Lincolnshire Pride October 2019

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WELCOME

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here’s only one thing better than old friends. New ones.

This month we welcome a new member to the Pride team, Dean Fisher, our new photographer. Having dazzled us with his images, we thought his talents would suit the county’s finest magazine and so he has joined us, tasked with the responsibility of illustrating Lincolnshire at its finest throughout the year with some stunning images, beginning with a look at some of the county’s best known bridges.

On the subject of new friends, we also met Boris Johnson this month when the PM arrived in Boston to reveal his plans for a multi-billion pound NHS investment. Find out what happened when we grilled Boris later in this edition.

Elsewhere we visit Sutterton’s Thatched Cottage, this month’s dining out recommendation, and we invite all of our readers to vote for their favourite restaurants as we launch our 2019 Restaurant of the Year competition.

Please do cast your vote and remember that by doing so, you could win free restaurant dining throughout 2020 with our partner restaurants.

Best wishes for a great month!

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CONTENTS NEWS & EVENTS

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WINE Toast halloween with our spooky superstars.

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WELCOME HOME A happy home in Harmston... with a share of a pub!

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

WHAT’S ON The best autumn events and entertainment in Lincolnshire.

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LINCOLNSHIRE BRIDGES

The history and beauty of bridges.

BORIS JOHNSON INTERVIEW

Pride enjoys a chat with the PM.

MY OCCUPATION Fleet Street’s best and last press photographer, Dr Mike Maloney OBE.

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HOMES & GARDENS 93

GARDENING Gunby Hall in Spilsby celebrates its Apple Day event.

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WEDDING Sophie and Jack’s dream wedding near Newark.

LADIES & GENTLEMEN 104 FASHION Colourful coats and jackets for the cooler months.

109 COSMETICS Cherry scents,

skincare and perfume for autumn.

DINING OUT Autumn dining at

THE HIGH LIFE

The launch of our 2019 competition.

120 MOTORS Bentley’s Flying Spur.

The Thatched Cottage in Sutterton.

GOOD FOOD AWARDS 2019

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HIGH LIFE Images from this year’s very sunny Revesby Country Fair.

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THE WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY READ LINCOLNSHIRE PRIDE

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Lincolnshire Pride is delivered free of charge, via Royal Mail, to high value homes in the county.

Our circulation is to properties in the top three council tax bands - homes which are predominantly worth over ÂŁ300,000. 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.

Our in-house distribution team also works hard to hand-deliver the magazine to selected hotels and restaurants, doctors, dentists, executive motor dealerships and golf clubs.

This helps to ensure we have a continued presence, right across our catchment area.

Our magazines also have more social media fans than any other local magazine, and we are available to read free of charge, online on your tablet, computer, laptop or mobile phone via our website and via the Readly and Issuu platforms.

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In the event of an advert or editorial being published incorrectly, where Pride Magazines Ltd admits fault, we will include an advert of equivalent size, or equivalent sized editorial, free of charge to be used in a future edition, at our discretion.

This gesture is accepted as full compensation for the error(s) with no refunds available.

Selected images in our content may be sourced from www.shutterstock.com.

THE PRIDE TEAM

Managing Director: Julian Wilkinson.

Production Director: Ian Bagley.

Sales Director: Zoie Wilkinson.

Sales Manager: Charlotte Aiken.

Executive Editor: Rob Davis.

Chief Photographer: Dean Fisher.

Features: Laurin Dempsey, Carissa Smith.

Customer Care Manager: Mandy Bray.

Distribution: Joe Proctor.

Office Managers: Sue Bannister and Melissa Trestrail.

Sales Supervisor: Cydney Dyson.

Sales Executives: Cassy Ayton, Emily Brown, Jade Cox.

Pride Magazines Ltd., Elm Grange Studios, East Heckington, Boston, Lincs PE20 3QF

Tel: 01529 469977 Fax: 01529 469978

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NEWS & EVENTS

Lost chalice is a gem of a find!

LOST 19TH CENTURY JEWELLED CHALICE FOUND IN LINCOLN CATHEDRAL...

lincoln A jewelled chalice has been rediscovered during an audit of Lincoln Cathedral’s extensive collections as part of the Lincoln Cathedral Connected project, made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Research undertaken by the Connected team found the chalice – designed by William Butterfield, a leading Gothic Revival architect and designer in 1887 – in storage in the Cathedral’s collections, where it had been previously wrongly catalogued as belonging to Bishop Edward Lee Hicks, who was Bishop of Lincoln between 1910 and 1919.

The jewels adorning the chalice include turquoise, amethyst and opals, and are believed to have belonged to the wife of Dean William Butler, who served as Dean from 1885 until his death in 1894. The chalice, along with an accompanying small silver

dish known as a paten, were gifts to the church from the Dean and ‘Friends to the Cathedral’ and are believed to have been specially made to be used at Easter in 1887.

Records show that the chalice was valued at the time and was deemed to be worth more than £4,000 in today’s money.

The chalice will be displayed alongside other artefacts at Lincoln Cathedral’s new visitor centre, which is due to open in 2020.

Fern Dawson, collections and engagement officer at Lincoln Cathedral, said: “The chalice and the other fascinating finds have not only given us a glimpse into the past, but have also helped us to better understand the history of the Cathedral – one of Britain’s most extraordinary landmarks.

It’s also been an exciting time for the Cathedral team!” n www.lincolncathedral.com.

Marshall’s Yard fashions shown of at Racecourse...

MARSHALL’S YARD MAKES ITS FASHION DEBUT AT MARKET RASEN’S SUMMER PLATE LADIES DAY RECENTLY

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market rasen Marshall’s Yard’s fashion stores took to the catwalk at the weekend at Market Rasen Racecourse as part of the Summer Plate Ladies Day Event.

A host of fashion retailers from the centre treated race goers to a fabulous preview of some of next season’s new looks.

The Marshall’s Yard team worked alongside The Fashion Exchange to showcase outfits from top brands Hobbs, Whistles, Ted Baker and Phase Eight all available at Browns Department Stores as well as a great range of affordable fashion from New Look,

Next and Laura Ashley.

Designer sunglasses and glasses were also featured by Specsavers and jewellery from Calvin Klein, Swarovski and Uno De 50 from the centre’s jewellers Stanley Hunt.

Models were cat-walk ready thanks to makeup from Estée Lauder at Browns and hair by the creative team at Sophie Amelia Hair.

Marshall’s Yard has 35 stores plus an Italian restaurant, coffee shop, health club and landscaped plaza. The centre opened at Easter 2007 and is a partnership of Prospect Estates and Dransfield Properties. n

RESCUED RHESUS MONKEYS’ NEW HOME

stickney Monkey business at The Ark in Stickney, as four rhesus macaques have been saved from a life of laboratory torture by kind-hearted zookeeper Jamie Mintram who found a place for Wodan, William, Tiffy and Appy.

Jamie worked with European animal rescue charity AAP to rescue the animals and rehome them at the park, saving them from a life of painful scientific experiments at labs in China and the Netherlands.

The animal park eight miles north of Boston is now home to more than 200 animals across 78 species. The monkeys will take up residence in Macaque Manor which is open now.

Other animals at the park include Eurasian Lynx, Jaguarundi, Kinkajous, Meerkats, Caiman, Lemur monkeys, Raccoons, Chameleons, Foxes, Coatis, Civets, Tanukis, Porcupines, Iguanas, Pygmy goats, wallabies and many more. n

£1.29m for River Slea

RIVER IMPROVEMENTS WILL PROVIDE A HEALTHY, LUSH PLACE FOR LOCALS AND VISITORS TO ENJOY A STROLL...

Pride’s new photographer is a picture of creative talent!

pride magazines Welcome to the Pride team Dean Fisher, our new photographer and a real superstar. We’re looking forward to taking the area’s finest magazine to the next level with the help of Dean, who will also be available to businesses who want to hire a photographer to take amazing photos of their business for advertising, websites and so on. n To find out more call 01529 469977.

sleaford The River Slea will benefit from £1.29m of funding from the European Union’s Development Fund to improve the look and accessibility of the waterway and provide a nice place for locals to enjoy an autumn stroll. The money will be used to fund work due to be completed in 2022 and will improve the flow of the River Slea, increasing the number of plants and natural habitats upstream of Castle Causeway and Westgate. Improvements will also be made to the footbridge near Cogglesford watermill and to the Lollycocks beauty spot, with improved footpaths into the town centre. n

£21,300,000

Monkey Business

BOSTON’S PILGRIM HOSPITAL will receive a windfall of £21.3m to pay for an upgrade to its A&E department. The plans were announced during a visit by Prime Minister Boris Johnson last month. Lincolnshire Pride met the PM to quiz him on his proposals to secure the future of the NHS... you can read our interview later in this edition. n

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LOCAL

NEWS In Brief

woodhall spa

swimming marathon to raise money for refurb of woodhall park...

Two charity events will raise money for a refurbishment of Woodhall Spa’s Jubilee Park and its swimming pool.

Last month Ella Barr, a 19 year old lifeguard and Joe Stanhope, park manager, will embark on a 24hour swimming marathon (the equivalent of swimming the channel) and a 30km swim to mark Joe’s 30th birthday. The two swims are 1,008 pool lengths and 900 pool lengths, and locals are invited to chip to help raise the required £700,000 to fund new changing areas and add non-weather dependent facilities.

The pool was created by Sir Archibald and Lady Weigall to commemorate the jubilee of King George V in 1935 and refurbished by Friends of Jubilee Park in 2008 thanks to a £1.5m grant. n

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This magnificent Grade II* Listed Hall occupies a spectacular setting with exceptional riverside and lakeside views.The spacious accommodation dating back to the 17th century, extends to some 17500 sq.ft and includes in addition to the living accommodation 14 basement rooms, housekeeper’s apartment, formal lawns and paddock land nearing 6 acres (STS).

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A highly attractive Grade II Listed late 14-17th century farmhouse, with later additions. The property enjoys extensive landscaped gardens and far reaching views over rolling countryside. There is a substantial stone outbuilding which has been converted to form a self-contained annex and has potential for a number of different uses (STP). Grantham’s highspeed rail network to London Kings Cross (approximately 65 minutes).

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Read our marriage ‘Myth Busters’ and make sure you know your rights!

By Lisa Boileau, Partner and Head of the Family team at Wilkin Chapman solicitors.

September is a time when thousands of couples across the land say: ‘I Do’.

With the summer holidays over, this early autumn month is one of the most popular in the UK for marriage with 13 per cent of couples selecting one of its 30 days for their nuptials. If you and your partner are one such couple, then congratulations!

But what of the practicalities? While no-one wishes to dampen the celebrations – it is important that plans are in place as no-one knows what the future holds! So, before you begin your new life, take the time to look at our top facts regarding divorce and dissolution of civil partnerships.

1: Pre-nups are only for the rich.

Pre-nups, (pre-nuptial/pre-civil partnership agreements) are for anyone. Aside from seeking to protect wealth, they set out couples’ agreed division of assets if the union ends and with increasing numbers marrying for a second or third time, ‘pre-nups’ are increasingly popular.

2: I married before making a pre-nup, so there is nothing I can do now Post-nup agreements are arrangements that couples can make at any stage after their ceremony. Like pre-nups, they are not always binding by law, however they are very helpful and when looking at the division of assets can carry a large amount of weight.

“ Divorce/dissolution isn’t quick, it can take between six to twelve months...”

3. Divorce means a house sale, but at least everything else I have is safe!

This is a misconception, as all assets will be considered. For example, if you work, you will be contributing to a growing pension fund and that

is something that parties often don’t realise will fall into the matrimonial pot to be distributed potentially upon a divorce/dissolution.

4. Let’s get a ‘quickie divorce’!

This term is a myth. Divorce/dissolution isn’t quick, it can take between six to twelve months and your circumstances will affect the timeframe. Plans to introduce ‘no fault’ proceedings are underway but have yet to be made law.

For information and advice on marriage, divorce or any civil partnership matter, Lisa Boileau our Head of Family Law can be contacted on 01522 515946. Email lisa.boileau@wilkinchapman.co.uk

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Building L I N C O L N S H I R E

B R I D G E S

BRIDGES

is month we’re building bridges between history and architecture with a look at a few of the area’s most notable bridges, beginning of course with the Humber!

It’s a chance for our new photographer Dean Fisher, pictured below, to show off his talents! We think his images are amazing... but we’d love to know what you think!

Words: Rob Davis. Images: Dean Fisher.

The humber bridge opened in 1981 in fact, it’s the longest listed structure in and at the time it was the longest suspension the uK and remains both the uK’s longest bridge in the world. 3,220m long, 28.5m single-span suspension bridge, as well as the wide, 155m high, it cost £151m in 1981 world’s eighth longest bridge in the world and allows 120,000 vehicles to pass over plus the longest bridge in the world that the humber each week - more than can be crossed on foot or by cycle.

10,000,000 vehicles every year. is month is due to see the completion of e humber bridge’s road deck, 30 metres above sea level, is split up into work on the bridge’s 60cm diameter main 124 steel box sections and weighs a cables, each of which weighs 6,100 tonnes whopping 17,000 tonnes, designed as and can take the weight of 21,400 tonnes. an upside down aeroplane wing to Speaking of weight, 480,000 tonnes of withstand 105mph gusts of wind. concrete was used to make the bridge. ere are 15,000 wires in the cables, in winds of 80mph, the bridge totalling 44,000 miles in length - which will bend up to three metres in all connect into north and south concrete the middle, hence its closure in footings underground in the bridge’s the event of high winds. subterranean bunkers. incidentally, that’s a sufficient length of wire to go around Constructed by a team of 1,000 the moon more than six times! workers, the 1.5 mile drive across in march 2020 a three month programme the bridge was voted the most of refurbishment will see the old girl scenic journey in the uK in being given a thorough programme February 2018 by a panel of of maintenance in time for its motoring experts, suggesting 40th anniversary in June 2021. that as well as being credited in 2002, the 100,000,000th vehicle with vastly improving the is month we’re building between history and architecture with a passed overbridges the bridge, and in 2017 fortunes of the local economy (during hull’s City of Culture look at year) it has also brought a great deal e humber bridge was givenbeginning grade i pleasurewith and prosperity to a a few of the area’s most notable bridges, ofofcourse the Humstatus in honour of its design and benefit great many people! >> ber! to the community.

Words: Rob Davis. Images: Dean Fisher, Shutterstock.

Below: Dean Fisher, Pride’s new photographer.

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Cross keys bridge, sutton bridge Cross Keys BrIDge was opened in 1897 as a road and rail hydraulic swing bridge. Two bridges spanning the tidal river Nene had been built previously; the first by omas Telford, was opened in 1830-1 and the second in 1850. e current Cross Keys Bridge replaced the latter bridge and was used for both road and rail traffic. It cost £80,000 and is made of steel, iron and wood. When the Midland and great Northern Joint railway closed in 1965 the tracks were converted to road use and Cross Keys Bridge became a road bridge. e structure is grade II* listed and the structure still operates weekly, it’s currently undergoing conversion into a family home. n

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boston’s grand sluiCe bridge sluICe BrIDge in Boston was constructed in 1764, and was opened by John evelyn Williams. It was altered in 1883 and in the 20th century. grand sluice at Boston, is where the river Witham empties into e Haven, serving as an outfall into the sea.

Created in gritstone and blue brick, and renovated using concrete, there are three channels with pulley operated drop doors operated from a steel gantry, plus hydraulically operated iron-bound timber doors on the east bank to create a navigable channel.

Today, there’s an automated monitoring station which in average weather conditions maintains a depth of between -1.48m and 5.59m in he river. It has been between these levels for at least 150 days in the past year. e grand sluice Bridge is on the border of the Witham Forth District IDB and the Black sluice IDB, which are among the 130 national drainage boards responsible for preventing the flooding of 100,000 acres of land. Black sluice alone is responsible for maintaining 500 miles of watercourses and operating 34 pumping stations. n

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L I N C O L N S H I R E

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SLEA LIFT BRIDGE

Made of steel, Stamford’s Albert Bridge, was built in 1881 by Stamford Town Council to replace one destroyed by flood in July 1880.

Further up the Welland is Stamford’s Town Bridge, completed by Edward Browning in 1849, designed in a Norman style using Bramley Hall stone. n

In 2010 a new lift bridge was created in the centre of Sleaford, costing £100,000 and funded by WREN, Lincolnshire Waterways Partnership, the Inland Waterways Association and Sleaford Navigation Trust. It’s adjacent to a mooring and slipway for launching boats. n

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TRINITY BRIDGE

The old A153 crossing over Tattershall Bridge east coast Lincolnshire. The River Witham flows through quiet, flat countryside.

Marshy fenlands stretch out for miles on either side, giving a real sense of space – and the sunsets can be spectacular. n

Staying in the fens, albeit in Crowland, between Lincolnshire and Peterborough, Trinity Bridge is a unique three-way bridge, Grade II listed and built between 1360 and 1390. Rerouting of the Welland means a tributary no longer flows through the town. n

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PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON IN LINCOLNSHIRE

BORIS’S BIG NHS

WINDFALL

It was right here in Lincolnshire that Boris Johnson sought to galvanise his position as First Lord of the Treasury with a not inconsiderable £21m windfall for Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital.

Rob Davis enjoyed an interview with the Prime Minister during his visit to ask him what he thinks is the best medicine for the NHS Words: Rob Davis. Image: Getty.

They say laughter is the best medicine. But whilst whimsy may have its merits, most of us who have the misfortune to fall ill or suffer an accident would probably prefer a wellresourced NHS with modern hospitals and up-to-date equipment, not to mention abundant beds and staffing levels.

That being the case, it’s unfortunate that the service first created by Aneurin Bevan in 1948 has itself latterly fallen into ill-health under austerity, a condition which appeared to receive a miracle cure just two weeks into Boris Johnson’s term as Prime Minister. He chose Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital to unveil a series of hospital upgrades totalling a decidedly healthy £850m, on top of an extra £1bn of spending to maintain existing buildings and facilities across its estate and on top of the £34bn already promised to the NHS.

Why Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital for the unveiling? “Why not!” the Prime Minister told just three journalists assembled on the day of his visit to Boston. Alongside Lincolnshire Pride’s Executive Editor Rob Davis was the Echo’s Paul Whitelam and a representative of the news agency Getty which supplies the national media with its news.

In a pretty grim canteen in the education building of Pilgrim Hospital, we were kept out of the way of the event’s approved Getty photographer, watched over by a Downing Street press officer with strict instructions that our cameras were to remain in our bags, that we were allowed just two questions each, and that we were not allowed in the adjacent broadcast interview room with Getty TV cameramen and BBC reporters.

A belligerent streak compelled me to disregard all of the rules Downing Street prescribed – to the not inconsiderable ire of Number 10 press officer Bailey – but also afforded the most amount of time possible in the presence of the Prime Minister to hear first hand why Lincolnshire was to be the poster boy for the windfall and address the criticism that a one-off windfall isn’t a panacea for an ailing health service.

“This announcement is on top of the £34bn we’ve announced already and there will be more to come,” the PM told us. “It’s a big investment in the NHS in which I believe passionately and profoundly. The NHS is the institution which knits our society together.” >> 28

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PRIME MINISTER VISITS LINCOLNSHIRE

“The investment will be partly in infrastructure, partly in staffing and what it will enable is greater patient flow, and I think that’ll be of great benefit to patients across the area.” >> It’s beloved by everybody and we have to look after it, but it needs investment and that’s what we’re going to do.”

“I stood on the steps of Downing Street just 10 days ago and said that we’d be doing 20 new hospital upgrades and that’s exactly what we’re doing, starting in Boston.” But why Boston, we asked.

“Why come to Boston? Well why not? Boston came up with proposals for upgrading its A&E department, and this hospital reminds me very much of my own local hospital in the constituency I represent. It’s of the same vintage and it’s got many of the same problems, but you can fix some of these problems with a cash investment and that’s what we’re doing.”

Our interview took place after the Prime Minister toured the hospital’s A&E department, seeing where the investment would help with a move towards defined urgent and emergency ‘care zones’ in an attempt to improve patient waiting times and the flow of patients in and out of the department. Ultimately this will allow patients needing emergency treatment to be seen and treated quicker.

The investment was welcomed by United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, which employs over 7,700 people and serves 736,700 people across Lincolnshire via Pilgrim Hospital (3 beds), Lincoln County (362 beds) and Grantham & District Hospital (97 beds) as well as smaller facilities in Louth, Gainsborough, Spalding and Skegness.

The Trust records annual attendances of 489,000 outpatients appointments, 160,000 A&E attendances, 76,000 elective admissions and 61,000 non-elective admissions… it also delivers 5,000 babies a year!

For context ULHT’s annual budget is around £437m but other hospitals around the UK have been promised much more than the £21.3m windfall to be enjoyed in Boston. Royal Cornwall Hospital will receive £99.9m to create a new women and children’s hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, will received a £97.1m windfall for a new outpatient, treatment and diagnostic centre, whilst £72.3m has been set aside for a new adult mental health inpatient facility in Manchester.

Pride’s Rob Davis put to the Prime Minister that the problems facing the NHS were not just financial, but systemic, too.

“The investment will be partly in infrastructure, partly in staffing and what it will enable is greater patient flow and enabling staff to keep patient moving through the system, stopping blockages taking place and I think that’ll be of great benefit to patients across the area, whether they present themselves following accidents on holiday, or whether they’re one of the high proportion of elderly people here for example. They need to be seen fast.”

“I think there’s a big staffing issue which we’re also facing. We need to be sure that we get staff trained up and that we continue to attract good numbers of high quality nursing and doctors. We’re creating ways to encourage and incentivise that, but there’s also an issue with capital and infrastructure.”

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“This place reminds me so much of the Hillingdon Hospital [350,000 catchment area; 3,300 staff; £222m budget - so about half the size of ULHT], which is a great institution but faces the same issues.”

We continued to question the Prime Minister on staffing and where he’d recruit from - locally or internationally - given the likelihood that Brexit will make recruitment trickier.

“Both. It’s really important that we do something about the debts incurred by student nurses and those in the medical profession, to make the profession more attractive.”

“But we also need to remember that as a society and as an economy the future of the NHS does depend on attracting people from elsewhere in the world and that’s why we’re going to have an Australian-style points system, which Priti Patel and the Home Office are working on that right now but I can’t give you an ETA on it just now.”

ULHT’s Chief Executive Andrew Morgan remained optimistic about the investment and says “We are delighted that Pilgrim Hospital has been awarded this new funding. We are continuously working to improve our busy emergency departments and this investment will allow us to make changes we’ve not previously been able to, in turn relieving pressure across our hospital site.”

“These improvements to the department mean we will be able to direct patients when they arrive, so they can receive the most appropriate care. We hope that this development will help us to see and treat patients more quickly and ensure that everyone is getting the right level of care that they require.”

Outside the press conference around 50 people crowded the PM for a few ‘selfies’ before Boris Johnson was chauffeured away in a Jaguar with an escort from the security services. Ironically the public were granted easier access for photos than we were, indicating perhaps that jocular smiles and excited mobile phone snaps count more than unfettered access to the PM by media. Consequently the announcement of the funding was met with an excited buzz and cheers rather than the cautious optimism that befits the question of whether the announcement is the beginning of long term, sustainable funding for the NHS.

In 1948 Bevan could hardly be expected to anticipate the necessity of funding IT infrastructure, server rooms, MRI scanners and expensive drugs with their research & development overheads, all necessary to keep a 21st century NHS functioning.

The investment is doubtless welcome but with an increased population, an ageing population living longer with more long-term medical conditions like dementia and with the NHS now mandated to provide social care as well as healthcare, longer term treatment is required rather than a single shot in the arm.

All of which leaves the condition of the NHS best described using that cautiously non-committal phrase of medics up and down the UK: ‘serious, but stable.’ n

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FLEET STREET MY OCCUPATION >

PHOTOGRAPHER

DR MIKE MALONEY OBE BY

MEET THE BEST - AND POSSIBLY THE LAST - OF FLEET STREET’S GENTLEMAN PHOTOGRAPHERS

PRIceLeSS. I’m holding something in my hands that I’d comfortably describe as priceless. It’s a Hasselblad camera, in blue leather, but it’s also plated in 24ct gold and it belongs to Professor Mike Maloney, presented to him by his former boss, Robert Maxwell, who prized Mike as one of his best press photographers.

Maxwell wasn’t the only one to hold Mike in such high esteem. During his career the photographer has been the recipient of no fewer than 107 national and international press awards.

He was the preferred photographer of Royals, of heads of state and Hollywood film stars.

Mike has joked with the queen, dined with pop stars and flown first class with presidents. He’s been thrown out of London’s claridges by Frank Sinatra’s goons, and chatted with cannibals.

He’s had loaded pistols pointed at his head by KGB agents and he’s stared through the viewfinder in warzones where the moment between life and death are separated by the small amount of time it takes to squeeze a shutter button or pull a trigger to capture an image or shoot a man dead.

Born and raised in Lincoln there will, sadly, never be another Mike Maloney. Not just because of the calibre of his images or because of his experience or because his contacts book is sodden with celebrities and royals and heads of state, but because press photography is dead.

It has died on the altar of publicists and PRs, mobile phone photography and paparazzi. Mike is the last great press photographer, and to find out why, we met him near Lincoln to... well, to pay a visit to his downstairs cloakroom. e smallest room in the house for most people features little more decoration than a bottle of Domestos and quilted three-ply. But Mike’s cloakroom is a sort of shrine to his life in pictures. ere are pictures of atcher, Blair, Gorbachev, Paul & Linda Mccartney, Muhammed Ali, Grace Kelly and the gaffer from his alma mater, press baron Robert [Bob] Maxwell.

It’s easily the most interesting toilet in Lincolnshire and created a number of talking points when I emerged… having washed my hands, of course. >>

Image: Lincoln photographer Dr Mike Maloney OBE is the UK’s most decorated press photographer with no fewer than 107 awards to his name. Mike has photographed royalty, heads of state and celebrities, and has some wonderful stories to tell!

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DR MIKE MALONEY OBE, FLEET STREET PHOTOGRAPHER

How did you go from Lincoln to Fleet Street?

I was born and raised in Victoria Terrace in Lincoln with two brothers.

I went to St Hugh’s School in Lincoln and to St Peter and St Paul Catholic School. After school I joined the Lincolnshire Chronicle as a tea boy, working my way up to become a Linotype typesetter.

I loved photography as a boy and had a Kodak 127 camera, which exposed to square negatives. The camera had dreadful optics, with a fixed shutter and focus, but I adored it.

I got on well with my Editor, Geoff Fielding, and he gave me my first commission in 1967, covering a Boy Scout parade at Lincoln Cathedral. Geoff wanted to use more of my photos but there was a problem; I didn’t have an NUJ membership.

A job came up under Anthony Robinson, whose father Lionel owned the Lincolnshire Standard Group - which published in Boston, Sleaford, Lincoln and Louth - but he wouldn’t give me a job, which upset me at the time, but forced me to chance my arm in London instead. I found myself on Fleet Street, working for the London News Service Agency. It was poor pay, but a way in to the industry, and soon I was working for the London Evening News, as a showbiz photographer.

Were you in love with the job from the very start?

Absolutely! My first assignment was at the Savoy Hotel, covering the birthday celebrations of Nöel Coward. When the man himself approached me I didn’t have a clue what to say but I steeled myself and stammered that I was with the Evening News and that it was a pleasure to meet him. ‘The pleasure,’ he purred ‘is all mine dear boy.’

And success soon followed as a result?

I was in love with photography from the very start. From my very first camera and from my first few shots of my family at Wittons Park on Yarborough Road, when my photos were really good and my father’s shots had people’s head cut off, to the first of three Press Photographer of the Year awards in 1977, every frame was a combination of science - capturing the light – and creative art, making every shot tell a story.

I was immensely proud of the Mirror. We had a staff of over 300, and we employed 28 full time press photographers. We had satellite offices in Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol and in Southampton, as the era prior to cheap air travel saw many celebrities come into the country from the US via Southampton.

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And met some pretty amazing people?

My contacts book was bulging. I accompanied Franco Zeffirelli when he was filming his 1977 film Jesus of Nazareth. He’d call me Mika and asked me what the light was like for the crucial crucifixion scene.

I told him I thought it was rubbish, which cause him to order Jesus – Robert Powell – down from the cross, which cost the production, he said, $500,000.

I made it up to him as Grace Kelly was staying in the hotel. She came up to me in the bar and having photographed her before – she was a great friend - we struck up a conversation. She wanted an introduction to Zeffirelli and a chance to get onto the set.

I went back to his suite but it took me about 15 minutes to convince Zeffirelli that she was in the bar and wanted to meet him.

He accused me of having sunstroke but eventually came down and was astonished to see that Grace was there. She appeared on set the next morning!

“You stupid man!” he fumed, explaining that the KGB officers had pistols trained at the back of my head and were within seconds of firing!

I explained that it was my first assignment, and he offered to introduce me to a few people.

True to his word, he introduced me to Rex Harrison, David Nivan and many more. I spend the evening dancing with Rachel Roberts, the wife of Rex Harrison, and tried caviar and Champagne for the first time. I left at two in the morning giggling that I’d just been paid to celebrate with the stars.

What was it like on Fleet Street at the time?

The paper was selling 5,500,000 copies and we had two Gulfstream jets, a helicopter and access to the Lady Ghislaine yacht, on which Bob would entertain some of the world’s most influential people.

Everywhere we travelled, we travelled first class.

What was the secret of getting that front page shot?

It’s not a secret. It was just ensuring you kept a cool head and pressed the shutter button without a second thought. There was an occasion travelling with Bob, Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Kruschkov, when an off the cuff remark backfired. I’d remarked that I was travelling with the most powerful media baron, the most powerful statesman and the head of the world’s most powerful security service, and how impressive it would be to have a photograph of the three together.

Bob loved the idea, but in the meeting when we were in the Kremlin I missed the chance when an urgent phone call came through and the Kremlin ushered us out. Mercifully the doors to the state room opened and Gorbachev reappeared with arms full of paper. Without thinking I leapt up and shouted at him enthusiastically, ‘just one photo, sir, just one photo?’ He turned around and I got my shot.

I turned back to Bob expecting a happy boss but he had a face like thunder. “You stupid man!” he fumed, explaining that the KGB officers had pistols trained at the back of my head and were within seconds of firing.

But you were rewarded?

It was a great shot. Bob ordered 1,200 10 x 8 prints to be made.

He distributed them proudly and with another press award in the bag shortly after I was summoned to meet the Chairman for lunch.

It was during that meeting he presented me with the Hasselblad, a gold plated camera considered the ‘Rolls Royce’ of cameras, probably worth £25,000 then, but much more now! >>

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DR MIKE MALONEY OBE, FLEET STREET PHOTOGRAPHER

>> One of his aides said that I reminded him of his son, also named Michael, who had died in an accident. He was kept alive for seven years before his life support machines were turned off.

You get to know the real Maxwell, the real people behind the fame?

Yes. It’d sound conceited to say that I’m charismatic, but soft skills are much more important than technical skills. Modern cameras make taking photographs more reliable, but back then you needed to look at the light and know ‘1/60, F8’ without thinking. But what hasn’t changed is the soft skills needed to think on your feet and handle people well.

What’s the secret to that?

There’s no secret. I just respect people and treat them well. June Brown [of EastEnders fame] once remarked that ‘Mike is the only person in the media I trust!’ and by being trustworthy you command anyone’s respect. When you’re respected, people don’t mind having you around. When you’re in the right place, you can take photos.

I’ve worked with royalty, and especially loved working with the Queen Mother. I photographed her on many occasions and she was incredibly kind. She owned a horse at Ascot and was presenting the prizes the same year. If the horse had won, she would technically have had to present the prize to herself. I mistimed the dash from the finishing line to the Royal Enclosure, and security wouldn’t let me in.

I was crestfallen and retreated into the media area, next to the enclosure. I heard a voice and the Queen Mother was walking past. She asked how I was and when I said that, actually, ma’am, I was glum because I’d missed the shot she said, quite cheerfully, ‘well come along then, we’ll go back!’ She was wonderful. So down to earth, so lovely. I photographed her at her 97th birthday party at Clarence House and she was so warm and wonderful.

And that has killed the role of press photographer?

Smartphones mean that now everyone has a camera in their pocket and a means of transmission, too. Amid disasters or breaking news stories are those with smartphones capturing both still and video footage. By the time professionals get to a breaking news story it has already gone live, and immediacy trumps the quality of an image.

What photo are you most proud of?

My 1979 image of the Queen jumping for joy alongside her Racing Manager Lord Porchester. Her horse was winning the 1979 Derby and she leapt into the air with the most animated expression. The image won everything that year. The prize for Royal Photo of the year was £3,500, which was matched by the Mirror with a bonus in my pay packet.

What image scared you the most?

I’ve covered warzones and was terrified in Sarajevo. I was walking alongside one of the area’s main highways. I thought, wearing an army flak jacket emblazoned with the Union flag and a helmet on my head would make me safe. I was forced to re-evaluate that when a truck pulled up and a very cross Sergeant Major bellowed at me, calling me stupid and telling me to get into the truck.

I photographed Diana on her wedding day. She called me ‘Mikey,’ and like most of the Royal family, she was very down to earth...

You’ve great experience of photographing the Royal Family?

I’ve photographed the Queen Mother, HM The Queen, Prince Charles, Diana, and William & Harry. I was on the Royal Rota, and photographed Diana on her wedding day. She called me ‘Mikey,’ and like most of the Royal family, she was very down to earth.

On her wedding day she was different. As a photographer you see people at their most vulnerable and it was clear from her apprehension that day that she shouldn’t have married Charles but it was a fairy-tale event, and perhaps the last event press photographers covered properly.

How so?

The first picture of Charles and Camilla hand in hand was a million-pound picture. Celebrities would no longer capitulate, which opened the flood gates to PR people managing photo opportunities.

The previous year had seen the assassination of John Lennon. After that everything changed. The barriers came down, the barbed wire went up and the right photograph became harder to take and consequently more lucrative. Charisma alone wasn’t enough. The era of the paparazzi was upon us.

All of the soldiers in the truck had taken their helmets off and were sitting perched on them.

It seemed very odd, so I asked why they weren’t wearing them properly. He explained that the trucks were armour plated but still had wooden floors. If an improvised device had detonated in the ground, it would have blown off anything below the waist. I quickly removed the helmet from my head and sat on it instead.

Is that the most dangerous situation you’ve been in?

No! Having made contacts in the KGB, I received a call from Boris Yeltsin’s administration. They made me an offer to photograph the cannibal Andrei Chikatilo, prior to his execution. He had eaten 56 people and was being held in Rostov. Having turned down the offer of a vodka breakfast with the prison governor, reasoning that a clear head might be a better bet, I ventured with my armed KGB escorts to the below ground cell, and three locks were released, with a huge old creak from the old metal door.

The door opened and the cell was in pitch black. There was silence until Chikatilo, fancying himself as a bit of a comedian, jumped out of the darkness and shouted ‘boo.’

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DR MIKE MALONEY OBE, FLEET STREET PHOTOGRAPHER

“I received an OBE from the Queen in 2010, and spent a couple of minutes, not just the usual 30 seconds, with HM The Queen. We spoke about life on board the Royal Yacht Britannia, and how we missed the vessel. That’s just one of many happy memories from a career spanning over 40 years!”

>> Ordinarily prisoners sentenced to death are offered their monthly shower and are led to the facility only to be shot through the top of the head through a hole in the ceiling. In Chikatilo’s case, though, his brain had been promised to medical science – to three top universities – so his execution was rethought.

What about the highlight of your career?

I received an OBE from the Queen in 2010, and spent a couple of minutes, not just the usual 30 seconds, with HM The Queen.

We spoke about life on board the Royal Yacht Britannia, and how we missed the vessel. That’s just one of many happy memories from a career spanning over 40 years.

A career that may not be available to future generations?

I’ve since received an honorary doctorate from the University of Lincoln and remember giving a presentation to Keele University students. One student from Keele approached me after my lecture and was gushing in her praise.

‘It was the most wonderful, interesting charismatic presentation I’ve ever heard!’ she enthused, going on to reference Mike sneaking into a Sinatra gig with monopod down a trouser leg (and a fake limp) plus a 600mm lens secreted under a trench coat to subvert the ‘no photography’ rules of the performance.‘One question…’ she added.

‘Sinatra... who was he?’

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Sinatra had been in town performing with the Rat Pack and had refused other press coverage. I had a fine looking pinstripe suit at the time and managed to get into Claridges where he had booked an entire floor. By chance the door to his suite was ajar. I burst in and welcomed him to London on behalf of the Daily Mirror, to which the response was ‘get this bum out of here!’ and with that two heavies emerged from the shadows and threw me out!

Everything has its time?

Yes. Mobile phones make the immediacy of capturing and transmitting an image more important than having a proper press image. Quality takes a back seat to immediacy, and in an age when advertising revenues have taken a hit, the ability to rely on amateurs who happen to be in the right place at the right time is invaluable.

Is the role of a press photographer now redundant?

You no longer need a professional camera to contribute to breaking news. The best camera, now, isn’t the one with a professional behind the lens. It’s the camera phone with the amateur in the right place at the right time. Alternatively, it’s those with long paparazzi lenses.

The age of the gentleman photographer has passed. Which is sad.

We’ll lose the skill and trust invested in a photographer to technology, long lenses and intrusiveness; the antithesis of intimacy. And capturing a moment of intimacy is what photography is, when it’s at its best. n

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THE ENGINE YARD

ENGINE

REVOLUTIONS is month we’re celebrating the first anniversary of one of the area’s success stories as Her Grace emma Manners, the Duchess of Rutland, reflects on the first year of trading for her £2.5m engine Yard development… we join the Duchess to crack the champagne corks, but first, she has some washing up to finish...

Words & Images: Rob Davis.

Time flies when you’re having fun… or when you’re stuck in the kitchen. Just ask the Duchess of Rutland, Emma Manners. For the past 12 months she’s done both. It’s been great fun, she says, ensuring that the new £2.5m artisan shopping village on the Belvoir Castle estate has got up to speed, although she’s had to work rather hard to make the project a success, even donning a pair of rubber gloves and getting stuck into the washing up.

“It’s a really personal project,” says the Duchess. “Every single thing in the Engine Yard I have hand-held. Every piece of decoration or lighting, every fabric I’ve chosen carefully, so it’s been a real labour of love.”

The 15,000 acre estate of Belvoir Castle is the ancestral home of the Manners family and the present Duke and Duchess of Rutland have been incumbent since 1999. Adjacent to the Grade I listed 450ft tall castle, which dates back to 1799 is The Engine Yard.

The collection of former workshops once housed a cutting edge 20-ton beam engine to pump water from Holwell Spring in Woolsthorpe to supply the castle with fresh water. The technology soon fell into redundancy, the site itself becoming scruffy.

Enter the Duchess with her characteristic big ideas to transform the site and in 2014 the area was cleared as part of a £2.5m restoration project designed to create a local community centre – a sort of new village for the Vale of Belvoir when traditional villages and market towns are ailing amid out of town superstores.

“Our idea at the Engine Yard is that it’s the people’s yard. I want it to be inclusive, to be for the community and I want to know what people want to see here. I want the whole community to be able to come here, relax and enjoy the space.” >> Opposite: The Engine Yard is a smart shopping village in the Vale of Belvoir. There are a dozen retailers, including a health & beauty specialist, restaurant and a new gin bar. Inset: The development has cost £2.5m and has been created adjacent to the Duke & Duchess of Rutland’s 15,000 acre Belvoir Castle estate in the area which used to house the estate’s steam engine, used to pump water to the Castle.

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PREMIUM SHOPPING, FOOD, D R I N K A N D E N T E R TA I N M E N T n Belvoir Casa: Boutique Hair and Beauty Salon in the former wheelwrights’ and painters’ workshop. belvoircasa.co.uk

n Cherizena: A family run business selling an extensive range of single origin and blended coffee and teas. cherizena.co.uk n Cocoa Amore: Producing chocolate sustainably, and delivering a unique experience at popular chocolate-making workshops. cocoa-amore.co.uk

n Crafts 4 Kids: Family run boutique with a wonderful selection of children’s toys including fun educational toys. crafts4kids.co.uk

n Jorge Artisan Foods: Specially sourced favourites including antipasti, olives, chutneys, tapenades, pasta and sauces. jorge-artisan-foods.co.uk

n Little Skiers/Little Surfers: Specialist ski/surf wear for active kids, chosen from the best brands around the world. littleskiers.co.uk littlesurfers.co.uk n Margo & Plum Timeless decorative interiors and homeware to make your house a home. margoandplum.co.uk

n B Jewellery Opening as Pride goes to press, B Jewellery is a luxury retailer specialising in bespoke jewellery designs. Fronted by designer Belynda Faulkner,

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her shop at the Engine Yard offers a range of stunning jewellery collections, custom designs crafted by hand. b-jewellery.co.uk

n The Country Victualler: Renowned for delicious hams, award-winning pies, pâtés and smoked meats. n The Duchess Gallery: The Duchess of Rutland’s first Gallery, inspired by her love of the outdoors.

n The Fuel Tank: The two storey café, which seats 80, featuring an outside terrace and patio.

Beaver!

(not Bell-vwar!)

The Castle has been the home to the Duke of Rutland’s family since 1067. Pronounced ‘Beaver’ - not Bell-vwar - its name derives from the meaning ‘beautiful view’ in French and dates back to Norman times.

n The Idle Mole: Independent garden centre with gifts and homewares. theidlemole.co.uk

n Wellness Wagon: Broad range of holistic therapists, chosen for their expertise in delivering relaxing treatments.

n The Balloon Bar: Enjoy handcrafted cocktails and mocktails, specifically created for the venue. engineyardballoonbar.co.uk n Rowland Watson Gunmakers: One of the country’s oldest gunmakers with a proud legacy stretching back three centuries. www.rowlandwatson.com

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Three to See at The Engine Yard

n Makers’ Market: Every third Sunday of the month, visit the Engine Yard to enjoy a handpicked selection of artisan food producers, allowing visitors to embrace the best of local food and drink producers, artisans, handcrafters as well as the occasional street food vendors and entertainers!

>> “With the loss of villages comes the loss of communities – neighbours. I’m hoping that everyone here will say help to create a community to replace those lose villages.

Creating a village community for Belvoir will take it back to about how it was three or hundred years ago when there was an ancient market site here.”

“Of all the jobs I’ve done getting the site up and running the best one I’ve done is washing up at The Fuel Tank! I love it. I’m the best washer-upper they’ve got… honestly.

You can ask Chef Karen! Everyone mucks in, there’s no hierarchy, this is everyone’s Yard!”

The site opened in September last year with five or six retail units, and now there are in excess of 12. Celebrating the development’s first anniversary of the site is a Festival of Game event in September plus a wealth of pre-Christmas events.

A year on, and with the recent launch of The Balloon Bar, Belvoir Castle’s Engine Yard is now a smart shopping destination for an impromptu Saturday afternoon sortie.

With plenty of shopping for the family, for the home and for the garden, plus several options for dining and enjoying a drink, it’s easy to see why the Duchess is proud of what the team has created.

n Bonfire & Fireworks: The Engine Yard is the perfect location for great fireworks and bonfire on 2nd November. A great selection of food outlets including the Fuel Tank and external Street Food Vendors. Performances from brilliant bands and fireworks to blow your socks off from MLE Pyrotechnics.

“The Engine Yard has come 180 degrees in a year. It’s building a lovely community with loyal customers who come to meet for a coffee, catch up with friends or work online.”

“There’s lots more happening with the opening of the Balloon Bar and a busy events calendar but there’s still plenty of space and scope for further development.

Anyone approaching me with good business strategy or their own brand that they wish to develop, we still have units that we are looking at growing.” n

Right: The site features The Fuel Tank pictured on our opening page, and below it the new Balloon Bar, specialising in artisan gin. The Idle Mole, meanwhile, is an artisan retailer with lots of gifts for home and garden. It’s just one of a dozen or so places for an enjoyable day of shopping.

n Christmas at the Engine Yard: Santa is making a special visit to the Engine Yard again at the beautiful Winter Wonderland.

Wrap up warm, enjoy a treat at The Fuel Tank and pick up a few last-minute Christmas gifts at the same time. Visitors looking for inspiration for that special Christmas gift can also browse the Christmas Market. Enjoy Breakfast with Santa too, with tickets available soon.

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EVENTS

What’s On... scunthorpe

lincoln

sunday 6th oCtober

the sounds of glenn miller

tuesday 8th oCtober 2019

ub40: the 40th anniversary

Recapture the sounds of a bygone era as the Nick Ross Orchestra presents ‘an unmissable evening of music and song’ – the Classic Big Band Sound of the 1940s.

One of the most successful reggae acts of all time, UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro, have announced their 40th Anniversary Tour: A Real Labour of Love.

Fans can expect nothing short of a good time from both founding members of UB40 who have produced over 50 singles, sold over 70 million records and seen incredible success domestically and internationally throughout their 40+ year long career.

The performance will include Many Rivers to Cross, Red Red Wine, Kingston Town, I Can’t Help Falling In Love and many more.

n Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, from 7.30pm. Tickets £25/adults.

Call 08448542776 or see www.scunthorpetheatres.co.uk lincoln

saturday 12th oCtober

raCe for life Each year, hundreds of women take part in Race for Life across the country and here’s your chance to get involved! So gather your family and friends, put on something pink and let’s beat cancer! Lincoln is hosting 5k, 10k & Pretty Muddy Races! n Lincolnshire Showground,

n The Engine Shed, Lincoln, LN6 7TS from 7pm. Tickets £41.25.

Call 0871 220 0260 or see www.engineshed.co.uk.

Birdwatching in Boston

THIS MONTH YOU’RE INVITED TO ENJOY AN IM-PECK-ABLE RSPB BIRDWATCHING EXPERIENCE ON THE BOSTON BELLE...

boston

monday 21st oCtober

rspb birdwatChing Cruises aboard the boston belle

The Wash is the UK’s most important estuary for wildlife.

The coastline has some of the best saltmarsh and mudflats in the country supporting thousands of wildfowl and waders on their migration. On board the Boston Belle this month you can enjoy seeing native birds’ habitats and get up close to the birds.

The cruise provides interest to all; from the avid birder to anyone with a general interest in nature.

n Boston Marina, 9.15am, tickets £21.

South Holland Centre is acting as the Ticket Agency call 01775 764777 or see www.southhollandcentre.co.uk.

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£14.99/Adult; £10/Child. 10am.

Call 01522 522900 or see lincolnshireshowground.co.uk. grantham & sleaford

saturday 12th oCt, saturday 19th oCt

hey beatles Re-live the sounds and excitement of the ‘60s with the premier Beatles tribute act, showcasing the Fab Four’s biggest hits appearing in Lincolnshire at both Grantham’s Guildhall Arts Centre (12th) and Sleaford Playhouse (19th) the following week. n Call 01476 406158 or 01529 297167. For more info, see www.heybeatles.com.

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

lincoln

welbeck

saturday 12th oCtober

introduCtion to patisserie This introduction to creating artisan patisserie is the ideal one-day course for anyone who loves to start their day with a fresh pastry and a strong coffee.

With the help of tutor Emmanuel Hadjiandreou, an internationally renowned baker and author, you will learn the skills needed to create artisan

patisserie, including working with quality ingredients, lamination of dough and dough folding, rolling and shaping.

You will gain the knowledge and confidence to make a range of delicious pastries at home, including: croissant, pain au chocolat, Danish pastries and puff pastry, ideal for creating seasonal treats.

n The School of Artisan Food, Welbeck, from 9.30am-5pm, £185pp.

Pre-booking is essential, call 01909 532171 or schoolofartisanfood.org.

Brie our guest and enjoy a grate day, say cheesemakers

MEET AARDMAN ANIMATION’S WALLACE & GROMIT, TRY CLAY MODELLING AND ENJOY ARTISAN CHEESE

skegness

saturday 12th oCtober

friday 25th oCtober

boots & bubbles

This vocally dynamic evening showcases smash-hit songs from the greatest musicals of all time from Les Miserables, Phantom Of The Opera, Blood Brothers, Wicked, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Greatest Showman, Miss Saigon, Chess, We Will Rock You and many more.

Have your Dubarry boots seen better days? Bring your Dubarry boots to Doddington Country Clothing and whilst you enjoy a glass of bubbles, perusing the new Dubarry collection, the team will rejuvenate your current boots for you, ready for the coming season.

The event is free but registration is essential. The Hall’s shops champion the best of British designers and artisan products with clothing, homeware and seasonal produce. n Doddington Hall & Gardens, 10am-3pm.

01522 812515, www.doddingtonhall.com. lincoln

tuesday 1st oCtober January 1st 2020

viCtoria & albert

A major art exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Promoted by the Historic Lincoln Trust.

les musiCals

n From 7.30pm, Embassy Theatre, Skegness, call 01754 474100. lincoln

saturday 26th oCtober

firework at linColnshire showground

Celebrate Fireworks Night at the Lincolnshire Showground with family entertainment, live music, local food, and of course fireworks. Families can visit the funfair and a dedicated sparkler area.

n The Collection, Monday - Sunday:

n From 5pm-9pm, ticket details to

10am - 4pm. Admission free.

Call 01522 782040 for details.

be confirmed, call 01522 522900 or see www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk.

lincoln

saturday 5th oCtober

linColnshire Cheese festival

Who better to head up this month’s amazing cheese festival in Lincoln, than Aardman’s own Wallace & Gromit?

You’d better brie-lieve it; CheeseFest returns to Lincoln for the second year running, and visitors can expect delicious cheese-based cuisine presented for your culinary pleasure by the finest fromagers and artisan food stalls.

Experience some of the greatest cheeses in the world with melted raclette, gooey

mozzarella sticks, top notch toasties, and more.

CheeseFest also promises to be a grand day out for all the family with a jam packed programme of feasting and entertainment hosted by the world’s most famous cheese ambassadors Wallace & Gromit, who will be present for a live ‘meet and greet,’ with an activity area for children, life-size vehicles from the franchise and model-making workshops with the studio’s professional animators! n Lincolnshire Showground, £20/family, 10am-4.30pm.

Call 01522 522900 or see www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk.

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Fri 4 Oct 7pm & 10pm £30.50 Not suitable for under 16’s

Fri 25 6pm-10.30pm. Sat 26 12 noon-4.30pm & 6pm-10.30pm £12.50 Over 18’s Only

Sun 27 Oct 7.30pm £23.00

Sat 2 Nov 7.30pm £26.00 **

Wed 27 Nov 7.30pm £29.00 £32.00 £35.00**

Thu 12 - Sat 28 Dec 2019 Various times, perfs and prices**

Wed 1 April 7.30pm £23.00

Wed 20 - Fri 22 May 2020 7.30pm £27.50 - £45.50 Premium £54.40

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FOOD & DRINK

The Thatched Cottage

at SUTTERTON, NEAR BOSTON Quality dining in a beautiful environment. This month we’re recommending a visit to Sutterton’s Thatched Cottage, just a few miles south of Boston, for local produce, skilfully used to create a memorable dining experience...

Beauty isn’t just skin deep. That’s what we discovered recently with a visit to Sutterton’s Thatched Cottage, just seven miles south of Boston.

Words: Rob Davis. Images: Dean Fisher.

The restaurant gets off to a good start merely by virtue of its location and the look of the place. But happily, the food the restaurant produces under its new custodianship since last year is up to the same standard as the building’s appearance suggests.

It’s in the heart of the countryside equidistant between Boston and Spalding, slap bang in the Fens. Surrounded by dark alluvial soils, the place is positively surrounded by farmers whose produce is used extensively in the restaurant, arriving daily via Jonathan Hull.

It’s just about as pretty as a building can get, with a bright whitewashed front and a thatched roof.

Sitting in eight acres of country park, there’s a fishing lake, beautiful landscaping and in

“VICKI MAKES THE MOST OF THE RESTAURANT’S LOCATION WITH A WEALTH OF FENLAND SUPPLIERS PROVIDING FRESH LOCAL INGREDIENTS...”

meet the CHEF SEAN ELDERFIELD HEAD CHEF

March a caravan park will open on the site too, ideal for those passing through Lincolnshire on their way to Norfolk.

Born and raised in Boston, Vicki’s father Murray Chambers and his business partner Chris Dixon purchased the place from the previous owner, with a view to making improvements to the parkland.

That leaves Vicki and Bar Manager Sharon, with their years of both kitchen and front of house experience, to manage the restaurant.

Together, the two have completed a complete refurbishment of the place, with a brand new kitchen some three times larger than the previous one, and a refreshed dining room ordered as three smaller rooms rather than one monolithic space, creating a cosier dining experience. >>

Food History: Sean trained at Boston College,working locally until joining Vicki and Sharon at the opening of the Thatched Cottage in March 2018.

Food Wisdom: “Salt, pepper, spoon; the three most important pieces of kitchen equipment!

Try everything to make sure it’s perfectly seasoned!”

Food Heaven: “Mexican flavours!”

Food Hell: “Cinnamon!”

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>> The refurbishment took from August 2016 to March 2018, which provides an idea of just how comprehensive it needed to be, but the best things come to those who wait and the result is a traditional and pretty place to dine, different from the slew of Farrow & Ball-sed up restaurants whose characters have been stripped away with overbearing enthusiastic interior design in 50-shades of bland.

Instead it’s characterful, with knobbly beams and a cosy feel, comfortable and really very lovely, all of which sets a tough precedent for the quality of the food to follow.

OPEN FOR FOOD Monday to Saturday: 12noon - 2pm; 5pm - 9pm.

Sunday: 12noon-3pm; 5pm - 8pm.

Afternoon Tea: 12noon - 3pm Monday to Saturday.

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on the MENU OPTIONS FROM THE A LA CARTE MENU AT THE THATCHED COTTAGE Starters

Asparagus wrapped Parma ham & panko, deep fried egg and Hollandaise sauce £6.

Gin cured smoked salmon with pickled cucumber, radish and lemon mousse £6.

Main Courses

Pan fried salmon fillet with crushed new potatoes, samphire, mussels and white wine sauce £17.

Fortunately, Vicki and her two chefs have ensured diners have plenty of choice with both a bar menu and à la carte dining options.

The former includes dishes like fish and chips, Boston sausage and mash, plus grill options like steaks and the pub’s own take on the ubiquitous gourmet burger.

Choosing the à la carte menu, meanwhile, there are six starters, eight main courses, four grill options, and six desserts on offer.

Whilst diners can tuck in either in the bar or the 40-cover restaurant, we’d recommend the latter. Its white tablecloths and fresh flowers are commensurate with the look and feel of the place.

We’d opt for the à la carte menu, too and enjoy the full Thatched Cottage experience of immaculately presented dishes generous in portion and flawless in terms of their chefcraft. Beyond the local veg suppliers, Ruskington’s Mel Wards and Boston’s M & H Butchers provide meat, including beautifully aged beef.

Fish arrives from Grimsby each day on its way from North East Lincolnshire to King’s Lynn based supplier Coles. Shellfish is from Boston’s very own Gerald Fletcher of East Lincs Seafood and of course cask ales are provided by Batemans. There’s also a selection of Small Beer ales and spirits from distilleries like Kirton’s Fuddy Duck.

Diners enjoy further choice on Wednesdays, when Grill Night affords two steaks plus a bottle of wine for a decent £27, whilst Monday and Tuesdays provide seniors with concessionary dining from noon until 2pm.

Vicki and the team are finalising their Christmas menus too, so if you’re looking to entertain family and friends this season, we can think of fewer restaurants as picturesque.

Beautifully refurbished, with a cosy and traditional dining room for autumn and winter, plus great menus with beautifully presented and tasty dishes, stuffed with local provenance. Fair to say that The Thatched Cottage will continue to be very popular and should definitely be on your list of restaurants to visit very soon. n

Oven roasted chicken supreme with wild mushroom risotto, Parma ham shards and blue cheese £17.

Infused pork chops with thyme & apple cider and pesto bean salad £17.

Gammon arch with gooseberry jam, fried duck egg, crispy pickled onion rings and watercress £16.

Dessert

Passionfruit cheesecake with mango sorbet and caramel nest £6.

Rich chocolate fondant with chocolate sauce and salted caramel ice cream £6.

NB: Featured dishes are subject to change.

n The Thatched Cottage Restaurant, Pools Lane, Sutterton, Boston PE20 2EZ. Call 01205 461006, www.thethatchedcottagerestaurant.co.uk.

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TO START Pea and mint velouté, feta and black olive crumb *** Mozzarella mousse, heritage tomato salad, basil oil, pine nuts *** Sea bass ravioli, prawn and tarragon sauce *** Salad of crispy duck confit, elements of avocado and hazelnut

MAIN COURSE

Sicilian aubergine stew with roasted Mediterranean vegetable cous cous, mint dressing

DESSERT Lavender panna cotta, strawberry jelly, strawberry salad, strawberry sorbet *** Lemon and butterscotch chounut, Greek yoghurt sorbet *** Seasonal ice cream and sorbets

Roast chicken in pancetta, Sicilian pesto alla Trapanese, grilled courgettes, confit tomato, zucchini fritti, cannellini bean puree

*** Trio of cheese with accompaniments

*** Slow cooked blade of beef, crushed new potatoes, green beans, salsa verde, crispy onions

£19.50

*** Linguine of smoked salmon, pea and asparagus

2 COURSES 3 COURSES

£24.50 All of our dishes may contain allergens, please advise a member of staff of any allergies or intolerance

Not available on a Saturday evening, Sunday lunch or special occasions e.g. Mothers Day

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AN AWARD WINNING EXPERIENCE

Dine in Autumn this season at Branston Hall, one of the area’s most quintessentially English country houses , nestling in 88 acres of parkland.

Beautifully refurbished with seasonal, local and innovative cuisine.

Spa packages and lighter dining available. Overnight accommodation is also available in one of 50 luxury en suite bedrooms.

Branston Hall was originally built in 1885 as a stately home for Sir Leslie Alexander Melville, and today, it remains an unspoiled and totally serene stately home close to Lincoln.

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Wednesdays - ursdays 7pm until close Fridays - Saturday: 6.30pm until close

15 e Strait, Lincoln LN2 1JD • 01522 524851

info@jewshouserestaurant.co.uk • www.jewshouserestaurant.co.uk

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GOOD FOOD AWARDS 2019

Dine Out for Free in 2020 Just by naming your favourite Lincolnshire restaurants

Above: Last year’s winners were the dedicated brigade at North Lincolnshire’s Winteringham Fields, who were awarded our Restaurant of the Year title.

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It’s once again time to celebrate the finest food and drink across Lincolnshire with our 2019 Good Food Awards.

We’re asking our readers to vote their favourite restaurants and we’ll enter everyone who does so into a free draw to win complimentary dining out at our partner restaurants throughout 2020...

Words: Rob Davis.

Lincolnshire is synonymous with good food, and that’s why, each year, we like to celebrate those who value local ingredients, using them with care and attention for the unabashed pleasure of local diners.

However we need your help.

Rather than naming the places we think represent the best restaurants and pubs across Lincolnshire, we’re asking for your votes to ensure that our awards are the most unbiased and comprehensive in the county.

What’s in it for you? Well, we’ve partnered with 11 great Lincolnshire restaurants, each of whom will provide a free meal for two in 2020, so you’ll enjoy quality dining and get to try some great dining rooms all through the year.

Last year we changed our categories to better reflect the diversity of dining in the area, so we’re asking for your six nominations in the following food award categories:

Best Steak

Mouthwatering, juicy, aged for 28 days and served with thick cut, triple cooked chips...

there’s no doubting the pleasure of a beautifully-cooked steak but where do you recommend for a silky sirloin or robust rib-eye? We’d love to know!

Best Fish Dish

Whether your preferred dish is delicately pan-fried scallops served with samphire or traditional fish and chips, tell us about your Friday night favourite.

Best Sunday Lunch

A great British institution, we want you to nominate your favourite restaurant for a really good Sunday Lunch.

Best Dessert

Naturally everyone loves a pudding. Laden with fruit or rich in chocolate, the county’s chefs use dessert courses to show off their presentation skills and tempt us when we falsely protest about not being able to manage another bite.

Best Afternoon Tea

In recent years there has been somewhat of a resurgence in the popularity of afternoon tea. Tiers of joy, heaving with freshly cut sandwiches and homemade cakes, but tell us where to go for an afternoon treat. >>

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>> Restaurant of the Year And last but certainly not least is our 2020 Restaurant of the Year title. This is available to the pub, pub restaurant or fine dining establishment which you think is worthy of receiving the coveted title of Lincolnshire’s best restaurant.

By casting your vote in each of our six categories, you’ll be entered into our prize draw to win dining out at our 11 partner restaurants in 2020.

You can vote for whoever you wish, regardless of whether they’re an advertiser in Pride Magazine, which means our awards are the most objective and unbiased, with opinions sought from all over Lincolnshire.

We’ll announce the winners in our January edition and could be giving you a call to thank you for our votes and invite you to enjoy to free restaurant dining in 2020. n To vote, simply fill in the form opposite and post it to us, or vote online at www.pridemagazines.co.uk/lincolnshire.

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Free Dining at Our 11 Partner Restaurants...

1. The Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa Enjoy quality dining in the former home of The Dambusters. Take in the elegance of this Edwardian hotel in the summer months and a walk around pretty Woodhall Spa.

2. The Thatched Cottage, Sutterton As pretty as it sounds! The Thatched Cottage’s à la carte and bar menus provide a romantic and comfortable environment in which to enjoy dishes created with local ingredients and presented in a stylish and modern way.

3. The Plough, North Kyme One of the most stylish dining rooms in the county, The Plough specialise in creating satisfying dishes, homemade by a truly talented team.

4. The White Hart, Lincoln Enjoy a cocktail or two before dining in the newly refurbished White Hart Hotel’s Grille restaurant and bar. A great way to round off a trip to uphill Lincoln.

5. The Red Lion, Bicker Newly reopened, The Red Lion is brimming with rustic charm, great ingredients and has a hugely talented team.

6. The Barley Mow, Friskney Diners at this wonderful traditional pub restaurant enjoy a warm by a blazing log fire.

Exceptional food, a rural atmosphere and of course, a coastal walk afterwards. Bliss!

7. The Cross Keys, Stow Enjoy great food and drink in this award winning pub and restaurant. Recently refurbished dining room and a reputation for fine food and pub classics.

8. Healing Manor, Grimsby Healing Manor Hotel is a beautiful 37 bedroom hotel with restaurant and pub.

Enjoy quality pub restaurant dining in The Pig & Whistle or a seasonal tasting menu in The Portman Restaurant.

9. Lawson’s Bistro, The Strait, Lincoln Chef Paul Field’s innovative cooking, paired with fine wines within a smart, relaxed and well hosted setting. Snug, simple with a monthly changing menu... perfect!

10. The Fuel Tank, Engine Yard, Belvoir Castle Enjoy exceptional dining in this quirky restaurant on Belvoir Castle’s new luxury shopping and lifestyle development.

11. The Bell at Coleby Paul Vidic, well known Chef Patron runs this thriving pub restaurant, offering a tranquil, welcoming and friendly space where food is served in comfort with passion. n

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ENTRY FORM

(Cut out and send to us at the address below)

Best Steak

Restaurant of the Year

Best Fish Dish

Where is the best place in the area you have visited for a classic steak dish?

Vote for your absolute favourite place to dine in and visit in Lincolnshire.

This can be shellfish, fish dishes or even your favourite fish and chips.

Best Sunday Lunch

Best Dessert

Best Afternoon Tea

A Yellowbellies favourite, but where do you enjoy Sunday Lunch the most?

Whether your tastes are chocolate or fruit-inclined, where’s best for pudding?

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

Address: ............................................................................... ............................................................................................

Postcode: .............................................................................

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

There are many places to enjoy tea and cake, but which one is the best?

Alternatively, you can vote in the Restaurant of the Year Competition on our website by visiting www.pridemagazines.co.uk/Lincolnshire/vote.

Closing Date: Friday 1st November 2019 Send your entry to Lincolnshire Pride Restaurant of the Year Awards 2019, Pride Magazines, Elm Grange Studios, East Heckington, Boston PE20 3QF.

Terms & Conditions: One entry per household. Photocopies/multiple entries will not be counted.

Competition is available to anyone in the county or surrounding area. You must not be personally or professionally allied with nominations. Votes received for each venue will be counted up to determine the eventual three winners for each category and seven runners-up. The Editor’s decision as to our competition winners is final and further terms and conditions may apply.

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CARAVAN PARK TO BE OPENED MARCH 2020

THE THATCHED COTTAGE RESTAURANT & BAR • Beautiful unique thatched cottage

• Stunning 40 seater A La Carte restaurant • Function room catering for birthdays, wakes, christenings, conference, small wedding receptions • OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

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

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Wine of the Month

Upping the ‘Ante’ on odd drinks...

The secret ingredient of Anty Gin may prove a trick, not a treat this month!

Three Monkeys Grenache Shiraz, £12.85 / 75cl / 14%

A gin made from real ants.

That’s right; insects. Specifically the essence of approximately 62 red wood ants... along with hand-foraged botanicals including juniper, wild wood avens and nettle to complement the sharp citrus notes created by distilling the ants.

The region’s Anty Gin is the result of a collaboration with the visionary thinkers of the Nordic Food Lab and Cambridge Distillery - it’s is the very first gin in the world to be made from insects.

If you’re planning a halloween party this could be the terrifying tipple to give your guests a trick, and a treat! n £220 / 75cl / 41.8%.

The Wine Cellar THIS MONTH CARISSA CLAY IS IN TOUCH WITH THE SPIRIT WORLD (AND THE WINE WORLD, TOO) OFFERING HER TIPS FOR HALLOWEEN TIPPLES THAT ARE A TREAT, NOT A TRICK...

TRICK OR TREAT? Three thrillers to make you scream (with delight)...

1. Evil is a spooky Cabernet Sauvignon blend from Australia which is guaranteed to ensure your beef and venison dishes go bump in the night. Rich, intense, dark. £15.99 / 75cl / 15% ABV 2. You’ll be haunted by the lingering citrus and murderous minerality of this South African Sauvignon Blanc.

Pair it with shellfish, or poultry dishes like pheasant. It’ll also lay down for a couple of years, resting, perhaps in peace! £16.95 / 75cl / 13% ABV 3. Waxed Bat is an Argentinian Malbec par excellence, with a deep velvet red colour that’s perfect for halloween and a bold, spice & liquorice flavour.

It’ll fly off the shelves this month! £10.99 / 75cl / 13.5% ABV

See no evil; hear no evil; speak no evil... and drink no evil. Instead, try this well-priced Shiraz with its aroma of fallen leaves, and spice.

Three Monkeys Grenache Shiraz contains warm plum and raspberry fruit on the nose with hints of rocky earth, spice and violets.

Lovely and ripe, medium to full bodied with juicy plum and raspberry on the palate also, with black cherry, spice and a lick of creamy oak.

It’s a generous juicy mouthful with bags of fruit and spice, a hint of tea, good acidity too, keeping it vibrant.The grapes are grown from various vineyards in the Barossa with an emphasis on the Western Ridge region. n www.wriggly tinwine.co.uk.

Long live the Pumpkin King!

Artisan Ale with Spice Brewdog not only produce artisan ales sold by mail order, the firm also lists its recipes online allowing enthusiasts to brew their own craft ale.

Pumpkin King is not your usual unctuous, cloyingly sweet Halloween pumpkin ale, but instead has the body of a respectable pale ale, with an added layer of nutmeg, cinnamon and sweetness.

Peppery notes add an enjoyable herbiness without overwhelming the beer. This is a classic autumnal treat from the UK’s leading anarchic brewery. n £18 / 12 x 330ml / 5%

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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HOMES & INTERIORS

Love Builds a

HAPPY HOME

In the picturesque village of Harmston you’ll find this month’s featured home. With family at its heart, we stepped through the door to a world of enjoyment and life-long memories!

Words: Laurin Dempsey.

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From the moment Graham and Shirley Conroy walked down the driveway past some 20 lime trees, they were hooked. At this point they were the current owners of the adjacent Cedar House part of the creation of Harmston Park by Peter Sowerby. The gardens of nearby Lime House were always of interest as they were next to their property and the family always wanted to incorporate them.

Discussions took place but Peter Sowerby was loathe to do so.

2005, however, saw developer Peter approach the family to tell them that he was prepared to sell the shell of a house he had built on the plot and to enquire if they’d be interested in viewing it.

Overlead:The Vale Garden conservatory and veranda along the full length of the southern aspect of the house.

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Above: Chiselwood’s built a wonderful kitchen and one of the three marble fireplaces from Aro of London.

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After ten months of lavishing labour on the project, and with the help of Peter and local suppliers Graham and Shirley moved into Lime House in October 2006 and have since enjoyed 13 happy years living in a home they created and designed from the start.

Originally intended to have eight bedrooms, the first floor was reconfigured so that it now has ‘just’ five with more practical bathrooms and dressing room. On the ground floor there are four reception rooms, office, family kitchen, playroom, gym, steam and shower rooms which together with four garages create a courtyard at the end of the driveway.

“Whilst there is nearly 7,500 sq ft of living space the house still has the ambience of a cosy home which is loved and used by all the family,” says Shirley. “The heart of our home is the kitchen and Chiselwood built a

“We’ve lived here for 13 years and creating the property has been a real labour of love.

We’ll be extremely sad to leave...”

wonderful space for us with a utility and summer kitchen for plenty of practical storage.

The company also created our library in cherry wood”

“Three marble fireplaces were purchased from London based Aro and all the light fittings came from Chelsoms. All the bathrooms have premium fittings and power showers (particularly enjoyed by Freddie our eldest Grandson!)”

The large gym and steam room were once complemented by an indoor swimming

pool. However, after a few years the family realised that the pool area would be better used as a games room and playroom for the grandchildren. The pool can be reinstated since all the technical facilities remain in situ, but Shirley says it was the best decision for the family as the games room is completely versatile and suitable for all age ranges.

“We once held a four-course lunch for all the family (34 members) in there with the aid of all the tables in the house!”

Their role as Grandparents is one that Shirley and Graham treasure, so ensuring that their 12 year old, nine year old and five year old grandchildren were safe, happy and occupied no matter what the weather means a lot to them, as well as being able to spend much loved quality time together for which the property is ideal. >> 71

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>> “Not only is this property one for children to enjoy, it’s also a party house for grown-ups too” says Shirley. The courtyard has once accommodated 20 cars during one particular party here and with the 1.6 acres of private gardens and the indoor space you can come together no matter what the weather.

“Being on the Ridge next to Harmston Hall, Lime House has truly magnificent sunsets and views over the Trent Valley. The house is completely enclosed so it’s very private and we’re lucky that we live within a great village; close knit and friendly.”

“The village has super social activities and a lively community spirit – so much so that our local pub, The Thorald Arms, has reopened as a community asset.”

Left/Top: Inside the Vale Conservatory and left: the main southern terrace which can be used as en entertainment area or relaxing with family and friends.

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“Many of the villagers are shareholders and our shares in it will pass with the house… so technically the next owners are buying a bit of a pub too!”

“The house has given us many memories here and so many family gatherings. We’ve loved seeing our grandchildren playing rugby, football, cricket and badminton in the gardens, beating us at table tennis in the playroom.”

“Louise the youngest daughter visits from London and her favourite room is the Vale Garden conservatory with the spectacular views of the garden. To us, that’s what this home is all about. However, now that we are a bit older, we feel that it is time to downsize whilst we are able to and to be closer to family.”

“We think Collingham will be good for us too especially as eldest daughter Sarah has a Chiropractic Clinic above the GP surgery in Collingham which will make it easier to drop in and make sure the family are well.” n

LIME HOUSE, HARMSTON location: Lincoln six miles; Sleaford 13 miles; Newark 15 miles. style: Modern country house in one of the desirable Cliff Villages surrounding Lincoln. bedrooms: Five, with five bathrooms, three en suite. receptions: Five, currently arranged as living room, dining room, library, morning room and games room. other features: Family kitchen, office, dressing room, play room, gym and steam room, courtyard asking price: £1,275,000. find out more: Fine & Country, High Street, Navenby, Lincs LN5 0DZ. Call for more information on 01522 287008 or see www.fineandcountry.com.

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KITCHENS • BEDROOMS • BOOT ROOMS • STUDIES INDIVIDUALLY MADE FREE STANDING FURNITURE

Call 07534 808903

richwood-cabinetmakers@hotmail.com BRING RICHWOOD INTO THE HEART OF YOUR HOME

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HOMES & INTERIORS

TREAT COOKING UP A

Esse Electric Cookers, an Esse Room and cooking demonstrations throughout the autumn: it’s a new era at the Sack Store and Stamford Garden Centre...

The Sack Store in Boston and Stamford Garden Centre have grown from the inspirational and innovative thinking of their owner, Chris Isaac. Known for selling and installing wood burning and multi fuel stoves, tiles, furniture, Farrow & Ball paint and wallpaper, rugs, a wide range of lamps, chandeliers, mirrors and gifts, the shops now sell country and shooting clothing. Each business benefits from a fantastic bistro café and is open seven days a week.

The latest addition to their ranges include the exciting and innovative Esse electric cookers that are now on display and working in both stores.

A master stove maker since 1854, Esse is the UK’s oldest stove and range cooker manufacturer and is known for fuel economy. Its leading edge technology and pioneering approach to developing energy efficient models is pushing the boundaries of modern cooking and living, even after 163 years.

The patented ‘surround heat’ system ensures even cooking in all parts of each oven.

With fast heat up times (less than 20 minutes from Slumber to 200 degrees), directing energy only when needed, a programmable timer and huge versatility, there is a model suitable for every kitchen.

All that is required is a double plug socket and because it does not require a chimney or a flue, it can be positioned almost anywhere, including a free-standing island unit... there is also a choice of 20 colours.

There is an Esse cooker for every kitchen. The latest model is the exciting 990 ELX providing huge hob space, a three-zone induction hotplate and a large steel hotplate that can be used for drop scones, flatbreads, chargrilling vegetables and sizzling meat or fish. Offering unprecedented control, the oven humidity vent on all the cookers ensures crispy roast potatoes, fabulous cakes and the most delicious bread. The 500 EL slots easily into the space of a standard cooker or works alongside a larger module. The result is the beauty of a cast iron stove with the roasting and baking qualities of an Esse range.

Regular demonstration events are planned including several free events during the launch week in Boston beginning on 30th September.

The Esse trailer will also be at the store from 28th September - 5th October and will be at Stamford Garden Centre for the following week 7th-13th October. Call either store for further details.

n Redstone Industrial Estate, A16 Spalding Road, Boston PE21 8EA, 01205 310101, and Stamford Garden Centre, Casterton Road PE9 4BB, 01780 765656, www.sackstore.co.uk; www.stamfordgardencentre.co.uk.

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HOMES & INTERIORS

Making Bathrooms Beautiful with

WILToN STuDIoS

For Grimsby based bathroom and tile specialists Wilton Studios, the journey to home improvement begins with a desire to provide exceptional customer service and ends with a beautiful new space in your home...

Imagining your new bathroom should be a pleasure, not a pain. Choosing the right partner to help design and create that dream can help ensure you start every single day with a smile.

That’s a fact which many a past customer of Humberston based Wilton Studios have been acutely aware of since 1991 when the company was founded.

Using the very latest photo-quality 3D modelling to give a very realistic impression of what your new bathroom will look like (shown below), and with project management for the whole job, their teams of in-house Which™ Trusted Traders professional installers ensure the perfect finish to be enjoyed for years to come.

Today, the large showroom split over two floors, features many bathroom displays and an unrivalled selection of tiles from around the world.

Design is always a partnership between the customer and the team, but with full project management, Wilton Studios handles all of the work, in a timely, tidy and professional way.

Believing each job – every single on – begins and ends with the customer, the team ensures the customer and their ideas come first. It’s mantra being, ‘It’s our job to ensure that every client walks into their finished room each morning and thinks… wow!’

Every single product and every single installation is designed to last decades, not years, providing peace of mind, a place to relax and adding value to your home, getting it right, the first time…

The journey begins… n

The experienced and dedicated team include talented designers who will listen to your ideas and then help you imagine that luxury hotel finish of your dreams.

Wilton Studios works with some of the leading bathroom brands from the UK and around the world and with a tile selection second to none.

Find Out More: Visit Cleethorpes Business Centre, Jackson Place, Grimsby DN36 4AS. Alternatively, visit www.wiltonstudios.co.uk or call 01472 210820 for a no obligation, strictly no pressure-selling discussion of your project.

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SEE THE

LIGHT

If you’ve been dazzled by summer sun and your rooms have been sauna-like in their temperature, consider bespoke blinds from Boston Blinds to make your home a whole lot more comfortable...!

Rays of sunshine give way to a palette of autumn hues this month and winter’s not far behind with its low sun and glare. If you’ve been sweltering in the summer and you’ll be dazzled when settling down to supper in low winter sun, control the light and the heat that comes into your home with bespoke blinds, curtains and shutters from Boston Blinds.

The firm has over 20 years experience and with 11 members of staff, there’s a wealth of expertise in measuring, manufacturing and fitting completely bespoke products for your home.

“As a company we’re the ideal size at the moment,” says owner Stuart Griffiths.

“We’ve a large 1,000ft showroom and plenty of room to display some really great fabrics and blind designs, but we’re still small enough to pay lots of attention to customers as a small business, looking after them from start to finish.”

“Luxaflex is a new brand for us, and joins a number of other market-leading systems for creating Roman, roller and vertical blinds, as well as concealed cord infinitely adjustable blinds. We also offer smartphone or remote controlled powered blinds, including those which integrate with powered gates and garage door systems.”

“We can supply finishing touches like finials, tie-backs, bespoke header rails & trims, and of course, everything is designed with bespoke measurements and installed to suit your window with millimetre accuracy, even when working with tricky shapes like conservatory roofs or in period properties.”

“We’re always happy to provide free, no obligation advice, and simply love talking to clients about their projects, creating bespoke blinds, curtains and shutters that are both beautiful and practical all year round.”

n Boston Blinds is based on Nelson Way, Boston PE21 8TS. For a free no obligation, strictly no pressure-selling discussion about your project call 01205 400052 or see www.boston-blinds.co.uk.

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Please call ahead if you are making a special journey.

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A Return to Northern School

by William Gregory MRICS...

The Northern School of Artists is loosely based around Peter Davies’ book published in 1989, detailing Lancashire artists of the 20thC it was my point of reference when cataloguing the Northern Art auctions in Manchester prior to 2009. To most the Northern Artists are headed by Laurence Stephen Lowry, born in Lancashire in 1887. Lowry’s early life and work developed his connection to an industrial neighbourhood and people. His work, is easily recognisable, showing people popularly referred to as ‘Matchstick Men’. Lowry works now make millions and even his artist signed prints command four figures.

Helen Layfield Bradley was born in Leeds near Oldham in 1900.

Encouraged by Lowry she produced works based on the fictional figure Miss Carter going about her business in the North West. Bradley’s works, often accompanied with a descriptive verse recalled her childhood experience of an Edwardian era. Along with Bradley’s first works a number of books were published which increased her popularity, leading to TV and personal appearances. Shortly before her death in 1979 Bradley was awarded an MBE. Bradley’s oil paintings have sold for over £100,000 at auction, and her artist signed prints regularly appear at auctions, usually selling for under £100.

Geoffrey Key is a very important part of the North Artist movement.

Born in Rusholme, Manchester in 1941, Key continues to live and work in the North West to the present day. Key’s works are bold in colour and form, depicting a narrative on the people and places around him.

Themes of landscape, people, horses and still life have dominated certain times, but always in the same bold manner; this variety of subject matter allows the buyers to personalise collections.

Geoffrey Key

Auction results now exceed £10,000 although prices tend to be between £2,000 - £4,000.

William Ralph Turner’s (1920-2013) work came to prominence late in his life with collectors starting to bid on his paintings at auction from the early 2000’s. Prices started at a few hundreds but have increased to between £2,000 - £4,000 with the top price at auction recorded at £14,800.

This is just a brief outline of the Northern School with many other artists of equal importance omitted.

Peter Davies has now revised and republished his book – now titled ‘A Northern School – Revisited’. n With Best Wishes William Gregory, MRICS. Auctioneer Golding Young & Mawer - Lincoln.

Find Out More: Craig Bewick is an antiques specialist with Golding, Young & Mawer: The Bourne Auction Rooms, Spalding Road, Bourne PE10 9LE, 01778 422686; The Grantham Auction Rooms, Old Wharf Road, Grantham NG31 7AA, 01476 565118; The Stamford Valuation Office, The George Mews, Station Road, Stamford PE9 2LB, 01780 751666 or The Lincoln Auction Rooms, Thos Mawer House Station Road, North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6 3QY, 01522 524984. Alternatively, see www.goldingyoung.com.

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OUTDOORS

GARDEN THE GLORY OF THE

‘our england is a garden,” wrote rudyard Kipling in his book, e glory of the garden.

“And such gardens are not made by singing, “‘oh! How beautiful!’ and sitting in the shade.”

A hard-working team, headed up by Natasha Johnson, which keeps spilsby’s gunby Hall looking beautiful would concur with Kipling, a regular visitor to the beautiful National Trust estate which offers more than a little autumn interested for those who enjoy gardens in october...

Words: Rob Davis. Images: Dean Fisher.

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Gunby Hall in October

A haunt of ancient peace is the strapline by which Spilsby’s Gunby Hall is described.

Gunby Hall has plenty of interest Created in 1700 with later editions including in its eight acres of walled the estate’s walled garden the house sits within garden in October, and the 1,500 acres. Its landscaping was commissioned by National Trust estate hosts its Peregrine Massingberd and his wife Elizabeth, Apple Day on Sunday He’s also the resident vegetable landscaping being completed by William Pontey, with 6th October. expert and garden machinery eight acres of Victorian Walled Gardens enveloping mechanic. Sam is the lawn expert a 42-room Grade I listed hall and II* listed clocktower. and works hard to maintain the rulerTennyson, to whom the previous quote can be attributed, is not straight lines that Gunby Hall is locally famous the only literary figure with whom Gunby Hall is associated. for. In October I will be starting the process Rudyard Kipling - a school chum of Field Marshal Sir Archibald of dividing the herbaceous borders with Montgomery Massingberd, fellow alumnus of Cambridge and old Clive straight after Apple Day, we will be mucker from India during the Raj - also visited. taking cuttings and sorting out the gardens and greenhouses for the winter months.”

His take on gardens is that beautiful gardens are ‘not made by sitting in the shade.’ You don’t have to tell Natasha Johnson or her fellow Gunby Hall comprises two walled gardens. gardeners. Keeping the gardens neat and tidy is an undertaking The soils of the easterly garden heave with requiring great industrious, even when the blazing sunshine during kitchen garden produce, and flowers, whilst our visit would make less steely gardeners retreat into the shade the west garden is full of cut flowers, herbs with a G&T. and over 50 different varieties of roses.

And there’s no respite from the workload of maintaining the place This month though, Gunby Hall will attract an during the autumn months. In fact, during October when most audience keen to see the garden’s 54 varieties gardens are losing the final flourish of late summer colour to the of apples from native fruit trees - the oldest copper hues of autumn, Gunby is, by contrast, looking at its best. of which, Catshead dates from 1629 whilst the most recent is 1985’s Winter Gem. “We’re a really busy team but we’re so committed. Alongside 12 very dedicated volunteers and four garden hosts who show visitors Apple Day at the stately home takes place on around, we maintain the garden and delight at the way the landscape Sunday 6th October with garden volunteer changes throughout the year. Every single day yields the sight of Trevor Rogers, who’s also the founder of the something new and beautiful.”

Northern Fruit Group, present on the day to “Our three full time gardeners are Clive, who has been at Gunby for 27 years and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the garden.

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identify apples on the day by appointment; it’s usually one of the most poplar elements

Top: The estate comprises of a total of 1,500 farmed acres and Gunby Hall’s walled gardens cover eight acres.

Right: Head gardener Natasha Johnson works alongside colleagues Sam and Clive.

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of the annual event, hence why the team has had to implement appointment shots which must be booked in advance. Alongside craft stalls, visitors will be able to enjoy apple pressing and can purchase some of the estate’s kitchen garden produce and there’s a display of the Hall’s own varieties in the Orchard Gallery.

“Gunby Hall sells produce from the gardens when available. Inevitably we do get windfall apples which are utilised when possible.”

“Apples that are too badly damaged will be left on the ground to provide a winter food source for birds such as Fieldfares, Red Wings & Blackbirds.”

“Therefore nothing goes to waste as the apple orchard provides a huge role in the ecosystem. Orchards are a fantastic habitats for wildlife from the apple blossom that provides the nectar for the bees, the tree bark which hosts lichens & mosses to wild

“I love working for the National Trust. They do a great job resourcing the preservation of the property and its gardens!” flowers that grow around the trees on the ground. A small selection of produce will be available on the day from the gardens” Natasha was born and raised in Skegness before living in Northumberland, volunteering in Howick Hall Gardens just three miles from Anwick in Northumberland before returning to the county via York where she gained a Level Three National Diploma in horticulture at Askham Bryan.

“When I returned to the county I volunteered at the National Trust’s Gunby Hall. I jumped at the chance when a seasonal position arose

here, an eventually, the position of Head Gardener. I love working for the Trust as they’ve conservation in mind and do a great job preserving both house and garden.”

The very fact that Gunby Hall endures as a local visitor attraction is in itself nothing short of a miracle. Back in the 1944 swathes of Lincolnshire were being torn up to be used as airfields. Gunby was under threat until Archibald Massingberd petitioned the King to save the place. Hitler, he reasoned, had destroyed quite enough of the country without tearing Gunby Hall down too.

Sir Archbald and his wife Diana were the last owners of Gunby Hall before gifting the estate to the National Trust in 1944.

This year, represents the 75th anniversary of Gunby Hall enjoying the custodianship of the Trust. Open throughout autumn, we think October is the perfect time to rediscover Tennyson’s Haunt of Ancient Peace. n

n Gunby Hall is open throughout October from 11am to 5pm. Apple Day takes place on Sunday 6th October from 11am.

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WEDDINGS

A FAIRYTALE COME TRUE

Sophie and Jack Smith from Sleaford both hold family deep within their hearts and married recently at a stunning dream venue in Lincolnshire...

Photographer: Natalie Lauren Photography, 07545 783153, www.natalielaurenphotography.co.uk.

Sophie and Jack first met 15 years ago at Sudbrook Moor Golf Club and then worked together at Interflora in Sleaford too, back in 2014. Right from the start they knew they had an undeniable connection which they could not ignore.

“Every year we go on holiday with my family as we are really close and the day before we went last year, Jack proposed,” says Sophie. “Jack and his son Ryder had gone to get their holiday haircuts which is when Jack asked for Ryder’s approval.

I remember thinking it was so lovely to have Ryder involved!”

WEDDING SUPPLIERS SOPHIE & JACK

“So for it to happen in our own home - just the two of us and Ryder - was perfect.

Unbeknown to me, Jack had also asked for my dad’s approval too, which again meant everything to me!”

With their annual family holiday to Portugal the next day, wedding planning started as soon as the couple got to the airport.

“I always knew where I wanted to get married.

Stubton Hall has always been my dream venue and I cannot believe we were actually lucky enough to have secured it.”

“We also knew exactly when we wanted to marry - Thursday 18th July - meaning that we could honeymoon in Portugal for a week straight away then have a week with just the three of us before we were joined by our family.”

“We booked the venue first and were delighted to find that Stubton’s staff were amazing to deal with. There was no need to stress about anything, they helped no end with organising the day!”

“However, on their return Ryder couldn’t contain his excitement and for about an hour before, Ryder was bursting, ‘Daddy! Ask her!

Go on Daddy!’ which rather gave the game away. Eventually Jack got down on one knee and I of course said ‘yes!’”

“Our proposal wasn’t quite what you see in movies but we had recently bought our first house together and Jack knew how much pride I have in that; I’m such a home girl!”

“I sent the place an email whilst we were on holiday and arranged a meeting a few days after we were back, confirming that the date we wanted was available.”

It’s usual for brides to have a strong idea of their perfect wedding dress in mind, and Sophie proved no exception.

“Before Jack and I were engaged, only a few weeks before, I saw the most amazing wedding dress online. I even took a screen shot of it, but though no more of it.”

Wedding Venue: Stubton Hall, Newark NG23 5DD, 01636 626187 www.stubtonhall.co.uk Wedding Flowers: Jacaranda, Lincoln, 01636 629030 Wedding Singer: Paul Guard 01995 600855.

Chair Covers: Covers by Kim 07590 721021, www.coversbykim.co.uk.

Wedding Accessories: lincolnshireweddingprophire.co.uk.

Wedding Decoration: Modern Heritage, Swinderby, modernheritagestyling.co.uk.

“Again, whilst on holiday, planning my wedding remotely, I contacted our local bridal shop The Bridal Lounge in Scredington and arranged a booking to try dresses on.”

“I think every bride has to try a few styles on, just to make sure they know their own mind but then the dress of my dreams - the very dress I taken a picture of - was brought out, and I knew instantly after putting it on that this was the one.

“It was designed by Stella York, and because I didn’t want a typical white dress, I opted for a shade called ‘moscato’ - almost like a blush pink - with ivory over the top.” >>

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- WEDDINGS -

“You’re marrying your best friend and love of your life, that’s what the day is all about, and everything else from guest lists to colour schemes to the weather is just incidental! >> “It was also a really practical dress as there were also three ways that I could style the straps. I can be a bit indecisive so for me that was a real selling point. I accessorised it with a long train covered in diamonds and a veil to match.”

“Our flowers were pretty, too. Despite working for a flower company I had absolutely no idea what I wanted from them! My florist, Michelle at Jacaranda, was wonderful, and the pink blush theme gave her plenty of inspiration and potential flowers to work with which I hope made her life easier.”

“The most memorable part of the day was during the wedding breakfast, which featured a very impromptu singalong! Every single person held hands and broke into a rousing performance of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline! It was so lovely to see everyone involved, even my 90 year old grandmother!”

“Another really memorable moment was my father and daughter dance. In secret, we had been having dance lessons for weeks before!

It was amazing and nobody expected it.”

“I think our advice to other couples getting married would be to avoid being stressed.

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Photographer: Natalie Lauren Photography www.natalielaurenphotography.co.uk

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

The Big Fizz is designed with solid oak, bespoke fixtures and fittings, a cream interior and soft amber lighting makes it a delightful place to be.

Alternatively, you can chill in the shade of our gazebo. Whatever, the weather we have it covered.

When it comes to the technology, the Big Fizz has the latest wine and Champagne chillers, a large triple drinks fridge, a freezer and an ice machine. There is also additional equipment to run a second bar area if needed.

Thanks to a wealth of experience, we know how to make your event sparkle. We can put the fizz into any occasion, be it a wedding, anniversary, garden party, christening, festival, show, or corporate event.

You can sit and relax and soak up the sun on our tables and chairs whilst enjoying our very finest range of drinks sourced from a variety of mainly local sources.

SO WHY WAIT? Get in touch and make sure your event is a sparkling success with the help of the Big Fizz events team. This is reflected in our 5***** feedback.

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Shop all your favourite designers that you know and love at Coneys Lincoln and Boston. We offer a large selection of premium branded clothing, shoes and accessories together with an unbeatable service.

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Barbour Deveron quilted jacket £99.95.

A COAT

of COLOUR add a coat of colour to your autumn with these coats and jackets in pink, red, orange, yellow and green… after all, you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain!

Words: Rob Davis.

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- FASHION -

Top/Left: Barbour Backshore breathable jacket £199, also in green, blue cream. Top/Right: Betty Barclay red coat £115.

Bottom/Left: Joules Embleton hooded jacket £69.95. Bottom/Right: Burford quilted jacket by Musto £250, also in blue.

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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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AUTUMN BEAUTY

CHERRY, OH BABY

‘LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES,’ SO SANG DORIS DAY... ‘DON'T TAKE IT SERIOUS; IT’S TOO MYSTERIOUS!’ WELL, THESE CHEERFUL CHERRY-THEMED COSMETICS SHOULD BE PERFECTLY SUITED FOR AUTUMN STYLE...

1. A journey into the forbidden...

Tom Ford’s Lost Cherry is a contrasting scent that reveals a tempting dichotomy of playful, candy-like gleam on the outside and luscious flesh on the inside.

Innocence intersects indulgence with an opening the captures the classic perfection of the exotic cherry fruit. Black cherry’s ripe flesh dripping in cherry liqueur glistens with a teasing touch of bitter almond.

Griotte syrup expresses the textured maceration of voluptuous fruits while breathtaking florals of Turkish rose and jasmine sambac penetrate the senses and soul. £315/100ml

2. A Gorgeous Glow

Glamglow Bed Passionfruit Softening Night Crème is a velvety moisturiser that exfoliates and hydrates the complexion while improving overall skin tone. With a sweet soft fragrance, it allows you to wake up baby soft with a gorgeous hydrated glow.

All you have to do is sleep! £42/45ml.

3. Air and Grace

Colour your nails with L’Oxygéné’s Nailberry, which delivers a colour film allowing air and water vapour to pass through. Chemical free, 12 vegan, high-shine colours available in the range. £14.50/15ml.

4. Super Intense

Achieve super intense matte colour, courtesy of Urban Decay’s highest quality lip colour. A yummy butter blend comforts, hydrates and enhances, leaving lips soft and conditioned, never dry.

Available in six colours. £17.50/24g

5. Guerlain’s New Shower Perfume...

Guerlain’s perfumed shower gel transforms into a luscious foam on contact with water. The fresh oriental fragrance enhances exceptional raw materials: Carla Lavender from Provence, Sambac Jasmine from India, Album Sandalwood Vanilla Tahitensis from Papua New Guinea.

Mon Guerlain, the House’s new signature fragrance, is a strong, free and sensual feminine scent, as used here. £38.00/200ml.

6. Autumn Aromatherapy candle from Armani...

A new scent for autumn, courtesy of one of the most iconic fashion brands. Light up the room whilst you relax or are getting ready with the crimson bouquet of white flowers, sweet and heady, combining the carnal tuberose with wild Sage, along with the surprising vibration of Amber. Giorgio Armani’s fragrance revolves around energy and sophistication. £85/ 240ml.

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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For Better eyecare, clark are

cLeAR WINNeRS

An optician which values patient care and professionalism, as well as thorough eye examinations and well-made eyewear is clearly better for the whole family.

It’s also clear to see why Clark Eyecare was nominated for two national eye care awards this year - Optical Assistant Team of the Year and Customer Service Excellence Award As a customer, how valued do you feel? That’s the question Clark Eyecare’s Cheryl and Annica Clark recently posed.

To ensure all of their customers feel they’re given the utmost care and attention, the Donington based practice has recently created its Practice Promise. It’s a document which the staff have created to set out exactly what customers should be able to expect from the family business, with mother and daughter Cheryl and Annica joined by optometrist Gary together amassing a combined 45 years of experience.

“We promise to provide the whole family with exceptional eyecare and fabulous eyewear. You will never be a number. Your eyes are our priority, your eyewear is our reputation and our time is yours,” says Annica.

The practice was established in 2008 and recently benefited from a makeover aimed at creating an even more comfortable environment for its patients. Tea or coffee is offered to clients before their comprehensive 45-minute examination, and the latest technology ensures a thorough examination aimed at monitoring overall health, not just a patient’s vision.

“We specialise in creating a customer experience, not just providing eye tests. The idea is we create a journey for the patient and take time to provide

eyewear styling that looks at the colour of someone’s hair, the shape of their face and their lifestyle and character.”

“We love the fact that spectacle frames are becoming fashions in their own right, rather than utilitarian items that just serve a practical purpose.”

“For that reason we have worked hard to try to minimise the number of mainstream brands we have in store in favour of more unique frame partners like Tom Davies, whose products are completely bespoke.”

“I can specify to the millimetre how wide they are, how big the bridge is and so on. We’ve another range, Ronit Fürst, which provides completely customised acetate frames with some wonderfully vibrant bespoke colourways.”

“We also provide Maui Jim premium sunglasses - which eliminate glare and 100% UVA/B/C whilst enhancing colour perception using patented technology - and Coco Song frames which are unique and exclusive, featuring real feathers and jewels and some really lovely embellishment.”

“Together with Hoya lenses - lightweight with oil and fingerprint resistant properties - we want to offer unsurpassed service and unsurpassed advice on choosing unique and individual fashion frames that suit our clients perfectly.” n

Find Out More: Clark Eyecare is based in Market Place, Donington, Spalding, PE11 4ST. Call 01775 821888 or see www.clarkeyecare.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: ceLeBRATING coMMuNITY SPIRIT AT THe ReveSBY couNTRY FAIR...

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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REVESBY COUNTRY FAIR from young motorcycle riders to chainsaw carving, classic cars and of course a cheerful pack of hounds for the children to fuss, this year’s revesby Country fair enjoyed bright sunshine and a record attendance...

to feature your event call 01529 469977 to speak to our events desk, or email editor@pridemagazines.co.uk.

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CROSS KEYS AT GRASBY

Cheers! father and daughter duo nick & stephanie barker opened the doors to hungry and thirsty locals following a £120,000 investment by owners punch taverns. e makeover has smartened up grasby’s very own food pub of the year finalist...

to feature your event call 01529 469977 to speak to our events desk, or email editor@pridemagazines.co.uk.

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A Truly Great MOTORS

BRITON

Based in Crewe, Bentley Motors proves that in a post Brexit-era, this country can still put the great in great Britain. As native as a cup of tea, disdain for the weather or a predilection for queuing, the Flying spur shows german rivals its heels with blend of luxury and performance...

Words: Carissa Clay.

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IT’s BeTTer To TrAvel THAN To ArrIve, according to the quote. at’s certainly the case if you’re travelling in a Bentley Flying spur… and especially if you’re driving one!

Designed, engineered and handcrafted at the home of Bentley in Crewe, the Flying spur is a saloon version of the firm’s recently updated Continental gT sports car, which showcases Bentley’s unique application of technology, seamlessly integrating the latest traditional British craftsmanship with innovation features.

Newly-designed for the next century, a ‘Flying B’ bonnet mascot now adorns the nose of the new Flying spur, for the first time in modern memory rising electrically from the car’s bonnet, underneath which is the firm’s hand-built 6.0 12-cylinder engine with its 900nm of torque and 626bhp.

is combination of power and discretion sets the tone for the Flying spur, and the smaller of Bentley’s two luxury saloons dispatches the 60mph dash in 3.7 seconds.

For context, that’s the same as a Porsche 911 Carrera s, and yet the Bentley matches its performance with unsurpassed peace in the cabin and the most comfortable and pliant ride even on the uK’s battered and broken road surfaces.

Its dynamism is matched with a dual-clutch right-speed automatic gearbox, and through all-wheel drive, all-wheel steer and Bentley Dynamic ride. Air suspension with 60% more chamber volume ensures an even smoother ride, which will be especially welcome when the car is being driven by a chauffeured owner. But in our opinion, to purchase a Flying spur then let someone else drive it is to treat a chauffeur at the least, and an exercise in futility at worst.

In the rear, an all-new Touch screen remote is made from beautifully-crafted materials.

It integrates almost invisibly into the console but is easily removed at the touch of a button for remote use. It allows access to a wide range of applications, including control of all blinds, rear seat massage function and rear climate control, and can be used to store configurations such as mood lighting. >>

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>> Naturally it’s smothered in diamond quilted hide, and there’s a choice of either single or single and two-tone wood veneers, whilst the all-new seats feature a twin-flute design and increased functionality, including heating, ventilation, multi-mode massage, adjustable bolsters and top tilt.

The bullseye air vents are knurled, and for a digital detox, the 12.3cm touch screen rotates in its enclosure to instead reveal three conventional analogue dials with the exterior temperature, a chronometer and compass, or simply an elegant swathe of veneer.

The Flying Spur redefines personalisation and bespoke luxury in its market. The range of paint colours, hides and veneers offer a limitless spectrum of colour to choose.

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“The Flying Spur is a combination of fine craftsmanship and cutting edge technology, alongside engineering expertise....”

The new Flying Spur also sounds as good as it looks, thanks to an adaptive tailpipe control valve with variable position settings and a new 22 inch wheel design.

And speaking of sound… if you’re somewhat of an audiophile, opt for the 2,200w Naim for Bentley option with 19 speakers, eight sound modes and Active Bass Transducers.

Bentley’s Flying Spur happily eschews the three-box design of German premium brands and instead injects individuality,

exclusivity and luxury into the executive saloon market. There is, of course, a premium for such cachet, but in an age when premium brands like Range Rover, Mercedes, BMW and Audi, with their more modest models, have become ubiquitous on the roads, Flying Spur elevates executive motoring to a bespoke, hand-made new standard.

Boasting great technology, but eminently traditional too, the baby Bentley is one of the most beautifully designed cars on the road today; class leading, with grace and pace. n

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First Class Travel: Luxurious limos for executive comfort...

MERCEDES MAYBACH S CLASS £165,700: Mercedes-Maybach stands for the ultimate in exclusivity and individuality. The luxury brand combines the perfection of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class with the exclusivity of Maybach. Now the top model from Mercedes-Benz is even more refined. A new radiator grille, optional two-tone paintwork and new exclusive colour combinations in the interior ensure an even more majestic look. The 0-to-60-mph sprint is achieved in only 4.7 seconds with help from an eight-speed, ZF automatic transmission, while top speed is electronically limited at 155 mph. n

ROLLS ROYCE GHOST £237,600: Extraordinary elegance in integrity; Ghost’s clarity of design delivers sculptural purity, self-assured luxury and agile strength. Ghost is a confident and poised visual performance. Sweeping lines below the front grille and design updates give a focus that enhances its charisma – this is a motor car that is always dynamic, even when perfectly still. Connect your digital world to hand-crafted excellence. Ghost’s state-of-the-art technology is discreetly hidden when not in use; effortlessly present when you need it. You’ll wince at a fuel consumption figure of just 17.4mpg, but Ghost is a real treat, not a trick, to drive. n

BENTLEY’S NEW FLYING SPUR Price: £165,000.

Engine/Drivetrain: 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged W12 TSI.

Performance: 0-62 mph: 3.7 seconds.

Top Speed: 207mph.

Economy: 25.9mpg.

Equipment: Park assist, top view camera, electric massaging diamond quilted seats, sat nav, Bentley Dynamic Ride. n

RANGE ROVER SV AUTOBIOGRAPHY £179,675: The SVAutobiography is not only the most luxurious Range Rover, but it’s also the most powerful. To mark it out from lesser Range Rovers there are 22-inch bi-tone alloy wheels, quad tail pipes and pixel-laser LED headlights. Inside there’s quilted and perforated semi-aniline leather 24-way heated and cooled, ‘hot-stone’ massage seats, a sporty headliner, a powerful Meridian sound system and a carbon-fibre effect to the interior trim. An active rear locking differential fitted as standard whilst maximum speed is 155 mph with an acceleration time to 0-60mph of just 5.2 seconds. n

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Six top tips for first time home buyers

Finding a home isn’t always easy and it’s important to take into consideration a number of factors such as budget, agents and negotiations.

First time homebuyers looking to purchase an abode for the future can look to six savvy tips from the conveyancing experts at JMP Solicitors. Here’s a list of tips for first time homebuyers:

1. Decide on a realistic budget When purchasing a home, the deposit isn’t the only cost you’re going to need to cover.

As well as the budget for a deposit, which will be around 5%-20% of the value of the home, there will be a number of initial fees such as the valuation fee and the surveyors fee, as well as the additional parties to pay such as the lender/broker fees (if first time buyer no estate agents fees) and the conveyancer. There is then the fees associated with the mortgage including the booking fee, arrangement fee and mortgage valuation fee.

We recommend saving an additional £2,500 on top of your deposit to cover the costs.

Please be aware that if more than one person is purchasing and they have already owned a property then stamp duty will be payable even though the other person has never owned a property anywhere in the world before.

2. Find a suitable conveyancer It’s important to find an experienced conveyancer who will provide a thorough service when you’re buying a home. Your conveyancer will be able to give legal advice, handle contracts, undertake important searches, deal with the Land Registry, and the transfer of funds. Many estate agents will recommend a conveyancer, but it’s important

to undertake your own research to make sure you find the right one for your particular purchase. Ensure that they are certified by either the Solicitors Regulatory Authority or Council for Licensed Conveyancers or the Law Society.

3. Take extra care in filling out paperwork Miswritten paperwork is a common cause of delays when it comes to buying your home. It is important to ensure you read all contracts in full detail and fill in all paperwork openly and honestly. Any incorrect paperwork could lead to a great deal of legal problems in the future. Taking a little extra caution when filling in forms and applications can save you a great deal of time in the long run.

4. Be patient While you may be itching to get into your new home, it is vital that all aspects of the process are dealt with thoroughly. Sometimes the conveyancing process may involve a lot of paperwork and additional enquiries, but it is important to understand that all the legal aspects are being done in your best interests as a first-time home buyer. Aside from conveyancing, the mortgage arrangements, estate agent negotiations and the actual moving in process will also take some time.

5. Uphold good communication with your agents Ensure you are always kept in the loop with the seller, your estate agent, mortgage advisor and conveyancer. When you have decided

on a property, you want the process to be as smooth and hassle free as possible, so don’t be afraid to keep pestering your agents. In the same way, make sure to keep your phone on at all times in case you need to be informed of any major turning points.

Additionally, keep up to date with your emails, including checking your junk, as conveyancers will often send over documents via email.

6. Ensure you are fully satisfied with your final arrangements and negotiations For first time home buyers, you may go into a contract not fully understanding what is in your best interest. Your conveyancer will be able to provide you with the best possible advice to ensure you get the best deal for the short and long term. If at any time you are not satisfied with your agreements, it is vital you speak with your conveyancer and they will endeavour to resolve any issues before it is too late. n Jacqui Harley is a licensed conveyancing technician and a conveyancing executive at JMP Solicitors, heading up the Residential Conveyancing department.

For further advice please call Jacqui on 0800 085 9966 or email jharley@jmp-solicitors.com JMP Solicitors is based on Autumn Park Business Centre, Dysart Rd, Grantham NG31 7EU. Call 01476 565295 or see www.jmp-solicitors.com.

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Miscellany

Waste some time this month with our jubilant jumble of October trivia, our pick of the most random information we could find!

Edited by: Laurin Dempsey.

Blue PlAque

Sir Neville Mariner

15 April 1924 - 2 October 2016 Celebrating the work of the Lincoln born conductor and violinist, Sir Neville Marriner.

Born in 1924 Marriner was educated in Lincoln where he played in a jazz band.

Marriner was also briefly a music teacher at Eton College, he initially learned the violin as well as the piano from his Father, and later studied the violin.

THe lINColNsHIre rIsINg Lincolnshire Day on 1st October, coincides with the Lincolnshire Rising, a revolt by Catholics against Henry VIII in 1536...

Happy Lincolnshire Day! Lincolnshire Day is celebrated every year on 1st October and marks the anniversary of the Lincolnshire Rising, a revolt by Catholics against the establishment of the Church of England by Henry VIII in 1536. The first Lincolnshire Day took place in 2006 to commemorate the

uprising and encouraged Yellowbellies’ to honour the historical event as well as celebrate all things Lincolnshire – including its traditions, past and culture. Why do we love Lincolnshire? For the countryside, beautiful beaches, stately homes, castles, windmills, Lincoln Cathedral and our food and drink! n

Marriner was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1979.

He was created a Knight Bachelor in 1985. He supervised the Mozart selections for the soundtrack of the Oscar-winning 1984 film Amadeus; it became one of the most popular classical music recordings of all time, selling over 6.5 million copies.

With an illustrious career and extensive discography behind him, Sir Neville Marriner was still performing with the orchestra he founded - the Academy of St Martin in the Fields - when he died at the age of 92.

Asked for an epitaph for his gravestone, he replied simply: ‘Follow the beat. n

lincolnshire Birthdays in october... margaret atcher (baroness, d.2013) - born on 13th october 1925 in grantham. nicholas parsons (tv/radio) – born on 10th october 1923 in grantham. kelly adams (actress) – born on 16th october 1979 in lincoln. n

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MISCELLANY: WASTE SOME TIME

HAlloWeeN PuMPKINs

BooK oF THe MoNTH

Naughty Marigold

Ruskington author Lois Fenn has added a fourth book to her existing historical novels with Naughty Marigold, which has a rather darker tone of mystery and intrigue...

Lois Fenn from Ruskington started writing in her 60s after retirement and has since released a trilogy of novels inspired by her life as a young evacuee during the Blitz. There is now a fourth to add to the collection!

Moving into new territory Lois creates a host of brand-new characters thrust into a fascinating tale.

What’s Cooking?

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steamy, it is actually a much darker affair. At the death of her husband, wealthy Caroline Thorston welcomes a new beginning, yet the past continues to haunt her. Why was she punished? Why was she betrayed?

Ultimately a stranger who reveals the truth of Caroline’s origins and points to the possibilities in her future.

Naughty Marigold, although it would suggest being a little

The new novel can be found on sale in all good bookshops now, £9.99. n

1. Spaghetti Bolognese 2. Pizza (Cooked at Home).

3. Shepherds/Cottage Pie.

4. Fish Fingers.

5. Fish & Chip Supper.

6. Traditional Roast Dinner.

Camera Facts, please... (and make them snappy, because we’ve just met lincoln’s Mike Maloney, Britain’s most decorated press photographer)

The first colour photograph was taken in 1861, and the oldest surviving image is almost 200 years old.

Every two minutes we snap more pictures than the whole of humanity did in the 1800s. The estimate is that we share 730 billion images a year on Facebook, 255 billion on WhatsApp and 22 billion on Instagram.

This is without counting Snapchat, and other apps.

The word ‘Kodak’ has no real meaning.

The left side of our faces looks better in photographs than the right side. One study shows that due to the left sides of our faces exhibiting a greater intensity of emotion, we perceive it as being more attractive.

The word camera originates from the Latin word ‘camera obscura’ which means ‘dark chamber.’ n

WHAT To FeeD gArDeN BIrDs IN oCToBer Suitable seeds and grains (like millet, oats, and sunflower seeds); cooked pasta or rice, boiled potatoes, cheese, uncooked and unsalted bacon rind, raisins and sultanas; Apples, pears and soft fruits are popular and are a great autumn food. only feed peanuts if they’re unsalted, fresh and sold for human consumption. n

The town of Spalding claims to be the pumpkin capital of Britain, because it's the home of the country’s biggest producer.

One grower along produces two million a year, having started over 30 years ago, whilst Lincolnshire Field Produce last year secured the contract to produce 359,000 to sell in supermarkets, increasing the total volume of their crop by over 3,500%!

It’s a good job those working in the field don’t suffer from Samhainophobia, the proper term for a fear of halloween! n

Autumn: golden leaves & Darkening Nights n A study in the Journal of Aging Research found that babies born during the autumn months are more likely to live to 100 than those born during the rest of the year. n Monarch butterflies make autumn a migratory season. n It may surprise you to know that seasons change on two separate dates. There is an astronomical and meteorological change to each season. The meteorological (weather) autumn begins on September 1st and lasts exactly three months.

However, astronomical autumn will begin on Sunday, September 23rd and ends on Friday, December 21st.

n In Greek mythology, autumn began when Persephone was abducted by Hades to be the Queen of the Underworld.

In distress Persephone's mother, Demeter (the goddess of the harvest), caused all the crops on Earth to die until her daughter was allowed to return, marking spring. n The beautiful red, orange and yellow shades of leaves are actually there all year round. Sunlight helps fuel plant cells containing chlorophyll, a green photosynthetic pigment found in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, which gives leaves their colour while working to turn light into energy.

When sunlight diminishes in fall, chlorophyll breaks down, letting the plant’s hidden red, yellow, and orange shine.

n Testosterone levels in both men and women spike higher in autumn than at any other time of year. n Researchers think that lower levels of vitamin D - which helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body - due to shorter days and less contact with sunshine is in part responsible for autumn and winter weight gain.

n Many birds spend this season traveling to mating grounds or finding food.

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