Lincolnshire Pride December 2019

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WELCOME

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y first job this month is to thank everyone who has voted in our Good Food Awards. As you read this we’ll be in the process of tallying up the thousands of votes we’ve received ready to name our 2019 Restaurant of the Year and the awards’ other titles, ready for a big reveal in our next edition!

Next, I’ve the pleasure of introducing our in-house illustrator Jocelyn Lawman. You’ve probably noticed our amazing front cover design this month. Well, we’ve been so impressed with Jocelyn’s excellent work that we’ve invited her to join the Pride team to create our covers in 2020 and beyond. We’ll meet her properly in a special feature later in this edition!

Also in this magazine, we’ll meet Paul & Amy Wilkinson, recent stars of Channel Four’s Grand Designs, enjoying a look around their amazing contemporary property near Boston.

In addition we’ve Christmas gifts, festive bakes, party fashions and everything else you need to enjoy the season and celebrate the very best of life in the county.

Best wishes for a wonderful month, please do enjoy a great Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

Executive Editor rob@pridemagazines.co.uk 3

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CONTENTS

NEWS & EVENTS 06 34

NEWS Our roundup of news in and around the county for December.

WHAT’S ON The best Christmas

HIGHLIGHTS 15 26 39

events in Lincolnshire.

GRAND DESIGNS IN THE COUNTY

A look around the contemporary property of recent Grand Design stars Paul and Amy Wilkinson.

MEET OUR COVER ARTIST

Artist Jocelyn Lawman on how we create our front page illustrations.

CHRISTMAS GIFTS Thoughtful

gifts courtesy of the county’s independent retailers.

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DINING OUT Home from home this

CHRISTMAS BAKING Festive bakes for the family with Katie Jones.

Christmas at Stallingborough Grange.

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FESTIVE WINE Tipples for turkey and a gin with frankincense and myrrh.

HOMES & GARDENS 70

WELCOME HOME A stylish modern

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property with Scandi Chic for 2020.

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WEDDING VENUES The best places in which to marry for 2020 & 2021.

HOMES Interior design and kitchens.

LADIES & GENTLEMEN

102 FASHION Party dresses for when you celebrate the festive season.

107 COSMETICS Gold sparkles.

THE HIGH LIFE 115

HIGH LIFE Exclusive images KuKu Connect’s Lincolnshire launch and Lincoln RSPCA’s ball.

122 MOTORS Land Rover’s

Defender - now a luxury SUV.

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Our circulation is to properties in the top three council tax bands - homes which are predominantly worth over £300,000. This guarantees the magazine has an affluent readership commensurate with our content. In addition the magazine is also sold in supermarkets and newsagents including Waitrose, Marks & Spencer, WHSmith, Tesco, Asda, Co-Op and Morrisons.

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This month’s cover artwork has been created by Pride Magazine’s illustrator Jocelyn Lawman.

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NEWS & EVENTS

The Imps are Coming to Lincoln!

IMP-ATIENT TO KNOW MORE? FIND OUT ABOUT LINCOLN BIG PROJECT BELOW

LINCOLN The Imps are coming to Lincoln, following on from the Baron’s Charter Trail in 2015 and the Knights’ Trail in 2017. Next year, visitors to Lincoln will see 30 of these fellows being placed around the city, each with its own colourful design created for their sponsors.

Lincoln BIG are organising the Imp Trail.

Chief Executive of the business group Sarah Loftus says: “We want to create IMPmania in the city and we’ve got some great reasons to go for it.”

“Statistics show that the Lincoln Barons Charter Trail in 2015 attracted 210,000 visitors and, at auction, the Barons raised £166,800 for charity. Facebook posts reached 67,694 people and the Barons’ website had more than 88,000 views. Two years later, the Lincoln Knights Trail 2017 worked even more

magic, attracting 280,000 visitors and raising £178,000 at our charity auction. Facebook posts reached 247,842 people. The Knights’ Trail website had 140,000 views.”

Mess about on the river in 2020 at Boultham Park...

LINCOLN RESIDENTS PROMISED REFURBISHED LAKE FOR ROWING BOAT PICNICS IN SPRING

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As in previous years, interested professional and amateur artists will have the chance to submit decorative designs for the individual full-sized IMPs and those

whose designs are ultimately chosen, will work with a business or organisation on their final design. n For more information call 01522 842712.

LINCOLN This month Santa will be along on his sleigh, but an equally magical form of transport, albeit one more suited to spring and summer will soon be returning to Lincoln.

As part of the regeneration of Lincoln’s 50-acre Boultham Park, the site’s lake will be restored in 2020 along with the chance to enjoy rowing boats for the first time since the 1960s.

Heritage Lottery Funding is currently being sought and the Friends of Boultham Park are working with the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

and LDS Design landscapers to deliver the project, which will involve the management of 37 trees in poor health, as well as measures to restore the quality of the water.

“We’ve consulted with people about the sort of activities they would like to see, and the most popular were biodiversity activities, community events and activities, and occasional boating,” say the Friends.

“We’re developing an Activities Plan which will be aimed at increasing enjoyment of the park, volunteering and training opportunities.” n

SLEAFORD FOUNTAIN UNVEILED BY MARQUIS

SLEAFORD An historic fountain in the centre of Sleaford has been restored following fundraising work led by Sleaford & District Civic Trust.

The Marquis of Bristol, Frederick Hervey unveiled the fountain then took the first drink from it after a £40,430 restoration project completed by Carre Heritage. The fountain was also blessed by the Vicar of Sleaford Rev Philip Johnson.

Grade II listed and created in 1874, the fountain was constructed in memory of the 6th Earl and 2nd Marquis of Bristol, and was closed in 1927.

The fountain was originally intended to prevent people falling ill after drinking water from the Slea. It’s still fed from a spring under the Market Place, and will reduce the number of plastic drinks bottles being consumed in the town. n

An Investment in Barton WREN KITCHENS TO CREATE NEW £120,000,000 HEADQUARTERS EMPLOYING UP TO 1,285 LOCALS

Albert Glover reunited with his MG J2 car... after 70 years!

SCUNTHORPE Christmas came early for Scunthorpe motorist Albert Glover after the 93-year old was reunited with his first car after 70 years.

Albert paid just £100 for his red MG J2 car about £500 in today’s money - but parted with it in 1950. With a top speed of just 65mph, only 2083 were made, but Albert was overjoyed to be reunited with his after daughter in law Dawn discovered the car would be at an MG charity event. Today, the car is worth around £45,000! n

BARTON Kitchen giant Wren is demonstrating confidence in North Lincolnshire and in a post-Brexit economy with a £120m expansion of its headquarters at Barton upon Humber. The company was founded in 2009 and relocated its headquarters to Barton in 2013, on a 180 acre site. Today it employs 4,500 people has 82 showrooms, generating revenues of £490m. The expansion of its headquarters will create 535 jobs immediately, 1,285 when at full capacity, operating 24 hours a day. The company was ranked first in Indeed’s list of the 15 best UK workplaces in the job site’s retail sector category. n

£1.58 Billion

Refreshing Fountain

IT’LL BE A HAPPY NEW YEAR for tourism businesses across Lincolnshire in 2020, as new figures confirm that the value of spending by visitors to Lincolnshire has increased by a further seven percent, reaching £1.58bn in 2018. Last year, the county attracted around 21m visitors - a 2.5 percent rise on the previous year. The tourism sector in Lincolnshire employs 20,000. n

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LOCAL

NEWS In Brief LOUTH

EAST LINDSEY DISTRICT COUNCIL ON THE MOVE...

East Lindsey District Council is set to move from its current headquarters at Tedder Hall, Manby, to a new site on Mareham Road in Horncastle.

The move will see the council build a new education facility, public sector hub and council offices with education provided in conjunction with Boston College.

The new education facility’s course provision will be linked to the requirements of local employers allowing adult students and apprentices to access education, including university level courses.

The District Council has agreed to allocate £6.23m to the project and is also seeking funding of £1.52m from the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership towards the total project costs of £8.25m. n

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THE EAGLES, HECKINGTON

£1,150,000

A wonderful executive family home located in an enviable position. The accommodation, in excess of 10,500 sq. ft, reveals a magnificent interior infused with quality. Externally the property enjoys a spacious position nearing 4 aces (STS), Commuters are well served by an excellent train service to London Kings Cross from nearby Grantham (Approx. 65 minutes).

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EPC Rating: C

BURWARD HOUSE, BURTON PEDWARDINE

£595,000

An impressive executive family home located within this pretty hamlet.

The accommodation, nearing 3850 sq. ft, has been infused with the highest specification and quality craftsmanship. London Kings Cross from nearby Grantham (Approx. 65 minutes).

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LAYTHORPE BARN, DORRINGTON

OIEO £795,000

A wonder ful barn conversion located in an enviable position. The property is surrounded by extensive grazing land of approximately 24 acres (STS). The property is complemented by a home office, cart shed, workshop, seven stables, tack room, 60ft x 30ft hay and straw barn, far reaching views, open barn garaging and extensive parking.

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MISTLETOE COTTAGE, NORMANTON

EPC Rating: TBC

OIEO £395,000

A charming country home with open views, located within this beautiful and picturesque Lincolnshire Cliff village. The accommodation, in excess of 2100 sq. ft reveals a spacious and versatile interior steeped with original features and character. Grantham’s high-speed rail network to London Kings Cross (approximately 65 minutes) is located a short distance away as are two excellent and sought after Grammar schools.

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A magnificent selection of detached properties of architectural merit. Nestled on the edge of parkland in a new select gated development located in one of the East Midlands most desirable villages. The Petwood Oaks development is located on the edge of woodland associated with the Petwood Hotel within a walled and gated private enclave of 8 dwellings. Access is through electrically operated controlled gates. Adjoining the property is a gated entrance leads to the wooded Petwood Hotel and Beto Gardens. Public space is available to enjoy long walks leading into the centre of the village including the rhododendron walk set in 30 acres of woodland.

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THE INTERVIEW

A Grand Design: This month we’re looking around Paul & Amy Wilkinson’s modern property, recently featured on Channel Four.

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FROM RATS

to RICHES Recent stars of Grand Designs, Paul & Amy Wilkinson’s home, near Boston, is the crowning achievement of a life of hard-work and good humour. is month we meet the couple and find out how gamekeeper turned businessman Paul has turned rats to riches, helped in no small way by the wife and partner he describes as his best friend and soul mate…

Words: Rob Davis. Images: Lincolnshire Pride’s Chief Photographer Dean Fisher.

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THE INTERVIEW

“The house doesn’t just represent somewhere to live, but a space to be a family and to celebrate a relatively short period of their life which has seen them rocket to success through hard work and good humour...”

THE GOLDEN HOUR. It’s a term photographers use to describe a special time, typically half an hour fore and aft of sunlight or sunset.

You can be in an everyday place but in that hour, the light becomes just that extra bit special, as if imbued with a little magic that makes it shine a bit softer, a bit warmer, giving it an almost ethereal glow. It’s the photographic equivalent of that inchoate quality that turns a house into a home, turning a building into something far more personal.

On this particular day, at the ‘golden hour’ I’m watching the sun take its leave over the brand new home of an old school friend of mine, Amy Wilkinson, and husband Paul. We’ve bumped into one another once or twice in the quarter of a century since we’ve left school, but more recently I joined the four million people who watched the couple create their dream home on a 16 acre plot a few miles north of Boston, designing a thoroughly modern house comprising a series of interconnected circular buildings all clad in timber and built beside their lake.

On TV the place looked nice. Personally I favour older properties and on point of fact so do Paul and Amy – so I didn’t expect to love it quite as much. But honestly, the TV programme didn’t do it justice. In person it’s bigger, more beautiful, lighter and especially magical at night when the carefully considered architectural lighting brings the building to life… I was surprised just how much I fell in love with the place, but perhaps a bit of that is the fact that it’s not just a house; it’s Paul and Amy’s home.

It’s impossible not to fall in love with such a warm, funny, welcoming and thoroughly lovely couple, so perhaps their character, casting a halo over the house and turning it into their home is a partial explanation for the feel of the place.

And for the couple themselves, the house doesn’t just represent somewhere to live, but a space to be a family and one in which Paul could retire (although I bet he won’t!) and for the couple to celebrate a relatively short period of their life which has seen them rocket to success through sheer hard work, good humour and taking gambles – as Paul puts it, going ‘all in, every time.’

What’s even more impressive though is the way Paul used to live as he built his businesses. Born in Boston and raised in the South Holland Fens – Whaplode and Moulton – Paul left school at 15 to pursue a career as a gamekeeper, becoming such a keen shot that he has represented the UK in competitive fieldsports on no less than five occasions.

“My father shot too but he was just about the worst shot I’ve seen!

I was nine when I gained my license and even took a shotgun into school for ‘show and tell…’ with permission from the headteacher, and with no cartridges, obviously. Needless to say it was a different time, you wouldn’t be able to do that these days, but that’s growing up in the country for you!”

“I left school to become a gamekeeper and after four years, moved to an adjacent estate near Spilsby, which is now a 15th century Grade II* listed country house hotel. Back then though it was a privately-owned country house with lots of woodland that needed managing.”

“I had a lovely time there and an older colleague, Roger Hawkes, took me under his wing. I moved to another country estate and at 19, until it was sold to another owner, I ran my own private shoot, then a simulated game shoot too. Both were really successful.”

Especially extraordinary is that during his early career Paul lived outdoors throughout the year, surviving on his knowledge of fieldcraft, which in turn proved a good asset to his career.

“One of the estates had a caravan but with no windows or doors so I didn’t bother. I slept outside all year round. I was pretty hardy and it wasn’t unusual to wake up with a dusting of snow over me in the winter months.”

Left: Paul has represented the UK on no fewer than five occasions as one of the world’s best fieldsports professionals.

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Living in the wild, catching and cooking his own food and being surrounded by woodland all year round, day and night, gave Paul an extraordinary insight into the natural world. As any devotee of the countryside living in Lincolnshire appreciates, management of the countryside, shooting, foraging and cooking are inextricably linked. >>

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Welcome to Our Home: Paul and Amy’s property is circular, with panoramic views of open countryside and this glass, steel and timber staircase with resin inserts.

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>> Paul’s appreciation for - and his understanding of - the natural world became unsurpassed, enabling him to live in the wild. Living as such also meant his accuracy as a shot was unrivalled, and that his understanding of the various pests that would otherwise plague the estate and need controlling was uncanny.

So, in 1997 he set up as a pest controller, trading as Pestforce to work with householders, farms and businesses to reign in the rats and show Mickey Mouse who’s boss.

For a number of years, he worked as a one man band, but given his not inconsiderable talent and vast knowledge he was soon in demand.

It was also around this time that he met Amy, and together they set about unpicking the problem of how to expand the business given that the company’s success and apparent inability to expand were both predicated on the company’s dependence on Paul’s knowledge.

“Amy is my rock. Her good humour and the banter we have with each other was an essential pressure valve given how busy we were.”

Paul is still today renowned for his sunrise walks – just a couple of gundogs, a sunrise and a flask of coffee. On one such occasion, he saw the dawn not just of a new day, but of a new way to pass on his skills, hitting upon the idea of franchising his knowledge with training to provide investors with ‘a business in a box.’

Amy created the startup booklets and coordinated the two-week intense training courses, and initially the packages were sold on Ebay.

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The first eight sold so quickly that the couple realised they were seriously underselling themselves. Refining their offers and creating ringfenced areas for the burgeoning number of franchisees, Paul & Amy were soon working flat out, quickly coordinating 250 technicians across the UK and Ireland. They created several new offices to accommodate the business but didn’t get a chance to move in to either of them before they outgrew their use. On at least two successive occasions had to begin building premises that were larger instead.

“Our operatives were handling 2,100 jobs a day, we were soon turning over £18m and I was up at half past two every morning seven days a week handling admin and answering emails,” says Paul. “The business became a runaway success, consuming every waking hour.

Amy and I had no life for 15 years, certainly no family holidays. Amy was soon juggling children and work, it was a complete rollercoaster; exciting, scary, enjoyable, surreal.”

Paul says that the mobile phone maker Blackberry had to create for him a custom phone which could handle call waiting for more than the 10 people to which the queue was otherwise limited. Growing a business is perhaps one of the most stressful and all-consuming activities, but when that business explodes so suddenly and when that expansion is so prolific and relentless, it takes quite considerable strength of character to adapt, not to mention a strong relationship when the business owners are a husband and wife team with a young family.

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THE INTERVIEW

“From the moment Amy and I met, I was absolutely in awe of her.

She was always funny, great company and I was absolutely in love right from the outset. We were soulmates and best mates. But meeting at this point in our lives meant our relationship quickly had this extra pressure. Happily she stepped up to this other role too.

We were working relentlessly, making decisions as we went along.

All the while the business’s growth outpaced any decisions we made to try and keep up with its expansion.”

“Amy was handling that growth year after year, supporting an exhausted husband, being a great mum to young children and never once complained that I was working 18 hour days, or that we had so little time together as a family, at a point in our lives when we should just be enjoying all of the little moments and milestones that having children brings. She was my rock. Her good humour and the banter we have with each other was an absolutely essential pressure valve given how busy we were. Amy understood that the franchisees were buying into me, and that I had to be available.”

The business’s growth continued relentlessly for eight years and soon Pestforce became one of the largest businesses in the industry anywhere in the UK, indeed, in Europe. Eventually it attracted attention from a would-be investor, and it took Paul just two weeks to agree the sale of the business… although he admits he wrestled with the decision, changing his mind on a number of occasions, even on the morning the transaction was due to complete.

“It was the most reluctant retirement attempt ever!” Paul admits. “Like leaving a disco with loud music then afterwards stepping out into silence, the change of pace overnight was surreal.

We had our first holiday, but letting the business go and learning to relax was difficult.”

From his early days setting up his own shoots Paul established himself as a serial entrepreneur and soon had the business equivalent of itchy feet. Ever since he’s traded in farm machinery, building materials… anything. “I’m always excited by the transaction, by the deal. I love turning one into two, so I still trade for the thrill of it and even now I enjoy taking business risks – going ‘all in.”

At the time Paul was also representing the UK in the British All Round Championships, shooting professionally and taking part in

the World Five Man Team shoot series - essentially making him one of the best guns in the world. At the same time, still craving being busy, he and Amy were renovating the first of around 10 properties, and eventually redeveloping and creating a new retail development in Boston’s County Hall. Having lived in period properties, Paul then happened across an established 16-acre plot near Boston.

He first saw the plot at 2am and made the decision to purchase it at 6am, completing the transaction at 8am then breaking the news to Amy at about 8.15am, hopefully waking her up with a strong cup of coffee. The couple wanted to create a similar property to their existing home on his newly acquired site.

Planning permission for their preferred, more traditional style of home would, the planning officer stated, prove tricky. A development that would almost certainly achieve permission, they advised, was one of ‘architectural uniqueness,’ in other words, they had to ditch the dream of a period property and think a little differently.

Initially reluctant to embrace the contemporary, the couple worked with Swineshead architect Robert Lowe and designed one of the first round houses in the county, achieving planning permission in 2018 and setting themselves a build target of just over a year.

In the process they also attracted the attention of Grand Designs. Typically, the Channel Four programme provides schadenfreude for envious viewers who enjoy watching Mr and Mrs Malcolm and Cressida Islington from such trendy enclaves of the capital bite off more than they can chew and screw up a restoration, going over budget and over schedule. As a trendy London couple’s marriage hangs by a thread and their home hangs by a single piece of lime render, Kevin McCloud typically takes great delight in pointing out the error of their ways whilst delivering his uniquely pretentious commentary on the property’s context, vernacular, theme… etc etc…

The producers, then, must have been rubbing their hands with glee.

An unusual house; circular - so infinitely trickier to build - a short build time, a team which had never attempted a round house before, a lakeside location and a couple of Lincolnshire carrot crunchers project managing. What’s more, all of the contractors’ work was completed on the strength of a handshake; no contracts, no paperwork. >>

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THE INTERVIEW

>> Unfortunately for the production team, they’d reckoned without the competence and hard work of Paul & Amy and the determination of all of the people that worked on the house feeling honour-bound to do a really good job for two lovely people.

If Kevin and the team were poised to keep the cameras rolling as the complex build went horribly wrong, they’d have a long and eventually fruitless wait. Lincolnshire folk don’t do ‘problems.’

No. We do ‘hard work’ and we do ‘getting the job done.’ It’s the respect that all of the people who worked on the house had for the couple that ensured they were so keenly invested in making the house as good as they possibly could for Paul & Amy. With no significant setbacks, hiccups or foul-ups the build progressed smoothly, despite slight aggro from Paul’s back, upon which a lifetime of shooting and an old injury from an impatient driver crashing into him had taken a toll.

Watching the programme back, there almost seemed a sense of relief from the programme’s production crew that they could finally inject a sense of drama into an episode where everything else went frustratingly smoothly. e programme returned to the house to film more than 15 times during its construction, spending two or three days at a time at the house and eventually shooting 540 hours of footage - producing each episode of Grand Designs costs in excess of £100,000, the producers told the couple.

Completed in spring 2019, the house represents not just a nice place for a nice family to live, but somewhere which celebrates the strength of Paul and Amy’s relationship and their ability to cope with anything from a wildly successful business to a complex property build. Approach the house and you’ll see the long driveway is lined with formative trees.

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Right now the house is visible for miles but once they’ve matured, they’ll hide the house until the big reveal. Elevated from the ground, the entrance hall is light and the lounge area provides a panoramic view of the lake. e kitchen is also semi-circular and the sun tracks round the curve of the room, with its large windows, giving it all-day light.

Seating arranged in a semi-circle in front of the huge run of curved work surface ensures Amy and Paul can cook and face guests at the same time… and of course, there’s the illuminated ‘lazy river’ sink. e spiral staircase leads to a glass balustraded balcony with doors to bedroom around the circumference and all of the bedrooms have views for miles and miles over open fenland. e whole house is pristine and bright, with natural light, shiny surfaces and loads of life.

Even if your preference is toward older homes, it’s impossible not to fall in love with its vibrancy and the fact that huge open spaces are juxtaposed by smaller snugs and cosy spaces.

Paul and Amy’s master suite also has a curvaceous bath overlooking open countryside and a large balcony with incredible views, ideal for those who want to wake up and drink in every refreshing dawn, then fall asleep with every sunset.

And then, of course, there’s the lake, at the end of which are a number of holiday lodges and pods – Amy’s business, successful partly though her hard work and partly because of her welcoming personality.

As the sun sets over the house it’s impossible not to have masses of admiration for the house, for the couple themselves and for the life they’ve lived. Nice as it is, a building is just a building, until it’s filled with personality and life. Paul & Amy’s house is certainly full of that; a well-deserved, hard-earned, crowning achievement of a life of hard work, determination and good humour. n

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Above: Paul says that despite several failed attempts at retirement, he still enjoys the thrill of creating businesses and embarking on renovation projects, whilst Amy is a singer in several local bands.

Right: The house is light and airy, with sleek shiny surfaces and phenomenal views across open countryside. TV’s Grand Designs really didn’t do it justice!

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Read our Will Mythbusters

By Lucy Butterfint, Partner in the Private Client team at Wilkin Chapman solicitors.

ONE IN THREE PEOPLE in the UK die every year without writing a Will. Is this understandable? Perhaps so – some will push it to the back of their minds, while others may think it is an unnecessary cost, or do not consider themselves old enough. Here are some of the ‘truths’ behind the myths often associated with Will-making and urges everyone to make it a New Year’s resolution: • If you make a Will today you will die tomorrow. Not true, no one knows what the future holds and that is the very reason why everyone should take good advice and make proper plans;

• Wills are just for old people.

No, everyone over the age of 18 should have a Will; • Only rich people need Wills – everybody usually has something, and sometimes fail to realise what assets they have; • ‘My family can sort out everything when I die’. If a person dies without making a Will, any decisions

about your assets will be determined by law – not the family; • My husband/wife will get everything. Not necessarily true if you have children, the intestacy laws can be complex;

• Common law husband/wife will get everything. There is no such thing as a common law spouse. If you are unmarried your partner will not be entitled to anything and may have to make a legal claim against your estate;

“ A Will is probably one of the most important legal documents you will ever sign...”

• ‘I’m ok, I made a Will years ago.

Your assets and circumstances change so you need to review your Will. If you have married, then your Will may no longer be valid;

• If I make a Will no one can dispute it. Not true. There is a specific Act allowing certain categories of people to make a claim against your estate even if you have excluded them in your Will so get proper advice; • My friend will look after my children if I die. Unless there is someone else alive with parental responsibility the courts will decide.

In your Will you can appoint a Guardian of your choosing;

• I can get a Will Pack from a shop – a Will is probably one of the most important legal documents you will ever sign. Get professional advice from an expert.

To discuss your Will today, call Lucy Butterfint on 01507 430622, email lucy.butterfint@wilkinchapman.co.uk or visit wilkinchapman.co.uk

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PRIDE’S RESIDENT ARTIST

ARTIST MEET PRIDE’S COVER

is month we’ve the pleasure of introducing Jocelyn Lawman, our new resident artist. e illustrator’s background in creating beautiful watercolours will come in handy not just for creating the 2020 covers of the area’s finest magazines but for local families looking to commission their own bespoke Christmas cards and portraits…

Images: Pride’s Chief Photographer Dean Fisher and Jocelyn Lawman.

According to the adage, a picture can tell a thousand words. In the case of illustrator Jocelyn Lawman’s work though, that word count seems a significant underestimate.

We adore Jocelyn’s work so much that we’ve invited her to undertake the position of Pride’s Resident Artist, creating our cover artwork and illustrations throughout 2020.

In addition, Jocelyn will also continue to work on her own private commissions, creating watercolour images of families – couples, children and beloved pets – watercolours of clients’ homes and bespoke greeting cards.

We recently joined Jocelyn in her studio to see how the artist creates her watercolour illustrations and to find out how an instinct for art has translated into a career working for some of the UK’s most well-known beauty brands too.

“Art was always a profound pleasure for me,” says Jocelyn. “I was schooled hight her in at the county at Lincoln College of Art & Design and completed a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Newcastle university.”

“I loved the city, its people, its vibrancy and would spend hours ‘people watching’ and completing quick sketches of people in one of Newcastle’s busiest thoroughfares, Eldon Square in the heart of the city.”

“I had really been encouraged by my peers at school who looked at a couple of pieces I’d produced – a Pierrot figure, and a white feather, from memory – and exclaimed ‘wow!’ That catalysed my confidence and encouraged me to fill sketchbook after sketchbook with quick simple portraiture.”

Doing so enabled Jocelyn to work in a highly instinctive way. She observes that in the Victorian era, ladies were encouraged to ‘learn’ art in a formal, structured way, breaking pictures down into simpler shapes.

That approach would yield very samey looking pieces. By contrast Jocelyn’s instinctive approach gives her work an individual, warm and characterful look and she soon began to pick up commissions.

“We spent summer holidays at my grandfather’s rustic barn conversion in the

Opposite: Jocelyn Lawman is our Artist in Residence, and works with us to create our cover artwork.

This month we’re going behind the scenes at Jocelyn’s studio to see how she creates our covers and her other commissions - greetings cards, portraits and paintings of families, properties and pets.

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Jocelyn also works hard creating her private commissions – usually portraits and properties – creating bespoke Christmas cards for clients...”

Top: A few of Jocelyn’s bespoke Christmas cards.

Far Right: Jocelyn works in light pencil strokes to sketch an idea before ‘drawing’ in watercolour.

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Dordogne, which was a lovely agricultural area, providing lots of inspiration. I created sketches and illustrations for pleasure but upon graduating I moved to London and landed a job with Proctor & Gamble.

My role was in marketing brands like Max Factor, Vidal Sassoon, Pantene, Herbal Essences and Clairol. I liaised with agencies and found my real skill was creating a tangible brief for a designer to work with.

I was a good intermediary between the brand managers and the designers, which was essential to ensure I was commercially successful in the role – and it was a huge achievement to visit the supermarket and see our vision there on the shelves - but unfulfilling creatively.”

“My husband and I relocated to Dorking to start a family and start a new business as an illustrator. I created illustrations of every pupil – about 130 kids – at our children’s school every three or four years, painting them individually and in their friendship

Above: Pets are among the most popular commissions that Jocelyn paints for her clients. She also has a range of cards from her existing range as well as her bespoke commissions.

groups. There was a terrific number of illustrations, but it was so rewarding.”

“Moving back to the area, as my children were growing up, gave me a better work/life balance and enabled me to take the plunge and to take on more commissions.”

“Today I still retain commissions like the Olsen Animal Trust and an ongoing Superhero Series - a grass roots paratriathlon event founded by Paralympian Sophia Warner.”

Jocelyn also works hard creating her private commissions – usually portraits and properties – creating bespoke Christmas cards for private householders. In Jocelyn’s studio are chests full of illustrations – thousands of them. Everything is digitised but often the client receives the original illustration.

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As Pride’s Artist in Residence, we thought we’d show off exactly how Jocelyn has created our beautiful Christmas covers...

home she’s painting, preferring to see the subject in real life.

“I start and finish on the same sheet. I usually work on A3 cartridge paper, and my initial weapon of choice is a gnarly 3B pencil sharpened with a craft knife.”

“I sketch the bare bones of a design completely freehand, really lightly but I mostly ‘draw’ in watercolour so there are as few pencil marks remaining as possible.”

“I prefer not to go over outlines in black ink, but if the client prefers that or the artwork lends itself to it, I’ll normally use an Edding pen.”

“I spend about 15 minutes on an initial sketch and if I’ve met the client, I usually have the image half-drawn in my head by the time I’ve driven home.”

“In total a commission can take up to two hours. I scan it in to digitise it and to make the background pure white, but I don’t do much in Photoshop at all, it’s handy for filing images and for removing smudges but otherwise everything is hand-drawn.”

“Moving back to the area in 2015 has given me and my family a much better quality of life. There are better schools, I’m closer to family and of course lots of inspiration for my work.”

“I absolutely love the place so to be able to illustrate the county over the coming years and see my work in print, but also to reach new clients keen to have commission their own illustrations will be lovely!” n

n Jocelyn Lawman is Pride’s new Resident Artist and will be working on our 2020 collection of front covers. The artist is also available for private portrait and house commissions. For more information call 01529 469977 or see www.pridemagazines.co.uk.

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For several years now, Pride Magazines has tried to be a little different in the way we present our magazine, from the bond paper we use to give the publication a luxury feel to the way we eschew the usual county scene on the cover in favour of quirky artwork.

“The cover is like a shop window for a magazine not just in terms of content, but also in terms of giving readers an idea of the title’s position in the market place and its values,” says Editor Rob Davis.

“Our decision to use illustrations rather than cover photographs was possible because ‘newsstand appeal’ is less of a concern to us compared to other county magazines because our distribution is predominantly a free one, directly through the letterboxes of properties in council tax bands F, G and H.” “Because we don’t need to sell magazines on newsstands we have more freedom with our choice of cover artwork, choosing what looks quirky, not a cover image which will ‘sell magazines.’”

“The use of illustrations mean we’re not constrained by what images it’s possible to achieve with a camera or what we can obtain in spite of the weather, or time of year.”

“In our cover conferences the whole of the team is responsible for contributing ideas, and when we’ve an idea for a cover image which reflects the content of the magazine and which we all agree will look great, we hand a brief over to our illustrator Jocelyn Lawman.

“Jocelyn hand-draws images taking anything up to two hours per image, ensuring that each image can incorporate a regional variation for our Lincolnshire, Rutland and Stamford magazines.”

“She’s is great at incorporating our briefs, and our Christmas cover took three hours, with each element hand-drawn in a large format before being composited to create the final image.”

“Jocelyn works with pencil to lightly sketch her idea on A3, but she ‘draws’ in watercolour, mixing each colour up and building up the light, shadows and colours in each image.”

“The artwork is scanned in, gently retouched then placed on our page where we add the magazine’s masthead and ‘teasers’ to let readers know what our most important features are, before it’s sent off to our printers in high resolution.” n

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Christm tmas Cards Impress your friends or clients with our new

Bespoke and han d painted

Why not have hand painted and bespoke Christmas Cards this year of your family, your business or home?

Our beautiful hand made Christmas Cards are painted by our in house illustrator, Jocelyn. To o see the quality of her work simply look at this months front page.

The Christmas cards are unique and add a ver y personal touch, they’re also ver y affordable.

For prices simply let us know what you are looking for and the quantity and then email

sales@pridemagazines.co.uk or call our friendly team on 01529 469977

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EVENTS

What’s On...

GRANTHAM

LINCOLN

WEdnEsday 4th dEcEmBEr

thursday 5th dEcEmBEr sunday 8th dEcEmBEr

christmas at BELvoir castLE

LincoLn christmas markEt

Get into the Christmas spirit at Belvoir Castle and enjoy festive wreath making in the Castle’s Old Kitchens.

Create a memorable gift or decoration for your home and enjoy complimentary mince pies & hot drinks.

Don’t miss Santa Claus, either, at the Engine Yard from December 1st-23rd.

Stalls, performers, and festive cheer take over Lincoln’s Cathedral Quarter for four days of festive entertainment, shopping, food and drink.

Visitors to the famous Lincoln Christmas Market will be sure to soak up the festive atmosphere across this large market site, with more than 280 stalls nestled in and around Lincoln Castle, Lincoln Cathedral, and many other venues and streets along the way.

There is something for everyone, from unusual gifts to food and drink from near and far, not to mention a whole host of entertainment for all the family to enjoy, plus music and merriment.

n Call 01476 871001, www.engineyardbelvoir.com.

GRANTHAM

thursday 28th novEmBErmonday 30th dEcEmBEr

christmas at BELton housE Illuminated night time trail, Victorian funfair, and Father Christmas in the grounds of Belton House.

n Call 01522 873503 or see www.lincoln-christmasmarket.co.uk

Boxing Day at the Races!

AND THEY’RE OFF... FOR A BREATH OF FRESH AIR AND A BOXING DAY FLUTTER AT MARKET RASEN RACECOURSE...

n See www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

SPALDING

MARKET RASEN

thursday 26th dEcEmBEr

Boxing day racing at markEt rasEn

Jingle bells, jingle bells jingle all the way, oh what fun it is to watch a fabulous horse display! Renowned as Lincolnshire Big Christmas Day Out, Boxing Day at Market Rasen is the perfect way to get the whole family out for a fun filled day!

Family entertainment, racing, flowing mulled wine – it can only mean one thing, Boxing Day Racing!

The course has seven exciting races including The Clugston Lincolnshire National, children’s entertainment including reindeer, Christmas Treasure Hunt and Face Painting! n From £9, see thejockeyclub.co.uk.

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tuEsday 10th dEcEmBEr

thE 12 Birds of christmas Join the South Holland Area Group for a talk on the birds mentioned in the popular Christmas carol, with guest speaker Chris du Feu.

n Free, Pinchbeck Village Hall, Pinchbeck, Spalding, PE11 3XA, www.lincstrust.org.uk.

BOSTON

saturday 7th dEcEmBEr

christmas With douBLEday Join the Doubleday group for fun and festivities at their Christmas shopping event.

n Station Road, Swineshead, PE20 3PN. Call 01205 822440 or see www.doubledaygroup.co.uk.

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Send your press releases and events to: the Features Editor via editor@pridemagazines.co.uk.

LINCOLN

saturday 23rd novEmBEr - sunday 22nd dEcEmBEr

christmas at doddington haLL

SCUNTHORPE & LINCOLN

sunday 1st dEcEmBEr, 16th-18th dEcEmBEr

a christmas caroL By chaptErhousE This winter, Charles Dickens’ infamous ghost story is brought alive in a traditional production, complete with period costume, song, and a musical score.

Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company to see whether Scrooge’s heart will thaw in

time for Christmas, whether you enjoy the local company’s performance at Scunthorpe’s Plowright Theatre on Sunday 1st December, or at the Assembly Room on Lincoln’s Bailgate from Monday 16th December to Wednesday 18th December.

Adapted for the stage by Laura Turner, a wonderful festive fable to caution any ‘Scrooges!’

n For dates, venue and ticket availability, see call 01522 569222, www.chapterhouse.org.

It’s a gift... delicious local inspiration for the season!

GIFTS FOR LOVED ONES AND THE FINEST FESTIVE FOOD TO CELEBRATE THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS!

Imaginatively decorated for Christmas, Doddington Hall will be open especially for the festive period with the theme ‘Enchanted Forest.’ It’s an opportunity to soak up the festive atmosphere of Christmas in a treasured family home, which has seen a lot of Christmas mornings over its four hundred year plus history.

A chance to see what the present day family and staff have created and to think about how Christmas may have looked through the centuries. Father Christmas will be dropping in on selected dates, decorations and trees grown on the estate will be available at The Bauble Barn and you can stock up for the season at the Farm Shop.

n Call 01522 694308 or see www.doddingtonhall.com for opening times in November and December.

LINCOLN

saturday 30th novEmBEr - sunday 1st dEcEmBEr

LincoLnshirE food & gift fair

A mix of delicious local produce, gift stalls and workshops make the Food and Gift Fair at the Lincolnshire Showground the best way to kick start your Christmas preparations.

The Lincolnshire Food & Gift Fair is a festive weekend packed full of fun for all of the family. Now in its 19th year, it’s one of the biggest in the county – and it’s all indoors!

Shop unique gifts, handmade crafts and delicious

GRIMSBY

thursday 12th dEcEmBEr - saturday 28th dEcEmBEr

aLaddin in grimsBy

Take a magical carpet ride through a tale of Eastern promise and adventure, a make-believe world filled with mystique, stunning sets and costumes, comedy, song and dance! Follow Aladdin on his quest to win the heart of the beautiful Princess Jasmine. n Tickets from £10, 0300 3000035 www.grimsbyauditorium.org.uk.

LOUTH

tuEsday 10th dEcEmBEr

christmas With stEptoE & son

Albert and Harold – united by blood, divided over everything else – seem doomed to spend Christmas in each other’s company. Galton & Simpson’s TV hit, adapted by John Hewer. n Riverhead Theatre, Louth, £12/adults, 01507 600350, louthriverheadtheatre.com.

treats with over 150 exhibitors and pick up everything you need for your Christmas celebrations.

The Lincolnshire Kitchen will be brought to life with top chefs and producers sharing their top tips to help you cook up a festive feast and samples to try - of course!

And experience all of this whilst enjoying live performances from a number of talented local choirs alongside a bite to eat from one of our delicious hot food stands.

The event promises Christmas treats and festive inspiration for all of the family.

n Grange de Lings Showground, see www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk.

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Chrismas TOY EVENTS AT • Gifts for all the family • Toys & Clothing • FREE Refreshments

Monday 2nd December - Lowdham* - Pytchley Tuesday 3rd December - Melton Mowbray Wednesday 4th December - Stamford Thursday 5th December - Grantham Events will run from 3-7pm *Lowdham 3-5.30pm

sharmans.jd-dealer.co.uk

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CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE

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T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring. at’s because this household had Christmas all wrapped up - literally - nice and early. Here, we’ve some super gifts from some of our favourite independent retailers...

Compiled By: Rob Davis & Dean Fisher.

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Right: Gents Unique Blue leather bracelet £49 with matching cufflinks £30.

Right: Morganite ring, 6.95ct morganite, 1.54ct diamond set in 18ct gold £4,700

Above: Platinum, sapphire and diamond ring £3,500.

Below: Les Georgettes steel bracelets from £49.

Below: Silver hand-made Ettie bracelets from £25.

Above: 18ct yellow gold set with .26ct diamonds with matching earrings available.

Maudes Jewellers

Below: True Grace Amber candles and reed diffusers from £35.

Make sure your festive season sparkles with these beautiful tokens of love from Boston’s Maudes Jewellers...

Photos: Pride’s Chief Photographer Dean Fisher.

Above: Ladies vintage steel Rolex watch £3,700.

Left: Estella Bartell bags and purses from £15.

find these featured products at: maudes Jewellers, petticoat Lane, Boston pE21 6EQ. call 01205 367959 or see www.maudesthejewellers.co.uk.

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Above: David Sharpe metal tree wall art £110.

From Harding House Gallery, Steep Hill, 01522 523537

Below: Annabel Brocks headband £55 and headwarmer £75 from Heritage Country.

Right: Maquien British tailored coat £895. From Heritage Country, Steep Hill, Lincoln 01522 522565.

Above: Clarins Eau Dynamism gift set £36 from Le Sanctuaire, Steep Hill, 01522 535553, www.lesanctuaire.co.uk.

Christmas in the County...

Below: Nikon S50 mirrorless camera, £989.99 with 16-50mm lens from London Camera Exchange, Silver Street, Lincoln 01522 514131

This month we’ve country gifts from a few of our preferred retailers from across Lincolnshire.

From tipples to technology, there’s something here for everyone... Photos: Dean Fisher.

Left: Timber reindeer, £22.50/large; £12.95/small from Top to Bottom, Steep Hill, Lincoln 01522 394819.

Below: Winter Pheasant glass scene £55, Harding House Gallery.

Left: Shopkeepers’ Blend gin £35 created

by Bottomly Distillery in Lincolnshire. From The Curiosity Shop, High Street, Lincoln 01522 530111.

Far Left: Piedra Negra Gran Malbec, £34.96 from Wriggly Tin Wine, 01400 230679, www.wrigglytinwine.co.uk.

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Above: Heathcote & Ivory Enchanted Forest travel collection hand cream, body lotion, shower gel, body polish £14.

Above: English Soap Co soaps £2.75.

Left: Enchanted Forest bath fizzer crackers £7.

Below: English Coap Co Botanic Gardens Kew soaps £5.95.

Left: Vintage & Co Circus Collection, bathing tin with shower gel and body lotion £12. Mini travel set with shower gel, hand balm, bath soak and body lotion £12.

Left: Milford Glass whiskey tumblers £15.

of Boston

Johnsons Thoughtful gifts from Johnsons of Boston, with all you need for a wonderful family Christmas...

Photos: Pride’s Chief Photographer Dean Fisher.

Above: Men’s Grooming face and beard care kit with thistle and black pepper, £22. Aftershave balm £9.50; shampoo bar £6.

find these featured products at: Johnsons garden centre, Wainfleet road, fishtoft, Boston pE21 9rZ. call 01205 363408 or see www.johnsonsofboston.co.uk.

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Take out one of our Christmas

Gift Subscriptions It’s the perfect gift idea for your loved one You can choose to have a six month subscription for £18 or a twelve month subscription for £36 We’ll deliver Pride free of charge to your friend or loved one’s doorstep - every month!

They’ll never miss a single issue!

01529 469977 SIMPLY CALL US ON

Alternatively, visit our website at www.pridemagazines.co.uk

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FOOD & DRINK

Stallingborough Grange Hotel

Home grown chefs, homemade dishes and a ‘home from home’ feel.

These are the attributes which make Stallingborough Grange one of the most consistently great places to dine in North East Lincolnshire...

Words: Rob Davis. Images: Lincolnshire Pride’s Chief Photographer Dean Fisher.

Home is where the heart is, especially over the festive season... and for its regular diners, Stallingborough Grange is ‘home from home.’

Unsurprising, really, since the hotel was a private home built in the 18th Century until being converted into a 42 bedroom hotel in 1989. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Stallingborough Grange has been owned and run for the past three decades by Heather Dutton and family. Little wonder then that this home grown hotel feels every bit like a private dining room, and not a bit corporate.

Also home grown is Head Chef Dan Blow, trained, tested and talented courtesy of North Lindsey College. He’s served as Head Chef at Stallingborough Grange for 20 years, so he’s got a firm grasp on exactly what diners expect when they visit the hotel.

Compared to modern gastropubs elsewhere, Stallingborough Grange is, different; more traditional... and rather more elegant.

Diners can choose to enjoy the more relaxed Thatchers Bar environment, but our personal

“DAN BLOW HAS A TEAM OF GREAT PEOPLE, PRODUCING GREAT FOOD, REFLECTED IN THE OUTPUT OF THE KITCHEN...”

meet the CHEF preference is the main dining room, with its 75 covers and traditional, comfortable decor.

There’s a bar menu with burgers, grills and salads, plus a main menu served in the dining room with eight starters, six signature dishes, 10 quality pub restaurant-inspired Classics, plus seven dessert options in addition to a local cheese board.

If you’re an incurable romantic like me, you’ll also appreciate Stallingborough Grange’s Candlelit Couples menu, which provides three courses for two people for just £45... plus sufficiently subdued (‘romantic’) lighting to hide all manner of sins that afflict the tired faces of ageing magazine editors.

This being the festive season, Stallingborough Grange is also hosting a series of Christmas Party Nights with live entertainment and a three course meal in their new multifunctional, million pound venue, The Buttercross Suite.

The elegant and modern interior attracts those looking to host a country wedding, >>

DANIEL BLOW STALLINGBOROUGH GRANGE HEAD CHEF Food History: Dan has worked at Stallingborough Grange since graduating from North Lindsey College and has been Head Chef for over 20 years.

Food Wisdom: “Keep your work area tidy, clean up as you go along and remember to taste and season your food as you work!”

Food Heaven: “I love eating and cooking fish, but my signature dish is Beef Three Ways, shown opposite.”

Food Hell: “Liver!” n

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>> celebration or conference and can hold upto 200 people. Christmas Day Lunch is also available for those who would like Santa to bring them something more desirable than a tonne of washing up.

New Year’s Eve sees Stallingborough Grange hosting a special Sparkle & Mistletoe black tie function with a champagne and cocktail reception and live entertainment.

Happily, local suppliers are at the heart of Dan’s menus, with local fish merchants Oscar Cleave and Alfred Enderby taking full advantage of Grimsby’s proximity for fresh fish.

OPEN FOR FOOD Monday to Saturday: 12 noon - 9.30pm.

Sunday: 12 noon - 9pm.

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on the MENU OPTIONS FROM THE A LA CARTE MENU AT STALLINGBOROUGH GRANGE

Stallingborough Farm Shop provides fruit and veg whilst Dan’s herb garden provides the hotel with all of its herbs whilst incurring zero food miles. All of the restaurant’s food is homemade from desserts to breads, to parfaits, burgers, chutneys and pickles. There’s also a tempting tiered afternoon tea option with homemade cakes and pastries.

The hotel’s dining provision has earned it an AA rosette for the past three years, demonstrating Dan’s ability not just to achieve great things, but to maintain that holiest of hospitality grails; consistency.

With not a shred of ego in the way he performs, Dan’s philosophy is admirably one of quality and accuracy which makes dining at Stallingborough Grange a satisfyingly consistent pleasure.

“My food philosophy is just to use the best quality seasonal ingredients, classic techniques, clean unfussy presentation and familiar dishes with a nice modern twist,” says Dan.

“We’ve retained our rosette since being awarded it in 2016, which is a great achievement, and one we hope to exceed in the future. Our aim is to be one of the best restaurants in Lincolnshire.”

“It sounds like quite a boast but with so many really wonderful ingredients close by, with a stable and happy team in the kitchen and with really great owners who are happy to give their kitchen team the freedom to deliver dishes with consistency and quality, we think it’s an achievable goal.”

“Listening to our customers, changing our menus seasonally and forming really good relationships with local suppliers gives us the ingredients we need to ensure that the kitchen can offer a great food and to train our chefs in the way that we think a kitchen should be run - in an organised and professional way.”

Offering the kind of reputation that assures diners of a great experience, Stallingborough is one of the best dining rooms in the area, a sincere recommendation for really high quality winter dining. n

Starters Gin Cured Salmon with pickled cucumber salad, pea shoots, dill oil, blinis, chive cream £8.95.

Seared Scallops with slow cooked belly pork, pea puree, sticky Granny Smith apple £10.

Ham Hock Scotch Egg, watercress, Lincolnshire poacher, pickled mustard seeds, apple jam £8.

Main Courses Roasted Breast of Duck glazed with honey, soy and five spice, sweet potato fondants and puree, pak choi and crispy fried wild rice £19.

Beef Three Ways; seared mini fillet, ale braised ox cheek, crispy bresaola, chive mash, thyme roasted heritage carrots, charred broccoli, and red wine jus £25.95.

Pan Seared Cod Loin with Samphire, chorizo and butterbean cassoulet, wilted baby spinach £19.

Dessert Mille-Feuille, a French style custard slice made with sweet puff pastry, vanilla pastry cream, raspberries, raspberry coulis, crushed pistachios £7.95.

NB: Featured dishes are subject to change.

n Stallingborough Grange Hotel, Riby Road, Stallingborough DN41 8BU. Call 01469 561302 or see www.stallingboroughgrange.co.uk.

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FESTIVE BAKING

BAKING

CHRISTMAS

is month we’ve created a dizzyingly delicious range of festive treats with our favourite baker Katie Jones. If you’re keen to provide the family with some delicious Christmas treats, you’ll find festive food for thought here!

Words: Katie Jones. Photos: Pride Magazines’ Chief Photographer Dean Fisher.

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GINGERBREAD COOKIE CHRISTMAS TREE STACK

Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 10 minutes.

225g plain flour • 1/2 tsp salt • 1 heaped tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon • 50g butter • 100g brown sugar • 100g golden syrup melt the butter, sugar and syrup on a medium heat in a saucepan. sieve all the dry ingredients into a bowl. once the butter, sugar and syrup are melted add this to the dry mix and combine into a dough using your hands (food grade gloves are ideal for this). pop the dough on your worktop and roll out with a rolling pin to roughly 5mm thickness. i have used a star cutter and done roughly three of each size to maker a taller tree. Lay out your stars onto lined tins and bake at 180°c for roughly 10 minutes, or until brown.

once cooled you can make buttercream to decorate. Whisk your preferred ratio of butter and sugar until white and fluffy. use a concentrated food gel, like colour splash, green and cut a small hole in a piping bag and just pipe the colour on as your stack the stars together to make the christmas tree. i have also added sugar decoration balls; decorate to your taste! it’s a lovely, easy egg-free recipe to make and decorate with young children. my three year cannot get enough of these, and i cant wait for my youngest to be old enough to join in with him! n 59

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RED VELVET MARBLE CAKE

Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 10 minutes.

For the Vanilla Sponge: 115g salted butter • 115g caster sugar 140g self raising flour • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder • 2 eggs For the Red Cake Batter: 115g salted butter • 115g caster sugar 140g self raising flour • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder • 2 eggs • 20g cocoa powder a few squeezes of Colour Splash red food gel. grease and line your loaf tin. use a tablespoon to add three scoops of the red velvet batter into the base of the loaf tin, leaving space for then adding three scoops of the vanilla cake batter next to the red velvet. do the same for a second layer, alternating red velvet on top of the vanilla and vice versa. once you have used all your cake batter get your cake tester and swirl the batter about to make it marble, without actually mixing it together to combine it; you want to marble it so you have two separate flavours marbled together. pop it in the oven at 170°c, and depending on your oven and tin it will need anything from 30 minutes onwards. keep checking until a knife comes out clean. you could top it with anything from chocolate ganache to buttercream! n 60

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F E S T I V E

BAILEY’S CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

BA K I N G

once cold and set (it’s better to use food grade gloves as this is a very messy job!) use a teaspoon to scoop out your individual truffles and lay out on a plate or tray with greaseproof paper. once all truffles are rolled out pop back in the fridge or even the freezer until you’re ready for the next stage. ey last weeks and weeks so you can do this well in advance of christmas if you’re planning to have them for entertaining or to give to loves ones gift as presents.

it from blooming (going grey where the sugars in the chocolate crystalise).

ideally you need one steel mixing bowls, two regular breakfast bowl, the food thermometer, a spatula and a saucepan of boiling water.

ese have three layers so it’s your choice how many of them you do. melt the double cream and butter on a medium heat in a saucepan. put the chocolate, butter and salt in a bowl.

for the rich Bailey’s buttercream layer, use the same recipe as the chocolate buttercream for the cake, but you will use more Bailey’s so that it's a much stronger buttercream. use a couple of teaspoons to drop the cold or frozen truffles into the Baileys buttercream bowl and roll and around until coated, then pop back on their plate or tray.

once the cream is steaming but not boiling pour it over the chocolate and hand whisk until combined. is will be a thick ganache. en add the Bailey’s gently until combined. pop in the fridge until set.

once all truffles are coated pop them back, ideally in the freezer, or in a really cold fridge. for the chocolate coating it’s a good idea to temper the chocolate, as this makes the chocolate glossy and stops

Preparation time: 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

250ml double cream • 300g 70% Belgian chocolate • 150ml Bailey’s 1/ teaspoon salt • 1 knob butter 2

if you’re not too fussy it will be fine to just melt the chocolate and coat the truffles and put back in the fridge until set, but if you want some really well finished chocolate it’s worth the extra effort and time. you will need a food thermometer, which are really inexpensive and you can get them from supermarkets or any well known online next day delivery outlet.

to create 500g 70% chocolate, measure out 333g into the steel bowl and put over the saucepan on the heat (a bain-marie) and put the other 166g (known as the seed in tempering) into one of the breakfast bowls. melt the chocolate to exactly between 55°c and 58°c. at this point take 166g of the melted chocolate into the second breakfast bowl and put aside to stay warm. add the seed into the melted chocolate in the steel bowl and mix in until melted to cool it down to between 27°c - 29°c. you may well need to just slightly put this bowl over the bain-marie as you’re melting the seed in because smaller quantities are harder to melt at this temperature. if the temperature exceeds 29°c to melt the seed just add a few extra Belgian chocolate chips until you cool it back down to 27°c-29°c. at this point add the second bowl with the melted chocolate to increase the temperature back up to between 53°c-55°c. if it's not quite there just pop it back over the bain-marie until you get it there. do not try and multi-task when tempering chocolate because the right temperature will come and go in a blink, so you need to be vigilant with your thermometer! n

Find Out More: Katie Jones owns and runs Cocoa & Cane, which creates homemade decadent, quality artisan traybakes supplying to both private customers and wholesale business to business. Katie retails through her online shop as well as attending shows throughout the year. For more information see www.cocoaandcane.com, call 07961612610 or email cocoaandcane@gmail.com. n

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Available at lunch with the exception of Sunday and from Monday to Friday evening. Not available on Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day.

TO START

DESSERT

Butternut squash velouté, toasted pumpkin seeds, sauté mushrooms, truffle oil (v)

Trio of seasonal cheese, fruit cake, celery

*** Potted salmon, smoked salmon tartare, lemon jelly, compressed cucumber and water cress salad, sesame crostini *** Turkey ravioli, sage butter, pancetta crisp, chestnut shavings, cranberry gel

CHRISTMAS MENU

2 courses £23.95 3 courses £28.95

AVAILABLE 1ST - 24TH DECEMBER. CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY STARTERS

Traditional Scotch broth & Griffin bread

Smoked haddock & clam chowder Chicken liver parfait, onion chutney & toasted brioche Pear stuffed with blue cheese, cream cheese and walnut

MAINS

Traditional turkey roast & seasonal trimmings

Beef & carrot bourguignon, creamed potato & rich gravy

Fillet of hake, wilted greens & crayfish beurre blanc

Wild mushroom & Parmesan risotto with basil & truffle oil Beetroot falafel, petits pois, spinach & mint

PUDDINGS

Traditional Christmas pudding & brandy sauce Duo of homemade mince pies & brandy butter Chocolate brownie & honeycomb ice-cream Apple tart & cream or ice-cream Selection of local cheeses, fruit, chutney & biscuits (£2.50 supplement)

TEA/COFFEE & PETITS FOURS

All of the Griffin team wish you a Very Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year Please ask for vegetarian/vegan options and other dietary requirements. *TIPS: We are very happy to promise that all those who have worked so hard to make your evening an enjoyable one, receive all tips whether by card or cash.

Michael and Jamie

15 BULBY ROAD, IRNHAM, NR GRANTHAM NG33 4JG

01476 550201 | griffininn@irnhamhall.co.uk | www.thegriffinirnham.co.uk

Look forward to seeing you at The Griffin Inn Irnham

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*** Burrata, pomegranate, orange salad, toasted walnuts, focaccia crisp (v)

*** Black forest chounut Chocolate ganache, black cherry elements, mascarpone cream, cherry sorbet *** Panettone ice cream, brandy snap, mandarin sorbet *** Ginger panna cotta, roast spiced plums, amaretto crumb

2 COURSES

MAIN COURSE

£24.50

Roast breast of pheasant, parmesan, prosciutto and sage, Brussel sprouts with chestnuts, potato and prosciutto pave, parsnip puree

3 COURSES

*** Slow cooked blade of beef, crispy onions, burnt onion puree, roast potato fondant, sticky beef jus, roast carrots, salsa verde *** Sea bass, cauliflower and truffle puree, roast cauliflower, langoustine velouté, king prawn tempura *** Aubergine, sundried tomato tart, pine nut crust, warm red pepper tomato and chilli dressing, smoked aubergine puree, crispy fried courgettes (v)

£29.50 Why not add one of our drinks packages?

Drinks package – Christmas cocktail on arrival – 2 x 150ml glasses of wine £15.00pp Driver’s package – alcohol free cocktail on arrival – 2 soft drinks* £10.00pp *small Pepsi, diet Pepsi, lemonade, mineral water, apple juice, orange juice, lime and soda All of our dishes may contain allergens, please advise a member of staff of any allergies or intolerance

A £10.00 per person deposit is required and all tables require a pre-order no later than 7 days prior to your reservation. For tables of 10 and above payment is required in full no later than 2 days prior to your reservation.

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THE THATCHED COTTAGE RESTAURANT & BAR CELEBRATE WITH US...

CARAVAN PARK TO BE OPENED MARCH 2020

CHRISTMAS PARTIES

£24.95 per person Monday 2nd December – Monday 23rd December £10 per head deposit

CHRISTMAS DAY FULLY BOOKED

BOXING DAY

1 course £24.95 / 2 course £27.95 / 3 course £29.95 £10 per head deposit

NEW YEARS EVE

£65 per person Live music from Ben Haynes includes 6 course meal & Surprise special guest Full payment upon booking

NEW YEARS DAY

1 course £24.95 / 2 courses £27.95 / 3 courses £29.95 £10 per head deposit

Tel: 01205 461006

POOLS LANE, SUTTERTON, BOSTON, LINCS PE20 2EZ enquiries@thethatchedcottagerestaurant.co.uk www.thethatchedcottagerestaurant.co.uk

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Fresh, homemade, locally sourced delicious food in the heart of Lincolnshire...

Enjoy a taste of fine cuisine with our new gastro dining experience

SERVING FRESH LOCAL AND SEASONAL FOOD!

Available Available 12 12 noon noon –– 2pm 2pm and and 6pm 6pm –– 9pm 9pm Monday Monday to to Saturday.

Saturday.

Sunday Sunday Lunch Lunch served served 12noon 12noon –– 3pm.

3pm.

BOOKING BOOKING IN IN ADVANCE ADVANCE IS IS RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDED DUE DUE TO TO HIGH HIGH DEMAND DEMAND

Church Lane, North Kyme Lincolnshire LN4 4DJ

CHRISTMAS MENU AVAILABLE, NOW TAKING BOOKINGS

(01526) 861 400

www.theplough.restaurant

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Yule be lucky to enjoy a tipple of this festive gin!

Wine of the Month

Presenting a solid gold festive gin flavoured with frankincense and myrrh!

Arc du Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France £23.95 / 75cl / 15%

It’s a wise man (or woman) who keeps a bottle or two of this in the drinks cabinet.

Lay waste to your winter with Edinburgh Gin’s special edition festive tipple... it’s solid gold, flavoured with both frankincense and myrrh!

Rich aromatics include zesty sweet orange, while a finishing note of nutmeg adds comforting yuletide warmth. Ideal in a negroni cocktail as shown opposite, or enjoyed in a stable surrounded by a new born! £34.95 / 70cl / 43%.

At 15% alcohol, this is certainly a heavyweight festive Rhône but a rewarding one too, from the most famous cru in the Southern Rhône. Châteauneuf-du-Pape is made from carefully selected Grenache Noir, Syrah and Cinsault to produce this ripe, full-flavoured wine.

Ripe, full-flavoured wine with notes of black cherry and plum laced with the savoury-sweet spice of black pepper, tapenade and kirsch.

The Wine Cellar MAKE CHRISTMAS THAT LITTLE BIT MERRIER WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STUNNING CHRISTMAS WINES AND SPIRITS... OH, AND THERE’S SOMETHING FOR SANTA, TOO! TALKING TURKEY: Three wines to pair well with traditional Christmas turkey...

1. It’s always advisable to have some festive fizz to hand to lay waste to festivities, so our turkey-taming recommendation is this vintage Pol, with its brioche notes and stone fruit. £64 / 75cl / 12.5% ABV. 2. If they’re not too oaky, there’s no reason not to pair a mature Rioja with your festive bird. This example is a less common white Rioja, very dry courtesy of its Viura grape, with spicy notes and a fruity finish. £24.99 / 75cl / 13.5% ABV. 3. You’ll need slightly deeper pockets for this prestigious burgundy. But it’s a red option which pairs well with turkey thanks to low tannins courtesy of the Pinot Noir grapes used. £59 / 75cl / 13% ABV.

n Available from www.wriggly tinwine.co.uk.

Join as a King’s member to get this wine for just £17.75.

Leave something special for Santa!

Castilla’s Oloroso Sherry Steady now Santa, just the one snifter of this very special Castilla or you’ll be tumbling off a rooftop. Still, at least the man in red will know you’re grateful for his benevolence.

This remarkable single solera sherry is as dry as Mrs Claus’s turkey, as nutty as a naughty elf and finely polished enough to toast the good health of kith and kin over the festive season.

Hints of walnut and orange, aged 20 years, good enough to convert those who are normally vehemently opposed to a festive sherry... n £24.99 / 50cl / 20%

n Our featured wines are available from the best local independent wine merchants, supermarkets and online, prices are RRP and may vary from those stated.

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FIZZ, FOOD AND FAMILY

complimentary glass of fizz with afternoon tea purchase a full afternoon tea and received a glass of fizz. available monday – friday, December 2019, January, february & march 2020.

25% off sunDay lunch purchase 3 courses from our sunday lunch menu and receive 25% off your food. available 5th January until 8th march 2020 (inclusive) Advance booking essential. Please quote “Lincolnshire Pride Magazine” when booking. Terms and Conditions apply. Subject to availability.

Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Not valid for peak times (such as Christmas, Valentine’s, Mother’s Day etc).

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HOMES & INTERIORS

SCANDI CHIC

If you’re seeking a sleek new home with which embodies the Scandinavian values of modern design, clean lines & surfaces and open plan living, look no further than the home of Mark Saggers and family, close to Stamford!

Words: Laurin Dempsey.

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Tune in to this beautifully crafted house, six miles from Stamford. It’s home to Mark Saggers’ family and was constructed about six years ago by the locally renowned Elton Homes.

Combing traditional materials and methods with modern fittings and systems, the place has a sleekness to it, with lots of natural light and space yielding a desirable, functional and energy efficient property.

Mark and Jane have owned their four bedroom stone barn for the past six years.

Built in the grounds of the old manor’s farmhouse, the barn first tempted the family with its glorious views that stretch across the Nene Valley to Wansford.

Main: Masses of space and open plan living from breakfast kitchen to dining room and sitting room to garden room assures lots of useful, light space in this family home

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The barn’s accommodation is arranged over two floors and offers versatility in how the rooms can be used. An economical and environmentally friendly air source heat pump serves the underfloor heating across the ground floor and radiators to the first floor.

The main entrance hall is flooded with light from the full height glazing. There are oak doors and stairs off, providing access to the rest of the house. The oak flooring leads through to the kitchen and breakfast room.

This has been beautifully fitted with an extensive range of wall and base units with granite work-surfaces. There is space for daily dining at the fitted, hardwood table.

Integrated appliances include induction hob with extractor above, split level ovens with warming drawers, microwave, dishwasher, fridge and freezer.

“For the whole family the kitchen is the main hub of the house, where they dine & socialise...”

A door leads the useful utility room which is fitted with a sink, granite work-surfaces and cupboards matching those within the kitchen, then a door leads through to the integral garage.

The oven features two warming drawers which Jane tells us she couldn’t live without.

For the whole family the kitchen is the main hub of the house and they dine and socialise around the fitted hardwood table attached to the kitchen’s island.

The bi-fold doors that open to the kitchen also creates a vast, sociable entertaining

space which is the perfect place for a party.

As a sports journalist with over 30 years of experience though, Mark has covered top sporting events from around the world.

Pride of place in the spacious modern hall is a bespoke set of shelving, built by Rutland craftsmen, which is home to Mark’s favourite books from the world of sport.

In contrast, the sumptuous sitting room with Scandinavian style wood burner mixes traditional comfortable furniture and antiques.

The contemporary wood burner is the focal point of the living room and is fabulous on cold days creating a very toasty room.

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The first floor is reached via an oak staircase with glass balustrading that continues along a galleried landing.

The master bedroom has two sets of double wardrobes, an additional storage cupboard and there is a well-appointed en-suite shower room. The guest bedroom also has an en suite whilst bedrooms three and four share a stylish Jack & Jill Bathroom. All four bedrooms enjoy the property’s panoramic countryside views.

“As you look outside the kitchen window you have the unspoilt views of the Nene Valley meandering and sometimes you can see canal boats and cruisers gliding along the Nene, with the historic stone bridge in the background and the village of Wansford. It’s an idyllic setting offering true countryside living.”

Above: The heart of the kitchen is this sleek, clean looking kitchen, characteristic of the property’s airy, light feel.

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The back garden was designed by Gardener’s World presenter and RHS Chelsea gold medal winning garden designer Adam Frost… it’s another favourite place for the family in both the summer and the winter, with Clipsham stone landscaping, a water feature trickling over one of the boulders, plus a fire pit for cooler evenings and silver birch trees.

The couple say that the house has been a great property for entertaining family and friends but they’re now looking ahead towards retirement and downsizing.

One thing’s for sure, with sleek, clean style and lots of space, Yarwell’s modern barn is right at the top of the league as a family home for its next owners. n

MAIN STREET, YARWELL, STAMFORD Location: Stamford six miles; Oundle seven miles; P’Boro 10 miles. style: Modern barn created

by Elton Homes on small development.

Bedrooms: Four double bedrooms, with generous built-in storage. Two en suites and Jack & Jill bathroom. receptions: Four, currently arranged as breakfast kitchen, dining room, garden room and main sitting room. other features: Low maintenance garden landscaped by RHS and Chelsea designer Adam Frost. guide price: £850,000. find out more: King West, St Mary’s Street, Stamford PE9 2DE. Call 01780 484520 or see www.kingwest.co.uk. n

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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@peterjacksoncabinets.co.uk

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Interiors . Garden . Gorgeous Gifts at Come in and be inspired by our amazing range!

Call in and visit our showrooms to be inspired.

NEW-Pop up coee & cake bar in store open 11am-3pm.

The Showrooms, Great North Road, Markham Moor, Nr Retford DN22 0QU

01636 822000 www.elizabethandstevens.com Open from Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, 24/7 online.

Please call ahead if you are making a special journey.

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Creating Beautiful

WINTER HOMES From beautiful designer lighting to new kitchens, bedrooms & bathrooms, Anelise Home is your perfect partner if you’re looking to create a cosy room in which to hibernate this winter...

Words: Rob Davis.

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Winter’s here. Cool evenings, dark nights. Our advice is to take leaf out of the hedgehog’s book and hibernate instead.

Create a comfy bedroom and bathroom with warm colours, soft textures and a luxurious feel, and you’ll enjoy a whole season of long, hot, scented baths and snuggly throws.

Need some help? Look no further than Lincoln based Anelise Home. Headed up by Liz, the company is unique in providing not just bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens, but the interior design and finishing touches you need to make a room so much more personal.

Liz has over a decade of experience in interior design and established the business to create a customer-focused way to pass on her design expertise, listening to clients and delivering on their wishes.

“All of our design projects begin with an initial consultation with our designer in your home, who will listen to your thoughts and ideas to gain an insight into the style you would like to achieve,” says Liz. “We can provide an initial design consultation with written advice on lighting, colour schemes, wall finishes, accessories and furniture for just £200, which is designed to help clients who want to create their own home but need a little inspiration.”

“We can also provide a comprehensive room design consultation which is costed and detailed right down to lighting, flooring, finishes and presentation for £450 per room.”

“A third option is full house design with project management from start to finish, which is designed as a turnkey solution for those who are too busy to oversee a total renovation. Each of our three services have been designed with a view to providing just the right level of involvement for the client.”

“We can source and help in the design of fitted kitchens and bathrooms and all of the fixtures, fittings, flooring, tiling and appliances within, and we work in collaboration with local floral designers to also provide exterior design and landscaping.”

“Above all, our service is as unique and as individual as our clients themselves, so our work is collaborative, with good communication and strong budget and time management to ensure your project is well thought out and successful.”

“Whether it’s perfecting a single room or transforming an entire home, we have a full comprehensive portfolio of home renovations in and around Lincolnshire, and are incredibly proud of the projects we’ve completed over the past decade.”

n Anelise Home is based at 140 Burton Road, Lincoln, LN1 3LW. Open from 10am–4pm Monday–Saturday, call 01522 530400 or see www.anelisehome.co.uk.

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GAINSBOROUGH KITCHENS

KITCHEN WE WISH YOU A MERRY

If room is tight around the turkey and it’s a squeeze to get the sprouts in a saucepan this Christmas, ask Santa for a beautiful and functional new kitchen to become the hub of your home in 2020...

If preparing Christmas lunch proves a logistical impossibility this season because your kitchen is poorly planned, stingy with storage or claustrophobic, transform your home with Gainsborough Kitchens and create a new space that’s fit for purpose and designed to last a lifetime.

Partnering with some of the best names in the industry, owner Alex Jenman and colleague Andy Kenny each have over 30 years’ experience within the industry, designing and managing kitchen and bedroom projects. Alex started the business back in 1998 to give himself both creative freedom and the ability to commit more time to each customer, working collaboratively to help each client create a kitchen that’s both smart and stylish, practical and fit for purpose.

Full project management includes not only skilful kitchen design, but the coordination of all trades from builders to plumbers, electricians, tilers and decorators.

All you have to do, as a customer, is tell them your wish list and pick the style of your kitchen, choosing from a wide selection of kitchens from leading mytanufacturers such as Gallery Kitchens and the superb Laura Ashley range all on display in their showrooms in Gainsborough.

Work surfaces include everything from laminates to engineered stone like Silestone and Dekton or Corian acrylic worktops, plus a range of sinks and taps from names like Franke and 1810, and appliances from quality brands like AEG and CDA.

Quotes, consultation, planning and surveys are all free. Alex and the team hate pressure selling, thriving on a great reputation and customer satisfaction, not sales targets.

So if the festive goose is cooked for your current kitchen, talk turkey with Gainsborough Kitchens and create a stunning new space for your home.

n Gainsborough Kitchens is based on Spital Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 2HD. For free, no obligation advice on the installation of quality kitchens or bedrooms, call 01427 679976 or see www.gainsboroughkitchens.co.uk.

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HOMES & INTERIORS

See THingS MoRe CLeARLy

wiTH SLeAFoRd window CoMPAny

Add value to your home, cut your energy bills and make your property more secure... it’s clear to see the advantages of working with Sleaford Window Company to install quality windows, doors and conservatories to provide space, style and peace of mind...

As winter bites and the nights draw in your property is a tempting target for the wrong sort of visitors - burglars operating after dark - and for the nefarious Jack Frost, who wants to send a chill down your spine.

Fight back by installing energy efficient, secure, modern doors, windows and conservatories and you’ll be able to wait out the winter in comfort with greater peace of mind, knowing that your investment will add intrinsic and financial value to your home. Established in 2012 by David Pearson and Nigel Davies, the firm supplies high quality windows, doors and conservatories across the whole of Lincolnshire.

With a team of seven, and a typical lead time of just two or three weeks, there’s no reason to shiver through another winter. The firm installs high performance glazing as standard to ensure greater heat retention in the cooler months but also greater reflectivity of sunlight ensuring a more comfortable summer too.

Ensuring comfort and peace of mind, too, is the knowledge that the firm’s uPVC fenestration and solid core composite doors are supplied with class leading security systems ensuring your home is not only thermally efficient but safe from intruders operating in the darker winter months.

“Historically double glazing firms were known for pressure-selling tactics and underperforming products, even up to the 1990s. So, we feel it’s our duty to prove not only the worth of the products but the modern reputable face of the industry,” says David.

“That’s why we provide quotes for windows, doors and conservatories that represent the final price, so the price never unexpectedly rises, or leaves you with a nasty surprise.”

“We’re friendly, honest, reliable and we’ll leave your house spotless, secure and warm, meaning our clients will always enjoy seeing things more clearly following a visit from our fitters! n

Find Out More: Sleaford Window Company is based on East Road, Sleaford NG34 7EQ. For a free, no obligation quote, call 01529 968044 or see www.sleafordwindows.co.uk.

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• £10 Million Public Liability

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• NPTC Qualified

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• BSC Honours Landscape Ecology

• BS 5837 • Stump Grinding • Site Clearance

• Professional Tree Inspection

• National Diploma in Forestry and • Council Approved Arboriculture Contractor • Hedge Cutting

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LINCOLNSHIRE WEDDING RECEPTIONS

WEDDING LINCOLNSHIRE’S FINEST

VENUES

e backdrop to a beautiful local wedding is a stunning wedding reception venue. Here, we’re profiling a few of the most beautiful and versatile wedding venues across the county which will allow you to create your perfect wedding...

Words: Rob Davis.

Main: Woodhall Spa’s Petwood Hotel.

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BREATHTAKING WEDDING RECEPTION VENUES FROM ANCIENT CASTLES TO MODERN HOTELS...

a WEdding at grantham’s BELvoir castLE...

GRANTHAM’S BELVOIR CASTLE provides probably the most dramatic backdrop for your wedding the Vale of Belvoir has to offer.

Its beauty and practicality go beyond its crenellated spires though, with a family chapel for up to 80 guests, and the Duke’s private Chaplain on hand to help you plan your ceremony.

Your wedding reception can take place in the Guardroom - where 100 guests can admire the dazzling array of swords and muskets - or in the Ballroom with its floor to ceiling stained glass windows and gothic archways modelled on Lincoln Cathedral, whilst the State Dining Room is ideal for your wedding breakfast. n 01476 871001, www.belvoircastle.com.

doubletree by hilton, Brayford Wharf...

CONTEMPORARY, STYLISH, LUXURIOUS, Lincoln’s Doubletree by Hilton can accommodate up to 400 guests in its fifth floor Cathedral Ballroom.

In addition, the hotel’s Aspen Suite provides room for 120 guests, and there are large bar areas for guests’ arrival. A complimentary fourth floor bridal suite, the hotel’s cocktail bar and its panoramic views over Lincoln create a spectacular wedding venue that’s modern and luxurious. n 01522 565180, www.doubletree3.hilton.com.

Quick Tips Wedding Receptions

Howell Manor...

SITUATED NEAR SLEAFORD, Howell Manor is a working farm which has been in the Sarderson family for generations. Surrounded by 550 acres of beautiful countryside, St Oswalds Church is an idyllic Saxon building for your ceremony, whilst the estate can host your wedding reception in one of its marquees or tipis.

Not only can you design a bespoke wedding reception to suit the size and

Your wedding reception should be the first element of your wedding that you book, as doing so will give you the firm date you need to book all of your other elements.

style of your day, Howell Manor can help with all of the licenses, catering, drinks suppliers and entertainment providers, ensuring a wedding with rustic style and plenty of character, plus one that’s adaptable to your needs and tastes. n 01529 460267, howell-manor-events.co.uk.

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LINCOLNSHIRE WEDDING RECEPTIONS

Doddington Hall, Lincoln

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An 18th Century Grade II Listed wedding barn. The Granary at Elms Farm, Hubberts Bridge is a unique venue for a relaxed country wedding. Relax and celebrate with family and friends over a weekend.

Enjoy a bespoke wedding in Granary Barn with a honeymoon suite and award winning cottage accommodation for your guests all set around a pretty courtyard and beautiful gardens of Elms Farm.

DODDINGTON HALL NEAR LINCOLN is renowned for being the perfect setting for a quintessentially English country wedding. Built in 1595, the stunning privately owned Elizabethan Hall is surrounded by romantic gardens.

More recently the old Coach House, sitting just yards from the Hall, was completely refurbished to create a versatile wedding venue.

With its own pretty and private walled garden, the Coach House is the perfect blend of old and new.

Showcasing exceptional, seasonal produce from the estate alongside the

best local suppliers, Doddington’s menus are just a starting point in creating your perfect day.

With onsite accommodation you and your guests can celebrate over the whole weekend, so it’s not just a wedding day but a wedding weekend!

The award-winning team know that your wedding is one of the most important days of your life and they take great pride in their personal attention and professional approach to this very special occasion.

01522 812501, www.doddingtonhall.com.

New at Elms Farm, a marquee and Tipi site set in over 18 acre of grassland with two lakes. n 01205 290840, www.weddingbarnvenue.co.uk.

THE DOWER HOUSE, WOODHALL SPA...

WOODHALL SPA’S DOWER HOUSE provides a number of options for couples seeking to plan the perfect wedding. From The Seasons restaurant to The Orchard Suite to the Oak Room and Morning Room, the hotel can accommodate weddings for up to 200 guests with a dedicated wedding coordinator and beautiful grounds. n 01526 35258, dowerhousehotel.co.uk.

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irnham haLL, grantham...

EXCLUSIVE, AIRY & MAGICAL, the country estate of Irnham Hall, located near Grantham and on the border of Rutland, the property’s beautifully restored Summer House with its expansive areas of glass is light and airy, able to comfortably accommodate up to 150 guests, with exclusive use available of the whole venue with its adjacent walled garden and grounds.

Adjacent to the estate is the award-winning Griffin Inn with its letting rooms, whilst catering companies working alongside Irnham Hall are available to provide bespoke menus and champagne & canapé receptions. n 01476 552 027, www.irnhamhall.co.uk.

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The Carre Arms, Sleaford A WEDDING IN THE CARRE ARMS’S GLASS COVERED CONSERVATORY WON’T BE SPOILED BY THE WEATHER!

SLEAFORD’S CARRE ARMS Hotel and Restaurant is a traditional and beautiful, hotel dating back to the Victorian era, built by the owner of the Bass Maltings to accommodate his business associates whilst visiting the town.

Today, it is the perfect wedding venue for you and your guests. Three rooms are available for your ceremony or wedding breakfast.

The award-winning function room, ‘The Courtyard Suite’, created from the hotel’s stables, hay lofts and cart houses have kept most of their original features including its own glass-covered roof. ‘The Mareham

OAKLANDS HALL HOTEL, GRIMSBY...

QUINTESSENTIALLY ENGLISH, Oaklands Hall Hotel was built in 1877 with 46 beautifully appointed bedrooms and five acres of landscaped grounds. Its Churchill Suite, Garden Suite and Longs Lounge are all available to create a gorgeous backdrop to your wedding with Victorian style and exceptional service. n 01472 872248, oaklandshallhotel.co.uk

Room’, a smaller room for more intimate weddings. And lastly, ‘The Victorian Conservatory’, it is lush, light and spacious, and provides the feel of an outdoor wedding venue, but one that the rain cannot spoil.

13 ensuite, individually appointed bedrooms Wedding Receptions also await you in this family owned and run business of nearly Ask your wedding venue if they 30 years. n have a dedicated wedding planner who will act as your 01529 303156 single point of contact www.carre throughout your wedding armshotel.co.uk.

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Branston Hall Hotel... planning, minimising hassle.

LINCOLN’S BRANSTON HALL HOTEL is a picturesque backdrop for your Lincolnshire wedding, providing a versatile licensed wedding venue for up to 180 guests.

Set in 88 acres of historic parkland, Branston Hall provides 50 classically designed bedrooms, some with lake views and four poster beds, whilst a choice of three function

rooms, and an external gazebo ensures that anything up to 180 guests can enjoy a luxurious and beautiful wedding.

An adjacent spa provides a place for pre-wedding pampering, whilst in-house wedding coordinators can ensure your day runs smoothly. n 01522 793305 or see www.bespokehotels.com.

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The Poachers Inn GREEN WELLY INNS is a trio of country inns near Boston comprising Hotel Supreme at Bicker, The Red Lion pub restaurant, and The Poachers Country Hotel.

The latter is especially popular as a wedding venue, with 14 beautiful bedrooms, a garden house marquee and secluded gardens for photographs, and wedding breakfasts for up to 110 guests.

THE BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED Grade II listed Granary and Molecey Mill at Deeping are an adaptable and beautiful setting for weddings. Set in 20 acres of mature, established gardens and with rivers and streams everywhere, this is an idyllic setting for any event.

Whether you’re looking for a riverside picnic and an outdoor ceremony, or a wedding in a marquee or tipi, The Granary’s Glenn & Graham have the creative flair, expertise and contacts to help you plan your perfect day.

When it’s all over, the one bedroomed selfcontained riverside retreat the Duck House is a beautiful place to wake up on your first day as husband and wife! n 07855 242356, www.thegranarydeeping.com

Quick Tips Wedding Receptions

Make sure you have ‘goody bags’ for children at your wedding, keeping them entertained whilst the grown-ups socialise, and enjoy a leisurely wedding breakfast and speeches.

With exclusive hire, a personal wedding planner and bespoke wedding packages, it’s the ideal venue to design and create your country wedding, with everything from bespoke menus to a resident DJ. n 01205 290310 www.poachershotel.co.uk.

the guildhall in Boston...

BOSTON’S HISTORIC Grade I listed Guildhall was built in the 1390s and can now host weddings for couples seeking to hold their wedding ceremony in the heritage-laden Banqueting Hall at Boston Guildhall which offers an historic backdrop which cannot be matched. n 01205 365954, www.bostonguildhall.co.uk.

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LINCOLNSHIRE WEDDING RECEPTIONS

The White Hart, Lincoln...

LOCATED ON BAILGATE, the luxurious and contemporary White Hart Hotel’s position within the city’s Cathedral Quarter puts it in close proximity of the Cathedral and St Mary Magdalene Church.

Photographically, there could scarcely be a better location, but the hotel is also ideal for weddings with the 110 capacity air conditioned King Richard Suite, the 60 seater Eastgate Suite and the Bailgate Suite for 50 people. Also available are the Tank Room and Wellington Rooms

for intimate weddings of up to 12 guests, meaning The White Hart can accommodate any size of weddings, offering a dedicated wedding coordinator and bespoke menus as standard.

The hotel was created in the 14th century, and carries a Grade II listing, meaning as well as being spacious enough to accommodate any wedding or civil ceremony, it’s also stylish enough to create an enviable space in which to design and celebrate your wedding. n

01522 526222, www.whitehart-lincoln.co.uk.

THE PYEWIPE INN, LINCOLN

The Pyewipe Inn has been a coaching inn since 1788, situated in an idyllic location alongside the Fossedyke, just ten minutes from the centre of Lincoln.

With 21 en suite rooms, a four poster bridal suite plus the availability of tipis adjacent to the pub restaurant, the Pyewipe Inn can accommodate wedding breakfasts with catering for up to 150 guests.

Hog roasts and discos courtesy of our resident DJ are also available, plus, to really make an entrance, you can arrive at your wedding aboard a boat if you so desire. n 01522 528708, www.pyewipe.co.uk.

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Juliana Sparkle Maxi Dress £130.

Amily Sequin Wrap Dress £199.

Robynne Sparkle Wrap Maxi Dress £130.

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of EVENTS add a little sparkle to the festive events with party wear adorned with sequins courtesy of phase Eight...

Words: Rob Davis.

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- FASHION -

Top/Left: Saya Wave Sequin Dress £120. Top/Right: Alessandra Sequin Jumpsuit £179.

Bottom/Left: Molly Short Sequin Dress £250. Bottom/Right: Fae Fringe Sequin Dress £130.

For stockists across Lincolnshire see www.phase-eight.com.

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Call for an appointment or pop in to view our latest designer eyewear.

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WINTER BEAUTY

Good as Gold

WE’VE SOME PRECIOUS METALS THIS MONTH IN THE FORM OF GOLD PRODUCTS TO REALLY MAKE YOUR FESTIVE SEASON SPARKLE

1.The Rejuvenating Power of 24k Gold from Peter Roth...

Smooth and refresh ageing skin with Peter Thomas Roth 24k Gold Mask. It’s a luxurious anti-ageing face mask fortified with pure 24k gold to lighten, brighten and firm the skin.

Deeply nourishing, the pampering mask delivers intense hydration with hyaluronic acid and glycerin, that contribute to the plumping and lifting of unruly wrinkles.

Expect silky smooth skin with a youthful, radiant glow. £68 / 150ml.

2. For Golden Eyes

Clarins’ Ombre Sparkle eyeshadow will ensure that your eyes light up the room. This powder texture is composed of soft-focus pearls.

The soft touch glitter formula reflects the light, creating a beautiful sparkle. £20 / 1.5g.

3. Gold Radiance

Awaken your youthful radiance.

By drawing its inspiration from gold, a symbol of both beauty and eternity, Guerlain has reinvented its Parure Gold foundation, delivering a radiant complexion. £60 / 30ml.

4. Louboutin Nail

A must-have, limited edition Christian Louboutin that’s as good as gold. The designer’s nail colour is alive with shining metallic flakes that sparkle with every movement of your hand. £38 /13ml.

5. Lip Sync with Pat McGrath...

Named by Vogue as one of the UK’s most influential makeup artists, Pat McGrath has put her name to BlitzTrance, a revolutionary lipstick so luxurious and richly pigmented, it drenches lips in a lightweight veil of opaque colour while delivering a mesmerisingly modern matte finish.

Sensually creamy and brilliant in texture, available in over 25 shimmery shades. £37 / 4g.

6. An Advent Calendar of Beauty & Skincare treats...

On the first day of Christmas discover one of 25 new and iconic beauty treats in the countdown to Christmas with John Lewis’s indulgent Beauty Advent Calendar.

A delightful gift for beauty enthusiasts with full and deluxe size products from skincare to makeup to beauty products. £150.

n All our beauty products are available from local independent stockists unless otherwise stated, please note that prices stated are RRP and may vary according to retailer.

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PETERBOROUGH’S ONLY ONE STOP DIAGNOSTIC & INTERVENTIONAL SERVICE

IN THIS DAY AND AGE OF MEDICINE the biggest frustration can be getting any one to see you and assess why you suddenly have pain. The NHS has finite resources, they cannot respond to everyone who has pain, and often our General Practitioners are encouraged to treat with painkillers for many months before referring on for any investigations or opinions. This is not a criticism, that is the reality of an underfunded NHS. At the Avicenna clinic, we take your pain very seriously, having an assessment is the first stop in deciding where the pain is coming from, it then makes the choice of imaging much clearer and targeted.

Take for instance Mrs LM, with severe pain on the outside of her thigh, she was struggling to mobilise, to help her granddaughter look after her horse (which was probably the start of things as she had to walk uphill in a field for a good half hour to retrieve the horse) to enjoy life, and with an important holiday coming up, she feared she might have to cancel.

Her GP suggested painkillers and whilst there was a bit of relief, it did not agree with her system. The pain was just getting her down, and so she made an appointment at The Avicenna clinic one Monday evening.

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Firstly she had a thorough history taken. It cannot be underestimated how important a history is, because by the time all the questions have been asked and answered, a clinician normally knows what to expect to find on assessment. With Mrs LM although the pain was in an unusual place for hip problems which are normally felt in the groin, all the questions like ease of getting in/out of a car, or stairs, led the way to believing it was a hip joint problem. The examination then ruled out the lower back and ruled in a hip joint problem. Armed with this, the clinician discusses the case with Dr El-Madbouh, Consultant musculo-skeletal Radiologist, who agrees the best investigation would be an MRI of the hip.

Within 45 minutes of arriving at the clinic Mrs LM is in the Open MRI scanner (the only Open scanner in a 100 mile radius) and sure enough it shows damage to the cartilage at the back of the hip joint. A normal x-ray would probably not have picked this up, but the MRI takes images form all direction and it clearly showed the loss of a patch of cartilage and some swelling in the bone as a reaction.

Next stop the operating theatre, kitted out with everything necessary for day surgery

treatment and a special type of x-ray called a fluoroscopy machine, giving an ability to take images in real time, which is very important for the next step of injection some anaesthetic and steroid into the joint. Once set up, the injection took 5 minutes and immediately there was a change in the pain. This means we certainly had the right diagnosis, now to see if over the next 6 weeks if this is enough to stop the pain and give Mrs LM her holiday, most importantly, pain free.

All this took about 2 hours in total.

At Avicenna clinic, we have a range of specialist consultants, operating theatre for surgical procedures, and superior in-house imaging facilities, including state-of-the-art MRI, ultrasound and X-ray scanning equipment. We can assess and diagnose all cases of acute and chronic pain quickly, and deliver comprehensive treatment plans tailored to you.n For more information or to book a consultation or for more information on available services to help you, contact Avicenna Clinic on 0330 202 0597, or visit our website www.avicennaclinic.com.

For more information about the clinic please visit the clinic website www.avicennaclinic.com.

Or visit North Street, Peterborough PE1 2RA.

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BESPOKE CARE PACKAGE FOR BOTH WOMEN AND MEN: • LJM Homecare hold their standards high • Personalised service, no two care packages are the same • Respect, dignity and promoting independence

• Services include: Palliative Care, Day/Night Sitting, Rehabilitation Support, General Domestic Help and Escorted Trips out • Both short and long term care available • All supports workers are DBS checked

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LJM HOMECARE

The Care you deserve with the Flexibility you need

There’s a gulf in social care. From living totally independently to making the transition to a residential care setting, historically there have been few alternatives providing a little extra help.

Fortunately, Lincoln-based LJM Homecare is a quality provider of domiciliary care for those who don’t want to move to a full-time care home, but may need a little extra help living independently.

Domiciliary care provides peace of mind both for client but also their family, bridging the cap between independence and residential home.

LJM Homecare is based in Lincoln and next month celebrates its fourth anniversary. Founder Lyndsay Nearn is a former Lincoln County Hospital nurse who wanted to provide high quality tailored care solutions across the county.

“Not everyone needs full-time care, but some extra help in the morning to get up and get dressed or some help before bedtime can really make the difference,” says Lyndsay. “Sometimes it’s more about domestic care - helping a person

remain in their own home - and we also have clients who just want a daily ‘check-in’ or just a social visit a couple of times a week to get them out of the house.”

“The point about domiciliary care such as the type that LJM offers is that it’s tailored to our clients’ needs.”

“We endeavour to provide the same members of staff because we understand that familiarity is reassuring, and as a family business, we’re acutely aware how important it is to offer a holistic, people-focused service.”

“The benefits are practical, but they’re emotional too, making a little lighter the burden of practical care and enabling you to concentrate on retaining that emotional relationship with your loved one.”

“If you’re concerned that a member of your family may need extra help, we’ll be happy to provide a no-obligation discussion about their needs and advise of any help that we can provide to ensure they retain their independence as long as possible.” n

LJM Homecare is based in Lincoln. Call 01522 700400 for a no-obligation discussion or see www.ljmhomecarelincoln.co.uk.

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ADVERTORIAL

HOW TO PREVENT ACHES AS THE WEATHER GETS COLDER...

Joint pain can occur anytime throughout the year, but in the cold and wet months of autumn and winter you may find it harder to cope with.

A change in weather will not cause arthritis but it can make the symptoms worse. When we are cold, our body restricts how much blood it sends around extremities so that it can focus on supplying vital organs. This means the joints get less blood and, for some, this can be painful and/or cause tightness or stiffness.

Although arthritis affects all ages, it is more common as we get older. One in five adults in the UK has arthritis. There are many different types, but all cause pain and inflammation of the joints.

The most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis. As we age, the cartilage that cushions our joints gradually wastes away, leading to painful rubbing of bone on bone.

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An injury to a joint can also trigger osteoarthritis, even many years later.

Rheumatoid arthritis occurs when your body’s immune system attacks the joints. The joints and inflamed tissues then become stiff, painful and swollen.

Another painful condition that flares up in cold weather is Raynaud’s disease. This affects the fingers and toes, but it is not a problem with the joints. The blood vessels under your skin go into a temporary spasm in reaction to the cold, cutting off normal blood flow.

Although pain is unpleasant, it’s your body’s way of telling your brain that something is wrong. Pain is a protective mechanism to stop further damage but arthritic pain doesn’t mean you should dive for the duvet and quit exercising altogether.

Remaining active is vital. Exercise will help keep your joints supple, which can reduce

pain. There’re plenty of indoor activities available in this area to suit everyones taste.

When you are not exercising wrap up warm, paying special attention to the hands, chest, legs and head.

Listen to your body, paying attention to pain in or around a joint can help prevent a more serious injury. If something hurts, stop and speak to a health professional such as a Physiotherapist. n For early stages Osteoarthritis there is the international award winning MBST technology available in Rutland provided by Physiotherapist, Ann Clare. Please visit www.mbst-therapy.co.uk, facebook page @mbstuk, call 01780 238084, email info@mbst-therapy.co.uk or call in and meet the friendly and helpful team at Cell Regeneration & Clare House Physiotherapy, Casterton Lane, Tinwell PE9 3UQ. TREATING PEOPLE, NOT PATIENTS.

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THiS MonTH: we’Re down THe RABBiT HoLe wiTH KuKu ConneCT & AT THe RSPCA’S BALL!

to feature your event call 01529 469977. our magazines are free to read online, so you can share the magazine with your friends. visit www.pridemagazines.co.uk.

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KuKu Connect’s Annual

Birthday Reception CuRiouSeR & CuRiouSeR! ere was more than a slight doff of the top hat to C S Lewis as we ventured down the rabbit hole at Stoke Rochford Hall recently for KuKu Connect’s birthday reception, with an Alice in wonderland theme.

Performers entertained guests, whilst enjoying a splendid evening of award winning cuisine from all over the region, plus gin cocktails, a west-end singing star, even a hunt for gemstone and some fab prizes.

KuKu Connect is a vibrant and effective membership service connecting businesses and entrepreneurs at hand-picked receptions in some the most special venues and businesses across the east Midlands. e function also saw the launch of KuKu Connect in Lincolnshire, with ViPs including Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire and KuKu’s directors Stephen goddard and Philip Brooks-Stephenson. n

photos: Rob Davis & Dean Fisher.

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Lincolnshire RSPCA’s

Enchanted Garden Ball e Lincolnshire and Mid Lincolnshire branch of the RSPCA recently held its third annual fundraising ball, with a theme of A Night in the Enchanted Garden.

As a local branch the group is a separate registered charity to the national charity, and does not receive any government funding, instead relying on its three charity shops.

With costs of around £8/day and £5/day to feed and house each dog or cat it rescues, the charity’s fundraising activities will help to cover the costs of looking after the nine dogs, 52 cats and two rabbits currently in its care - amounting to daily costs of over £338.

A fundraising ball for over 150 people was held at Lincoln’s Doubletree by Hilton with grand raffle, three course supper and live music. n

Words & Photos: Rob Davis.

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PRIDE MARKETING

Take a Tour of Pride Magazines’ Offices and

discOver The POwer Of 3d virTual TOurs Your business can benefit from one of our new 3D virtual tours...

We’re inviting you to take a look around our office and discover the power of this new technology for yourself!

We’ve always been early adopters of new technology here at Pride Magazines... but even we’re impressed with this!

It’s the latest camera technology designed to create a 3D photographic plan of your office, property, restaurant, hotel or shop to enable prospective customers to take a virtual ‘walk around’ your business!

What is a 3D Virtual Tour?

Pride Magazines has a new team of 3D imaging specialists to create a seamless hi-res scan of your building visitors to your website can ‘walk around’ using your computer, tablet or smartphone.

How can they be used?

If you’d like to show prospective diners or guests around, or if you’re selling property, the technology is like giving someone a guided tour. e tours can incorporate pull out ‘highlights’ with additional text or links to areas of your website. ey also allow users to see floorplans.

How does it work?

Our imaging specialists use a new 3D camera to take 360° images that are stitched together.

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e user walks around the space to ‘move about’ and ‘look around’ using a mouse or touchscreen on a phone or tablet. A conventional, non-interactive video tour can also be created, too. e images are then uploaded to a system which stitches them together to create a floor plan and ‘dolls house’ view that you can move around. e process takes no longer to create the images than taking conventional photographs.

Who can it benefit?

If your business relies on showing off a particular space - a dining room, wedding venue or the layout of a property that’s on the market - it’s a great way to show off your space.

Alternatively, you might just want to show off your business and its people and facilities to potential customers... for instance, have you ever wondered what the Pride Magazines office and its people look like?

If so, why not take a ‘virtual tour’ or our premises.

Shown above is a ‘dolls house’ view of our office; visit www.pridemagazines.co.uk and you’ll be able to see our offices and try out this impressive technology for yourself! n

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Above: ‘Dolls’ House’ view of the Pride offices taken from our 3D tour - available to view online now.

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Find Out More: Pride Magazines is now offering comercial photography and videography, 3D Virtual Tours, bespoke websites plus brochure design and printing to businesses like yours.

To discuss your requirements call 01529 469977 and don’t forget to take a Virtual Tour of our offices at www.pridemagazines.co.uk. n

PRIDE MAGAZINES HIGH END MARKETING

For almost 18 years the Pride Team have worked solely on producing the finest magazines in their areas.

We now feel that the time is right, having a proven track record for quality, that our clients should receive the benefits of our professional marketing team too.

If you require any of the following services for your business please get in touch. We are reasonably priced and of course you already know the quality of our work by the magazine you are holding in your hands!

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The Icon MOTORS

REBORN

‘Please, please, please let it be as good off-road as the original!’

‘Please, please, please let it be as tough, despite its new found luxury!’

Happily the folks at Land Rover have been careful to be true to the rough, capable and brilliant original Land Rover Defender whilst injecting the new model with some impressive new technology and greater comfort...

Words: Rob Davis.

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TWITTER STORmS, Single use plastics.

Unexpected items in baggage area. Climate change. Brexit. Crikey, modern life can be thoroughly rubbish. But such things are the price of progress. After all, who would trade all of the above for going back to living in caves without central heating? Who would abandon smartphones and online shopping? e very least we can say is that progress is sometimes… controversial.

And so it is with the Defender. Pity the poor person charged with the responsibility of resurrecting an icon of British motoring; retaining the rufty-tufty, go-anywhere image whilst addressing the old model’s myriad faults; awful refinement, terrible crash protection, rubbish environmental credentials and a driving position only marginally preferable to being in traction on a mid-20th century orthopaedic ward.

Even the most marginal change to the car was going to elicit outrage from the Land Rover faithful, so reinventing it from scratch meant that poor designer was always going to be sticking their head in a design noose.

e company covered 1,200,000 miles testing the car in desert, arctic and high altitude conditions. ey had to construct a tougher test track to put the new D7x platform through its paces and even developed a new test rig called 6DOF (six degrees of freedom).

e new model, much anticipated, is here.

It’s civilised, air conditioned and computerised; a supercomputer (!) controls 85 ECUs and processes 21,000 messages at any one time.

You’ll no longer want to stick a hay bale in the back or jet wash the droppings off the floor and worse still is a starting price north of £40,000 which has led to comprehensive criticism that the car is no longer a rugged back to basics farm workhorse, but just another luxury SUV. No, says Land Rover. e new model, whilst admittedly civilised, is not ‘just as’ capable, but ‘more capable, more hard-wearing and able to surpass the performance and ruggedness of the old model’ according to the firm, despite its new-found sophistication and comfort.

Defender prototypes were put on the rig for eight weeks, 24/7 - the equivalent of 150,000 miles - then shaken to the point of failure with heave, surge, sway, pitch, yaw and roll movements. Afterwards the cars, shaken to death, were torn down to see which bits failed first, then they were replaced and reinforced.

Kill it. Resurrect it. Repeat.

Don’t let the comfy interior fool you. Compared to a Range Rover, the chasiss, suspension subframes and arms, ball joints and bushes are all reinforced, as is the gearbox. ere’s more articulation in the wheels, greater ground clearance and improved approach and departure angles than any other Land Rover in history. It’s also easier to access the car’s abilities, with standard automatic gearbox, 4x4, low ratio gears and Terrain Response (‘idiot proof ’ off-roading tech) as standard. >>

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MOTORS

>> At the moment there’s a single body style; a five door ‘110’ model which rides on air suspension. A longer ‘130’ people carrier’ version will follow, as well as a ‘90’ version with three doors. The latter will be shorter, riding on springs not air, both of which mean it’ll probably be the better off-roader.

Currently you can choose a 200hp 2.0 diesel, a 240hp 2.0 diesel or a 300hp 2.0 petrol. There’s also a 3.0V6 400hp mild-hybrid petrol engine, whilst a plug-in Defender will also launch in 2020.

A third row of seats is available if you’re keen to take the whole family along and for the first time on a Defender you can specify a middle seat in the front to accommodate three front seat passengers.

Happily, Defender owners get a 360° surround camera and parking sensors as standard, whilst an impressive optional ‘Clearsight Ground View’ system uses the car’s screen to show you the car’s wheels, the ground and any obstructions but with the rest of the car removed, showing you just exactly what you’re driving on, or over... or through, since Defender can also now wade through water 90cm deep!

Tested to Destruction

As if the dizzying array of engines and trim levels (Defender; S; SE; HSE; X; First Edition) isn’t enough To test the Defender, Land Rover Adaptive cruise is available to leave you scratching your created a new test track as the too, as is automatic parking, old one ‘wasn’t tough enough!’ head, the firm has also The firm covered 1,200,000 miles and sat nav comes as standard launched four ‘packs’ testing the car and placed it so this is very much a car at essentially body kits and on a new ‘torture rig’ for home in urban environments eight weeks! accessories - with practical kit like as in the countryside or extreme body mounted storage boxes and environments. air compressors, or portable shower units to rinse the mud from boots, bikes and boys.

To sum up, Land Rover says that far from being a soft, less capable pastiche of the Inside the Defender is thoroughly modern, original, the new Defender is tougher, more a source of frustration among those seeking capable and easier to live with than ever a more basic car than Land Rover’s before. The firm assures drivers that even other SUVs. A ‘back to basics’ Defender with a vast array of creature comforts, the Commercial will soon launch, promising a car will last longer and go further. more stripped-out interior which you won’t mind jet-washing. For now though we’d love to hate the khaki leather seats and rough-cut walnut dash finishers... but... but... they’re just too lovely.

Its long term reliability remains to be proven over Hilux and Navara trucks, but my goodness, the Defender is certainly more desirable, comfortable and sophisticated. n

four generations of defender: a Brief history of the World’s most famous 4x4...

1947: Rover board approves creation of all-purpose jeep along the lines of the UK Willys Overland.

1948: The ‘Land Rover’ is launched at Amsterdam Motor Show, with 80in wheelbase, 1.6 litre 50bhp engine and pick-up body, priced £450.

1949: Army orders first trial batch, sales reach 8,000.

1951/2: Selectable two/four wheel drive and 2.0 engine introduced. Longer wheelbase a year later.

1961: Series IIA launched with 62bhp 2.3 engine.

1969: Lights built in to front wings for safety.

1971: Series III launched with ‘luxuries’ like plastic grille, optional fresh air heater and full-dashboard.

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1976: 1,000,000th Land Rover built.

1979: 3.5V8 engine launched.

1990: 90 and 110 models renamed Defender, with new 107bhp 2.5 litre engine., later 111bhp 300Tdi. 1998: Standard engine becomes 122bhp Td5.

2007: Facelift with yet another new TD5 engine to address environmental and emissions concerns.

2012: New 2.2 litre diesel unit for EuroV compliance.

2015: 2,000,000th Defender rolls off production line.

2016: After 68 years, final Land Rover a 90 Heritage Soft Top ‘H166HUE’ is created Huey was the nickname for the pre-production original. n

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Creating Your Defender

n Choose Your Wheelbase: From 1990 Defender models were distinguished by numbers that roughly correlated to their wheelbases; 90, 110, 130. Today’s Defenders’ numbers are more abstract. From launch there will be a single model; five door, five, six or 5+2 seats, badged 110. Soon a 90 model with three doors, and a 130 model with eight seats will be available too.

n Trim Levels: Defender: 18” steel wheels, navigation, surround camera, cruise control, heated seats, parking sensors, heated front windscreen, climate control, DAB radio, electric windows/central locking.

S: Leather and textile seats, leather steering wheel, Interactive dash display.

SE: 20” wheels, ClearSight ‘virtual’ mirror, keyless entry, electric seat adjustment.

HSE: Panoramic roof, heated steering wheel, adaptive cruise, Windsor leather.

First Edition: Refrigerator, Meridian stereo.

X: Head up display, cooled seats, body kit. n Prices & Engines: 2.0L SD4 200HP DIESEL D200 Defender 110 - £45,240.

D200 S 110 - £48,695.

D200 SE 110 - £52,625.

2.0L SD4 240HP DIESEL D240 S 110 - £51,750.

D240 SE 110 - £55,680.

D240 HSE 110 - £60,505.

D240 First Edition 110 - £58,860.

2.0L Si4 300HP PETROL P300 Defender 110 - £48,295.

P300 S 110 - £51,750.

P300 SE 110 - £55,680.

3.0L i6 400HP PETROL P400 X 110 - £78,800.

n Accessory Packs: Adventure: Scuff plates, air compressor and portable rinse system, mudflaps.

Country: Protection bar, mudflaps.

Explorer: Snorkel, roof rack, side carrier.

Urban: Spare wheel cover, metal pedals.

Above: Our previous spread shows the shorter, three door ‘90’ model due to launch in 2020 alongside more basic ’Commercial’ models. For now, ‘110’ models offer five doors and five six or seven seats.

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