Lincolnshire Pride October 2015

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Summer has definitely passed, but no matter. Soon the ochre hues will arrive, and autumn will unfold in its rich and varied beauty.

ROB davis Editor, PridE magazinEs editor@pridemagazines.co.uk

If you’re a little glum at the thought of summer’s departure, or about the impending festive season, why not take respite and make new friends at one of Lincolnshire’s four Clandestine Cake Clubs? They were established on the back of the success of the Great British Bake Off and the clubs have a combined 200 Lincolnshire members.

Alternatively, you could find peace of mind through yoga, rather than sponge. This month we meet Sally Worth, The British Wheel of Yoga’s coordinator and an expert on the subject, and say Namaste to a calmer mind.

Elsewhere, we preview Lincoln’s Bomber Command Memorial, the VIP unveiling of which takes place this month at Canwick Hill, and we’ve the first of our seasonal Gift Guides for those seeking ideas for Christmas gifts.

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Finally, this month sees the beginning of our Restaurant of the Year competition. We invite all of our readers to vote for their favourite restaurant, coffee shop and to nominate a Food Hero. In return, you could win meals out at some great Lincolnshire restaurants in 2016.

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This Month’s Cover: Doddington Hall next month hosts a Winter Crafts Fair from 5th-8th November. See www.doddington hall.co.uk.

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October 2015

October’s News and events on our What’s On pages, with days out and ideas for spending the autumn in Lincolnshire.

This month’s Food & driNk pages include restaurant recommendations and the launch of our Restaurant of the Year competition.

This month, find festive inspiration and get a head start of your seasonal shopping with our Christmas GiFt Guide.

Our Homes & GardeNs pages this month include a look around a pretty Georgian rectory and ways to warm up your autumn.

Lincolnshire’s newest attraction is a centre for birds oF prey which opened last month near Boston.

Our FasHioN pages this month include outfits from Oldrids, the latest wedding dresses and Autumn perfumes.

Lincolnshire is home to the headquarters of the British Wheel of Yoga. Say Namaste to yoGa iN liNcolNsHire, with Sally Worth.

Finally this month, we meet the heroes of Lincolnshire’s air ambulaNce to take a tour of the service’s new headquarters.

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County News Lincolnshire angel landmark undergoes heavenly restoration to err into disrepair is human, but to restore is heavenly; that’s been proven in Brigg, where a town landmark has just enjoyed a restoration Brigg’s angel has been restored in the town’s Market Place thanks to efforts by North Lincolnshire Council.

The statue was originally installed on the site of The Angel coaching inn, which dates back to the 16th and has a mock-tudor frontage.

Today, the building incorporates the Angel Suite used by Brigg Town Council and incorporates the Brigg Heritage Centre and library. Weather-beaten and deemed dangerous, the (fallen?)

Angel was taken down and replicated by a sculptor.

World recordbreaking yield of oilseed rape for Louth farmer... lincolnshire farmer Tim Layman from Worlaby near Louth has broken world records in oilseed rape yields.

Tim’s yield of 6.7t/ha was independently verified, and beat the previous yield by around 0.5t/ha.

The crop was so thick that the farmer couldn’t see more than 10cm into it, and blocked his combine harvester twice, necessitating a slower harvest to deal with the volume going through the machine.

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the purrfect storm: animal charity overrun after kitten ‘baby-boom’ sleaford Cats Protection charity is ‘full to bursting’ and issues plea for responsible pet ownership

“The Angel is an important part of Brigg’s heritage and we are pleased to see her back in place,” said the Council’s Sarah Howe. “The sculptor has done a fantastic job replicating the original Angel which was in a state of disrepair.”

“People can once again admire the beautiful sight that brightens up the Market Place and takes pride of place where she belongs.”

The Angel was officially reopened to serve the town back in 1995 following a full restoration.

sleaford is in the throes of a mini baby-boom, after its Cats Protection charity warning that it’s ‘full to bursting’ with unwanted kittens.

It’s currently trying to find home for 38 kittens and 10 cats, and is pleading with owners to have their cats neutered to prevent further unwanted litters both in town and in the surrounding towns and villages.

“We also take cats in from other areas including Grantham, Lincoln, and Boston as there are no other local active branches of Cats Protection." n To enquire about rehoming a cat or kitten, or support the charity, see www.cats.org.uk/sleaford.

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Cleethorpes bakers create showstopper for Humberston’s very own ‘great British Bakeoff’

Boston hotel chain changes its name to better reflect business Coaching inn group intends to double in size in the next five years as part of £20m investment...

don’t worry about soggy bottoms - it’s all about having fun, say organisers of a local baking competition based on BBC tV show...

Cleethorpes bakers are being invited to create their very own showstoppers for the Humberston Bakeoff competition.

A cash prize will be offered for the amateur baker who can impress their peers and a celebrity judge with at The Gingerbread House Tearooms, which opened in February this year.

Contestants are invited to bring along a star bake which will be presented and tasted by a panel.

Your entry should be as imaginative and as unique as possible,

creative in both flavour and appearance. The not-for-profit community hub facility with its library and tearoom aims to provide a place for the village to come together.

The venue will also host a ‘murder mystery’ show on Thursday 22nd October and offer a wine tasting evening on 19th November. n The date of the competition is due to be confirmed as Pride goes to press. For up to date information see the Gingerbread House’s Facebook page or call 01472 456959.

Boston based hotel chain The Bulldog Hotel Group has changed its name to The Coaching Inn Group to better reflect its activities.

The firm’s Kevin and Lily Charity run Boston’s White Hart Hotel, Horncastle’s Admiral Rodney plus six other hotels across the UK. The firm intends to add more hotels to its group as part of a £20m investment over the next five years.

grantham leisure centre is now fit for purpose following £600,000 revamp...

sssss-skegness sea defences face unusual problem: a boa constrictor!

Grantham residents will soon be fighting fit thanks to a £600,000 modernisation of the town’s Meres leisure centre.

skegness technicians making repairs to Skegness’s sea defences were surprised to discover the problem... a boa constrictor trapped inside the sea defence gate mechanism.

The centre’s renovation has seen a doubling in size of the gym, and the introduction of new fitness machines.

Funded by SKDC and 1Life the gym also boasts a new exercise studio, an indoor cycling studio and café area.

The centre serves 650 members. n See www.1life.co.uk.

The snake had to be rescued by officers from Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue, who commented that it was one of the stranger rescue operations they’d undertaken.

The animal was reunited with its owner after an operation that took an hour and a half.

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Sir Tom Jones

performs at Market Rasen Racecourse Shortly after being dropped from four years of working as a judge on BBC’s The Voice, you’d think the iconic Welshman Sir Tom Jones would be too preoccupied to give a fantastic performance at the Market Rasen Racecourse.

However, his show turned out to be quite the opposite as he held his 14,000 sell-out audience spellbound.

The 75 year old has had a phenomenal career that just carries on climbing. He’s loved by all ages and the crowds at Market Rasen proved that.

Sir Tom sang his chart-toppers like I’ll Never Fall in Love Again, Sex Bomb, Delilah, Green Green Grass Of Home and more. On 8th October, he’s at the One Big Night with Rob Brydon show in the Wembley Arena for Children in Need. n Exclusive images for Lincolnshire Pride by Neil Whittaker, Benton Images: 07860 473254.

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Surrounded by open countryside, this attractive barn has front lawns running down to the River Glen. Around 200 years old with a more recent extension, the house has a light-filled interior with original features including oak beams and exposed stone walls. The semi-open plan design allows an easy flow between the main living areas and the Kitchen has French doors opening to a sheltered terrace.

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Remembering: Bomber Command will be remembered with a memorial that will be unveiled on 2nd October. The memorial will carry the names of the 26,500 men who lost their lives whilst flying on one of 365,000 missions flown

by Bomber Command.

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- LinCoLn’s BomBEr Command mEmoriaL -

lincolnshire is famous for many things from its reputation for excellence in farming to the Cathedral’s copy of Magna Carta to the Lincolnshire sausage.

To the remaining WWII veterans though, Lincolnshire will only ever be known by one name and for one thing; it was and remains today, Bomber County.

Over 125,000 aircrew served in Bomber Command during WWII, flying over 364,000 sorties. Lincolnshire was home to a third of all of the UK’s Bomber Command stations and over 26,500 aircrew and 3,400 aircraft were lost from the area.

Until now there has been no memorial in the area to Bomber Command, but with the unveiling of the International Bomber Command Centre at Canwick near Lincoln this autumn, that will be rectified.

“The official unveiling of the new International Bomber Command Centre’s Memorial Spire will take place on Friday 2nd October,” says the Trust’s Director, Nicky Barr. “We launched the appeal back in May 2013 to create a centre on the outskirts of Lincoln to relate the story of Bomber Command, provide an educational and research facility and promote the core themes of global recognition, remembrance and reconciliation.”

“On 2nd October around 600 VIPs, including over 250 WW2 veterans, will gather for the official unveiling of the Spire, which will form the centrepiece of the Memorial.”

Surrounding the Spire will be a series of walls in a radial, asymmetrical pattern upon which the 26,500 names will appear. 29,000 further names will be added to the second phase of the memorial project bringing the total number of names recorded to an anticipated 55,573.

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“The site at Canwick Hill has been specifically chosen because of its central placing in an area which was deeply connected with the Bomber Command,” says Nicky. “Lincoln is at the heart of “Bomber County,” RAF Waddington is only 2.4 miles from the site and it suffered the greatest losses of any Bomber Command station and during WWII an Avro factory, which made the Lancaster, was located at Bracebridge Heath.

The site was also the scene of one of the Lancaster crashes during the war.”

aged patina from new and has a lifespan of 125 years.

The spire’s height is 102ft tall, the wingspan of the Avro Lancaster bomber, whilst its width is 16ft, the width of a Lancaster wing. Its spire shape echoes the church spires of the county and faces Lincoln Cathedral which was used as a sighting point for the crews flying from the county.

In May this year the spire was erected at the site by contractors Lindum, overseen by site manager Andy Foster.

“Our total target is to raise the £9.5m for the entire project,” says Nicky.

“Already the public and businesses across Lincolnshire have been immensely supportive.”

During our visit in early August, the site was still very much under construction, but already the Spire has been erected and foundations for each of the steel walls were in place. The spire and walls have been created in Corten steel, which is designed to have a bronze,

“The spire has been created at a total cost of £1m, with the memorial walls a further £600,000 and the gardens another £800,000. The digital archive and interpretation for the site has cost £2.3m, whilst the amphitheatre surrounding the memorial has cost £1m.”

“We still need to find the remaining funds for the creation of the £2.5m visitor centre, the Chadwick Centre, named after the designer of the Lancaster aircraft, and a further £1,500,000 for the remaining visitor amenities and phase two of the memorial walls.”

The Chadwick Centre will house permanent and temporary exhibitions, research and reference facilities and a fully staffed education centre. These staff will work with schools across the region to ensure that the students can get the most from their time at the Centre.

The basis for both the exhibitions and education programme will be the IBCC’s Digital Archive which will include thousands of previously unseen documents, photos, letters and diaries as well as hundreds of oral testimonies which are currently being recorded by the IBCC volunteer team.

“Surrounding the Chadwick Centre will be a Ribbon of Remembrance,” says Nicky. “We’re inviting relatives of Bomber Command personnel to dedicate an engraved paving stone to enable them to be honoured and remembered, whether they were lost during the war or since.”

“These will be made from Yorkstone and will be around 15cm by 20cm, with donations invited from £100 upwards.

The ribbon will frame the centre when it opens in 2017.”

The parkland surrounding the centre and the memorial will include the International Peace Garden, to honour the 60 nations from which Bomber Command’s aircrew originated and will provide a place for contemplation and remembrance.

The opening of the memorial is by VIP invitation only, but we’ve secured five pairs of tickets to the opening ceremony on 2nd October. Nicky is asking Lincolnshire Pride readers to create a poem about the Bomber Command, the memorial and its themes, which will be used in the project’s monthly newsletter. n Winners will be invited to witness the opening ceremony and entries should be emailed to editor@lincolnshirepride.co.uk.

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What’s On...

Find out What’s on this month with events taking place in many different venues across the county. in addition to theatre productions, festivals are in abundance throughout the month of october... liNCOlN BaRONs auCTiON Thursday 1st October The 25 sculptures that make up the Lincoln Barons’ Charter Trail will be auctioned off to raise funds for the Trussell Trust. The baron sculptures were hand painted by local artists.

01522 545263 www.lincolnbarons.com

liNCOlN COMedy FesTival 1st October - 15th October Taking place at Drill Hall, LPAC and The Engine Shed this year’s festival brings together a wide range of performers like Milton Jones and Josh Widdicombe. See website for the full programme of events. www.lincolncomedyfestival.co.uk

diCkeNs - aBRidGed Friday 2nd October Adam Long, founder member of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, takes the scalpel to Dickens and presents, at Lincoln’s LPAC, an abridged versions of the author, with a 90 minute preçis of his work.

From 7.30pm, £16, £14/conc.

01522 837600 www.lpac.co.uk

MaGNa CaRTa leCTuRe Thursday 1st October The penultimate installment in the Magna Carta Lecture Series is happening at the very start of this month. Professor Mona Siddiqui will provide a stimulating debate with a theme of faith and struggle in Bishop Grossteste.

01522 527347 www.bishopg.ac.uk

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liNCOlN BOOk FesTival saturday 3rd October The Lincoln Book Festival is the region’s leading literary arts festival made up of six evenings of talks. Hear from expert authors at The Collection in Lincoln as they explain the importance of Magna Carta.

07713 581814, www.lincolnbookfestival.org

HOMe aNd aNTiques FaiR

- SHAKESPEARE sHakespeaRe FesTival wednesday 14th October Lincoln Drill Hall is welcoming local talent to the stage as part of the Shakespeare Schools Festival. Each night three schools will perform different Shakespeare plays. Come to celebrate their achievements!

Monday 5th October The world famous Lincolnshire Antiques & Home Show is Arthur Swallow Fairs’ flagship event held at the Lincolnshire Showground.

The show has become one of the largest International Antiques events in Europe.

01522 522900 www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk

01522 873894 www.lincolndrillhall.com

HaMleT wiTH BBC aCTOR Thursday 15th October Academy Award nominee, Benedict Cumberbatch from BBC’s Sherlock and the film ‘The Imitation Game’ and ‘Twelve Years A Slave’ takes on the title role of this great Shakespeare performance in Stamford.

01780 763203 www.stamfordartscentre.com

MaCBeTH aT BlaCkFRiaRs wednesday 7th October The Pantaloons Theatre Company presents Macbeth at Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre in Boston this month.

The world famous Shakespearean story is a tale of murder and betrayal.

The story on the death of King Duncan is one that’s recreated through theatres across the country similar to Blackfriars Theatre.

01205 363108 www.blackfriarsartscentre.co.uk

COppelia vieNNa FesTival BalleT wednesday 7th October This performance is a captivating story of an eccentric toymaker and his beloved doll shown in the form of ballet. It’s guaranteed to lift the hearts of all the family, appealing to every age group. Performed in Grimsby.

03003 000035 www.grimsbyauditorium.org.uk

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MaCBeTH wednesday 7th October The Pantaloons Theatre Company presents Shakespeare’s dark tale of ambition and murderous intent. This recreation features a contemporary mise-en-scène and style.

Blackfriars, Boston, from 7.30pm.

01205 363108 www.blackfriarsartscentre.co.uk.

aN eveNiNG wiTH TeNNysON Friday 9th October Lincolnshire actor Jim Broadbent hosts an exclusive one-off appearance at Lincoln Cathedral to celebrate the role that Tennyson has played in England’s canon of poetry.

01522 561600 www.lincolncathedral.com

BlOFeld aNd BaxTeR wednesday 14th October A must for cricket fans - don’t miss Blowers and Backers at Lincoln’s Theatre Royal from 7.30pm for an evening of cricket anecdotes.

01522 519999 www.lincolntheatreroyal.com

MaTTHew lONG - GReaT CROONeR Tuesday 16th October As heard on BBC Radio, join Crooner, Matthew Long for an evening of Jazz, Easy Listening and Swing Classics celebrating songs by ‘The Great Crooners’ Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Matt Monro and more.

01522 519999 www.lincolntheatreroyal.com

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Friday 9th October With stars like Jim Broadbent starring at ‘An Evening with Tennyson’ in Lincoln Cathedral, it’s definitely something to look forward to. With details not yet confirmed as Pride goes to press, we wait in anticipation for what the actor will be doing at the Cathedral.

sunday 18th October This date marks the Autumn Wedding Fair at Doddington Hall with exhibitors on show in their Coach House. It’s free entry and a limited number of guided tours around the venue. The farm shop, cafe and restaurant will all be open with booking recommended for the restaurant.

01522 561600 www.lincolncathedral.com

01522 782040 www.lincolncastle.com

easTON walled GaRdeNs Thursday 15th October Join Easton Walled Gardens for a day of learning and creativity in October.

Enjoy willow weaving, Christmas Pudding Master Classes and Wreath making at the Easton Walled Garden’s Autumn Workshops.

01476 530063 www.shopateaston.co.uk

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What’s On...

- LIVE MUSIC EVENTS THe MaTT MONRO sTORy

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saturday 3rd October The Matt Monro Story is an inspired performance by Matt Monro Junior.

To keep the memory of his father and his music alive, Matt Monro Junior provides a show of warmth and love.

Performing at the Plowright Theatre in Scunthorpe.

Monday 12th October Naming themselves after the unemployment benefit form, UB40 formed in 1978, before releasing their debut album Signing Off considered by many to be one of the greatest reggae albums ever released by a British band.

08448 542776 www.tickets.scunthorpetheatres.co.uk

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saturday 3rd October The Black Dyke Band is the most recorded band in the world with over 350 recordings. Sir Elton John said they’re the “SAS of musicians. You get the job done and you do it so well.” Performing at The Baths Hall.

saturday 24th October Russell Watson never imagined he would one day be one of the world’s most prominent tenors, selling in excess of seven million albums worldwide. He will be performing at The Baths Hall in Scunthorpe soon with ‘An Evening with Russell Watson.’

08448 542776 www.tickets.scunthorpetheatres.co.uk

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lady siNGs THe Blues saturday 17th October The 100th anniversary of Billie Holliday’s birth is this month celebrated in an event at Lincoln’s Drill Hall with some of the country’s fines jazz musicians including Alan Barnes and Digby Fairweather from 8pm. Tickets from £8-£16.

01522 873894 www.lincolndrillhall.com

THe GilBeRT & sullivaN sHOw saturday 17th October ‘The Great Big Gilbert & Sullivan Show’ is a sparkling, costumed Gala Performance of highlights from many of your operas, featuring six stars from the old and new opera companies know worldwide.

01522 519999 www.lincolntheatreroyal.com

THe spiRes & sTeeples CHalleNGe sunday 18th October Challenge yourself to a charity 26 mile run or walk of the Spires & Steeples Trail whilst taking in the church architecture and beauty that is the Lincolnshire countryside. It follows the bridleways and footpaths.

01522 694353 www.1life.co.uk

plaNeT CiRCus Monday 19th - 26th October Planet Circus is everything that the traditional circus is with thrilling stunts too. With the event held at Lincolnshire Showground, this show has to be seen to be believed. It’s the family show you can’t afford to miss.

01522 522900 www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk

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Medieval NiGHT aT THe Red liON Friday 23rd October There will be a halloween-themed medieval night at Ye Olde Red Lion at Bicker. Live entertainment from the Medieval Knights of Skirbeck with live music and a traditional hog roast for just £24.99!

01775 821200 www.redlionbicker.co.uk

FRequeNCy FesTival From 23rd October - 1st November Lincolnshire comes alive with a contemporary arts and digital innovation festival. A Magna Carta theme permeates an event taking place across venues such as Drill Hall, Lincoln Cathedral, Usher Gallery, the University of Lincoln and on the city’s streets too. The event features ‘pop up’ art installations, interactive performances, and live music. See the event’s website for a full programme of events. www.frequency.org.uk

THe lasT OF THe suMMeR wiNe saturday 24th October Through narrative, film, photograph and song, Tom Owen today tells the story of two careers, his own and his father’s, in an evening of anecdotes, songs, clips and scenes from ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ in Louth.

with the full details of the programme yet to be revealed.

01522 561600 www.lincolncathedral.com

CHRisTMas liGHTs swiTCH ON Thursday 29th October Yes, Christmas comes early to Spalding’s Springfields, as the centre hosts the turning on of its seasonal lights this month.

Take consolation in the fact that despite the imminent arrival of the festive season there’s also entertainment and food to enjoy all evening, with a full programme to be confirmed soon.

01775 760909 www.springfieldsshopping.co.uk

NOsFeRaTu Friday 30th October Based on FR Murnau’s 1922 vampire yarn, this is a mixture of illusions, trickery and magic with an original musical score and libretto adding an opera buffa twist to the adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, taking place at The Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe from 7.30pm.

0844 8542776 www.bathshall.co.uk

HallOweeN ON THe Rails

01507 600350 www.louthplaygoers.cloudvenue.co.uk

saturday 31st October The Lincolnshire Wolds Railways hosts its Halloween Bonfire and Fireworks Night from 6.30pm, at its Ludford station, Louth.

peTeR paN THe MusiCal

01507 363881 www.lincolnshirewoldsrailway.co.uk

Tuesday 27th October The musical adaptation of the timeless classic about the boy who never grows up.

Trinity Arts Centre in Gainsborough will host this spectacular show of Peter, Wendy and the Lost Boys.

01427 676655 www.microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk

leCTuRe By dR MaRk HOCkNull Thursday 29th October Following on from Mark Carney’s national newsworthy lecture at Lincoln Cathedral recently, Canon Dr Mark Hocknull, chancellor will also be providing a follow-up lecture

- FOOD & DRINK apple day sunday 18th October Manor House Stables hosts a one day course on baking bread and cakes with apples as part of Apple Day. Learn more about picking them, identifying them and using them.

01526 378717 www.manorhousestables.co.uk.

sausaGe FesTival saturday 24th October Eat your way around Lincoln Castle’s grounds by tasteing and celebrating our county’s famous Lincolnshire Sausage. The festival is free to enter but the entry fee to the castle attractions still apply.

01522 782040, www.lincolncastle.com

FOOd & GiFT FaiR 28th/29th November The Lincolnshire Food & Gift Fair is one of the biggest and best Food and Gift fairs of the festive season on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th November from 10am to 4pm. Spanning two exhibition halls it is the perfect place to find gifts for loved ones to fill stocking and stomachs, with all sorts of goodies on offer to start your Christmas the right way.

01522 522900 www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk

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The Next Chapter in

HISTORY it’s easy to remember the role that The petwood Hotel has played in history, but the hotel is also looking to the future, with dining provision that’s as modern as any quality restaurant in Lincolnshire...

Words: Rob Davis.

Think woodhall spa and you think ‘tradition.’

The Dambusters, of course; Kinema, the ‘flicks in the sticks;’ and the leafy woodland surrounding the former baths.

It’d be easy to dismiss the town as a sleepy, slow-paced sort of place, but Woodhall is about to awaken. Plans are underway to create a new spa in the town, Jubilee Park has just undergone a full refurbishment and The Petwood Hotel is currently undergoing its own programme of renovation, too.

Already, some bedrooms have been revamped with new bathrooms, whilst its dining room has been the subject of a mild makeover too.

Plans are underway, as well, for a renovation of the grounds in 2016 which will see the reinstatement of the 30 acre site’s Harold Peto landscaped gardens - the landscape architect being the Edwardian answer to Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown and a contemporary of Gertrude Jekyll.

Main Course: Duck egg with pickled vegetables and watercress salad.

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Left: Beetroot terrine with pistachio-crumbed goats cheese.

Below: Cannon of venison with marquise potatoes. Chilled poached salmon and crab meat terrine with lemon-scented crème fraiche.

“The hotel is a keen advocate of Select Lincolnshire, and identifies itself as such on its restaurant menu.

Local produce ensures the brigade have the best starting point for a series of creative and modern dishes...”

and Grimsby’s M&J Seafood ensures a brigade of 10 in the kitchen have the best starting point for a series of creative and modern dishes.

There are 70 covers in the main dining room, plus the option to dine in the Squadron Bar, Terrace Bar, the drawing room with its mullion windows and large open fireplace or, if summer enjoys a last minute resurgence, out on the terrace overlooking the hotel’s grounds.

Two or three courses are available for £27.50 and £32.50 respectively, and there’s a choice of seven starters, nine main courses and seven desserts plus a cheeseboard option.

hotel for the past 19 years recognise that they also have to respect the venue’s Dambusters provenance, which still draws a terrific number of people to make a pilgrimage to the hotel each year.

That’s why, in addition to modernising the hotel, the team also respects its charm and character. The Petwood is an antithesis to the current proliferation of arbitrarily modern, slightly nondescript boutique hotels.

What has been sufficiently modernised, though, is the dining experience at The Petwood which, we’re keen to stress, is open to both residents and non-residents alike.

Philip Long has headed up the kitchen for around three years now, and provides a quality of dining unprecedented for Woodhall and unavailable anywhere else in the village.

The hotel is a keen advocate of Select Lincolnshire, and identifies itself as such on its restaurant menu. Local produce from names like village butchers Walker & Walker

Starter options during our visit included a Poacher cheese soufflé presented with a shallot and apple salad, and a breaded, deep-fried duck egg with pickled vegetables and watercress salad.

Main course options included Scottish deep loch trout, pork belly, and duck breast as well as a sirloin steak option, hung appropriately and served with hand-cut chips.

As the autumn nights begin to draw in, treat yourself to a seasonal dessert in the form of The Apple Celebration - a Bramley apple crumble with raw apple sorbet and toffee apple with Calvados glaze. If you’re more inclined to a chocolate treat, there’s also a very good fondant option with an oozing chocolate orange centre paired with a good quality vanilla ice cream.

A local cheeseboard is a further option, and to accompany each course, there’s a robust wine list with plenty of choice and minimal markup.

October sees the return of “Faulty Towers The Dining Experience” where a cast of familiar characters take over dinner service

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“This month’s Faulty Towers event brings together comedy and a great dining experience...”

and provide live theatre entertainment.

We’re reliably informed the company has been a sell-out act at Edinburgh Fringe since 2008 and the cast members have both hospitality experience as well as perfect comedy timing. Taking place from 2nd-4th October, it’s a recurring favourite at The Petwood and definitely recommended.

Looking ahead to Christmas, the Petwood has options for groups of all sizes; full private hire or smaller groups can “bring a party to a party” and pool their festive spirit to enjoy a welcome drink, three course choice menu, disco and roulette and entertainment for £40/head.

For more informal get-togethers, Thursdays are home to “Christmas in a Bun” nights – with resident DJ and turkey with trimmings in a bun creating a more relaxed atmosphere for £20/head.

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The hotel will also be offering Christmas Escapes for those who want to escape festive preparations, with two or three nights from £405 to include a three course Christmas Eve supper and four course Christmas Day lunch. You can also relieve yourself of festive veg preparation and enjoy Christmas Day lunch as a non-resident for £80/head.

A New Year’s Eve party will this year include welcome drinks and canapés, fish, meat and vegetarian platters, sirloin of beef and an assiette of desserts with five courses, coffee and entertainment for £99/person.

Woodhall Spa may have had its fair share of excitement in the past, but we think its future is even more interesting, and the village’s best hotel is going to make it an even more appealing place in which to spend time.

The Petwood Hotel, it may be renowned for its heritage - not least its aviation connections - but we think it’s the future of the hotel rather than its history which is most appealing.

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Sample Menu £27.50/two courses, £32.50/three courses startErs the soup

Beef and tomato consommé garnished with roasted cherry tomatoes.

Poacher soufflé

Twice baked poacher cheese soufflé, presented on a shallot and apple salad. salmon & Crab

£1/supplement

Chilled poached salmon mixed with white crab meat, avocado and lemon scented crème fraiche.

main CoursEs Pork Belly

Slow roasted on a sage enhanced dauphinoise with braised red cabbage. sirloin steak

£5.50/supplement

An aged sirloin cooked to your liking and served with field mushroom, cherry tomatoes, hand cut chips and onion rings. sea Bass

Grilled fillet of seabass with a salsify puree, scallop and coriander potatoes. duck Breast

£2/supplement

Pan fried with saffron potato, pak choi and griottine sauce.

Pudding apple Celebration

£1/supplement

Bramley apple crumble, raw apple sorbet and baby toffee apple on a Calvados glaze.

Chocolate Fondant

A chocolate fondant with a chocolate orange centre, served with vanilla ice cream.

Cheese

£2/supplement

Lincolnshire cheeses with savoury biscuits, homemade chutney and celery.

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An Autumn

AFTERNOON

summer might be gone, but cheer up - you’ll find it’s far from ‘grim up north’ with a visit to north East Lincolnshire’s stallingborough Grange Hotel. We met Head Chef dan Blow to preview his autumn menus...

Words: Rob Davis.

The summer was gone. Chance of a resurgence later perhaps, but for now, it was definitely autumn, as the grey skies, haze and drizzle attested to.

The skies were grey, the weather was grey, the car in front was grey, Radio Four’s subject matter was grey... my mood was grey.

In summary, it wasn’t summery; it was a grey day.

It would take a very strong menu indeed to lift my ennui that day, so Stallingborough Grange’s Head Chef Dan Blow had a fairly hefty responsibility on his plate - or rather on his plates - because we were paying a visit to the 18th century former farmhouse to preview the hotel’s forthcoming autumn dishes.

The hotel was the home of Gordon and Pat Feeney until 1989 when the family turned their family cottage into a business with three bedrooms, a lounge and restaurant.

Main Course: Pan fried loin of venison with crispy black pudding, braised red cabbage and apple fondant potato with red wine jus.

It proved a shrewd move, as the hotel quickly grew in size with a large extension in 1991 which facilitated the current 42 rooms, 70 cover restaurant with its wood panelling and open fire, lakeside dining room, and bar.

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Left: Pan friend halibut with char-grilled courgettes and roasted red pepper sauce with pesto mash.

Below: Head Chef Dan Blow.

“It’s important to continually improve, look at the dishes you’re producing and ask how you can do things better, give the customer more...”

For casual dining at Stallingborough Grange, there’s a bar menu with snacks, sandwiches and favourites like a Ploughman’s.

Meanwhile, weekday evenings have themes from Monday’s Curry Evening, Wednesday’s Wine Promotion and Thursday’s Steak Night, at £30/couple. Friday lunchtime includes a Fish & Chip promotion, whilst in the evening a Candlelit Couples event at £40/couple should warm up the autumn evenings, with a three course meal and a glass of wine each included in the price.

Meanwhile, the restaurant’s à la carte menus have been updated for autumn with new dishes like Dan’s venison options pushing the restaurant’s menus in the direction of fine dining.

Below: Lincolnshire sausage Scotch egg with crispy pancetta, rocket and reduced ale & honey dressing.

The lakeside room is due for a refurbishment which will be complete when Pride goes to press. It will provide a fresh new look for the room which overlooks the pretty gardens with their beautifully stocked hanging baskets & planters and garden furniture.

Alas, al fresco dining was not to be during our visit so instead we sat in the wood panelled restaurant to talk through Dan’s new menus, created in conjunction with the hotel’s General Manager, Heather Dutton, daughter of Gordon and Pat. “Over the past couple of years there have been a few new hotels and restaurants created in the area,” he says. “So it’s important to continually improve, look at the dishes you’re producing and ask how you can do things better, give the customer more.”

“We’re very keen to use as many local ingredients as possible in our dishes, and produce good honest food with simple flavours that are really allowed to come to the fore.”

À la carte dining available six days a week (there’s a dedicated Sunday lunch menu), from noon until 2pm and again from 6pm 9.30pm. Diners enjoy a choice of nine starters and nine classic dishes. There’s a slight seafood bias to the menu - as one would expect given the area’s heritage with three further fish dishes utilising the freshest fish from Oscar Cleaves, based near Grimsby Docks. Dan also maintains a specials board with three or four supplier-led dishes used to test the water with new dishes.

Four further grill options and two vegetarian dishes ensure there’s something to satisfy every diner.

Our starter options were a Lincolnshire sausage based Scotch egg, with crispy pancetta, rocket and reduced honey and ale dressing with a gooey yolk and satisfying crumby outer. We also tried a sociable sharing options, a baked Camembert with homemade Grissini - just one of the speciality breads that Dan and his brigade are now making in house.

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“Chef Dan’s new Autumn menus are ideal for lifting even the greyest of moods this autumn...”

Main course options were Dan’s new venison dish, a pan fried loin with crispy black pudding, braised red cabbage and apple fondant potato with red wine jus.

For those who enjoy fish, we’d happily recommend our special’s board option which will hopefully make its way on to the main menu - pan-fried halibut with char-grilled courgettes and roasted red pepper sauce with pesto mash.

Already autumn seemed more tolerable, and things only improved after enjoying Dan’s lovely autumn puddings; a banana pudding with unctuous butterscotch sauce and a very vanilla-ey crème Anglaise. My preference is usually towards zesty rather than cloyingly sweet dishes, so I admit being 42

torn between this and Dan’s assiette of lemon, comprising posset, parfait, and a lemon drizzle cake with homemade lemon cake and a homemade crushed meringue, embellished with edible flowers. Needing a mood enhancer, I simply had both.

Both were absolutely excellent - real ‘good mood food.’ To accompany, there’s a wine list of just under 30 bins, with quality wines from £25-£30 and house wines from under £16.

Stallingborough Grange definitely deserves to be recognised not least for Dan’s creativity and commitment to creating satisfying dishes, but also to its desire to constantly improve and offer its customers an experience that gets better and better with each visit.

The chef ’s new menus are ideal for lifting even the greyest of moods this autumn, and with a pretty setting, easily accessible from Lincoln, Louth and Grimsby plus decent value dishes, especially on its promotional weekday nights, it’s an easy restaurant to recommend.

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Sample Menu STARTERS Camembert

£9.95/serves two

A whole Camembert baked in the box with garlic & rosemary, accompanied with crudities & homemade grissini breadsticks.

Smoked Salmon

£7.95

Enderby’s local smoked salmon with a horseradish & potato cake and cream cheese with chive.

Duck liver Pâté

£5.95

A homemade, smooth pâté served with crostini & red onion chutney.

MAIN CouRSES Fish & Chips

£11.95

Oscar Cleaves beer-battered fresh Grimsby haddock, with hand cut chunky chips & mushy or garden peas.

Gressingham Duck

£16.95

Chicken Breast

£12.95

Sesame coated roast breast of Gressingham duck with spiced vegetable stir fry, fondant potato & homemade sweet chilli jam.

Roast breast of free range chicken stuffed with local Cote Hill Yellow Belly cheese & wrapped parma ham, served with fondant potato, wilted spinach, semi dried vine tomatoes and pea purée.

PuDDING Trio of Lemon

£6.50

Lemon posset, lemon drizzle cake with lemon curd and iced lemon parfait with homemade crushed meringue.

Apple Crumble Trifle

£5.95

Apple crumble trifle with Calvados-infused sponge with apple jelly, Bramley apple custard, crumble and clotted cream Cheese

£7.95

Selection of Cote Hill Yellow Belly, Lincolnshire Poacher and English Brie with celery, iced grapes, biscuits and homemade red onion chutney.

Find out More: Stallingborough Hotel, Riby Road, Stallingborough, DN41 8BU Tel: 01469 561302 www.stallingboroughgrange.co.uk

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Christmas at Greetham Valley

Greetham Valley has become one of the most popular Christmas Party venues in the area.

It doesn’t matter how big or small your party is, we will include you in our festive celebrations.

Private parties and bring your party to ours options available

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Call today to request our festive brochure

Greetham, Rutland LE15 7SN

Tel: 01780 460444

www.greethamvalley.co.uk

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CHRISTMAS IS NEARLY HERE...

Party Nights in December Bring your Party to ours this Christmas 3 course Dinner and DJ £30 per person December Lunchtime Special Menus from £14.95 for 2 courses, £16.93 for 3 courses.

Available 31st Nov – 23rd Dec (excluding Sundays) BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

SUNDAY LUNCHES £21.95 for 3 courses in restaurant only.

Bar meals also available.

OPEN TO NON RESIDENTS Lunch Monday to Saturday 12 noon – 2.30pm, Dinner 6pm – 9.30pm. Food served all day Sunday, last orders 7.45pm

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GOOD TIDINGS

we bring darE WE mEntion tHE Word ‘CHristmas’ so EarLY in autumn? sorrY, But it is, indEEd, timE to organisE tHE oFFiCE PartY...

Good tidings we bring... but we regret that office politics, unwanted advances under the mistletoe and a rotten head the following morning are the uninvited guests set to crash a poorly planned office party. Whilst we’re barely into Autumn, it may shock you to know that many of the county’s hotels and restaurants are already close to fully booked on key dates around the festive season.

Booking your office party now - or reserving a table for a social get together for a private group, club or family gathering - will help to avoid disappointment, ensure you secure your preferred date and, hopefully, it’ll mean you avoid festive season disasters.

Over 11m of us will attend a festive office party alone, with ladies drinking an average of five glasses of wine and men consuming an average of 11. Six percent of us will spill something over a colleague, and a 1,000,000 employees will take time off from work after overindulging, costing British businesses £66.5m in lost revenue.

Above: Booking your event early is recommended, even if Christmas seems some way off. Over the page we’ve a number of Lincolnshire suggestions for office parties and similar festive functions.

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Sorry to sound gloomy, but our point remains; proper planning prevents poor parties. Start organising your festive event now and follow our tips to ensure everyone has a good time, without overindulging or causing too much embarrassment...

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- CHristmas PartiEs -

Christmas without the chaos...

if you’re charged with the unenviable task of organising your office party, or an event for a club or social group, our overriding advice is to book early... aVoiding disaPPointmEnt Booking early is imperative, especially for Friday or Saturday evenings. Even if it seems premature to mention Christmas in the office, it’s better to elicit a few groans now rather than disappointing guests later on. maKing uP tHE numBErs If your group only has a few people, many venues host ‘bring a party to a party’ nights, where you can join a larger group for a little more atmosphere. mixing agE rangEs If, for instance, the office has a mix of younger and older employees, or your group has a mix of personalities, a turkey dinner and party music afterwards will prove universally popular.

During the season when the nights draw in, lunchtime functions are just as popular as evening events, so consider a seasonal lunch with the option that a younger crowd can continue the festivities later into the night.

EasY EntErtaining Using a hotel or restaurant will ensure that not only catering but decoration, entertainment and even accommodation is taken care of.

“a sEasonaL CHristmas LunCH ProVidEs tHE oPtion For tHE oFFiCE’s YoungEr CroWd to ContinuE tHE FEstiVitiEs LatEr into tHE nigHt...”

Consider the table configuration at your hotel or restaurant, and ensure your group divides neatly into tables of, say, eight or 10 to ensure colleagues can all sit together.

Alternatively, you can deliberately mix up the tables to ensure nobody ends up sitting in their own weekday clique.

FEstiVE CHEEr Add festive cheer to your event by giving your Christmas a charity theme. Perhaps a sponsored fancy dress or charity raffle in aid of a local charity. This can also serve as a teambuilding exercise. Add a bit more festive cheer with a theme - if you’ve a larger function, give your tables names, and send out proper invitations.

You can host your own ‘awards ceremony,’ either more serious, or unashamedly lighthearted.

WraPPing uP CHristmas After a hopefully very successful party, ensure plenty of taxis are available and that employees can get home safely.

If your workplace’s employees are spread out, consider a taxi or minibus to drop off at two or three different locations.

it’s estimated that to create a Christmas lunch for eight people the national average we entertain on December 25th - you’ll spend eight hours on food preparation, three hours of clearing up afterwards, and a further three hours of shopping beforehand.

As families grow up, the partners of offspring, elderly relatives and other festive gatecrashers mean your workload over the season is only set to increase.

Fortunately there’s an easier way... dine at one of the county’s restaurants this season. Few of us consider booking lunch out on Christmas Day, but doing so alleviates the hassle of cooking and cleaning up, and means you’ll spend more time with relatives, especially if you’ve grandchildren in the family and would rather spend time with them instead.

Many restaurants providing Christmas Day dining from £80 a head, and whilst this is a premium over regular dining, it’s pretty good value when you factor in not just quality time but the cost of festive ingredients, turkey and all of the trimmings...

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PARTY IN

Lincolnshire

a rounduP oF HotELs and rEstaurants oFFEring sEasonaL dining and PartiEs...

if you’re struggling for inspiration for where to hold your festive celebration, there are plenty of opportunities across Lincolnshire. Most notably, in the heart of the county at Grange de Lings.

The lincolnshire showground (01522 522900, www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk) is offering a festive party night on 12th December where you can bring a party to a party, with live music and dancing.

Also in Lincoln, Bailgate’s lincoln Hotel (01522 520348, www.thelincolnhotel.com) and white Hart (01522 526222, www.whitehart-lincoln.co.uk) both offer festive parties plus Christmas Day lunch with accommodation for groups in the centre of Lincoln.

Elsewhere in Lincolnshire, we’ll happily recommend a wealth of quality pub restaurants from Minting’s sebastopol (01507 578577, www.thesebastopol.com) to Sleaford’s queen’s Head (01529 305743, www.thequeens headinn.com) to The Green Welly Co’s Red lion inn, Hotel supreme and poachers. The latter is offering quality dining, accommodation plus party nights with a Christmas Casino on 13th Nov, Comedy Night on 26th Nov and a Christmas 80s/90s party on 5th Dec, (01205 822804, www.supreme inns.co.uk).

Other pubs to try include Boston’s Ball House (01205 364478, theballhouse.co.uk) and fine dining for the season at Weston’s Chequers (01406 370407, www.thechequers.pub).

If accommodation is a priority, consider Grimsby’s Oaklands Hall Hotel with its set menus and themed Christmas Party nights (choose from Bond, Soul, Night at the Brits or

Take That (01472 872248, www.oaklandshallhotel), or stallingborough Grange (01469 561302, www.stallingboroughgrange.co.uk).

In the heart of Lincolnshire, The petwood Hotel hosts seasonal party night plus Christmas Day dining (01526 352411, www.petwood.co.uk), as does Bourne’s Toft Hotel (01778 590614, www.tofthotelgolf.co.uk).

And finally, for something a little different, enjoy the riverside setting of Farndon’s Boathouse (01636 676578, www.farndon boathouse.co.uk) or Newark’s Mint leaf (01636 646994, www.mintleafuk.co.uk).

Above: Christmas parties at the Lincolnshire Showground.

Below: The White Hart on Lincoln’s Bailgate.

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Christmas Fayre at

the Ball house

Christmas lunch from £9.95 Christmas evening fayre from £14.95 Christmas Day - £60 per person for a 5 course meal

Wainfleet Road, Boston PE21 9RL

01205 364478

www.theballhouseboston.co.uk

The Queen’s Head KIRKBY LA THORPE, SLEAFORD

CHRISTMAS MENUS NOW AVAILABLE It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at The Queen’s Head we’ve seasonal menus now available to view on our website, plus dinner dance evenings available too. Visit us this season for festive cheer and warm up your winter with quality dining...

ON THE A17 AT SLEAFORD, NG34 9NU Call 01529 305743 | www.thequeensheadinn.com

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- CLaNDeSTiNe Cake CLub -

Oh crumbs… it seems we’re about to reveal one of Lincolnshire’s best kept – and most delicious – secrets. in an undisclosed location, in Lincolnshire, we meet sophie Douglas. A web developer by day, she logs on to her laptop and alerts her co-conspirators as to the next meeting place of a secret society. the group has around 65 members. their ages range from 17 to 70 and three quarters are women. Most have been keeping the secrets of the group close to their chests for the three years it has been in existence. Members come from all different backgrounds, but all have one thing in common... cake. the group is the clandestine cake club, and there are groups in stamford (sophie’s group), Lincoln, Louth and Newark, too. the groups meet every four to six weeks in a secret location and all bring along a cake on a particular theme for other members to marvel at.

“Like the Great British Bake off, it’s a chance to develop our baking skills, put our minds to something productive, and celebrate our enjoyment of cake,” says sophie. “Unlike Bake off though, it’s not a competition. We taste and enjoy each others’ work, and if constructive criticism is invited, it can be given, but there’s no judging, no ‘star baker,’ no competition and no pressure… just support and friendship.” the clandestine cake club was established in Leeds by Lynn Hill, and is based on the idea of the secret supper club. there are now 194 clubs, and the groups has gone international, establishing clubs as far as Japan. there’s no fee to join the club, and members are not obligated to attend every meeting; just to come and go as they please. sophie emails the group to alert them of upcoming meetings, revealing the secret location of the next meeting which has, in the past, included a number of pubs or other meeting places like the parkland surrounding Burghley House near her home, in the case of one al fresco stamford group meeting.

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sophie also comes up with a creative theme for each meeting, and members are required to bake a large cake on that theme - no muffins or cupcakes are allowed. “that’s really the only rule we have. it was established by Lynn to reflect the ethos of the club; sharing. When you bake muffins and cupcakes, each one is individual and will be taken in isolation.

When you bake a cake, you have to cut it, and share it.”

Whilst professionals aren’t ‘banned’ the clandestine cake club is made up almost entirely of amateur bakers,

adamant that she’s less concerned with the appearance of her cakes than with the way they taste.

Whatever your approach to cakes though, there’s a universal value shared by all members of the group – friendship. “the club has been a really good place to make new friends,” says sophie. “to spend a couple of hours relaxing with people who share a love of tea and cake is great fun. We’re always looking for new members, and it really doesn’t matter how proficient your baking, if

Ssshhh! It’s Lincolnshire’s

secret

societies They’re a mysterious society... individual clubs which meet in secret, often under cover of darkness. Sounds sinister?

Not really... the Clandestine Cake Club’s groups in Stamford, Lincoln, Louth and Newark all share two aims - to bake lovely cake and share them with friends. This month we infiltrate the group via its double agent, Sophie Douglas... ranging in ability from complete novices (one member had never baked a cake before) to its ‘celebrity’ member, Deborah Manger, who appeared in series four of the Great British Bake off.

When members bake for the club, it’s usually all about the taste. Whilst some in the group enjoy producing a very smart looking cake – some keenly practice the art of sugarcraft or pay great attention to icing - sophie is

you’ve an appreciation for good company and you live near one of Lincolnshire’s ccc clubs, you’ll definitely be made to feel welcome!” n The Clandestine Cake Club meets every 4-6 weeks in ‘secret’ locations around the towns. There are Stamford, Louth, Lincoln and Newark clubs. New members are welcome, see www.clandestinecakeclub.co.uk. Over the page we’ve a few examples of the group’s work from the group’s brand new cookery book.

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rhubarb & custard This cake comes courtesy of the club in Wakefield, a town which is one corner of Yorkshire’s famous ‘Rhubarb Triangle,’ where britain’s treasured forced rhubarb is grown and harvested in dark forcing sheds lit only by candlelight.

Forced rhubarb, which appears much earlier than traditionally grown outdoor rhubarb, is known for its striking bright pink stalks, and Wakefield’s annual rhubarb festival is a celebration of its unique sweet and delicate flavour.

There have been many rhubarb-themed CCC events in honour of the festival, and the classic pairing of rhubarb and custard is always a big draw...

For the Cake 200g unsalted butter, softened 200g caster sugar pinch of salt 4 medium eggs, beaten 1 tsp vanilla extract 170g self-raising flour 30g custard powder (not instant) icing sugar, to dust (optional) For the Rhubarb Filling 400g rhubarb, trimmed 1 tbsp caster sugar

̀ e Patissier̀ e For The Crem 240ml whole milk 1⁄2 vanilla pod, split in half 3 medium egg yolks 50g caster sugar 20g cornflour 15g unsalted butter 50ml double cream For the Crumble Topping 4 tbsp unsalted butter, slightly softened and cut into pieces 75g plain flour 110g granulated sugar

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1. Preheat the oven to 200°c/fan 180°c/gas 6. Grease and line two 20cm sandwich tins.

2. For the rhubarb filling, wash but don’t dry your rhubarb, then cut it into 2.5cm lengths.

Arrange in an ovenproof dish in a single layer, then sprinkle over the sugar. roast in the oven for 10–15 minutes, until just softened. remove from the oven, then leave to drain in a sieve set over a bowl – you can reserve the juices to make rhubarb Bellinis.

Lower the oven setting to 175°c/fan 155°c/gas 31⁄2.

3. For the crème patissière, pour 160ml of the milk into a heavy-based saucepan. scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod into the milk, then add the pod and heat the milk over a low heat until almost boiling.

4. in a bowl, whisk the egg yolks and sugar.

Mix the cornflour with the remaining milk, then add to the egg and sugar mixture. remove the vanilla pod from the warm milk, then gradually pour it over the egg mixture, whisking constantly. clean out the saucepan to remove any milk solids coating it, then pour the mixture back into the clean pan through a sieve. Bring to the boil gently over a medium heat, stirring continuously. Boil for around 1 minute to thicken, whisking as if your life depended on it if the custard starts to split.

Serves 10-12

When all of the egg has been incorporated, sift the flour and custard powder together over the egg and butter mixture, then fold in gently until just combined.

8. Divide the batter equally between the tins and sprinkle the crumble mixture over one tin – this will be the top layer. Bake for 15–20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

You may find the crumble layer needs a few minutes longer – possibly up to about 10 minutes. Let the cakes cool in the tins for about 10 minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely. Be very careful turning out the crumble-covered cake to prevent the crumble sliding off.

9. Just before assembling you will need to loosen the crème patissière to be able to spread it. Push the mixture through a sieve, then stir to bring it together. Whip the double cream until it just starts to thicken and hold its shape, then stir it into the crème patissière.

Place the bottom cake layer on a cake plate or board and spread generously with the crème patissière, leaving a 1cm border all the way around to avoid oozing. spoon the drained rhubarb over the top. Finish with the crumble layer, then dredge with icing sugar, if desired.

5. once thickened, add the butter and stir until melted. Pour the crème patissière into a medium bowl, then cover the surface of the custard with cling film to prevent a skin forming. chill immediately until needed.

6. Make the crumble topping by rubbing the butter into the flour with your fingertips until it forms pea-sized lumps. Mix in the sugar using a table knife. set the crumble mix aside.

7. For the cake itself, cream together the butter, sugar and salt in a large bowl using an electric hand whisk, until pale and very fluffy. in a jug, beat the eggs and vanilla extract, then add to the butter and sugar in 4–5 additions, beating well after each one.

The Clandestine Cake Club’s A Year of Cake is published on 10th September by the Quercus Cookery imprint, 100 pages, £20.

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eton Mess cake It is a little surprising that such an upstanding establishment could have wanted to serve an untidy dessert, but eton mess, the muddle of crushed meringue, strawberries and cream, was invented by the prestigious eton College and is the dessert traditionally served to players and spectators at their annual cricket match against the pupils of Harrow School.

You will definitely ‘bowl everyone over’ with this tribute to the quintessential english pud: a light sponge, striking meringue crown, crushed strawberry cream and white chocolate chunks make it the perfect celebratory finish to a picnic on the lawn...

For the Cake 225g margarine 225g golden caster sugar 4 medium eggs 225g self-raising flour 11⁄2 tsp baking powder For the Meringue 2 medium egg whites 120g caster sugar 1 tsp cornflour 1 tsp white wine vinegar For the Buttercream 160g unsalted butter, softened 500g icing sugar 4–6 tbsp milk For Decoration 2–3 tbsp raspberry jam 50g white chocolate chunks 100g strawberries, roughly chopped, plus a few left whole 50g raspberries, roughly chopped, plus a few left whole

1. Preheat the oven to 180°c/fan 160°c/gas 4. Grease and line two 20cm sandwich tins.

2. Beat the margarine and sugar using an electric whisk until light and fluffy. crack the eggs into a jug and give them a quick beat with a fork.

3. sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl and stir together, then add about half to the margarine and sugar mixture. Mix on a slow speed then slowly add the egg mixture. Beat in the remaining flour mixture; making sure you scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl so it is all combined.

4. Divide the mixture between the tins and place in the oven for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cakes comes out clean. once the cakes are out of the oven, decrease the setting to 160°c/fan 140°c/gas 3.

5. Leave the cakes in their tins for 10–15 minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely. Lay a sheet of baking parchment on a tray and draw round the shape of your 20cm cake tin.

6. Make the meringue by whisking the egg whites in a bowl until stiff. Add the sugar a teaspoon at a time while continuing to whisk. in a separate small dish, stir together the cornflour and vinegar, then whisk into the meringue mixture.

7. Fill a disposable piping bag with the meringue mixture and snip off the end. Pipe a series of connected blobs within the circle shape you have drawn but give the ring on the outer edge a little more height (pipe it as if you were making the meringue nest for a pavlova). Pipe any leftover meringue in random blobs around the free part of the baking parchment (these can be any shape or size as they will be broken into pieces later).

8. Place the meringue in the oven and immediately turn it down to 150°c/fan 130°c/gas 2 and bake for 40–45 minutes. once cooked the meringue should be a creamy, very light brown

Serves 10-12

“The muddle of meringue, strawberries and cream is a dessert traditionally served to players and spectators at the annual cricket match against Harrow...” colour and the shell will be firm to the touch.

Leave to cool in the oven with the door closed for an hour or two for a chewier meringue.

9. to prepare the buttercream, place the butter, icing sugar and 4 tablespoons of the milk in a mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. cover with a tea towel to avoid an icing sugar cloud and beat until smooth and mousselike; this usually takes a good 5 minutes.

Add more milk, a little at a time, if required.

10. to assemble the cake, spread a layer of buttercream over the bottom sponge, followed by a generous helping of jam.

11. Pop the odd bits of meringue in a sandwich bag and give them a light bash with a rolling pin – not too much as you do want some chunks. sprinkle a thin layer of meringue pieces over the jam and then scatter over some of the white chocolate chunks.

12. Place the second layer of sponge on top and spread it with a very thin layer of buttercream. Gently take the large meringue and stick it on top.

13. stir the strawberries, raspberries and leftover meringue pieces into the remaining buttercream – the amount is entirely up to you depending on your preference. stir the fruit in very gently as you don’t want the raspberries to turn to a pulp. spoon this mixture on to the top of the meringue in the centre and add some whole berries and the remaining white chocolate chunks.

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raspberry shortcake The Scottish are renowned for their love of a good knees-up, so the day of their patron saint, andrew, is marked with hearty good cheer. it’s an official bank holiday and is celebrated with pageantry, dining and Celtic dancing, as Scots ‘strip the willow’ and seek out their ‘dashing white sergeant’ at traditional ceilidhs.

Crisp, buttery shortbread is a Scotch national treasure, while some of britain’s best and most flavoursome raspberries are grown in the country’s cool climate. it seems fitting to celebrate St andrew’s Day next month in bounteous style by baking this cake made from the best of Scotland’s larder...

For the Cake 125g unsalted butter, softened 125g caster sugar 1 medium egg, lightly beaten 120g self-raising flour 30g ground almonds 100ml buttermilk

̀ e Patissier̀ e For the Crem 60g caster sugar 2 medium egg yolks 30g cornflour 200ml semi-skimmed or full-fat milk, plus 2 tbsp 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped 60g unsalted butter For the Shortbread 175g plain flour 125g unsalted butter, softened 60g golden caster sugar, plus a little extra to dust For the Topping 250g raspberries icing sugar, to dust

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1. start by making the crème patissière. in a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and egg yolks until lighter in colour and creamy. Mix the cornflour with the 2 tablespoons of cold milk until combined. Add to the egg mixture and give it a good mix.

2. Pour the 200ml of milk into a pan and add the vanilla pod and seeds. Heat gently over a low heat until bubbles appear at the side of the pan. take off the heat and pour the milk through a sieve into the egg mixture, whisking all the time.

3. Pour the mixture back into the pan and cook gently over a low heat, whisking constantly to avoid lumps. the mixture will soon begin to thicken. once thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, take off the heat, add the butter and give it a good whisk until nice and smooth and all the butter has melted. Pour into a bowl, cover the surface with cling film to avoid a skin forming and cool in the fridge.

4. Make the shortbread. Preheat the oven to 200°c/fan 180°c/gas 6. Draw a 20cm square on a piece of baking parchment, turn it over and place the paper on a greased baking tray.

5. Put the flour, butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until the consistency is like breadcrumbs. Beat a little more until everything comes together into a ball. Press the mixture on to the baking parchment within the marked square and bake for 12–15 minutes or until pale in colour and firm to the touch. (Leave the oven at this temperature.)

6. Leave on the tray for 3–4 minutes, then square off the four edges and cut the shortbread into 32 even triangles. Do this by cutting out a square grid of 4 x 4 squares, then cutting lines diagonally across the square until you have enough triangle shapes. Dust with caster sugar and leave on

Serves 10-12

“The Clandestine Cake Club says it’s fitting to celebrate the Patron Saint of Scotland next month in bounteous style by baking this cake made from the best of Scotland’s larder...” the tray to cool completely. it is essential that you slice the shortbread while still warm. if left until cold, the shortbread would crumble.

For sharper edges you could score the triangles on to the shortbread before you put it in the oven.

7. Grease and line the base of a 20cm square loose-bottomed cake tin.

8. Beat the butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon or electric whisk, until light and creamy. Gradually add the egg, beating well and adding a tablespoon of the flour to help prevent curdling. Fold in the remaining flour, the ground almonds and buttermilk.

Gently mix until well combined.

9. Pour the mix into the tin and bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Leave in the tin for 10 minutes to cool a little before carefully turning out on to a wire rack to cool completely (it’s quite fragile so handle it carefully).

10. to assemble, put the crème patissière into a piping bag fitted with your favourite nozzle and pipe even lines over the top of the cake, alternating with lines of the shortbread biscuits, pointing up. Dot the raspberries over the crème patissière and dust with icing sugar.

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The Clandestine Cake Club’s A Year of Cake is published on 10th September by the Quercus Cookery imprint, 100 pages, £20.

n The Clandestine Cake Club meets every 4-6 weeks in ‘secret’ locations around the town.

There are Stamford, Louth, Lincoln and Newark clubs. New members are welcome, see www.clandestinecakeclub.co.uk.

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theWinecellar This month we want to introduce you to some of the best wines you’ve never heard of...

Here, we celebrate the ‘weird and wonderful’ grape varieties championed by wine merchants like Harish Khanderia. We’ve esoteric wines, including those from several unlikely wine producing countries. ever tried a glass of Canadian, English, Greek or Croatian wine...?

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Pronounced ree-oh-lah gee-ah-lah, this unusual grape variety makes up 100% of collavini’s wine, and yields a mediumbodied wine with a distinctive, dry, lemony flavour. soft floral aromas and a gentle finish ensure it pairs beautifully with fish and shellfish starters.

the Greek economy needs all the help it can get right now... show willing and buy a bottle of this Peloponnese wine, with its intense darkness.

Gooseberry and butter caramel in nature with soft tannins, ‘Ag-eore-ghitee-ko’ is great with red meat, game and spicy main course dishes.

Vidal wine is lusciously sweet and smooth with rich, concentrated aromas of apricots and peaches and notes of orange zest. enjoy its superb tingling acidity and extraordinary length of finish as a sipping wine or as an accompaniment to semi-sweet desserts.

A fresh and medium bodied red wine with a combination of black fruits and bitter chocolate, reminiscent of refosco from Northern italy. Pair it with pork, lasagne or pasta dishes with tomato sauce. industry award winning, from croatia’s istria region.

Founded in 2010 by Alison Nightingale, Albourne estate is a meticulously run tenhectare vineyard six miles north of Brighton. this is a quintessentially english wine with aromas of grapefruit, lime and nettle. A fresh, dry palate with lime zest, gooseberry and a hint of passionfruit.

every single month in 2014!

Our featured wines are available from Lincolnshire’s leading independent wine retailers, prices are correct at time of going to press but may vary according to each retailer.

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Pappardelle à la Funghi Preparation Time: 15 minutes.

Cooking Time: 20 minutes.

1 pack pappardelle 100g of Shiitake mushrooms, sliced 20g Mascarpone Cheese 40g parmesan, Grated ½ Shallot, finely diced 2 cloves of Garlic 25ml white wine + 25ml chicken or vegetable stock 25g butter 2 tsp Olive Oil 50ml Double Cream 1 handful parsley 1 egg Yolk

“Drying the shiitake helps to really to bring out their strong, meaty taste, a flavour that’s just perfect for this easy autumn supper...”

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Recipe: Steven Bennett, The Lincolnshire Chef Food Styling: Charlotte Hay, The Creative Larder Photography: Chris Waud. Props: Swags & Tails, Waltham.

Similar to fettuccine but a little broader, pappardelle is an unusual pasta, but this recipe is a contemporary and rather delicious variation to pasta funghi. the creamy mascarpone and Parmesan work well against the slight acidity of the white wine and shallots. Drying the shiitake helps to really to bring out their strong, meaty taste, a flavour that’s just perfect for this easy autumn supper.

Bring a pan of water to the boil and season with a pinch of salt. reduce the heat to a rolling boil and add the pasta.

Gently mix with a fork to make sure the pasta doesn’t stick together and cook for 8-10 minutes, depending on its thickness.

Drain the cooked pasta and add to the sauce, saving a tbsp of the pasta water to help everything combine.

Head a heavy based saucepan and add the butter, olive oil, garlic and shallot. on a low heat, sweat for two minutes and add the mushrooms.

remove the pasta and sauce from the heat, add the remaining parmesan, chopped parsley and egg yolk. Mix everything together until full combines and serve.

cook for a further two minutes until the mushrooms and shallots start to caramelise.

Add the white wine and vegetable stock and reduce to half.

Freshly cracked black pepper, warmed focaccia & a glass of Prosecco to serve.

once the liquid has reduced, add the cream and cook for two minutes, followed by 20g of parmesan and the mascarpone, mixing to remove any lumps.

n Our recipes have been provided by The Lincolnshire Chef, Steven Bennett.

Executive Head Chef and Co-Director of Grimsby’s Oaklands Hall Hotel, with its Comfy Duck restaurant, the chef also demonstrated at this year’s Lincolnshire Show.

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- ReSTauRaNT OF THe YeaR 2015 -

NOMiNaTe YOuR FavOuRiTe ReSTauRaNT FOR THe OppORTuNiTY TO WiN MeaLS OuT aT OuR paRTNeR ReSTauRaNTS THROuGHOuT 2016...

Vote NoW AND NAMe LiNcoLNsHire’s Best

Restaurants

We’re searching once more for the county’s best restaurant, coffee shop or bistro and food hero.

We’d like your help and in return we’ll provide you with complimentary dining throughout 2016, nominate your favourite restaurant to enter our competition - find out how over the page...

Do you have a favourite restaurant? if so, now’s the time to tell the whole of Lincolnshire, and allow us to give them the recognition they deserve. We’re once again asking our readers to contribute to the county’s most objective, unbiased restaurant awards by nominating your restaurant of the Year, your favourite Bistro or coffee shop and to name a Food Hero who you feel contributes to Lincolnshire’s reputation as the county that feeds the country. over the page you’ll find a voting form and a web address where you can suggest a winner for each category. From all of the votes we receive we’ll compile a top ten and reveal our list of winners in our January 2016 edition.

“We’Re ONCe aGaiN SeekiNG NOMiNaTiONS FOR OuR THRee aWaRDS: ReSTauRaNT OF THe YeaR, biSTRO OR COFFee SHOp OF THe YeaR aND OuR ‘FOOD HeRO...’”

in return we’ll randomly pick one Lincolnshire winner, from all of the votes cast, and ensure you enjoy complimentary meals out at some of our partner restaurants. “it would be easy for us to pick our ‘favourite’ restaurants,” says Lincolnshire Pride’s editor rob Davis, “But our shortlist would be biased by, for instance, advertising. instead, we ask our readers to decide for us, which means our eventual winners come from right 64

Opposite: Head Chef at The George of Stamford, Paul Reseigh accepted last year’s Lincolnshire Pride Restaurant of the Year title.

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OuR paRTNeR ReSTauRaNTS

VOTE In OuR AwARDS TO DInE AT THESE RESTAuRAnTS In 2016 1. The Ram, newark: Featured in last month’s Pride, Newark’s newly refurbished pub restaurant offers quality dining, a great setting and the choice of a spacious terrace, restaurant or snug in which to dine.

2. The Sebastopol, Horncastle: influenced by Noma, the sebastopol is a family-run pub restaurant whose food is especially imaginative and contemporary despite the traditional Lincolnshire setting.

3. The white Hart Hotel, Lincoln: exceptional cuisine courtesy of Michael House and his brigade, on Bailgate, in the heart of Lincoln.

4. The Lincoln Hotel, Lincoln With a newly refurbished lounge and cathedral view, the Lincoln Hotel’s Green room restaurant provides fine dining and a contemporary setting.

5. Toft Country House Hotel, Bourne: Family owned hotel with golf course in a pretty hamlet near Bourne, utilising the best local ingredients.

6. The Petwood Hotel, woodhall Spa: Historic hotel in Woodhall spa, offering à la carte dining, afternoon teas and al fresco dining for the spring and summer months.

across the county, and that our awards are free of commercial bias and our own opinions.” “it’s always great fun to count up the votes as they arrive on my desk, and the entries also serve to provide us with tipoffs for future eating out features in the magazine.”

“Being able to treat a reader to ‘on the house’ meals out throughout the year is a pleasure too, so i’m really looking forward to another year with lots of diverse recommendations.”

“We’re really grateful to the partner restaurants, shown left, who will provide one of our readers with six meals out in 2016.”

Top: Last year’s Food Hero was butcher Gary Simpson, who in 2014 opened his new shop at Pennell’s Garden Centre, in North Hykeham.

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Above: Taking the titles for Restaurant of the Year and Bistro of the Year were The George of Stamford and The Cosy Club, also in Stamford.

“THe eNTRieS iN OuR aNNuaL aWaRDS SeRve TO pROviDe uS WiTH Tip-OFFS FOR FuTuRe eaTiNG OuT FeaTuReS...”

“We’ve hand-picked these to reflect the diversity of Lincolnshire’s wealth of restaurants, which is why - even though readers can vote for whichever restaurant they wish, regardless of whether they advertise with us - many seem to appear in our top ten each year.” “complete the form opposite and let us know which of the county’s restaurants you’d most recommend to our readers, and look out for our list of winners in a couple of months time!”

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Welcome to Lincolnshire pride Magazine’s food awards, in which we want our readers to nominate their favourite restaurant, bistro/coffee shop and the county’s ‘Food Hero.’

This entry form will ensure your vote is counted, and in return, we’ll pick one reader at random to win meals out at the above restaurants in 2016.

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Vote for your favourite restaurant, and a favourite bistro or coffee shop below. we’d also like you to nominate a ‘Food Hero’ — perhaps a butcher, baker, food producer, chef or similar:

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Restaurant of the Year (name & location): ......................................... ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ bistro/Coffee Shop of the Year (name & location): ............................. ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................

Food Hero of the Year (inc. reason for your nomination): .................. ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................

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Please provide your name, address, and telephone number (we will need to contact you if you’re our lucky winner!):

Name: .............................................................................................. address: ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ postcode:..........................................................................................

Telephone: .......................................................................................

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Send your entry to: Lincolnshire Pride Restaurant of the Year Awards 2015, Pride Magazines, Elm Grange Studios, East Heckington, Boston, Lincolnshire PE20 3QF. We’ll pick one voter at random to win complimentary meals in 2016. if one of your nominations wins, we may want to quiz you on why you voted for them!

Alternatively, you can vote on our website by visiting $

www.pridemagazines.co.uk/vote

Closing Date: Monday 2nd november 2015.

Terms & Conditions: One entry per household. photocopies/multiple entries will not be counted. Competition is available to anyone in the county or surrounding area. You must not be personally or professionally allied with nominations. votes received for each venue will be counted up to determine the eventual three winners for each category and seven runners-up. The editor’s decision as to our competition winners is final and further terms and conditions may apply.

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01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Honey Hamper Foster’s Honey Hamper £17, from oldrids 01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Curling wand Babyliss curling Wand Pro £20, from oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Ted Baker Manicure Set Part of the shadow floral collection in the ted Baker range at oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Clutch Bag Dents metal web flame frame satin clutch bag £35, from oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Scarf Dubarry Greystones faux fur snood £29, from Gente Bella, Newark also available at thomas Bell country clothing.

Gente Bella: 01636 643733.

Thomas Bell: 01652 600690, www.thomasbellcountrystore.co.uk.

Fragrance Lamps Ashleigh & Burwood Luminosity small Mosaic Fragrance Lamp £26, and Ashleigh & Burwood Desert sunrise small Fragrance Lamp £26, from oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Gloves Barbour international Leather Gloves £54.95, from thomas Bell.

01652 600690, www.thomasbellcountrystore.co.uk.

Cushion Voyage Beryl chicken cushion £45, from oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Cake Tins this Mary Berry cake tin is finished in duck egg blue but also coming in different colours like grey £35, from oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Brooch Vivienne Westwood Bas relief Brooch £120, from Maudes Jewellers.

01205 367959, www.lovelinks-jewellery.com.

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Table Lamp Oaks TL180PB Bankers Table Lamp with Polished Brass £47, from Oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Wallet Tumble & Hide Brown Italian Leather Wallet £40, from Grace Gentle.

01636 611933, www.gracegentle.co.uk.

Ashwood Leather Man Bags £69.95, 01780 755378, www.robinsonsofstamford.com.

Men’s Fragrance Spice Bomb Victor & Rolf Extreme £75, 90ml Eau De Pour Homme from Oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Hip Flask Barbour Hip Flask from the Classic Collection £32.95, available at Thomas Bell. 01652 600690, www.thomasbellcountrystore.co.uk.

Bike Repair Kit Ted Baker bike repair kit from Oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Mini Garden Shed Mini Garden Shed Kit £20, from Oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Cheese Board Set Foster’s cheese board and savoury selection set £25 from Oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Shaver Braun Series Shaver with optimized cutting elements for an outstanding shave. Choice of corded or cordless £35, from Oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Watch Bering time chronograph watch with black calfskin strap and rose accents £229, from Maudes Jewellers. 01205 367959, www.lovelinks-jewellery.com.

Bushman Hat Barbour Wax Bushman Hat from Classic Collection £54.95, available at Thomas Bell. 01652 600690, www.thomasbellcountrystore.co.uk.

Pen Ted Baker classic pen tan and silver with Ted Baker case - a perfect accessory for a wood-panelled office £25, from Oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Pheasant Ornament Blue Poppy Edge Pheasant £69, from Oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Umbrella Barbour golf umbrella in classic tartan £34.95, from Oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Handkerchiefs Barbour tartan handkerchief set £20, from Oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Slippers Barbour monty slippers £59.95, from Thomas Bell Country Clothing, 01652 600690, www.thomasbellcountrystore.co.uk.

Suit Accessories Denisonboston cufflinks, tie-clips and lapel pins available in gold and stainless steel. Combined with black onyx, mother of pearl or stainless steel superdot or stripe patterns. Cufflinks £50, tie-clips£35, and lapel pins are £30 from tailor Andrew Musson.

01522 520142, www.andrewjmusson.com.

Clock Dark wood mantle clock with chime £99, from Oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Party Platter Set Foster’s Party Platter Gift Set £11 from Oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

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Snow Globe Genesis gingerbread house snow globe £40, from GH shaw. 01522 521066, www.ghshaw.co.uk.

Money Bank Pomme Pidou King Frog Money Bank £27, from oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Toy Train orange tree toys Peter rabbit Puzzle train from oldrids & Downtown.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Teddy Bear steiff Limited edition Basco teddy bear. Mohair red tipped, jointed, surface washable, limited edition of 1500 pieces, with gold plated button in ear with elephant motif £160 from oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Biscuit Tin retro radio Biscuit tin with biscuits £8 for oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Lunch Bag Joules Junior Purrfect Purple Ditsy character Lunch Bag £19.95, from oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Giraffe Clock Giraffe wall clock by Quartz available at oldrids. 01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Pass the Pud A fast-paced after dinner word game £15, from oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Toy Animals Dora Design tartan Highland cow, £27, and Duncan mouse £25, from GH shaw.

01522 521066, www.ghshaw.co.uk.

Rocking Horse Little Bird told Me rocking Horse Jasper £199, from oldrids.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk. wellington Boots original Hunters Wellington Boots at thomas Bell country clothing store.

01652 600690, www.thomasbellcountrystore.co.uk.

Dinosaur Jellycat Bashful Dinosaur Medium size £15, from oldrids & Downtown.

01205 361251, www.oldrids.co.uk.

The Stamford notebook Leather Notebook handbound in stamford, £16.95, from robinsons of stamford.

01780 755378, www.robinsonsofstamford.com.

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GeorGiAN This month’s property is an impeccable example of a Georgian house. With two history graduates as the property’s current custodians, it’s little surprise that Ropsley’s Old Rectory has been sympathetically nurtured. it offers its next owners masses of potential and a very faithful representation of all that’s good about the era...

Words: Rob Davis.

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what a shame that some period properties fall victim to overzealous modernisation. the county’s period properties should, in our opinion, be treated very sympathetically, and really looked after.

“The house was built in 1805. Jules and Tom still have the original plans...”

that’s exactly what Jules and tom White have done to their Georgian rectory near ropsley. it comes as little surprise to us, since the couple are both history graduates with a respect for the building’s architecture. the old rectory is an unmolested, symmetrical, textbook example of what Georgian properties are all about.

Upon doing so the couple had all of the original sash windows taken out, restored and replaced. Many of them still retain their original glass, and one of the sons of the house’s nine rectors etched his name into one of the panes in the dining room in the late 19th century.

the house was built in 1805 - Jules and tom still have a copy of the architect’s plans - and was owned by the church until 1995. its first private owners cared for the property until 2003 whereupon the couple moved in.

Traditional: The Old Rectory was created in 1805, owned by the Church of England until 1995 then passed into the custodianship of Jules and Tom White who have carefully protected the property’s Georgian features.

the couple also had the property repointed with lime mortar, replacing some unsavoury modern material used between the property’s Ancaster stone construction.

Next, they reinstated the property’s internal features, including replacement fireplaces sourced from national reclamation yards. the main drawing room has one such fireplace, in stripped distressed pine. it also enjoys windows on two aspects and generous views over the grounds, the house being situated in the middle of the plot.

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Arranged over two floors, there are three reception rooms in total, plus a large downstairs study for accountant Jules, a kitchen, a cloakroom then four bedrooms on the first floor. “the driveway is about 100 metres long so the approach is lovely,” says Jules. “it also ensures that there’s no traffic noise and the house always feels private.”

“We’re on an incline so there are panoramic views, and at the rear of the property, there’s a hornbeam hedge which separates a more formal lawned area from the bit we refer to as the tennis lawn. to the rear of this there’s a footpath which is great for going on long walks with our four dogs.”

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incorporating a modern living kitchen extension from companies like Vela cici or Auburn Hill. For those who want to work within the original layout though, the kitchen’s boot room serves as a practical utility and the pantry can store cooking equipment to maintain a neat look.

“We’ve sourced furnishings from Belvoir Antiques, Haconby’s Hester cresswell and caythorpe’s Decorative country Living. there are loads of wonderful places around here really sympathetic to making the most of Georgian properties.” “the old rectory is a beautiful country home, and great for when tom and i commute to London. We’ve just completed a renovation project at an old barn nearby with room for our horses, but we’ll be very sad to leave - it’s one of the best examples we’ve seen of an unspoilt rectory faithful to its Georgian heritage.”

Top: The property has four reception rooms on the ground floor currently arranged as a drawing room, dining room, sitting room and study.

Above/Left: The Old Rectory has planning permission for a large living kitchen extension to the rear of the house.

There’s plenty of room in the existing kitchen though, with a pantry and separate boot room/utility.

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The Old Rectory, Ropsley Location: Grantham 6.5 miles, sleaford 14 miles, London 1hr/train.

Style: Faithfully maintained Georgian residence with classical proportions.

Receptions: Four, currently arranged as sitting room, drawing room, dining room, study.

Beds: Four with family bathroom and separate dressing room/nursery.

Other Features: study, boot room and pantry. one acre of grounds.

Guide Price: ÂŁ775,000.

Find Out More: Estate Agent: Fine & country, High street, Grantham NG31 6Nr. Tel: 01476 584164.

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Timeless Interiors BESPOKE DESIGNS– VISIT OUR SHOWROOM Old Town Hall, High St, Spilsby, Lincs PE23 5JH Tel: 01790 754477 www.timelessinteriors.co.uk

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NeW LooK We hate the word ‘upcycling,’ which puts many in mind of Changing Rooms and other disasterous home makeover shows. but being able to upgrade and reinvent items in your home is a skill anyone can possess. Heather Hocking of aitch interiors shows us how...

Words & images: Rob Davis.

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three paints for

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1. for updating furniture: as we’ve demonstrated here, heather’s new Vintro paint is available in 23 colours and can cover practically any material beautifully, allowing you to easily update old furniture to ‘upcycle’ it.

Three Steps: Remove dust and cobwebs from your piece, then apply two coats of Vintro paint.

No preparation work is needed, and the paint

the art of upgrading furniture has suffered at the hands of TV makeover programmes.

Cringeworthy transformations, and rushed jobs have given ‘upcycling’ a bad name.

covers wood, metal and plastic. Optional finishes include clear or antique dark waxes. Heather used French Navy on the frame pictured above.

“I tried the product a couple of months ago and knew I had to stock it.”

It’s a shame, because we rarely replace old furniture because an item is functionally unusable, but rather for the sake of achieving a new look.

To demonstrate the paint to us, Heather transformed an old Victorian frame she uses as a notice board. Opting for a French Navy shade, she dusted the frame then used two coats of Vintro, which is available in 23 shades and dries in just two hours.

Now, a new paint range, stocked by interior design studio Aitch Interiors at Wellingore Hall, makes transforming an old piece of furniture even easier and more satisfying.

“There’s no specific technique. However, I’d recommend just two coats. Use water to give the paint a consistent application and anyone can achieve a great finish.”

“There’s a real thrill in taking something old, or dated and giving it a new look,” says the company’s Heather Hocking.

“Afterwards, you can leave it, apply a clear wax or use a darker antique wax - as I have here - for a deeper more toned look.”

“We’ve a brand new paint called Vintro which covers almost any material beautifully.

Untreated wood, varnished wood, metal, plastic... you can almost update any item, with no sanding down or preparation needed.”

“It’s really easy, with no messy preparation and the finish is beautiful; flat, with a refined, chalky richness.”

“there’s a reaL thriLL in takinG soMethinG oLd and updatinG it, chanGinG it to suit your hoMe...”

“Updating your existing furniture allows you to make the most of ‘antiques fair bargains,’ create a more cohesive and consistent look in your schemes and, above all, it’s great fun.” n Heather runs Aitch Interiors, based in The Stables, Wellingore Hall near Lincoln. Call 01522 810961 or see www.aitchinteriors.co.uk. The designer stocks paints, wallpapers, bespoke window dressings and can create bespoke chairs for clients’ schemes too.

2. for Lime Plaster: Lincolnshire’s lime plastered properties need special ‘breathable’ paints. earthborn is eco-friendly and covers beautifully, so it’s ideal for just this purpose.

3. for interior Walls: Mylands is a premium paint like Little Greene or farrow & Ball... but, it’s slightly less expensive, and ground marble gives a lovely flatness to the colour. it’s also scrubbable, making it more practical for families and properties with pets.

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Unsurpassed Quality, Affordable Craftsmanship Bespoke Kitchens, Bedrooms and Bathrooms - full project management and free quotations

Peter Jackson Cabinet Makers Ltd Devereux Way, Horncastle LN9 6AU

Tel: 01507 527113 W: www.peterjacksoncabinets.co.uk E: info@peterjacksoncabinetmakers.co.uk

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ELIZABETH & STEVENS

amble into Autumn...

FANTASTIC GIFT IDEAS FOR ALL, HOME FURNISHINGS AND GARDEN DECOR

The Showrooms, Great North Road, Markham Moor Retford DN22 0QU Telephone: 01636 822000

www.elizabethandstevens.com

Open daily Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm. Free parking.

Please call us if you are making a special journey

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AuTuMn HOMES

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stYLe

She has the best names in home furnishings, the skills to design your room and an eye for quality and value. Who better, then, than Lisa Woodcock to advise on the autumn trends to transform your home?

Classic Curtains & Interiors is what Lisa Woodcock and partner Mark slater do best.

Based on spalding’s cresswell close, the out of town location for the couple’s curtains, interiors and blind company provides on-site parking, and plenty of room for the firm’s sixstrong team of curtainmakers and upholsterers. it also provides room for over 400 pattern books and 350 hanging displays full of the latest fabrics at every price point, from good value Bill Beaumont, Prestigious textile and clarke & clarke ranges to more expensive designs by sanderson, Zoffany, osborne & Little, Lizzo and Dedar. the couple lead a team which works on more than 300 jobs each year, with over three quarters of their work destined for Lincolnshire homes, and the remaining quarter fulfilling contracts from local councils, boutique hotels, care homes and the military. “the business has been trading for over 27 years, and we took over a year ago following the retirement of the previous owner,” says Lisa. “We’ve introduced new fabric ranges and new products like Little Greene paints which, from our own experience as property developers, we’ve found to be the best products on the market.”

“We’ve aCCeSS TO eveRY FabRiC HOuSe iN THe uk aS WeLL aS MaSTeR upHOLSTeReRS & SOFT FuRNiSHeRS aCCReDiTaTiON...”

“i’ve always made curtains, cushions, blinds, and covered old chairs and sofas for my own homes. so, the opportunity to do the same for others is something i really enjoy.”

1. Indigo: indigo, and grey with coral are set to be popular colours. Look out for Designer’s Guild’s chinoiserie style shanghai Garden and Little Greene’s signature range of indigo paints.

2. Dogs & Horses: in addition to Voyage’s collection, pugs will popular this Autumn; see clarke & clarke’s Fougères and Ashley Wilde’s bright ‘cath Kidston’ style Hollyfield.

3. Empire/Indian: For elephants, botanicals and jungles see clarke & clarke’s indienne and Prestigious textiles’s Maharaja.

“We can complete anything from a single chair or window treatment to whole rooms and entire properties. Many of our customers work on one room at a time with us before moving on to the next one. We can provide a full interior design service or just create individual items like curtains.”

“We’ve access to every fabric house in the UK as well as Association of Master Upholsterers & soft Furnishers accreditation, and we work within new legislation for health and safety relating to, for instance, child-safe blind cords.”

“We’re always happy to give no obligation advice, and can create bespoke products for any home. if you’re hoping to show your property some tLc this autumn, we really can help your home to reach its potential.”

4. Childrens Rooms: New ranges like roald Dahl from Ashley Wilde and forthcoming collections from clarke & clarke are great for children’s rooms.

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SLeek baRN CONveRSiON? bRaND NeW eCOHOuSe? We’ve STYLe iDeaS FOR bRiNGiNG a MODeRN LOOk TO YOuR LiNCOLNSHiRe HOMe

Above/Right: Achieve a contemporary look with high gloss cabinetry, ‘shattered glass’ splashback, and modern features like integrated appliances, induction hob and soft-close doors.

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Modern kitchens and bathrooms needn’t be without soul or warmth. You can still achieve a sleek, contemporary look and create a welcoming space with a family feel, incorporating the latest style and technology. it is, in fact, the speciality of Lincolnbased Luna ceramics.

Below/Right: Luna Ceramics is one of the area’s foremost stockists of Villeroy & Boch products.

the company has a showroom of over 5,000sq ft with seven kitchens and 25 bathroom installations on display. the firm’s real unique selling point, though, is not just the contemporary look and feel of its ranges, but also the quality of the German brands on offer.

Luna ceramics’s Paul spencer and Mark Franklin provide full design and project management for your project, and also have the largest stock of tiles in the area, with porcelain, natural stone and ceramic tiles all designed to complete your room.

“We wanted to bring German style and quality to the area with our exclusive kitchen brand, supplied ready assembled for the strongest construction and real rigidity.”

“We use siemens appliances in our kitchens, and in our bathrooms, we provide brands like Villeroy & Boch, Aqata and Gerberit. Build quality and impeccable installation are important to us.”

“No matter what the style of your home or the size of your room, or your budget, a well-coordinated installation really will add value to your home. We’re certainly not overpriced despite the quality of our products, and can provide kitchens and bathrooms accommodating almost any budget. so no matter what you require, urban living really is available to anyone seeking it, right across Lincolnshire.”

n Luna Ceramics is based on Bishop’s Rd, Lincoln LN2 4JZ 01522 521112, lunaceramics.co.uk.

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if you’ve been inspired by the bake-Off, but your kitchen kit leaves your efforts with the dreaded soggy bottom, it may be time for an upgrade. We’ve a selection of bake-off inspired products of professional quality to help you produce pies, patisserie and puds that even Mary would be proud of...

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Quality Appliances for

30 YeArs This month sees the 30th anniversary of one of boston’s most trusted retailers, providing the latest electrical goods and the support you’d expect from an independent appliance specialist...

It’s no wonder that Boston electrical services’s stan odell is celebrating. the firm has reached its 30th anniversary with customers returning time and again to take advantage not only of a range of appliances in stock ready for immediate delivery, but also, competitive prices courtesy of the company’s buying group sirius, which also ensures lots of choice.

“We’ve over 70 laundry appliances, 40 cookers and ranges, 118 cooling appliances plus 40 vacuum cleaners and over 100 smaller appliances from kettles to toasters and kitchen gadgets, as well as 100 ceiling, wall and table lights.”

“We can deliver, install, demonstrate then recycle your old appliances, and providing servicing and repair for existing appliances too,” says stan.

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“our customers trust our advice and expertise. it’s that, we think, which is the reason we’ve been around for so many years.”

Whether customers are shopping online or the company has quality electrical products ensuring you’ll be happy with your product for years to come. Here, we’ve given a few examples of the company’s preferred brands. “in celebration of our 30th anniversary we’ve lots of discounts, in-store promotions and competitions planned. We’re inviting customers to visit us in store and see why, three decades on, we’re one of Boston’s most trusted retailers!”

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THe GReaT LiNCOLNSHiRe bake-OFF

it be

1. Neff ovens are frequently seen on the Bake-off; install them at eye-level to keep an eye on whether your sponge is rising to your satisfaction. A ‘hide and slide’ door slides neatly - and safely - away under the main oven cavity. the firm’s warming drawers are great for plate warming, and for proving bread, from £689.

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2. Alternatively, if you prefer a range cooker, this 110cm Smeg ‘Victoria’ has the latest induction hob technology, and Circulaire fan-assist technology for ensuring an even bake, from £2,119.

3. A must in the kitchen of any self-respecting Bake-off fan is an Artisan stand mixer from KitchenAid. Powerful enough to knead dough, ideal for putting lots of air into cake batters, £429.

4. Hotpoint’s XECO fridge freezer is A+ energy rated and boasts an impressive 269 litre capacity. Retro-styled, but less expensive than Smeg’s retro appliance range, from £399.

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5. Lighter than a full-size food mixer or processor, a stick blender is always a handy gadget to keep close to hand. they can be used to purée, blend, whisk and even chop small quantities with a mill attachment, this Morphy richards example is from £48.95, with optional potato masher, balloon whisk and mill.

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6. Morphy Richards jug scale has a removable stainless steel bowl. It can measure by weight for solids or volume for liquids, and has a useful add-andweigh function so all of your ingredients can go into one combined jug, mixing bowl and scale, £28.95.

7. Morphy richards also produces this set of three pans plus a milk pan and sauté pan, in cream. riveted handle for strength and a range of colours, £120.

8. Match pans and other cookware with this knife set in cream. £36.95. n All of our featured products are available from Boston Electrical Services, Norfolk Street, Boston PE21 9HG. Call 01205 350737 or see www.bostonelectrics.co.uk. Open Mon-Fri 8.30am-5.00pm, Saturday 9.00am-4.00pm.

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THE ONLY NUMBER YOU WILL NEED 01205 350737

Household appliances for any home!

We are a family owned and run business serving Boston and South Lincolnshire since 1985. Whilst shopping in Boston this festive season come along and visit our showroom. We have everything from Fridge freezers to light bulbs! Washing machines to blenders!

WATER SOFTENERS Prices start from

£479.99 inc VAT Are you fed up with limescale and scum around sinks and baths? Do you find it is hard to get lather in the shower?

Do you have to keep descaling your showerhead?

Put an end to all of this with a new water softener Ring us for a free quote or advice to have a water softener installed. No obligation, no gimmicks no high pressure sales people. A water softener is one of the best inventions ever. It will save you money over the years by reducing the amount of detergent needed in the washing machine, reducing scale build up in boilers , make towels feel softer and less cleaning of shower, toilet and bath.

As well as the battery powered model illustrated, they do run off the mains as well. We supply several different models to suit all sizes of house.

Give us a call 01205 350737 We have been installing softeners for 30 years

Special Offer 5 x 25Kg bags of salt FREE with all water softeners ordered for installation before 31st August

30 YEARS REPAIRING DOMESTIC APPLIANCES for the people of Boston & surrounding areas

Norfolk Street, Boston PE21 9HG Tel: 01205 350 737 www.bostonelectrics.co.uk Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 5.00pm Saturday: 9.00am - 4.00pm We Deliver • We Install • We Demonstrate • We Take Away Your Old Appliance We also Provide Servicing, Spares and Repairs for your Existing Appliances...

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Home & Garden

Great ideas for a warm home and lower energy bills...

Submit Your Home & Garden News to: editor@pridemagazines.co.uk.

MakiNG SaviNGS FROM

SOLAR PAnELS

installing smart

thermostats Smart thermostats will help the savings add up in your home. brands like Nest, Hive and Honeywell evohome all ‘learn’ when you wake up, when you leave your home and when you turn the thermostat up or down.

They learn your temperature preferences to anticipate your energy use and can also be controlled remotely by a smart phone.

Turn light into energy and power your home. solar panels are now available from just £4,200 for a 4kW system from Perrin energy. the company’s PV installations will usually pay for themselves in four years.

Real fuel for real heat...

Multi-fuel stoves provide a really cosy kind of heat at a price which undercuts wholesale energy prices, and stoves can be inset (eurostoves Sere 100, pictured) or more traditional (aga Wenlock, below right) to suit your home. always used a HeTaS- approved installer and have your appliance serviced annually.

Right: Aga Wenlock from Coutnry Stoves, Lincoln, www.countrystoveslincoln.co.uk

“NeW WiNDOWS, iNSuLaTiON aND SMaRT THeRMOSTaTS WiLL aLL HeLp TO iMpROve YOuR HOMe’S eNeRGY eFFiCieNCY CReDeNTiaLS...”

keepiNG iN

THE HEAT

new windows will prevent you from losing around 33% of the total heat lost from your home. the most energy efficient cost effective windows are A-rated, like these hardwood timber examples from the New Window company in caythorpe, available in a range of colours and styles.

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Let There Be

LiGHt as the nights draw in we’ve ten lighting ideas to ensure your home is both bright and beautiful...

1. Fatboy rockcoco in clear acrylic with red highlights £439, from oldrids.

Words: Rob Davis.

2. outdoor nickel wall lamp £150, elizabeth & stevens.

3. Bauble 3 Light table Lamp, £109, from oldrids.

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4. Alera 4 Light ceiling Pendant, £189 from oldrids.

5. Pandora three light antique chrome ceiling light £219.95 and wall light £call, from Boston electrical services, 30% of most lighting from 30th october.

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6. Gardman spinner solar powered colour changing LeD garden light, £12.99, from oldrids.

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7. sahar five light ceiling light £259.95 from Boston electrical.

8. Five Light LeD Bar Light, £279 from oldrids.

9. tiffany amber bead table light £89.95, from Boston electrical services.

10. spotlight on stand - Nickel Finish, £339, from oldrids.

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Serpents and

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The 15 acre gardens surrounding Hackthorn Hall, just six miles from Lincoln, are owned by William Cracroft-eley and maintained by keith Donner. This month keith shows us around and introduces us to the garden’s serpents and vines... words: Tilly Wilkinson, Photos: Marilyn Shepley, David bennett.

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Hackthorn Hall’s grandeur doesn’t just extend to the property itself, even though the late 18th century hall, is one of the most beautiful properties in the area. Comprising 15 acres with the village church adjacent to its grounds, plus an ornamental lake and Anglo saxon parkland all help to create a wonderful haven enjoyed by a population of just 180 that is, remarkably, just six miles from the centre of Lincoln with a much faster pace of life.

The gardens of this beautiful estate are designed and maintained by head gardener Keith Donner. The work that he and his team put into the grounds of Hackthorn Hall and its parkland means that a large number of visitors each year are able to enjoy the property, not least during a garden open day as Pride goes to press.

The first piece of recorded history from Hackthorn is from the Roman times.

A Roman settlement was established here and was, in fact, a colony forming part of the Lindum Colonia, where soldiers of the Roman Legion were encouraged to settle upon their retirement.

A line of these settlements can be traced approximately one mile to the east of ermine street which is the main Roman Road from Lincoln to the north. Regular formations of banks in rectangular and square form at Hackthorn both east and west of the church show the location of such a settlement. it is likely that a medieval village later took the place of the Roman settlement, being sited where the present village stands.

There are records of the Church on the present site in Hackthorn since Anglo-saxon times. The victorian enlargement and alterations to the Church as it is at the present time was completed in 1851. Just 17 years later, the Hackthorn gardeners planted a grapevine that’s still in the garden today it’s believed to be the largest privately owned vine and the second oldest in Britain, second only to those of Hampton Court Gardens.

Hackthorn has been the home of the Cracroft-eley family for the last 400 years.

The present Hall was built towards the end of the 1790s, whilst The Old Hall, a picturesque elizabethan building stood about a hundred yards east of the Church.

it is believed that the property had fallen into disrepair and was demolished in 1793.

The current custodian of the hall is William Cracroft-eley, his wife Maggie and their three daughters.

Hackthorn Hall’s well established and extensive gardens and grounds are home to many mature trees and it is considered to be one of the best gardens in Lincolnshire.

There’s a large ornamental lake which runs in front of Hackthorn Hall and can be seen from the permissive footpath that runs through Hackthorn Park where the Burton Hunter Trials are held.

Keith Donner has been in the post as head gardener for ten years now and sees it as the perfect position for such a keen gardener. “i started off at Riseholme College working as an apprentice looking after the gardens whilst attending the school,” says Keith. “it gave me foundations for entering a gardening profession so after the apprenticeship, i managed to secure a job working at Lincoln arboretum.” “i did this for around a year until i was offered a job at Hackthorn Hall. it was the perfect opportunity. To be head gardener at a stately home just around the corner from where i lived too. it was the career i hoped i could get with ten years of experience under my belt!”

“The gardens are beautiful at Hackthorn and there are many different elements to them. One of my favourite parts is the kitchen garden. There’s a mixture of cut flowers and vegetables in the garden.”

“The cut flowers look great as well. At this time of year, there will be asters and chrysanthemums blooming. My favourite time of year for this part of the garden, though, is spring.”

“The gardens are beautiful at Hackthorn and there are many different elements to them. One of my favourite parts is the kitchen garden...”

“This is obviously when everything is coming back to life again after the cold winter months but it’s also when the cutting garden is so colourful. There will be yellow aconites dotted everywhere so it looks great.

Above: The 15 acre gardens juxtaposes colourful floral borders with topiary and box hedging.

“At one point, it would’ve been primarily a vegetable patch but because of the size of the kitchen garden now... i think we would have vegetables coming out of our ears if this was all we used it for!”

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The start of the year is also a nice time for Hackthorn, as there’s plenty of aconites and snowdrops. We hold an open day on the second sunday of February for visitors to come and see this. i think the different styles the garden takes as it progresses through the year is what attracts me to gardening.”

“One thing that we do very well here is to juxtapose beautiful colours and plenty of flowers with neat topiary and box hedging.”

“We have something called serpent hedging.

The technique for producing it is a real challenge to master but it makes the garden slightly more sophisticated and it looks very professional.”

Keith has followed this trend well with the serpent styled topiary. it’s unique and powerful, resembling serpents sliding over the top of each other along the pathways surrounding Hackthorn. it definitely captures the attention.

Fortunately, there aren’t any snakes at Hackthorn, but there are, nonetheless, plenty of other creatures for you to spot when paying a visit, mainly around the picturesque lake, which attracts more than its fair share of wildlife.

“The lake is surrounded with marginal borders,” says Keith. “There’s also plenty of water lilies on the lake. The water tends to attract many wild ducks and other birds. it’s nice to see the garden so full and being used by such animals.”

“You can also see a fair few pheasants around Hackthorn and there’s a number of hedgehogs hiding. The Cracroft-eley family

“One thing that we do very well here is to juxtapose beautiful colours and plenty of flowers with neat topiary and box hedging.”

that own the property also have terriers that love having the full length of the garden to run around in.”

Hackthorn Hall Gardens are open to the public three times a year. in February and september, in aid of the Fabric Fund of Hackthorn Church and in June in aid of the national Gardens scheme.

The Church is open in May as part of the West Lindsey Open Churches Weekend.

The Gardens and Grounds of Hackthorn Hall are available to hire for the siting of a marquee for weddings or special occasions. n Private garden tours can be arranged by prior appointment made via Hackthorn Hall Estate Office.

Visit www.hackthorn.com, email: office@ hackthorn.com or telephone 01673 860423.

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Birds...

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Top: Shane has over 50 birds including White Goshawk Princess. He hopes to double the number of birds over the coming year.

Left: Percy, the Harris Hawk enjoys an à la carte main course of ‘chick.’

Above: Lincolnshire Pride’s Editor Rob Davis enjoys a hands-on experience with Turk - the turkey vulture.

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Spread your wings this month with a visit to Lincolnshire’s newest visitor attraction. It’s one which aims to educate the public about the issues surrounding birds of prey and allow both adults and children the opportunity to touch and hold the birds under the guidance of expert Shane Pearson.

A couple of decades ago around the dark silty fields of Boston, Shane would venture out into the fields with his grandfather when the frost-covered caulis and cabbages were being harvested.

“He’d work around the fields of Frieston and I suppose he was a conservationist before the term was invented,” says Shane. “There wasn’t the same level of legislation back then, so if the cutting gangs uncovered nests of marsh harriers or kestrels, he’d take them home and put them in his airing cupboard.”

“The chicks would hatch and he’d hand-rear them, feeding them with droppers. You couldn’t do it now, and you’re certainly not allowed to release them, but he had a real affinity for them; the birds were in his blood, as were they with my father too.”

“I left school and bred birds myself, looking after my feathered family and my unfeathered ones as a house husband. Rearing birds can take as much time as any full time job, and by the time I started to show them I had about 20 breeding pairs.”

Shane and partner Beverley attend about 100 shows each year, travelling as far as Sheffield’s Meadowhall, Donington Park racetrack, and Peterborough’s Truckfest. Earlier this year, he received a call from Boston’s Johnson’s Garden Centre, enquiring about attending their open weekend. The birds proved such a hit that the centre offered Shane a permanent place, and the new attraction opened in mid-August.

Shane and Beverley have 33 aviaries, including a ‘private’ breeding aviary for the birds - and the bees. Currently the family has 50 birds on site but hope to double that number over the next year or so.

Over half of the birds are owls but there are eagles, buzzards, hawks and vultures too. The majority have been bred by Shane but he does have a number of rescued birds too.

Shane’s dedication to his birds is considerable, with days of 12 hours or more beginning at 6am at the latest. Each aviary has to be cleaned and disinfected with avian-safe chemicals, and fresh water provided. More than unscrupulous hygiene though, this represents an opportunity for Shane to bond with the birds. He’s happy to share a lot of affection with them, and cuddle them, but he’s also keen to assert a calm authority over them.

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“We have visitors who come to us and tell us they have parrots or other birds at home,” says Shane. “They talk to them as they would their own birds, but these aren’t domestic creatures.”

“When you’ve reared a bird of prey from a chick you naturally have affection for it, but respect is important too. A golden eagle like Zee, the bird we have on site, can down a deer or a fox. They use their incredibly powerful claws to crush animals’ bones, and just because I’ve worked to make the majority of these birds ‘tame’ enough to be handled by members of the public, doesn’t change the nature of what they are; highly sophisticated, intelligent and very powerful predators.”

Shane doesn’t like the word ‘tame,’ as it suggests he’s changed the nature of the birds, it’s more like he has reached an understanding with them, based on mutual respect.

Above: The attraction is now open for adults and children like Max and Olivia Wheeler, visiting their grandmother from London, to enjoy.

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in the case of his step eagle, shane spent the first five days feeding him to gain his trust. A master of small talk with birds of prey, you’ll quickly notice that shane is constantly talking to his birds, calming them with his voice.

After five days he was able to get the bird to come to the glove from a distance of about ten inches. next, he trained him to feed outside the aviary and eventually, he was able to get the bird to return to glove from a 20ft creonce tether.

“A lot of training is done with food; food and trust work in tandem,” he says. “it’s also about being calm and never being aggressive with them. if they don’t respond to me, i leave them, i’ll never force them to do anything they don’t want.”

After cleaning out all of the aviaries, shane feeds them with anything from chicks and mice to quail, venison and rabbit - if they’ve been especially well behaved, steak is sometimes on the menu, too.

During the day, he also flies them, anywhere from 10-15 minutes a day to longer. During the winter months the birds’ flying time is shorter as that’s when, for instance, owls bulk up their weight.

The birds also get to stretch their wings when the public come to visit. They love showing off, especially to children, who can have the birds on their arm, to fuss and stroke them. “it’s a really powerful thing to be able to introduce children to them,” he says. “We’ve worked in cities like Manchester before, where children have never seen a bird up close. They’re absolutely mesmerised by them, and especially in inner-city schools, the chance to see the birds can work really well as a positive incentive to encourage good behaviour in children.”

During our visit, we held Turk - a turkey vulture. shane’s birds weigh anything from three to four ounces right up to 16lbs in the case of his Golden eagle. Beforehand, we’re told to always remain calm and, especially if a visitor is nervous, just maintain eye contact with him. The bird passed calmly to us and even spread his wing over a span of well over a metre to ‘put his arm around us.’

Most of the birds can be stroked and children in particular are encouraged to interact with the animals, but shane also does a good trade in re-educating nervous adults, too. in addition to experiences for visitors, shane also hosts owl and hawk experiences, working from a 150 acre piece of farmland near spilsby day and night, or flying them anywhere else a client wants in Lincolnshire.

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in addition, the birds are used for pest control, for instance, of pigeons and rabbits on farmland or around properties where the creatures are making a nuisance of themselves. shane has also worked with local hunts who are allowed to use birds of prey like shane’s Harris Hawk, Percy, to dispatch prey flushed out legally by hounds.

Previously, shane and his family were mobile. now though, with a proper base to work from, they can finally introduce some 100,000 visitors to Johnson’s Garden Centre garden - a four acre site which opened in 1998 - to the birds.

“We’re really happy to be here. it’ll mean we can introduce far more visitors, welcome school visits and provide a really good home to the birds, meaning more stability for them, with plenty of room to acquire more rescue birds in the future,” he says.

“We’re really happy with our new home, and on the opening weekend we had over 7,000 visitors coming to see us, so hopefully we’ll be able to provide a really good education about some incredible species with some first hand experiences.” n S&P Falconry is now open at Johnson’s Garden Centre on the A52 near Boston. Admission is £3.00, Free/under 12. Call 07880 498454 or see www.johnsonsofboston.co.uk/falconry.

Above: Shane has a close relationship based on mutual respect with all of his birds of prey. He’s seen here with Golden Eagle Zee.

Right: African Spotted Owl Genie.

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The misconception of spiders in

nature

Richard Owens, is caught in a web of fascination this month as he tells us why we should love spiders rather than loathe them. He explains how the common house spider is a useful companion in domestic environments and should be respected... breeding season in autumn, as they wander around the house in search of a mate.

Time really does fly. i’ve just been sifting through my Pride Magazine archives and discovered that i’ve been writing the features now for over a year. i’ve really enjoyed writing for readers and i really hope you’ve all enjoyed my contribution and stories, and hopefully as a result many more of you will have been out and explored our amazing natural world for yourselves.

At the beginning of July i made my annual pilgrimage to my local primary schools’ Ecoday, teaching children of all ages about the amazing world of birds. i’ve been voluntarily doing this for a number of years now and get a lot of pleasure from the enjoyment the children get during the day.

This year however i was presented with an opportunity i’ll never forget. During the lunch break i had the opportunity for the first time in my life to get up close and personal with a tarantula. As i watched its hairy legs and body crawl up my arm, my initial fear was replaced with the utmost respect and awe for our often misunderstood eight-legged arachnid friends, so much so that i felt compelled to write about them in this month’s issue.

Love them or loathe them spiders are everywhere in our day to day lives, whether in the garden shed, the bath or an old pile of bricks at the bottom of the garden. One

After a male has found a female’s web he will stay with her for a number of weeks, mating with her repeatedly during this time.

He then dies and the female eats him; the nutrients within the male contribute to the development of his young.

The word ‘spider’ derives from the Old english word ‘spithra,’ which means ‘spinner.’ spider webs have been used to heal wounds and staunch blood flow for many years, too.

of our largest and probably least liked is the house spider, which rather than being a danger (they are harmless to humans!), actually provides a service wherever it may be found in our domestic environments, reducing the number of flies and other unwelcome insects from our houses and outbuildings.

House spiders will spin a flat sheet-like silk web, typically with a tubular retreat at one corner. These webs can often become fairly large if left alone. When an insect falls onto the web, the spider dashes out from its retreat, seizes the prey and returns to consume the meal.

Male house spiders are usually seen more often than females particularly in their

so next time you see a spider, please do not be fearful , and definitely do not squish or flush our eight-legged friends. ideally leave them alone, or if you need to intervene then please trap humanely using a cup and some card or simply a matchbox and release outside.

n Richard has spent his career promoting bio-diversity within the world of turf and is currently the UK’s Golf Course Conservation Greenkeeper of the Year.

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Pressures on milk production

On The Farm Barry Poston this month discusses the problems farmers specialising in the production of milk are facing. in addition, there are surplus clashes for farmers of wheat and grain between countries causing a worldwide reduction in prices. at least the prices of our potatoes are rocketing, helping the trade to recover from two relatively poor seasons...

Probably the most discussed agricultural situation during the last few months has been the poor return on milk with producers supplying below costs per gallon of milk produced. in most supermarkets it is cheaper to buy a litre of milk than a litre of water. Many dairy producers are demonstrating their problems in various ways, including taking their animals into stores and throwing the milk away.

in fact the current prices are as low as i can remember for several years. However the quality is good and with higher yields the return per acre should be adequate.

“In most supermarkets at the moment, it is cheaper to buy a litre of milk than it is to buy a litre of water...”

One wonders if the surplus milk could be processed into more butter, cream and cheese and stored for future use. several other enterprising farmers are providing their own vending machines for direct milk sale to the public.

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surpluses in other countries. This is causing an oversupply situation and consequent reduction in prices.

Most rape and dried peas were harvested in good conditions and they too have produced above average yields. The weather during the harvest was generally good and dry and the crops combine harvested very well.

The peas that were bypassed during the harvesting, mainly green peas for freezing and canning, have been safely gathered in and hopefully will be used for next years seed. early indications of potatoes are yields and quality will be down and so far prices

have remained relatively high and this will help the trade to recover from two relatively poor seasons. no doubt the cold spring together with the low rainfall in the eastern counties have had this effect on potatoes.

A lot of sugar beet growers are not growing any this year or have reduced their contracted tonnage. The proposed much lower price and the factories offering a one year ‘holiday’ will be replaced with other spring sown crops such as beans and barley.

This will aid the ongoing war with the blackgrass situation.

Once again, we have seen the effect of world oversupply that surpluses and reduced prices has had on British agriculture.

Barry Poston is the area’s foremost farming expert with a long history working in both arable and livestock environments. During his career he has seen a great many changes in the county’s main industry!

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- faSHion Left: Julie is sporting a Joules Higham Pink Gilet £59.95, Joules Harbour striped top £24.95 and Joules Anise Chinos £49.95. Laura is wearing the Joules Posy Print Tunic £59.95, Joules Poynter Cardigan £49.95 and Joules Monroe skinny jeans £59.95.

Below: Zac is wearing Barbour Powell jacket black £149.00, Barbour long sleeved crimson shirt £59.95 and a Barbour quarter zip sweater £85.

Autumn Cheer with

OLDRiDs from country casuals to urban living, this season’s new arrivals at Lincolnshire retailer oldrids will ensure true autumn cheer...

Words & Images: Rob Davis

Autumn is here, and so are the new collections from names like Joules, Barbour, White stuff and scott at Lincolnshire’s Oldrids.

The retailer is based in Boston, Grantham and Lincoln with buyers selecting everything from stylish new generations of wax jackets to warm giléts and casuals for ladies. Meanwhile, for gents, there’s new ranges of countryinspired classic tailoring for work

and leisure, as well as knitwear shirts and jeans. This month, the store’s stylists Holly Jackson and Marcus Chester have put together some of the firm’s best brands for an exclusive Lincolnshire Pride shoot hosted near sleaford.

Many thanks to our models Laura Corby, Julie Clark and Zac Chapmen, and to sleaford’s Hub for allowing us to use their gallery for some of our shots.

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Top Left/Opposite: White Stuff flourish top £37.50 and White Stuff Jade jeggings £39.95.

Middle Left/Opposite: Camel Active brown puffa coat £259, Camel Active quarter zip sweater £90, and Camel Active Woodstock denim jean £82.50.

Bottom Left/Opposite: Barbour Beadnell jacket £199.

Main/Opposite:Masai floral print tunic £77 and Masai scarf £27.

Main: White Stuff printed tunic £55 and White Stuff knitted waistcoat £65.00.

Above: White Stuff slim fit chino £45.00, White Stuff faded v-neck jumper £45 and White Stuff long sleeved checked shirt £47.50.

Below: Joules Navy tweed jacket £130, Joules Hewney green gingham shirt £49.95 and Joules Alton denim jeans £49.95. Joules Tunic, Joules Cardigan and Joules Jeans.

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Laura: Bitte Kai Rand split striped top £179, Bitte Kai Rand zig-zag sweater £159 and leggings are Laura’s own.

Zac: Farah long sleeved roll-neck sweater £70.00, Scott lambswool blazer £125.00 and Camel Active Woodstock denim jeans £82.50.

Julie: Bitte Kai Rand buttoned shirt dress £189.

Local Stockists All of our featured outfits are available from Oldrids of Strait Bargate, Boston and Downtown Superstore at Gonerby Junction, Grantham.

Many items are also available at the retailer’s Tritton Road, Lincoln store and in its Lindsey Centre, Gainsborough branch.

Call 01205 361251 or see www.oldrids.co.uk.

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Above: Designer glasses frames from Tag and Tom Ford fom O’Briens Opticians, Wrawby Street, Brigg.

Call 01652 653595 or see www.obriens opticians.co.uk.

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Bespoke & Made to Measure Suits by a Savile Row Tailor, Andrew Musson

Andrew J Musson Bespoke Tailor of Lincoln

CALL TODAY TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A BESPOKE OR MADE TO MEASURE SUIT. 39 High Street, Lincoln LN5 8AS

Tel: (01522) 520142 info@andrewjmusson.com www.andrewjmusson.com

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A Piece of

CAKe

it’s always a challenge to create a key theme and remain with it throughout the planning process of a wedding, but the relaxed, rustic, quaint English theme alma and joe chose is evident in almost every element throughout their special day from the cake to the confetti...

Images: Firsthand Photography, 07866 104892, www.firsthandphotography.co.uk.

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Alma is a sportswear designer originally from Mansfield and Joe is a secondary school teacher from swanwick. They met around nine years ago whilst working in a part time job in a sports shop. Joe proposed on a very busy Rialto bridge in venice in February 2013.

Alma and Joe had the venue to themselves which they felt was very important as they wanted their guests to stay over in addition to being able to enjoy the fantastic views and gardens in the grounds.

“We found that Stubton Hall was a secluded and beautiful setting which didn’t require us to decorate too much as it was the perfect mix between old and new...”

They began to plan their wedding late 2013 for the summer of 2014, so less than a year to plan, organise and get everything sorted!

Alma tells us this added to their excitement.

To make the process personal, Alma and Joe wanted to put their own creativity and personality into the day. The vision Alma and Joe had was to have a relaxed, happy,

Images: Firsthand Photography, 07866 104892, www.firsthandphotography.co.uk.

Weddings are a celebration of love and happiness. They’re styled to the couple making every single wedding bespoke. Alma and Joe’s quaint english touch of afternoon tea fitted their relaxed and rustic visions while celebrating their happiness together.

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“One of the first elements we felt was the most important was the venue. After looking at many venues to suit our rustic theme, we found a perfect match at stubton Hall, newark,” says Alma. “stubton Hall is a secluded and beautiful setting which didn't require us to decorate too much as the decor was the perfect mix between old and new.”

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Above: The couple married in Stubton Hall, Newark.

Right: The couple were determined to have a quartet at the wedding so ‘Highly Strung Quartet’ played on the day.

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Left: Alma and Joe enjoyed afternoon tea for their wedding breakfast since they had a wedding during the day.

Above: The couple’s first dance was to Better Together by Jack Johnson and Alma’s sister dedicated a song to them.

Photography: Firsthand Photography, 07866 104892, www.firsthand photography.co.uk.

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rustic afternoon tea wedding. They really enjoyed ‘wedding DiY’ as a couple and it was lovely for them both to see it all come together on the big day.

“Finding the dress was a very enjoyable experience!” says Alma. “With so many different beautiful dresses to choose from i found the task difficult to just choose the one. The original idea was a long fishtail dress but the one, to my surprise, was a princess style, ivory lace and satin enzoani dress from Dream Wedding Dress.

For the wedding breakfast they had afternoon tea and had flowers in tea cups and jam jars supplied by Branching Out. “My mother-in-law read a poem called You Are My Cup of Tea in keeping with our theme and adding such a personal touch.”

“When the party started, my sister surprised me by singing with Just Ben, our singer for the

evening. They sang one of my favourite songs called Your song by ellie Goulding. Our first dance was Better Together by Jack Johnson.” “i couldn't wait to walk down the aisle and to see all of our guests and Joe. it was a very emotional and magical time. We found taking the vows to be the best moment.”

For their honeymoon they chose a five star hotel in Kos, Greece. They had a fabulous time exploring the island and sampling the Greek cuisine. They visited a quaint little Greek village that was featured in the Mama Mia film. When they weren’t soaking up the sun, they took to visiting an active volcano and also tried some jet skiing.

Alma and Joe would like to thank everyone involved and family and guests for making their wedding so magical and memorable. it was the best day of their lives and wouldn’t have been the same without them.

joe & alma’s Wedding Venue: stubton Hall, 01636 626187, www.stubtonhall.co.uk.

Flowers: Branching Out, 01777 860045, www.branchingoutltd.co.uk.

Cake: The Organic Wedding Cake Company, 07732 870781, www.theorganicweddingcakecompany.com.

Photography: Firsthand Photography, 07866 104892, www.firsthandphotography.co.uk.

Dress: Dream Wedding Dress, 01159 780113, www.dreamweddingdress.co.uk.

Music: Highly strung Quartet, 07967 361717, www.highlystrungquartet.com.

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Five Looks for a Lincolnshire

BRIde This month we’ve five looks for Lincolnshire brides with Belle & Bouquet of Wellingore hall, who host a special preview of 2016’s hottest looks as Pride goes to press

For 2016 brides, the hunt is already on for the perfect dress.

Belle & Bouquet, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is delighted to help. The bridalwear retailer is hosting a fashion show and wedding fair on Friday 25th September at The Venue, Navenby, from 7pm for a UK-wide exclusive first look at Maggie Sottero’s spring 2016 bridal collection, which brides can order from this month.

The company’s Maggie Blackband and Simone Roulinson will showcase 30 dresses with ten models, and have invited trusted wedding partners to the evening as well.

“It’s about showing off some beautiful new collections and meeting brides to be to prove our

position as one of the county’s most long-established, trustworthy bridal retailers,” says Maggie.

The company has over 130 samples to view, from £800-£1,500, and is based in the beautiful setting in historic Wellingore Hall.

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- BriDaL faSHion Opposite Page: Ronald Joyce encrusted bodice dress with organza skirt and lace back, ÂŁ1,100.

Left/Below: Damask Maggie Sottero Midgley puffball-hemline dress in ivory and light gold, ÂŁ1,295.

Our featured bridal fashions are from Belle & Bouquet of Wellingore Hall, Lincoln.

See over for contact details.

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- BriDaL faSHion -

Right/Below: Maggie Sottero ivory and pewter dress with subtle fishtail/bias cut, £1,195.

Optional faux fur shrug £call.

Bottom: Ronald Joyce bias cut slipper satin dress with subtle A-line, £895.

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Left/Top: Badgley Mischka fishtail dress in blue and gold lace and tulle, £1,800.

Above: Selection of bridal shoes from Rainbow, and Benjamin Adams £various.

Find Out More: Featured bridal fashions are from Belle & Bouquet, Wellingore Hall, Lincoln 01522 811122, www.belleand bouquet-wellingore.co.uk.

The company will host its summer 2016 bridalwear preview on Friday 25th September at The Venue, Navenby, from 7pm.

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- BaiLgaTE WEDDing fair -

LOve AnD

Marriage

Bailgate Wedding Fayre has something for every bride to be. There’s something old - White Hart Hotel; something new, the newly refurbished Lincoln Hotel, as well as something to borrow - lots of inspiration - and as for something blue, that’ll be any bride who doesn’t go along on sunday 11th for the biannual event.

The event is organised cooperatively and hosted by four of the city’s most prominent venues; White Hart, The Lincoln Hotel, Charlotte House and Judges Lodgings. each year it attracts 1,700 visitors who enjoy the convenience of dedicating a whole day to wedding planning and the opportunity to meet wedding planners from each venue.

“We understand the importance of visualising how a venue will look on the day of your wedding; our experienced team are on hand to enable you to look around the hotel at your own pace and answer all of your questions,” says James Little.

“This time there are over 65 experienced wedding suppliers attending.

A wide variety of exhibitors will showcase their work including florists, photographers, bridal shops, cake makers, beauticians, wedding cars, entertainers and many more. All the suppliers will be on hand to offer couples advice and guidance in planning their big day.”

“One of the most popular elements of the fayre is the two fashion shows that will take place at the White Hart. They’ve been organised by the talented team at Caroline Chamberlain Bridal Boutique and will afford

Images: Courtesy of Lincolnshire Echo.

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if you’rE pLanning To Marry in LinCoLn in 2016, a viSiT To THE BaiLgaTE WEDDing fair iS a MuST, WiTH four vEnuES anD 65 WEDDing SuppLiErS TaKing parT in THE EvEnT, on SunDay 11TH oCToBEr

you the inspiration to see different cuts, styles and trends of wedding dresses and how they look on real brides.”

“The shows will take place at 12.30 and 2.30, but seats are allocated on a first-come first-served basis, so we’d recommend getting there early.”

“Otherwise, the format of the day is fairly relaxed, with visitors able to walk from venue to venue and see what they look like when dressed for a wedding.”

“Meeting suppliers at each hotel is really important too, it’s a good opportunity to see their work for yourself, take away brochures and compare different styles of, for instance, photographers, cake experts or florists.”

The biannual event is hosted every March and October, and is sponsored by Lincolnshire’s Chamber of Commerce, visit Lincoln and Lincoln BiG. “it’s always terrific fun and as hoteliers and wedding suppliers we love meeting brides and their entourage too!” says James.

“Bailgate Wedding Fayre is always a tremendously well supported event, and it’s a fun and stylish day out and the perfect way to see what the Cathedral Quarter has to offer!” n The Bailgate Wedding Fayre takes place on Sunday 11th October from 11am-4pm.

For more information and to obtain complimentary tickets, see www.bailgateweddingfayre.co.uk

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- THE onE-Hour ‘faCELifT’ -

The non-surgical

‘FACeLiFT’ THE oDD-LooKing DEviCE BELoW proMiSES To proviDE a OnE-HOuR, non-SurgiCaL AnTi-AgEing proCEDurE WiTH inSTanT rESuLTS, CoMparaBLE To a FuLL SuRgicAL FAcELiFT, aT a FiFTH OF THE cOST anD WiTH DraMaTiCaLLy REducEd REcOvERy TimES WHiCH SounDS gooD...

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osmetic procedures have never been more affordable, or more readily available.

Last year in the UK around 50,000 women and nearly 5,000 men underwent some form of procedure, with breast augmentation accounting for over 11,000 of the procedures. The second most popular treatment was eyelid surgery with facelifts and necklifts the third.

Over 6,000 people opted for the latter, a 13% increase over previous years. Many in the industry believe the popularity of facelift procedures would be greater, but for the expense – a facelift procedure typically costs from £5,000-£10,000 – and the associated recovery time of anything between two and six weeks. now though, there’s an alternative. A treatment called the silhouette soft Thread Lift. it’s been offered in the area for six months by just one practice: Glen eden Medical Aesthetics, based in Corby Glen’s Market Cross surgery, midway between Grantham, stamford, Oakham and Bourne, run by GP Dr John elder and nurse Practitioner Mary elder.

Glen eden currently provides a host of treatments, from dermal fillers and muscle relaxing injections to intense Pulsed Light (iPL) and medical laser procedures. These are used for a variety of conditions such as unwanted lines and wrinkles, thread and

“THE proCEDurE iS CarriED ouT unDEr LoCaL anaESTHETiC”, ExpLainS Dr joHn, “SiLHouETTE aCHiEvES rapiD SKin TigHTEning BuT aLSo STiMuLaTES CoLLagEn proDuCTion ovEr TiME, Too.”

spider veins on legs and faces, sun damage and discolouration and Rosacea.

The addition of silhouette soft allows the medical practitioners to also offer non-surgical facelifts at a fraction of the cost of conventional surgery and with significantly less recovery time. hilst a conventional facelift procedure is carried out under general anaesthesia, skin and fat are tightened, lifted and repositioned. The silhouette Lift is different and works in two separate ways.

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“The procedure is carried out under local anaesthetic,” explains Dr John.

“We carefully thread dissolvable sutures under the skin in certain key points.

The unique sutures have a number of cones spaced in opposite directions which allow the suture to cog with skin and secure a degree of lift, tightening and re-positioning the lax tissue.”

“The sutures lie approximately 5mm beneath the skin and can placed in angled or ‘u’ shaped patterns allowing us to target specific areas of the face

such as the jowl or jaw line, tailoring the procedure to the patient’s requirements. in addition to the conventional lifting and tightening effects the silhouette soft lift also has a regenerative action.

The threads and cones are made from a substance call Poly-L-Lactic acid which is gradually absorbed by the body but also stimulates fibroblasts to produce new springy collagen, resulting in a continued progressive improvement over time.

“The manufacturers claim this to be a 30 minute treatment however we would reckon it is rather closer to an hour. ideally a couple of days off work if possible but by no means essential, and the benefits are likely to last in the region of 20 months and can easily be repeated or combined with other treatments such as dermal fillers,” says Dr John. “The cost of the treatment is typically around £1,560 for a four thread treatment.” “it’s essential that complex aesthetic procedures such as advanced fillers and thread techniques are carried out by clinicians properly trained in the anatomy of the face and neck and who are able to manage complications which may arise from any procedure. The correct premises, regulation and insurance are essential. We insist on a two-part consent procedure similar to that used by plastic surgeons to allow for ‘cooling off and reflection,’ Or patients to date have been delighted with the procedure.”

Whilst results are not as dramatic as a surgical facelift they are impressive; the “down time” is minimal, there are no risks of general anaesthesia and no incisions to heal just tiny entrance and exit points concealed within the hairline.

Flabbiness in the mid face and jaw line plus skin laxity of the neck are effectively tightened and there is continued improvement over time.

The significantly lower cost and less invasive nature will appeal to those too nervous to go under the surgeon’s knife, meaning silhouette soft may be an increasingly preferred option for those seeking to restore their youthful facial contours.

Right: Pictured actual size are the threads.

The number of cones and the pattern/shape used when it’s inserted determines the degree of skin traction.

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BEforE & afTEr...

The non-surgical 1hr ‘facelift’

Above: Before and after, showing the benefits of Silhouette Soft, a new procedure promising instant results comparable to a surgical facelift. More pronounced results are seen over time thanks to the PLA material which stimulates production of collagen many months after the initial treatment.

Left: Dr John Elder of Glen Eden Medical Aesthetics, which is the exclusive practitioner of the treatment in the area.

n The Silhouette procedure costs around £1,560 for a four thread treatment. It is currently only performed by Dr John Elder and his team at Glen Eden Medical Aesthetics, Market Cross Surgery, Bourne Road, Corby Glen, Lincolnshire NG33 4BB. Tel: 01476 550056, www.glen-edenmedical.co.uk.

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Celebrating 20 years at the forefront of

DenTisTRY readers of this magazine have seen their lives transformed by the dentists at The Dental Health Centre in grantham, which enjoys its 20th anniversary this year. This birthday marks a major milestone in the avenue road dental practice’s history and celebrates its achievement of being at the forefront of dentistry for two decades.

We have a number of patients who decided to contact us after reading an article or seeing an advert about dental implants at The Dental Health Centre. They’d had enough of living with missing teeth, wobbly dentures or unstable bridges and decided the time had come to do something.

You may be sitting at home reading this article right now thinking that your mouth doesn’t function as well as it could. Consider that in a matter of months you could be tucking into that juicy steak, biting into a crunchy apple or feeling free enough to laugh with abandon without the worry of your denture slipping.

Dental implants are widely recognised to be the most successful method of tooth replacement used today and are hard to tell apart from your natural teeth. They are an investment but as a long lasting solution, what price can you put on being happy,

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confident, sociable and able to eat the foods you like and enjoy?

We pride ourselves on having a friendly team who make every patient's journey a personal one - the majority of our staff have worked here for a long time and we know our patients really well. We also give patients choices. We recognise that everyone's circumstances are different and always try to provide three levels of choice to treatment plans where possible.

Our principal dentist, Colin sutton, is a technically excellent implant surgeon who has moved with the times and made sure he is always at the forefront of dentistry. He has successfully placed hundreds of dental implants since 2000 and has an excellent reputation.

The Dental Health Centre Grantham is one of very few dental practices to have invested in a 3D dental CT scanner. Our state-of-the-

art scanner makes implant treatment safer, quicker and more accurate for our patients and makes us one of the most technologically advanced dental clinics in the area.

The team at The Dental Health Centre always strives to evolve by having the most modern and up-to-date equipment and by providing all treatments under one roof without having to refer patients elsewhere. every member of the team is committed to providing patients with the very best treatments on the market and attending many courses to keep their knowledge fresh.

If you would like to find out more, please visit us for a free 30-minute initial consultation with Colin Sutton.

The dental Health centre, 3 Avenue Road, grantham, Lincolnshire, ng31 6TA. www.dentalhealthcentre.co.uk

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The Perfect

nightwear When a radio presenter asked Marilyn Monroe what she wore to bed, she famously replied “Why, Chanel no.5 of course...�

This month, we recommend new or classic scents for autumn 2015, not only from Chanel, but other fragrance houses, too. ideal gifts for a loved one at Christmas, or to wear at parties this festive season...

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Lady million Paco Rabanne’s Lady Million eau De Parfum is still a bestseller at Oldrids.

A fresh and floral yet provocative scent.

50ml/£52.50, 80ml/£69.

Alaïa Azzedine Alaïa, clothes designer with featured fashions in many stores such as Harrods, has only very recently brought out his new fragrance which, like his clothes, creates a sexy second skin.

30ml/£42, 50ml/£62, 100ml/£85.

Olympéa Paco Rabanne’s brand new fragrance called Olympéa is already popular with its smell of vanilla blended with floral notes.

30ml/£40, 50ml/£54, 80ml/£70.

Si Giorgio Armani’s brand new fragrance called si eau De Parfum is a very modern and elegant scent sold at Oldrids Department store in Boston. it’s described as chic, sultry and intense yet soft at the same time. 30ml/£47, 50ml/£67, 100ml/£92.

Flowerbomb viktor & Rolf ’s Flowerbomb eau De Parfum is another fragrance flying off the shelves at Oldrids. A full-bodied and opulent smell. 30ml/£50, 50ml/£69, 100ml£85. chance Chanel Chance is a classic fragrance, bestseller in most stores and has many variations. However the classic eau De Parfum is still the favoured spray. it’s considered unexpected, sparkling and romantic. 35ml/£49, 50ml/£68, 100ml/£96.

coco mademoiselle Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle took the lady’s fragrance industry by storm this year. it’s one of the most favoured and best selling perfumes on the market at the moment boasting an oriental, fresh, floral jasmine-rose accord, as light as a petal.

35ml/£49, 50ml/£68, 100ml/£96. diamonds violet As part of the Diamonds collection in Georgio Armani’s eau De Parfums, Diamonds violet is the very latest. it’s a sweet and addictive smell.

36ml/£30, 52ml/£37.

Loverdose Red Kiss Diesel’s iconic Loverdose perfume has become so popular that they had to bring out something new in the same range. With a similar scent to the original Loverdose, Red Kiss adds passion and a strong blackcurrant smell. 30ml/£33, 50ml/£42.

Alien Thierry Mugler’s Alien is one perfume in the small collection of women’s fragrances the brand has included the strong-scented Womanity and the floral Angel but Alien seems to be the best seller at Oldrids & Downtown at the moment with a very different smell to others yet still very pleasant. 30ml/£50, 60ml/£69, 90ml/£83.

n We sourced the bestsellers and latest fragrances from Oldrids & Downtown in Boston. For more information from the fragrance department or to visit them, call 01205 361251 or visit the site www.oldrids.co.uk. The store is based at Wide Bargate, Boston and at Gonerby Junction, Grantham.

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- yoga in LinCoLnSHirE -

“Namaste”

HOW TO KeeP

KARMA & CARRY OM

LinCoLnSHirE iS THE HoME of yoga - or aT LEaST, iT’S HoME To THE BriTiSH WHEEL of yoga, THE uK’S LargEST aMBaSSaDorS for a praCTiCE THaT’S ovEr 5,000 yEarS oLD. BELiEvE iT or noT THErE arE noW a grEaTEr nuMBEr of yoga praCTiTionErS in THE WEST THan in THE MiDDLE EaST WHErE THE aCTiviTy originaTED. To finD ouT HoW yoga Can HELp you To aLLEviaTE STrESS anD finD innEr pEaCE, WE SpoKE To SaLLy WorTH, THE LinCoLn BaSED inSTruCTor WiTH ovEr 35 yEarS ExpEriEnCE... Words & images: Rob davis. imagine a place where you weren’t plagued by stress. Or fatigue. imagine a place beyond mobile phones, beyond a 24/7 mediated world bombarding you with bad news.

A place out of reach to self-doubt. A place where you always sleep well, and you feel energised, where the aches or pains you suffer from are relieved.

There is such a place, albeit a place within us all, rather than external to us. Over a dramatically short space of time, human beings have commercialised, industrialised, technologised, and somewhere along the line we just... stopped... listening to our own needs.

Lincolnshire which is itself home to the British Wheel of Yoga, the ‘voice’ of the activity in the UK with over 6,000 teaching members.

“There are all sorts of preconceptions about yoga - its role in or as a religion, for example - but fundamentally, its about calming the

Yoga originated over 5,000 years ago in the indus valley, what is now modern day Pakistan, iran and Afghanistan. sanscrit scriptures - vedas or ‘old texts’ - used by the Brahmans promoted the idea of achieving inner peace through self-knowledge and wisdom. This knowledge was collated by the ‘father’ of Yoga, Patanjali, into yogic sutras, of which there were around 200.

“Yoga is all about calming the physical body as well as the mind, silencing the chatter and helping us to become aware of who we are...”

it’s accessible once more with the mental and physical discipline of yoga. sally Worth is a local teacher of yoga, and has over 35 years experience. she was turned on to the activity and has tried to act as an ambassador for its physical, psychological and spiritual benefits ever since, and where better to be than in

physical body and the mind, silencing the chatter and helping us to become aware of who we are.”

Whilst the region’s dominant religion was Hinduism, and whilst Hinduism took yoga on board as a philosophy commensurate with their beliefs, the two remain mutually exclusive, yoga being a spiritual but not religious endeavour that can be incorporated into anyone’s belief system, whether they’re atheist, Christian and so on.

“sometimes, confidence isn’t confidence, it’s bravado. Yoga helps to achieve a quiet mind which enables clear thinking and helps you to be at peace with yourself. That provides inner confidence, and really truly de-stresses you, helping you to think better, sleep better.”

“it doesn’t matter what religious doctrine or denomination you adhere to,” says sally. “i consider my beliefs to be Christian but yoga is not at odds with that. My own philosophy is that if yoga helps you to live better, without suffering, it’s good.”

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“The usefulness of yoga is that it puts us back in touch with our bodies, with who we are,” sally adds.

“We’ve become ignorant - not in an intellectual sense, quite the opposite but ignorant of our true beings.

Our postures when we hunch over smartphones, tablets or in front of computer screens, for example; how we hold our muscles, the body language we demonstrate to others.”

“Yoga is about achieving a quietness of mind to listen to our bodies to understand what’s going on.”

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espite the activity’s age, it remained largely endemic to the east until the era of British Colonialism during the victorian era.

As empress of the Raj, even Queen victoria herself had a yoga guru. swami vivekananda is credited with popularising yoga in england and the Us, via a 1960s Tv programme fronted by Richard Hittleman.

His producer Howard Kent left a career in broadcasting to establish Yoga for Healthclubs, and about the same time, the British Wheel of Yoga was here, as another group which grew to become the UK’s authority on the activity.

The BWY established an office in sleaford in 1988 and has 12 regions, helping those interested in the activity to find local classes and to provide BWY approved teaching and training.

Born in epsom, sally moved to Lincolnshire in 1976 and moved to her current home in Canwick in 1984. From here she has runs classes at the Burton Waters health club near saxilby for over 15 years in addition to private classes at Lincoln’s Priory,

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plus and pregnancy and her one-to-one tuition at £30/hour. sally has also began to host classes in Metheringham, and in the centre of Lincoln for Age UK. The genre of yoga most commonly practised is Hatha yoga - posture oriented - but there are other flavours, like Ashtanga, which is more vigorous; vinyasa, where postures flow into one another and Bikram yoga, oriented towards fitness. sally’s classes are typically between an hour or an hour and a half long, and usually comprise of breathing exercises,

a sort of meditation to quiet the mind, before she demonstrates and encourages her classes to adopt between 10 and 20 yoga asanas or postures - it’s estimated that there are over 84,000 such postures within yoga. “i’m a keen advocate of breathing exercises both before and after the postures, it’s like changing down a gear, disconnecting before you reconnect with your body.”

Yoga is designed to concentrate the mind, and sally’s objective is to encourage her students ‘to be in the present moment.’

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he philosophy of the activity is guided by ten yamas and niyamas, including ahimsa or nonviolence; satya, or truthfulness; dhrti or fortitude.

These relate to how we treat others, but as niyamas, apply to how we treat ourselves too. so holding postures is a combination of gentleness, holding poses without feeling pain; discipline, to achieve fortitude and gain strength and flexibility in each pose and truthfulness in the respect of listening to what our bodies are really feeling in each posture.

Yoga can be practised in some respect by anyone, regardless of size, shape, age or physical condition.

Those in sally’s Age UK classes are slightly older participants, whilst she has worked with pregnant students, those with pacemakers and conditions like cancer or Me, and those with past injuries.

“Yoga is a superb activity to help you to feel good about yourself, to alleviate stress, to sleep better and to reconnect with your physical body,” says sally. it’s gentle, spiritual, it can be absorbed into any belief system and it’s very easy to learn, especially with help from the BYA.”

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Four Poses: Sally’s classes comprise between 10 and 20 postures, designed to be gentle.

Shown here are Ardha Candrāsana and Adho Mukha Svanasana.

n For classes and one-to-one tuition across Lincolnshire, Sally can be contacted on 01522 543985, or via www.yoga-lincoln.co.uk.

For teachers and classes across Lincolnshire contact Sleaford’s BWY Headquarters at www.bwy.org.uk.

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neW inHeRiTAnCe TAX

eXeMPTiOn FOR HOMes as house prices have been increasing, more people have found that the value of their home was potentially bringing their estate into the scope of inheritance tax (iHT) on their death; for such taxpayers, the iHT main residence nil rate band (MrnrB), introduced in the july Budget, will be good news.

How will the new measure work?

When you die, if the value of your estate exceeds the nil rate threshold of £325,000, iHT is charged on the excess at a rate of 40%. Where any of the nil rate band remains unused on the death of a spouse or civil partner it can be transferred to use against the estate of the survivor.

The new measure will provide an additional iHT nil rate band to an individual; starting at £100,000 from 6 April 2017 and rising to £175,000 from 6 April 2020. For a couple, any part of the MRnRB remaining unused on the first death will be transferrable - irrespective of the date of the first death.

Post 5 April 2020, for a couple where there is a transfer of the whole of the mainstream iHT nil rate band and the MRnRB £1m can be exempted (£325,000 x 2 + £175,000 x 2). A single person will only ever have the potential to shelter from iHT, post 5 April 2020, £500,000 (£325,000 + £175,000).

£150,000 in August 2020 that will be the maximum MRnRB that can be claimed. There is no scope to utilise the remainder of the main residence nil rate band against the general estate. The Budget announcement did indicate that there would be a measure of protection available where a person has “downsized” their home and how this will work is currently under consultation.

For the relief to apply the property must be left to one or more direct descendants on death. A direct descendant, as well as lineal descendants, will include an adopted child, a step-child or a foster child.

As the final legislation is yet to be published, it is uncertain whether the property needs to be the subject of a specific gift in the Will of the deceased, or whether the exemption can be claimed if the property is included as part of a gift of the residue of the estate.

Will i qualify?

it is unclear whether the MRnRB can be claimed if the Will leaves the home in trust for the benefit of a direct descendant; and this may impact upon those who, for various reasons, may not wish to leave a property outright.

The MRnRB band can only be set against the value of a residential property in the deceased’s estate, which has at some point been their home - it will not apply to investment properties such as buy-to-lets.

There is no doubt that the new iHT main residence nil rate band will be a benefit to many estates but, as always, you should seek professional, tailored advice.

Only one residential property can be covered by the exemption - it cannot be used against the value of the main family home and a second home.

To contact a member of our Wills, Trusts and Probate Team for help and advice visit www.chattertons.com.

The value of the MRnRB will be capped at the value of the deceased’s interest in the home. Therefore, if a house is worth

Chattertons offer a full range of Legal Services and Independent Financial Advice.

For more information about any of our services or to contact a member of our team please visit www.chattertons.com.

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Top: In July 2015 Don Thorpe performed a fundraising skydive, raising £1,306 for the service.

Above: Lincoln’s Jo Morton was involved in a horror crash five years ago and was recently reunited with the paramedics who saved her life, Roger Linnell and John Whalen. Jo presented a cheque for £1,000 raised from a charity fun day. Picture Nottingham Post.

Far Right: In December 2014 Dean Kelsey, a CNC machinist at Siemens in Lincoln sustained serious head injuries in an RTC, surviving after being airlifted to Hull Royal Infirmary.

He recently presented a cheque for £1,000 to the service.

Below: On 14th August, Kevin Langtry cycled within 24 hours from London to Lincoln in support of London Air Ambulance and LNAA.

£2.00 to Save a Life... if everyone in Lincolnshire gave just £2.00 each year, per family member, the future of the air ambulance would be guaranteed...

Lincolnshire & nottinghamshire’s Air Ambulance service costs over £1.9m each year - £2,100 per callout - which funds the aircraft and its maintenance, plus two pilots from Specialist aviation Services.

That cost could be met if, for every person in Lincolnshire, £2.00 per year was donated directly to the service. Think of it as a form of insurance; a family of four spending £8.00 each year to ensure the continuity of the service.

Whilst road Traffic Collision (rTC) incidents have accounted for 43% of the service’s workload in 2015, a further 12% of the service’s time is spend attending sports, and leisure incidents (including emergencies involving motorcyclists). another 12% of the service’s callouts is to industrial, farming and equestrian incidents, meaning the cost of the service should be especially valued by those

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who spend time in remote locations around the county. on numerous occasions the service has been called upon to land in a field inaccessible to road ambulances.

23% of the service’s shouts are to attend medical emergencies in patients’ homes, like cardiac arrests where response time for emergency medical support is crucial. your £2.00 can be donated at any of the service’s 14 charity shops, or by texting Heli29 £5 to 70070 to donate a little more. other ways to support the service include legacies in wills, or purchasing the service’s charity cookbook for £10/copy from www.ambucopter.com. The service is also seeking volunteers to join over 350 in the two counties helping to ensure the service continues flying into 2016.

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Lincolnshire’s Air Ambulance has a new base. A purpose built command centre from which to operate a service covering over 3,000 square miles, protecting over 2.1 million people, working cooperatively alongside its nHs partners, yet receiving no funding from either the nHs, or local or national government to maintain its £1.9m annual running costs.

The service safeguards the lives of car drivers and motorcyclists, who provide the air ambulance with nearly half of its workload, as well as the county’s farmers and equestrian folk, but also attends medical incidents, falls and provides smooth transfers for patients with spinal injuries.

“As a service we’re 21 years old in 2015. We’re onto our third aircraft which flies from around 7am-7pm; daylight hours,” says the service’s Alex Kinnear-Mellor. “From December 2013 we gained night vision equipment to extend our annual permitted flying time by 480 hours.” it’s the summer months, rather than winter mornings, as you might expect, which are the busiest for the county’s air ambulance service with more recreational motorcyclists and other road users around. if an incident occurs, the service is never more than 20 minutes away, and can often be on scene faster than road ambulance, reaching the casualty ‘as the crow flies,’ flying at 160mph, without getting stuck in traffic congestion.

“Another benefit is our ability to reach casualties of farming or equestrian incidents, landing in fields, for example. Because transport time to hospitals in our area is shorter, we’re also able to fly to the most appropriate centre for the specialist treatment of trauma.”

Because of its speed and versatility, the service flies over 1,000 missions each year, and has so far flown 16,430 missions, attending an average of three emergencies but as many as 11 each shift. The service is staffed by five paramedics working on rotation and on secondment from the nHs, plus two pilots who work on rotation. During the last year, the service transported over 320 patients to hospital after attending at the scene and assisted at the scene in over 250 more emergencies.

“The service is extraordinary, and it relies not just on our pilots and paramedics, but 26 employees in total and over 350 volunteers in the two counties working hard to support the service.”

“Many take the service for granted in assuming that it’s funded by government or the nHs but the truth is that without the generosity of those supporting us with direct donations, by visiting our 14 charity shops or taking part in our weekly charity lottery, the service

“Many aSSuME THE SErviCE iS funDED By govErnMEnT or THE nHS BuT THE TruTH iS THaT WiTHouT THE gEnEroSiTy of THoSE SupporTing uS THE SErviCE SiMpLy WouLDn’T ExiST...”

simply wouldn’t exist. That’s a frightening thought given that the service has been proven to save lives so many times in its 21 year history.”

Last month saw the opening of a new base for the crew, who left their 1960s pre-fab home, formerly for vulcan pilots, in favour of purpose built facilities. The new base provides a training room, locker rooms, separate male and female WCs for the first time, as well as an Ops room, debrief room and laundry.

Top: The service is never more than 20 minutes from a casualty, say pilot Paul Smith and paramedic John McKenzie.

Above: Over 43% of incidents the service attends are road traffic collisions.

The base was part funded by the government’s release of LiBOR fine payments, which were made available following the Association of Air Ambulance lobbying.

For £2.00 per head, the service is one we all hope we never need, but one so vital that supporting it is absolutely essential. n Over the page we fly a typical mission with the crew, minute by minute...

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>> An Hour to Save a Life...

1.00pm: The roads of Lincolnshire are among the worst in the UK, with single carriageways like the A15, A16 and A17, and lots of HGvs, farm traffic and motorcyclists. Careless overtaking is common. Last month, on a sunny sunday afternoon - the busiest time and day of the week for the service - a car and a motorcycle collide. The motorcyclist is motionless in the road and the motorist is in shock. Traffic is halted in both directions and a bystander calls 999.

1.05pm: The emergency call is routed to east Midlands Ambulance service (eMAs). A Helicopter emergency Medical service (HeMs) desk uses an auto dispatch framework called AMPDs to decide whether to scramble the Air Ambulance.

1.07pm: The dispatch call is made. A red ‘Batphone’ rings in the Air Ambulance’s base and the crew is given a six figure grid reference. Pilot Paul smith immediately goes out to the aircraft to begin startup procedures. He liaises with RAF Waddington air traffic control for flight clearance.

1.08pm: Paramedics Richard irwin and John McKenzie take more details of the incident. The motorcyclist has a serious head injury and is unconscious. The land ambulance is 15 minutes away.

1.09pm: The paramedics join Paul on the aircraft. Richard is in the passenger seat and serves as a navigator, preparing a more accurate flight plan which will take them on a course of 100° with an eTA of 15 minutes. After pre-flight checks the aircraft takes off - less than two minutes after receiving the call. in flight, Paul talks to air traffic control, monitors fuel, height and the weather, keeping a look out for anything in his airspace. Richard and John, in the medical bay, liaise with HeMs for situation updates. The aircraft is flying at 160mph at 5,000ft.

1.25pm: The helicopter is unburdened by the buildup of traffic in the area and approaches the scene, continually performing dynamic risk assessments. After a team assessment they reach an agreement to land in an adjacent field.

1.26pm: The aircraft has landed just 10 metres away. shutdown takes 30 seconds but as it’s a serious incident the paramedics depart whilst the rotors are still turning. A road-based Rapid Response ambulance crew are already on scene.

1.27pm: Richard liaises with the incident commander. The motorist is conscious, complaining of neck pain. The motorcyclist is poorlier, and needs treatment first. Richard monitors his

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Airway, Breathing and Circulation (ABC). next on Richard’s list of triage priorities is the identification of any catastrophic disabilities and fractures. The crew have a standardised triage framework identifying ‘the big six’ medical priorities in order.

1.40pm: Richard has access to certain drugs that land ambulances don’t carry.

He administers a ketamine analgesic, and tranexamic acid, a blood clotting drug.

1.45pm: The team suspects a pelvic bleed, and immobilise the motorcyclist who is now regaining consciousness. Whilst the fire service is extricating the motorist, to whom John is now attending, Richard updates eMAs, advising that the patient’s head and pelvic injuries warrant treatment as a specialist multi-discipline trauma unit in nottingham.

1.50pm: Pilot Paul begins startup procedure of the aircraft as the paramedics prepare to load the motorcyclist.

1.52pm: With the patient on board, Paul liaises with air traffic control, this time at RAF Coningsby, and the team takes off.

1.53pm: Richard administers more pain relief in-flight, and an antiemetic to prevent the patient being ill in mid-air. if the patient’s condition deteriorates, the air ambulance is the only one in the country which can defibrillate mid-air.

2.12pm: Richard is now two minutes away from nottingham and updates the trauma department of their imminent arrival.

2.14pm: The crew land in nottingham and load the motorcyclist onto a land ambulance to transfer him into the trauma unit. surgeons, anaesthetists, radiographers and other staff are already standing by it’s a team of between 10 and 15 medics.

2.15pm: The air ambulance crew follows the land-based crew into the resus department, and complete a full handover.

2.20pm: After completing their paperwork, they are back on the helicopter and are declared ready for another job immediately.

2.23pm: The crew take off and head back to their base at RAF Waddington.

Right: Pilot Paul Smith works in co-operation with two paramedics during each shift.

Each team member communicates any hazards, and the team takes a cooperative proactive approach to safety.

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10 FAcTS ABOuT THE LincS & nOTTS AiR AmBuLAncE...

1. The service has performed over 16,430 missions. The first was on 13th May 1994.

2. On board the aircraft are a slide-out medical stretcher, defibrillator, oxygen and life-saving drugs. The service has a new LucAS ‘robot’ which performs chest compressions without suffering fatigue.

3. The service is on duty from 7am-7pm, 365 days a year.

Gaining night vision equipment and training in 2013 meant it now operates for 480 additional hours each year.

4. The md902 Explorer aircraft usually flies at 5,000ft - below typical RAF air space. its top speed is 160mph, enabling it to reach anywhere in Lincolnshire or notts within 20 minutes.

5. A ‘typical’ shift sees the crew called out three times. The crew’s ‘record’ is 11 callouts in one day.

6. There’s no tail rotor on the aircraft, which is safer for the crew and allows the aircraft to land in bushy fields.

7. The aircraft has a range of 300 miles and can fly for up to three hours.

8. There are more than 30 Air Ambulances in the uK. Our aircraft is one of the most sophisticated.

9. The service covers over 3,000 square miles, 2.1 million people.

10. it costs £1.9m each year to keep the service flying. n Support the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance service with donations or by joining the service’s lottery.

Call 01522 548 469 or see www.ambucopter.org.uk for more information.

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BUsiness

CLAss a nEW BrEED of cOmPAcT ExEcuTivE cARS iS EnSuring THErE’S no nEED To LooK To firMS’ LargEr MoDELS for cOmFORTABLE TRAvEL, anD WiTH LOWER Running cOSTS THan EvEr, TravELLing BuSinESS CLaSS HaS nEvEr BEEn MorE aCCESSiBLE...

Words: Rob Davis.

The new Audi A4: Lighter, larger inside, greener and more economical. The new A4 borrows technology from the firm’s larger, more expensive models.

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The new Audi A4 will go on sale this month, and it’s a very important car for the firm.

Audi sells dramatically more A4 models than its larger A6 and A8 models. That’s little surprise, given that the ever-larger, more luxurious and more economical C-sector (compact) executive models like the A4, and its rivals, BMW’s 3-series and Mercedes Benz’s C-Class. These are so good that there’s so little inducement to opt for the three firms’ larger executive (5-series, A6, e-Class) or luxury (7-series, A8, s-Class) models. essentially, the A4 and its rivals are large enough, and luxurious enough for even the most discerning motorist, and there’s more good news too.

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Cars in this sector are also becoming faster and greener. Audi will debut a 95g/CO2 engine in the new A4 which will mean lower company car bills and allow careful drivers to achieve 75mpg.

Of all the motoring sectors in the UK, this is the most fiercely contested. BMW’s 3-series has just been treated to a major facelift with a fresh interior and newly revised engines. Mercedes, meanwhile, has been enjoying great success with its C-Class which dramatically improved quality and appeal, infusing the smaller car with the plush cabin from its much pricier models.

And then there’s the British challenger.

A spitfire to the three Messerschmitts, Jaguar’s new Xe is now on sale, it’s the firm’s smallest model, but one which seriously impressed motoring journalists sufficiently to declare it the new class leader.

Audi have had to ensure that by relaunching the A4, it’ll instantly usurp the class leader in the sector. Despite our featured model’s controversial paint job, most of these models will spend their time shuttling business people from meeting to meeting, so it’ll need to show considerable aplomb on the county’s A-roads yet remain sufficiently composed for supermarket trips and parents tackling the daily school run. >>

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>> If anything disappoints, it’s that the new A4 looks very similar to its predecessor, perhaps a tiny bit sharper here and there.

Its conservative looks, however, masks the fact that the car has been completely reengineered.

The car uses the firm’s new MBQ floorplan, which will be used as the base for other models and is already used in the large Q7 SUV, but it was developed specifically for the A4.

The result is a 120kg weight saving over the old model; it’s lighter, resulting in a drive that’s both sportier and more economical.

It’s also the most aerodynamic A4 ever.

In conjunction with 2.0TDI Ultra engine, and redeveloped automatic and manual gearboxes, that gives the A4 unprecedented frugality and refinement.

Above: Audi’s A4 will be available in four-door saloon and estate derivatives.

Deliveries will begin in winter.

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the A4’s AdAptive cruise control lets the cAr AccelerAte, brAke And even steer itself.... it’s essentiAlly An Autopilot!

The new model is also better equipped than ever with some impressive technology more commonly found on much more expensive cars.

The car’s adaptive cruise control can be specified with active lane assist meaning a driver could, on fast A-roads or motorways, take their hands off the wheel as the car accelerates, brakes and even steers itself automatically. It’s essentially an autopilot.

Elsewhere there’s 17” alloys, Bluetooth, climate control, a colour screen and keyless go all as standard. Meanwhile a new generation of navigation has voice recogni-

ElEctric cars arE finally hErE... audi’s most frugal a4 is also up against a new challenge - the arrival of electric cars. Mercedes Benz’s C350E will achieve 166mpg, and emit just 45g CO2 meaning cheaper tax bills for company drivers. On sale now, its costs from £37,820.

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tion, and Wi-Fi internet as standard.

To improve comfort the cabin is also more spacious, with more room in the rear and a boot that’s larger than ever.

The car is due to make its debut at the Frankfurt motor show in september, as Pride goes to press. Though exact details of specification have yet to be announced, expect a base se model, and a sportier s-Line trim. s-Line Audi’s are usually firmer in ride, and as se models are already well-specified, we’d recommend the base se model with Audi’s frugal Ultra engine.

Top: The A4 also debuts a range of new colours though many will be ordered in more subtle shades than this!

Factor in extra cash for Audi’s exhaustive optional extras list or if you’re really concerned by bad weather and muddy farm tracks, the excellent Quattro four-wheel drive option.

Above: The car’s cabin is larger than ever with specification taken from the firm’s larger A6 and A8 models.

Whilst basic models offer all of the performance you’ll ever need plus unprecedented economy, those with deeper pockets or those unconcerned with keeping their company car tax bills low will enjoy the firm’s 3.0v6 diesel engines even more.

The A4 was always excellent, and the new model is better than ever. it’s evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, in styling especially, but a contender for class-leader.

Whether you opt for an A4, 3-series or C-Class won’t be determined by whether one is a ‘better’ car than the other - because they’re all potential class leaders - but merely by personal preference. n Audi’s A4 is on sale from September with deliveries in winter. Avant models will follow in spring. Prices are likely to start at £28,000.

THE nEW Audi A4’S KEy RivALS...

The compact executive sector is the most fiercely contested in the uK car market

BmW 3-Series

£24,975

For: Excellent handling and ride.

Against: Conservative looks. verdict: HHHHH

Jaguar xE

£26,990

For: Looks, ride/handling balance.

Against: rear/boot space. verdict: HHHHH

mercedes c-class £27,665 For: Beautiful cabin, technology.

Against: gruff 4-cylinder engines. verdict: HHHHH

Lexus iS

£28,995

For: Low emission hybrid.

Against: CvT gearbox. verdict: HHHHH

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Regional Commercial

eXPeRTise JmP Solicitors has undergone a period of rapid growth over the last year seeing their grantham office double in size in terms of personnel as well as introducing new client services into the operation, such as conveyancing, family law and commercial law...

in April this year, JMP solicitors was awarded the coveted title of ‘Grantham Business of the Year’ at the Grantham Business Awards and has recently received further good news with confirmation that it has been selected

by Chambers and Partners (one of the leading legal service client directories) as a law firm recommended for their experience and expertise in select areas of law.

taking time to understand their client’s business and to ensure that lawyer and client work together in a collaborative manner thereby reducing legal charge rates as compared to the more traditional reactive commercial law provision that has become standard in more ‘traditional’ law firms. Part of the success in growing the commercial department (and indeed all the services at JMP solicitors) is the personal manner in which they handle every matter. The firm’s strapline was implemented to reinforce the name of the firm and is very much central to the ethos of the firm; ‘law, just more personal.’

“The firm’s strapline ‘law, just more personal’ implements the name and ethos of the firm...”

in January 2015, commercial lawyer Philip Pheasey joined the firm to head up the new commercial law department established to provide a modern and dynamic service to businesses throughout Lincolnshire and nottinghamshire.

Working alongside the Operations Manager, simon Oates, the commercial department now has established business relationships with a wide range of companies offering a sectorial approach in terms of delivering its commercial services. simon Oates said “We have categorised our range of services into sectors to reflect those adopted by the Department for UK Trade and industry. This enables us to communicate with clients through news briefings and seminars ensuring the right people receive the right information at the right time.”

JMP solicitors takes a proactive approach in delivering commercial legal services by

An example of this can be seen in the testimonial from Tony Lee (Creative Director of Giger Media) who has been a long term commercial client of the firm and who now receives our creative and media sector briefings: “We have found JMP to be a real asset to Giger Media, and their help and advice from staff contracts to general business legality has been invaluable, particularly to us as a business in the creative sector with matters such as trademark issues and contracts specific to our industry. very personable and approachable, and definitely an organisation to have in your corner.”

One of the key selling points for commercial legal services at JMP solicitors is that commercial lawyer Philip Pheasey has first

hand experience in owning and running a business and therefore offers practical solutions to legal enquiries based upon experience, expertise and commercial sense.

Philip informs clients at the early stages of the relationship “i advise every client as if it was my own money i was spending”. This isn’t just rhetoric as directors and shareholders are more likely now (more than ever before) to move their business to ensure that the advice received isn’t just based upon law but also makes financial sense.

A particular growth area of commercial legal services that has enabled Philip to develop a special interest for private clients is that of compulsory purchase orders arising from transport or regeneration projects. As well as regional projects that surround the development of local highways, he receives regular instructions from property owners and investors concerning property that is subject to a compulsory purchase order.

Philip Pheasey is a solicitor-Advocate (Higher Courts Civil) which gives him the same rights of audience as barristers in the civil courts throughout england and Wales.

Find Out More: To instruct Philip Pheasey in connection with your business law requirements you can contact him on 01476 565 295 or by email on ppheasey@jmp-solicitors.com. To visit, go to Dysart Road, Grantham, NG31.

Telephone: 01476 565 295 Web: www.jmp-solicitors.com.

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Crosswords cRyPTic cROSSWORd Test your lateral thinking skills with this month’s Cryptic Crossword. Each puzzle has a set of perplexing clues to unravel, and as every lover of logic knows, the frustration is all part of the fun!

AcROSS 7. Wrap for old female, affording protection in gale? (9) 8. indication of direction to take from a river bank (5) 9. Fool disturbed monarch who's modified form of entertainment (5,4) 10. Fish move across frozen lake, say (5) 12. son on piano in old-time musical performances (6) 13. March past made him homesick (8) 14,17. Remote possibilities in houses accident damaged? (They're found in parts of other rows) (7,7) 17. see 14 20. Trout, say, that's good, if held back in a piece of net (4,4) 22. Religious teacher cut short by the Parisian mob (6) 24. examine small change in front of garment (5) 25. By a list it gets impaired? (9) 26. General holding large gun (5) 27. i must talk in order to save time, in a way (9)

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