.co.uk HETAS REGISTERED

COMPUTER SERVICES Why does the computer always play up in the evenings when the repair shops are shut?

Help available until 9pm including weekends.

Computer repair and support for home and business A complete service for all your computing needs

ALTERATIONS

MADE TO FIT Ladies & Gents

Clothing Alterations & Repairs Brazenose Lane, Stamford (01780) 480762 MON, TUE, WED, FRI 10 - 4.00 THUR CLOSED SAT 9.00-12noon

ART

Bill & Sue Crowe Tel: 01780 754043 Mob: 07766833076 www.bcit.co.uk Email: bill@bcit.co.uk

All aspects of carpentry and building work undertaken Tel: 01780 489233 - Mob: 07703 056260 Matt@mpcarpentryandbuilding.co.uk

For all your new PC and Laptop requirements

All types of PC and Laptop repairs and upgrades undertaken Broadband & wireless installation Data recovery â&#x20AC;˘ Hardware sales info@acrcomputers.co.uk www.acrcomputers.co.uk

GAS ENGINEER plumbing & heating engineer Tel: 01780 752311 Mob: 07712 771105

Boiler Servicing & Breakdowns Plumbing & Heating Maintenance 548567

28 Lindsey Road, Uffington, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 4SH

GERMAN TUITION English, female German speaker gives private tuition to school children.

I would be available to come to your home, if required.

Please contact 01780 481292 for further details.

TEL: 01780 753477 SCOTGATE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; STAMFORD

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

DECORATORS â&#x20AC;˘ Renovations â&#x20AC;˘ Alterations â&#x20AC;˘ Extensions â&#x20AC;˘ Qualified Velux Installer â&#x20AC;˘ Loft & Garage Conversions www.wsstaffcarpentry.co.uk email: wsstaffcarpentry@btinternet.com

Mob: 07811 310 012 Tel: 01780 752602 BUILDERS

ALEXANDER RODWAY C CARPENTERS A R P E N T AND E R S B U I OF L DSTAMFORD E R S BUILDERS OF STAMFO CARPENTRY R D

Loft Conversions - Garden Offices â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kitchen & Bathrooms ) 3 * % 6 * (&&$) Solid & * &%, () Wood Flooring&%) 2 ( % (recommended installer for Welland Valley Timber) &# && #&&( % 4( &$$ % %)* ## ( &( ## % ## / PLASTERING% &-) 6 # % ) $ (5 3 #+. 6 "(& Dry Lining

- Skimming Boarding (/ plastering: % % 2 " Venetian $$ % & ( % plaster Decorative polished &( * , '# )* ( % 0 % * % '&# ) '# )* ( BUILDING

Stone & Brickwork â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Repointing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rendering% *&% 6 ( "-&(" 3 '& %* % 3 % ( % ( / %* )'&" $ ( ( $ + # % ) Energy Efficient Bespoke Timber Frame Buildings (&! * % $ %* RENOVATION & RESTORATION

)

Render & Lime plastering%

Lime $ % ( 6

$ '# )* ( (% &%, () &%) 3 &+) %&, * &%) Barn Conversions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; House Renovations & ! ! % ( $ ' "$! " #! " Call Alex for help and advice - Fully insured skilled tradesman <<

A ; Tel:01780 754189 Mob:07711311724 Email: alex@rodwaybuilders.co.uk #09:?@9 ?>=:@A & 09??::<::?;= www.rodway-builders.co.uk $ #0 1(& - /7 * %* (% *1 &$

â&#x20AC;˘ SL June.indd 54

Interior & & Exterior E x t e r i o r Decorating Decorating Interior

CARPET CLEANING

Domestic 01780 751978

- Commercial 07793 033659

wInsurance w w . c o l e d e work c.co.uk

I n t e r i o r & General E x t eDecorating rior Decorating I n t e Ir ni ot e r Fully r&i o E r Qualified x&t eEr xi ot e r r& Di oe rc o Dreact oi nr g ating Insured

01780 751978 01780 751978 01780 01780 751978 751978 Specialist Cleaners of Carpets & Upholstery In and around Stamford * Environmentaly safe * Carpets dry within 1 - 2 hours * All work Insured and guaranteed * Stain Protection & Insect Protection * March Out & End Of Letting Clean Call Tim Armstrong on 01778 420000

07793 033659 07793 033659 07793 07793 033659 033659

w w w .wc w o lwe.dceocl e . cdoe.cu.kc o . u k

w w w. c o l e d e c . c o . u k ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

JOINERY www.allenjoinery.co.uk

allen joinery High quality joinery and building refurbishment

01832 358045 / 07854 509815

21/05/2014 12:29

HEALTH AND FITNESS

JUDITH EWING

Personal Fitness Trainer BA (Hons). RSA, BSY (SpM) • One to one personal training service • Bride-to-be personal training service • Exercise & Nutritional Advice and Management

MOT TEST CENTRE

PREGNANCY ADVICE

BARNACK TEST CENTRE Unit 5, Station Road Business Park Barnack, Stamford PE9 3DW 01780 749271 Open Monday - Saturday

Free Excellent Quality Clothes and Equipment Available Boys and Girls from 0-5 years

Independent Local class 4 MOT station, now running in its 7th year Friendly, family run business with 25 years experience CALL MARK OR POLLY TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

• On-line pt packages also available • On-line bridal pt packages also available

01780 765853 or text 07913 052159 office@alternativesstamford.co.uk Alternatives Stamford, Hospital site, Ryhall Road, Stamford PE9 1YA

Friends/Partners Welcome www.alternativesstamford.co.uk

PSYCHOTHERAPY

OIL SERVICES

SELF STORE

Rutland Self Store Secure container storage between Stamford & Oakham Short or long term contract • 24 hour access • • Locked compound • • Size 20ft x 8ft • 01780 460465 www.rutlandselfstore.co.uk

SECURITY

• Dance and fitness classes

Judith Ewing Fitness

@EwingFitness

07771866123 wwwjudithewingfitness.com

• Oil Boiler Servicing • Oil Boiler Repairs • Oil Boiler Installations • Up to 8 Year Warranty

INTERIOR DECORATOR

T: 01780 482039

VIDEO

www.plumbingstamford.co.uk ROOFING

OVEN CLEANING Do you want the fairies to clean your oven?

Or would you rather do it yourself?

Jonathan Tyers T: 01780 753724 M: 07730 096883

Ovens, Ranges, Agas, Hobs, Extractors, Microwaves, Start from £39 Fridges, FreezersPrices & BBQ’s • Prices start from £42 T: 01572 767678 M: 07785 987112 t. 01572W: 767678 - m. 07785 987112 www.ovenfairy.co.uk Ovens, Ranges, Agas, Hobs, Extractors, Microwaves, Fridges, Freezers & BBQs

(book online)

www.ovenfairy.co.uk (book online)

Treating ovens today, tonight and tomorrow

KITCHEN FITTER

Expert Installation by qualified tradesman

Traditional Slater & Builder Puppy Grooms

Design - Supply - Install

WEB DESIGN

Jason Musgrove

PET GROOMING

Fusion Installations

E: stamfordproroof@ gmail.com www.proroofstamford.co.uk

• Felt Roofing • Guttering • Chimney Repairs • UPVC Fascias • Fibreglass Flat Roofs • Tiling & Slating

Luxury Spa Bath FREE Nail Clipping FREE Puppy Introductions - Collection Service Available Puppy Introductions • Luxury Puppy GroomsFREE Spa Bath • FREE Nail Clipping Bath and Tidy Up Collection Service Available • Full Styling Bath & Tidy Up • Hand Stripping Hand Stripping

07952 687988 Tel/Fax 01780 444019 jasonmusgrove@btinternet.com Slate Cottage, 65 Main Road, Collyweston, Stamford, Lincs. PE9 3PQ

For appointments or enquiries please call 07825 046147

or email stamforddoggrooming@gmail.com Call 07825 046147 or Full Styling www.stamforddoggrooming.co.uk email stamforddoggrooming@gmail.com www.stamforddoggrooming.co.uk

Dave Wigginton Kitchen Fitter 07739 098982 fusioninstallations@yahoo.co.uk

MASONRY

STONE

MASONRY WORKSHOP AND RESTORATION COMPETITIVE PRICES FREE CONSULTATION AND QUOTES

PLASTERING I.T. S. Plastering

Contractor • Domestic • Quality Work • Commercial • Free Estimates

For all types of Plastering, Drylining, Screeding, Damproofing & Tanking WWW.ITSPLASTERING.CO.UK

Ian T. Smale 01733 211790 - 07795 323133

Contact : 07828 210488 or 07957 516459 Email : joe@wrightandnelson.com Website : wrightandnelson.com

MOBILE BICYCLE REPAIRS

GTS MOBILE BICYCLE REPAIRS Repair and servicing of all kinds of bikes at home or work • Friendly and reliable • Competitively priced • Quick and convenient Call Greg on 07849 810130 or 01780 762936 Email greg.siggs@sky.com

• SL June.indd 55

PLUMBING • • • •

Plumbing • Gas Heating Bathrooms Worcester Bosch Accredited Installer.

T: 01780 482039

www.plumbingstamford.co.uk

21/05/2014 12:31

STA M FOR D PE OPLE

The Priest, the Bomb, the Quarry & the Parishioners Words & Photographs by Harjit Gammon his month a diminutive building, The Priest’s House in Easton on the Hill, is the focus of &Co; shedding light as it does on how a community can be mustered in the interests of looking after and sharing a special building with everyone and in so doing gain immensely in return.

Under the capable direction and custodianship of Paul Way, a long time resident of Easton and village firmament stalwart, some 29 ordinary denizens of the village are marshalled yearly to ensure the continued opening of this, the smallest of the National Trust’s properties, to the public. Run entirely by local volunteers, The Priest’s House has also become a focus of the village’s history. Paul has enthusiastically gathered, and had bestowed and endowed a diverse little collection of local curiosities and artefacts relating to the village, in addition to bygones and memorabilia associated with the local Collyweston slate mining industry.

The Priest’s House is a delightful small building with fascinating local architecture and equally absorbing uses. It is thought to have housed the chantry priest. Thomas Sokes, the Rector of Easton and a relative of William Browne, a wealthy wool merchant who built Browne’s Hospital in Stamford, left money for a chantry priest to say prayers for his soul in Easton, when he died in 1495. Following the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, chantries became illegal in 1545. But the village priests probably continued to occupy the building until the adjacent Rectory (now Glebe House) was built in 1698.

The building was later used as a schoolroom.

In 1765 the Rector, John Skynner, was running a school in the Priest’s House for the children of gentlemen. The pupils boarded in the rectory next door. After Skynner died in 1805 the building was used to house livestock.

The building was saved from demolition in 1963 by the Peterborough Society (now the Civic Society) who acquired it from the Diocese of Peterborough. In 1965 it was transferred to the National Trust.

Dendrochronology ntil recently there was little to indicate when or why the Priest’s House was built. However, in 2010 core samples taken from a cross beam at the end of the first floor for a dendrochronology (tree ring) assessment revealed that the building was constructed between 1474 and 1499.

A more comprehensive explanation of this intriguing process is on view at the property.

U

70

Paul Way & Co.

T

From left: Pat & Patrick Firth, Rem Ford, Paul Way, David & Margaret Harrison. Rem Ford has served as key holder for 25 years.

“Run entirely by local volunteers, The Priest’s House has also become a focus of the village’s history.”

Ironstone Quarry 1875-1920 he story of the ironstone quarry in Easton, a slice of its social and economic history-the quarry was a big local employeris told by artist’s impressions of what it would have been like. The illustrations by Stamford artist Vic Millington convey the very steep, sharp incline to carry the stone to the nearby railway for transporting it to be smelted for iron As the quarry grew in size a steam engine was employed to carry stone around the quarry before the wagons took it to a winding drum for transporting to the Midland railway.

The real gem however, especially for visiting schoolboys from local schools, who bring their pupils every year, is the ‘bomb’. “They arrive terribly excited, says Paul, wanting to know where the bomb is”.

Dropped on the village during the Second World War, it took the roof off a house in the High Street, which can still be identified by its curiously discordant flat roof. Look out for it when you visit.

OPENING TIMES PRIEST’S HOUSE 2014 SUMMER EXHIBITION During June, July and August the Priest’s House at Easton on the Hill, in addition to the existing permanent collections, will contain an exhibition of British Railway posters, painted by award winning local artist, Vic Millington.

The posters show mainly local views painted in a 1950s style. Details of how to purchase prints on line or by post will be available.

T

The Priest’s House will be specially manned each Sunday during the three months between 2.00 and 4.30pm. At other times access is by visiting one of the nearby key holders whose names are posted on the building.

To make appointments for Group visits contact 01832 205358 or visit: www. nationaltrust.org.uk/priests-house-easton-onthe-hill Please Note: The first floor is reached by a circular stone staircase which is unsuitable for visitors with disabilities.

Entry is Free.

STAMFORD LIVING JUNE 2014

70 THE PRIESTS HOUSE.indd 1

21/05/2014 14:48

A PLACE OF RELAXATION...

A PLACE OF RECREATION...

A PLACE CALLED

Auburn Hill Whatever your idea of the perfect space, you’ll find it at Auburn Hill.

Every build is completely bespoke, as is our service to you. You choose your materials, and your preferred way of working with us, and we’ll do the rest.

To request a design consultation, visit www.ahorangeries.co.uk or call us on 01780 400 500. Alternatively, why not visit our Ketton Showhome.

Ketton Design House, Ground Floor, 63 High Street, Ketton, Rutland, PE9 3TE, Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm, Weekends by appointment only.

71

• SL June ADS.indd 71

20/05/2014 15:39

72

• SL June ADS.indd 72

20/05/2014 15:40