Stamford Living November 2014

Loving where we live!

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WEST STREET, HELPSTON £284,995

This detached cottage sits in the picturesque and sought after village of Helpston. This deceptively spacious cottage is set not far from local amenities including a primary school and village store and offering easy access to both Stamford and Peterborough. Accommodation comprises: Entrance hall, lounge, sitting room, dining area, kitchen breakfast room and bathroom. The landing leads to three bedrooms with an en-suite to the master. The property has oil fired central heating. Outside are gardens to two sides of the property with a shed/ summer house and access to off road parking.

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£765,000

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.

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WATER LANE, CASTLE BYTHAM £195,000

Knight Partnership is pleased to present this stone built bungalow situated on an elevated position above Water Lane in Castle Bytham.

The bungalow offers the following accommodation: Entrance hall, spacious lounge, kitchen diner, utility room and cloakroom. There are two bedrooms and a family bathroom. Accessed from the garden there is also a well positioned conservatory. There is a boarded out loft the full length of the property accessed via a folding loft ladder.

Outside the property has both off road parking and a car port, there is a small garden to the side and rear, additionally there is an old large stone out building/shed. This property is for sale with no onward chain.

£347,000

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

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particularly love our front cover this month by local artist Karen Neale. It’s a view down St Mary’s Hill in the style of a famous New Yorker front cover by Steinberg from the 1970s showing New York looking towards the Pacific Ocean.

It’s a tongue-in-cheek reminder of how we can’t help but think of our own place as somehow ‘central’ in the world; but hopefully it’s also a reminder of the importance of looking outwards. As our article on Stamford’s new business start-ups show this month, we thrive as a town because of people that are born and bred here, because of people that have chosen to stay here and because of people who have chosen to settle here. As Laura Alcazar reflects in her experience of Stamford as a visiting Spaniard (on page 31), it is the friendly character of the people and the beautiful environment that binds us together into a greater whole than the sum of the parts.

Long may that continue. This front cover is intended to be a celebration of that. You will not find Clacton-on-Sea on the horizon.

5 Editor’s Selection 24 Updates: Lee Kang-hyo Exhibition, Goldmark Gallery; Richard Mabey talk: Express Knitwear 31 Updates: Childcare Support for the working parent; Medical Herbalist at the Broad Street Practice; Finding the authentic England – “a Spanish view” 34 Andrew Hoy’s Somerby stables; Stamford Junior School learning techniques; Courageous Success 37 Lambs shops re-organise; Barn Logs 40 STAMFORD CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS – FOR HER, FOR HIM, FOR KIDS 63 Updates: 6th Form at Bourne Grammar School; South Africa with Oundle Travel

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HOME, GARDEN, MOTORING, TRAVEL

Nicholas Rudd-Jones Publisher

Corrections We spelt one of the winners of the Faces of Stamford Max Pridemore, rather than Pridmore as it should have been. So sorry. The delightful Helen Pridmore called me up to let us know.

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 Cover Illustration: Karen Neale www.karenneale.co.uk You may order a copy of the print from her.

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16 Design Inspirations: Frames 28 Through the Keyhole: The Old Vicarage, Thornhaugh 33 Home: Delcor Furniture 59 Property: The Old Rectory, Barholm

FOOD & DRINK 70 Great Food Club: A cracking quintet 73 Eating Out: The Black Horse, Nassington; Jackson Stops news 75 Food & Drink: Olive Branch recipe 77 Food & Drink: Plants and hedgerow berries for dyeing

ACTIVITIES, CULTURE, LEARNING & BUSINESS

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20 Kids: What’s On; Stamford Junior School Nursery 27 Running routes in Stamford 50 STAMFORD’S 2014 BUSINESS START-UPS 65 Learning: Cambridge International Summer School 79 What’s On

PEOPLE & PLACES 60 Focus on Melton Mowbray 67 People: David Barnes, our own Dr Doolittle 83 Ask Leo: Belgian Refugees 86 Stamford People: Allison Mann, Sue Ryder Hospice

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goodwin’s feature property

£549,995 Guide Price£800,000

St Mary’s Rectory, Stamford The former ‘St Mary’s Rectory’ is a hidden gem set

Garden Cottage, Market Overton right in the heart of the Town centre. Dating back to medieval times, the property acts as something Delightful 3 bedroom period property situated in a of a time capsule of Stamford’s development over secluded position in the heart of this popular village. the last 1,000 Approached via years. a large Sympathetically sweeping gravelled updated drive to the by the owner, whogarage, has been careful enjoys to front of current the detached double the property maintain original character 3 receptionthe rooms as wellfeatures, as 3 bathrooms and and an feel, whilst gently in some more extremely well fitted mixing Kitchen/Breakfast room.modern conveniences.

The fully enclosed south facing The good sized grounds are a special feature of this garden a treat and must betotally seen to fully propertyreally with a is Southerly aspect to this enclosed appreciate the glorious views tranquil feel of walled garden which is largely laidand to lawn with mature this fully enclosed area, unbelievably just borders and a patio toprivate the rear. moments from the Town’s centre.

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Editor’s Selection Sukies can now run your entire party for you!

Pick the package which will work best for you, let them know your party details and which characters you would like and Sukies will do the rest, including personalised invitations for you to use to invite all your guests! www. sukiespartyemporium.co.uk

Kiwanis Annual Bonfire and Firework Spectacular Sat Nov 8, Stamford Welland Academy (Formerly Queen Eleanor School), Green Lane, Stamford. Gates open: 5pm.

Bonfire lit: 6pm

The 8th Stamford Santa Peterborough Male Fun Run Voice Choir In Concert The 8th Stamford Santa Fun Run, organised

by Burghley Rotary, will be held on Sun 14 Dec starting at 11.00am in Burghley Park.

This is a great opportunity for groups and individuals to raise funds for their own organisations or favourite charities. Since the Fun Run started over £100,000 has been raised. This year they are aiming for the 1,000 Santa mark.

Entry fees are £12 for adults and £6 for children. The fee includes a free Santa Suit, with hat and beard, which is yours to keep. Just turn up on the day.

Coverage of previous events is on www. youtube.com search for Stamford Santa Fun Run.

Engraved glassware Michael Virden Engraved Glass The large bowl is £40; wine glasses are £12 each.

Sly, St Mary’s Passage

Support BBC Children in Need Local Peugeot Dealer Hindmarch & Co has organised a Joules Sale of ex-catalogue clothes in their Uffington Road showrooms.

Preview Evening Fri 7th Nov 7-9 (tickets only), get your tickets from Hindmarch & Co on 01780 762008, includes wine and canapés.

Sat 8th is the sale day, no advance booking required, £4 entry 10am - 3pm.

Stamford Arts Centre, Saturday 29th November, 7.30pm, £12 (£10)

Robert Fogell Gallery Exhibition New paintings by Reg Cartwright; and sculptures by Rob Fogell.

3 High St, St Martin’s Tue-Sat 10.30-5.00, Sun 11am-4pm STAMFORD LIVING NOVEMBER 2014

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Interiors Emporium offering an eclectic mix of British contemporary & vintage homeware & Gifts.

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More Choice, More Style, More You Conservatory Showroom 1 Meadow View, Uffington Road, Stamford, PE9 2EX Open: Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm Saturday 9am – 1pm T: 01780 753343 F: 01780 482926 E: orchardwindows@live.co.uk

Kitchen Showroom 22-23 Scotgate, Stamford, PE9 2YQ Open: Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm Saturday 10am – 3pm T: 01780 481850 F: 01780 481132 E: orchardkitchens@live.co.uk

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FASHION

Afor coat all Seasons

Last year it was so mild we hardly wore a winter coat – no snow, just rain! That’s not likely to happen twice!

Sally Stillingfleet has been researching what’s new and has found there are new shapes and colours to cocoon yourself in this winter 8

Shaggy Don’t think ‘Skooby Do’ think 60s glamour!

Roma (left) wears Glamorous grey lapel coat £65 Energy under Thes Tziveli fox fur gilet £490, Gucci boots £250. Phoebe (right) wears Unreal Fur coat £100 all Arch Label Agency.

Phoebe’s boots Vanilla Boon £129.50, also available in black Sly

Duvet New Aigle styles from Robinsons. Roma wears down coat £279 in purple.

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Pastel

Leopard print styles

Roma (left) wears Fransa coat £125 Seaweed, Phoebe (right) wears La Maison de la Fausse Fourrure leopard print coat £90, jeans also from Arch Label Agency

A pink pastel coat from Esprit £125 Attic

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A bold simply shaped coat by Maison Scotch £200 with scarf £45 both Energy

Anorak A handy smarter longer anorak from new brand Suzy D £99.50, Helen Moore faux fur hat £48 both Sly. Beck Sonnder Gaard scarf £69 from Energy

CONTACTS: Sly – 4 St Mary’s Passage.

Tel: 01780 482870 Energy – 9 Ironmonger St. Tel: 01780 765633 Attic – 33 St Mary’s Street. Tel: 01780 766667 Arch Label Agency – 43 St Peter’s Street.

Tel: 01780 764746 Seaweed – 8 St Mary’s Hill, Stamford.

Tel: 01780 767878 Robinson’s – 4 St Mary’s St. Stamford.

Tel: 01780 755378 Pictures by Elli Dean (07932 055548) www.ellidean photography.co.uk Many thanks to Roma and Phoebe for kindly agreeing to model for me.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

Christmas Beauty Gifts Genevieve Potter presents the most coveted beauty gifts this Christmas

“I particularly love the little star, containing Inner Strength bath oil (otherwise known as a sense of calm in a bottle). A great little stocking filler for just £10.”

Aromatherapy Associates Star £10, Ultimate Bath Jewels drawer set £55, Radiant Rose box set £40, Instant Inner Strength roll-on £15 and triangular Bath Jewels trio £28, all from Chameleon

“Christmas parties demand decadent nails and this trio definitely ticks the box.”

Decadently polished (Jessica bag and polishes) £18.60, Flawless Faces

“This is the nearest thing to having a spa day at home, with a generously sized trio for a luxury bath or shower that will leave skin feeling smooth and radiant.” Indocéane trio £35, Equilibrium “This is my go-to present for someone feeling tired or stressed. The blend of 100% certified organic lavender, lavandin and clary sage is heavenly. “ Stress Fix soaking salts £30, body crème £36, roll on concentrate £22 and body lotion £27 all from Gerards

“A quirky box with an Elemis beauty product, each day for 12 days. The perfect festive treat; and much better for you than chocolate!”

Elemis 12 days of Christmas gift set £59.50, Maples

“This range is the most potent aromatherapy you can buy – it will soothe away aches, pains and muscular fatigue. A wonderful present for the active or outdoorsy.”

Micheline Arcier Elan Vital body oil £40 and Nurturing Bath Therapy gift set £39, Renaissance “The Optimal Tri-Serum body spray included in this luxury body collection is one of my must-have products of 2014.”

Luxury Body Collection £75, Asembo

“This shimmering case includes a Neroli Super Serum and a Hydra Floral rich cream – layer them up for a boost of hydration.”

Décleor Hydra vanity case £44.50, Flawless Faces

Left: “High-performance men’s Espa products, including dual-action shave mud, in a stylish retro tin”.

Smooth Encounters set £38, Asembo

Right: “A smart collection of Clarins’ classics, which saves over £30 on the normal product prices – a winner.”

Clarins Grooming Essential kit, £38, Maples

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Christmas Beauty Menu

– calorie free and certain to please Starters

The Fabulous Five at Flawless Faces – party lashes (£19), party spray tan (£15), Jessica Geleration nails (£20), party make-up and strip lashes (£25) – treat yourself or someone special Four for £50 Pamper Package at Body Matters. A perfect entrée for a loved one, allowing them to mix and match some excellent treatments, including a custom Dermalogica facial or a full body massage

Main Course

Select a luxury spa package at the Advanced Skin Clinic – “Revitalise” with an Indian Head Massage completed with an Environ Express facial to rebalance and hydrate (£50), or enjoy some “Tranquillity” with a Swedish body massage and an Introductory Environ Facial (£47.50).

If you’re craving some real “Indulgence” try a back, neck and shoulder massage, Environ Vitamin Treatment Facial, completed with an anti-ageing eye treatment (£68) A sumptuous Festive Pamper Package at Equilibrium (£65, a saving of £39) comprising a blissful Indian Head Massage, Express Facial, Gel Colour Hands, Fish Pedicure and an Equilibrium Goody Bag Head to Essence of Beauty for a Pick & Mix Christmas Special – “Moment of calm”; three, 30 minute treatments – choice includes the Darphin skin reviver facial and a custom pedicure (£65), “Time to unwind”, three, 45 minute treatments - choice includes a Darphin customised facial with mask or microdermabrasion and a hot stone back neck and shoulder massage (£95), or “Complete bliss”, three one hour treatments; choose from a menu which includes a deep tissue specialist massage and a hot stone full body massage (£125)

Dessert

A Mii mineral tan for the perfect party glow, combined with Jessica Gel Nails, for £40 (or £45 with the Express Mii mineral tan) at Asembo Relax in comfort at Stamford’s chicest new beauty emporium, The Electrolysis & Skincare Studio.

As well as Environ skincare and facials, the team offer reflexology, Swedish and Indian Head massage. And if you’re a last-minute gift buyer, they will even post a voucher for you!

Enjoy organic luxury with a Pinks Boutique facial at Emma Cannings, (before 8th December 2014) and enjoy a free eye revive treatment, or file and polish on hands or feet, or half leg, or back massage.

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lease contact salons for full terms and conditions and quote Stamford Living at the time of booking.

All featured offers are subject to availability, and (unless stated) for bookings made before 24.12.14.

SALON GUIDE Asembo - 20 St Leonard’s Street, Stamford PE9 2HN Tel: 01780 765337 www.asembo.co.uk Body Matters - Brownlow Street, Stamford, PE9 2EL Tel: 01780 270002 www.bodymattersstamford.co.uk Chameleon - 5 St Mary’s Hill, Stamford PE9 2DP Tel: 01780 755405 www.chameleonboutique.co.uk Electrolysis & Skincare Studio - The George Hotel Mews, Stamford, PE9 2LB Tel: 01780 763620 www.escstudio.co.uk

Emma Cannings - Stamford Garden Centre, Great Casterton, Stamford PE9 4BB Tel: 01780 766583 www.emmacannings.co.uk Equilibrium - 7 St Pauls Street, Stamford PE9 2BE Tel: 01780 757579 www.equilibriumstamford.co.uk www.facebook.com/equilibriumstamford Essence of Beauty - 15 St Mary’s Street, Stamford PE9 2DF Tel: 01780 763564 Flawless Faces - 3 Red Lion Square, Stamford PE9 2AJ Tel: 0844 999 3365 www.flawlessfaces.co.uk

Gerards - George Hotel Mews, Stamford PE9 2LB Tel: 01780 753002 www.gerardhair-beauty.co.uk Maples - 24 St Mary’s Street, Stamford PE9 2DJ Tel: 01780 752725 www.maplesofstamford.co.uk Renaissance - 2 Mallory Lane, Stamford, PE9 2FW Tel: 01780 763768 www.renaissancebeauty.co.uk The Advanced Skin Clinic - 8, High Street St Martin’s Stamford, PE9 2LF Tel: 01780 481155 www.theadvancedskinclinic.co.uk

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Gift Vouchers Available

I know that feeling!

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

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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

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Christmas Gift Packs Available Come and visit us in our newly refurbished salon

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November offers; • Keratin Straightening £150 with free 250ml shampoo and conditioner with Jess and Lauren only (does not include Saturdays) • Colour, cut and blow dry with Jess £48 • Treatment, cut and blow dry with Lauren £35

Like our Facebook page for current offers.

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

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GIVE THE GIFT OF BEAUTIFUL SKIN

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A special haven of tranquility and relaxation tucked away in the centre of Stamford Snowdens Hospital, Scotgate, Stamford, PE9 2YF Tel: 01780 762244 - www.snowdensfootclinic.co.uk

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DESIGN IDEAS

In the Frame

This month we searched our local independent shops for picture frames and found a selection to suit almost any taste, style and budget. There is so much design in the frames itself that it almost doesn’t matter what goes in! For the photoshoot purpose we used cuttings from a world map wrapping paper.

Photography by Elli Dean www.ellideanphotography.co.uk (Left to right): You Living & Giving, £52 Chalk Interiors, £10 Sinclairs, £6.35

(Left to right): Chez Soi, £12.95 H-Works, £15 Sly, £22.50

World Map wrapping paper from Paradise Found, £3 per sheet.

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(Left to right): Sinclairs, £6.95 Book ends picture frame from Chalk Interiors, £23.50 (for the pair) Stamford Music Shop, £9.99

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PROPERTY OF THE MONTH

The Old Rectory, Barholm £POA The Old Rectory is stunning example of a period village home. The property offers a wealth of original features throughout to include original doors, fireplaces, working shutters to principal rooms and sash windows throughout

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HE property boasts a stunning entrance hall with cantilever staircase, a sitting room, a formal dining room, drawing room and a study. The family kitchen is found to the rear of the property having a range of hand built oak units as well as an Aga. There are various ancillary rooms available to include a pantry, a large utility room, wine cellar and cold store.

The first floor offers a well appointed Master bedroom with en-suite shower room. There are three further double bedrooms, and a fifth bedroom which is currently used as a dressing room. The luxury family bathroom features a freestanding roll top bath and there is also a further shower room. There is also a sixth bedroom which is currently used as a cinema room.

The gardens to The Old Rectory are surrounded by a mixture of stone and brick walling. To the front is a feature ornamental pond whereas to the side is a large gravelled driveway and formal lawned garden with

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mature trees and planting. To the rear is a flagstone courtyard and seating area.

There are a range of outbuildings to accommodate a variety of different uses. The old apple store has been converted into a sewing room with storage above. The coach house is currently used as a workshop; there is also a further garden store and two storey workshop which has potential for conversion, subject to planning.

The garage block is a newer addition to The Old Rectory and consists of a six bay garage with hobby rooms above.

Situated across the road from the property is a further section of garden currently used as kitchen garden which is leased from the church at a rate of £100 per annum.

• Could this be your dream house? If you would like to take a closer look, contact Emma or Tom at: Sowden Wallis, 3 Star Lane, Stamford, PE9 1PH Tel: 01780 754737 www.sowdenwallis.co.uk

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Child Friendly S Antonia Scott finds out what activities are going on locally to keep your little ones happy EVENTS

a synthetic ice rink in time for some festive cheer. Whether you’re an expert skater or a novice, children will enjoy a family day out in the run up to Christmas. For more information: www. watersidegardencentre.co.uk Tel: 01778 560000

East of England Baby & Toddler Show The popular Baby & Toddler show returns to the East of England Showground in Peterborough on Sunday 2nd November, from 10.30am – 4pm showcasing a wide variety of child-friendly exhibitors. JoJo Maman Bebe Goody bags worth more than £20 for the first 500 visitors. For more information: www.theeastofenglandbabyandtoddler show.co.uk

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Belle Showcasing their wares at the East of Vintage England Baby & Toddler Show are local event and enjoy the indoor fete-style games Stamford based suppliers Belle Vintage and homemade tea and cakes being served. who have a simply gorgeous range of original For more details contact Emma Price on: tutus, petticoats and girls’ clothing – all with a emmadsa@googlemail.com vintage feel. www.bellevintage.com Burghley Pumpkin Trail Families have until Sunday 2nd November to enjoy the Pumpkin Trail at Burghley House, open from 11am – 5pm. Children in costumes will receive a free cookie! www.burghley.co.uk Big Biology Day Returns To Stamford High School After the success of last year’s ‘Big Biology Day’ which aimed to bring biology to life for children, the event is returning on Saturday 8th November at Stamford High School. Star guest will be Dr Mike Leahy with his ‘Big Red Zoo Bus’ – a converted double-decker which houses tree frogs, bearded dragons, tarantulas, leeches and a boa constrictor. The Rutland Osprey Project will also give a presentation along with representatives from all the local wildlife trusts.

Children (and adults!) of all ages are welcome!

Joules Catalogue Returns Sale Hindmarch & Co on Uffington Road, Stamford, PE9 3AA are hosting a Joules Catalogue Returns Sale on childrens, ladies and mens’ clothing on Saturday 8th November from 10am – 3pm, £4 entry on the door and all proceeds go to Children in Need. There is a Preview Sale Evening on Friday 7th Nov from 7pm-9pm – limited tickets available at £10 each to include a glass of wine or beer from Adnams and canapés from The Exeter Arms, Easton on the Hill. Contact: 01780 762008.

Table Top Sale for Children In Need Local Stamfordian and mother Emma Price has helped to organise an old fashioned ‘Table Top Sale’ selling a variety of books, toys and crafts at Barn Hill Methodist Church on North Street/Barn Hill on Saturday 15th November to raise funds for Children in Need. She hopes families will come along and support the

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Bea’s Vintage & Craft Fair Bea’s Boutique is well known to local Stamfordians who regularly visit her beautiful children’s vintage clothing stall on Stamford Market, as well as her regular ‘pop-up shop’ at The Yard soft play centre. On Saturday 22nd November Bea is hosting a Vintage and Craft Fair at the Jubilee Church Life Centre, 5 London Road, Grantham. NG31 6EY with over 30 stalls selling vintage clothing, jewellery, home-ware, Christmas decorations and gifts, along with live themed music, a vintage beauty parlour and a tea room. Entrance is 50p. For more information visit www.facebook.com/ beasboutiquegrantham or call: 07888 679118

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The Love Stamford emporium has a loyal following whose customers rave about the welcoming play area for children, which is free if you spend £5 in the coffee bar and tempting kids ‘pick and mix’ lunch for only £3. Dinky Dancers classes run every Monday at 10am for 2-4 year olds (term time only) - £4 includes free hot drink.

SWIMMING

Water Babies runs fun innovative classes for babies and toddlers across the region. New classes are starting in November - to book a place or to find out more information, visit www.waterbabies.co.uk or Tel: 01664 567302 Toddler Splash is held in Stamford Leisure Centre on Drift Road in Stamford every Tuesday afternoon from 2pm–4pm and every Wednesday morning from 9.30am – 10.30am.

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Waterside Garden Centre in Baston is opening

Looking to test drive a baby sling?

Katie Wilkins runs the Stamford and Peterborough Sling Library and can be contacted via their Facebook page to book into the next session on Monday 3rd November in Stamford. Sessions are held locally in Stamford on first Monday of the month, the third Thursday of the month is held in Calmababy in Peterborough and the last Tuesday of the month is held in The Bourne Youth Centre. Contact www.facebook.com/ Stamfordandpeterboroughslinglibrary

STORY TIME AT STAMFORD LIBRARY

Every Wednesday afternoon from 2pm-2.30pm, staff at Stamford Library read a variety of children’s books to a captive audience – suitable for under 5’s.

BALLET

The Welland School of Dancing runs weekly Pre-School ballet classes for 3-4 year olds at The United Reformed Church Hall, Broad St, Stamford, PE9 1PJ. All classes are taught by fully qualified RAD ballet teachers and also offers two weeks of taster sessions for all new pupils. Classes are from 11:15-11:45am For more information call Maggie Purr: 07921 213024 or email: maggie@wellandschoolofdancing.co.uk

BIRTH CLASSES

Cherished Births offers birth preparation using ‘Relax, Breathe and Birth’ classes, ‘The Wise Hippo Complete Birthing Programme’ and ‘Hypno-birth Refresher Classes’. They also offer Practical Baby Care Essentials, Colic and Calming and First Aid for Babies, along with Multiple Pregnancy Parenting Workshops for those expecting twins or triplets via BabyNatal.

For more information: www.cherishedbirths. co.uk or contact Jackie: 07946 793992.

NCT CLASSES

Stamford, Bourne and Deeping NCT are hosting social pregnancy classes in the welcoming environment of The Yard soft play with their antenatal teacher on Saturday November 8th from 10am-12pm and again on Saturday December 6th from 10am-12pm. Partners welcome!

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Stamford STAMFORD NURSERY SCHOOL Antonia Scott speaks to Nicky Woodward, Manager of The Stamford Nursery School.

How long has Stamford Nursery been running?

“The Stamford Nursery School opened in 1998 in a temporary building and has since gone from strength to strength, moving to a purpose built building three years ago, with fantastic outdoor space including a wildlife garden, vegetable patch, mud kitchen and a race track!

“At the nursery, we have nine members of staff who work in our two rooms - the ‘Gosling’ room, where the rising 3 year olds learn and play, and the ‘Owl’ room, which is for Preschool children turning 4. We also have three lunchtime supervisors who come in to assist the children in the dining room, where all the children and staff sit together to enjoy the home cooked lunch.”

What do you think is the key ingredient for an ‘outstanding Nursery’?

“Children will feel that ‘this is a place for me’.

An outstanding Nursery is built on a foundation of secure, trusting and honest relationships between the children, the adults and their environment. These relationships grow from respect, care and commitment, and the children will thrive knowing that they are valued.”

What is an ‘average day’ at the nursery?

“The children arrive at the nursery between 7.45am - 9am. The morning begins with a song and discussion about what is on the day’s agenda. During the session, various activities will be on offer, including cooking, gardening, P.E, making objects, sensory experiences, exploration, painting and tree climbing.

Activities are carefully planned to reflect the needs and interests of the children.

“The Nursery embraces learning through play, which is a more free flow approach, so the children can take their learning both indoors and outdoors, making connections that are gently supported by adults. Throughout the week there are additional opportunities that children can join in, which include dance lessons, music sessions, French, Spanish and swimming lessons. We have a parent and toddler group on a Tuesday afternoon, which offers a great opportunity for younger children to experience the environment and get to know us before they start. We are lucky to have a kitchen within the Nursery which is supported by the Stamford Endowed Schools’ catering department. This ensures that all food is freshly cooked, using the best ingredients. The nursery

day finishes at 4pm and extended care is available until 6pm.”

What are the best parts to your job?

“It is a privilege to work with every child and their families. Relationships are very important to us, and the pride and joy we all feel as we share in the exciting journey children are embarking on as they join the Nursery, is tremendous. The Nursery over the last 16 years has flourished, with many children and families coming through our doors and leaving as confident, independent and enthusiastic learners!”

Explain the benefits of ‘outdoor learning’ “There is evidence that children use more verbal communication and extend their vocabulary when they are outdoors. We see this regularly, along with the calm focus, adventurous spirit and curiosity that being outdoors fosters in our children. Outdoor learning is part of our children’s daily experience and we believe that this is crucial; it is not an ‘add on’, it is truly an embedded approach to supporting children’s development.

There are numerous benefits to outdoor learning, not least that children are emerged in the natural world and learn to notice it!

“Anita Mould, our Forestry School Leader, has embarked on Forest School training and we look forward to the exciting developments within our Nursery that this promises. As children move into our Reception Classes, we take advantage of the expertise of Mr Edward Smith, the Director of Outdoor Education for the Stamford Endowed Schools. He has been named ‘Mr Adventure!’ by the children, as he takes them on regular adventures to local woodlands.”

What makes the Stamford Nursery so unique?

“As a part of the Stamford Endowed Schools, along with facilitating smooth transitions, we have the enormous benefits of the stunning facilities at the schools - the beautiful grounds, swimming pool, native language staff who teach French and Spanish and specialist sports facilities. We are excited to be introducing iPads into our provision this year for both the staff and children. Children in the Reception classrooms have been enjoying access to iPads for the last year, and they quickly became a tool that is integrated across the children’s experiences.

Our most important resource is our staff team - warm, dedicated and highly skilled.

Supporting professional development is crucial to the experience of the children and the quality of opportunities for children at Stamford Nursery School. We have two of our senior members of staff now studying towards their Early Years Foundation Degree and all other members of our staff are qualified to level 3.

One of the major assets of our Nursery is that is it overseen by an Early Years specialist who is currently studying her doctorate and has an impressive level of experience in the sector.”

To arrange a visit, please call 01780 484 400 or email sjsoffice@ses.lincs.sch.uk Stamford Nursery School Stamford Junior School Kettering Road Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2LR www.ses.lincs.sch.uk and select Nursery from the top menu.

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Lee Kang-hyo Exhibition Goldmark Gallery, 15th November – 14th December 2014

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oldmark Gallery is delighted to host the first major UK exhibition by the leading Korean potter, Lee Kang-hyo.

Lee Kang-hyo, born in Seoul in 1961, is widely regarded as one of the finest Korean potters working today. He has exhibited all over the world and his work is held in many important public and private collections including the V&A Museum, British Museum, London, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Art Institute of Chicago and International Ceramic Museum, Italy.

Lee’s work is rooted in the two Korean traditions of Onggi pottery and Bun-cheong decoration and he is renowned for being the first modern Korean potter to bring these two traditions together.

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The successful online business ‘UK Printwear’, based in St. Leonard’s Street, already has five active web shops and is also an Amazon partner, which sees their products dispatched around the world via the Amazon fulfilment service. However, after listening to a variety of local people, owner and Director, Mark Stanhope says “it appears that many Stamford residents are unhappy that they do not have access to a younger age range of affordable clothing, including basic school uniforms - and that custom printed items would be well received.” This finding, coupled with meeting many parents from St. Augustine’s School, who already purchase all their uniforms directly from UK Printwear, has led them to change this ‘online only’ policy and offer a traditional retail experience to see ‘real’ garments and try them on before purchase. It appears that although Internet shopping may be cheaper, not everyone is a fan, especially when buying school uniforms, as children come in all shapes and sizes and the ability to quickly replace a lost jumper or Polo T shirt, rather than order online and wait for it to be delivered is certainly a major benefit.

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elebrated author Richard Mabey (including the ‘Unofficial Countryside’) in conversation With Tim Dee Stamford Arts Centre Thursday 13th November 2014 8pm Come and listen to Richard discuss his life’s commitment to celebrating our countryside.

This is the opening event for the New Networks for Nature meeting: A Sense of Scale, a celebration of the art and science of nature at Stamford Arts Centre from on 13th to 15th November.

• Tickets for this event, and of the New Networks meeting, are available via www.newnetworksfornature.org.uk

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Running in Stamford – the routes with a view!

This month Georgie Fenn shares some of her favourite routes around Stamford

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IGHTS are drawing in and the leaves are on their way off their cosy branches so it’s time to either run in the day or run where street lamps light your path with a sensible reflective top on!

DAY ROUTE My first route which is a bit tough but worth it for the view of Stamford is for daytime and it is 5 miles exactly! If you live in Stamford it’s best to start at Tinwell Road (for people who don’t live in Stamford you can park on this road as it isn’t marked). From here make your way to Water Furlong which takes you to the meadows. Start off with a nice easy jog shaking out your muscles and having a stretch. When you get to the bottom of the hill turn right through the gate and follow the grass path heading towards the pylons and the bridge that crosses over the river.

After you have skipped over the bridge make a right and follow the river for a short while before you see a path that cuts across the field under a bridge – start saving your energy up because it’s relatively uphill for the next few miles. It is very straight from the bridge, just stick to the path that aims at Easton-on-the-hill and you should be fine, there are a few stiles so look out for those and if you have enough energy you could always go for the agile jump (I’m so knackered I tend to roll over the stiles.)

Once you make it to the road in Easton you should be on Church Street, if not better luck next time! Turn left on Church Street and follow the undulating road until you get to the T-junction near the pub (don’t stop here) and turn left and you’re on the home straight. Now you just need to stick to the pavement all the way down the hill on the A43 until you get to Stamford Junior School. Take the next left at Wothorpe Rd, keep to the left in the fork of the road and keep going until you get to the meadows, jog towards the car park around the meadows and then it’s the final hill up the cobbled road at the west end of Bath Row up to Austin Street and you are nearly back to Tinwell Road, Once you get to St. Peter’s Street break into a walk and cool down, Tinwell road is just over the roundabout – have a stretch and you’re done! Approximately 500 calories burnt according to my Garmin!

KEY POINTS: . There is a railway track on this run - please take your headphones out (or don’t wear headphones at all) LOOK, LISTEN, LOOK AGAIN and then cross. . Wear good footwear; there is no point getting injuries from bad trainers . If you do feel a niggling in a joint stop and rest otherwise you risk making it worse . Take a mobile phone or go with someone else in-case anything does go wrong and you need a lift NIGHT ROUTE Now for a night run, if you prefer running in company I recommend you join the Stamford Striders who cater for all abilities, all the details are on their website: www.stamfordstriders.co.uk If you prefer to run alone like myself then a route I enjoy is starting at the meadows, run towards The George Hotel but make a right as if you are heading out of Stamford towards Wothorpe, past the Junior School and take the first turning on the left, First Drift – it is dark because there aren’t many street lights but this should make you run faster, really attack the hill all the way to the top if you can! Once you get to the top you are near Bottle Lodges, turn left heading back into Stamford and it really becomes your choice how much further you want to go at this point – you can either turn right after The George Hotel and go back to the meadows or you can put in an extra loop by running past the luxurious smells of Pizza Express and turning right down Wharf Road, follow it onto St. Leonard’s Street and then turn left at the mini roundabout and go straight across the cross roads and the traffic lights, then just stay straight and you will get back to the centre of town where you can wiggle back through the square to the meadows!

KEY POINTS: . Wear Reflective clothing, this is a MUST! . Always face the direction of traffic, this means you run on the right hand side of the road and when a car comes you step on to the verge.

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THROUGH THE KEYHOLE

The Old Rectory, Thornhaugh

By Harjit Gammon

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HORNHAUGH is a small village around 6 miles to the south of Stamford which unusually boasts not one but three large properties; Thornhaugh Hall, The Manor (a farm) and The Old Rectory. The Old Rectory, though next to the village church, is not just a rectory that is old, but a rectory that is a rectory no more. This former rectory has been home to local family, Karen Rutter, her three (now grown-up) children and is now on the market.

The Old Rectory, Thornhaugh like numerous rectories up and down the land, was originally a clergy house, owned and maintained by the church, as a benefit to its rector until it passed into private ownership. Such clergy houses frequently served as administrative offices of the local parish as well as a residence, so were frequently located next to the church.

As well as serving as a residence for the rector and his family, the property was also required to receive members of the congregation and to entertain visiting church officials. In some villages historically the rectory was also the headquarters for managing the glebe land owned by the Church, with the rector entitled to collect the tithes from the land.

The Old Rectory as a result is not only impressive (great kerb appeal) and substantial in size but it is also well situated next to the church in its village setting.

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What the brochure doesn’t tell you:

• During WW 11 the house was a Land Army Hostel; home to young women, who worked on the surrounding farmland in Britain’s Dig for Victory drive.

• The girls slept in attic rooms, where they apparently wrote their names on the ceilings with the soot from their night candlesticks.

• The original building had a square shape footprint.

• The ‘new’ extension to the right of the front door (currently a Holiday Let for Hen weekends and birthday parties amongst other things) was added in 1730 and boasts a dining room (now the drawing room) for seating up to 40 according to the owner. An addition paid for and at the insistence of a wealthy rector’s wife as a pre-condition of marriage!

• In 1878 the front door elevation was built to give the house grandeur.

• There are three decorative stones on the front facade, under the drawing room windows from Fineshade Abbey.

Fineshade Abbey decorative stones.

THE PROPERTY A Grade 11 Listed Rectory, adjacent to St Andrew’s Church, Thornhaugh.

St Andrew’s Church dates from the 12th century, although was much restored in the 19th century.

The rectory dates to the early 17th and 18th Century, c.1620/1635 Arranged over four floors, with 6 reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, 10 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms plus cellar, store room, coach house & gardens.

The property and grounds extend to approximately 1.9 acres in all.

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• A cupboard door in the rector’s study has the height measurements of children and a dog dating to c.1799. The same room also has double lobby doors and may have been a receiving room for tithe payments.

• There is an enormous safe with fantastically heavy doors and a secret lock on the first floor; for safekeeping of the church tithe income perhaps.

• A cellar is kitted out with racks to hold 2,200 wine bottles.

• Every room in the house has a chimney, Karen tells me.

The perfect house with history for hosting huge house parties!

• The Old Rectory, Thornhaugh is for sale with Humberts, 5 Ironmonger St, Stamford, PE9 1PL Tel: 01780 7580900 www.humberts.com Safe on the First Floor.

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Finding the authentic England – “a Spanish view”

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“Stamford had changed my initial idea about England and English

Laura Alcázar, who is currently studying English at the Stamford Academy in the High St, gives her first impressions of our town

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have recently embarked upon a new experience far from my home country Spain. I have arrived in Stamford with the intention to improve my English and I am prepared to stay until I achieve this objective!

“In the first few weeks of my adventure I have met many interesting and friendly people who have helped me to develop a busy schedule – that’s very important if you wish to learn quickly!

“Why did I choose Stamford? I visited the town two years ago and had a very good impression about this beautiful historic place. It really is stunning.

“I like to see the old town of Stamford with its ancient streets and buildings, busy with people. The daily life in the town centre is very active; shops, cafés, schools, restaurants, the local market every Friday. The charity shops are one of the most interesting places that I have found in the town. People who work in the charity shops are helping others through their volunteer work - it’s amazing, isn’t it?

“As well, I am pleased with the healthy lifestyle of Stamford. Who said English people only eat fast food? How wrong! There are many foodies and I have found that people here eat many fruit, vegetables, fish, salads… and, sometimes, only sometimes, fast food!

“The sports facilities and large green areas close to the town such as the Meadows, Burghley House and Rutland Water allow Stamford people

people. It’s a great discovery and it’s more than the City of London.

Spanish people should come and visit the rural, green and traditional England, with its farms, animals, rivers, landscapes and most importantly its people; people who love their families, their houses, who enjoy cooking healthy food and spending their time with their children. That’s the authentic England that I have found in Stamford!”

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In the 2013 Budget the Government announced new tax incentives for childcare and Garry Wiles of Chartered Accountants Stephenson Smart explains how these have now been considerably enhanced

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To qualify all parents in the household must: • Meet a minimum income level based on working eight hours per week at the National Minimum Wage.

• Each earn less then £150,000 per year.

• Not already be receiving Tax Credits or Universal Credit.

Parents will need to register with the Government and open an online account which will be used to administer the family’s childcare payments and the 20% Government credit.

Employers are still able to set up Tax Free Childcare Voucher Schemes until the new scheme is introduced and these type of schemes if already established may continue to operate beyond Autumn 2015, offering a maximum value of £55 per week per parent in tax free childcare benefits.

If you would like further information on how as an employer you can offer tax free childcare benefits to your employees then please contact Garry Wiles on 01733 343275 or garry.wiles@ stephensonsmart.com.

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Delcor Furniture – Designed around You Delcor Furniture has become one of Stamford’s really well established stores, offering British-made, handmade sofas and chairs, tailored size-wise and finish-wise to your exact needs.

Tailor-made Their business is going from strength to strength as more and more people become familiar and comfortable with their high service levels and ability to offer tailor-made products. “We have noticed recently that as we have become better known, people are coming in with a specific purpose and the conversation is already starting some way down the decision line,” Kathleen Wilkinson, the Stamford’s store very experienced and helpful manager, told us.

New brochure and website Delcor has had a burst of growth this year, and has recently re-launched its brochure and website.

Pick up a copy of the sumptuous new brochure and take it home with you to help envision how your new piece of furniture would look in your home.

Or go on the website at www.delcor.co.uk and clickon to the fabric swatches to see what colour-way would work best for you and to create your own style board.

Designed around you Kathleen explained: “We build our business around the customer. We aim to meet the individual needs of every customer – one size fits all is not our style. All our products are tailor-made.”

Accessories Although a much smaller part of their business, Delcor are always worth popping in to for accessories – lights, mirrors, ornaments, side tables etc. And at the moment they have a couple of really interesting pieces in – a red post box which acts as shelving; and a wellie boot holder.

• Delcor, 30 Bath Row, Stamford, PE9 2QX Tel: 01780 762579 www.delcor.co.uk Opening Times: Mon-Sat 10-5 Sun 10-4 STAMFORD LIVING NOVEMBER 2014

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Hoy Enterprises Ltd Andrew Hoy & Stefanie with Rutherglen, the horse Andrew took around Burghley this year.

Stamford Junior School building on inspirational ideas from the Thinking Hands Symposium Director of Early Years at Stamford Junior School, Samantha Weeks, was lucky enough to be invited to a symposium organised by the Clayground Collective at Central St Martin’s, London, recently.

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amantha is passionate about the place of expressive arts in early childhood education and this was a valuable opportunity to look at the significance of clay work in particular, from a range of perspectives.

Around 50 professionals, including artists, educators, arts professionals and medics, came together to look at research regarding the significance of hand skills and how important these are in a child’s development. Eye surgeons, dermatologists and neurophysiologists all spoke with passion about how re-engaging their students with clay work and drawing had helped their students to improve their abilities. Bruce Noble, consultant eye surgeon, outlined how he uses his skills as an artist to teach his students to draw as a way of understanding what they are seeing as they prepare for surgery.

Samantha said of the event, “It was a thought provoking and inspiring day that delved into the relationship between the digital revolution - including 3D printers and traditional hand skills.”

Samantha will continue to work on this new research project, and The Clayground Collective hope to put together a handbook to be used within schools, including casestudies to illustrate the significance of hand skills across a breadth of disciplines.

As a result, Stamford Junior School will continue to embed traditional hand skills within their curriculum. Involvement with this exciting project serves as inspiration, justification and motivation to support the development of hand skills alongside the development of digital creativity.

• For more information please visit www.claygroundcollective.org and www.ses. lincs.sch.uk

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e aren’t shy of a few celebrities around Stamford, Gok Wan visits The George at Christmas, that man from flog it was seen filming here and it has been rumoured for years that Rowan Atkinson inhabits a lovely house in Apethorpe. However; now a very exciting new celebrity is living just half an hour away at Somerby and is set to stay - Andrew Hoy. Now for those who are not part of the equestrian world, Andrew Hoy is kind of a big deal; he is an Olympic legend who at our great loss competes for Australia and he also won our very own Burghley Horse Trials in 2004.

To local riders this means that we can use his great experience for our own benefit by going for lessons at Somerby Stables which is a great facility with both indoor and outdoor schooling facilities.

I had the pleasure of attending the opening of Hoy Enterprises Ltd and it was so lovely to meet Andrew and his absolute delight of a partner Stefanie who helps run the show. Together they make a great team and Hoy Enterprises is sure to be a success with Stefanie’s organisation skills and Andrew’s talent.

I am assured there will be a website launched before Christmas with all of the details about the facilities and how to use them – but for now contact Andrew via andrew.hoy@hoyteam.com for more information. The Hoy Enterprises are also keen supporters of Riding for the Disabled, and they accommodate the RDA at their stables in Somerby regularly.

As the yard is in the middle of luxurious Cottesmore hunting country Andrew tells me he is keen to go if he finds a horse, so you lucky people with the perfect hunt horse might consider lending Andrew a ride and you never know you might get a lesson out of it!

The Game of Life: Be, Live & Give the Very Best of You O

ften we can all feel we want more out of life, be able to achieve more and face the future with exciting goals, or need some help finding ourselves within our daily life juggle.

One local company has the answer: Courageous Success is a radical training and development company who, for over a decade have been working globally with companies from multinationals to smaller enterprises, and with people at all levels to make a positive impact in their lives: increasing potential , confidence and positivity, better relationships and generating better bottom line results.

Having been asked many times to support people outside of the working environment Courageous Success has developed their Lifestyle programmes.

Now supporting some of the most successful people on the planet – and some of the most stuck – Courageous Success Lifestyle is transforming the way that we as individuals manage ourselves and our lives. Run by their experienced team of development partners, there are three Lifestyle programmes: Life Athlete (‘stretch yourself’), Momentum (‘re-energise yourself’), Inner Power (‘maximise your inner journey’) – one of them could be just right for you.

• Want more out of your life? For more details or a confidential chat please contact Courageous Success on 01476 562418. www.courageoussuccess.com

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ambs Cookshop has transferred to the opposite side of St Mary’s St, merging into the existing Lambs China and Glass shop.

Janet Brown, owner, told SL: “It has been quite a challenge fitting everything in. The staff, several of whom have worked at Lambs for many years, have all worked very hard moving stock and fixtures.

“We have now succeeded in offering an amazing choice of products all under one roof.

It has given us the opportunity to feature our extensive selection of saucepans and specialist cook and bake ware, utensils and gadgets.

“Our reputation for offering a good choice of glassware, gifts and tableware has been enhanced by selecting old favourites and new products. And we have been able to give extra access into our rear showroom making Lambs truly now a walk-round store.

“Customers tell us they find something new each time they visit us.

With Christmas getting closer we have the inspiration for all your gift solutions.”

To celebrate these changes, the shop is launching ‘Lambs Loyalty Cards’ which will give regular customers exclusive offers and promotions.

To qualify for your card, make a purchase over £50.

Lambs History Lambs is a family business, run by Richard Stapling and Janet Brown, a brother and sister partnership. They have both been involved in the shops since leaving school in the 1960s. Their parents Steven and Muriel Stapling purchased the established hardware business in 1946 from Mr & Mrs Lamb who were relatives of the family.

Like many shopkeepers at the time, Steven & Muriel lived above the shop at 8 St Mary’s St. They had no bathroom and had to use the old Municipal baths. The building can still clearly be seen in Bath Row, marked ‘baths’.

Over the years there have been many changes: • In the 1950s Lambs China & Glass expanded in the shop that had been newly converted from a doctor’s house by SKDC at 36 St Mary’s St, later acquiring the property next door that had been the hairdressers ‘Top Notch’ in 1986.

• 1970s Lambs Cookshop started up in 31 St Mary’s St. Now occupied by The Flower House, formally Sue’s Flower House.

Lambs Hardware moved to 22 St Peter’s St where it continues to operate as a traditional hardware store run by Richard Stapling, selling gas & electric fires, cookers, white goods, lawnmowers & gardening tools, Calor gas, coal and bee-keeping equipment.

• 1980s Lambs Tableware Shop moved into 7 St Mary’s St; previously it had been Palmers TV & record shop and now is occupied by Black Orchid.

Lambs continues to evolve and develop. They are proud to offer an independent service with experienced and loyal staff who are pleased to help and advise their customers.

• Lambs China, Glass & Giftware and Cookshop 35/36 St Mary’s Street, Stamford, PE9 2DS Tel: 01780 762652 • Lambs Hardware, 22 St. Peter’s Street, Stamford, PE9 2PF Tel: 01780 763250

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arlier this year Barn Logs set up home near Wansford.

With the installation of their brand new log drying kilns they are now delivering hardwood logs of very low moisture content which means you get more heat from their logs than wetter, less seasoned firewood.

Powered by the waste wood from Barn Log’s sister company Willow Tree Services, they are utilising timber to power biomass boilers that heat the kilns. This is the perfect partnership for the two businesses as it prevents any use of fossil fuels to power the boilers.

Their kiln dried logs are very much in demand as their customers recognise the benefits of burning logs that are guaranteed to be of a moisture content of 20% or less.

“Wood will only burn efficiently once the water within it has been boiled away by the heat of the fire. The less water there is, the more heat will be given off into your room instead as steam up the chimney,” explained owners Stuart and James.

Modern wood stoves are only as efficient as the logs that are burnt in them, which is why kiln dried logs are the ultimate fuel to produce a clean, hot fire with little to no smoke from the chimney as opposed to a smouldering burn from wetter logs that give little heat and thick plumes of smoke.

• To find out more and to place an order please visit www.barnlogs.co.uk or call 01780 784055 STAMFORD LIVING NOVEMBER 2014

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Links of London silver and rose gold Aurora necklace, £75, and bracelet, £95, You and Beyond (01780 755996)

Alysia Anderson browses Stamford’s shops with festive presents in mind

Stag head ring holder, £4.99, Nook (01780 751029)

Italian leather bag, £129, and scarf, £27, Georgi Collections (01780 756444)

Pegia furry slippers, £35, Sly (01780 482870)

David Fusseneger kimono, £75, You (01780 765001)

Tom Dixon scented candle in copper and marble, £55, NGI Design (01780 766899)

Sequinned evening bag, £20, Baubles & Bangles (01780 763633) Geox ankle boot, £140, Marcia May (01780 766608)

Pink fox fur stole, £149, Jules by the Riverside (01780 755948) Reversible headband, £39.95, Robinsons of Stamford (01780 755378)

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Silver dollar tree ornament, £42.50, You (01780 765001)

Polish Pottery midnight star tea pot, from £16.95, Country Traditionals (01780 755409)

Wool and silk starry scarf, £69, Energy (01780 765633) Marie Jo Tilda lingerie, from £45, Chameleon (01780 755405) Recycled leather e-reader case, £20, and coin purse, £13.50, Sly (01780 482870)

Cyberjammies pyjamas, £48, Chameleon (01780 755405)

Radley i-phone case, £25, Robinsons of Stamford (01780 755378)

Patterned snood, £30, Attic (01780 766667)

Gold-plated sixpence necklace, £90, and semi-precious stone bracelets, £23, Paradise Found (01780 764439)

Christmas design recycled bag, £5.50, Funky Bag Lady, Stamford Loves (07741 302480)

Lampe Berger fragrance lamp, £25, Sinclairs (01780 765421)

Handmade glass friendship ball, from £7.99, Lambs (01780 762762) STAMFORD LIVING NOVEMBER 2014

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Cheaney leather brogues, £325, Anand Shoes of Stamford (01780 767688)

Stamford coaster, £3.50, Snow Designs & Interiors (01780 751551)

Limited edition handmade White Robin watch, £9,800, Robert Loomes (01780 481319)

Red stag wool throw, £44.95, The Woolroom (01780 767927)

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Sporting Prowess board game, £15, Sinclairs (01780 765421)

Burgon & Ball watering can, £14.95, Chez Soi (01780 482845)

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Muck boots, £100, Stamford Garden Centre (01780 765656)

Remus Uomo wool and silk blazer, £200, Coneys (01780 481298)

Post box shelf unit, £135, Delcor (01780 762579)

Goodyear tartan slippers, £24.99, North Shoes (01780 755400)

Denby ceramic bowls and bamboo tray set, £20, Lambs (01780 762762)

Silk and wool scarf, 54.99, Digby & Gunn (01780 754296)

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Dragonfly jar, from £8.50, H-works (01780 754605)

Pioneros leather belt, £35, Robinsons of Stamford (01780 755378)

Tin fish mug, £9.99, Digby & Gunn (01780 754296)

Loake shoecare pouch, £30, North Shoes (01780 755400)

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Kitzbuhel children’s wool slippers, from £30, North Shoes (01780 755400)

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Handmade child’s rocking chair, £149, Love Stamford (07749 973660)

Leather bracelet, £15.99, Digby & Gunn (01780 754296)

Cath Kidston ballerina bag, £29, and doll, from £5.95, Chez Soi (01780 482845)

Donkey wool booties, £23.99, The Woolroom (01780 767927)

Stieff teddy in a suitcase, £47.99, Anand Shoes of Stamford (01780 767688)

Wool fingerless gloves and mittens, £25, Energy (01780 765633)

Sailcloth washbag, £27.99, Digby & Gunn (01780 754296)

Carrie Elspeth heart necklace, £16.50, and bracelet, £12, Cloudnine (01780 751716)

Stamford Holistic Therapies spiced candle, from £7.50, Love Stamford

Dinosaurs, from £12, and doll’s pram, £23, Bubble & Squeak (01780 755799) STAMFORD LIVING NOVEMBER 2014

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STAMFORD NEW BUSINESS START-UPS…

Follow your heart, d Nicholas Rudd-Jones chats with the 30+ entrepreneurs who have taken the plunge and set up on their own in or around Stamford in the last year, to find out about the ups and downs of striking out on your own

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SO remember the excitement of starting my own publishing business in 2001 – the excitement of the first magazine coming off the press, the first cheque arriving which I pinned on the wall and admired (until my accountant pointed out this was not ideal for cash flow), waking up in the morning and realising that something amazing was in the process of being created.

Beautica Nature of Business: Beauty Salon Owner: Aga Sobierajska Contact details: 1 Silver Lane, Stamford PE9 2BT Tel: 01780 759 086 www.beautica.co.uk Month started: August 2013 What makes you different: “Perfectionism & passion in my work. I see it as art.”

Best moment: “2nd Place UK Nail Technician of the Year, Birmingham 2012.”

Biggest challenge: “Finding hard working, talented & passionate colleagues to join my team. I have found two great people in Kate & Maggie.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “However difficult circumstances seem to be at the beginning of your journey, if you truly love what you do, you will be successful!”

All those types of feelings exist when you start your own business, and they make all the hard work more than worthwhile, especially those frantic last few days before launch or opening!

So what advice did the 2014 crop of entrepreneurs give to anyone else planning to start their own business? These are the most frequent bits of advice: • Follow your heart, do what you love • Expect it to be really hard work, especially the first few months • Be very grateful of family & partner support • Research and plan carefully • Be different and original; have the courage of your convictions • Just Do it!!

It was a huge pleasure to meet up with so many vibrant, new independent businesses – long may you all thrive!

Start Up! Stamford is a brand new competition launched by some churches and business people in Stamford, to help young people get started in business.

Initial funding of £5,000 is available to the winner.

You can enter if you are aged 17-21 and live in Stamford or the surrounding area. The deadline for entry is Nov 7th 2014. Find out more at http://youth-startup.org.uk

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Café au Chocolat Nature of Business: Café and Crêperie Owner: Krystyna Szypryt Contact details: 2 Ironmonger St, Stamford, PE9 1PL Tel: 01780 437080 Month started: July 2014 What makes you different: “We are the only café / eaterie offering a choice of savoury (buckwheat flour) and sweet crêpes in Stamford, single origin coffees, luxury continental chocolates, speciality teas and French style patisserie.”

Best moment: “When a customer commented on the coffee being the best in town!”

Biggest challenge: “Finding permanent full-time staff. I have a great team of fully trained, enthusiastic and committed part-time staff.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Undertake thorough research to understand the market / competition and the gaps; be prepared to exceed budget; and having a supportive partner who appreciates the challenges and demands of a new business is paramount!”

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Creature Comforts Pet Sitting Nature of Business: Pet Sitting Owner: Rowena Radford Contact details: Tel: 07759 962166; www.creaturecomforts.org.uk rowena@creaturecomforts.org.uk Month started: July 2014

What makes you different: “I offer a bespoke pet sitting service so pets can be kept in the comfort of their own homes. I provide a professional service backed up by a professional qualification.”

Best moment: “When my website went live and I got my first online enquiry! I worked so hard for weeks on end writing text for the website and planning its design, so seeing it all pay off was amazing!”

Biggest challenge: “Probably writing all of the text for the website as I’m naturally quite lazy when it comes to any kind of written work!!

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “THINK LOCAL! I joined my local WIBN (Women In Business Network) networking group in Stamford and now communicate regularly with various local businesses in order to encourage cross promotion.”

Country Traditionals

Nature of Business: Polish stoneware and home accessories Owner: Nicola Tame Contact details: 10a Maiden Lane, Stamford, PE9 2AX Tel: 01780 755409 www.countrytraditionals.co.uk Month started: June 2014 (second branch)

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What makes you different: “We are the UK’s largest importers of Polish pottery from the world famous Ceramica Artystyczna pottery works in Boleslawic, Poland.”

Best moment: “Opening our shop door for business after a manic two weeks painting shelves and stocking all the shelves up, and the look of amazement on customers’ faces when they walk through the door.”

Biggest challenge: “The biggest challenge is to get as many customers into the shop and hooked on our range of pottery as possible; once they have bought their first piece we know they will be collecting it for many years to come.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Make sure first of all there is a gap in the market for the range you intend to stock, and that you have allowed for the cost of overheads/location and a great staff if you do not intend to be in the shop 24/7 yourself!”

Nature of Business: Gift Shop Owner:Alison Ireland Contact details: 4 Stamford Walk, Stamford, PE9 2JE 01780 751716 cloudninedeeping@gmail.com Month started: Oct 2013

Denhams Jewellery

What makes you different: “An amazing variety of gifts that offer something different to suit all purses.”

Best moment: “Customers becoming regulars and introducing their friends to the shop listening to their reactions when they view the ranges.”

Biggest challenge: “FOOTFALL - being down a lane off the High Street, with lower footfall many people remark they don’t usually come down the lanes - so word of mouth is proving very valuable.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Choose something that you have passion about and constantly review and adapt to meet the ever changing needs of the market.”

Nature of Business:Jewellers Owner: Sarah Stamp Contact details: 8 St Mary’s St, Stamford, PE9 2DE (the old Lambs cookware shop) Month started: Nov 2014 (branches already in Leicester & Market Harborough) What makes you different: “Diamonds are my speciality. We have loose diamonds, which we can make bespoke in our workshops, and we can re-model existing jewellery.”

What drew you to Stamford? “It was voted Britain’s Best Place to Live. I have always known it well, and love shopping here.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Do something you already know plenty about!”

Ecig Wizard Nature of Business:E-cigarettes Owner: Nick Wilson Contact details: 3 St Leonard’s Street, Stamford, PE9 2HU Tel: 07745 631959 Month started: March 2014 What makes you different: “I was a customer of theirs in Peterborough, and liked what they offered so much I set up my own branch.”

Best moment: “When my first customer came into the shop and made a purchase.”

Biggest challenge: “Getting the keys to the shop on a Friday, and opening the following Monday.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Speak to people who have already done something similar. Make sure you have thought through all the little details, including the ‘phone line!”

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Case offers, Christmas Wine delivery, an unrivalled wine selection and knowledge in Stamford.

Whether it’s wines for Christmas Day, or presents for friends, come and see us for a rewarding alternative to the supermarket.

Personalised hampers, artisan cheese, and local gins, supplied by people who know what they are talking about.

Keep an eye on the website for events in our wine bar.

Though our shop is small, our list is extensive.

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

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Opening Times Mon – closed | Tue – 9am-5pm Wed – 9am-7pm | Thurs – 9am-6pm Fri – 9am-5pm | Sat – 9am-4pm Sun – by appt only

Tel: 01780 757781

10a Upper Floor, St Paul’s Street, Stamford, Lincs. PE9 2BE

NEW SHOP now open

10a Maiden Lane, Stamford, Lincs

Tel: 01780 755409

Open Mon-Sat 10am – 5pm

www.countrytraditionals.co.uk Stockist of Artyfarty designs – home accessories - www.artyfartydesigns.co.uk

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STAMFORD NEW BUSINESS START-UPS…

Electrolysis & Skincare Studio

Nature of Business: Electrolysis and Skincare.

Specialist Beauty Therapy Owner: Carolyn Claypole Contact details: The George Hotel Mews, Stamford, PE9 2LB Tel: 01780 763620 www.escstudio.co.uk Month started: July 2014

King’s Head

Love Stamford

Nature of Business: Pub with food Owner: David Waycott Contact details: Maiden Lane, PE9 2AZ Tel: 01780 753510 Month started: Dec 2013 (re-furbished and re-opened)

Nature of Business: Independent Retail Centre - Containing Shops, Coffee Bar and Children’s Play Area all under one roof Owner: Andraya Contact details: Corn Exchange, Broad St, Stamford Month started: April 2014

What makes you different: “I love the German word to describe it - Gemütlich - meaning comfortable, pleasant, cosy.”

Best moment: “The reception from locals and previous drinkers.”

Biggest challenge: “Getting the confidence back, people using it as an eating house as well as for drinks.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Make sure you have the financial resources to survive the first roller-coaster year. Build a good team around you.”

What makes you different: “Over 20 years experience in electrolysis; and 11 years experience of lecturing and training in electrolysis and advanced electrolysis.”

Best moment: “When I realised that I have chosen the right name for the business, and successfully attracted my target audience.”

Biggest challenge: “Taking time off!!”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Remember how important your customers are to you. Client care is our number one priority!”

The Flower House Nature of Business: Florist Owner: Tracy Burr Contact details: 31 St Mary’s Street, Stamford, PE9 2DS Tel: 01780 753225 www.theflowerhousestamford.co.uk Month started: April 1st 2014 (purchased existing business) What makes you different: “We have a seating area for bridal and sympathy consultations, offering comfort and privacy during what can be difficult times.

Also, I’m a wedding photographer, so I understand the wedding industry and know many of the local wedding venues. We exclusively offer Vera Wang wedding and gift flowers.”

Best moment: “Having the shop front repainted. Hollie and Richard’s wedding in August.

The overwhelming response to our flowers on the day and since.”

Biggest challenge: “On buying an existing business, with 34 years of history. I’m still trying to eliminate the old website!”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Don’t ever think that it is a 9-5 job, running your own business is far from it. Delegate where you can and follow your dreams.”

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What makes you different: “Love Stamford is the only centre of its kind in the whole of Stamford with shops, coffee bar and children’s play area, lots of small independently owned businesses working as a community under one roof.”

Best moment: “Seeing children come in so excited to be here and parents equally excited that they can have some peace and quiet to enjoy a nice fresh coffee and chat whilst the children play.”

Biggest challenge: “Everyone loves the culture, uniqueness and special service you can receive from an independent shop; however people need to continue to shop at small businesses if they wish to continue to have them.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: Stop wishing and start doing. Starting a business will always be a risk and no one is ever in the ideal situation to do it.”

Milano The Loft Hair Boutique

Nature of Business: Coffee, Bar & Aperitivi Owner: Giovanni Contact details: 16 St Mary’s Hill, Stamford, PE9 2DP Month started: April 2014

What makes you different: “We are a unique, stylish and modern hair salon which personalises our skill to suit our client’s every need.”

Best moment: “I think my best moment was the influx of clients from day one. The support and following we have had is amazing and couldn’t be more pleased with the success of The Loft.”

Biggest challenge: “Definitely the workload!

We accommodate as many clients as physically possible in a day, mostly resulting in extra hours to fit in the demand of work.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “I would definitely say ‘work /life balance’ is a necessity … enjoy work but also make time to have a little fun!”

What makes you different: “Authentic Italian concept – drinks, ambience, and style. European feel. We aren’t quite like anywhere else in town! We are not a pub, but you can get a beer; we are not just a coffee shop, but you can always get delicious home made cakes. We are not a restaurant, but you can always have something really tasty to eat.”

Best moment: “Seeing customers who ‘get’ what we’re about. A lady having a pre-lunch Bellini cocktail. A diner coming in for a postdinner coffee at 10pm on their way home.”

Biggest challenge: “Getting people in to see what we’re about. Once they get it, they love it.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Believe in the concept, stick with the original idea, try to be different.”

Nature of Business: Hair Salon Owner: Claire Webster Contact details: 10a, St Paul’s St, Stamford, PE9 2BE; Tel: 01780 757781 websterhair@live.co.uk Month started: Nov 2013

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Morello Deli

Perch & Preen

Nature of Business: Italian Restaurant & Deli Owner: Attilio Maruca Contact details: Old Barn Passage, St. Marys St, Stamford, PE9 2DT Tel: 01780 48916 Month started: Autumn 2013 (deli)

Nature of Business: Essential beauty treatments Owner: Faith Elizabeth Bailey Contact details: 4 All Saints’ Street, Stamford, PE9 2PA perchandpreen@hotmail.com Month started: May 2014 (after 3.5 successful years of trading in Oakham)

What makes you different: “We are a fresh cooked food restaurant and deli, baking our own bread.”

Best moment: “Every day when our customers are happy and satisfied.”

Biggest challenge: “Getting enough people to discover us.”

The appeal of Stamford: “Stamford is a very different town to everywhere else we’ve been; we love it and would like to stay here.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Be original, be different.”

Nigel Rhodes Fine Art Nature of Business: Fine Art, Antiques and Decorative Owner: Nigel Rhodes Contact details: 7 High Street, St Martin’s, Stamford, PE9 2LF Tel: 01780 756 667 / 07950 271 898 Month started: Nov 2014 (30 years already in Lincoln) What makes you different: “Quality of works for sale, outside of London.”

Best moment: “Satisfaction of seeing clients’ homes finished.”

Biggest challenge: “Finding this quality of artwork.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Enjoy what you do and be dedicated.”

What makes you different: “Me!!!!! There’s absolutely no appointment, all treatments are taken on a ‘first come first served’ basis. It’s an open parlour; treatments are done on original 1950s barbers’ chairs. The interiors, bright, burlesque and fun.”

Best moment: “When I realised how appreciated and missed I was in Oakham as I’ve had approximately 400 clients follow me over.

THANK YOU!” Biggest challenge: “Keeping the parlour as much the same as my previous one in Oakham, ‘ if it’s not broken don’t fix it’. Finding someone reliable, friendly, presentable and trustworthy to work alongside me, thank you Rebecca Poupos!

Advice to anyone else starting a new business: “Keep it simple!”

Simpsons Butchers, Stamford Garden Centre Nature of Business: Butchers, pies. cheeses Owner: Gary Simpson Contact details: Stamford Garden Centre, Casterton Road, Stamford, PE9 4BB Tel: 01780 757499 Month started: May 2014 (5th outlet; originally launched in 2000)

What makes you different: “We offer a range that many other places just do not offer. We really do buy the best raw materials so we can make and supply our products with confidence. We can accommodate large orders right through to the smallest and offer advice that really is second to none.”

Best moment: “When customers appreciate all the effort and hard work that we all put in to make sure people are happy and we get repeat customers.”

Biggest challenge: “Managing all 5 of our shops and making sure standards are kept in every one of those stores. I love a challenge and thrive on pressure so can’t wait until Christmas…. is over that is!!”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Make sure you are confident in what you are planning to do and make sure you plan what your break-even costs would have to be, including things liable to breakdown or that you will have to replace.”

Simpsons have recently won Lincolnshire Butcher of the Year at the Lincolnshire Poacher Competition.

POZE Lingerie

Six Bells, Witham on the Hill

What makes you different: “Quality of service, welcoming approach, affordable luxury.”

Best moment: “Putting my creative ideas into practice in the boutique’s design Biggest challenge: “Working out how to get the most out of social media!”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: Carry out market research. It needn’t be expensive – Monkey Survey & on-the-street surveys

What makes you different: “We always want to do it better.”

Best moment: “May 2013 - getting the keys to The Six Bells.”

Biggest challenge: “Managing our 60 employees across two sites.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Roll up your sleeves, work as hard as you can and always strive to do it better.”

Nature of Business: Lingerie Owner: Zoe Phillips Contact details: 2 Star Lane, Stamford, PE9 1PH Tel: 01780 753886, info@poze-lingerie.uk Month started: Oct 2014

Nature of Business: Pub & Restaurant with Bed & Breakfast Accommodation Owner: James & Sharon Trevor Contact details: Main Street, Witham on The Hill, Bourne, PE10 0JH Tel: 01778 590360 www.sixbellswitham.co.uk Month started: July 2014 (also own the Beehive in Peterborough)

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STAMFORD NEW BUSINESS START-UPS…

Snowdens Nature of Business: Medical (podiatry & physio), Complementary Health (Reflexology, Indian head Massage), Beauty Owner: Susan Lester Contact details: Snowdens Hospital, Scotgate, Stamford, PE9 2YF Tel: 01780 762244 www.snowdensfootclinic.co.uk Month started: January 2014

Stamford Homes

What makes you different: “Well, one thing is our courtyard garden – cultivated calm, which so many people comment on.”

Best moment: “Anytime a new patient comes in who I can really help!”

Biggest challenge: “Getting the building and rooms in the great shape they are now. It took longer than expected to get everything together!”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “You’re never too old to start afresh. I started this business when I was 63!”

Nature of Business: Lettings Owner: Anita McKinney Contact details: Tel: 01780 444835 www.stamfordhomes.co.uk anita@stamfordhomes.co.uk Month started: March 2014

Sowden Wallis Nature of Business: Estate Agency & Lettings Owners: Emma Sowden and Tom Wallis Contact details: 3 Star Lane, Stamford, PE9 1PH Tel: 01780 754737 www.sowdenwallis.co.uk Month started: May 2014 What makes you different?: “We set up Sowden Wallis to deliver a personal approach to Estate Agency, where our clients aren’t just a number; in essence the way an Independent Estate Agency should be.”

Best moment: “Seeing our first sale agreed board.”

Biggest challenge: “Dispelling the view of your stereotypical estate agent - something Sowden Wallis certainly is not!”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Plan your time effectively, but most importantly - enjoy it!”

The Stamford Deli Nature of Business: Deli, Coffee & Sandwiches Owner: Kelly Combes Contact details: 36b High St, Stamford, PE9 2BB Tel: 01780 755772 Month started: Feb 2014 What makes you different: “Fresh, ready to go, working creatively with suppliers.”

Best moment: “Selected to be the café at Hunstanton Tennis Week – serving 1,000 hot drinks a day!”

Biggest challenge: “Realising that I need to push my lunch offer – that’s what people want as well!”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Just Do It! Stay true to what you are. Make a plan, but constantly review it.”

Stamford Eye Clinic Nature of Business: Opticians Owner: Malvinder Hanspal FBDO Contact details: The Stamford Eye Clinic, 32 St Peter’s Street, Stamford, PE9 2PF Tel: 01780 767403 www.thestamfordeyeclinic.co.uk Month started: June 2014

What makes you different?: “I’m an experienced landlord myself working on behalf of other landlords.”

Best moment: “Seeing my first ‘To Let’ sign going up.”

Biggest challenge: “Finding new landlords.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Follow your natural instinct - don’t be persuaded otherwise!”

Stamford Wine Bar Nature of Business: Wine Bar & Wine Merchants Owner: Blake Johnston Contact details: 10 St Paul’s St, Stamford, PE9 2BE Tel: 01780 757844 www.thestamfordwinecompany.com Month started: Oct 13 What makes you different: “Much wider selection of wines, unique grape varieties, new wines every week, stunning garden Best moment: “Live Music event – Annabel Williams – jazz singer and vocal coach on X-Factor.”

Biggest challenge: “Sticking to business model, not trying to do everything.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Write your business plan and stick to it.”

What makes you different: “Combining leadingedge clinical capabilities with a relaxed, homely feel and an original choice of products.”

Best moment: “When a customer said ‘I never had this much attention!’ We take our time to get it right.”

Biggest challenge: “Getting people to know who we are and where we are.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Be practical, have a watertight plan, look closely at the competition and offer something different.”

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STAMFORD NEW BUSINESS START-UPS…

Stamford Yoga Ltd 23 seven Clothing Nature of Business: Yoga and Pilates Classes Owner: Marcus Parr-Black Contact details: 12 Broad Street Stamford PE9 1PG Tel: 01733 689041 info@stamfordyoga. co.uk www.stamfordyoga.co.uk Month started: September 2014 What makes you different: “Dedicated Yoga Studios - open 7 days per week - various styles of Yoga and teachers - theme classes e.g. Yoga For Abs, Yoga For Youthfulness and Beauty etc.”

Best moment: “Taking our first reservations.”

Biggest challenge: “Setting up the business and getting the website and online booking system operational.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: Take the risk...enjoy the thrill! Enjoy the new chapter in your life. Be ready for lots of preparation before you even intend opening.”

Tanya Vaughan Nature of Business: Interior Design Owner: Tanya Vaughan Contact details: 9a Saint George’s Square, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2BN 01780 762218 www.tanyavaughan.com Month started: Sept 2014 What makes you different: “Not mainstream brands. Halfway between architectural and soft furnishings e.g. cornices as well as curtains Best moment: “Getting my name hoisted up above the door. Realising that this is it, it’s really going to happen!”

Biggest challenge: “Lack of time, I’m incredibly busy already.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Follow your heart, do what you love.”

Tinc

(stands for ‘think, inspire, create’) Nature of Business: Stationery, gifts and gadgets Store Manager: Rebecca Fitzsimons Contact details: 29 High St, Stamford, PE9 2BB Tel: 01780 754359 Month started: March 2014 (part of a small chain) What makes you different: “Trendy & fun, but grown-up at the same time.”

Best moment: “Running a painting competition with a local primary school and handing out the winning prize.”

Biggest challenge: “A lot of people still don’t know we’re here! Even on Sundays!”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Help other businesses around you and they will help you.”

Nature of Business: Fashion Owners: Jonno & Ruth Wyatt Contact details: 3 Stamford Walk, Stamford, PE9 2JE Tel: 01780 238008 www.23seven.co.uk Month started: Oct 2013 What makes you different: “We have our own style, we have labels no one else has and we only do small runs of any one item.”

Best moment: “Our busy opening day. After all the hard work that was satisfying.”

Biggest challenge: “Staying ahead.

It’s a difficult profession made harder by the Internet & cheap outlets but you can’t beat quality & trying things on.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Find your niche market & have enough time & money behind you to give it chance. It could take 3 years to become established.”

Woofwebshop Nature of Business: Dog e-boutique for town and country dogs (online shop and trader at events) Owner: Katy McNally Contact details: woofwebshop.co.uk sales@woofwebshop.co.uk Month started: October 2014 What makes you different: “My brand is bright, modern and cheeky and aimed at the modern dog owner.

Humphrey, my own Pug dog, ‘approves’ all products so that I sell only the best doggie products. I am also the UK’s premier supplier of The Blissful Dog organic butters range.”

Best moment: “A customer telling me that my Nose Butter had improved her dog’s dry nose in 2 days.”

Biggest challenge: “Balancing my day job, my business and my life! (I still work full time elsewhere).”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Don’t let people tell you you can’t do it; I started as a hobby, on a budget with little experience be determined!”

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The Yard Nature of Business: Soft Play Centre and Café for families with children under 8 Owner: Aimee Swift & Jo Henchy Contact details: Unit 2, West Street Business Park, Stamford, PE9 2PL Tel: 01780 480610 www.theyardstamford.co.uk hello@theyardstamford.co.uk Month started: May 2014 What makes you different: “We want to make the yard into a little community hub, we want to keep it interesting and exciting for families, by offering classes, pop-up shops and craft workshops.”

Best moment: “Possibly the night before we opened. We were there till nearly midnight after two weeks of 12+ hour days, with all our family and friends helping but looking around at what we created and feeling happy that we had finally done it and were ready to open our doors.”

Biggest challenge: “To stick to our business plan and not let external parties influence our vision too much. Also balancing work with family life especially with such young children - thank goodness for understanding husbands and supportive grandparents!”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Consider a partnership, you can bring different skills and experience and halve the workload. We always say we could never do this alone, its hard work but it’s worth it!”

No. 3 The Yard Nature of Business: Restaurant Owners: Tim Luff & Simon McCenery Contact details: Ironmonger St, Stamford, PE9 1PL Tel: 01780 756080 www.theyardrestaurant.biz Month started: Aug 2014 (previously Jim’s Yard; new ownership) What makes us different: “We don’t set out to be different, but we do try to reflect the times we live in, and work very hard to exceed our customers’ expectations.”

Best moment: “Getting the keys!”

Biggest challenge: “Completing the vision we have for the business.”

Advice to anyone else starting a business: “Make sure the financials stand up to scrutiny. The rent is less than 10% of turnover. Understand your market.

Have the complete backing of your family. Know your competitors.”

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OUT & ABOUT

Melton Bucking the trend on high street downturn and making a strong statement as the Rural Capital of Food, Amander Meade discovers that Melton Mowbray is so much more than just a market…

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MERE ten minutes by train from Oakham, Melton is so accessible (Adult return £7.20) and offers such versatile shopping that after a recent visit I vowed to visit much more regularly. The town centre is only two or three minutes’ walk from the station and if you go on market day you will find the streets full of shoppers filling their bags with fresh, locally grown produce. I made straight for Dickinson & Morris to meet their Managing Director, Stephen Hallam who had volunteered to be my guide for the morning.

As well as running the legendary Olde Pork Pie Shoppe at the heart of the town, Stephen relishes his voluntary ambassadorial role as an enthusiastic champion of the region, regularly representing market traders and other retailers at tourism events up and down the country. “We have one of the strongest brands in the UK in the Melton Mowbray pork pie,” he explains, “but we are not alone. We co-exist within the same market place as other great makers such as the Melton Cheeseboard and the Long Clawson Dairy, home of stilton cheese, and the Belvoir Brewery. Melton Mowbray absolutely deserves its branding as Rural Capital of Food as we have more protected food status that any other town in the UK.” First on our list is a walk through the traditional street market in the town centre where there are stalls offering all the usual fruit and veg plus the more unusual – handmade ceramics, traditional toys, leather goods, clothes, shoes and even wigs. National chains rub shoulders harmoniously with the flourishing independents. There are over a hundred makers and suppliers of food in Melton so choice is certainly not a problem.

Next a tour of the farmers market held each Tuesday and Friday morning which was absolutely buzzing with fabulous food and shoppers tasting, testing and buying. “People in this region are very canny about food,” Stephen explains. “In times of austerity especially, people want better value for money and in a country where thirty per cent of all food between field and fork is wasted, Melton folk prefer to buy and eat fresh produce with an excellent provenance – it makes more sense financially and environmentally.”

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Stephen’s passion for the town is clear and he relishes the contribution visitors make to the town especially those who buy a pork pie to take home – one of the four and a half thousand pies and just under a tonne of sausages sold at the shop each week during peak season.

The Melton Cheeseboard is famed for its Stilton and stocks well over a hundred other varieties of cheese. Cheese lovers are welcome to call in and try before experimenting with some new flavours.

A family business, the shop has a long association with the Long Clawson Dairy who make award winning Stilton and a fantastic aged Red Leicester. As well as the full Long Clawson range, you’ll find Cropwell Bishop Lincolnshire Poacher, Godminster Organic Vintage Cheddar, Bertelin Staffordshire Farmhouse Cheese, Shorrocks Lancashire and Sparkenhoe Farm’s range here.

Trevor and Sarah Neal are the proprietors of gift shop Bright Stuff on Burton Street and agree that Melton retailers are amongst the hardest working in the region. “Everyone works together to try and improve shopping in the town for customers. There are lots of independent traders which also adds interest to the mix.” Among its stock Bright Stuff has a selection of over three hundred different jigsaws which must be among the largest selections in the East Midlands.

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With a loyal clientele in Rutland and much valued for high quality service within a relaxed and professional atmosphere, Thomas & Thomas are delighted to have opened a new hairdressing salon on the High Street in Melton Mowbray where there are some fabulous discounted offers available as well as a really clear and affordable price list. With free consultations and handy interim fringe trims, you can create and maintain your ideal look for longer. Having trained and worked at the highest level in the capital, Thomas and his team strive to offer London standard hairdressing to customers in this region.

If you thought small regional theatres were struggling, think again! Rediscovered as a place to hone and refine material before tours of larger venues, theatres like Melton’s are playing host to the likes of Marcus Brigstock, Mark Steel, Elio Pace and Dave Spikey – and that’s just in the next few weeks.

The newly refurbished and family run Regal Cinema has been well and truly adopted by local people who are making the most of the comfortable environment and eclectic offering of films and, more recently, live satellite broadcasts of events at the National and Globe Theatres. You can find all the current listings information on the website. One customer remarked “It’s so much nicer to support a family run cinema in the town than see films at a soulless multiplex – we are regulars and have taken up membership which gives great discounts.”

If you are loving the sound of the Vale of Belvoir, local property expert Dee Barton from Melton Premier Estates has this to say, “Melton Mowbray is a truly historic market town with a great deal to offer in terms of great transport links, a thriving community and surrounding it are some of the most picturesque villages in the Midlands. We are extremely busy in the Vale of Belvoir with property here much in demand.” Premier Estates are an agency with a difference; they offer highly competitive rates to vendors and landlords as they work predominantly on line. They do however provide a full face to face and hands on service

DIRECTORY: Bright Ideas Tel: 01664 566766 www.brightideasgiftshop.com Dickinson & Morris (Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe) Tel: 01664 562341 www.porkpie.co.uk Melton Cheeseboard Tel: 01664 562257 Melton Mowbray Cattle Market and Farmers Market Tel: 01664 562 971 www.meltonmowbraymarket .co.uk Melton Mowbray Traditional Street Market Tel: 01664 564 559 www.meltonmowbraytownestate.co.uk Melton Premier Estates Tel: 01664 738 440 www.meltonpremier.co.uk or Oakham Premier Estates Tel: 01572 337 837 www.oakhampremier.co.uk Melton Theatre Tel: 01664 851111 www.meltontheatre.co.uk Regal Cinema www.regalcinemamelton.com Snail Pottery Tel: 01400 272374 www.snailpottery.co.uk Thomas & Thomas Hairdressing Tel: 01664 566812

and offer their clients a highly personalised service which includes telephone access twenty four hours a day and a very nonstandard approach to office hours, preferring instead to arrange appointments at the convenience of the client. As a result of their success in Melton, the team are currently offering this very individual, independent estate agency package to clients in Rutland too via Oakham Premier Estates.

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Sixth Form

S i x t h Fo r m O p en E vening Thursday 13 November 2014 6 PM - 9 PM Bourne Grammar School, South Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9JE Telephone: 01778 391646 Fax:01778 394872 Email: sixthform@bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk Website: www.bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk 62

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Bourne Grammar School Sixth Form Open Evening: Nov 13th A

-Levels are changing. Students moving into the Sixth Form in September 2015 will be the first to experience the reformed A-Levels but only in certain subjects.

An initial list of subjects which will be affected by the reforms for courses starting in September 2015 has been published and includes: English Language, English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, History, Art, Business Studies, Economics and Computing. All other subjects will adopt the new format from September 2016.

Jonathan Maddox, Headteacher at Bourne Grammar School, explains what these changes mean for students: “Reforms to A-Levels mean that the AS examinations taken at the end of Year 12 will be ‘free-standing’ and will not contribute to the final A-Level grade achieved at the end of Year 13; the final A-Level grade will be determined entirely as a result of students’ performance in their examinations at the end of Year 13. The increased breadth of the new syllabuses means that students may be better prepared to study a given subject at degree level.”

Under the present arrangements, marks achieved at the end of Year 12 when students take their AS examinations do count as part of

the final A-Level grade and this will continue to apply to the subjects yet to be reformed for courses starting in September 2015.

Bourne Grammar School has opted to continue AS examinations for all subjects, but each school and college must make its own decision. If you are looking at Sixth Form options it is worth checking what is being offered where you are looking in light of the changes.

Choosing which subjects to study beyond GCSE is possibly one of the biggest decisions young people have to make. Those who hope to go to a top university in a couple of years’ time will need to research whether any specific subjects are needed as an absolute requirement for a particular course.

It is worth finding out which Exam Board syllabus is being offered for each subject being considered as these tend to vary from school to school and the content for a particular A-level can differ.

Some schools cater for a vocation/academic mix, while others focus on academic subjects that give the best potential for achieving a place at one of the most sought after universities.

Whilst changing school may seem like a daunting prospect, many students make that

choice and join Bourne Grammar School each year and go on to achieve the A-Level grades needed for securing the university place, apprenticeship or employment of their choice.

The best advice is to attend Sixth Form open evenings where you can ask students currently studying the subjects you’re interested what it’s like to be a student in that particular school.

Don’t rely on exam results league tables to make your choice as you may not be getting the full picture or may not be comparing like for like. The most important question to consider is whether you feel you will be happy at your chosen post-16 school or college.

• Bourne Grammar School Sixth Form Open Evening is on 13th November from 6pm-9pm.

For more information visit www.bournegrammar.lincs.sch.uk.

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outh Africa’s extraordinary natural beauty and cultural diversity often amazes visitors to the country. Superb infrastructure, a great variety of accommodation and world class service mean that South Africa has something to offer the most discerning traveller and is culturally and scenically inspiring.

Cosmopolitan, relaxed and with a comfortable Mediterranean climate, Cape Town is the ideal gateway into South Africa. Sandwiched between the Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean, the city enjoys one of the world’s most spectacular locations. Take a cable car to the summit of Table Mountain for superb views over Cape Town and the beaches beyond: visit Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, or stroll along Kirstenbosch Gardens the attractive Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in the Cape Town is the perfect base from which to explore the Cape city’s old port area, full of vibrant restaurants, shops and cafés.

Winelands, the Cape Peninsula and the seaside town of Hermanus. Big Arts and the theatre will not disappoint, and other excursions delve Five wildlife viewing is available just two and a half hours from Cape Town deeper into South in the Sanbona Wildlife Reserve.

Africa’s past and open doors not always visible in the city itself. The Oundle Travel offers a nine night fly drive itinerary from Cape Town colourful Bo-Kaap area is one of the oldest residential areas in the city through to the Winelands featuring four star accommodation, from and home to the Malay community. £1,840 per person, including return economy class flights from London Extending south of the city are many chic and leafy suburbs. Camps Heathrow and a Group B car. A five star boutique hotel option is also Bay is well known for its relaxed atmosphere, beachfront sidewalk available for this itinerary at a supplement. and lively restaurant and café culture. This area is also close to the • Contact Oundle Travel to discuss your requirements further. magnificent Kirstenbosch Gardens from where hiking enthusiasts can Tel: 01832 273600 www.oundletravel.co.uk climb Table Mountain.

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LEARNING

Cambridge International Summer School Richard Barry discovered that he was still just about up to the mark

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HE CISS started in 1923 with 120 students from nineteen countries. In the intervening 91 years the Summer School has grown almost tenfold. Today it attracts one thousand students from fifty six countries, studying one hundred and eighty different courses.

I hadn’t even heard of the CISS until I stumbled upon it by accident. I was asking an economist friend of mine to explain the difference between Deficit Financing (bad) and Quantitative Easing (good). My friend admitted that he didn’t really know, but added “so why don’t you take the Macroeconomics course at the CISS?” So I did.

COURSES The 2014 Summer School ran from 6th July to 16th August, organised into three “terms” of two weeks each. The expectation is that most students will enrol for one two-week term – which is what I did. Timetabling of a two week term is designed to allow the student to study three different “subject courses”. Each subject course involves twelve and a half hours of lectures: with three courses plus some general “plenary” lectures that all Summer School students must attend, the two week term imposes a lecture workload of forty five hours.

It’s hard work but not dull grind.

Subject courses cover a huge range of – broadly -- the Humanities. “The rise and fall of the Assyrian empire” or “Richard II; court and country” or “The abnormal mind: an introduction to psychopathology” is just a tiny sample of what’s available. That said, anyone wanting a course on “Design Options for Fourth Generation Nuclear Power Stations” is going to be disappointed -- that’s just not a CISS thing.

STUDENT DIVERSITY One of the things adding to the enjoyment of the CISS is the sheer diversity of the students.

The EU (including the UK) provided about 34%, North America 30% and Rest of World 36%.

The median age of students was about 30 and two thirds were female. My Macroeconomics course was fairly typical: there were 23 of us, including four Chinese women who worked for the Beijing Foreign Office and two Japanese women from their London embassy. Not only did they have perfect English but they set a cracking pace in the classroom. At times I had difficulty keeping up (and I didn’t have the excuse of being the oldest – there was an American man who was one year my senior).

Our class star was a young Philippine guy who was an intern with a bank -- irritating to see bankers on top yet again.

AMOUNT OF WORK How much work you had to do depended on whether you opted for Evaluation. This was a decision that one had to make after the first week. Candidates for Evaluation each had to research and write two essays on topics agreed by their professor (about 2,500 words each) and make two short oral presentations to the class.

Many of the young chose to be Evaluated.

If they were students at a foreign university then the CISS Evaluation would count as a useful credit when they got home. Those sent by their employers – embassies and so forth – needed the Evaluation, presumably to show they’d been paying attention. Older students might choose to be evaluated just to prove to themselves that they could still cope (which was my reason). Whether in fact we did cope will

only become clear in mid-October when we get the Evaluation results. All in all, about 30% of students chose to be Evaluated. It certainly did increase the work load.

SOCIAL Many of us students had rooms in Newnham College -- a women-only college in term-time.

Comfortable but not luxurious, few bedrooms were ensuite. Fortunately I remembered to take my dressing gown for nocturnal sprints to the loo. Breakfast and dinner were provided in the College and were enjoyable -- eaten at long communal tables, giving one the chance to mix with students from other courses.

COST The two week academic term cost £1040.

Some students lived in Cambridge or stayed with friends and this would have been the total amount they paid. I judged that daily commuting from Stamford would not be feasible -- early starts, late lectures and so forth – so I paid an additional £1895 for two weeks’ board and lodging at Newnham. My total bill was therefore £2935. Not too bad for an extremely interesting two week “working holiday”.

CONTACT The 2015 CISS prospectus will soon be ready.

Contact the Institute of Continuing Education. www.ice.cam.ac.uk/intsummer

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David Barnes, Our Own Dr Doolittle

Readers may recognise David Barnes from his role managing Uppingham Sports and Books but may be surprised to learn of his lifelong and continuing work in worldwide animal welfare and in particular, his mission to save Phevos, a fifteen year old Bengal tiger from an awful fate in a Greek zoo. Amander Meade reports

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AVID recalls being captivated by the tale of Doctor Doolittle at primary school and thinks that the story was the catalyst for his fascination with animals of all kinds. Despite being a city boy, brought up in Birkenhead, Liverpool, David yearned to forge a career working with animals. Having successfully applied to train as an RSPCA Inspector David went on to run one of three main rescue centres owned by the RSPCA before accepting a job running a boarding kennels, advising on the safe movement of animals and developing animal welfare in Dubai.

David was approached by the Greek Ministry to help find a home for two adult tigers and five cubs it had confiscated from a circus. “The cubs were homed quickly leaving Phevos and his mate Athena in a zoo in Trikala – not ideal by any means. I found them a placement in a fantastic sanctuary in San Diego and began trying to raise the £11,500 it would cost to move the pair.”

“I’ll be with him all the way…”

In the meantime David insisted on and helped design improvements to general living conditions at the zoo, getting to know Phevos and Athena very well and studying their behaviour during his frequent, self-funded visits. “It’s true that even after a career in professional animal welfare, those two tigers became very special to me,” he admits.

Everything changed for the worse in 2013 when the Greek financial crisis hit hard and David was prevented from travelling to Greece by major surgery. On his return eighteen months later, he was horrified at the deterioration in conditions at the zoo and for Athena in particular. “She was in an appalling way following a terrible injury to her paw. The tigers were being fed very little and their situation was critical.” Despite David’s concerted efforts over the next few months, Athena died in agony as a result of negligence and a lack of veterinary attention and with Phevos grieving and pining desperately for his mate, it became

a matter of urgency to move him before his own deterioration went too far. David hasn’t succeeded in raising enough money to move Phevos to his new home but with time running out, he plans to pay the balance by credit card and once again at his own expense will fly out to Greece later this month to accompany his old friend on his epic journey to the USA. “I’ll be with him all the way,” he has pledged. Having personally rescued over three hundred animals, with many more in dire need, David has vowed to continue his vocation. “I will do what I can to help – it’s my life’s work.”

• David talks to schools and groups about his life in animal welfare. Contact him for more information or to make a donation to his work at e: dwb@uppingham.co.uk or Tel: 0796 895 9367

A steep learning curve…

Over the next couple of decades David ran and revamped the pet department in Harrods and headed up the Wood Green Animal Shelters before becoming Chief Executive of the Greek Animal Welfare Fund. “My first job with GAWF was to assist with the efficient closure of an animal centre situated half way up a mountain – we managed to rehome 120 dogs, 30 cats and five donkeys and I came to understand the Greeks and their attitudes to animals very swiftly. I learned how to successfully negotiate with government officials and that the British hard headed attitude simply didn’t work in Greece.”

As a result of sporadic heart problems, David is now based in the UK but offers unpaid advice to animal welfare groups all over the world including China – “If I can afford to go and help, I will,” he says. Having been actively involved in the rescue of exotic pets in Greece including monkeys, lions, tigers and even a crocodile, STAMFORD LIVING NOVEMBER 2014

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BRINGING LOCAL FOOD TO LIFE

A cracking quintet Here are five local venues that are regularly recommended by Great Food Club members…

About the writer

Matt Wright founded and runs Greatfoodmag.co.uk and Greatfoodclub.co.uk, two Leicestershire-based websites that celebrate and promote local food and drink. His Great Food Club Handbook 2013/14 is out now.

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hen people join Great Food Club via the form on the website, I ask them to name their favourite local restaurant, pub, food shop or producer. As a result I’ve got a lot of recommendations that I need to check out! I’ve also got a good idea of the places that are impressing people the most. In this month’s article, I thought I’d pick out five of the arguably more unsung venues and producers local to this magazine that have received a good number of nominations from new club members.

CASTLE COTTAGE CAFÉ, OAKHAM Just off from the busy marketplace in Oakham lies this classic English tearoom. It’s a haven of tranquility from breakfast to teatime. A big draw when the weather’s fine is the beautiful rear garden, something that sets the place apart. But the pretty and well-thought-out interior and excellent food are the biggest reasons to visit. Happy customers use words like “magical” and “charming”.

“We try to make it special with lots of little touches, like our eclectic collection of china cups and saucers,” says proprietor Ruth Beaver. “Then of course there is the fresh food made with local ingredients.”

Breakfast could feature a Rutland sausage sandwich with bangers supplied

by Nelson’s Butchers of Oakham, scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, or Greek yoghurt with homemade fruit compote and granola. At lunchtime you might want to tuck into a triple-decker club sandwich of chicken, avocado, Nelson’s ham, rocket, tomato and wholegrain mustard mayo, or maybe a simple toastie made with bread from Rutland’s Hambleton Bakery.

GROOVY FOODS Toft Lodge Cottage, Stamford Road, Bourne, Lincs, PE10 0JY Groovy Foods was born in 2007 when farmer’s daughter Rachael Robinson bought her husband Duncan two pigs – Dot and Trevor – on Valentine’s Day. Groovy Foods now comprises a successful farm shop, selling national-award-winning products, and an event-catering business. Hog roasts and gourmet barbecues are specialities but sit-down catering is also available.

The Groovy Foods farm shop specialises in free range meat and is home to an artisan butchery.

“We have a breeding herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle, rare-breed pigs, free range chickens for their eggs and outdoor reared cockerels,” says Rachael. “We also stock free range chickens, wild local venison and local lamb. Our shop is growing all the time.”

On sale, too, are handmade pork, beef, lamb, turkey and venison sausages made to Groovy Foods’ own recipes. “We have made over 70 varieties,” says Rachael, “including ‘Drunken Ginger Pig’ and our national award-winning ‘Aunty Kate’s Barbeque Banger’.”

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

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THE CHOLMELEY ARMS Village Street, Burton-le-Coggles, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 4JP The subject of numerous glowing reviews from Great Food Club members, The Cholmeley Arms is clearly hitting the spot for lots of food and pub lovers.

A classic country inn with rooms, it is part of the Easton Estate, situated near beautiful Easton Walled Gardens. Run by John and Lesley Berry since 2009, when it was extensively refurbished, it has an attractive village shop – Berry’s – on site, housed in an old barn. Berry’s Farm Shop as it is called, has a particularly good butchery section.

Cholmeley Arms licensee and head chef John Berry is a trained butcher, so he really knows his ingredients, and this is a big reason why his pub has gained such a fine reputation for food. Especially worth seeking out are the pub’s game dishes, which are often made with produce from Easton Estate.

The Cholmeley Arms is a past Countryside Alliance Awards Regional Champion and was highly commended in the final Awards.

THE FINE FOOD STORE, STAMFORD 37 St Mary’s Street, Town Centre, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2DS The Fine Food Store was founded by local businesswoman Jenny Fitzpatrick in 2004, when she was just 22. Jenny is passionate about good food and top-quality service, and has created the perfect refuelling spot for both Stamford locals and visitors.

Breakfast is served until 2pm and the menu is affordable, extensive and mouthwatering. Choose from the likes of The Big Breakfast (the full works, with free range, locally sourced eggs, bacon and sausages), Homemade Buttermilk Pancakes, or Fresh Fruit Muesli.

Lunch service starts at 11am and the choices are equally appealing, especially when you consider that everything is freshly prepared, and the majority of ingredients are locally sourced. The lunch menu includes a variety of gluten-free options. The Fine Food Store offers a modern, warm, friendly environment, with professional service, superb coffee, wonderful homemade cakes and excellent sandwiches, all made with high quality ingredients.

THE KING’S ARMS, WING 13 Top Street, Wing, Rutland, LE15 8SE Sometimes you know quickly that you’ve stumbled across something special, and you get that impression as you amble through the door of the King’s Arms in Wing. The map and photos of the pub’s local food suppliers is a giveaway, as is the vast array of seasonal ingredients and relaxed atmosphere.

Run by head chef James Goss and family, the King’s Arms is a 17-century country pub in a beautiful setting. It has a homely feel, with stripped-wood tables, exposed flagstones and floorboards and low, beamed ceilings.

One of the best things about the pub is that passionate chef James makes everything in-house, from the tomato ketchup up. He also runs Jimmy’s Smokehouse (attached to the pub), where he smokes things like Rutland trout and Hambleton mutton. James learned to smoke food in Denmark and to cure in Switzerland, where he was trained by the best in the business.

The King’s Arms is a pub run with passion and this shows in its food and drink.

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A warm welcome from new proprietors Rob, Mandy & Richard at

Barnsdale Hall Hotel

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Roast turkey, sage and chestnut stuffing, bacon wrapped chipolatas, cranberry and bread sauce, gravy Roast sirloin of Lakeland beef, Yorkshire pudding, horseradish cream and gravy Grilled cod, tomato, wild mushroom and parsley crust, mash, spinach and grain mustard sauce Cleriac, walnut and cep nut roast, garlic baked new potato, oyster mushroom cream Seasonal vegetables and roast potatoes [k\

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EATING OUT

The Black Horse, Nassington O

nce a popular eating destination, still fondly recalled by many, The Black Horse at Nassington had suffered mixed fortunes in recent years, with a succession of landlords failing to make this appealing village pub an attractive proposition to residents or visitors.

Now, to the delight of many locals, a change of management and the arrival of an experienced team (who also run The Lamb and Flag at Welney) is putting the pub back on the map.

We went along for Sunday lunch, tempted by the boards outside offering a selection of roasts and ‘fresh Fenland vegetables.’ The interior has been pleasantly refurbished, with newly painted walls, a carpeted floor, dark beams and wooden tables and chairs. On a chilly day, you’ll find not one but two fires lit, creating a very cosy atmosphere. We were greeted warmly by front of house manager Gary, before being shown to our table by landlady Gina. The restaurant was fully booked and buzzing with family groups.

The Sunday lunch menu is exactly what we’d hoped for: a straightforward choice of turkey, beef, pork or lamb, sourced from a local butcher. At £9.95 per person, with a children’s roast at £4.95, it is excellent value.

There was a specials board, offering lamb shanks or vegetable lasagne, but we opted for a traditional lunch with all the trimmings. Perry chose the beef, I went for lamb and our 16 year old son Carey opted for turkey. There are at least three real ales on the bar, and a good wine list too.

Although the pub was busy, our lunch arrived promptly and was a huge feast. Thick slices of meat piled on hot plates, with roast potatoes

and a giant Yorkshire pud, and special mention must go to the vegetables, which included a vast platter of perfectly cooked carrots and broccoli and another of Colcannon mash, and the most appetising leek and cauliflower cheese. We also received an extra jug of gravy (without requesting it) and a tray of sauces, horse radish, and mint included. Carey’s turkey came with stuffing too.

For pudding, Perry chose a calorie-busting sticky toffee pudding with ice cream, which was

pleasant, but Carey really struck gold with his syrup sponge pudding. It was a great rendition of a comfort food classic. This is excellent pub food rather than fine dining, but with a full restaurant, the appeal speaks for itself. We’ll definitely return.

Fiona Cumberpatch Booking highly recommended • The Black Horse, Fotheringhay Rd, Nassington, Peterborough PE8 6QU Tel: 01780 784835

Taking the helm at the Jackson Stops “We like the brand so much we decided to buy it.”

Robert Knowles, who has been cooking so successfully at the Jackson Stops Inn for the last four years, is now a co-owner of the popular Jackson Stops Inn

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Impossible to resist.”

So what of the future? “We will continue with the same strong menu that we have, but also add some more informal dishes over the coming months,” Robin said. Watch this space; we will carry out a food review in the near future.

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“MY CHRISTMAS DEMOS WILL TAKE PLACE ON DECEMBER 2 AND DECEMBER 9”

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Autumn is here and that means it’s game season. The recipe I’m sharing with you in this issue will be served as a first course at The Olive Branch’s eight-course Game Dinner, which I’m looking forward to cooking with the team on both November 11 and 12. Also on the menu are the likes of fallow venison tartar with seared king scallop and juniper; roasted partridge with game chips and bread sauce; and quince soufflé with white chocolate sorbet. I hope you enjoy cooking this one – it makes a lovely starter if you’re planning a dinner party of your own.

Warm tartlet of mushroom florentine served with breast of wood pigeon SERVES 4 For the tartlet pastries • 125g plain flour • Pinch of salt • 55g diced butter • 2-3 tbsp cold water • 8cm diameter tartlet moulds 1. Mix flour and salt together in a mixing bowl.

2. Add the diced butter to the flour mix and rub together to a sandy texture.

3. Gradually add the water to bind the pastry.

4. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 10 minutes before using.

5. Meanwhile, lightly grease and flour the tartlet moulds and, after the pastry has chilled, roll out the pastry to 2-3mm thick with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface.

6. Cut out 9cm diameter circles of pastry and line the tartlet moulds; trim off any excess pastry with a knife.

7. Bake the tartlet pastries blind in a pre-heated oven at 170C (Gas Mark 3) until golden brown.

8. Turn out the pastries.

9. To serve, fill the tarts with the mushroom florentine, top with the sliced roasted breast of wood pigeon and garnish with sautéed diced celeriac and carrot.

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Whether it makes you joyful or emit small groans of terror, Christmas is on the horizon. Both the Olive Branch and Red Lion Inn make great settings for festive parties, small or large, whether you’re planning an office get-together or something more personal for friends and family. The Barn – our beautiful private party room at the Olive Branch – is an intimate space for 11 to 20 people, while the Red Lion’s freshly refurbished cosy dining room can seat up to 30. Call us on 01780 410 355 and we’ll guide you through the options.

Mushroom florentine • 100g mushrooms • 1 tbsp finely diced onion • 100g baby leaf spinach • 1 knob butter • 2 tbsp crème fraiche • Pinch nutmeg 1. Sauté the onion and mushrooms with the butter until golden brown.

2. Add the spinach and creme fraiche to the pan and cook out for two minutes.

3. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

4. Place the mix into the tartlet pastries and top with the sliced roasted wood pigeon.

For the wood pigeon • 4 wood pigeon breasts, skin removed • Sprig thyme • Garlic clove, crushed • 1 tbsp rapeseed oil • Knob of butter 1. Heat a frying pan, add a drizzle of rapeseed oil and a knob of butter.

2. Add the thyme and garlic, then seal off the wood pigeon breasts for two minutes each side.

3. Season with salt and pepper, then remove pan from the heat and allow to rest for four minutes before slicing and serving.

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Natural Dyes from the Kitchen Garden

Botanist Jackie Murray is a natural dyer working creatively with plant based colours gleaned from the kitchen garden at her home in Little Bytham. Sarah Lyon reports

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ACKIE Murray has been fascinated by textiles and the natural world since she was a child. Influenced by her mother and aunt who were incredibly good seamstresses, Jackie could stitch and embroider before she went to school. “My aunt got me making little felt toys, tiny artisan things that you would have on your Christmas trees these days,” she recalls.

She studied plant biology at university and went on to teach it, but she always continued with sewing. “Traditional embroidery is so satisfying and calming; you can sit and listen to the radio. Rain might be pelting down outside but nothing matters. It is intricate and satisfying,” she says. Now retired, Jackie says: “I want to be more free spirited now. Since retiring I have become a sort of lunatic fringe embroiderer. I am dying the silks and inclined to let the fabric speak and guide as I put a few stitches in here and there.”

Friends who are textile artists encouraged Jackie to think about how fabrics were dyed.

“Old textiles like the Bayeux tapestry are thousands of years old and still the blues, yellows and tans remain strong and vibrant reflecting an abundance of colour from the natural landscape. How is that possible? I started looking at old textiles like these and those in National Trust properties and places like Burghley House. The textiles at Burghley House are amazing and yet being hundreds of years old they haven’t faded. I began delving into the history of dying - when they hadn’t got a bucket full of chemicals - and to investigate the plants that would do it.”

Combining her love and knowledge of the natural world with her passion for textiles,

Jackie began to cultivate and collect plants for dyeing fabrics.

“I started growing woad and madder. Weld grows by the roadside. Then there are oak galls from the oak tree. Sometimes you see little marble shaped, corky textured blobs left by a hatch of wasps on the tree branches. It took me two years to gather a jar of them. They were like gold nuggets picking two or three at a time.

I crushed them up to make a powder and then soaked the powder for weeks to start it mixing with the water before boiling it up. The result was the most gorgeous dark dye which dyed the silk a beautiful amber colour.”

Some colours are harder to source. “There is so much green in nature that you would quite naturally think it an easy enough colour to come by for dying but it is not and in fact highly prized,” says Jackie. She explains that the only way to get green is to use weld which dyes bright yellow, and then over dye with indigo or woad for the blue.

“Your dye is the chemicals in the plants and this is why they are so unpredictable. You don’t actually know if the chemical (which is the dye)

is actually going to be present in the plant when you start the process.

For example last year we had an awful growing summer. I grew and prepared the woad but the dye just wasn’t there because of the lack of sunshine.”

“Furthermore, to get the woad to dye blue you have to apply some quite complex chemistry to the process. It involves taking the oxygen out of the liquid for the dye to stick to the fabric. In past times they would have used fermented urine. When full of bacteria the urine worked to take the oxygen out of the liquid. Now we can just add in a chemical! A chemist would call it an oxidation reduction reaction. The science side is absolutely fascinating and another reason for my interest,” enthuses Jackie.

Interested?

Here’s how to find out more • Felting workshop with Jackie at the Botanic gardens in Cambridge – Tuesday, November 18 - wool felting workshop.

Contact details: 01223 331875, Cost: £60.00 • Natural dying courses (seasonal to summer and autumn months) - It’s an old fashioned Blue Peter day of fun. Wear old clothes and full shoes. You never know exactly what’s going to happen!

• For further information on these and Natural Dyeing Lectures – contact Jackie for further details on 01780 410078 STAMFORD LIVING NOVEMBER 2014

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What’s On Amander Meade selects some of the best entertainment in the region this month in one small Lincolnshire village. Personal accounts of life and death and the memories of families at home open a deeply human window onto the trauma that shaped the twentieth century. Stamford Arts Centre Tickets £10 (£5 for students and groups) Tel: 01780 763203 www.stamfordartscentre.com Saturday 8 November, from 5pm EVENT: Bonfire Extravaganza Regarded as Stamford’s finest firework spectacular. As well as a giant bonfire the evening includes children’s entertainment, food and mulled wine. The proceeds are distributed by the Stamford Kiwanis to local charities.

Queen Eleanor School, Green Lane Saturday 8 November MUSIC: Sinatra, Sequins and Swing – the Capitol Years Live!

Throughout November Events and courses continue with Plant Propagation, Watercolour Painting, Pruning Fruit Trees, and workshops making Christmas wreaths and garlands. Expert tuition for beginners and beyond.

Barnsdale Gardens Booking is essential. For prices and further information Tel: 01572 813200 www.barnsdalegardens.co.uk Saturday 1 November, 7pm (Gates open 6pm) EVENT: Oakham Firework Display Organised by the Rutland Lions, this is an all new, family friendly display by Hi-5 Fireworks – expect a spectacular event, the first at this new venue.

Rutland Showground (off the Oakham by-pass) Tickets in advance available from Fords of Oakham or Uppingham Sports and Books. £3.50 for all over five years of age; £12 for a family of four; £15 for a family of five. £5 on the night for all over five years of age.

Tuesday 4 November, 8pm THEATRE: Barbed Wire For Kisses (A Village At War) With the passing of the last survivors, the events of the Great War are slipping beyond human memory. In a powerfully moving performance, four acclaimed storytellers and musicians tell the story of the ‘the war to end all wars’ through the stories of the families

Spoken of as the most exciting big band concert show in years this tour features players from the BBC Big Band and Ronnie Scott’s Big Band. Jaw dropping retro-starlet, Kitty La Roar, brings sequined glamour and mesmerising vocal prowess with her spellbinding homage to the era’s screen idols and divas. A key event for any fan of Frank Sinatra, the Rat Pack or fifties Hollywood.

Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre Tickets £19.50 Tel: 01780 766455 Friday 14 November, 7.30pm LIVE MUSIC: The Hound Dogs featuring Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats The original Stray Cat joins the three Hound Dog brothers for a night of electric rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly classics. The Hound Dogs have an enormous local following and are renowned for their high energy performances – if you are a fan, this show is not to be missed.

Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre Tickets £17.50 Tel: 01780 www.stamford-cornexchange.co.uk Wednesday 19 November, 8pm MUSIC: Blazin’ Fiddles A group of the hottest contemporary fiddle players from the highlands and islands of Scotland. This award winning group blend solo and ensemble sets aged with the occasional insightful tale to deliver a musically intoxicating evening for all. (2 x45 minute sets).

Stamford Arts Centre Tickets £15 Tel: 01780 763203 www. stamfordartscentre.co.uk Thursday 20 November, 7.30pm EVENT: A Virtual Walk Local historian Philippa Massey takes the audience on a virtual walk along Ryhall Road from the eastern end of St Paul’s to the edge of the town. She will explore the major institutions and industries which were sited there and the changes that have occurred.

Tickets £5 Tel: 01780 763203 or www.stamfordartscentre.com Friday 21 November, 7.30pm MUSIC: Bon Giovi Bon Giovi are the UK’s Premier look-alike and sound-alike tribute to New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi. They have not only toured lengthily around the UK for clients such as Harley Davidson and Jack Daniels but have also performed internationally for the last ten years. Bon Giovi were also the only UK tribute act to be asked to make a guest appearance on the New Jersey tribute album ‘Garden State Of Mind’ - a celebration of Bon Jovi’s musical career to date.

Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre Tickets £16 Tel: 01780 766455 Saturday 22 November 10am to 3pm EVENT: Supporters of Stamford High School Christmas Fair A ‘wondrous’ raffle, all kinds of stalls, gifts and crafts for the Christmas season.

Stamford Arts Centre Friday 28 November, 6.30pm and Saturday 29 November 11am FAMILY SHOW: Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies Presented by Stamford Youth Theatre, you can discover the hilarious truth behind the legend of Robin Hood in this brand new musical comedy. A toe tickling tale of tights, fights and footlights. A riotous romp through the medieval mayhem of Merry England with a score full of catchy songs, this musical comedy is set to send you all a quiver.

Stamford Arts Centre Tickets £6 or £20 for a family of four Tel: 01780 763203 or www. stamfordartscentre.com

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What’s On Saturday 29 November to Sunday 30 November, 10am to 3pm EVENT: Burghley Fine Food Market Food markets with a difference. Come and meet more than thirty local suppliers in a celebration of local produce with handmade cheeses, artisan breads, organic vegetables, luxury sweet treats and rare breed meats.

The Courtyard, Burghley House Admission is free Sunday 30 November, 11am to 3pm EVENT: Stamford Quality Market Join some of the region’s independent sellers, offering high quality and unique products and produce.

Stamford Arts Centre Admission is free BOOK NOW TO SEE ONE OF THE REGION’S FABULOUS PANTOMIMES OR CHRISTMAS SHOWS… Saturday 6 December, 11.30am and 3pm The Snow Queen A magical adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s classic story. Filled with the strange beauty of an ice cold winter and the warmth of true love, this fairy tale translates beautifully into a family musical with the opportunity for the whole audience to join in and for some children to act alongside the professionals.

Stamford Arts Centre Tickets £8 or £28 for a family of four Tel: 01780 763203 www.stamfordartscentre.com Thursday 11 December 2014 to Saturday 3 January 2015 Aladdin Spectacular scenery, dazzling costumes and new faces in this professional cast. Aladdin is a traditional pantomime favourite and supplies singing, dancing, a large dose of comedy and lots of sparkle, magic and fun thrown in for good measure.

The Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham Tickets £12/£11/family of four £42 Tel: 01476 406158 This production of Aladdin will then transfer to Stamford Arts Centre and run between Thursday 8 and Monday 11 January 2015.

Tickets for the Stamford production can be purchased at www.stamfordartscentre.com or Tel: 01780 763203 Friday 12 to Tuesday 30 December Aladdin It’s a whole new world! This year the magical story is brought to life with stunning sets, fantastic costumes and an outrageous cast of characters. Full of traditional pantomime thrills and spills, song, dance and audience participation it’s a festive treat for all the family starring Alison Hammond from ‘This Morning’ as the Genie of the Lamp.

The Cresset Theatre, Peterborough Tickets from £12 Tel: 01733 265705 or www.cresset.co.uk Saturday 20 December, 2.30pm The Magic Porridge Pot and Other Tales Splodge that porridge, slurp that soup, snap that biscuit. On today’s menu there is a trio of traditional tales all served with unexpected spices and quirky flavours along with puppets, pop-up sets and original music. Perfect fare for fussy foodies.

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Saturday 27 December 2014 to Thursday 1 January 2015 Mother Goose You are invited to join Mother Goose and her best friend Priscilla (The Goose) as they journey to the fountain of youth through strange worlds and plenty of adventures. The Stamford Pantomime Players host the biggest cast in the area which promises fabulous sets and costumes, plenty of singing, dancing and audience participation so don’t miss the egg-stravaganza for all the family with this traditional panto.

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Stamford’s Belgian Refugees As the first Stamford men joined up in 1914, the reality of war was brought home to the town by the arrival of refugees.

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The Background Belgian Refugees arrive in England Between late August1914 and May 1915, 250,000 Belgian Refugees came to Britain.

It was the largest influx of political refugees in British history. Today it is almost entirely Board, for hospitality to provide accommodation for the refugees. He asked places to take 50 to forgotten. Yet in the early part of the war 100 or more and also appealed for individuals to offer care. Stamford responded and the Mayor helping Belgian refugees was a significant part held a meeting (attended by the Mayoress, the Marchioness of Exeter, Countess Villiers, the of Stamford’s contribution to the war effort.

Countess of Ancaster and other prominent residents) in the Town Hall on October 23rd to appeal Germany planned to conquer France for help. quickly. As the border was heavily fortified The Mayor hoped that everyone would do all they could. Mrs Edmonds offered furniture and the they planned to avoid the French fortifications Mayor bought 9 beds and 16 blankets and would make the gift up to £20. The estimated cost of by invading neutral Belgium as part of the maintenance was 7/- per week. The Roman Catholic priest asked if they could get French refugees Schleifflen Plan to capture Paris as he did not understand Flemish. The Mayor appointed a committee. Mr Coulson said quickly. This act was seen as a that the town could be divided into districts and ladies appointed to collect weekly violation of International law subscriptions. The Mayor said that gifts of clothing, bedding, furniture and 32 & 33 High St, as Belgium was a neutral linen were also acceptable.

St Martins country. Belgian Arrangements were made with Mr R.G.Evans, the owner of Eversley neutrality had been House School 32/33 High Street St Martins, to house the refugees. The respected in the former school was furnished for the reception of the refugees. Large past and Britain quantities of bedding, furniture and household requisites were given had guaranteed or loaned by the townspeople. The gas company agreed to supply Belgium gas free of cost and the Urban Electric Company would supply independence electric light at 2d a unit instead of 5d. with the Treaty Madame Matilde Dorzou was put in charge of 30 refugees of London in at Eversley House. The first party of 30 including a banker, an 1839. accountant and the postmaster of Louvain arrived on the 22nd The invasion October. They were met at the station by the Mayor and Mayoress, took place on the Town Clerk, Reverend Father West, the Honourable Mrs Geoffrey August 4th. King Pearson and Mr Orlando Edmonds. On arrival at Eversley House they Albert, declaring were addressed by the Mayor. Ten more refugees arrived on the next that Belgium was a Saturday evening. Drs Greenwood and Attenborough were in attendance country not a road, led and the refugees attended mass each morning. the Belgian army which

By October 30th the Belgian Refugee fund had £389 in the bank. Mrs resisted the invasion. Although Pepper of Red Lion Square alone collected 2,040 pennies. By November the sum the Germans were stopped, they had had reached £462 and another party of refugees was expected. Preparations were overrun Belgium, which remained in their made at a house on Broad Street, formerly occupied by Mr Hassan which brought the number of hands for the rest of the war. Over a million refugees up to 60. refugees fled the country, a quarter a million to In December ‘peasant’ classes arrived and were accommodated at 18 and 19 Broad Street.

England. War Refugee Committees were set up Entertainments were provided for the refugees including a party at Christmas with gifts for to cope with the refugees. everyone, a visit to the Picturedrome in All Saints’ Street and whist drives.

As time went on, there were some difficulties. Two families left Eversley House and moved on to Manchester following a disagreement. Inevitably perhaps, some people felt that the refugees were not grateful enough for the charity they were receiving and some resented the fact that their Stamford’s Response menfolk were fighting overseas while the refugee men were here. Many more however supported An appeal was made to towns and cities by Mr Stamford’s response to this first crisis of the War and contributed generously.

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around individual patients, the multi-professional team of consultants, IKE many people in Stamford my first introduction to Thorpe Hall nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, family support teams was as a magnificent landmark on the journey to the centre of and clinical psychologists have to work around an old building that isn’t Peterborough. Thus it became a marker on my journey to and fro on fit for purpose. With 20 beds in 8 shared rooms and shared bathrooms, my daily commute to London. A beautiful Grade 1 Listed building, it sits patients lack the privacy that is so important to them and their families resplendent amongst an equally impressive garden. during very personal and emotional times. The wards are inconvenient I thought little of it other than admiring it each time I passed in the and outdated and the gardens inaccessible for wheelchair users. distance from my car, until I became aware that it was a hospice. But, Hence, in September 2014 building work commenced to provide almost invariably mention of it was cloaked in hushed, solemn a new £6million building which will work around the patients; tones because of the role it fulfils in end of life care. So when individual rooms with dedicated drug pods and en-suite I was offered the chance to meet Stamfordian Allison WAYS TO GET bathrooms, together with landscaped gardens which Mann, the Head of Clinical Services, I jumped at the INVOLVED: patients will be able to access directly from each opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of • Sign up to take part in a Sue room and dedicated areas where families and the work of Thorpe Hall.

Ryder Challenge patients can choose to spend time. The new Allison explains, “we provide specialist • Organise your own event hospice will also allow the development of palliative care for those with life-limiting • Donate your unwanted items to a Sue transitional services for young people living illnesses such as cancer, heart and kidney Ryder store with incurable illness as they move into an disease. Patients are referred to us when a • Go along to Thorpe Hall’s Lights of adult care environment. To date funds of condition is no longer treatable, for symptom Love open air carol concert on Sunday 14 £2.85 million have been raised for the work, management and pain control”. But, though it December. There will be a brass band, with the remainder urgently needed by March is a distress destination, Thorpe Hall provides barbecue and a Christmas tree in the 2015. These changes will, “make it easier for the incredible care in an atmosphere with, “an awful Great Hall, where people can hang stars clinical team, so they can focus on the quality lot of laughter”, says Allison. in memory of people they’ve lost in a of care”, says Allison. In addition to the very best Allison, who has been at Thorpe Hall for “Celebration of Life”. in medical care, the team strive to treat everyone fourteen years, adds, “It sounds cheesy but you as individuals and to provide the little touches that can genuinely feel you’ve made a difference everyday when make a real difference to people; simple things such as “tea you work here, whether you’re a nurse or one of the nonin a china cup, fresh cut flowers from the garden, and volunteers medical staff ”. who will read a paper or book to them”. Allison’s recruitment criterion The hospice also has a Neurological Day Centre which gives more than for selecting practitioners further reflects this, “I look for people who will 100 people with neurological and long term conditions the opportunity treat every person and members of their family as if they were their own to join in an array of activities and events, such as a weekly Dementia family”. café for dementia sufferers and their carers. A recent session had a Thorpe Hall is Stamford’s local hospice. The support of local people and reminiscing theme, to which attendees were invited to bring wedding businesses is vital. photos. The hospice chefs baked a large cake for the occasion and the • Donations can be made direct from the website or via email and gardeners provided flowers from the hall gardens. A vintage wedding telephone. Donate by texting ‘Thorpe’ to 70007 gown was also procured for the occasion.

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