Lincolnshire Pride May 2013

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After Margaret

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LincolnshirePride May THE NUMBER ONE COUNTY MAGAZINE

Welcome to May’s Lincolnshire Pride in which we celebrate the life of Grantham’s Margaret Thatcher, who died last month. Also this month we acknowledge National Mills Weekend by meeting one of the county’s windmill owners, James Waterfield and enjoy freshly baked bread from one of the county’s artisan bakeries.

Elsewhere we meet Lincolnshire’s new Flower Queen, enjoy a delicious meal at Lincoln’s Electric Bar and Restaurant, and preview gorgeous nautical fashions too!

Enjoy!

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This month we remember Margaret Thatcher, an Grantham icon who dominated international politics for three decades...

Summer fashions with a nautical theme this month, from the county’s leading independent retailers, plus 50s retro fashions.

This month we’ve nautical home style and a look around one of the county’s most prestigious properties on our homes and garden pages.

This month we’ve High Society events including the county’s Blankney Hunt Ball, with around 900 people in attendance.

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Meet The Number One Team...

Spring and summer is a time for being out and about with the family - can you recommend a grand day out in Lincolnshire?

Zoie Wilkinson

Rob Davis

Rachel Jones

Sales Manager

Executive Editor

Sales Executive

“We all love Gibraltar Point - which we feature in our next edition - and the RSPB’s reserves.

We’re fortunate to be surrounded by nature in the county, so I want to make sure my children grow up to appreciate the county’s wildlife.”

“Stamford is great for a family day out any time, but I especially love taking my wonderful partner Anna to Burghley House’s Battle Proms each summer. This year it takes place on 6th July, and it’s always such a fun night!”

“It’s easy to forget that Skegness is just a short drive from where we live, but a day out to the seaside with my kids is a real treat - fish and chips, buckets and spades, the hustle and bustle of Skegness - what’s not to love?”

Jo Leadbitter Sales Executive

Mandy Bray

Emily Brown

Customer Care Manager

Sales Executive

“We’ve had so many family days out at Hubbard’s Hills! It’s one of Lincolnshire’s best beauty spots and Louth is lovely in itself. We also enjoy Snipe Dales - the children run around in complete safety and have a great time.”

“The whole team have a great time at the Lincolnshire Show and always enjoy a break from the Pride stand to enjoy some of the main ring entertainment, food stands and trade stands.

County shows are great fun for the family.”

“I love shopping in Lincoln. There are loads of national retailers on High Street and plenty of choice, but also some really nice quirky little shops on Steep Hill and Bailgate too.

Everything’s within walking distance.”

Runners and Riders...

Publisher & Managing Director: Julian Wilkinson. General Manager: Ian Bagley. Group Sales Manager: Jayne Broughton.

Executive Editor: Rob Davis. Customer Care Manager: Mandy Bray. Accounts Manager: Sue Bannister.

Sales Manager: Zoie Wilkinson. Sales Executives: Charlotte Aiken, Jo Leadbitter, Rachel Jones, Emily Brown, Elaine Hall, Sami Millard.

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The Iron Lady 1925-2013

Margaret Thatcher She was the Iron Lady, whose iron will was forged in Grantham. Whether you revere or revile her politics, there’s no denying she is Britain’s most memorable Prime Minister, and did more for feminism than any woman before her...

Words: Rob Davis

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Margaret Thatcher

1925 - 2013

From Grantham Housewife circa 1940 to international politician.

From greengrocer’s daughter, wife and mother, to the top job in Whitehall; Prime Minister and international statesman.

As a girl, Margaret attended Huntingtower Road Primary School then Kesteven and Grantham Girl’s School.

No matter how you underplay the story of Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power, hyperbole always kicks in because love or loathe her politics she was, nonetheless the most memorable Prime Minister of our age. What’s more, her beginnings were humble but her sense of ambition immense.

She worked hard and refused to relent; the iron lady’s iron will was forged in Grantham.

She would swim, run and play hockey but academically Margaret Roberts was steady, rather than brilliant; a hard worker rather than naturally gifted. Nonetheless, her work was enough to ensure a place at Oxford’s Somerville College where she read Natural Sciences, specialising in Chemistry; she received a BSc in 1947.

Margaret Thatcher was the archetypal self-starter, a quality gained from her father. Alderman Alfred Roberts and Beatrice Roberts, née Stephenson.

Her father owned two grocery shops - on the town’s North Parade - whilst Beatrice was a housewife who made the girl’s clothes and kept a scrupulously clean home.

Her sister Muriel was four years her senior and during a conservative dance in Colchester, turned the head of Margaret’s then boyfriend, Billy Cullen, who went on to marry Muriel. Margaret was delighted to be matchmaker, rather than a scorned woman. The two lived on his family’s 900 acre farm, until Muriel, who became a physiotherapist, died in 2004.

The family’s methodism was a strong part of Margaret’s upbringing, charity, honesty and thrift were qualities indoctrinated into Margaret, arguably qualities she lost in her louche ‘regal’ years.

She took up a position with BX Plastics as a research chemist in Colchester and, having been a member of Oxford University’s Conservative Association, continued her affiliation in Dartford.

At a Conservative dinner there in 1951 she met and married Denis Thatcher, who would become her rock and would refer to Margaret as ‘The Boss.’

She moved to Dartford in preparation for her becoming Conservative candidate for the town, and at that time ‘invented’ soft-serve ‘My Whippy’ ice cream whilst working for Lyons.

Whilst Margaret lost the 1950 and 1951 candidacy - she was the party’s youngest and only female candidate - she nonetheless dented the Labour candidate Norman Dodds’s majority both times.

She skipped candidacy for the 1955 election as she considered it too close to the birth of her twin children Mark and Carole in 1953, but was victorious a third time in 1959 in Finchley.

£ In Her OwnwOrds “Pennies don’t fall from heaven they have to be earned here on Earth.”

Lord Mayor’s Banquet, 1979.

“If you want something said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.” speech to national Union of Townswomen’s guild, 1973.

“I might have preferred iron, but bronze will do. It won’t rust. And, this time I hope, the head will stay on.”

At the unveiling of a bronze not iron - statue at the House of Commons, 2007, also referencing the beheading of Grantham’s statue.

“My greatest achievement?

Tony Blair.” rumoured comment circa 2002.

“I am extraordinarily patient... provided I get my own way in the end.” In the Observer, 1989.

“To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only one thing to say: You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning."

Conservative Conference 1980.

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Margaret Thatcher

1925 - 2013

Margaret and Denis pictured with Mark and Carol in 1965.

1961 saw her promotion to the front benches. Her early and most liberal-minded examples of outspokenness included support for the Admission to Meetings Bill which required local authorities to hold their meetings in public, and later she would express support for the decriminalisation of homosexuality and David Steel’s legalisation of abortion.

Less popular - and less liberal - was her support for capital punishment, the only point on which Denis publicly disagreed with his wife, and her vote against relaxation of the country’s divorce laws.

Her first cabinet appointment under Heath following the 1970 election saw her made Secretary of State for Education and Science. It’s a popular misconception that she abolished free milk for schoolchildren (Edward Short and Shirley Williams, respectively, abolished milk for infants and secondary school pupils).

Heath’s government faltered enabling Margaret to successfully stand for leader in 1975. Following 1979’s vote of noconfidence in Labour’s leader Jim Callaghan, she swept to power that year, with an underwhelming paraphrasing of Saint Francis in her opening speech; ‘Where there is discord, may we bring harmony...’

Even in the Commons, Lincolnshire’s influence remained on Margaret - during one of many spats with Denis Healey, she accused the Labour frontbencher of being ‘frit!’ Her accent would surface under stress, and especially under provocation.

Leaving Downing Street in tears in 1990, wishing John Major luck before being driven to Buckingham Palace, Margaret and Denis returned home to Dulwich. She wrote her memoirs in two volumes The Downing Street Years and The Path to Power published in 1993 and 1995 respectively.

Declining mental health in her later years saw the powerful woman’s vulnerabilities emerge. Her legacy is a potent mix of political controversy and admirable determination...

Her personal frugality - she famously paid for her own ironing board at Number 10 - was mirrored by her monetarist thinking, and by 1982 the economy was growing, having raised £29bn from a policy of privatisation. At this time she also gave council house tenants the right to buy, one of her most popular legacies.

Arguably, her victory against the Falklands at this time helped her to win two further general elections in 1983 and 1987 with the odd victorious clash, not least with the IRA, when she survived the Grand Hotel Bombing mid-conference in 1984 and took on the miners in 1984/5, albeit surviving at a cost of creating for herself a bitter legacy in Northern pit communities. 150 coal mines were closed, communities were devastated and tens of thousands were left unemployed.

This, together with the Poll Tax in 1990, constituted political suicide for the normally shrewd politician and led to a coup d’etat in which her closest allies rallied against her.

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Denis’s death from pancreatic cancer in 2003 saddened her greatly.

It was a unique partnership and as she herself acknowledged; “Being Prime Minister is a lonely job. In a sense, it ought to be: you cannot lead from the crowd.

But with Denis there I was never alone. What a man. What a husband. What a friend.”

Meanwhile her later years saw declining health, and following her 80th birthday in 2005, daughter Carol revealed her memory was failing and that she was exhibiting symptoms of dementia, often forgetting that Denis had died.

On 8th April this year, at 11.28am, she died reading in her bed at The Ritz where she had been living since an operation in December last year. Her death was announced shortly before 1pm that day and a non-state funeral with full military honours at St Paul’s takes place as Pride goes to press.

Her politics may have been contentious, but as a Prime Minister she was memorable and as a woman, she did more for the cause of feminism than any before her. The Iron Lady, forged in Lincolnshire, will never be forgotten.

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Still Making

Headlines How the Iron Lady’s death was reported as the news broke...

Margaret Thatcher’s death was reported shortly before 1pm on 8th April. Critics and colleagues alike were quick to comment and reactions were extreme, with some even drinking champagne and hosting street parties. Both liberal and right wing press reported the whole spectrum of opinion...

Prime Minister David Cameron led tributes to the former PM, saying; “She didn’t just lead our country, she saved our country.”

Former PM Tony Blair agreed, stating that she was “Kind and generous-spirited,” whilst adding “She will be sadly missed.”

Boris Johnson said her legacy was her position as “The greatest Prime Minister since Winston Churchill.”

Not all were so magnanimous though, with her fiercest critics like George Galloway saying she should “Burn in hell.”

Likewise, Neil Kinnock declared Thatcherism “A disaster for Britain,” and the pop star Morrissey said she was “Without an atom of humanity.”

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Boston’s Maud Foster Windmill is one of 12 mills opening to the public this month.

NATIONAL MILL WEEK

The Daily Grind This month 11 windmills - and one watermill will welcome visitors through their doors to celebrate the county’s industrial heritage... and enthusiast James Waterfield is delighted to be able to show visitors around...

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NATIONAL MILLS WEEKEND 2013

Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May

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ith its flat Fens, exposed coast and hilly Wolds, Lincolnshire was, at one time, home to more than 100 windmills. Most of these were constructed in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Today, woefully few remain intact and fewer still remain in working order.

However, those that have managed to survive will invite visitors in to celebrate National Mill Weekend.

It’s the chance to enjoy a fascinating glimpse into the county’s agricultural heritage, and explore machines that harnessed the power of nature to automate flour production in the days long before electricity and before steam engines proliferated in mainstream agricultural life.

To conceive of a machine that can turn itself around to face the wind, and harness wind power to simultaneously turn several set of stones, work a grain elevator and hoist sacks up seven floors is an epic achievement, one that is admired still by a devoted few millwrights and millers like James Waterfield, whose family restored the Maud Foster Windmill in Boston back in 1987.

“It’s sometimes difficult to remember that it’s a machine.” says James. “It’s more like a machine with a soul, and that’s the appeal, it’s not just a case of pressing a button, there’s real skill involved in operating it.”

Today, the Maud Foster Mill can’t compete commercially with huge flour mills which process massive amounts of flour by means of industrial roller. However, it’s still commercially viable for purposes of flour production with a new market for artisan flours.

James wants as many people to experience Boston’s Maud Foster Mill during National Mills Weekend. His flour is sold to artisan bakers like Friskney’s Greenfield Bakers.

“Bread machines have been brilliant for us.” says James.

“Breadmaking was always seen as a black art but the little machines that sit on your worktop and allow you to set a timer and wake up to fresh bread each morning caused a resurgence in the popularity of breadmakers.”

It’s hard to remember that a windmill is just a machine.

They seem to have a soul, with familiar creaks, quirks, temperaments and personalities. During their day they were cutting edge, and their simplicity is still capable of impressing even in the modern age...

This resurgence has been boosted further by TV programmes like Lorraine Pascale’s Baking Made Easy, the Great British Bake-Off and more recently by Paul Hollywood’s series on bread.

“We’ve seen a direct rise in business from these as people discover that they’re not just dependent on breadmaking machines. I’m a huge fan of breadmakers but I really prefer 13

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>> to make bread myself; it’s a tactile, almost meditative process, and I think the texture of the bread it better when it’s made by hand. However you do it though, the secret to good bread is high quality ingredients!”

James’s artisan flour is available in both white and brown varieties from the mill and from various farm shops around the county, alongside his porridge and muesli.

The organic flour is derived from several sources in and around the county, with Nicholas Watts’s conservation farm in the Deepings providing nearly a quarter of the grain James uses.

Grain arrives in sacks and can be lifted up to the mill’s dust floor - its seventh floor, just below the cap - to be put into a hopper on the floor below, known as the bin floor.

Today though, most mills make use of grain elevator system which comprises cups on a vertical conveyor that runs from a hopper in the ground floor of the mill to the stone floor and keeps the stones supplied with a steady flow of grain.

The mill’s stone floor comprises three sets of millstones; a set of Derbyshire Grey grit stones for wholemeal flour and 14

The mill was completely restored by the family from 1987 onwards

by Millwright Neil Metcalf of Alford.

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The mill features three sets of millstones - two French burr sets and a set of Derbyshire Grey grit stones for wholemeal flour...

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NATIONAL MILLS WEEKEND 2013

Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May

“The Mill’’s balcony floor is its control room.” says James.

“The chain outside opens the shutters to control the movement of the sails and a tentering screw changes the fineness of the grind...”

The mill has seven floors and is 80ft tall. It was built in 1819 for Thomas and Isaac Reckitt, by Hull’s Norman and Smithson millwrights.

two sets of French Burr millstones which leave the bran large so it can sieved to create fine white flour.

The stones gain their power from the sails, which drive a vertical brake wheel in the cap. The brake wheel’s teeth drive a horizontal crown wheel which in turn drives the mill’s central shaft.

The genius of the mill is apparent when you consider that the mill’s fantail automatically directs it into the wind, and that the weighted chain on the balcony serves to mitigate the speed of the stones to produce a consistant product and prevent the mill’s workings turning if the wind is too strong A chain hanging down to the balony floor opens the shutters in the mill’s sails to control the speed of the sails themselves.

The Maud Foster is one of 11 Lincolnshire windmills and a watermill opening to the public this month.

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Even the fineness of the flour can be controlled from the balcony floor - the mill’s control room - with a tentering screw altering the gap between the stones. It’s incredible to consider the amount of control a miller has over the process with no electricity, no motors or engines, just an incredibly well-conceived and well-engineered design.

Wholemeal flour is sieved & graded, and white flour dressed, on the second floor of the mill before being bagged up on the ground floor. Around 90% of the mill’s flour is sold to artisan bakers like Friskney’s Greenfield bakery, whose sourdough, Batemans beer bread, olive fougasse, rosemary and garlic focaccia and rustic loaves are baked in a French clay oven.

However, the mill also sells its products direct to consumers.

Whilst tourists can enjoy the mill as a nostalgic machine from a bygone era, it’s still a commercial enterprise with a place in the market, and the science backs up this claim. Industrial roller mills produce tremendous heat when grinding grain which in turn causes oil within the grain to oxidise faster this adversely affects the quality of the flour.

It’s true, you’d have to be a finicky connoisseur to notice the difference in your bread but the fact remains if you want the best tasting bread, cakes or scones you should make your own, using only artisan flours. And for that, you should acquaint yourself with a local miller like James during National Mills Weekend this month.

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A Mill Near You...

The county was once home to over 100 mills, of which a handful of restored or working mills remain. This month presents the opportunity to visit a mill near you...

£ COGGLesfOrd MILL: Where: east road, sleaford.

About: a three-storey watermill, built about 1750 and restored to full working order, this corn mill has an internal waterwheel and two pairs of millstones, which can be seen milling on special event days.

£ eLLIs wIndMILL: Where: mill road, Lincoln.

About: There used to be nine windmills in the centre of Lincoln - ellis mill is the only one remaining.

Dates from 1798 and was restored in 1980, grinding its first grain for 40 years in 1981. The mill is in working order and is managed by a group of volunteers.

£ MOULTOn wIndMILL: Where: moulton near spalding.

About: in 1998 a group of volunteers got together to restore spalding’s moulton Windmill. The cost of restoration was £1.2m, funded by the nLhF, erDF, english heritage and the county council among others. Work was completed in 2005, the mill began grinding in march 2007 and new sails were hoisted into place in november 2011.

Also Open to the Public: alford Windmill. burgh le marsh’s Dobson's Windmill. heapham’s hewitt's Windmill. heckington Windmill. Kirton in Lindsey’s mount pleasant Windmill. sibsey’s Trader Windmill. Waltham Windmill and Wrawby Windmill.

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This will be the last event of its kind, but discussions are underway as to what form the Flower Parade will take next year.

THE EVENT Spalding’ s Flower Queen Crowned Inca Honnor was crowned the new and final Spalding Flower Queen recently at a reception held at Ayscoughfee Hall. Before the judges’ decision was announced Caroline Kenyon said that “All of the finalists were exceptional and they had given her so much hope for the future. Any one of the girls would be a great Ambassador for Spalding.” The winner and newly crowned Spalding Flower Queen Inca Honnor, is an 18-year old drama student from Whaplode St Catherine, Spalding. photos: Andy Tryner.

Inca will attend the Civic Lunch with a guest on Parade Day and take part in the Parade on Saturday 4th May 2013.

Judges included Jan Whitbourn of Tulip FM (left).

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THE EVENT

Flower Queen

Five competition finalists were in the running.

Last year’s queen Amy Harrison handed over the crown and title to Inca.

This year’s Flower Queen is Inca Honnor.

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RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH

THE ELECTRIC BAR AND RESTAURANT at Doubletree by Hilton, Lincoln noW a year oLD, one oF LincoLn’s neWesT resTauranTs has aLreaDy come To DominaTe noT JusT The sKyLine, buT LincoLn’s Dining scene Too...

Happy First Birthday to Lincoln’ s newest hotel and restaurant - Doubletree by Hilton’ s Electric Bar and Restaurant is the venue’ s excellent dining room with enviable views across Lincoln...

Words & photos: Rob Davis

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The venue’s cocktail bar and restaurant is situated on the hotel’s fifth floor.

The shiny new restaurant features oak tables, spectacular views and plenty of natural light.

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here are few better views of Lincoln than those afforded to diners at Lincoln’s Electric Bar and Restaurant in the new Doubletree by Hilton.

The 115 bed hotel’s official grand opening took place on March 1st 2012, even though it had been trading for a month or so beforehand. Last summer, current head chef Phil Henson was appointed to put his own mark on the venue’s dining provision for both residents and non-residents alike.

Phil and Senior Sous Simon Coulter are a double act - the Morecambe and Wise of Lincoln’s food scene, mustering their brigade of 11 chefs with good humour to create a very enthusiastic team. But when we sat down to talk to the pair about food, things suddenly became a lot more serious.

“We’re a good-humoured team, very close - more like a family than a brigade - but we never forget that everything leaving this kitchen has to be perfect.” says Phil. “We’re very serious and very determined when it comes to quality and providing what we think is the best dining experience in Lincoln.”

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Right: Goan Halibut Curry Spiced Halibut Fillet with Rice Balls, Caramelised Pineapple, Spinach, and Onion, Mango Purée, Goat’s Curd Yoghurt, Goan Curry Sauce and Micro Coriander.

Below: House Smoked Rainbow Trout with Lemon & Cauliflower Mousse with Deconstructed Piccalilli and Caviar.

That’s a bold claim but one that’s substantiated by the effort that goes into the team’s food. “Now I’ve settled into my role as head chef and found a great team we’ve found our style.” says Phil. “Fine dining without the faff; really good food, really good ingredients, but with the emphasis on solid satisfying flavours.” This is traditional wholesome Lincolnshire ingredients, but in smart casual clothing.

With quality suppliers like Redhill Pork, Monks Road’s Fosters, Maxeys and Cote Hill & Poacher, the quality of ingredients at The Electric is nothing short of superb.

THE ELECTRIC

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The venue’s posh Ploughmans features Celeriac and Apple Velouté, Ham Hock, Poacher Cheese, Scotched Pickled Onion, Apple Baton and Wholegrain Mustard Ice Cream with Lightly Pickled Celery and a Farmhouse White Loaf.

It’ s not until you dissect the elements of each dish that you realise how much time and effort has gone in to creating each element...

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The brigade makes their own bread, their own stocks - a process that takes two and a half days - ice creams and sorbets. Phil also ensures his team creates their own desserts from scratch, smokes their own fish and even pickles the onions used on the restaurant’s ‘posh Ploughmans.’

So much effort goes into each dish yet somehow they never overwhelm; the Ploughmans, for example, comprises Home-made Ham Hock, Scotched Picked Onion, Celeriac & Apple Velouté, Apple Batons with Lightly Picked Celery and freshly baked mini-loaf of bread. It also features wholegrain mustard ice cream which is really delicious, despite sounding unusual.

Even the humble Apple Crumble, made with poached and caramelised apples is accessorised with Poached Sultanas, Sultana Purée, Apple Purée, Almond Crumble with Cinnamon Biscuit and Custard Ice Cream.

The flavours work brilliantly together and presentation is superb. The choice of

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Early evening dining is provided by the concessionary five course set menu including wine for just ÂŁ25 a head...

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Sample M enu £ sTArTers Pan Seared Scallops £12.95 with roast garlic puree, pea textures, ham hock.

Smoked Rainbow Trout Pate £6.50 cauliflower & lemon mousse, piccalilli, brown bread.

Pan Roast Pigeon Breast beetroot and orange salad, juniper salt.

£7.95

Veloute of Butternut Squash red onion marmalade, wild mushroom, parmesan, truffle.

£5.95

£ MAIns Pan Roast Rack of Lamb braised shoulder, dauphinoise potato, red cabbage, winter vegetables, lamb jus.

£19.95

Belly of Redhill Pork Textures of butternut squash, red pepper pickle, cumin broth.

£18.50

Pan Roasted Chicken Breast ballotine of the leg, fondant potato, baby leek, wild mushroom, madeira jus.

£16.95

Pan Fried Fillet of Hake £18.95 celeriac puree, chorizo, cassoulet, crevette.

£ PUddInG Hot Chocolate £6.00 pistachio marshmallow, brioche, baileys sorbet.

Electric Pistachio Cheesecake Textures of white peach.

£6.00

Rhubarb & Custard Trifle cider jelly, oat & honey biscuit.

£6.00

Apple Crumble cinnamon, vanilla.

£6.00

£ OPenInG TIMes MOndAy TO frIdAy Lunch: from 4th March 2013 dinner: 6:00pm to 9:30pm sATUrdAy & sUndAy Lunch: 12:00pm to 3:00pm dinner: 6:00pm to 9:45pm

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wooden trenchers is a little unusual given the modern look and feel of the restaurant with its huge panes of glass, modern leather and oak chairs.

Fortunately, the whole package works really well as a skilful compromise between a modern restaurant in a modern hotel using traditional ingredients sourced from around a traditional cathedral city.

It’s not until you dissect each dishes elements that you realise just how much thought and time has gone into each dish.

The good humour of the team belies the fast pace and talent working behind the glass panels that afford diners a view of the brigade at work.

The restaurant’s lunch menu offers great value and lightening fast service with four starters, main courses and desserts for £8.95 to £11.95, whilst à la carte service promises six options from each course plus a grill menu. Our recommendation, however, must be the Dine with Wine menu. This provides a five course meal including amuse bouche and pre-dessert plus a bottle of wine for just £25 per head from Sunday to Thursday and early on Saturday evenings. Spectacular value!

With talent in the kitchen, a superb dining environment and views over the skyline of Lincoln, The Electric is absolutely superb - a must-try restaurant recommendation.

The venue offers spectacular views of Brayford Wharf and the Cathedral.

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Sonya Hundal set up Friskney’s Greenfield Bakers to get the message out about artisan breads. She creates around 8,000 loaves a year, handmade using slow-fermentation techniques and no additives.

THE EXPERT

Fresh Bread In this edition we’ve already met James Waterfield, the Lincolnshire miller whose artisan flour is stoneground using one of the county’s few remaining windmills, but to really make his flour bloom, we turn to artisan baker Sonya Hundal to discover the secrets of bread!

Words and pictures: Rob Davis

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THE EXPERT Fresh

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aking artisan bread is how Sonya Hundal earns a crust. But the Lincolnshire baker is determined to demonstrate that less is more; it’s what she leaves out of her products, rather than what she puts into them, which makes her 18 different types of bread, produced under the name Greenfield Bakers, so unique.

She and husband Lee are from Southampton and Essex, but have lived in Leeds and Bristol before moving to Lincolnshire in 2002, settling in Friskney to afford their children a better quality of life, more space and better food.

Sonya didn’t discover the joy of baking until seven years ago, and began baking in her kitchen initially with a bread machine, then by hand. The family soon became used to fresh bread each day but Sonya’s experience and her desire to bake in accordance with artisan techniques meant she outgrew the use of a machine.

“There are around 500 plus Real Bread bakers in the UK.” says Sonya. “Independant and artisan produced bread accounts for about 3% of all bread consumed in the UK. As members of the Sustain real food alliance’s Real Bread Campaign, we want to increase that and make people aware of how good real bread can be. When people try ours, or bake themselves, it’s like a eureka moment!”

When it was time for something more substantial than her

breadmaking machine, Sonya and Lee converted one of their outbuildings into an artisan bakery which would also allow her to begin a small business selling her products to the public, thus turning her domestic passion into an artisan business.

In the summer of 2006, Lee set about converting a rickety stable by installing an igloo-shaped 4.4 tonne steel-slab floored reinforced chamotte-lined oven with French refractory clay slabs. The oven is certainly quaint, but its design blends function with form. Sonya uses local logs and coppiced willow to achieve a maximum temperature of 420°c. At this heat any carbon is burnt off by pyrolysis, a process which also sterilises the oven, though baking takes place at around 300°c.

Bread

Sonya’s oven was hand built by husband Lee during the summer of 2006... it’s igloo-shaped and weighs over 4.4 tonnes!

Sonya’s wood-fired oven facilitates the creation of rustic breads, made with white, wholemeal, and rye flours from artisan mills like James Waterfield’s Maud Foster. These rustic loaves are also available ‘plain,’ or flavoured with Poacher Cheese & Onion, Cheese & Paprika, Sunflower Seed & Honey and Cheese & Poppy Seed.

Sonya produces around 8,000 each year, as well as speciality breads like Ciabatta, Malted Cob, Country Sourdough and breads with 85% brown flour in plain, and flavoured versions; Date & Honey, Cinnamon & Raisin, Pear & Honey.

In addition, she bakes Focaccia and Fougasse... again, available in Rosemary & Garlic, Olive & Onion, Olive and Cranberry & Walnut varieties. There’s also a Beer Bread made from Bateman’s XXXB, the brewery being just a few minutes down the road.

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THE EXPERT Fresh

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Sonya creates bread using slowfermentation techniques and a wood-fired French clay oven.

Crucially, Sonya’s bread is produced by a variety of slow-fermentation methods. In industrial production, processing aids are used to speed up fermentation and produce loaves in under an hour. Sonya, by contrast, uses less yeast and no additives.

She begins her breadmaking at 6am, mixing and putting her dough into large tubs to ferment naturally, turning and folding it after two to four hours. After another hour it’s cut and pre-shaped, then after another two hours, shaped properly. This affords the bread sufficient time for the gluten

Slow fermentation, 40% less yeast and a wood-fired clay oven bake creates a product that has a better flavour and texture than fast-baked bread or supermarket bread with its many additives...

The baker’s products are available to order and collect from their Friskney premises or from this month’s Belton Country Fair (18th May), from the Wrangle Show (7th July) Friskney Show (9th June) or by calling 07931 920931. For more information see www.ruralfabulous.co.uk.

and flavours to fully develop - her breadmaking process is between six and 20 hours, depending which of her seven dough recipes she is working with - and allows partial digestion of the grain matrix by naturally occurring lactobacilli. This produces a more digestible loaf with more available nutrients.

Slow-fermentation bread also has a better flavour and texture as a result of the process and the use of stoneground organic flour. The high temperature resulting from industrial roller flour milling often means additives and nutrients have to be put into flour.

“Flour, yeast, water, salt.” Throughout our interview Sonya repeated those four ingredients like a mantra, emphasising the simplicity of a product free from the slew of ‘science-ey’ ingredients which industrial bakeries use to turn their loaves

into a Frankenstein food far removed from the essence of what bread can and should be made from.

“The making of what we call Real Bread does not involve the use of any processing aids, artificial additives (which includes most flour ‘improvers,’ dough conditioners and preservatives), chemical leavening (baking powder) or, well, artificial anything; phospholipase, amylase, xylanase, hemicellulase, oxidase, peptidase...” says Sonya.

All of the above could feature in ‘off the shelf ’ loaves, but Real Bread, like Sonya’s, is defined by the campaign group as simple, traditionally made and slowly fermented without these added ingredients.

The likes of Paul Hollywood and Lorraine Pascale have re-ignited an interest in baking, which is great in the sense that consumers want to make their own food and know exactly what they’re eating.

There’s fresh bread and then there’s real bread. Real bread is not a supermarket or bakery loaf which has artificial additives or is impregnated with ‘fresh bread’ smell.

“A loaf from artisan producers, or bread that you make in your kitchen will prove to you how good bread can be.” says Sonya. “There’s something so therapeutic about making your own bread, and something so rewarding about an artisan loaf.”

“If you’ve never made bread yourself it’s definitely something you should try. It’s not difficult, you don’t need to expend loads of energy kneading and turning... it’s easy and fun and so so rewarding.”

“What’s more artisan bakers, like us, know how much better the end product is. We sell our products at county shows and markets, and really love proving to people just how good bread can be.”

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Artisan baker Sonya takes a break from her real bread crusade to enjoy the fruits of her labour... her three children Vega, Ula (pictured) & Zephyr and husband Lee also love her bread!

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RUSTIC BREAD Baked in a French clay oven, plain or flavoured sonya creaTes boTh WhiTe anD broWn arTisan LoaVes, eiTher sTraighT, or ToppeD WiTh sesame seeDs or poppy seeDs. VarieTies incLuDe poacher cheese & onion anD coTTage LoaF; £2.80/800g, £2/400g

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Fresh Bread

There are few scents as delicious and evocative as the smell of fresh bread... Sonya Hundal’s artisan bakery in Friskney produces 18 varieties using less yeast, a slow-fermentation process and a wood-fired French clay oven to bake over 8,000 loaves each year. There are about 4 500 craft bakeries in the UK, and they account for 8% of all bread consumed in the UK...

CHEESE AND PAPRIKA Made from a blend of white, wholemeal and rye flours aLL oF sonya’s breaD is maDe WiTh organic FLour From The mauD FosTer miLL. The miLL sources iTs grain From LocaL Farms LiKe nicK WaTTs’s conserVaTion Farm in The Deepings; £2.80/800g, £2/400g

BROWN BREAD Available with sweet and savoury flavours This broWn LoaF - maDe WiTh 85% broWn FLour is aVaiLabLe in DaTe & honey, cinnamon & raisin, pear & honey anD chocoLaTe & raisin FLaVours, £2/400g

photo: Rob Davis

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PARAPHERNALIA

Fresh Bread

FLAVOURED BREAD Cheese, onion, walnuts, cranberries, rosemary, garlic and honey... sonya Doesn’T use arTiFiciaL aDDiTiVes To enhance her breaD, JusT Time anD eFForT... hoWeVer, she’s is passionaTe abouT using LocaLLy sourceD FruiT, herb anD Veg To creaTe FLaVoureD breaDs; £2.50/400g.

BEER BREAD Flavoured with - what else - Bateman’s XXXB yeasTy reaL aLe is a superb aDDiTion To rusTic LoaVes, anD sonya’s oWn recipe baTeman’s beer breaD is DeLicious! £2/400g

To order Sonya’s Greenfield Bakers artisan bread, call 07931 920 931 or see www.ruralfabulous.co.uk.

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Lutzville shiraz rosé, south Africa - £7.50 The original Lutzville cellars were founded in 1961 on the Cape's west coast. Fifty years later, the Lutzville winery is the second largest producer in South Africa making up to 25 million litres of wine each year. This wine has berry fruit flavours on a medium palate and an appealing fruit balance with a creamy finish.

Chateau de Campuget Invitation rosé, france - £8.50 Chateau de Campuget’s rosé has a lovely pink colour and is dry and delicate with bright berried fruit through to a crisp and lingering finish, a great wine at a really nice price, perfect for the summer months in the garden with a good book or for a picnic somewhere pretty!

Prado rey rosé, spain - £12.25 The Predo Rey Rosado is a unique rosé blend of 50% Tempranillo and 50% Merlot. The nose shows some strawberry notes with hints of vanilla. In the mouth the strawberry is there, with vanilla, cherry and a hint of tropical fruit. It’s not a full-bodied wine, but it drinks ‘bigger’ than it actually is!

Caliterra shiraz rosé, Chile - £7.50 Caliterra was established in 1996 as a partnership between, the late, great, Robert Mondavi of California and Eduardo Chadwick of Vina Errazuriz in Chile. Aromas of strawberries, ripe raspberries, and cherries pair with a smooth, well-rounded palate that is medium-dry with a long, persistent finish.

Featured wines are available at Steep Hill Wines, Lincoln. Call 01522 544737 or see www.steephillwines.com.

saint Clair Pinot Gris rosé, new Zealand £10.50 Made by award winning winemaker Matt Thompson, this rosé is light and crisp. With flavours of wild strawberry and cream with hints of raspberry, this is a dry, soft, elegant, fresh and appealing, easy-going wine that’s a great example of what New Zealand can produce at its finest.

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THE EVENT Blankney Hunt Ball 2013 Headed up by Margaret Morris and John Theaker, the Blankney is one of Lincolnshire’s most established hunts. It’s a lively and popular group which probably accounts for it hosting the largest High Society ball in the county’s Calendar, an annual black tie event which is attended by around 900 people. As usual, I had a great time photographing the event, at the Newark Showground... it’s one of my favourite events to cover each year!

Words and photos: Rob Davis.

Around 900 people attended the event, held at the Newark Showground.

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The event is our favourite in the county’s calendar, attended by over 900 people.

Guests enjoyed a flutter at the Hunt Ball’s ‘Casino.’

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The Blankney Hunt was founded in 1871 when they pack split away from the old Burton Foxhounds.

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This month’s featured couple’s Georgian property has eight bedrooms and has been converted into a Rural Retreat designed to offer families from across the UK a luxury self-catering break near the Lincolnshire coast.

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or many of us, home is a retreat; a for just £460,000... and that the couple themselves are place to spend time with family and beginning work on a new project and are going friends. But this month’s featured through the mess, expense and stress all over again! property is a Rural Retreat in every The property was a doctor’s surgery, with the consultation sense. Following a year long restoration room and apothecary room in what is now the kitchen, by its present occupants, Spilsby’s and in later years, an old folks’ home. Years of Aveland House is still a private home, but doubles up as commercial use and the curse of woodchip wallpaper as a self-catering venue for those seeking a luxury break had sapped the soul from the property. on the East Coast by the company Rural Retreats.

Out it went, along with security lighting and pull-cord It’s certainly pretty enough accommodation whether call systems. In their place the couple reinstated period you’re a permanent occupant, or if you’re just visiting features like stripped and stained floorboards, a the property for a Lincolnshire seaside holiday - Skegness is Arranged over three floors, Aveland House has four just 15 minutes away. reception rooms, eight bedrooms and seven bathrooms...

Its dual role as luxury selfcatering accommodation and it’s a huge house and with a post-restoration asking a family home wasn’t easy to achieve though. It’s the result price of £460,000, we think it’s a bargain, too! of a six figure restoration which began in 2006 just after the owners purchased it. beautifully restored Georgian staircase with iron spindles, lofty skirting boards and beautiful architraves.

They describe themselves as serial restorers, having completed a couple of large projects before. However, At the front of the house, the couple created a formal Aveland House didn’t just necessitate a lick of paint drawing room with a beautiful bay window and a and a few finishing touches. dining room with crimson walls, a reclaimed art deco fireplace and art deco furniture.

This was a property restoration in the scariest sense of the word, so it’s somewhat of a surprise that with A cinema room is usually a jarring concession to modern the property finally looking fabulous, the eight living but Aveland House’s media room is in the bedroomed, Grade II listed property with its three cellar, which keeps nasty flat screen TVs, video games storeys and four receptions rooms is on the market - and perhaps best of all, teenagers - out of sight!

The property has a drawing room, dining room (opposite), plus a huge family room (above), a cinema room in the cellar and a spacious dining kitchen to accommodate even the largest family.

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The kitchen is beautifully appointed with cream cabinetry, butler sink and bright red Aga. A separate butler’s pantry is home to all of the appliances and plenty of storage!

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There’s also a very large family room which serves as an informal sitting room and is great for large parties.

The kitchen is tastefully in keeping with the age of the property, finished in cream with granite toppers.

A separate butler’s pantry keeps all of the unsightly modern white goods and appliances out of sight, and provides plenty of space for storage. It has original pantiles and a chunky antique dresser. A further concession to practicality is the gas cooker that sits opposite the kitchen’s fire-engine red Aga which injects a funky touch of colour.

The kitchen is designed to service the house’s holiday let trade or large families, as is the eight bedrooms, six en-suites (including a ‘Jack and Jill’ bathroom), a large family bathroom and two cloakrooms.

Outside, there’s a pretty courtyard garden arranged around a mature Foxglove tree, a beach hut and plenty of parking. As holiday accommodation, the house has hosted transatlantic family reunions, birthday parties seaside holidays and more.

There’s loads to love about Aveland House, but fundamentally we were impressed by two things.

Firstly, the way its period style has been restored whilst ensuring the trappings of modern life are present, but kept discreetly out of the way.

Secondly, it’s a huge house - especially for a sub-£500,000 asking price and especially following a restoration which will give its new owners the benefits of new plumbing and wiring, new bathrooms and a new kitchen.

Aveland House will swallow up large families and is great for those who work from home. However, the soul of the property remains, and the restoration has been both tasteful and practical.

With a new project beckoning in nearby Lincoln, the owners are starting all over again, but if the results of their efforts are anywhere near as impressive as those exhibited in Spilsby, we can’t wait to see it!

Aveland House, Spilsby The house is Georgian in style, with the odd art deco touch like one of the property’s eight bedrooms, pictured here.

Throughout the house, Georgian reds and mustards give the house real character.

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style: Grade II listed Georgian property, a former doctor’s surgery, restored by present owners over the course of two years in 2006. receptions: Four, currently arranged as drawing room, dining room, family room and cellar-based cinema. bedrooms: Eight, with six en-suites, two cloakrooms and a large family bathroom. other features: Courtyard garden, potential to continue as private self-catering let.

Price: £460,000 estate agency: JH Walter, Mint Lane, Lincoln LN1 1Ud. Telephone: 01522 504304. Website: www.jhwalter.co.uk.

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Stamford’s J&L Ball celebrate nautical style with Clarke and Clarke Fabrics - blind in Seabirds, statement chair in Sail Stripe, dining chairs in Reef Marine.

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Nautical Style...

Create a fresh, clean nautical look using blue and white, add a splash of raspberry red and serve with traditional earthenware! Even if your home doesn’t enjoy a traditional sea view, it can still channel relaxed, calming nautical style with aplomb!

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Sanderson Tiger Stripes - an iconic design which has been in the collection since the 1970's. Available in blue, pink or aqua with smooth 200 thread count percale for a soft, vintage feel.

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Main; Prestigious Textiles’s Maritime woven cottons looks as good in the garden room as it does in the kitchen.

Ideal for curtains or blinds, this jaunty combination of classic ticking, deckchair stripes, gingham and plains is offered across a range of cheery shades.

Above; Statement chair in Marine Sail Stripe as used

by J&L Ball of Stamford and inspired by the British seaside, it’s a charming range of coordinated printed cottons.

There are a total of seven patterns including Seashells, Seabirds & Coral. To compliment, there’s a useful deck chair stripe, spot and geometric.

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Clarke & Clarke’s Cloud Coral edged with Mineral Reef (throw). Fixed cushions in Mineral Sail Stripe. Scatter cushions in Mineral Seabirds and Mineral Sea Shells.

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Jane Churchill’s Southwood, Salthouse and Seacroft scatter cushions.

Manuel Canovas runner cushions in Miramas, Beaucaire, Bel Air and Bagatelle.

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s a nation, we do like to be beside the seaside. Holidays to the Great British seaside began as constitutionals for the aristocracy from the mid-1700s, and soon proliferated to the middle classes and eventually to ordinary folk with the proliferation of the railway.

From the fresh salty air to the expanse of sea stretching forth over vast panoramic skies, and with later rituals like ice cream and candy floss, beach huts and bathing suits all proving part and parcel of a ritual that we’ve all enjoyed.

Seaside style is still as popular today with many coveting retirement somewhere close to the sea. However, even if you don’t live near the coast you can still enjoy seaside style in your own home by adopting an oceanic oeuvre. A palette of soft blues over stark white suits family homes with distressed

furniture easy to achieve. Repurpose antiques or shop around the area’s antique fairs to obtain items to limewash then distress with a wire brush.

For a neater finish opt for chalky Farrow & Ball or Little Greene shades like Great White or Slaked Lime.

It’s a chameleon look which can be modern, bold and youthful, or more formal, as evidenced in scatter cushion form above.

And so to fabrics; opt for mismatched and heavily textured fabrics with bold prints of nautical seashells and boats if you’re feeling brave and contemporary; traditional stripes and checks or gingham with highlights of raspberry otherwise.

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Alison Hutchinson uses Harlequin’s Tranquil and Linen wallpaper and Anoushka Plains upholstery. Scatter cushions in Seagrass and Hessian Anoushka Plains colourways.

wallcoverings and fabrics from the best names and the expertise needed to create completely bespoke furnishings for period properties.

Creating a stylish nautical home is something the county’s interiors and garden designer Alison Hutchinson appreciates in particular, having recently created a holiday cottage for a local client on the coast.

“It can be tricky making a coastal theme work when you are not by the sea.” says Alison. “What is lovely, clear and bright when you are on holiday can appear out of place when you are back home in the country.”

“My advice is to work with colours within the landscape around you to get the best look. If you are after a nautical look then use blues and team them with white for a clean and crisp look. If you use a warmer blue, perhaps with a bit of a red tone in it, you can still get the nautical feel but it will be warmer in winter.”

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In kitchens, chunky earthenware in cream with bold mid-blue stripes thrives next to enamelware whilst there’s a huge choice of linens available to complement a nautical theme along with a host of accessories from Dualit toasters, to KitchenAid mixers and Le Creuset bakeware in electric blue and ice blue shades.

Meanwhile, in living rooms, opt for walnut-coloured engineered flooring, or limed floorboards then combine with weathered stained timber furniture with hefty industrial detailing such as the coffee table pictured above.

Chunky wool rugs with heavy textures and finishing touches like hessian, wicker or jute rope. For a more traditional look, search for an antique leather trunk or hurricane lamps, or bring your look up to date with bright white walls, faux fur throws and hessian carpeting to create a multitude of textures.

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Earthenware and table linens by Laura Ashley; mugs £9, tea towels £28.

“At the holiday cottage I designed, we deliberately avoided the coastal look but rather used warm reds and sage greens to create a cosy cottage feel which on a winters day is warm and inviting and on a summers day gives a casual country feel.” says Alison. “The coastal element is brought out in the decoration and use of coastal images by local artists. That makes it completely bespoke, less of a cliché and warmer.”

A nautical colour scheme can appear stark, with rough surfaces or distressed wood, severe white walls and brash blue shades. It’s important to soften the look sufficiently to prevent a scheme looking too cold, and to avoid at all costs naff nautical tat.

With common colours of blue, slate grey, neutral creams and bright whites in its palette, it’s a look that’s easy to implement, versatile and adaptable. Get it wrong, and you’ll be all at sea, but implement a successfully nautical scheme and you’ll soon discover that life’s a beach.

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The nautical look is one that can offer a traditional look with a mix of dark wood and rich textures, or a bright, hard-wearing chunky contemporary style that’s perfect for families too...

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Meanwhile in bedrooms cool, calm nautical influences look lovely with jute carpeting and simple bedding with stripes and white linen. Faux fur throws, heavy white dressing gowns and tactile fabrics work great in bedrooms, as do white lamp shades with dark wood and jute baskets of white toiletries, bowls of hyacinths or white tea roses for when guests stay, and candles.

Lloyd Loom hand-made furniture from John Lewis.

Cammacks; Wide Bargate Boston PE21 6RU. Tel: 01205 362300, www.cammacks.co.uk.

Elizabeth & Stevens; Great North Road, Markham Moor DN22 0QU Tel: 01636 822000, www.elizabethandstevens.co.uk.

J&L Ball; 16 North Street, Stamford PE9 1EH. Tel: 01780 481416, www.jandlballinteriors.co.uk.

Lees; 222 Victoria Street North, Grimsby DN31 1BJ Tel: 01472 353 251, www.leesfurnishers.co.uk.

Laura Ashley, Browns and The Wool Room at Marshalls Yard, Beaumont Street , Gainsborough, Lincolnshire DN21 2NA. Tel: 01427 810706 www.marshallsyard.co.uk.

NGI; High Street, St Martins, Stamford PE9 2LF. Tel: 01780 766 899, www.ngidesign.co.uk.

Oldrids; Downton Furniture Store Boston, Gonerby Junction.

Tel: 01205 350505 / 01476 590239, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Simply Chic; 07825 598016, simplychicinteriordesigns.co.uk.

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KITCHEN STYLE

Rooms to Live In

Your kitchen is no longer just a room for food preparation, it’s a room to live in. Kitchen World (MansďŹ eld) Ltd is one of the largest kitchen retailers in the area and can guide you through the successful creation of the most important room in your home...

Sage Advice: Kitchen world (Mansfield) Ltd would recommend this willow and sage kitchen to reconcile traditional style and modern function for any Lincolnshire farmhouse.

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BUSINESS FEATURE Kitchen World of Mansfield

A new room for your family; Kitchen World of Mansfield knows only too well the importance of creating a kitchen that is fit for purpose for modern families.

“In the past a kitchen would be used solely for food preparation. Now it’s a room in its own right.” says the company’s David Bower. “We often see that people are incorporating living and dining areas into their kitchens therefore spending more time together as a family.”

Spanning three decades, the company has designed and installed traditional and modern kitchens for any age of home, providing full project management and offering a ‘start to finish’ service, typically working with budgets from £10,000 to £70,000.

For total reassurance and peace of mind that all trades will be project managed and work together in a totally co-ordinated way, Kitchen World of Mansfield highly recommend their own builders, plasterers, electrical, gas, plumbing and tiling tradespeople, though they are more than happy to work alongside your own tradesmen if required or preferred by you.

“In total we have over 500 different colours for the internals cabinetry alone and over 5,000 combinations of door

Clockwise from top left; Avant Terra, a high-gloss kitchen with beautiful beech insert for modern town houses. Zeus Extreme in pure white Silestone with concealed LED lighting.

Remo is a beautifully curved kitchen which takes the starkness away from the straight lines of a modern kitchen. Finally, don’t limit your colour choice; this acrylic plum finish kitchen features an ultra high-gloss finish and a unique colour palette.

styles/colours, offering a completely bespoke service if required, also incorporation worksurfaces in many materials from laminate to engineered stone (Corian and Silestone) to granite and solid timber.”

“We can create a totally unique look and provide whatever style you’re looking for.” says David. “Whatever the door style you choose, most are available with matching accessories such as cornice, pelmet, plinths, glass centred and feature doors. That’s alongside some of the more design orientated options such as decorative pilasters, wine racks, plate racks, spice drawers, decorative open cabinets, feature canopies and in the majority of the traditional of styles, an over-mantle fitment.”

“To complement all of our kitchens, whether you choose, For more information see www.kitchenworldmansfield.co.uk.

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BUSINESS FEATURE Kitchen World of Mansfield

“Our job is to offer advice, great customer service and an experience for each individual to complement our great choice of products...”

Above; Kitchen World (Mansfield) Ltd. boasts a massive 4,000sq. ft. of showroom space with around 30 full-sized kitchens on display and an 8,000 square foot factory.

Kitchen World (Mansfield) Ltd is based located on Hallamway, Old Mill Lane Industrial Estate, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG19 9BG. Telephone: 01623 651435 or see www.kitchen worldmansfield.co.uk.

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modern, contemporary or traditional we have an extensive range of furniture door handles (over two thousand in fact).

We can also provide any brand of sink, tap and appliance for example premium manufacturers such as De Deitrich, Villeroy & Boch, Bosch, Rangemaster, Silestone, Carron Phoenix, Stoves, Miele, Britannia, Franke, Blanco and Neff are just a few to mention, many of which we currently have in our showroom for you to view.”

“As we can take care of design, fabrication and installation the buck usually stops with us.” says David. “We can, and do, stand by our design, installation and project management teams, thus making us accountable at all times and totally reliable. This usually results in a shorter installation time schedule, as little stress as possible to the customer and all with only one point of contact!”

There’s also a wide range of innovative ideas like pull-out shelving, internal drawer dividers and under-worktop compartmental bins to make recycling easier – right through to ‘Quooker’ boiling water taps and even remote control multi-colour LED lighting for that extra little wow factor.

Best of all, quality construction of the cabinets means that your kitchen will really last, with an 18mm totally rigid carcasses construction for all of the cabinets and soft-closing systems on doors and drawers as standard, if they install it for you, Kitchen World of Mansfield will give you a 10 year installation guarantee.

What really makes Kitchen World of Mansfield unique is their own 8,000sq. ft. on-site cabinet manufacturing and storage facility which provides bespoke fabrication of each individual customer’s kitchen. Using the latest CNC technology, the firm’s computer design software sends instructions to the workshop machinery for completely precise construction.

“We’ve been trading since 1996 and have a huge number of satisfied customers. We have the facilities and the choice but more importantly, I think, we really do care about our customers. We want to create rooms that work as good as they look for families with the minimum of stress and the best possible value for money.”

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Five Design Ideas...

Modern kitchen design means making the most of every bit of space and making your room as user-friendly as possible...

Make the most of your storage with full-height cabinets with pull-out shelving with sturdy duty mechanisms.

A professional spray tap provides much greater versatility around your workstation.

Beech drawer inserts and full width drawers keep stacks of plates and safe, and provide convenient storage.

Sort your recycling and keep rubbish out of sight with multi-compartment under cabinet waste systems.

De Dietrich’s pop-up extractor is retracted when not in use, usually located behind your hob inset into your worksurface, it rises as and only when you need it.

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1. Beautiful baskets for pampered pets £65/95. ‘The More I Learn About dogs’ sign £12. Premium pet bowls £25/£39. ‘A dog doesn’t Care’ sign £8.99. doggy cushions from £24. French limited edition dog candles £19.99. 2. dieu et Mon droit coat of arms in enamel £46. 3. Selection of clocks; Victoria Station pendulum clock £45, Paris £call, Home Sweet Home £7.50. duck egg blue numeral clock £38. Hotel de Paris glass clock £12.50. 4. Gardening selection comprising Tin heart box £12.50. Set of four candles in wire holder £15. Vintage wooden boxes from £13.50. Fleur de lys Plant cast iron pot from £12.50. Gardening gauntlets in leather £31.50 a pair.

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Interior design and home style experts Julia and Steve Blockley pick their favourite vintage items for the county’s period homes...

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5. Handmade Jute and Felt pink bag for logs £40. 6. Premium motoring marque leapers in silver; Spirit of Ecstasy £60 and Jaguar £38.50.

7. Zinc and leather swivel statement chair £1,950. 8. ‘Upcycled’ vintage fire extinguisher lamp with choice of shades £120. 9. The company specialises in animal bronzes from side table size to life-size families of stags.

Featured here is Laying Hare £550, Table Top Stag £495. 10. Wire bench for garden £145 from a selection in stock. 11. Very Large Urn on Base 173cm, £595 from a selection of urns and bases in stock. 12. Selection of vintage apothecary bottles; Clear eau de cologne bottle £12, big blue clear apothecary bottle £28.75. French blue earthenware jug £45.

13. Vintage limed Scandinavian solid wood day bed in french linen £1,500. Selection of cushions in jute with text motifs £17.99.

14. Range of barware in silver; Louis Roederer champagne bucket £68. dom Perignon champagne bottle £110. Cocktail shaker with four tiplets £40. Fire extinguisher cocktail shaker £60. Antiqued silver tray £14.99.

15. Antique globe with silver base £65.

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All of the items seen here are available from Elizabeth & Stevens of Markham Moor, Retford (just off A1/A57 Junction). Call 01636 822000 or see www.elizabethandstevens.com.

The company specialises in vintage and retro products for interiors and gardens, including garden sculptures and urns, post boxes and antique, reproduction and reclaimed furniture.

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This month is the perfect opportunity to explore Lincolnshire’s ecclesiastical heritage, as the West Lindsey churches Festival gets underway from 11th-19th may. over 90 churches will be taking part, from stow’s st mary’s, one of the most important saxon churches in england, to gainsborough’s Friends’ meeting house, to norman and georgian churches and John Wesley’s chapels, where methodism established itself. exhibitions and concerts will feature in many of the churches taking part, whilst self-nominated ‘quiet’ churches allow for hushed contemplation instead. some churches will offer lunches, too, with all day breakfasts, home made soups, sandwiches and cake available. www.churchesfestival.info 01427 811573

Lincoln cathedral hosts a celebration of Lincoln engineering on 25th may.

From the gothic masterpiece of the cathedral to the drainage system of Lindum colonia to george boole’s logic and Lincoln’s tank-building heritage... all will be exhibited and explored here!

This month The Wolds Walking Festival offers organised walks in Lincolnshire’s area of outstanding natural beauty and its surrounding countryside.

This year’s festival launches on saturday 18th may from the scrivelsby estate near horncastle, to begin 16 days of intensive walking leading up to the finale event, Walkers are Welcome, in market rasen on sunday 2nd June.

This will be the biggest festival to date, with just over 100 walks available and a total of around 540 miles of rambles.

These range from gentle one mile strolls on flat terrain (for wheelchairs and pushchairs), to day-long treks up to 20 miles in length. There’s even a 36 mile walk, over two days with an overnight stop in-between! see the event’s website for the full programme of walks. www.woldswalkingfestival.co.uk

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WHAT’S ON WHAT’S ON

A Perfect Gift for Father’s Day

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With over 9,000,000 viewers each week, strictly come Dancing is quite rightly one of the jewels in the bbc crown. its stars pasha Kovalev and Katya Virshilas have devised a sensational new show that will reach skegness on sunday 5th may starting at half ‘seveeeen’.

The production will feature them along with their guest dancers, Lindsey muckle and ryan hammond, all beautifully costumed, demonstrating a series of stunning dance routines, and there’s a question and answer section plus an appearance by a local dance school. also at the embassy centre this season is Tim rice & andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph & The amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (1st-4th may), Jack Dee (17th may) and the proclaimers in concert (22nd June). www.embassytheatre.co.uk Tel: 0845 674 0505

Lincoln inspired is a new communityfocused arts and literature festival for everyone in the city and beyond.

Taking place from 7th-12th may, it will include workshops, exhibitions, words, voices, performances and gigs... harpist eleanor Turner is appearing on 7th may at Drill hall, alan bennett’s monologues come to Lpac on 8th may, and margaret Dickinson in conversation is hosted on 9th may at Drill hall.

There’s even a wine tasting event with geoff adams at The Lincoln hotel from 6pm on 10th may.

Lincoln inspired will showcase the very best local and national talent in five days of fun and celebration in may 2013, and is patronised by names like margaret Dickinson, paul money and Joel stickley. see the website for a full programme of events. www.lincolninspired.co.uk

Burghley House’s Battle Proms event is a great way to celebrate Father’s Day this year. The event takes traditional picnic proms to new heights, with soul-stirring classical music, a tear-jerking aerial display with Spitfire aircraft, daring cavalry skill-at-arms demonstrations, thunderous cannons and a flag waving, singalong finale of prom favourites with fantastic fireworks.

2013 marks the 16th year that the company has been staging the events, and this year, The Battle Proms have announced the arrival of the Concert Pavilion, an exclusive marquee pavilion offering the perfect Father’s Day gift – a place for you and your family to enjoy a restful picnic with a prime viewing spot for the concert.

With VIP parking and a ‘meet and greet’ with some of the stars of the show included, this is the place to be whether you are treating Dad for Father’s Day or for those who would simply like to make the most of the Battle Proms, knowing that there is a covered area with a table reserved especially for you.

Tables available are for four or six in the Concert Pavilion the price of £240 (table of four) or £340 (table of six) includes VIP Parking, entry to the concert, a prime site pavilion with private patio are, easy access to all facilities, a table dressed with cloth and lantern, chairs for your party plus souvenir concert programmes and flags.

Call 01432 355 416 early to book a concert pavilion position.

General admission is £34, for more information see www.battleproms.com or call 01432 355 416.

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IN THE GARDEN

Rose Gardens

This month roses will begin to brighten up and add fragrance to your garden. Now is the time to give your roses a good feed and a prune to ensure they look good year after year. It’s also time to train climbers and ensure beautiful rose arches and walls bejewelled with blooms...

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oses have it all - pure beauty, perfection in form, and the paradox of their thorns has not been wasted on generations of poets and lovers. A rose without thorns may be very practical, but it lacks an essential part of its character. The red rose is a symbol of fiery love, social involvement, as well as secrecy; ‘sub rosa.’ The white rose stands for purity, pure beauty and complete honesty. Making fabulous cut flowers too, roses are a great asset in the garden.

Classifications of Roses Roses are part of the rosacaea genus which also includes the apple, pear and cherry. There are over 3,500 species but broadly, roses are divided into seven classifications; wild or shrub roses, large-flowers or tea hybrid roses, spray roses, climbers, ground-vering roses, dwarf or miniature roses, and rootstock roses for the grafting of cultivated roses.

Planting and Caring For Roses It’s best to plant bare-root roses in late autumn, but you can put off planting until spring, if the weather has been especially chilly like this year. Containerised roses can be grown all year round and in May and June, it’s time to give both new and well-established roses some TLC. Prune out weak or weedy growth to leave bush roses around a third of their original size. Roses planted last Autumn and facing their first spring season will require more brutal pruning; leaving just 10cm of your roses above the ground will allow all of the plant’s energy to go into creating a large, stable root network and will result in better growth.

Above; Most climbing roses are actually trained roses.

Varieties such as Parkdirektor Riggers (red), Pink Cloud (dark pink) and New Dawn (pink) already meet those requirements, Goldstern is a very good yellow. One magnificent old climbing rose variety is Zéphirine Drouhin; freshly scented pink flowers and no thorns!

Right; Deadhead roses as soon as they look scruffy by snapping off head or pruning them.

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Right; The term bush roses is a collective name for the large group of bushy, heavily cultivated roses which include old groups such as tea hybrids, floribundas, polyanthas, patio roses and sometimes miniature roses too.

Prune shrub roses in mid-spring, bush roses in late spring, ramblers in late summer and climbers in Autumn.

Feeding and Mulching If you’re growing roses on clay solid, fertilise them bi-annually, just after pruning in May/June and again in late July. Sandy, chalky or loamy soils require a single feed in mid-summer.

Roses prefer moist soils so keep up your watering regime in summer. Little and often watering is the best strategy.

Rose growers find watering in the morning or keeping the leaves dry reduces incidence of disease. Likewise mulching is a good practice; garden compost, leaf mould or manure will keep the moisture in the ground, but bark chippings are best avoided.

Container Growing Roses grow well in containers but we recommend using John Innes Number Three as roses dislike multipurpose compost. Use a slow release fertiliser, and liquid feed from mid-July until September and choose a pot that is at least three times the size that the rose is growing in at the garden centre.

Training Climbers For best results, if growing climbing roses against a wall or fence, train them to grow horizontally. The best time to train these is in September by stretching wires along your wall and bending the rose over, attaching it to the wire with string or raffia. The first wire should be around 60cm above soil level and further wires at 60cm intervals.

After a time the stems trained horizontally will throw up vertical stems. Use the strongest verticals arising from the base and the middle of the plant to train along higher wires to create another tier if required. Prune the remaining vertical stems to one centimeter from the horizontal stem during September.

Most roses will reward any extra care and attention well by flowering better. The better your roses are grown, the more healthy and disease resistant they will be...

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Right; Varieties like Molineaux and Wildeve are best for shaded areas.

Far Right; Opt for ‘Dorothy Perkins’ - a weeping spray rose in bright pink or ‘Mullard Jubilee’ a double-flowered rose in dark pink.

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Morning Mist is a variety of rose available from specialist David Austen comprising single and double English roses, most suitable for training.

in The garden

Jobs for May

£ You can prune early-flowering shrubs which have finished flowering now. On varieties like Forsythia, Ribes and Spiraea cut off a few of the oldest branches every year. This constantly rejuvenates the bushes and means that they continue to bloom magnificently every year.

£ Cut the brown sprays that have finished flowering from the lilac. This will ensure it flowers even better next year. Also prune the winter heather that has finished flowering now.

£ It is time to trim hedges in order to prevent them from growing too vigorously. Careful not to prune any hedges if birds are nesting in them.

£ Everything that can grow, flower and live in the pond can go into it now. This includes water hyacinth, water lettuce and other tropical varieties.

Ensure that two-thirds of the surface remains free of plants. Turn the pump on again and place fresh bacteria in the bio filter.

£ You can sow sunflowers now: these big flowers are easy, fun and lovely for children.

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alison hutchinson

the gardening expert

Alison has over 10 years experience as a garden and interior designer.

She works with clients in Lincolnshire and Rutland.

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Alison Hutchinson The 2013 Chelsea Flower Show takes place from 21st – 25th May, and if you’ve coveted a landscape worthy of show garden status, but your efforts haven’t quite manifested themselves, it’s time to call in the professionals! Alison Hutchinson is the perfect person to provide essential garden design advice...

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arden design is probably the trickiest design project to undertake. A blend of art, science, hard-landscaping knowledge and plant husbandry. It’s easy to spend a considerable sum designing your own garden and end up with an unsuccessful planting scheme, a garden which lacks colour in the winter, or a space that requires too much maintenance.

Many people invest in an interior designer and find they save money and create a bespoke interior that suits their lifestyle more effectively. The same applies to garden design, so this month we’ve asked Alison Hutchinson to identify some of her best garden schemes to suit everyone from busy families to keen gardeners.

Changing Gardens In the same way that kitchens are no longer utilitarian places to prepare food, but a room for the family to converge, the way we use our gardens has changed.

Usually I work with budgets of around £10,000, but every project is different because gardens are personal. Once I’ve created my initial design it becomes a collaborative process between designer and client.”

Making Modern Gardens Alison’s first suggestion is a ‘modern’ garden theme for busy couples. Create bold blocks of planting, incorporating abstract squared-off paths which create a route through the garden. Keep materials simple and use a recurring colour of paving throughout the garden. Don’t be tempted to over complicate your design.

“design your garden based around your lifestyle, not around plants and flowers,” says alison, who should know, with over 10 years of garden experience and a number of beautiful gardens to her name...

Increasingly we’ll dine and socialise outdoors, read or relax in a hammock (weather permitting), or just potter with a glass of wine in hand. For most of us, a garden needs to be a room in its own right in which the whole family can spend time.

Planning Your Garden “Planning is the most important aspect of creating your garden.” says Alison. “But planning necessitates knowing how you’ll use your space. As a garden designer my initial meeting isn’t about plants or landscaping, it’s about the client.”

“I try to establish how much time they have, how they use their space - for sunbathing, as keen gardeners, for spending time with the children, for enjoying a glass of wine in the evening and so on.”

“Only then can I create a brief to suit. I complete a full survey of the garden and costings for the design process.

Making Family Friendly Gardens Children love gardening, and creating areas in your garden for them to take ownership of is a really good idea.

Incorporate a child-friendly pond design and teach them about water safety. Include a vegetable garden to encourage them to take an interest in where our food comes from.

Likewise encourage wildlife into the garden for children to enjoy with bird feeders and insect boxes.

Creating a space where they can play in safety is also important. Opt for non-toxic plants with softer leaves and consider play bark around swings and slides, covered sandpits for younger children, and ‘dens’ for older children.

Shrubs that will gradually grow up ensure you’ll see children playing when they’re young, but will create a screened off area to hide play equipment as they grow older. >>

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>> Making Small Spaces Work “I love designing small courtyard gardens as I like the restraint that they provide.” says Alison. “The compact garden, pictured right, is one of the smallest I have worked on and it was a pleasure. The brief was for a small, intimate seating area in both sun and shade and for soft, elegant planting. The clients were able to grow a few herbs and create a real suntrap in which to enjoy morning coffee.”

Making Traditional Gardens “A few years ago I created a beautiful garden which won me a gold medal at the Sandringham Flower Show. Packed with traditional planting and York stone paving, it really is a delight.” A small circular lawn, tiered planting within the beds and a woven willow fence from Rutland Willows provide structure. Soft planting in pink and purple is a great look, creating a beautiful traditional garden in an installation space no larger than a modest cottage garden.

No two gardens are alike so by considering how you want to spend your time in the garden, you can begin to create a space that’s tailored to you. Alternatively, commissioning a professional designer like Alison will help you to use your space in a way that suits both your life and your home.

Garden Designer Alison says it’ s important to consider your lifestyle - specifically, how you spend time in the garden and how much time you can devote to its upkeep - before you begin to design your space...

Above; Small spaces can still be beautiful. Alison created this space in a small courtyard as a place for its owners to enjoy morning coffee in the sunshine.

Above; This modern garden scheme for a client on the border of Lincolnshire and Rutland incorporated a water garden with oak ‘stepping stones.’

Right; A traditional plantsman’s garden with tiered planting creates interest. As part of her service Alison creates a ‘maintenance schedule’ so her clients can keep their gardens looking at their very best.

Left; The perfect example of a cottage garden, packed with pink & purple shrubs and fragrant herbs.

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GARDEN DESIGN

with Alison Hutchinson

“I try, where possible, to source traditional materials in the UK.” says Alison. “These complement both our local building stone and the landscape and love using recycled materials to give a garden a feeling of age...”

Alison has been designing gardens for clients across the county since 2001 and can create a garden that’s right for your lifestyle - call 01572 747318 or 07973 843020 for a no-obligation chat. www.alisonhutchinson design.co.uk

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on The FarM

BarrY PosTon ‘Well sown is half grown’ is a tried and trusted farming saying that still proves true, even in an age of ever more sophisticated farm machinery, says Pride’s sage of the soils, Barry Poston...

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e make no apology for, once again, starting our farming comments by discussing the general weather over the last six months. Following one of the wettest autumns this century when the county’s farmers had great difficulty in lifting their root crops, sowing rape and winter wheat, the spring weather turned out to be the coldest for 44 years.

Consequently, very little land work took place until early April. I am sure that farmers should be patient and wait for what will hopefully be a summer of kinder weather.

I have always considered ‘well sown is half grown’ to be a good motto throughout my farming career. Autumn sown wheat crops have so far looked very thin and poor. The old saying that a good wheat crop ‘should cover a hare in March’ certainly has not applied this year.

With the acreage of winter wheat down by 24% and a lot of existing crops looking thin and weak, the total production is likely to be considerably down, too. The same assessment applies to rape seed, too, which is very backward and has suffered severe pigeon damage.

At the moment, prospects for large yields look very remote and hopefully prices for produce will be higher in order to cover these lower yields.

As Pride goes to press, the farming press is reporting that the UK will become a net importer of wheat for the first time in a decade with more than 2,000,000 tonnes lost last year and a 25% drop expected this summer.

Words: Barry Poston

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Worryingly, the cost of the poor weather for the UK farming industry is reported to be £500m. What’s more, one saying not proving true is ‘down corn, up horn;’ livestock producers have suffered just as badly as arable farmers.

Spring grass growth has proved very slow and consequently cattle and sheep are having to be fed expensive extra food.

Pig and poultry producers have also been hit by extra prices for their foodstuffs without any extra return for their animals.

Following recent food scandals, supermarkets and larger retailers are all hoping to regain consumers’ trust and have already begun to decorate their chiller aisles with glossy pictures proclaiming that they stock only British meat.

There’s nothing wrong with supermarkets per se, and they’re definitely an important part of UK households’ weekly shopping habit, but larger, more complicated supply chains are less reliable by their very nature.

We believe there’s never been a better time to get to support your local butcher or farm shop. They can compete on price but will provide meat that has been hung longer and is usually reared locally. They offer advice on cuts, cooking and can offer information about your food’s provenance.

Quality meat and vegetables from local suppliers needn’t cost the consumer more, but will benefit everyone from the county’s farmers and food producers to consumers themselves.

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on The FarM

with Barry Poston

The old saying that a good wheat crop “Should cover a hare in March!� certainly has not applied this year!

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The Fashion Pages

Nautical

...but Nice!

WHeTHer you’re CruiSing in THe Med or enjoying SAiling CloSer To HoMe, MArBle’S nAuTiCAlly-inSPired FASHionS Are PerFeCT For MeSSing ABouT on THe river...

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£ ALL ABOARD: all aboard for this nautical outfit bright red t-shirt, worn under a navy, red and white cardigan and white cotton jeans.

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arble is a relatively new brand to the county, having made its debut nationally in 2008. The brand is one characterised by chic, wearable casuals and comprises of over 100 looks each season.

This season the brand is especially proud of its nautically-inspired fashions and with high quality co-ordinated knitwear, tops, trousers, jeans and skirts.

Trousers and skirts come in a variety of different lengths to ensure they look great no matter what your height, whilst colours in the nautical range’s palette include navy blue and bright red over pure white.

Within each collection, everything is colour co-ordinated and adaptable ensuring customers can build a capsule look with ease. Nowhere is this more true than in the range’s nautical look, which ca be successfully mixed and matched to create many new looks with a few key pieces.

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Main: £ MIDDAY SUN navy and white striped long sleeved top with detail around the neckline, three quarter length white trousers. Finished of with a pair of colourful red wedge sandals.

Above: £ WHITE HOT White cotton jeans teamed up with a white and royal blue striped top with button detailing and finished off with a matching royal blue cardigan. >> Above: Designer glasses frames by Ray Ban £160 and Tiffany £215. £O’BRIENS OPTICIANS 01652 653 595, www.obriensopticians.co.uk 94

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>> £ BEACH BABE turquoise and white patterned maxi-dress - ideal for day or night.

£ STOCKISTS Cindy's Bridge rd, sutton Bridge; 01406 350961. www.cindysfashions.co.uk eve & ranshaw Market place, louth; 01507 602902. www.eve-ranshaw.co.uk.

Felicity Market deeping, peterborough; 01778 345382.

Jeanne of oadby chapel street, oadby; 0116 271 4430. www.jeanneofoadby.com.

Karen’s Market place, donington; 01775 820808.

Level 7 st Mary’s street, stamford; 01780 481295. obsessions of oakham crown street, oakham; 01572 770457.

Timothy guy pen street, Boston; 01205 364419.

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Nautical

...but Nice! >> £ SUMMER NIGHTS this jungle print wrap over dress in shades of beige and cream looks great teamed up with chunky gold jewellery.

>> £ LIFE’S A BEACH this knitted top in Mocha looks fantastic worn over a white vest top and cream cropped trousers.

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Classic Clothing for the Modern Lady...

Smart Casual Wear from every-day brands like Steilmann and Sandwich... gift vouchers available

Swaton, near Sleaford, Lincs NG34 0JP

Tel: 01529 421335

Opening Hours: Monday 11am – 3pm, Tuesday – Sat 10am – 4.30pm

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>> £ SHORELINE STYLE a fresh looking printed maxi-dress in white, green and purple is topped off with a bright lime green shrug.

£ STOCKISTS Cindy's Bridge rd, sutton Bridge; 01406 350961. www.cindysfashions.co.uk eve & ranshaw Market place, louth; 01507 602902. www.eve-ranshaw.co.uk.

Felicity Market deeping, peterborough; 01778 345382.

Jeanne of oadby chapel street, oadby; 0116 271 4430. www.jeanneofoadby.com.

Karen’s Market place, donington; 01775 820808.

Level 7 st Mary’s street, stamford; 01780 481295. obsessions of oakham crown street, oakham; 01572 770457.

Timothy guy pen street, Boston; 01205 364419.

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SHIRT SLEEVES

7 Middlegate, Newark 01636 605880

Buy online at www.shirtsleeves.net

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>> ÂŁ SAIL AWAY Black and white striped t-shirt with three quarter length sleeves - teamed here with white cotton jeans.

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The Fashion Pages

To successfully adopt a nautical look choose key pieces which combine indigo blue and pure white for stylish contrast...

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p rotec t ion u o y s e iv g ly h a t n o t on h too .. .

A b ig floppy s un but look s s o sty li s fro m t h e

A dd a re d ca rd igan to a na vy outfit to give it a sp la sh of an d w hite co lou r.. .

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The Fashion Pages

<< £ MAIN IMAGE navy and white striped t-shirt with frilled detailing around the neckline and worn with white cotton jeans.

rn p rint e t t a p c e t z A M a r b le’ s tu rqu o ise .. . f o s e d a h s in tun ic top , Turquo ise bo w- bac k kn itted top ...

£ STOCKISTS Cindy's Bridge rd, sutton Bridge; 01406 350961. www.cindysfashions.co.uk eve & ranshaw Market place, louth; 01507 602902. www.eve-ranshaw.co.uk.

Felicity Market deeping, peterborough; 01778 345382.

Jeanne of oadby chapel street, oadby; 0116 271 4430. www.jeanneofoadby.com.

Karen’s Market place, donington; 01775 820808.

Level 7 st Mary’s street, stamford; 01780 481295. obsessions of oakham crown street, oakham; 01572 770457.

Timothy guy pen street, Boston; 01205 364419.

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Fashion

Five from the Fifties...

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All outfits created using Queensgate of Peterborough’s retailers. Images shot by Gary Houlder and styled

by Pip Edwards. Our model was Tessa at Storm.

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Five SPRING STYLE TiPS

FroM THe 1950s PreTTy PASTelS And going STeAdy, lACe, lAyering And jerry lee leWiS: 1950s AMeriCA iS STill inFluenCing 2013’S SPring And SuMMer FASHionS. Here We TeAM uP WiTH PeTerBorougH’S QueenSgATe To CreATe Five FABulouS lookS...

Fashions inspired by the fifties, with retro-inspired shapes, pastel shades and feminine fabrics.

They’re all the rage on the catwalk, but you can easily replicate the look yourself.

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Lemon Fizz: Lemon cigarette trousers from Jaegar’s concession at John Lewis £80.00, shown with sequin top from River Island £25.

Accessorised with shoes from Schuh £60, blue belt from Topshop £12.00.

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Pastel Panache: Denim cloud dress from Miss Selfridge £40.00, with blue fluffy jumper, also from Miss Selfridge £39.00 and green polka dot scarf from Accessorize £6.

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raspberry Pink: Pink jewelled jumper £39.00 and pink net skirt by Miss Selfridge £32.00, and white blouse from H&M £14.99.

Accessorised with blue Swarovski ring from John Lewis £59.00.

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Powder Blue: Blue blouse from Warehouse £50, over cream lace cardigan, H&M £19.99.

Neon pink brocade skirt from Whistles concession at John Lewis £125.00.

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Lilac and Lace: Lilac lace dress £195 from Whistles concession in John Lewis.

Accessorised with Dotty headband from Accessorize £6.

We’ ve created five looks in association with some of Peterborough’ s Queensgate’ s best High Street fashions For stockists’ contact details see www.queensgate-shopping.co.uk.

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Fashionable eyewear with

Lunettes Opticians Tiffany & Co tortoiseshell frames with graduated tint lenses, £238.

Below; Ray-Ban ophthalmic frames in classic Wayfarer style £105.

Above; Ray Ban sunglasses in Wayfarer style with sunshade lenses £120.

Right; Tiffany acetate frame with daisy design to arms £185.

Below; Tag Heuer gents sunglasses £246.

THe WiSH liST

Right; Oakley ladies acetate frames in black with jade inlay £call.

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THe WiSH liST With...

Lunettes Opticians

Right; Oakley ladies’ Newsflash Sunspex with grey lens £130.

here come the sun... and with it comes the opportunity to show off the latest designer eyewear from lunettes. established in 1990 the company provides eye examinations and low vision services, and specialises in both prescription tinted eyewear sunglasses and non-corrective sunglasses to ensure you look great, drive safely, excel at your chosen sport and avoid eye strain this summer.

Left; Oakley Ducati ophthalmic sports glasses £130 and Oakley Jupiter sunglasses in matte black with polarised lenses £165.

The company director and optometrist, Tushar Majithia is passionate about sport and believes that having the suitable sports eyewear can not only provide the necessary protection but can also enhance visual performance.

He says; “Having regular eye examinations are important in identifying underlying visual defects, as well as signs of general health problems and ocular disease.”

“We’ve over 800 frames to choose from, for both men and women, from names like oakley, ray Ban, Tiffany, Prada and Silhouette.”

Telephone: sleaford: 01529 414066. grantham: 01476 591793. ruskington: 01526 834466. website: www.lunettes.co.uk

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suMMer sKinCare

Getting to the Point With summer’s black-tie balls, weddings and holidays approaching, and bikini weather beckoning, there’s never been a better time to improve your skin for summer, with the help of qualified medical professionals like dr john and Mrs Mary elder...

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Beautiful skin for the summer is something we all covet, and with many High Street salons now offering dermal fillers, treatments are readily available.

Meanwhile dermal fillers like Restylane and Juvederm can be really effective at eliminating lines around lips, plumping up skin and smoothing away wrinkles & creases.

However, with the government’s Keogh report - due to be published this month - expected to sound a cautionary note about unqualified practitioners, and clients risking misplaced or badly injected fillers and muscle relaxants, it’s more important than ever to trust your skincare to professionals.

The company also offers courses of Accent Spa RF treatments - safe non-invasive procedure that can dramatically improve the appearance of lax skin, reduce the appearance of cellulite and aid redistribution of body fat to create a better bikini body in time for summer weddings and holidays.

Dr John and Mary Elder have run the Market Cross Surgery in Corby Glen for over 20 years and set up Glen Eden medical Aesthetics eight years ago. In March 2012 they opened a new state of the art surgery, Market Cross Surgery at Corby Glen, near the border of Lincolnshire and Rutland, with purpose-built medical aesthetics facilities.

Glen Eden also provides clinically validated cosmeceuticals

by Jan Marini, a brand which only sells its skin care management system of moisturisers, cleansers and acid peels via skin care professionals.

“It’s really important that our medical aesthetics patients receive the correct advice, and that they’re pointed in the direction of the best, most appropriate products and treatments.” say John and Mary.

“We use products that are safe; and we use them safely. That’s so important because we’ve seen what happens when unskilled practitioners use inappropriate products and treatments.”

The company can dramatically improve your skin for summer, and provides muscle relaxants to reduce or eliminate fine lines, wrinkles and crow’s feet. Treatment is quick and results can be seen two to seven days afterwards.

“It’s also important to keep up a healthy lifestyle generally, including protecting yourself from the sun’s rays this summer and stopping smoking.” says Mary. “However, we’ve a range of treatments that can reduce or eliminate fine line, wrinkles, cellulite and thread veins in time for summer weddings and holidays.”

“If you want to look your best this summer, but you also value the safety of knowing that your skin care advice is being offered by a medical professional, we’d definitely recommend calling us for no-obligation advice!”

£ GLEN EDEN Dr John Elder is a senior Partner at Market Cross Surgery and Mary Elder is Partner and Nurse Practitioner, and has undergone training in aesthetic techniques including botulin toxin therapy, Juvederm and Restylane dermal fillers, Dermaroller skin rejuvenation and acne scarring treatment and Accent RF Spa for body sculpting and skin tightening.

john and Mary are based at glen eden Medical Aesthetics, Market Cross Surgery, Corby glen, ng33 4BB. For more information call 01476 550056 or see www.glen-edenmedical.co.uk.

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The wedding aLBuM

The wedding aLBuM

Laura and Tom Upson...

Well-travelled hippy type seeks overly competitive tennis partner! the groom went down on one knee but it was this month’s bride who was suffering impaired mobility during a romantic proposal! Fortunately it all worked out for the best for this month’s featured couple... photos: contact:

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The wedding aLBuM

“We wrote our own vows so it was beautifully personal and meant a great deal when we said them to each other!”

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om and I met at work. We always had a good friendship as we had a similar sense of humour. We both love to laugh and enjoy anything ridiculous in life! Tom was well-travelled and a bit of a hippy back then, I was always sensible but loved having fun and laughing. After knowing each other for two years we realised how we both felt about each other. It started with a kiss and the rest is history.

We were married and had our reception in the barn at Barnsdale Lodge. It was perfect! We were unlucky with the weather and had rain, so to have a self-contained venue was great!

Everyone could stay in the warm, eat canapés and listen to the pianist, David at DG Music, while we had our photos taken.

Barnsdale Lodge worked so well and the staff were fantastic.

Tom asked me to marry him on a beach in Khao Lak, Thailand.

I made a film for Tom showing him all the things I love most It was the last day of an amazing holiday.

Unfortunately I had suffered an ankle sprain on the last day during i am loving the relaxed contentment that comes a rather competitive morning from being Tom's wife! he is a wonderful, kind, loving tennis match, so although he and funny person and i love him with all my heart! got down on one knee, I was hobbling on crutches! about him - whilst including some silly photos of him! It had The dress was bought within a week of getting engaged. several people in tears, myself included, so I was really happy I knew I wanted a specific Amanda Wakeley dress and it was he loved it and was so touched by it! the only one I tried. Next we booked the venue - Barnsdale Lodge - and everything slotted into place from then on!

We are both close to our families and have some fantastic friends! Everyone we care about most was there and will We wrote our own vows so it was beautifully personal and forever share our happy memories of our special day! meant a great deal when we said them to each other!

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weddings

Five FLOWER TIPS For

your WEDDING...

By being a little more creative your flowers can be an integral part of your wedding theme. Here are our top tips and ideas for wedding flowers... n Think seasonally: Spring flowers include tulips, lilies, peonies, amaryllis and anemone. Summer blooms you should consider include lilies, carnations, sunflowers, chrysanthemums, lavender and roses. In Autumn, think delphinium, hydrangea, and gerbera, whilst Winter flowers include snowdrop, hyacinth, lisianthus, lilacs and irises. n work with Mother nature: If you’re planning to marry in a hot, humid summer, avoid lily of the valley and tulips in favour of flowers that are less prone to wilting, like hydrangeas, dahlias and zinnias. n Be Creative: Bouquets are beautiful, and they can be hand-tied, tightly for a contemporary look or designed as trailing bouquets tied with raffia for a looser, vintage look. n Cut your Costs: Only work with native, current flowers as this will be cheaper than trying to import something out of season. Combine expensive ‘feature’ flowers with cheaper filler flowers and bushy foliage like ivy, fern and gyp.

Above; Buttonhole by Emma Lynch, Love Lily.

Left; Hand-tied rose and freesia bouquet by Sally Johnson, Serendipity Floral Designs.

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Main; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Blingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; table arrangements courtesy of the Flowers and Plants Association.

Below; Hyacinths and bouvardia displayed with sweet treats are perfect for a country garden wedding.

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MoToring news

A Touch of E-Class depending on the version you choose, Mercedes Benz’s e-Class can be a sober-suited executive saloon or a capacious and practical estate... but with coupé and convertible versions in the range too, there’s another side to the company’s mid-range model!

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Whilst the saloon and estate models are still a little sober when compared to a BMW 5-Series, the coupé and convertible E-Class models are considerably sportier with LED lights at the front, wider rear bumpers, flat roofline and pillarless windows.

Inside, the coupé and convertible variants feature sportier, figure-hugging seats with optional multicontour air pockets. Convertibles are also available with optional airscarf neck warmers.

Both cars have ample room for two rear passengers making them true four-seaters rather than 2+2 models.

What’s more impressive is that both the coupé and convertible have 390 litre boots - 50 litres more than a Ford Focus! That makes the two sporty models in the E-Class lineup as practical as a family hatchback.

The coupé and convertible models’ cabins are identical to the E-Class saloon which means plenty of space and practicality. Sporty seats are a nice touch, and equipment levels are generous.

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efore we go any further, I must declare a personal interest. I’m a huge fan of Mercedes at the moment, and of the E-Class. The outgoing models were good value and well-equipped; a little sober in saloon form, perhaps, but practical as an estate and very pretty in coupé or convertible form.

New E-Class saloons and estates launched in February with more muscular styling, more standard equipment and even more comfort. However, with this month’s launch of the new coupé and convertible E-Class models, all of the space, practicality and value is carried over into two models that boast, in addition sublime styling, sporty looks and open-top convertible motoring.

The coupé and convertible versions of Mercedes’s superb e-Class have all the space, equipment and practicality of their saloon and estate siblings, but in sportier looking body styles...

Mercedes E-Class Coupé & Convertible From: £33,000 Engine: 2.0V4, 3.0V6, 2.1V4 diesel, 3.0V6 diesel Performance (E220CDI): 0-60mph 8.7 seconds top speed 142 mph Fuel Economy: 58.9mpg combined Equipment: Leather, sat nav, electric heated seats, parking sensors

Every E-Class, regardless of body style, has the company’s Comand sat-nav with DAB radio and internet connectivity, Bluetooth, climate control, heated, electrically adjustable leather seats, parking sensors and Bluetooth, electric windows and mirrors.

Estate versions have powered tailgates and convertible models have an electrically powered folding roof.

Whilst saloon and estate versions start from £32,400, the coupé and convertible models carry a modest premium at £33,000 and £35,900 respectively.

With more standard equipment that makes the car much better value when compared to, for instance, a BMW 3-Series convertible.

Even more impressive is the performance of the firm’s smooth, flexible engines. Even the basic 2.0 petrol E200 reaches 60mph in less than eight seconds and can reach 143mph flat out, retuning 58mpg on the motorway, 38mpg in town.

The smallest diesel, the E220CDI, reaches 60mph in 8.7 seconds, 142mph flat out and will return a superb 69mpg on A-roads and motorways. The diesel unit has a manual gearbox as standard whereas petrol E-Classes come with the firm’s excellent seven speed auto.

With such a blend of performance and economy from the firm’s smallest engines, there’s scarcely any point upgrading to the firm’s larger engines, even if the company’s 3.0 V6 engines is powerful and smooth.

As a saloon or estate variant, the E-Class represents great value for money... if you’re willing to forgo the broad appeal of Audi’s excellent A6 with Quattro and the nimble chassis of BMW’s driver-focused 5-Series.

However, in coupé and convertible form there’s nothing to touch the E-Class in terms of value for money, style or practicality. Opt for the firm’s smallest diesel engines, basic SE trim which has a softer ride than AMG Sport trim, and specify for firm’s excellent automatic gearbox. In doing so, either the E-Class coupé or convertible will be the only sports car you’ll ever need, and one that’s a pleasure to live with, day to day.

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aCross 9. Marsh ground in goa? (5) 10. exploitation by commanding officer, one in sizzling casual wear (9) 11. close associate's bottom sagged — that's painful! (9) 12,23. one with an agenda — hacking car phones with iridium implant (11) 13. line in mate's clothing (7) 15. died wearing examination supports (7) 17. stupendous housing tip (5) 18. see 29 20. soup from rounded, duck-black vessel (5) 22. Keen to go having been needled? (5,2) 25. act of sleeping produced by bad opera's length! (7) 26. collective curios mostly outrival returns (5) 27. Making tiger come out of a pyramid, say (9) 30. admirable features, thorough observations (4,5) 31. one seen in rushes of movie, ultimately eaten by plant? (5)

down 1,3. puggish feature of bonuses distributed and reduced internally (4,4) 2,21. she would ineptly get players into bad habits (8,8) 3. see 1 4. oh, to be back in new circle cross (8) 5. Be more ingenious than blooming joker (6) 6. coming to a stop, pretty high on drugs? (8,2) 7. see 13 8. how annoying to be turned over for lead (4) 13,7. idle person with set habit needs analyst's aid: "doctor too pat" (5,6) 14. one physically representing an actor needs stiff drink of spirits (4,6) 16,24. homer's after second cutter, say, for grass (5,6) 19. old, much performed piece? actually, a modern hit (8) 21. see 2 23. see 12 24. see 16 26. greens commonly associated with top grade star (4) 28. oscar's equivalent of a thief's aid (not jack) (4) 29,18. "nice little earner" from bread and milk supplier (4,3)

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