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Grand Days Out in Lincolnshire july 2015
Boyzone: Live Music in Newark - Sleaford’s Maltings WARWICK DAvIS - LOCAL fOOD & DRINK - LOCAL HOMES - WEDDINGS
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We’ve been attending the annual Lincolnshire Show for years now, and yet, the excitement and novelty hasn’t worn off. Each year, we meet our readers, we get to congratulate some of the county’s hard working farmers and we enjoy the food, shopping, main ring entertainment and other attractions that the show provides for around 65,000 visitors.
ROB davis Editor, PridE magazinEs editor@pridemagazines.co.uk
Along with a busy season in uphill Lincoln, and Skegness’s So Festival of performing arts, plus a performance by Jools Holland at Lincoln Castle and other county shows Heckington or Spilsby, for example - there’s lots for Lincolnshire to be proud of this summer. Enjoy our extended What’s On guide and Days Out features this month with plenty of other suggestions for how to make the most of the county this summer. Elsewhere in this edition we meet diminutive actor Warwick Davis, find out a little more about the history of Sleaford’s Bass Maltings, and learn about the wild deer species which are in such abundance in the county.
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This Month’s Cover: We’ve some great ideas for grand days out in Lincolnshire this month. Tattershall Castle is holding a performance of Shakespeare’s play, Twelfth Night by open air troupe The Lord Chamberlain’s Men on 17th July.
Our best wishes for a wonderful month and if you’re visiting the Lincolnshire Show, do come along and meet the Pride team in our marquee, adjacent to the main ring and the Mews shopping area.
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Boyzone: Live Music in Newark - Sleaford’s Maltings WARWICK DAVIS - LOCAL FOOD & DRINK - LOCAL HOMES - WEDDINGS
With best wishes from the Lincolnshire Pride team managing director and Publisher: Julian Wilkinson. general manager: ian Bagley. Executive Editor: rob davis. Features Editor: tilly Wilkinson. graphic designer and Customer Care manager: mandy Bray. it: Joe Proctor. accounts manager: sue Bannister. sales manager: zoie Wilkinson. sales Executives: Liz King, roberta Hall, Carissa Clay, Emily Brown, sami millard, Lauren Chambers and amy Whiley. distribution manager: Paul dixon.
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July 2015
July’s News and events on our What’s On pages, with days OuT and ideas for spending the summer in hiddeN eNglaNd. Diminutive actor waRwiCk davis visits Lincolnshire to host a charity event in Boston talking about Little People UK. Presenter of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow fiONa BRuCe talks exclusively to Pride about the perils of filming at RAF Coningsby. The history of the liNCOlNshiRe shOw as told by the BBC’s Alan Stennett and a new way of looking at Sleaford’s Bass Maltings. This month’s fOOd & dRiNk pages profile restaurants in Boston and Lincoln plus locally produced spirits and recipes. Our hOMes & gaRdeNs section this month features a modern country home, Brigg designer Hannah Dale and OpeN gaRdeNs. This month’s weddiNgs & fashiON pages feature on-trend designer names for high summer and trends for 2016 brides. shaNe lyNCh of ‘manband’ pop act Boyzone on why the group is looking forward to appearing at NewaRk fesTival.
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County News Branson pioneers local ‘Pitch to rich’ campaign dan Cluderay, local entrepreneur, is appealing to supporters to receive a funding boost from Virgin boss, richard Branson as part of a competition...
Newark’s Dan Cluderay, is appealing to supporters across the region to ‘get voting’ for him after submitting an entry that could see his business receive a funding boost from Richard Branson, billionaire, as part of a competition called ‘Pitch to Rich.’ Dan Cluderay created a bedroom start-up in 2008 called Approved Food which grew beyond recognition, and is now the UK’s largest online only retailer of discount food and drink. Dan is now looking to get in front of the most respected man in business to pitch his wares and win £1,000,000 to boost his online company. The entrepreneur is no stranger to business TV shows
Boston College War Veteran visited brother’s pupil excels... grave in norway... spalding’s stefan Howells appointed head pastry chef on Branson’s island in keeping with the theme of Richard Branson, Stefan Howells, 25, has just been appointed the position of head chef on the billionaire’s private resort in the Caribbean, Necker Island. Stefan has previously worked for top chefs, Raymond Blanc and Marcus Wareing. Stefan is originally from Donington and attended Boston College. His tutor on the Catering and Hospitality course said that he had vision and ambition; he worked out where he wanted to be and how he could get there.
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and has previously appeared on ‘Dragon’s Den’ and ‘Bargain Fever Britain’ earlier this year. “It was Richard Branson’s story that helped ignite my entrepreneurial fire many years ago, and the possibility of meeting him to pitch my business and get his insight gives me goosebumps,” says Dan. “He is the man who stands head and shoulders above all other leading entrepreneurs in my eyes.” The first stage of the competition is based on votes from people all over the country voting for their best company. Dan could win £1,000,000 of prizes including advertisement and cash investments!
lincoln’s Arthur Harrison has had the realisation of a long-held dream to go to the grave of his brother, Edward Harrison, at Trondheim Stavne Cemetery. Private Edward ‘Ted’ Harrison of the 4th Battalion of the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment died near Steinkjer on 22nd April 1940, aged 21. The trip to Norway was organised and funded by The Elite Fish and Chip Company. The family filled in an entry card at The Elite Fish and Chip Company’s Lincoln restaurant and takeaway. The owner said, “We received nearly 400 wishes but Arthur’s wish really moved us. Family is important.” “We had set the prize limit as £250 towards fulfilling a wish, but when we chose Arthur’s wish, we decided to offer whatever it would cost.”
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typhoon Jet Painted Honouring Battle of Britain anniversary...
Lincoln magna Carta Barons to receive a splash of colour
a fighter jet based in raF Coningsby has new colours for the 75th Battle of Britain anniversary
the Lincoln Barons marking out the magna Carta Charter trail throughout the city will be dressed in brand new livery by professional artists... lincoln’s Barons are finally being ‘dressed’ ready for their launch in the most eye-catching ways by professional artists from across the county to create a colourful element to the Magna Carta celebrations. There are around 25 barons in total, placed from the city centre to Uphill Lincoln and have been looking very pale over the past few months but with the 800th anniversary celebrations, they’ll soon be lifting the spirits of local people.
Coningsby holds host to a typhoon that now closely resembles a hurricane flown by the Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicolson in the Battle of Britain thanks to a recent paint job. Nicolson, whose 249 Squadron identification number is painted on the Typhoon, was the only Fighter Command pilot awarded a Victoria Cross during the battle for single-handedly shooting down a German jet while his hurricane was on fire. Present at the unveiling of the newly painted fighter jet, Jim Nicolson was the cousin of the incredibly brave fighter pilot. “I’m absolutely thrilled to bits with the whole Typhoon. It’s wonderful that the RAF has decided to commemorate the anniversary involving my cousin but I see it as a representation of all the bravery of the RAF pilots
who flew and fought in the Battle of Britain. RAF pilots were told to bail out when the cockpit caught fire because the Hurricane quickly became a death-trap on fire. My cousin, instead watched the German plane which had shot him down fly past.” “He was so angry at being shot down that he sat back in the cockpit, which was a mass of flames, and chased after the German plane. He eventually managed to catch up with it and shoot it down before bailing out. In the course of his actions, he suffered very serious burns.” The Typhoon will perform a number of aerial displays at shows across the country this summer alongside a Second World War Spitfire. It will be flown by the Flight Lieutenant Ben Westoby-Brooks from RAF Coningsby.
Each baron has been sponsored by a city business or organisation, which means they can pick a Lincolnshire inspired theme and artist to create their colourful mascot from a Red Arrows Baron to a Roman Baron. Lincoln’s copy of Magna Carta is owned by the Cathedral, and is housed in a new vault as part of a £20m renovation.
Woman takes on 5km challenge Lincolnshire woman, Elaine Barclay, is taking on a daily 5km challenge for a cancer support charity... Bourne’s Elaine Barclay, 42, is cycling, running or walking 5km every day as part of Dimbleby Cancer Care’s Every Day in May sports challenge. The total distance is about three and a half marathons in a month. People all over the world can take part in
the challenge. In 2014, the event covered almost 9,000 kilometres with sessions taking place in America, Spain as well as all over the UK and Ireland. Dimbleby Cancer Care was set up in memory of broadcaster Richard Dimbleby, based in London.
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in the course of producing a county magazine, you get to meet all sorts of celebrities. Some are a little precious, some surprising amenable. None of the celebrities we’ve met, though, can compare to Warwick Davis. Down to earth, very positive, and an incredible ambassador for dwarfism, the 45 year old actor lives in yaxley, Peterborough, but visited Lincolnshire recently to speak at a charity function as part of his work with Little People UK. Held at Boston West Golf Course, the evening was organised by Angela Cannon, Chris Elliott and Sarah Waldon and featured a three course meal and a speech from Warwick followed by a Q&A session, raising nearly £3,000 for the charity he founded in 2012. Warwick is, of course, famous for his roles as dwarfs, goblins and other restricted height characters. His big break came in 1982 when he was 12 with an appearance in Star Wars. “I’ve had a sustained and successful career - more so than most actors, which makes me very lucky,” Warwick told Pride. “But for most of my life I was behind makeup or prosthetics, so I’ve remained pretty anonymous until recent years.” Having appeared in franchises like Star Wars and the Harry Potter series, Warwick has since emerged from all the prosthetics, playing a ‘darker’ version of himself in spoof-documentary Life’s Too Short before appearing alongside comedian Ricky Gervais & Karl Pilkington often as the subject of the pair’s jokes in series like An Idiot Abroad. His role as an actor whose unique selling point is his 3ft 6in stature, does lead one to question whether he’s laughing with the likes of Ricky Gervais, or whether he’s just the butt of their jokes. “There’s a difference between laughing with and laughing at. I don’t like to see people demean themselves to those levels,” he says. “I love the roles that I’ve played, though, and many of them have been necessarily short. It would be lovely to have short actors do roles 8
where it was just incidental, but I think we’re a bit more sophisticated now and that’s not the way I live. I seize the opportunity to make a joke. I’m amused by it myself.” That’s not to say, though, that life for the actor doesn’t present challenges. There are over 200 different types of dwarfism - Warwick’s preferred term and the condition affects one in every 10,000 births; an estimated 25,000 people in the UK. Warwick’s condition is spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SED), and he says the pain associated with the condition can be very severe indeed, likened by the actor to having ‘the worst kind of flu’ every day.
One of the main roles of the charity is to celebrate diversity and improve the quality of life for those with dwarfism, which could be as simple as addressing one of the most common questions; terminology. “Preferred terminology is a personal decision, but commonly accepted are short stature, dwarfism or little person.” says Warwick. “It’s unfortunate that many little people are teased or stared at throughout their lives, because their bodies look different to those of average sized people,” he adds. “Only terms like midget are likely to cause offence.”
Warwick’s Short
STORy warwick davis has, in recent years, emerged from behind prosthetic makeup to host primetime tV shows and appear in sitcoms. making a career from his diminutive height, the actor has also co-founded his charity little people uk with a view to raising awareness of dwarfism, a condition that affects over 25,000 people in the UK. We spoke to the actor during an after dinner speaking engagement in Boston...
The actor’s wife Samantha is similarly affected, as are the couple’s children Annabelle (who’s following her father into an acting career) and Harrison. Nonetheless the whole family remains determined to raise the profile of dwarfism and, via their charity, Little People UK, provide support and information to the public, and to people of short stature and their families. “you have a choice, don’t you?” says Samantha. “Let’s use it to make our family stronger, closer. Life is for living.”
Currently on our screens hosting Celebrity Squares and Weekend Escapes with his family. His next big role will be in the 2016 Star Wars film - though the actor won’t confirm so. There’s no doubt that Warwick has done more to challenge prejudice and is probably the best ambassador that the condition of dwarfism has ever had, cementing his reputation as an actor who is definitely ‘larger than life.’ n See over for pictures from Warwick’s recent appearance at Boston West Golf Club.
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Actor Warwick Davis lives in Yaxley, Peterborough, but recently visited Boston to give an after dinner speech on Little People UK, the charity he founded in 2012.
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Little People UK
Fundraising Dinner with Warwick Davis Boston west golf Club recently hosted a charity supper attended by over 80 people in support of the charity Little People UK. The event’s special guest was film and TV actor Warwick Davis, who has appeared in franchises from Star Wars to Harry Potter, and can currently be seen on TV promoting holiday destinations in the UK. A three course meal preceded a humorous talk by the dwarf actor covering his childhood, his career and how his appearance in films has been transformed with makeup and prosthetics, allowing him to take on many of his fantasy roles. Warwick and wife Samantha co-founded their charity to encourage positive portrayal of those with one of the 200 types of dwarfism, a condition affecting more than 25,000 people in the UK, 650,000 worldwide. For more information on Warwick’s charity, see www.littlepeopleuk.org.
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35 Years of Celebrating
ANTIQUES the BBC’s antiques Roadshow recently filmed two shows at Raf Coningsby hoping to find some interesting items from Bomber County, from the antiques brought along by over 3,000 members of the public... we spoke to the show’s presenter, fiona Bruce, who has fronted the programme for over seven years... spare a thought for one unfortunate lady who recently visited the Antiques Roadshow RAF Coningsby with the hope of having her mid-20th century tea set valued. Viewers of the show will see ceramics expert Will Farmer and presenter Fiona Bruce deliver the news that, in good condition, her items are valued at somewhere in the region of £2,000. Unfortunately, that morning, the poor lady had suffered a mishap on the way to the event and knocked £500 off the value of the set, breaking a teacup in two. That kind of drama (or that schadenfreude, if you’re so inclined) is perfect for Sunday evening TV, of which there’s no more perennial an example than the BBC’s flagship antiques programme.
20,000 of these for the programme, which attracts in excess of eight million viewers with each episode, peaking in 2008 when a maquette created by Anthony Gormley was valued at over £1m, or in 2014 when a Van Dyck painting thought to be worth less than £500 actually turned out to be worth close to half a million pounds. The 100-strong crew set the show up the day before filming, with a main receiving area from which visitors are triaged to each of the eight experts’ subject tables. From there, any members of the public with items deemed worthy of filming are sent to a holding area, timetabled into a recording slot with one of two PSC or portable studio cameras. There’s also a three-camera outside broadcasting unit for larger or really impressive items, with footage mixed as it’s recorded by Director Simon Pass.
“Around 3,000 people visited Coningsby, and we’re assured that the final cut will include items with aviation history provenance as befits Bomber County...”
Gates opened at 9.30am, but when we arrived a little before 9am, there was already a queue of around 200 awaiting the opinion of the show’s 25 experts - and of course, the all-important valuation of attendees’ antiques, collectables, nick-knacks and tat. 14
The show began in 1979 making this its 38th series. The series was last in Lincolnshire in October to film at Grantham’s Belton House. Prior to that, the crew last filmed in the county at Lincoln Cathedral in 2010. The team films from 9.30am-7pm, and hopes to gain enough material for the two shows that will be broadcast in Autumn.
Around 3,000 people visited RAF Coningsby, and we’re assured that the final cut will include one or two items with aviation history provenance as befits a show filmed in Bomber County. Celebrating 35 years in 2015, the team has valued over nine million items, filming over
Two remotely controlled cameras on cranes swoop down and provide the aerial or panning shots including those of presenter
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Fiona Bruce next to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Dakota aircraft. Fiona filmed her introduction the day before and went up with the flight. “We usually film at stately homes or similar locations” says Fiona. “RAF Coningsby has been an unusual place but really interesting. We’ve been treated to seeing the Dakota take off, the AWACs, and the Typhoon. It’s a challenge filming with that noise but it’s been thrilling!” Fiona also met one Hull man who ensured he was first through the gates by arriving the night before and sleeping in his camper van. He brought along an oil painting by Lakeland artist Walter Kersley which, unfortunately, proved to be worth less than 16
hoped. “It’s OK... being filmed makes it worth the trip and worth the overnight stay!” he said. Other highlights to watch out for include a somewhat unusual ventriloquists’ dummy, two smoking pipes discovered by a Horncastle man in a chimney breast during the renovation of his house, and a framed copy of the Sunday times dating back to 1968 with interesting connections to the county’s cold-war V-Bombers. “Its been a great day and we’ve had some really interesting items from a really good crowd of around 3,000 people, so we should be able to make a great show!” says Fiona. n The Antiques Roadshow’s two RAF Coningsby based episodes will air in Autumn.
“We usually film at stately homes or similar locations,” says Fiona. “RAF Coningsby has been an unusual place but really interesting...” Above: Three cameras provide a mini ‘studio’ whilst two further cameras record additional footage.
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Summer Days Out in
LINCOLNSHIRE there’s plenty happening in Lincolnshire this month from the East Coast’s so Festival to Lincoln Castle’s programme of magna Carta events, not to mention the Cathedral’s three Choirs Festival and 1,000 Years of Crafts in the grounds... Words: Tilly Wilkinson.
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HOMeS & GARDenS
HiSTORY & HeRiTAGe
MuSeuMS & GAlleRieS
with a rather large number of grand stately homes in the area, you’re sure to be impressed by the historical elegance and heritage. The Hidden England group of stately homes is a treasure trove of living history. Included in the collection is Burghley House in Stamford, Deene Park, Grimsthorpe Castle, Rockingham Castle, Belvoir Castle, Easton Walled Gardens, Belton House, Lincoln Cathedral and Doddington Hall. Other stately homes outside of this group include Scunthorpe’s Normanby Hall and Lincoln Castle, with a packed programme of events celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Cathedral’s Magna Carta.
The spotlight is on lincoln currently, with the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta being a key theme of 2015 for tourism in Lincoln this summer. Lincoln Castle has recently been renovated with a new vault to house the document and brand new interpretation. Cogglesford Watermill and various windmills also celebrate Mills Weekend this summer along with the rest of Britain. Thanks to the Lincolnshire Wolds, wind mills are dotted in every corner of the county and are all definitely worth a visit with cream teas available at most. History runs through the very heart of Lincoln so it’s worth a tour of the capital of the county.
sleaford’s Navigation house is a canal company office with interactive exhibits detailing the history of travel and trade by canal offering a different museum experience on your days out in summer around the county. Also in the town is The National Centre for Craft and Design - a fantastic experience with a calendar of different events covering all different crafts from textiles to canvas based art, photography to sculpture. This month sees the touring exhibition of ceramicist Alexis Rago, Sound Matters, which attempts to ‘picture’ sound as well as a series of ‘have a go’ workshops and activities; www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk. The International Bomber Command Centre is a museum soon to come to Canwick Hill in September promising to mark the sacrifice of 25,000 WWII aircrew.
n Find out more about the Hidden england group by visiting www.hiddenengland.org.
n See more on the Magna Carta celebrations by going to www.visitlincoln.com.
n To follow the progress of the new museum, go to www.internationalbombercommandcentre.com.
“If it’s golf you’re interested in, you’re spoilt for choice with so many courses dotted around the county...”
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Events In July
There are a number of must-see events throughout the summer months in venues dotted about the county...
n North Kesteven Walking Festival This is a nine day festival starting on 11th July following various walks around Lincoln and the North Kesteven region. It includes a 13 mile Magna Carta walk.
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If it’s golf you’re interested in, you’re spoilt for choice with Woodhall Spa’s Hotchkin and Bracken courses, Stapleford Park just a short drive over the border from Grantham, and Boston West Golf Course among the best courses in the county. Cyclists are also welcomed with the Viking Way cutting a swathe throught the county. The route’s dedicated website identifies over 10 different sections for those seeking to break up the 147 mile path. Look out, too, for the ‘castle to coast route’ which starts in the heart of Lincoln and totals 100 miles. Lincoln’s 60th annual Cycle Grand Prix takes place on 28th June, ideal for spectators, given that it reaches its finale in Cathedral Quarter. Finally, enjoy a spa break at Stapleford Park, for luxury treatments and a weekend getaway in the country house hotel’s former stables.
Enjoy live music with Lincoln Cathedral’s Three Choirs Festival from 18th-21st June, as Peterborough, Southwell and Lincoln Cathedrals’ choirs join forces for an impressive liturgical and non-liturgical choral music. Elsewhere, Skegness’s So Festival is a programme of performing arts and live entertainment across the East Coast, with this year’s highlights including theatrical performers using pyrotechnics, and aerobatic artists performing mid-air ‘ballet.’ Also, make sure you visit Tolethorpe’s Stamford Shakespeare Company - an open air theatre company, with plays this year including Romeo and Juliet, Henry V and Tom Jones. Finally, don’t miss BBC star Jools Holland performing at Lincoln Castle, on 11th July along with his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.
n To follow the cycle challenge from castle to coast, see www.castle2coast2castle.co.uk.
n For Jools holland, visit the website www.livepromotionsconcerts.co.uk.
n Lincoln by the Sea The beach will come to Lincoln City Square on the 24th and 25th July complete with Punch and Judy appearances, deckchairs and a tonne of sand. n A Grand Tudor Pageant Lincoln Castle travels back to the time of 1541 with a royal visit of King Henry VIII and his Queen. There will be hunting games and falconry on 25th and 26th July as you witness the grand arrival of the Tudor King. n Lincoln Antiques Market The Castle Square will become a treasure trove of hidden gems on 19th July as antique furniture, silver, fine art and retro decor come to the cobbled streets. n 1000 Years of Crafts Experience how Lincolnshire craftspeople over the last thousand years have plied their trade in the grounds of Lincoln Castle. Silver smithing, blacksmithing, willow weaving and stone masonry will take place on 3rd July. n Find out more: To discover the events and shows that are on throughout the county and in the capital of the county, take a look at www.visitlincoln.com.
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Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials situated within the magnificent parkland of Burghley House, stamford, the Land rover Burghley Horse trials (3-6 september 2015) is renowned not only as a major international sporting event, but also the premier occasion in the autumn social calendar...
Sunday to determine who will carry home the Land Rover Perpetual Challenge Trophy and the substantial first prize.
This year 80 elite horse and rider combinations drawn from across the globe will take part in what is recognised as eventing’s toughest challenge.
For the serious equestrian every possible element of horse-related paraphernalia is on sale, ranging from stabling, feed and tack to riding boots, hats and clothing... as well as the chance to enjoy world class eventing stars.
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is a four star FEI affiliated event, beginning with two days of dressage in the main arena (Thursday and Friday). Saturday is cross country day, when competitors test their nerve around Burghley’s famously demanding course, designed by Captain Mark Phillips. The competition then comes to a climax with show jumping on
The expansive, much-loved retail village is currently being planned, with a number of exciting new developments in the pipeline. Each year more than 600 trade exhibitors offer everything from artisan cheeses and local produce to luxury goods such as jewellery, fashion and accessories.
The Box Office is now open and there has never been a better time to book; advance bookings offer great discount on admission tickets and car parking, and Thursday, Friday and Sunday admission tickets are now interchangeable! Book your tickets at www.burghley-horse.co.uk or call on 01933 304744.
n pride Magazine has secured a pair of Thursday tickets to give away to the first reader able to answer the following question: Who was the winning rider of last year’s Burghley Horse Trials, and what was their nationality. Send your answer to Burghley Horse Trials Competition, pride Magazines, elm Grange Studios, east Heckington, Boston, lincolnshire pe20 3QF.
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what’s on Find out what’s on this month with events taking place at many different venues across the county. In addition to theatre productions, the county shows are in abundance throughout July...
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wednesday 1st July Fulbeck hall are hosting an evening of musical entertainment this July. You’re advised to bring a picnic and a deckchair to enjoy the open gardens of Fulbeck hall and watch a musical event all in aid of the British Red Cross. Admission includes a glass of wine. 01400 272231 www.touruk.co.uk
glentwoRth ScARecRow dAy Saturday 4th July Follow the scarecrow route around the village of Glentworth on the 4th July to vote for your favourite and enjoy a cream tea with your stroll. A barbecue is also available at the village hall and starts at 1pm. 07939 512343. www.glentworthvillagehall.co.uk
SundAy AntiqueS MARket Sunday 5th July The sunday Market at the Lincolnshire showground is brimming with a wonderful variety of quality antiques and collectables. whether you fancy a browse for one-of-akind finds or you have a shop to restock, the market is a great place for finding those hidden gems and bargains. 01522 522900 www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk
wRAngle choiR conceRt friday 10th July For only £5 a ticket, witness the wrangle choir in full swing. This comes with a light supper. The choir start at 7.30pm till 9pm. 01522 873213 www.visitlincolnshire.com
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Saturday 11th July harlequin Theatre Arts are proud and very excited to be presenting a performance of ‘Oliver!’ at Blackfriars Theatre in Boston. The performance by Lionel Bart is on 11th and 12th July. Tickets are £10/adults with family offers available. 01205 363108 www.blackfriarsartscentre.co.uk
- shows SpilSby Show Sunday 12th July There’s many elements to the show this year starting with the Companion Dog show which is one of their most popular attractions welcoming hundreds of dog owners to the showground. Members of the public are able to enter their dogs into the Dog show on the day of the event.
Saturday 11th July starting from the 11th July, the Lincoln and North Kesteven walking Festival is a nine day event including the 13 mile Magna Carta walk in the week. with vast open countryside and diverse wildlife, the county is definitely a place where you can really enjoy the outdoors with the family. Look at the website for more details on what walks there are and look out for highlights like the Magna Carta Trail. 01522 69435 www.1life.co.uk/nkwalkingfestival
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heckington Show Saturday 25th & 26th July 2015’s show is the 148th event and it’s sure to go off with a bang thanks to a grand fireworks display and an open air concert. Main ring entertainment is promising a wealth of activities for families and some very adrenaline pumping displays. 01529 461823 www.heckingtonshow.org.uk
ReveSby Show Sunday 2nd August 2015 will again see an action packed main ring programme. There are acts not seen at Revesby before and some back by popular demand. Look out for traditional events, from show jumping to dressage. 07831 533375 www.revesby-country-fair.co.uk
SheRlock At gunby hAll Saturday 11th July This month, at Gunby hall and Gardens, the Chapterhouse Theatre Company will be visiting to provide a performance of The Casebook of sherlock holmes. Chapterhouse have been touring open air theatres across the UK for 15 years now bringing a range of classic stories to life on stage but this has to be one of the best. 01522 569 777 www.chapterhouse.org
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AnnuAl chARity cycle Ride Sunday 12th July The ride covers a distance of 20 miles mainly on flat country roads from Aisthorpe to Brampton and it’s open for everyone. if you would like to bring the family, you have the choice of doing ten miles and then being transported back to the start. Refreshments are available at the halfway point. All proceeds when registering go to st Andrew’s Children hospice; £5/adults. 01472 350908 www.standrewschildrenshospice.com
big SuMMeR ShowcASe Saturday 11th July This show is filled with pure entertainment of the highest quality showcasing the best of Grantham’s young talent. with songs from your favourite musicals old and new, hilarious sketches and scenes, brilliant dance routines and much, much more, this heart-warming spectacular at the Guildhall is not to be missed. 01476 406158 www.guildhallartscentre.com
JoolS live At lincoln cAStle Saturday 11th July Jools holland and his Rhythm and Blues orchestra are performing live at the brand new, recently reopened, Lincoln Castle. on saturday 11th July you’ll see Jools with his orchestra and special guests Marc Almond, Ruby Turner and Mabel Ray. The show also features surfleet’s Gilson Lavis; Jools holland’s drummer for the past 35 years. 01522 873 894 www.lincolncastle.com
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tuesday 7th July Aromatic gardens can be good for your health. Doddington hall are holding a course run by their resident gardener and florist to help you create your own fragrant space as well as looking at the therapeutic uses of fragrant plants.
Saturday 8th August Three of the UK’s best firework companies compete against each other with a 10 minute firework display choreographed to music followed by a finale display at Belvoir Castle.
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01476 871001 www.belvoirfireworks.co.uk
gRiMSthoRpe cAStle Sunday 2nd August A Rolls Royce owners picnic will be in the Vanbrugh Courtyard of Grimsthorpe Castle. You’re able to come along and see a range of the finest vehicles ever made. The owners are happy to show you the vehicles and answer any questions. 01778 591205 www.grimsthorpe.co.uk
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harpswell, dn21 5uu Saturday 4th July A three acre garden incorporating formal and informal features and including a parterre garden. open 10am till 5pm £3.50 entry.
Sturton by Stow, ln1 2AA Sunday 12th July A rainbow garden full of colour. open 11am till 4.30pm £2.50 entry.
the long houSe gelston, ng32 2Ae Saturday 4th July extensive views over the Vale of Belvoir and a wealth of roses. open 2pm till 5pm £3.50 entry.
nut tRee fARM fotherby, ln11 0up Sunday 5th July A garden with stunning views of the Lincolnshire wolds and sweeping herbaceous borders framing the lawn. open 11am till 5pm £3.50 entry.
AubouRn hAll Aubourn, ln5 9dZ Sunday 12th July Approximately eight acres with ponds. open 2pm till 5pm £4.50 entry.
AShcRoft houSe grantham, ng33 5np Sunday 12th July Relatively new and modern garden created from a pony paddock. Plenty of work put into this garden in Grantham. open 12pm till 5pm £3 entry.
dunholMe lodge lincoln, ln2 3qA Sunday 12th July Many elements in a three acre garden. RAF Dunholme Lodge Museum and war Memorial in the grounds. open 11am till 5pm £2.50 entry.
peAR tRee cottAge goulceby, ln11 9up Sunday 19th July Bright colours and flowers within the village of Goulceby. open 11am till 4pm £4 entry.
ARchAeology feStivAl Sunday 12th July The rich archaeological heritage of Lincolnshire is why it’s a designated area for outstanding natural beauty. The festival celebrates this with events in July. 01507 609740 www.down-your-wold.co.uk
StRAwbeRRy teA in woodhAll thursday 16th July with cakes, teas, coffees, champagne, raffles, tombola, win a teddy competitions plus other side stalls, the strawberry tea evening in woodhall spa is a great afternoon. everything is donated and it’s all to raise money for the Breast Cancer Care UK charity. 01522 873213 www.visitlincolnshire.com
tAMing of the ShRew friday 17th July enjoy one of shakespeare’s greatest works at Lincoln Castle for an evening of outdoor theatre. illyria, the theatre company performing, add their style and humour to this shakespearean romantic comedy between two star-cross’d lovers, £13. 01522 873 894 www.lincolndrillhall.com
cleethoRpeS cRicket gAMe friday 17th July A cricket match that will go down in Cleethorpe’s history; Cleethorpes Cricket Club are taking on Lashings All stars the former champions of international cricket. it’s a great event to watch, espcially for true cricket enthusiasts. 01472 691271 www.cleethorpescricketclub.co.uk
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Saturday 18th & 19th July with live music, re-enactors and lectures, it’s no wonder the woodhall spa 1940s weekend is such a hit every year. Look out for Brandyn shaw and his Rhythm Makers and enjoy the 1940s Murder Mystery Dinner.
Saturday 25th July This weekend will include 1940’s attractions such as the Anderson shelter and Dig for Victory Garden experience, re-enactors, a tea tent, period food, all set amidst the Newark Air Museum’s aircraft collection. Anyone visiting is encouraged to wear period clothing.
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once upon A tiMe Sunday 19th July spalding Dance school is set to entertain you at spalding Arts Centre. The performance is to showcase the students performing ballet, tap, modern, hip hop and free jazz all set within a fairy tale story line. 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk
lincoln ARboRetuM bubbleS Monday 20th July Bubble Mondays are coming back to the county with giant bubbles filling up the city. The event takes place annually in different world cities at 6.30pm local time. 01522 873213 www.visitlincolnshire.com
lincoln beAch Monday 20th July The seaside is coming to Lincoln City square to brighten up a Monday morning and going right through to 29th August. There will be special appearances from Punch and Judy, plenty of deckchairs and tonnes of sand! 01522 545711 www.lincolnbig.co.uk
JeSuS chRiSt SupeRStAR thursday 23rd July Lincoln Cathedral tells the greatest story ever told with Andrew Lloyd-webber’s production of Jesus Christ superstar. The popular rock opera will run in the nave of Lincoln Castle for more than a week and will be part of the Magna Carta celebrations. 01522 561600 www.superstarlincoln.co.uk
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tRio AniMA Saturday 25th July Trio Anima, a musical group consisting of Matthew Featherstone playing the viola, Rosalind Ventris playing the flute and Anneke hodnett playing the harp. They’ve been given numerous awards. 01636 707170 www.newarkairmuseum.org
fAbulouS 40’S dAy Sunday 26th July enjoy a nostalgic day at Chapel st Leonards where there will be a fly over of the Battle of Britain Memorial flight, a tea dance at the village hall along with afternoon cream tea, displays of vintage cars and plenty of bunting in an attempt to recreate Ve Day which happened 70 years ago from this year. 01754 872219 www.cslcarnival.co.uk
hykehAM SuMMeR feStivAl Sunday 26th July A family day out to enjoy local music in Lincoln, great displays of impressive stunts and plenty of food and refreshments. A fantastic community day celebrating the local talent of Lincoln. media@summerfest2015.co.uk
- FêTes fRAMpton houSe fête Saturday 25th July There will be a small vintage car exhibition, a fun dog show, and a range of stalls. if you would like to bring a stall, enter a dog into the fun dog show or would like to show your car in the exhibit contact the organisers soon. 01205 724216 www.visitlincolnshire.com
colSteRwoRth fête Saturday 11th July with refreshments, barbecues, raffles, stalls, classic cars, scale models and smash-a-crock you can’t miss this village fete. There’s an admission fee and proceeds go to the church. 01476 860126 www.parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk
doRRington fête Saturday 11th & 12th July The village of Dorrington will be supporting local charities with open gardens, stalls, crafts, local heritage, displays of art, entertainment, and of course afternoon tea. There’s also a Dorrington Dry Boat Race and tickets are £3/day £5/weekend. info@dorringtonfestival.co.uk www.dorringtonfestival.co.uk
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Farming changed beyond all recognition during the 20th century. so too did the county’s shop window for our agricultural excellence. Broadcaster Alan stennett remembers reluctantly attending the event as a child, before falling in love with farming - and the show - as an adult some years later...
The farming industry is one that’s changed beyond all recognition over the 20th century, even since the second half of the 20th century. More so than any other industry it’s been mechanised, technologised and latterly, rendered electronic. The changes certainly impressed Lincolnshire countryman, broadcaster and author Alan Stennett when he returned to the Lincolnshire Show as an adult, having been a reluctant visitor as a child with his father, a mixed farmer who worked around Bourne, Sleaford and later, Gainsborough too. “At 19 I wanted nothing to do with farming!” says Alan. “I began working with the BBC in 1964 as a World Service Technician, then worked in London and Cardiff before returning to the county in 1980 when the broadcaster was beginning its first county-wide (not city-based) station.” “I had been away from the farming world for around 20 years, and as my new role included working as a producer for the station’s farming output I had a steep learning curve.” Before 1959 the show had been peripatetic, travelling from market town to market town.
“We covered the show with just one radio car, catching people as we went along. It was good fun,” says Alan. “The show has changed to have a broader appeal certainly, travelling around and visiting other county shows in the UK, it’s fair to say that the Lincolnshire Show has broadened its appeal whilst also remaining faithful to its roots better than many of them. The countryside zone, shopping areas and other attractions have added a lot to the show but it’s still, at its heart, a country show.”
“The show has always been a shop window into the world of farming...”
With the proliferation of motor cars, the show could settle in one place, which it did for the 76th show in 1959.
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“The show has done well to remain the shop window of agriculture. There’s still a community feel despite its size...” Among other changes, Alan has observed the changes in the preferred breeds of farmers. More continental, fewer native breeds were being farmed until the mid-20th century until recognition of the importance of provenance in food, where native breeds like the Lincoln Red found favour and were ‘fashionable’ once more. The 1980s saw a rise in the pig industry, with more modern breeds like the large white emerging. ‘Artisan’ farming is also a reflection of the fact that, in previous decades, the Lincolnshire Show was very much a place to buy livestock. With the advent of artificial insemination in the latter half of the 20th century, purchasing livestock at shows became less necessary. Meanwhile, in the arable sector, Alan says that technology and latterly electronics have dramatically increased the efficiency of operations allowing farms to consolidate with fewer, larger operations. As a result, the Lincolnshire Show today is a glossy advert for ever more gargantuan, computer-steered GPS machinery costing huge sums, rather than an event showcasing the skills of a ploughman and his horse. “Many things have changed in the industry and in the show, but its strongest aspect remains - the camaraderie of those who visit the show each year and love it,” says Alan. “The show has done really well to remain the shop window of agriculture. There’s still a community feel despite its size. I think we’re all proud of the show, but above all, we’re proud of what a good reflection it is on the hard work our farmers put into feeding the country.” n Alan is the author of eight books on the history of Lincolnshire and of farming. His farming show broadcasts on BBC Radio Lincolnshire on Sundays from 7am. 34
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Timeline: A brief summary of the events which occurred to make the show what it is today... n The Society is formed in 1869 The Lincolnshire Agricultural Society was formed all the way back in 1869. The first ever event wasn’t, in fact, the Lincolnshire Show, but the Lincoln Show on the 29th, 30th and 31st July with highlights of seeds, roots and pigeons. n The Travelling Show The first ever shows were not based on a showground as it is now. Rather, it travelled the county, stopping at towns like Bourne, Brocklesby, Louth, Scunthorpe and many more. The emergence of motor cars allowed visitors to travel, facilitating a permanent site. n Lincoln Recognition in 1898 To showcase the show’s importance and grandeur, and to indicate that it had been recognised by many, Lincoln’s Stonebow was decorated with thousands of flowers during the event.
n The Settled Show In 1959, the showground as we know it today was created with stands, a member’s enclosure and separate entrances for stock and the public were established. This meant that the entrance price could double to ten shillings. After much debate, the show did eventually settle at Riseholme. n The Missed Shows Unfortunately, there have been a few skipped shows through the years. This has been due to world events like World War Two and agricultural events like the spread of Foot & Mouth disease. There was an absence of the show in 2001 but the society planned a ‘Food & Gift Fair,’ instead, which flourished over the past decade and is still running today. n The Present Show The show continues to be one of the most successful agricultural shows in the country still running with 70,000 visitors and over 600 trade stands being the usual turn out for the show every year... make sure to visit the 133rd Lincolnshire Show this year!
“To showcase the event’s importance, thousands of flowers decorated Lincoln’s Stonebow in 1898 as the show grew larger....”
Find Out More: This year’s Lincolnshire Show takes place on 24th and 25th June. Tickets are on sale now from £18.90/adult, £16.90/young person, £38.90/family. Contact 01522 522900, see www.lincolnshireshow.co.uk, or email events@lincolnshireshowground.co.uk.
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Canard-Duchêne
Champagne Dinner at Stapleford Park stapleford park country house hotel would like to say a big thank you to members and guests who attended the Canard-Duchene Champagne Dinner recently, to its team, for creating such a special evening paired with great Champagne. Sommelier Francisco Macedo would like to personally thank Andrew Nicoll from Champagnes and Chateaux for its support, and for providing fantastic demonstrations and teaching of the Champagne sabrage and for providing the incredible selection of Champagnes which made for a ‘remarkable evening.’ To find out more, visit Stapleford park’s website www.staplefordpark.com.
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as Part oF CHannEL FoUr’s onLinE sEriEs, dronEs in ForBiddEn zonEs, dramatiC nEW FootagE is noW aVaiLaBLE oF sLEaFord’s Bass maLtings. CaPtUrEd Via a rEmotE ControLLEd CamEra moUntEd on a dronE, tHE VidEo CLiP ProVidEs UnPrECEdEntEd ViEWs oF tHE CoUntY’s indUstriaL HEritagE... Images: Tom Jackson, Tom Hemsley. Words: Rob Davis.
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Bass Maltings, originally built as a floor maltings where barley is malted by spreading it out on a large floor and turned by hand, has ceased production since 1958. Constructed by bass brewers in 1901 to 1906 and architect Herbert Couchman, a perfectionist in architectural design, Bass Maltings was the biggest floor maltings in the UK. The process carried out by the factory was mainly converting starch in the form of malt to sugar. With the factory being so large, you’d expect other processes to occur but this was the only process. It needed a vast amount of floor space so this explains the size of the factory. 40
Sleaford was used because it had good transport links between Sleaford and Burton-on-Trent, which was where the brewery was and Bass Maltings had their own train carriages. The availability of raw materials, the good supply of seasonal labour and the good supply of water where also factors on Bass Maltings being constructed in Sleaford. “Bass Maltings was actively operational right up until the start of the second world war where it ceased production,” says Alan Grey, Economic Development Manager at North Kesteven District Council. “However, it reopened after the war
scaling down the member of staff dramatically. It continued to be a successful operation right up until the invention of drum maltings, a mechanised version of floor maltings. This did exactly what Bass Maltings were doing, although it did it in a fraction of the time and only needed a fraction of the space. Therefore, technological advancements made sure Bass Maltings were shut for good; they were out of date.” “However, in the 70s it reopened for small businesses to use the ground floor and gained Grade 1 status in 1976. They went on to gain Grade 2 status in 1982. Bad luck hit the building yet again with an accidental fire
Main: Bass Maltings ran their own trains on the railway. Opposite: Channel 4’s drones inspected every corner of the Bass Maltings to thrill viewers.
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caused by one of the businesses burning the walls and ripping down the roof in flames.” Ever since then, Bass Maltings has become an eery abandoned property. This is until they have recently made plans to refurbish and restore the buildings primarily into residental property with around 210 apartments being fitted into the plans, a few businesses and some leisure facilities also. With the plans being changed constantly, they’re unlikely to be implemented for a very long time. Instead, Channel 4 have decided to fly a remote control drone into the abandoned and burnt buildings for urban explorers and people too scared to venture into the dark and abandoned property. The way the drone moves is creepy as it turns around corridors and up stairways.
Somebody who used to work at Bass Maltings at the age of 15 says, “I was just a handymans mate, I suppose. I spent days at the top where we were hoisting barley out off the railway. From there, we used to go down onto the next floor and that all used to be levelled out perfectly. My memories of it were that is was ever so neat.” “The buildings architecture is built so precise and to such a high standard,” says Alan. “The architect to design it, Herbert Couchman, made sure everything was perfect using only Lithuanian Baltic pine for the wooden beams and pioneering steel work. There’s an old rumour that I don’t know how much is true; he rejected tonnes of bricks due to quality that had to be sent to the builders of Hanley Street at the time.”
“Bass Maltings was the biggest floor maltings in the UK and potentially the largest floor maltings still standing in the whole of Europe...” n Find Out More: Watch a unique aerial video of Sleaford’s Bass Maltings as part of Channel Four’s Drones in Forbidden Zones series at www.channel4.com/ programmes/drones-in-forbidden-zones.
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The Roaring 1920s...
The Great Gatsby Ball at Hubberts Bridge Roaring 20s: A Great Gatsby style event was held at Hubberts Bridge Community Centre in order to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The evening featured 1920s nostalgia with music from Sarah O’Brien and her band, Miss O’Brien’s Boys. Tickets cost £40 per person and a number of people attended so the event managed to raise a huge amount of money for charity. Hubberts Bridge has been a key part of the Boston community since it was built in 1977. It is in fact a registered charity so a number of local businesses and voluntary groups organise events such as the Great Gatsby Ball for some fantastic charities.
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Uphill Lincoln is proving an especially busy place this summer. With 9,000 diners served in its green Room fine dining restaurant each year, the Lincoln Hotel is riding on the crest on the city’s popularity. this month the hotel reveals a brand new look and its brand new menus... Words & Images: Rob Davis. history is repeating itself in Lincoln this month, as The Lincoln Hotel reveals its new places to dine, plus new menus designed to satisfy visitors to the city amid a tourist boom. On this occasion Lincoln’s success is partly thanks to the newly relaunched Lincoln Castle and the Cathedral’s Magna Carta celebrations, not to mention the pre-existing appeal of uphill Lincoln. Back in 1965 though, when the hotel was built, The Lincoln was designed to satisfy a UK-wide World Cup increase in tourism, with fears that the city wouldn’t have a sufficient number of rooms for visitors. The hotel, then, is 50 years old this year. And to celebrate, as well as accommodating the latest influx of tourists, the quirky building has been given a retro makeover designed to capitalise on its architecture and make the most of its high quality dining. Main Course: Set to be one of the most popular dishes on the menu, this assiette of handmade burgers features beef & mustard, lamb & mint and pork & apple variants.
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Left: The hotel has 71 bedrooms, and five conference rooms. It now provides both casual and fine dining, during both daytime and evening service. Below: Grimsby-landed haddock and hand-cut chips. Opposite: Goats cheese with beetroot and sweet citrus dressing.
“The changes we’ve made are all about providing our fine dining menu during lunchtime service in the Green Room. We’ve redesigned the lounge area, too...”
Accommodating this new lounge menu is a refurbished area at the front of the hotel, which makes the most of the hotel’s look and feel with 1960s-inspired furnishings Eames chairs and the designer’s Icon tables, as well as mustard & cranberry colours, with copper lights, and a new coffee bar serving freshly ground Stokes coffee, homemade cookies, brownies and a ‘cake of the day.’ The outdoor terrace is soon to receive a makeover too, and will provide al fresco dining both for the lounge and the upmarket Green Room.
Below: Head Chef Dale Gill and General Manager James Little in the newly refurbished lounge, enjoying a coffee with homemade brownies, cookies and cakes.
General Manager James Little says; “The Lincoln keeps getting busier and busier, so the changes we’ve made are all about providing diners with greater flexibility, greater comfort, and allowing our very well-regarded Green Room to meet the requests we have for providing our fine dining menu during lunchtime service too.” From 1st June, as Pride goes to press, lunchtime dining in the Green Room will take place seven days a week from 12am5pm. There will be a dedicated menu of more fine-dining oriented food with four starters and eight main courses. The same restaurant will continue to offer evening service, via its à la carte menu of six starters and six main courses from 6pm-10pm. More casual dining has been introduced in the lounge, where a new menu provides sandwiches and more bistro-like dining ideal for those on their lunch break with little time.
With 71 bedrooms and five conferencing or function rooms, the hotel is exceptionally busy, and over 17,000 diners each year eat at the hotel. Nearly half of those dining in the Green Room, which is headed up by Dale Gill. The hotel’s head chef, who has 26 years experience, three years provenance at the Lincoln Hotel, and a brigade of no fewer than seven chefs. Our meal began with a pressed ham hock terrine and the sesame coated goat’s cheese, pictured opposite, served with a beetroot and sweet citrus dressing. Meals in the Green Room are especially well presented, and feature local ingredients from names like Fosters of Monks Road, Peterborough Game and Abbey Parks, the hotel’s fruit and vegetable supplier. Fish is delivered daily from Grimsby, whilst the hotel’s bread, ice cream, sorbets, and petit fours are all made in house each day. Each dish’s provenance is especially well-represented in the hotel’s main courses, and even the more casual options we featured from the lunchtime menu were beautifully conceived. Our assiette of burgers takes a popular dish on most modern menus a step further with beef &
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“We’re delighted with the feedback we receive about our creative food and the flavour and consistency of the Green Room’s dishes...” Our desserts included banana syllabub with crushed amaretti biscuits - one of the lunch menu’s dessert of the day options - and, seen opposite, a deconstructed black forest cheesecake featuring cherry ice cream and a chocolate truffle. Five dessert options provide plenty of choice, whilst a cheese option provides a choice of six local cheeses including Lincoln Imp, Poacher, and Cote Hills’ finest options. Like many of the above dairies, The Lincoln Hotel is also Select Lincolnshire affiliated and took the title of Restaurant of the year in the scheme’s 2014 awards and Hotel of the year the previous year.
mustard, lamb & mint and pork & apple burgers in homemade focaccias. Our ‘Posh’ fish and chip option was served on a wooden board with Grimsby landed haddock, beer batter, hand-cut triple-cooked chunky chips and homemade tartar sauce. Even traditional dishes like the humble burger or fish ‘n’ chips have been brought right up to date, with a high quality makeover. 48
The hotel’s quirky 1960s architecture has been enhanced by this year’s work, and has paved the way for James and Dale’s future plans for the Green Room - a makeover which will solve the problem of the restaurant exceeding capacity three or four times a week. “We’ve proven that there’s a gap in the market in central Lincoln for really high quality dining,” James says. “We’re delighted with the feedback we receive about our creative food and the flavour and consistency of our dishes. The work we’ve already completed will allow even more diners to enjoy the talents of Dale and his team!”
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Sample Menu startErs Ham Hock Pressed ham hock terrine with apple & cider chutney, and homemade bread.
£5.00
scallops Seared diver-caught scallops with red pepper purée and spring onions.
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sharing Board £6.00 Rustic board of olives, sun dried tomatoes, Italian meats, charred olive and oregano board.
mains Pork £14.00 Pork tenderloin with crisp pancetta, baby vegetables, anna potato and sweet mustard oil. salmon £14.00 Pan seared salmon with smoked salmon rose, crushed potatoes, charred courgettes and orange butter glaze. rib-Eye steak £18.00 Locally sourced rib-eye steak with garlic mushroom and chunky chips and a choice of brandy, cracked pepper or Lincoln Blue sauce.
PUdding Cheesecake £6.00 ‘Deconstructed’ black forest cheesecake with chocolate truffle and cherry ice cream. Posset Lemon and raspberry posset with orange shortbread.
£5.00
Panna Cotta Sweet basil panna cotta with macerated strawberries.
£5.00
Cheeseboard £5.00 Choice of two, four or six local cheeses from £5-£10. Includes Cote Hill, Lincolnshire Poacher and Dambuster.
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FABULOUS FOOD
Relaxed Atmosphere, Great Service is what you discover in our bar and restaurant Take a look at our delicious Summer Food & Wine menu TREAT THE FAMILY TO SUNDAY LUNCH Served all day Sunday 12 – 9pm
1 Course £12.50 2 Course £15.95 3 Course £18.50
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Riby Rd, Stallingborough
N/E Lincolnshire DN41 8BU.
Tel: 01469 561302
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Straight from the
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right in the ‘hart’ of Boston, there’s a grade ii listed former coaching inn which has been serving the town since the mid-18th century. that’s not to say, however that its provision of food hasn’t been brought right up to date, as Head Chef grant dawson proves this month... Words & Images: Rob Davis. The sight of Boston’s white hart hotel is almost as ubiquitous as the sight of St Botolph’s church, and though the Stump has a few years on this month’s featured former coaching inn, it still has a good deal of provenance in the town. That’s not to say that it hasn’t gone through some significant changes through the years, not least under the guidance of the Bulldog Hotel Group. Based in Boston, the group comprises eight hotels in market towns across the UK. The group acquired The White Hart in 2006 and has invested in it continually to create the very well-regarded hotel, restaurant and wine bar on the site today. Grade II listed, with 26 bedrooms and large conference room, the hotel also boasts its Courtyard Bar and Riverside Restaurant. Both are open to non-residents, and it’s generally regarded as the smartest place in the town for those who want to enjoy either a quite drink with friends or quality dining. Main Course: One of Grant’s most popular options is the White Hart’s homemade Pie of the Day.
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Head Chef Grant Dawson has headed up the restaurant’s kitchen for over four years, and oversaw the refurbishment of both the kitchen and dining room last year.
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Left: One of our dessert options was this cheesecake, with fresh blueberries. Below: Grant Dawson has been head chef at the hotel for around five years.
“We’ve had to create a menu with dishes that suit both businesspeople during the week, and the more relaxed dining trade the restaurant has at the weekend...”
service and we’ve plenty of family parties in the evenings. We’ve had to create a menu with dishes that suit both businesspeople during the week, and the more relaxed dining trade, which the restaurant has at the weekend.” The hotel runs two menus - a sandwich and snack menu, and an à la carte menu available during both lunchtime and evening service, which runs from 6pm until 10pm.
Below: Diners can enjoy a range of ‘grazing and sharing’ options, from pulled pork to olives, to honey & mustard sausages and mini-scotch eggs... it’s a sort of Lincolnshire tapas option.
Grant has over 40 years experience working as a chef across the UK and returned to his native Lincolnshire in 2011, missing the local ingredients and warmth of the locals. Grant’s career has seen him cooking for everything from banqueting and weddings of up to 1,000 covers to creating fine dining dishes at country house hotels. The Riverside Restaurant looks out over the Haven and the Stump, with last year’s facelift providing a more modern looking restaurant with exposed brickwork and plush seating. It also created a brand new kitchen for Grant and his team to improve even further the quality of the hotel’s food whilst also accommodating the increased numbers the restaurant gets through its doors each week. “What’s really interesting about working here is the diversity of our customer base. Our residents dine here, we’ve business people meeting here during lunchtime
There’s a choice of six starters, and four seasonally changing main courses, but in addition, Grant provides four Classics gastropub-inspired high quality variants of traditional favourites - as well as a number of meat and grill options. Unique to the White Hart is the incredibly popular sizzlers - with both chicken and duck options. These are available as chilli or Chinese dishes with either five-spice marinated meat or sweet chilli sauce with a platter of vegetables and rice or hand-cut chips. Beginning life as a ‘special’ on the restaurant’s blackboards offered alongside the à la carte menu - they became a permanent part of the restaurant’s menu due to their popularity. Finally, there’s a series of grazing & sharing options - a sort of Lincolnshire Tapas - with nine options that can be ‘mixed and matched’ to create a smaller main course or to enjoy with friends over drinks. Our visit to the White Hart saw us enjoying dishes from Grant’s summer menus, sampling a few of the chef ’s sharing options - pan fried mushrooms with freshly baked rustic bread and Lincolnshire sausages with a honey & mustard glaze; the sausages in question being sourced from Boston Sausage just next door. An alternative starter was our tempura fried vegetables, and a smoked haddock & tuna fish cake which, Grant says, is also popular as a lighter lunchtime option.
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Main Course: The restaurant’s twice cooked sticky beef with barbecue sauce and crispy hand cut chips.
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“The restaurant uses lots of local suppliers from Boston Sausage to Mel Ward butchers, sourcing its fish from Grimsby each day...” Our chosen dessert options include the crème brûlée shown opposite, flavoured with Baileys, and a blueberry cheesecake. There’s also local cheese options with Dambuster, and Lincoln Blue among others, served with red onion marmalade. To accompany your meal, there’s a choice of 30 bins of wine - 16 served by the glass ranging from under £14 to around £50. Championing local ingredients from names like Boston Sausage, Mel Ward Butchers at Ruskington, plus Batemans and, a little further afield, artisan coffee roaster Bewleys, there’s lots of provenance awarded to the food produced by Grant and his team, as one would hope, given Boston’s central role in Lincolnshire’s reputation as the county that feeds the country.
For main course, we tried the restaurant’s twice cooked sticky beef served with hand-cut chips and barbecue sauce. A lovely smoky flavour and perfectly textured chips added to the experience. Alternatively, our opening spread features one of the White Hart’s Pie of the Day options, in this case chicken and shallot with white wine sauce, creamy mash or chips. 56
Equally commendable is the service and the setting that the company has managed to create, ensuring that the restaurant has a modern feel whilst still fitting into its traditional setting on the town’s High Street. With new menus now available and plenty of opportunities to enjoy a range of dining options both in the restaurant and outdoors, the White Hart is probably the finest restaurant in the hart of Boston, and one we’re happy to recommend this month.
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Sample Menu startErs Prawns Sticky prawns with honey, soy and sesame marinade with oriental salad.
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Pork Belly Slow cooked pork belly with apple and sage purée and crackling crisp.
£6
sharing Board £3.50/each, £10/three Choice of nine Lincolnshire ‘tapas’ dishes as a starter, light main or to share over a drink.
mains sticky Beef Twice cooked sticky beef with barbecue sauce and chips.
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Haddock £15 Poached smoked haddock with crisp poached egg, buttery mashes potato, roasted baby carrots and beurre blanc sauce. steak £18 10oz sirloin steak with hand cut chips, roasted tomato, flat cap mushroom, and onion rings.
PUdding Crumble Apple and blackberry crumble with custard or ice cream.
£6
Chocolate torte Belgian chocolate and salted caramel homemade torte with raspberry coulis.
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Crème Brûlée Baileys crème brûlée.
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Cheeseboard £8 Lincolnshire Dambuster Cheddar, Smoked Applewood, Brie and Lincoln Blue with grapes, celery and red onion marmalade.
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Getting into the Spirit of
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aFtErnoon tEa is a tradition tHat Has CarriEd on tHroUgH tHE CEntUriEs WitH FEW CHangEs BEing madE. CLairE HaLL is PUtting a tWist on tradition WitH HEr VodKa iCEd tEas... Words: Tilly Wilkinson. Images: Liz Gander. Calling all tea lovers! The latest breakthrough to the traditional afternoon tea has been made by a company in the county, percy’s T, with their take on the English custom. Claire Hall, the owner of the company, is the driving force and is pushing the innovative idea all the way to the top; millionaire, Richard Branson. Percy’s vodka iced teas are full of unique character. The flavoursome blend of finest leaf, fresh fruit and premium English vodka produces the drink with plenty of percynalitea. Lovingly hand-filled, capped and labelled, only 500 -1000 bottles of Percy’s are squeezed per production run managed by Claire.
successful man in business with a product I’m very proud of and I’m so pleased with the amount of people backing the company - it’s overwhelming.” “The pitch to Rich campaign by Richard Branson and his company, Virgin, is a fantastic opportunity for small businesses. The candidates that get to the top ten are in for the chance of winning up to £250,000 worth of marketing campaigns and I’m in the top 50 candidates at the moment after votes from the public and a video pitch that required a lot of hard work.”
“Due to greater oxidisation, black tea is stronger; white tea comes from the bud and leaves of a plant giving a delicate flavour...”
“After university, I started working for a PR company in London as a trainee, but was often referred to as being the tea and coffee girl,” says Claire. “I was drinking a fruit tea in the office one day when the first thought came to me to start the business. There is nobody selling alcoholic iced teas and yet it seemed to me like such a good idea. After many failed attempts at making the concoction, I studied and researched potential markets for my idea.”
“I looked at how the Americans did iced teas, I tried again and again to make the drink, I offered samples to members of the public and handed out questionnaires. Eventually, I’d created a drink that people were enjoying and asking where they could buy it from. This was all the way back when I first started the company in 2005 and I’m now pitching to the most
“As well as this, I’ve recently won an Angels Bring Business Award for my achievements within the food industry and have worked with various companies to enhance the success of Percy’s T. This includes the bar on a bike company, a mobile vintage bike used for weddings and events; they sold my drinks at various events as well.”
“The name derived from my father’s middle name and my grandfather’s first name. I also chose Percy because it sounds very British and quirky which is what the product is all about.” The fairtrade black and white teas originate from China and Kenya. Due to greater oxidisation, black tea is stronger; white tea, which comes from the bud and leaves of the plant, is more delicate in flavour. Once the tea variety is selected (black, white or green tea) it’s finely ground. At this stage, the tea is ready
Opposite: Claire Hill (left) with the Bar on a Bike Company selling her vodka iced afternoon tea.
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to be blended with fresh fruit. Claire told me that this is a very tricky process but it’s the only way to get the fresh flavours you get with Percy’s T. The tastes from concentrate and flavourings definitely don’t work as well so it’s worth the hard work. The fruit used in the making of the drinks, where possible, is from local suppliers and surplus fruits are used to support local trade and minimise the environmental impact. Then, the vodka can be added. Each small batch of premium English Vodka is made in 200 litre copper pot stills by John, who has an artisan distillery in Cambridge. Made from sugar beet, the vodka is distilled only once and, unlike other vodkas, does not need to be filtered. The outcome is the smoothest, finest British vodka. “I chose vodka instead of any other spirit for two reasons. First of all, vodka is the most popular out of all the spirits. Second of all, it has the least amount of calories.” “Personally, I also felt that vodka would be the best spirit as it is one of my favourites. After taking a tour around John’s distillery in Cambridge, I discovered that gin is made from vodka; different ingredients are added to turn it in to gin which is something I never knew before. I know everything there is to know about iced tea but now I know a lot more about vodka.” The vodka is added to the fruit and tea mix and turned into Percy’s T. The flavours differ in response to what types of fruit are used. For white teas, there’s apple and elderflower, and apple and raspberry both with very fresh and delicate tastes. White tea is actually better for you than green tea which goes against many beliefs. Top: Claire celebrates her success with her Percy’s T. Right: White tea blended with pear, raspberry and a hint of English Vodka.
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“Each small batch of Claire’s English Vodka is made in 200 litre copper pot stills at the artisan distillery...” For something a little stronger, there’s the black teas with lemon & lime, and pear & ginger flavours. “I’m looking into new flavours, especially green teas,” says Claire. “Although, with the Pitch to Rich campaign, this year so far has definitely been dedicated to marketing which means production hasn’t been my main priority.” “I’ve only just had time to even think about what kind of flavours to produce in the future. Green tea is definitely something I plan to go in to but the process is very hard.” “I’m planning on producing a Christmas drink this year and next summer, a cucumber and strawberry drink is something that would definitely relate to the time of year and, of course, the British food industry.”
Four Fruity
Flavours try something different with your afternoon tea. Claire’s flavours are fruity, fresh and all available on her website...
apple & elderflower this is a white tea full of fresh summer flavours. Elderflower in any drink adds that sweet and smooth touch to a summers day in the garden but in Claire’s mix, it enhances this.
apple & Raspberry a playful white iced tea with a punch. the vodka really adds a kick to Percy’s drinks. this is a drink best served with crystal cold ice cubes.
lemon & lime a very fresh taste to a very strong flavour of tea. as part of Percy’s black ts, this drink really packs a punch.
pear & ginger a little like the combination of sweet and sour, pear and ginger are an unlikely ideal match when it comes to vodka iced teas. They sell for £4/bottle. Visit Sycamore Farm, Sykemouth Drove, Kirton Holme, Boston, PE20 1TS or visit Claire’s website www.percys-t.com. You can call Claire on 07966 770 143.
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Smoked Haddock Scotch Egg served with Asparagus A Lincolnshire inspired Summer Supper for 4 4 eggs 1 smoked haddock from Alfred enderby, 1 bay leaf 6 medium Maris piper potatoes, washed, peeled and quartered salt and pepper to season 3 sprigs of fresh tarragon, chopped 1 small handful of flat leaf of curly parsley chopped 15g plain flour for dusting 1 lemon, zested and juiced 1 egg, whisked ½ pint semi-skimmed milk 100g plain flour 100g bread crumbs 2 bunches of fresh asparagus, washed and trimmed.
“This is a sort of gastropub-style twist on a casual traditional option. Ideal as an informal canapé, a light summer dish or a picnic...”
Bring a large pan of water to the boil with a teaspoon of salt and add the potatoes. Cook for 15 minutes until soft to touch with a fork. Once cooked, drain and place back into the pan, mash immediately and set to one side to cool. In a medium sized sauce pan, place the haddock, bay leaf and milk to cover and bring to the boil. Simmer the fish for one minute and remove from heat leaving to cool for two to three minutes and then remove the haddock from the milk and leave to cool for a further two minutes. Once the fish is cool enough to handle, flake into the mashed potato along with fresh tarragon, parsley and the zest and juice of a lemon. Bring the mixture together using your hands and season with salt and white pepper. Lightly dust a baking tray with flour and spread over the fish and potato mixture, dusting another fine sprinkling of flour over the top. Leave to cool. Bring a pan of water to the boil and place in four eggs. Cook for five minutes for soft boiled eggs. Once cooked, leave to one side to cool. Gently peel the eggs ready for making your scotch eggs! Dust your hands with flour and take a quarter of the potato mixture. Flatten out into a 10cm round tin and place one of the peeled, soft boiled eggs in the middle. Work with potato mixture around the egg, making sure it's fully covered, and repeat with the remaining eggs.
Take three bowls, one for the egg mixture, one for the flour and one for the breadcrumbs. A little tip - use one hand for the wet ingredients and one for the dry, otherwise things are going to get a bit messy! Firstly, place your covered egg into the flour, egg and then into the breadcrumbs and repeat to ensure the potato is fully coated! Either place this into the fridge and leave overnight, or if you're making these to serve straight away, prepare your deep fat fryer. Pre-heat your oven to 175ºc. Place the coated eggs into a hot deep fat fryer, cook until golden brown and then place on a baking tray into a hot oven and cook for a further five minutes. Whilst the scotch eggs are in the oven, cook the asparagus in a pan of boiling water for one minute, drain, and add 25g salted butter, salt and pepper. Slice the scotch egg in half and season the egg with black pepper and serve with cooked asparagus. For a gluten free variation of the smoked haddock scotch egg, replace the flour with Doves Gluten Free, dry some gluten bread and blend to a fine crumb. n Our recipes have been provided by ‘The Lincolnshire Chef,’ Steven Bennett. Steven is Executive Head Chef of The Comfy Duck at Grimsby’s Oaklands Hall Hotel. He will be demonstrating this dish and several others in the food area marquee at this year’s Lincolnshire Show on 24th and 25th June. 63
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Crème Brûlée
with Raspberries and Milk Sorbet For the Crème Brûlée: 6 large egg yolks 1pt double cream 2oz caster sugar 1 small cup of stokes espresso 50g sugar for glazing raspberries to serve For the Milk Sorbet: 1pt whole milk 1 vanilla pod, split and de-seeded 200g caster sugar 1 tbsp Glucose
Pre-heat your oven to 130ºc. In a heavy based sauce pan, bring the cream and espresso to the boil. Taking a separate bowl, mix together the egg yolks and caster sugar. Once the cream and espresso has come to the boil, slowly pour into the egg and sugar mixtures, whisking continuously to ensure the eggs don't scramble and then sift the mixture to remove any lumps. Taking four ramekins of coffee cups, divide the mixture and place into a tray filled with hot water, cover ¾ of the ramekins. Bake for 20-30 minutes until they have a jelly like consistency. Once cooked places in the fridge to cool until ready to serve.
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Recipes & Food: Steven Bennett, The Lincolnshire Chef. Food Styling: The Creative Larder. Photography: Chris Waud.
To serve, sprinkle over a levelled generous helping of sugar on top of each brulee and melt with a kitchen blowtorch. Top with a generous helping of milk sorbet and sprinkle with fresh raspberries. To create the milk sorbet, place all of the ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a simmering heat. Remove from the heat and allow to cool, stirring every half an hour to stop a skin from forming and repeat for three hours.
Churn in your ice cream maker on its sorbet setting and store in the freezer until you're ready to serve. If you don't have an ice cream maker, pour the milk mixture into a plastic container, place into a freezer and stir regularly with a fork during its freezing process. n Our recipes have been provided by ‘The Lincolnshire Chef,’ Steven Bennett. Steven is Executive Head Chef of The Comfy Duck at Grimsby’s Oaklands Hall Hotel. He will be demonstrating this dish and several others in the food area marquee at this year’s Lincolnshire Show on 24th and 25th June.
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TheWineCellar
rosés by any other name can taste as sweet as premium wines, as our wine expert harish khanderia this month demonstrates. He’s selected a series of top quality rosé wines from some unexpected areas of France like Provence, as well as some higher priced examples for special occasions...
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Rotari Rosé Metodo Classico, Trentino, italy £15.95
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garrus, Cotes de provence Rose, france, £89.95
A rosé Prosecco; sparkling and elegant with a traditional-method rosé, combination of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes. Rotari shows delicious red berry fruit of its cool-climate siblings, with intense notes of red fruits and roses, and a remarkable freshness.
A top quality rosé from the south of France. The palest of pale pinks, this delicate rosé offers a core of pretty stone fruit with some herbal notes. Utilising grapes of Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault, the palate is dry but smooth-textured, with an appetising mineral finish.
A group of vineyard owners from the SaintTropez peninsula set up this organisation in 1964, and have since gained a reputation as leaders in the Provence region. A Very refined dry rosé, with an attractive floral aroma, redcurrant fruit, and excellent length in the mouth.
A beautifully balanced style of sparkling rosé. It’s elegant yet full of character. Pretty red berry aromas lead to a delicate palate of summer fruit and herbs, finishing crisply dry and refreshing. A maceration of pinot noir for a legitimate rosé champagne moniker.
The top of the range among Sacha Lichine’s rosés, Garrus offers a uniquely vinous, savoury style. Toasty and floral aromas precede a powerful, though never heavy, palate. Despite the mouthfilling texture, the wine retains remarkable focus and structure.
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LIVES & Tennis Ball at the petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa
a joint fundraising ball was held on Saturday 9th May at the Petwood Hotel starting at 7pm. The Petwood being in Woodhall Spa was the perfect location; it was to raise money for the local Woodhall Spa first responder group and Jubilee Park tennis club. The responder group has to raise money to pay for vital life saving equipment. Woodhall Spa tennis club is a community tennis club and has been running since 1961/62. They built a pavilion in 1963/64 which is still standing. The tennis club committee has worked hard to raise money for this club and has applied for grants which are in place but they are aiming now at raising money for some junior courts. They sold out of tickets very quickly and many turned up which is great news for the charities involved. To find out more, visit www.woodhallspatennisclub.co.uk or www.lives.org.uk.
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The home of the
FUTURE Lincolnshire is a place of great heritage, so finding a substantial country home which is also a state of the art new build property is comparatively rare. this rarity increases when it’s also an energy-efficient ‘home of the future,’ like one main road in Uffington... Words: Tilly Wilkinson. 70
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a modern eco-house in our county is something of a rarity with the wealth of heritage and period properties in the area more usual. This modern contemporary style home is, however, stunning and has as many features to a home you could wish for, including a swimming pool and gym. One Main Road, Uffington is the home of Chris and Davina Riddle and their children. “The uniqueness of the property is its design - it’s all open plan and we have managed to create a home that’s both modern and elegant while being comfortable and relaxing, something quite challenging to any interior designer or architect,” says Chris. On the ground floor, there are stunning open living spaces, flooded with natural light from many windows and bouncing off the white walled interiors making it bright and refreshing. These windows also make the most of the panoramic views, whilst sliding glass doors allow two sides of the house to open seamlessly on to the garden... this
Above/Main: The kitchen area and living space is all open plan using a modern contemporary look to emphasise the brightness while creating a modern and comfortable space.
“The owners have transformed the house, making it welcoming and modern whilst keeping its historical relevance a defining key element...” makes it the perfect living area for summer. The house will provide tranquility as the relaxing interior of the property can blend into outside to the serenity of the garden. The main materials used are glass and oak and this runs further into the house, with a ‘floating’ staircase. Italian lighting is employed throughout the property, although it isn’t usually needed on a summer day, thanks to the amount of natural light which fills the space. “Italian lighting is shown in the impressive Cesar kitchen as well, which forms the centre of the living space. The kitchen includes two modern islands with hanging lights designed by NGI designs in Stamford. The includes Cesar cabinetry, quartz work 73
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surfaces and built in pop-up electrical sockets. There is also a double stainless steel inset sink, a three ring Miele induction hob, a Miele electric oven, steam oven and integrated microwave plus other integrated Miele appliances.” Moving further into the property, you soon discover the swimming pool. The pool is a fitted fully-heated installation with a six-person jacuzzi hot tub. The high ceiling in the pool room has inset feature lighting and the sliding doors along the garden wall allow the whole space to be opened up to the terrace making it an outdoor pool as well in the summer. In addition to the pool room, there are two changing rooms, a shower and an informal seating area. Glass doors at the end of the pool room lead on to the gym with all the necessary equipment and a separate room for yoga which is used mainly by Davina.
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“Moving further into the property, you discover the swimming pool; a fully-heated installation with six-person hot tub...” “We knocked down the original house, which had a pool, and used the same area but extended the swimming pool dramatically.” A games room can also be found on the lower ground floor, a room separate to the property and down a staircase, which is a relaxed family space away from the main rooms. There’s an ante-room to the side of the game room which would also be ideal as a home cinema. It currently has a variety of games including table football, for the couple’s children, but could be converted and added to. Upstairs, the master suite is a luxurious room with panoramic views over open fields and the rooftops of Stamford nearby. There’s a dressing room with ample space, a shower room, and a bathroom with white
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Victoria & Albert double basins. There’s another four bedrooms and a study that could become a fifth bedroom. The terrace and gardens outside are spacious and the terrace is decked with inset lighting. A built-in BBQ and pizza oven are additions to the terrace making it ideal for al-fresco dining and evening entertaining. The garden itself used to be used for grazing and it could be fenced along one side to divide it from the main garden, creating a fully-enclosed paddock. This does make the property equine-friendly especially with the wooden-clad stable block
Above: The property was built two years ago on the site of a rather more traditional home.
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with one loose-box and covered hay store added on to the garden. In addition, an integrated Sonos sound system, under-floor heating, solar panels, and air source heat pumps all make this an energy-efficient home for the future. “We love the property but we’re leaving to find something a little closer to Stamford itself,” says Chris. “We don’t know yet whether we’re looking for another renovation project or whether we will find a fully furnished property in Stamford.”
main road, Uffington Location: Stamford three miles, Burghley House four miles. Style: Exceptional village property with modern contemporary interiors. Receptions: Six, currently arranged as study, utility, living room, dining room, family room and games room. Beds: Four to five; suite with dressing room and three other bedrooms.
“We think its next owners will love the property for the same reasons that we do; it’s a very individual house especially with its location. It’s very modern and yet in walking distance of a town with a wealth of historical relevance, plus, it offers a flexible living space that’s still comfortable, not cold.”
Other Features: Swimming pool, gym, yoga room, stable block, BBQ and pizza oven.
“We’ve loved the house and it has always raised the eyebrows of visitors who rarely get to enjoy such a contemporary space!”
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Find out more: Tel: 01780 750200 Web: www.fineandcountry.com
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1. Laying hare £550, from a series of animal bronzes from small creatures right up to life-sized families of deer. 2. Dieu et Mon Droit enamel coat of arms £46. 3. Resin gorilla approx 1m tall £345. 4. Oil painting of hare by local artist, framed £300. 5. Angel and Cherub stone roundel £85. 6. Large urn, 173cm tall, £595 from a selection or urns and bases in stock. 7. Stone fountain, approx 1.5m high, £1,800. 8. Vintage boxing gloves £45. 9. Picnic blanket in pure wool, made in Wales, 145cm x 183cm £70. 10. Vintage balls in brown leather, with Twickenham and 1924 motifs £40/ea. 11. Resin peacock, approx 1m long suitable for positioning indoor or outdoors £245. 12. Leather wine chest in tan, glasses not included £495.
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All of the items seen here are available from Elizabeth & Stevens of Markham Moor, (just off A1/A57 Junction). Call 01636 822000 or see www.elizabethandstevens.com. The company specialises in vintage and retro products for interiors and gardens, including garden sculptures and urns, post boxes and antique, and reproduction furniture.
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Home, Garden, Gifts, Vintage and Retro Finds at Elizabeth & Stevens Elizabeth and Stevens has a unique, stylish and unusual collection of ideas for your home & garden. Our showroom is an emporium of the unexpected. We would love to see you!
The Showrooms, Great North Road, Markham Moor Retford DN22 0QU Telephone: 01636 822000
www.elizabethandstevens.com
Open from Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, with free parking.
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Monochrome Botanical: Inspired by the French countryside, Clarke & Clarke’s Fougères collection is elegant, charming, classical and contemporary. It has a vintage feel and the palette includes natural, noir, raspberry and citrus.
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SECOND NATURE one of the most on-trend looks for interior design at the moment is the use of collections which take their inspiration from the natural world. From botanical etchings to images of anything from birds to butterflies, hounds to horses. this month we’ve asked some of the county’s interior design experts to recommend their favourite collections... Words: Rob Davis. 83
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Country properties command sensitive treatment to make the most of their features. Whether your home enjoys quintessentially Georgian proportions with high ceilings, tall skirtings and elaborate architraving, or you’ve a quint cottage that can make the most of all things bright and beautiful, there’s one current trend in interiors with sufficient inspiration to suit any home and anyone’s taste. Fabrics and wallcoverings inspired by nature are on trend now, from the natural linen collections by Voyage with their watercolour cows, birds and dogs. Or, monochrome etchings inspired by botanists and naturalists of the 18th century in collections like Clarke & Clarke’s Fougères and Sanderson’s Voyage of Discovery, with its trompe l’oeil frames of birds. It’s a look which is predominantly traditional, suiting older homes nicely, but there’s still some scope for more contemporary - even gaudy - schemes
“Fabrics and wallcoverings inspired by nature are on trend now, from cushions with watercolour animals and birds or those with etchings inspired by 19th century botanists...” featuring bright colours and geometric prints or heavy patterns. Always seek the advice of your local independent interior designer whose library of fabric books will provide the latest inspiration, and whose talents you’ll be able to make use of for the creation of bespoke chairs, window treatments and items like cushions and footstools mixing and matching different fabrics from each collection. Brands we’re keen to bring to your attention this season include Prestigious Textiles, Voyage, Clarke & Clarke, Colefax & Fowler and the more contemporary Manuel Canovas. Bright garden rooms and casual reception rooms can make the most of natural light with white linens, and accents of sage or grey, as with Prestigious Textiles’s Charterhouse with its plaid and damask fabrics.
Opposite: Charterhouse from Prestigious Textiles utilises warm brushed cottons and linens. Top: Glendale by Voyage Country. Left: Country House by Prestigious Textiles. Above: Levande by Scion.
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Meanwhile, Voyage’s Glendale is a warmer, more colourful take on its Country range, with russet colours, plaids, foxes, hares and stags. For a more cheerful contemporary look, ticking fabrics with pink and lime accents work well against the embroidered floral prints of Prestigious Textiles’s Secret Garden. For an even more modern look in newer properties, Scion’s brand new Levande collection features Scandi-inspired hand-drawn stylised country motifs. The collection’s colours are mainly focused on sage and jade green colours, but for even brighter bolder colours, look to the 2015 collections of Harlequin’s Amazilia with its extravagant tropical motifs and Manuel Canovas, whose latest collections feature tropical blooms and butterflies with a slight chinoiserie influence. These large patterns used with other, equally large-scale prints, will help to create a smart, co-ordinated look no matter what the age or style of your home.
“Choose an understated, botanically-inspired scheme or embrace your more daring side with bright, bold colours...” Above: Manuel Canovas’s Serendip in turquoise wallpaper and fabric on cushions and bench squab. Right: Harlequin’s Amazelia. Far Right: Colefax & Fowler’s Baptista.
Lincolnshire Suppliers: Aitch Interiors: The Stables, Wellingore Hall, Wellingore, Lincoln LN5 0HX, 01522 810961, www.aitchinteriors.co.uk. Classic Curtains & Interiors: 1-2 Cresswell Close, Spalding PE11 3TY, 01775 711654, www.classiccurtainsltd.co.uk. J&L Ball: North St, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 1EH, 01780 481416, www.jandlball.co.uk. Lees of Grimsby: 222 Victoria Street, Grimsby DN31 1BJ, 01472 353251, www.leesfurnishers.co.uk. Oldrids: Downtown Superstore, Gonerby, Grantham, 01476 590239, Downtown Boston, 01205 350505, Downtown Lincoln, 01522 500588, www.oldrids.co.uk. Roger Davis Interiors: Newlin Business Park, Exchange Road, Lincoln, 01522 531371, www.rogerdavisinteriors.com. Timeless Interiors: High St, Spilsby, Lincolnshire PE23 5JH, 01790 754477, www.timelessinteriors.co.uk.
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put the heart back into your home this
AUTUMN it may be sunny outside, but now is the best time to select and install your wood burners or multi-fuel stove. We speak to Helen Fearn of lincoln’s Country stoves to find out how to achieve cost-effective warmth, throughout the autumn and winter months... autumn may feel some months away but homeowners are turning their minds to cosy nights in front of a woodburning stove and where better to see a selection of wood burning and multi fuel stoves than Country Stoves (Lincoln) Ltd. Country Stoves (Lincoln) Ltd is part of Andrew E Barnes Ltd, Plumbing and Heating. With over 40 years experience in the plumbing and heating trade, Andrew Barnes met with increasing demand for the supply and installation of wood burning and multi fuel stoves, and so Country Stoves (Lincoln) Ltd was born out of this need in 2012. As demand grew it was decided to make the offices at 74 Newark Road into a dedicated showroom and office space for the stove business. Renovation took place last year and 88
the new showroom re-opened in September 2014. There is a great amount of choice in the marketplace and Country Stoves offers a HETAS registered installation service. It is always advised to have a survey undertaken which is free of charge. From this they can ensure that the customer chooses and has installed the correct size of appliance. Stoves come in all shapes and sizes and it is
“They can help you to choose your new stove, advise on installation, and help you to choose the right fuel...”
important to have a stove installed with the correct kilowatt output for the size of room it is installed in. They offer advice on fuel choices, which may help to reduce fuel costs. Choosing the correct stove will bring warmth and charm into your home and Country Stoves offer their expertise in sales, installation and servicing. They’ll be your stove partner for years to come, helping you get the very most from your investment. n Find Out More: Country Stoves (lincoln) ltd are authorised retailers for AGA, Westfire, Mendip, ACR and many more stove manufacturers. They hold a range of accessories and spares and stove maintenance items like rope and stove cleaners. Visit the showroom at 74 newark Road, lincoln, ln5 8pY to see the full range. Or alternatively visit our website www.woodburnerslincoln.co.uk
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Whether it’s barbecue party essentials or a summer spruce up, queensgate at Peterborough has everything you’ll need for the perfect garden just in time for the summer months... 1. Cantilever Parasol from marks and spencer £199. 2. BBQ Utensil set three Piece from John Lewis £35. 3. glass Jam Jar drinks Cup from BHs, this is the tangerine jar but there are other styles £4. 4. Verona table comes with four chairs from marks and spencer £599. 5. PVC Bunting from next £12. 6. Crane summer House from John Lewis delivered direct £6395. 7. Verona Firepit from marks and spencer £279. 8. Wicker Picnic Hamper from marks and spencer £55. 9. Cortado table from marks and spencer comes with four blue chairs £249. 10. Charcoal Portable Kettle Barbecue from John Lewis House by John Lewis £29. 11. summer Palm Floral side Plate from John Lewis perfect for a summer barbecue for £3.50. 12. the rainbow Wine goblet from marks and spencer £3.50. 13. the navita day Bed from marks and spencer £1399.
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Stamford Firm’s Future is set in
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from a history that’s set in stone to a rock solid future, this month we find out about a product with real local provenance - stamford stone quarried from just outside the town, used for local buildings and interiors... Words: Michelle Jones.
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as stone specialists, Stamford Stone is proud to supply the finest quality limestone and flooring to customers, architects, builders and renovators both locally and nationally. With a wonderful range of stone floors, fireplace surrounds, paving and flagstones, the firm can help to make buildings more beautiful, inside and out. “We’ve been a family business since 1997. Now in its second generation, we’re still as passionate about our products and the way we do business as we were at the very beginning,” says Daniel Wilson - Director. “We now own two local quarries, after taking over Clipsham Medwells quarry in 2001 (whose operation dates back to 1903) and acquiring Greetham quarry in 2014. In a market where so much stone is sourced outside the UK and shipped in, this puts us in an enviable position – we have greater control and flexibility, and can keep costs down for all our customers.”
“We are delighted to be able to supply large quantities of reclaimed stone for use in a wide range of walling and renovation projects.” “Natural stone has always been a popular choice, improving with age and adding value to your property. Our Clipsham limestone, in particular, has been used for local projects around Stamford as well as prestigious projects including Kings College Chapel in Cambridge, york Minster and Windsor Castle.”
“Our limestone, has been used for local projects and also in York Minster and for Windsor Castle...”
“It’s an exciting time for us. After merging with Lincolnshire Limestone Flooring to broaden the range of stone products we offer, we are developing a new tiling range for launch later this year,” says Daniel. “Our friendly team will give you free advice and inspiration about any project, whether you’re ready to landscape your garden, transform your living space or are thinking ahead to winter with a beautiful handcarved fireplace.”
find Out More: Visit stamford stone’s new showroom at swaddywell Quarry, open 8.30am to 4.30pm monday to Friday and by appointment on saturdays. Call 01780 740970 to find out about the firm’s latest promotions. You can also visit www.stamfordstone.co.uk.
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Provenance Does it add value...? golding Young & mawer auctioneer, Colin Young explains the meaning of Provenance and why it adds value to our treasured belongings... provenance is the history of something and for antiques it adds to the intrigue or dispels the myth and mystery. I am frequently asked if the provenance of a piece does actually add value in a commercial sense. It is clear that it does have significant meaning and value for sentimental purposes where an heirloom is cherished because of its rich entwined history within a family or organisation. I have always taken a view that the provenance will always add something by way of increasing interest but not necessarily always increasing value.
Kilderry in Donegal. It remained in the family through various moves with its last resting place being The Manor House at Glinton, nr Peterborough.
This sideboard is an early 19thC Irish mahogany sideboard of large proportions.
In summary, provenance is an important factor in a sale.
The size and style makes it something that is difficult to sell at auction, but the provenance added the necessary interest that would have otherwise been diminished. The sideboard was made for General George Vaughan Hart (1752-1833) for his house at
The quality of the item was undoubted as was the provenance. When offered for sale at The Bourne Auction Rooms on Wednesday 13th May, 2015 with an estimate of £2500 to £3000 there was not appeal from the masses, but sufficient competition to secure a hammer price of £2,600 which undoubtedly would have been considerably less without the provenance attributed.
It can certainly add value in some cases but can also give a helping hand to something that would otherwise have a difficult marketplace. n Colin Young MRiCS - Colin is senior auctioneer with the lincolnshire Firm Golding Young & Mawer, established in 1864 and is a BBC Bargain Hunt antiques expert.
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HannaH Dale this month we meet the watercolour artist who wanted to enjoy her work every time she enjoyed a cup of tea or a bite to eat. Cambridge Graduate Hannah Dale has recently created her own range of ceramics to brighten up her Brigg kitchen... Words: Tilly Wilkinson. Hannah Dale has a story that would inspire many setting no boundaries to what she’s capable of. Studying art during her a levels, Hannah has always had a passion for painting but never really knew where this would take her. alongside art, biology and maths were also subjects she worked hard at and took a liking to. With this in mind, she decided her next step was to study zoology at Cambridge University, one of the best in the country and hardest to enter. after finishing her degree, she still felt very unsure about what to do for a living.
future husband, Jack, in our home county of lincolnshire. He was a farmer and when we eventually got married, I moved back. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a market for stockbrokers in lincolnshire, which is when I decided to return to zoology and art.”
farm to manage the business full time, allowing me to focus on the artwork. This was the best decision we could have made; our skillsets are very complimentary and we love working together. We are so excited by the business and I couldn’t imagine sharing it with anyone else.”
“Fieldwork was a key element to my Cambridge zoology course. My sketchbook came with me when doing this as I loved to illustrate the animals I studied...”
“I had no idea what I wanted to do,” says Hannah. “I like a challenge, and at the time, city internships were very competitive, so I thought I’d give it a go. I ended up being offered a job, qualifying as a stockbroker and enjoyed the city life for five years. However, just before I moved to london, I met my
“It started off as a hobby, but to my surprise, people started asking to buy my work. I began selling prints through some local shops and it was one of the shop owners who suggested that I put the work onto a range of cards. I have never looked back!” “The cards were selling really well and it became apparent that it could be more than just a hobby. as we could see the potential in the business, Jack decided to leave the
“We took on sales agents to sell our cards further afield and began to exhibit at trade shows. at one of the first shows we exhibited our work at, we were lucky enough to secure a license with Portmeirion, specialising in ceramics.”
“They initially launched six Royal Worcester mugs featuring some of our best selling designs, and we were told that they had never received such a big reaction to six mugs.” “They have continued to expand the range and have since launched many different items including teapots, jugs, placemats, coasters and a textile range. We have also 101
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“The most enjoyable part for me is of course the designing, but also the fact that I can live in and take my inspiration from Lincolnshire...!” launched new ranges of our own including stationery and a tinware line.” “We now have over 1500 stockists across the country and we export the products all over the world. The animal designs are a big hit in australia with hundreds of products being sold there. We have six full time members of staff, 14 sales agents and 28 sales representatives in america where we have recently launched our cards and stationery.” “We still have to pinch ourselves when we think of what has happened over the last three years; we never imagined in a million years that we would be selling products all over the world. We are so proud of what we have achieved out of an investment of only £5,700 in the business at the very start of the venture.” Hannah and Jack Dale are also keen on raw materials being local wherever possible. They source their paper from the lake District and they use local printers to print the cards that they produce. This ecofriendly approach is important to the family. “We are also very proud to have won some prestigious awards along the way. These were a great milestone for us and really helped to raise our profile in the greeting card industry,” says Hannah. “The Henries’ awards are known as the Oscars of the
greeting card world and receive thousands of entries every year. We were lucky enough to win ‘most promising young designer’ and ‘best art range’ in our first year, and we have gone on to win ‘best art range’ for the following two years as well. We were also very proud to win a new business award at the north lincolnshire business awards last year. It’s so great to receive recognition close to home.” “The launch into the USa is our latest venture, which we are very excited about. When we started to research the market over there, we realized that there was nothing at all like our designs currently available; we were unsure whether that was because there’s no market for it, or whether there was a big opportunity.”
“It is still early days, but the reaction we are getting is incredible; we have done two trade shows over there so far and have a team of sales reps selling the cards for us. It’s just so exciting!” “The most enjoyable part for me is of course the designing but I also love that fact that I am able to live in lincolnshire, close to family and friends. My work is inspired by nature and the countryside, so it’s the perfect location for me to gain new ideas and find inspiration in the rural surroundings. We are very lucky to have a global business and live in the county we love.” n Hannah’s products are widely available in shops across the country and also in Gracegentle on Newark’s Castle Gate. 103
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HOME from bespoke staircases to freestanding furniture, to gates, balconies and railings. Make your home secure and attractive, with bespoke metalwork from art Metal engineering.
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Make your home secure, and ensure it’s a pleasure to come home. The creation of bespoke gates for country homes is just one role that Artis Locmelis fulfils from his workshop, installing them all over Lincolnshire and Rutland.
elements to replace or match existing designs. We provide a choice of finish and usually galvanise or powder coat our finished products for a lustrous finish, even matching colours using RAL numbers for a perfect match to existing metalwork.”
“I’ve 20 years in the industry designing and fabricating metalwork for the automotive and domestic markets using steel, stainless steel, aluminium and bronze,” says Artis.
“We can work on heritage and restoration projects, re-creating vintage and historical pieces from garden furniture, railings to gates, wind vanes and ornate shutters.”
“Increasingly I found that clients were calling on me to design and build bespoke gates, railings, staircases, and furniture, both for indoor use and outdoors too. The area has a number of country homes which really suit bespoke metalwork.”
Artis moved to the UK from Latvia in 2005 and established the business in 2009. With his free no-obligation quotes and competitive prices, it’s unsurprising Artis is gaining a solid reputation in the area, but can still offer a six week turnaround, providing the design, security and peace of mind customers need.
“We can create gates, railings, staircases, balconies, furniture and much more for your home...”
“We can design products to suit any age of property, to any size, and we offer a turnkey service with installation on site to ensure the whole job is superior from start to finish,” says Artis. “We work on both domestic and commercial jobs, and can also fabricate
“We pride ourselves in being able to design and make absolutely anything for the inside or outside of your home, with craftsmanship, value and above all, great service.”
find Out More: Artis Locmelis designs and creates architectural metalwork for both indoors and outdoors, from furniture to staircases, gates and balconies. Call 07515 129 697 or see www.artmetalengineering.com.
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a garden with space is a garden with potential. A lot of time and money can be poured into the making of a truly beautiful garden. Jill and Peter Hilton, a retired couple originally from Buckinghamshire, bought the Courtlands garden in Kirkby on Bain and have preserved the work of the previous owners, Don and Maureen Hillcoat. The move to Lincolnshire in 2006 was prompted by the rural and grounded feel our county offers, and of course, the house and beautiful garden the couple discovered in the village of Kirkby on Bain.
Kirkby on Bain’s Gardens of
PEACE
any gardener might know that it’s a challenge to create an intimate atmosphere within three and a half acres of green space. peter and Jill hilton have taken on this task, creating a garden of space and intimacy, with various elements including a Japanese garden. it is a haven of peace that welcomes all visitors... Words: Tilly Wilkinson.
“We sold our house in Buckinghamshire on a Tuesday, and found Courtlands on Thursday the same week, so it somehow felt as if it was meant to be!” says Jill. “The previous owners were in the construction business, and were able to develop the once flat area of garden into something quite magical”. “They put up the large pillars in what we call the folly area and also the stone walls at the back of the herbaceous border. They also planted a lot of trees and shrubs, some for their grandchildren. The Courtland’s garden was definitely a key attraction for Peter and me”. “The garden is definitely a place to be shared”, says Jill. “About a year after moving in, we realised this and so I contacted the local Primary school to see if they might like to use the garden in some way. They now visit on a Wednesday afternoon in May, to do simple map reading and orienteering, and a Friday to do painting and sketching, if the weather permits. They have their SAT exams that week, so visiting the garden makes a relaxing break from their studies”. 107
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“It also makes a welcome break for the class teacher Mr. Fuller, who tells me, this is his most favourite day of the year! It’s lovely to see the children in the garden, making the most of the green space, they really seem to appreciate and enjoy it”. Peter and Jill joined the NGS in 2014, realising it was a way to encourage more people to the garden, while at the same time being able to make some money for charity. Jill said they support all the charities NGS support, and we love the idea of NGS hosting open days to raise money and bring people together in communities. Many of the people who came last year left the garden saying they felt very relaxed. Jill told me that this is something she often hears. The paddock borders one side of the garden, but is not home to any ponies or horses, but only wildlife, including many bunnies, and the occasional Muntjac deer passing through; not to mention the grass snakes that have laid their eggs in the leaf mould pen and bask in the sun. The garden is semi tamed allowing for wilder areas which attract wildlife of all sorts. They’ve had a number of different bird species in the garden including song thrush, mistle thrush, pheasants, partridges, yellow hammers, wagtails, Tawny owls, the Little Owls, Mallard ducks and many more. Many of these species nest in the garden, so they see the young birds too.
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Insects are also keen visitors thanks to the planting of insect loving plants, such as Sedums and Verbena. Jill and Peter have made Courtlands a garden welcoming all kinds of wildlife.
“The gongs in the Japanese Garden can be heard from the house when the wind blows. I have always found the sound to be very therapeutic,” says Jill... “We have many well established trees, all round the garden, including 60 Scots Pine trees, which we believe were planted before the house was built in 1973. There are many evergreen trees so the garden still has winter interest, and these include Cedars, a Holm Oak and some Cypress. In the main border you will find Phlox, Delphiniums, Sedums, Verbena and much more, including some attractive self-seeded Foxgloves and Poppies.” There’s a vegetable garden too with an abundance of lettuces, cabbages, leeks, beans, carrots, asparagus and more. In July there is a lot to eat, so the vegetable garden looks lush. Jill and Peter’s granddaughter Sophie spends many afternoons in the vegetable garden, helping her grandpa, with planting out and potting on. “Sophie loves the garden, especially the Japanese Garden. The last time she visited, she said, ‘Grandma, we have called this the Japanese Garden, the Japanese Park, and now it needs a new name.’ I suggested that we call it, the Garden of Love and Peace. She replied, ‘yes, that’s a good idea, but I think we should call it the Garden of Everything,
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because it has everything in it!’ The Japanese Garden does indeed have everything in it, from gongs, a waterfall and pond, rocks and many plants, so Sophie is right! The gongs can be heard from the house when it’s windy, which is a fair distance. One guest commented that it was like listening to church bells, very therapeutic and calming.” In May, Courtlands is a venue for the Symphony of Peace Prayers gathering, an event which started in Japan in 2007. Now groups all around the world join in the prayer, ‘May Peace Prevail on Earth,’ and this is repeated for all the nations of the world. The flags of all the different nations are used to do this. Jill and Peter host this event annually, along with the school visits, and the NGS Open day, and the various groups who come too. Jill says she can’t emphasise enough how the garden is a place to be shared with others, and how relaxed and peaceful the garden can make you feel.
“I enjoy sitting in the garden, and if warm enough will venture out in my dressing gown and muck boots to sit in the Japanese Garden early in the morning! The house allows us to be in touch with the garden in all weathers, with its large windows and pyramid roof over the lounge. We are even able to watch the full moon rising. Peter spends a lot of time working in the garden, as I do sometimes, but I love to sit and relax too!
Above: The Japanese garden at the Courtlands. Below: Jill believes that the garden is meant for sharing.
“It is good to be able to build on what the previous occupants of Courtlands had created”, says Jill. “As with many of the NGS gardens, it is a wonderful place to relax, and forget about our busy lives. More than anything, I hope others will feel some of the peace that I feel when I’m in the garden”. “I look forward to the NGS Open day, the group visits, the school visits, and the Peace day that we host, because it’s fantastic to see everyone coming together, and enjoying what we have created.”
n Sunday 12 July (2 - 5pm). Admission £3.00, children free. Home-made teas. Visitors also welcome by arrangement May to September for groups of ten or more.
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Blackgrass Weed Causing problems with Crops
On The Farm this month, our farming expert Barry Poston discusses how the blackgrass weed is already heavily affecting the farming market this year. We look at how different methods are being used to stop the obnoxious weed, whilst reflecting on the wheat and rape rotation many farmers have been using.... following a dry april, heavy showers arrived in early May and helped to establish the spring sown crops and give a good drink to the overwintered wheat and oil seed rape crops. These crops are starting to look well and with normal summer weather conditions, their potential for high yield crops should start to materialise.
to the availability of produce from Europe being transported back into the country.
Unfortunately, prices for all farm commodities are well down on last year due mainly to high stocks of last years crops grown on a world wide basis. The demand for crops for energy production appears to have reached saturation point with wheat and sugar beet for ethanol production.
There is no doubt that there has been a big improvement in the quality of the variety of vegetable crops produced especially with brussel sprouts, which have now lost their bitter taste and are a lot more attractive to eat. Brassica seed growers must be congratulated on the improvement of the vegetable quality.
It seems to me that more emphasis should be put on using waste material, for example, cow and pig slurry and council waste, and less on actual crops. The maize crop is a very useful ally as a spring crop in helping to control the blackgrass weed, now possibly the most problematical of all weeds in British agriculture. Farmers that have been growing a wheat and rape rotation on their farms are now meeting a bad blackgrass build up which could cause big reductions in their crops. Experiments have shown that ploughing in the winter prior to sowing a crop in the spring are the two best ways of helping to
At a recent quick visit to the local supermarket vegetables from Spain, Italy and beyond were available. I particularly noticed bunches of asparagus from Peru and Africa on the shelves just prior to the English crop being cut.
control this obnoxious weed. My mind often goes back to the 1960s and 1970s when any unwanted straw was burnt in the fields and so most weed seed was destroyed. Unfortunately, good weed killing sprays have been met by resistant blackgrass plants and this method of control has become less reliable. Brassica growers have experienced a mixed year with considerable variations in yield, price and supply. Unfortunately, with these variations, returns per acre never seem to equalise with good prices meeting poorer ones. This is due
Another aspect of brussel sprouts has been the development of sprouts on the full length of the stem which make them a ‘one off ’ harvesting operation. The old fashioned way of hand harvesting has been virtually eliminated. Barry poston is the area’s foremost farming expert with a long history working in both arable and livestock environments. During his career he has seen a great many changes in the industry!
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Wild Flowers Richard Owens discusses the importance of wild flowers this month not only in terms of their beauty, but also their role in saving the planet. Pollination is one of the many contributions wild flowers provide and with the rapid decline in the number of plants, it’s very important to know how you can help to save the planet... hopefully by now, summer will have arrived and many of us will be out in our gardens enjoying the sunshine with endless barbeques and tending to our plots. Many of us in the UK like to keep our gardens tidy and trimmed, but have you ever considered leaving an area, however small, to establish a wild flower plot? In addition to their beauty, wild flowers are an amazing attraction to wildlife. It’s no secret that many of our pollinating species, both in the UK and other countries, are in decline with figures suggesting a loss of around 70% of our bee population alone over the past 40 years.
But it‘s not just about the food we eat. Bumblebees also help pollinate many wild flowers, allowing them to reproduce. Without pollination, many of these plants would simply not produce seeds, resulting in a nationwide decline in both wildflower numbers and species. Wild flowers form the basis of many food chains so it is easy to imagine how other wildlife such as other insects, birds and mammals are all going to suffer if our native bee population continues to diminish. The introduction of wild flowers into the environment, whether in amenity landscapes or back gardens, is therefore vitally important in arresting the decline of our pollinating species.
“The insects in this country are estimated to contribute over £400 million per annum to the UK economy...”
Research suggests that there is no single reason for the decline in numbers although a key factor is likely to be loss of habitat. In excess of 90% of our wild flower rich grassland has been lost since the 1930s through changes in management techniques. Of course, we all know that bumblebees are great pollinators, and play a huge role in producing much of the food on our tables 112
through the pollination of many commercial crops such as tomatoes, apples and strawberries. In fact, our amazing insects are estimated to contribute over £400 million per annum to the UK economy.
Wild flower areas can be created either by sowing native plant species, or alternatively
you could consider laying wild flower turf. It guarantees success because the turf comes as a mat of mature plants, bypassing the problems of trying to establish a wild flower meadow from seed. Besides creating an instant aesthetic effect, the turf provides a quick and sustainable source of pollen for our bees, butterflies and other insects to ensure both their future existence and the continued biodiversity of our countryside. It’s not just our native insects that are attracted to wild flower plantations. One of my favourite species has to be the hummingbird hawkmoth. They migrate to the UK from southern Europe in the spring, and if you’re fortunate enough to see one, you’ll see where they get there name from. In summary, if you can spare a square metre, your garden can be home to an abundance of nature and you’ll help to save the planet. Richard has spent his career promoting bio diversity within the world of turf and is currently the uK's Golf Course Conservation Greenkeeper of the Year.
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The hummingbird hawkmoth migrates from southern europe in spring every year. They are attracted to wild flowers.
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Fallow deer: They have white spots and a tan coloured coat. The coat becomes whiter with age.
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Brocklesby. Unfortunately, there are no sika deer in the county but we do have, of course, muntjac deer and Chinese Water deer. Chinese Water deer are very rare; we only have one or two in the county around Gibraltar Point.
“For all species of deer in the county except muntjac, the breeding season is in full swing,” says Chris. “Muntjac tend to breed all year round and the does can conceive again within days of giving birth so whilst you may see baby muntjac, the majority of wild deer will be other species.”
They’re an endangered species in China, and Britain has around a third of the entire population. This comes as quite a shock to many as during breeding season, they can produce up to five fawn throughout late May and early June.”
“Our native species are red deer and roe deer. you’ll find red deer around Grimsthorpe whilst roe deer tend to cover the whole county. Fallow deer is also a species found in Lincolnshire but these were introduced by Normans and can usually be found in the south west of the county and around
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“Deers can be seen by the public,” says Chris. “Of course, there’s wild deer throughout the county which can be seen from roads but nature parks are probably the most appropriate way to see them. Grimsthorpe Park is home to red and fallow deer and you can actually walk in and stroke them here. It’s definitely not advised to approach deer in the wild. between mid-May to mid-July each year. Roe deer are more active throughout the 24-hour period but make more use of open spaces during the hours of darkness. Peak times of activity are at dawn and dusk. Chris refers to these roe deer as ‘almost nocturnal.’ Roe deer are similar to the red deer at a glance with similar coats in winter and summer months. Fallow deer tend to have a tan colour and white spots to their coat. Adults do give birth to a single fawn in June after a gestation of 229 days. Another ‘almost nocturnal’ species, they tend to be most active in darker periods. They’re also the only species to grow palmate antlers, the flatter looking antlers. Muntjac are small, stocky and russet brown throughout the summer. They’re the most distinctive out of all the deer due to their size. They have long pedicles (the base of antlers) but very small antlers which suit their size.
“Chinese Water deer are very rare; we only have one or two in the entire county which can be found at Gibraltar Point. They’re an endangered species in China...” Above: Chris Manning, Lincolnshire’s Naturalist for mammals. Opposite: One of Lincolnshire’s many deer.
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The closest species of deer to these is the Chinese Water deer. They’re also a small species but somewhat rarer, having only two in the county. What really distinguishes the Chinese Water deer is that it doesn’t have antlers. Instead, they grow large protruding tusks great for defending themselves in a rut and against predators. They also give birth during May to July after a six to seven month gestation. Up to six fawns may be born, but one to three fawns is more usual. “Red and fallow deer are herding animals but what you’ tend to find is that the male herd stays separate the female herd; they only come together during mating season. Muntjac, roe and Chinese Water deer are usually solitary with loose associations to other deer. Because of this, they’re very territorial to other deer in the same species.”
This would be difficult anyway, as they have an extremely keen sense of smell and they’ll usually run away as soon as they sense humans. If you do get close, feeding deers is also ill-advised as it will attract more which in turn increases the spread of disease significantly.” “However, if you ever stumble across a newborn, do not approach it in anyway as they’re not good on their feet and can’t really use their sense of smell just yet so if they try to run, they could be injured.” says Chris. “They’re also in the process of learning what their mothers are smelling and doing. The problem with this is that they can easily mistake you for being their mother which is dangerous for both the public, and the deer when the newborn’s mother is concerned.” “The newborns we will see around this time of year will start off with a smooth top - the pedicles are the start of antlers, which are made of bone. As they grow, a thick velvet-textured skin called velvet develops over the antlers.” “This usually develops for most deer around April with roe deer developing antlers in winter months but in August for the majority of deer, the velvet is cleaned. This means the skin is just removed from the antlers. you’ll then see white bone before they turn brown.” It’s quite lucky for us and for Lincolnshire’s deer population to have no predators. There are no wolves, lynx, bears or wild boars and so; their biggest threat is us. Cars and other vehicles are their main threat, though there are still culls and of course, poaching. Humans, unfortunately, are definitely deadly to deer in the county! n To see deer safely in lincolnshire, visit Grimsthorpe park - www.grimsthorpe.co.uk.
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The lincolnshire
Naturalists the Lincolnshire naturalists’ Union was founded in 1893 and so they have over a hundred years' experience and information in Lincolnshire's wildlife and geology. in that time they have seen the county change almost beyond recognition, and have a wealth of observations on just how those changes have affected our wildlife made on over 800 field meetings all over the county. the LnU is the only amateur natural History society covering the whole of Lincolnshire. members study, record, hold meetings, supply information, publish books, exhibit, discuss and learn. they also publishes findings annually in ‘the Lincolnshire naturalist’ and keeps members up to date with its twice-yearly newsletter. they hold digitally many hundreds of thousands of records of Lincolnshire’s wildlife going back over a century and have have published a number of books on Lincolnshire wildlife. there is also a book that Chris manning has produced on deer and deer parks of Lincolnshire costing only £10 and providing you with everything there is to know on deer. the Lincolnshire naturalists cover all different kinds of species from freshwater algae all the way to the largest land mammal in Britain, the red deer.
n Find Out More: Current prices and ordering information for lnu publications is available from The Old Rectory, Doddington, lincoln, ln6 4Ru. To discover more about the species, visit www.lnu.org or to find out about the culling, visit www.lincolnshiredeergroup.co.uk. The website is intended to give an overview of the lincolnshire Deer Group, its activities, the county’s deer and related deer management issues.
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St Barnabas Ladies Day at Boston West Hotel Golf Course
On wednesday 22nd april, ladies from across Lincolnshire attended an event at Boston West Golf Course. Stalls and trade stands were set up in the main reception at the golf course by local companies in order to raise money for St Barnabas Hospice. All proceeds from the ladies spending their money on the local produce go to the charity. St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice is the leading independent hospice in the county committed to providing the highest quality palliative and end of life care and support for patients and their families living with a life-limiting illness across Lincolnshire. Over the past 12 months, they have cared and supported more than 9000 patients and families. With the proceeds of the St Barnabas Event at Boston West, they are able to care for even more. For more information on St Barnabas lincolnshire Hospice, see www.stbarnabashospice.co.uk.
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aN explOsiON Of COlOuR... Pastel palettes seemed to have taken over most weddings over the past few years and they are very elegantly styled, but a colour bomb will be influencing weddings this summer with bright and beautiful primary colours. This trend will see true celebrations of marriage in very festive flare with weddings moving outside...
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WEDDING anyone planning a wedding in 2016 will be spoilt for choice as ever more imaginative wedding designs allow your invites, cakes, flowers and dress to take on a beautifully bright look with colour and detail.... Words: Tilly Wilkinson. 120
a summer wedding is a joyous occasion with every year’s wedding trends being different to the last. This summer, the trends promise to be full of colour with brightly styled bouquets and cakes.. controversially contrary to the white wedding. Glamour and luxe will also be a key theme for the bride and groom which is definitely a warm welcome into the wedding world. In fact, sophistication seems to run
throughout the trends on set for this summer and next making it a defining factor to the trendy weddings in 2015 and 2016. Wedding experts from Rutland Pride’s sister company called UKbride, a social networking site for brides, offer their advice on the ten top trends to expect in July 2015. If you’re getting married or you know someone who is, keep these trends in mind when planning the big day for summer...
The whiTe BRidesMaid dRess...
Ten years ago, this trend would have been unheard of in the world of weddings, but we’re seeing more and more bridesmaids copying the colour of the bride’s gown after the Dutchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, broke the mould with her choice for sister Pippa four years ago.
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BRighTly iCed Cakes... Rustic naked cakes were the style of 2015, but the trend has been taken by the bright and beautiful fondant cakes. The traditional white fondant is no longer on trend, with cake decorators showing off their skills with a bright palette of colour. With more colours, decorators can look at different designs creating more bespoke wedding cakes...
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sOphisTiCaTed heN paRTies... More and more brides-to-be are opting to avoid nights out in favour of traditional afternoon tea parties or spa weekends. Gone are pink feather boas, tasteless hen party t-shirts and sore heads the following morning, in favour of classy hen do’s. This fits in well with the elegance of the trends which will come as a surprise to most...
“A defining colour bomb will be influencing the weddings this summer with bright and beautiful primary colours. This trend will illustrate the celebration of marriage beautifully...”
piMMs aNd MOJiTO BaRs... Whether it’s soft drinks, Pimms or bubbly, a cocktail bar is a great idea for the outdoors as a bar isn’t needed. It’s also a chance to get creative not only with drinks, but with the style of your bubbly bar. Creating signs, for instance, writing bubbly bar on a chalk board and putting it in a gold frame, can add to your different themes.
a CasCadiNg BOuqueTs... The subtlety of a posey has been set aside. A big and bold bouquet is what this years brides are opting for. There’s something very graceful about flowing flowers which is a look many brides have picked up on. This style of bouquet is one very tricky to master with the threat of it looking messy. Always consult a florist when styling flowers.
gROOMs Take The lead... Grooms are becoming more and more involved with every aspect of wedding planning as weddings move into the 21st century. They’re asserting their style and control this year whilst keeping the individuality important to all groomsmen. Brides either love this or loathe it with the workload being cut along with control...
The TwO pieCe dRess... The wedding dress is definitely different in 2015 with two-piece and three-piece gowns becoming a trend on the catwalk and in the bridal boutiques. The more casual style suits any marquee wedding. As teepee weddings are growing in popularity, this dress will run parallel to the festival trend with weddings outdoors.
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SURPRISE it’s always great to keep some elements of your wedding a secret, however hard it may be, to surprise your guests on the day. this month’s bride managed to do exactly that hiding two large teepees which were used as a stunning venue for the reception... Images: Charlotte Maddison. Call 01205 872182 or see www.charlottemaddison-photography.co.uk
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Rea and Chris have lived in Lincolnshire all their lives and after meeting at the Kinema in the Woods at Woodhall Spa one summer, they soon fell in love.
They were both equally involved in the planning of the wedding and they wanted to make it as homemade and local as possible.
Rea is a hairdresser and beautician and Chris is a design engineer; the perfect jobs necessary to plan a creative wedding. Their relationship of seven years soon lead to a proposal and what better place than around the Christmas Tree at home in 2012.
Chris constructed many elements in his workshop like the festoon walkway made out of steel, wooden table names, wooden frames, parking signs and more. As the couple wanted to play their own music, he even made a ‘Chris Rea’s Disco’ speaker box with a wooden Chris Rea figure to match!
“We had opened all of the presents and Chris said that he just needed to fetch ‘one more’ from upstairs,” says Rea. “I was completely taken by surprise when he presented me with a small, wrapped box whilst on one knee! I was so emotional.”
Rea made the paper bouquets - which turned into keepsakes for the guests after the wedding - and card invitations, while Chris’s mum was busy with the sewing machine creating lines of bunting, cushions, napkins and table runners; a friend made the cake.
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“Chris made a ‘Chris Rea Disco’ box for the music speakers to add a giggle to the reception. He even made a wooden figure with the singer’s face on!” Images: Charlotte Maddison Photography.
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Above: The couple married in St Andrew’s Church, Sausthorpe. Right: Rea opted for a dress from the Bridal Lounge in Sleaford. It’s part of the ‘Enzoani: Beautiful’ collection. She also wore purple heels under the dress to keep to the colour code.
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“My dress is from the Bridal Lounge in Sleaford. It’s part of the ‘Enzoani: Beautiful’ collection. I felt so comfortable in the dress throughout the day and it’s exactly the kind of gown I wanted. I also wore purple heels. If you can’t tell, my favourite colour is purple!”
it was; only our mums who had helped us with the wedding actually knew!”
“The first part of the planning we actually bought was the teepee,” says Rea. “I came across it in a bridal magazine and knew it was the exact kind of venue I wanted. We married at Sausthorpe Church and Sandy, a family friend, loaned us her beautiful garden as a venue, which was across the road from the church. We are both eternally grateful for this as it was the perfect location.”
Rea said that the first dance, taking her wedding vows and Chris’s speech were key parts of the wedding that she would never forget. Chris had worked so hard on the speech and the family still talk today about how good it was, as they do about our wedding pictures, from Charlotte Maddison.
“We wanted to surprise our guests so after the ceremony in Sausthorpe church, we led them over to the surprise teepees. My dad had tears in his eyes after seeing how beautiful
“We had a barbeque for people to help themselves to, a fire pit in the teepee for marshmallows which added to the atmosphere and some great desserts from local suppliers!”
“If I was to offer any tips to brides-to-be, I would encourage making the day your own, being well prepared and enjoying the whole process! Thank you to everyone who was involved in our wedding, especially our mums who put so much work into everything.”
Chris & rea’s Wedding Ceremony: St Andrew’s, Sausthorpe. Reception: Papakata Teepees, york, 01904 702 100, www.papakata.co.uk. Bride’s Dress: Bridal Lounge, 01782 612922, www.the-bridal-lounge.co.uk. Desserts: Dennett’s Ice Cream, 01522 511447, www.dennetts.co.uk, Cherry Tree Cafe, 01522 753109. Barbeque: Dunmore’s Catering, 01205 363220, www.dunmorescatering.co.uk. Bar: The George and The Dragon pub in Hagworthingham, 01507 588255. Photographer: Charlotte Maddison. 01205 872182, www.charlottemaddisonphotography.co.uk. 129
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Main: Eternity Bridal dress from the Art Couture collection. Strong A-Line shape with a long train. The simplicity of this dress emphasises a brides beauty and the belt adds the slightest hint of a sparkle creating an elegant and sophisticated look. The two straps are slightly off the shoulder revealing more of the neck and collar bones again creating a look of sophistication. Left/Opposite: The Femme collection by Kenneth Winston. Heavy lace detail is a very elegant look. The style is A-Line with oral hints in the lace, perfect for a summer wedding. Two sleeved dresses are becoming more and more popular and this speciďŹ c dress opens the back up adding elegance.
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it survive a wedding day. Looking through magazines, brochures and in wedding dress boutiques are a must when on the search.
There’s so many factors to consider when deciding the dress for you; how comfortable will it be, what details are there, would
Our featured examples are all taken from Lincolnshire Pride’s sister company, www.ukbride.co.uk, the social networking website for brides to be.
To make it a little easier, take some inspiration from designers’ latest collections - we’ve some ideas about what might suit you over the next few pages.
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Opposite: Mabel by Elizabeth Stuart dress Opposite Inset: Rosemary by Elizabeth Stuart and Bliss playsuit with long tulle skirt by Elizabeth Stuart. Main: Mimi by Romantica Dress Hires is a below knee dress, perfectly A-Line with sleeves. Inset: Galaxy by Romantica Dress Hires has a beautiful bodice with a deep neckline and raised collar. For Lincolnshire stockists see www.romanticaofdevon.co.uk and www.elizabeth-stuart.com.
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Right: By Eternity Bridal, this dress is part of the Art Couture collection. It’s an A-Line style ivory dress with champagne detailing. This is almost a vintage 1920s style gown with the heavy embroidering and A-Line shape starting lower down than usual almost forming a ďŹ shtail design and spaghetti straps show off the back. Below: This dress is part of the Eternity Bridal collection. The style is more of a princess design but is still A-Line from the waist. The transparent overlay has small detailing and there is still a champagne theme to this style of dress. There are two straps to the dress covering the shoulders.
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Left: From the Eternity Bridal collection; A-Line with sweetheart neckline. Top Left: Cristiano Lucci. Heavily embroidered two sleeved transparent dress. Top Centre: Eternity Bridal. Princess with two shoulder straps. Top Right: 1930s Marilyn Monroe look with two straps, from Eternity Bridal. Above: Cristiano Lucci. Fishtail dress with a halterneck bodice. Visit www.eternitybridal.co.uk and www.cristianolucci.com to ďŹ nd more dresses like these or to ďŹ nd more information.
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- FasHion Opposite: Tara Dress with crystal blue embroidery/£70. Left: Bromfield Dress with a denim blue multi stripe/£55. Ria flip flops in a mint marine colour. Perfect for the beach and matches many outfits/£12. All of our featured fashions are from Crew Clothing.
On Trend for
SUMMER the new fashions from Crew Clothing boast summer fashion with their powerful pinks and bold blues. they’re on trend for high summer Nautical themes tend to run throughout summer fashion and Crew Clothing’s latest summer collection is no exception to this. After mixing this common theme in summer trends with bold pinks and clean prints, Crew Clothing have really mastered the summer look. Whether you’re on the beach, walking the streets of Rome or just enjoying
summer here in the county, Crew Clothing suits all occasions. With garments like the Bromfield Dress, you even have a style to suit all occasions with it being beach-resistant, tourist-friendly and dining wear. Without being able to predict the British weather, Crew also provide lightweight summer cable jumpers and blazers. 137
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Opposite: Victoria Dress with a shell print of marine blue, lagoon and white linen colours/£65. Left: Elsie Top with optic white embroidery/£55. Wimbourne Cardigan with raglan sleeve detailing/£60. Walker Chinos in navy/£60. Paige Bag in navy, white and tan stripes/£55. All of our featured fashions are Crew Clothing. See the last page to find stockists in the county.
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Opposite: Amelie Tee in water stripes but also available in aqua summer stripes/£30. Fawley Trouser in optic white but also available in navy/£60. Leah Wrap Sandal tan coloured/£40. Left: Pandell Trouser with a tropez tile print/£55. Leah Wrap Sandals shown on opposite model. Hazy Tee in bright pink but available in white linen, navy and lagoon/£30. All of our featured fashions from Crew Clothing. See the last page for stockists.
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Above: Lydia Shirt is the perfect counterpart to a pair of cropped jeans/£50. Right: Florence Dress in bright coral/£60.
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Left: Crew Clothing’s bestseller Rowley Blazer in bright coral marl/£79. Freya Top in optic white but available in classic blue and denim blue/£50. Walker Chinos in navy/£60. Lily Bow Pumps in navy and white/£25. Above: Maggie Shirt in a bright pink and white stripe/£55. Lightweight Summer Cable Jumper in bright pink/£48. Bulgari and Cazal designer glasses frames from O’Briens Opticians, Brigg 01652 653595, www.obriensopticians.co.uk.
Crew Clothing Stockists: All of our featured fashions are from Crew Clothing. They have a store at 3 High Street in Stamford. The postcode is PE9 2AL. You can contact them on 01780 751760. If you’re interested in looking at other items of clothing provided by the store, visit their website www.crewclothing.co.uk.
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The Power of Perfection - master your
Makeup
Makeup Must-Haves Explore the world of Bobbi Brown makeup. Tina recommends the brand and encourages all women to wear it...
Lincolnshire makeup artist Tina Brocklebank on how to master your makeup and achieve a flattering finish all summer long... I often have the pleasure of meeting and working with a lot of mature ladies and I believe I fall into this category now. It never ceases to amaze me how little confidence women have about their looks, regardless of age, and I fall into this category, as well! I have seen first-hand the positive effect makeup has. Many ladies come to me and after having make-up applied, look into the mirror and cry; happy tears of course! It is such a powerful tool for a woman to have at her disposal. Having said that, wearing more means wearing the right textures and shades, appropriate for your skin and age. Base wise, use a cream or balm if you are dry. For oily skins use a lightweight foundation or BB cream. I love using the Bobbi Brown tinted moisturising balm, SpF 25.
use a cream eyeshadow all over the eye area to give a sheer wash of colour. This is the area where you definitely want more makeup, but a little bit goes a long way. Think about your hair colour; if you are grey, use cooler shades so as not to clash. The Bobbi Brown long-wear cream eyeshadows are easy to use, aswell as the cream eyeshadow sticks. There are some great eyeshadow palettes around. Make sure you use one with a bit of shimmer, but metallic or glitter…no! keep the eyes very simple with no harsh lines. You can apply some Bobbi Brown sparkle eyeshadow on the top for a pretty sparkle that doesn’t look too much.
For underneath the eyes, use the Bobbi Brown corrector and then creamy concealer works miracles! Don’t use too much light reflection, as it can look too white. Blend in gently using fingers or a fluffy brush. use a corrector first if you have very dark circles. For concealer, use a skin tone shade with enough coverage, which you can use on any other areas, like brown spots. use a cream blush like Bobbi Brown pot rouge. It’s dewy, sheer and easy to apply. apply to the cheeks and blend back towards the hairline. 144
Right: Bobbi Brown sand wash pink lipstick and high shimmer lip gloss from £18. Left: Longwear eyeshadow stick from Bobbi Brown, £20.
Curl lashes to open up the eyes, Shu uemura lash curler works a treat. With mascara, apply to your lashes using a waterproof formula.
“I have witnessed first hand the positive effect make-up tends to have on people...”
Fingers are fine to apply with but a foundation brush is great too. This needs to have enough coverage and tint to even out your skin tone, to leave a fresh glow.
Right: Bobbi Brown tinted moisturiser balm with an SPF of 25, £36.
For underneath, make sure the brush isn’t too big for one coat. I love the Bobbi Brown smoky eye mascara, use five coats!
For brows, apply a light eyeshadow. It should look subtle not harsh. Don’t apply too much to the inner corner of the brow, concentrate on the brow arch. I love using Grey by Bobbi Brown. keep building it up.
Right: Bobbi Brown pot rouge for lips and cheeks, £19. Below: Sparkle eyeshadow palettes by Bobbi Brown from £17.50.
For your lips, apply a nude lip pencil all over the lips to define the shape, you can extend it a little to use as a base for the lip colour. avoid garish or dark shades, especially if you have small lips. use sandwash pink by Bobbi Brown then top with Bellini high shimmer lip gloss.
n Visit Tina’s website www.tinabrocklebank.co.uk or book in for a make-up lesson, to learn all the tricks of the trade!
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The life-changing benefits of
DENTAL IMPLANTS an attractive smile reflects a healthy life – and natural-looking teeth help us look and feel our best. dental implants replace missing teeth and can also be used to provide a secure anchor for dentures. There are many benefits to having dental implants – and many of our patients have described them as life changing. At The Dental Health Centre in Grantham, we encourage our patients to visit us for a free 30-minute consultation with our implant expert, Colin Sutton. This helps them make an informed decision so they feel reassured and confident. We asked our patients what they considered the main benefits of having dental implant treatment. This is what they said: Cost “i had a decision to make: either have plastic teeth for the rest of my life or break my piggy bank and go with implants. i do not feel a shred of regret deciding on implants. The results are absolutely wonderful.” D.C, Lincoln In the long term dental implants will often prove to be the most cost-effective solution for replacing missing teeth. look & feel like real teeth “i really can’t tell the difference between my implants and my own teeth,” Ian Foard, Heckington
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“My new implants are fantastic – they feel like my own teeth.” Mrs Welton, Grantham “My implants look perfect – nobody can tell they’re not my natural teeth.” Zowie Wright eat with confidence “i now have beautiful, natural looking teeth and can eat with confidence. i no longer dread going out for a meal or eating in company - previously my teeth were so loose i could only eat soft food.” S. Atherton “i call them ‘my teeth’ because that’s how they feel. i can eat anything i like and my teeth blend in absolutely superbly. i’m delighted.” Paul Elliott, Grantham The team & experience “i would encourage anyone who wants an excellent dentist to have a look at what The Dental Health Centre has to offer. Absolutely everything is 10 out of 10!” Mrs Welton, Grantham “The practice is lovely and everyone is very friendly and welcoming. You feel confident when you are there and i can’t fault the service. it’s a question of trust and i trust them all implicitly.” D.C, Lincoln
five good reasons to choose The dental health Centre for dental implants: 1. Highly experienced dental implant dentist 2. A 100% success rate for dental implants 3. Same day dental implants offered 4. The latest technology including a 3D dental CT scanner 5. Several hundred implants have been placed since 2000 Contact treatment coordinator Gemma for a free, no obligation consultation on 01476 594480.
The dental health Centre, 3 avenue Road, grantham, lincolnshire, Ng31 6Ta. www.dentalhealthcentre.co.uk
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The cat that got the
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there’s a new car in Jaguar’s lineup of luxury motors. the XE is a smaller, more modern stablemate of its popular XF model, with its sights firmly set on BmW’s class-leading 3-series and mercedes’s luxurious C-Class. the XE also debuts the Jaguar Land rover group’s brand new engines, making it a very important model indeed…
Jaguar has always offered two key models in its range. Its current XF and XJ models have BMW’s 5-Series and 7-Series, and Mercedes Benz’s E-Class and S-Class in their sights. Sadly, a smaller model to take on its class-leading rivals, the 3-Series and C-Class models, has always been lacking. A half-hearted attempt to redress this omission occurred in 2001 with the launch of Jaguar’s X-Type. The model showed promise, with Jaguar’s first estate, 4x4 and diesel variants, but ultimately, the model failed because too many of its underpinnings and switchgear were derived from Ford’s Mondeo, eliciting criticism that the model wasn’t upmarket enough in nature to take on its rivals. The firm this month releases its XE model, essentially its cheapest and smallest executive saloon, and it won’t be making the same mistake again. The model shares no mechanicals or trim from lesser models because Jaguar Land Rover is now owned by Indian engineering firm Tata, and no longer by Ford. What’s more, rather than recycling existing engines, the XE debuts the firm’s new ‘Ingenium’ range of engines which will also appear in other models like Range Rover’s Evoque and Discovery Sport.
A New Baby: The Jaguar XE will be the smallest Jaguar in the company’s lineup with prices from just under £30,000 to £45,000. The XE will also debut Jaguar Land Rover’s new Ingenium range of engines, making it a significant model to the company.
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Main Picture: Sporty S models gain large wheels, a firmer ride plus dynamic controls for sharpening up the car. Right: There’s plenty of room but the BMW 3-Series has a slightly larger boot. Below: An all new cabin features a brand new touch screen infotainment system - sat nav is standard.
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see small fuel bills, and no tax to pay. 60mph with the most modest engine is still reached in less than eight seconds, with the car achieving 132mph flat out, where legal. There are five XE trim levels, with base SE cars getting climate and cruise control, sat nav, auto lights and wipers as standard. Prestige models gain heated leather seats, and Portfolio models gain electric seat adjustment and upgraded leather trim, whilst R-Sport and S models gain sporty body styling. With prices from £29,775-£44,870, the sweet spot in the range in our opinion is the XE Prestige with the 162ps engine at £30,775. The XE looks the part, a good blend of classy saloon with a hint of sportiness, but the real hurdle that Jaguar has to overcome in facing up to its arch-rival, BMW’s 3-Series is its ride and handling. It’s upon this criteria that BMW has always been able to see off would-be rivals. Not this time though. The XE’s refinement and motorwayfriendly but slightly sports-oriented chassis setup has created such a compelling blend of an enjoyable but comfortable ride with handling credentials to match. It’s the only car which has thus far been able to match the 3-Series in this respect. What’s more, the XE’s beautifully constructed cabin has more drama and character than the BMW, with Jaguar’s rotary gear shift on automatic models, a brand new infotainment system and leather fascia on range-topping versions lending a real sense of class, even if the cabin and boot are a little smaller than the BMW. Stunningly efficient, next generation engines, plus generous equipment levels and just the right level of sportiness and aggression for the XE’s looks and handling have created a compelling proposition for anyone considering a 3-Series or C-Class. Jaguar has definitely banished the legacy of its old X-Type with an entry level model which is truly worthy of the famous leaping cat badge.
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The Million pound
DIVORCE
JMp solicitors head of family law, Neil Remnant reflects on the news that one divorcee has won the right to pursue a significant settlement in proceedings 23 years after the divorce actually occurred...
The news has recently broke of the Supreme Court backing the right for Kathleen Wyatt to claim for a share of Dale Vince’s £110million fortune 23 years after the couple divorced. Both Kathleen Wyatt and Dale Vince spent much of their marriage among new age travellers in a peace convoy and lived off state benefits until they split in 1984 and divorced in 1992. Since the divorce Dale Vince went on to develop a green energy company which made Dale a multi-millionaire whilst Kathleen remained penniless, working part-time and living off state benefits.
had suffered ‘real hardship’ particularly bringing up Dale’s son but commented that her claim for £2million was ‘unwise.’ Neil Remnant, the Head of Family Law at JMP Solicitors (pictured left) said “This case is very unusual and is certainly not one which lawyers will come across daily. However, it does show how important it is to obtain proper legal advice and to ensure that the parties obtain a binding court order which deals with the division of their assets and dismisses any future claims following divorce.
“This case is very unusual and it is not what lawyers will come across every day...”
Now some 23 years later, after years of legal battles, Kathleen Wyatt has been given the right to pursue a claim against her former husband. This is just one year after the Court of Appeal ruled that the claim should be struck out completely and never to be opened again.The Supreme Court Justices reversed the decision saying that Ms Wyatt
In this case, if an order had been obtained at the relevant time, there would have been no question of the case being reopened.” The claim will now proceed for a full hearing before a family judge in the High Court who will decide the financial settlement Dale Vince must pay. The Supreme Court Justices said: “Her claim may even be dismissed but there
is, in our opinion, a real prospect she will secure a comparatively modest award, perhaps of a size enabling her to purchase a somewhat more comfortable mortgage-free home.” JMP Solicitors is a firm of lawyers providing a comprehensive range of legal services from their offices in Grantham, Warrington and London. The firm was founded in 2001 by founding directors Ian Howard and yvonne Carratt moving into purpose built headquarters in Grantham in 2003, opening its Warrington branch in 2007 and its London office in 2010. JMP Solicitors now serves clients in a variety of legal disciplines throughout the UK.
Find Out More: For more information, contact JMp Solicitors, Autumn park Business Centre, Dysart Road, Grantham, lincolnshire nG31 7eu Telephone: 01476 565 295 Web: www.jmp-solicitors.com.
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Boyzone is a band with a reputation for success with 21 UK Top 40 hits and 25 million records sold worldwide. The most successful band to come from Ireland have been together through thick and thin, from high points to lows like the death of a band mate, Stephen Gately, aged only 33. The band has stayed together since 1993, a record in the world of boy bands, recently announcing the tour dates of their BZ20 tour - a celebration of their 20th anniversary. This means they’ll be the headline act at Newark Festival this year at Riverside Park. After interviewing Shane Lynch, a key member of the group, we found out that it’s not just the success of the band Shane is renowned for. As well as being a singer-songwriter, Shane’s an actor, businessman, drift driver and auto racer - a real ‘jack of all trades.’ In his younger years, Shane struggled in education, having been diagnosed with dyslexia. However, he excelled at sports and became a motor racing enthusiast after winning the Portuguese BMX Championship, a calendar date for the sport, at the age of only 14. It was also around this time when he was expelled from school and became a mechanic working with his father. 1993 was the year Louis Walsh held auditions in Dublin with the hopes of forming a new ‘Take That.’ Shane was one of the hopefuls, and was eventually selected in addition to the other four members of the band, Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Michael Graham and the late Stephen Gately. You’ve been a member of the band for 20 years now. Is the touring still as exciting as it was at the very start? I think at this point in the life of Boyzone, touring is a regular occurrence for us more so than it has ever been. Back at the start, we were so busy travelling the world in promo tours and releasing records all over the world, we never had the time to tour as we do now. It’s all about the concerts now, which is a much better position for us 156
to be in. Back in the 90s when we were performing in concert, it would be the follow-up of an album so we would have a very hectic schedule. It was a very exhausting time in our lives so nowadays, it’s better for us. It runs smoother now and in the summer, we have a gig almost every weekend; it’s not continuous touring and travelling like it used to be. We have time to think, time to breathe and time to live life so it’s a better place to be compared to the early years of Boyzone 20 years ago.
darkness of a room, the sound is different, you can change so many factors. By contrast, when you’re at an open air gig, there’s none of that; it’s just the band and 22 years of hits. Performing later in our careers, there’s not a song the audience won’t know and that’s a great foundation to have, and with a more intimate gig, you feel a lot more connected to your audience, so it’s more personal, more enjoyable, a nicer way to perform.
newark Welcomes
Boyzone’s Shane Lynch
He’s a member of the most successful band to emerge from ireland, a professional in motor racing, the manager of several businesses and an actor too... shane Lynch is a jack of all trades soon to be headlining with his band Words: Tilly Wilkinson Boyzone at newark Festival... You’re soon to perform as a headline act at Newark festival. Have you ever been to the area before? Newark Festival will be our second time performing in the area. Back in the 90s, we tended to stay in the main cities rather than more rural areas for the amount of arenas. Our open air gigs have seemed to grow in popularity over the past ten years so we have toured in Lincolnshire in more recent years. I really do enjoy open air performances; they’re so different. They’re more of a gig than a show as there’s less technical equipment. Going to big stage productions, you can control the
In reference to previous roles you’ve had in the world of Hollywood do you prefer acting to performing on stage as a musician? Acting is not a dream I wish to chase. It’s great to be offered the roles I’ve been offered so I like the opportunities but it’s not a world I want to go into. I don’t want to go to auditions, I don’t want to be an actor and I don’t want to go to Hollywood. All of that isn’t my vision. However, if somebody was to ask me at some point ‘would you like to play a part in this movie’ then I’d take up the offer... but it’s music and motor sport that I’m mostly interested in!
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“When you’re at an open air gig, it’s just us and 22 years of hits. There’s not a song you wouldn’t know and that’s a great foundation to have...” What do you enjoy doing with your time off ? I don’t have a great amount of time off at this time in my life. I have a number of businesses to run in addition to motor sports and Boyzone. I own a number of gyms, barber shops, a vodka label and others... I even have businesses I forget about! This means life is very busy for me at the moment and even my wife is ‘giving out,’ an Irish term for complaining, about a holiday we’re soon to go on. We’re going on holiday but I have to fly back after two days then back to the holiday then back home again just because I’m so busy. I can’t stay in the same location for more than two or three days. Business seems to be a large part of your life at the moment. Is it something you enjoy? I love it. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always been a bit of a businessman. I ran my first business at the age of twelve setting up a lawn mowing company with a book of around twelve to fifteen clients. I then went on to the trade of skateboards as a kid and then into car mechanics which provided me with an interest in motorsports. What are your current plans as far as Boyzone and songwriting is concerned?
Main: Shane doesn’t like working with celebrities. The only famous people he will work with are the members of Boyzone.
Recently, a company called Pledge music has approached me to produce a solo album and I’m interested in the concept because it’s not necessarily just a record company and it’s more about the people. There’s the chance for ‘meet and greets,’ inclusion in some of the songs, pre-orders, signed copies and merchandise so it’s a more about the public. I think, rather than separate artist from fans, it brings them together so it’s more of a people’s album as opposed to a personal album. That’s in the process with promises of writing that album at the moment.
Motorsport has been a large part of your life. What have been your successes in this? I’ve driven for some of the greatest teams and some of the greatest manufacturers in the world actually. I originally began with Ford motorsport, then went on to drive for Porsche, Vauxhall and a lot of different teams. I’ve eventually landed now with my feet firmly in drifting and this has been for about eight years with a company called Japspeed. There’s something about the adrenaline that I love. In the past fifteen years I have had a few serious crashes that have scared me as they’ve put me in hospital. What do you feel is your greatest achievement? I believe my greatest achievement is yet to come. I suppose my past has been incredible and I’m very lucky but I don’t feel in any way worthy of it. I’m quite hard on myself. I respect that I’ve been in Boyzone and the world recognises that band. For myself to be a part of that is great, but I think we achieved it as a group so it wasn’t an individual achievement for me. Who’s your favourite celebrity to work with? To be honest, I don’t like working with celebrities at all! They’re too precious and delicate. The only celebrities I love to work with would be my boys from the group. I’ve known them before Boyzone began and we really understand each other! n Boyzone will be performing at newark Festival on 20th June. now in its fourth year, the festival has gone from strength to strength, previously attracting bands like Human league, Marc Almond, Heaven 17 and Madness. Boyzone are only performing a handful of shows in 2015, presenting many of their popular hits at newark on 20th June. Adult £35 and Child under 16 £25. For more information on the group, visit www.boyzonenetwork.com.
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Crosswords CRypTiC CROsswORd test your lateral thinking skills with this month’s Cryptic Crossword. Each puzzle has a set of perplexing clues to unravel, and as every lover of logic knows, the frustration is all part of the fun!
aCROss 8. Playing around is a thing of the past (8) 9. First man in right key (6) 10. Reportedly tipped the scales for Virginia (4) 11. Flower show out of place, shortage of air about (10) 12. Reach a time for volunteers at home (6) 14. Aunt Sally clips rough-spoken student smartly (8) 15. Danger lies in live model being cut near ribs (7) 17. Don't care for real nut spread (7) 20. Party worker to behave during lively visit? On the contrary (8) 22. Bidding with early start, he comes in on time an hour ahead (6) 23. Planned debate (10) 24. Custom is for beginners to work on new tasks (4) 25. Expecting young one to have nightmares (6) 26. Oarsman following managed to return thinner (8)
dOwN 1. Strides a path to ruin (8) 2. Took to horse as daughter tucked into a bit of fish (4) 3. This time around, first pull into pieces then throw cold water on (6) 4. Lift consumes power — time to start a tedious walk (7) 5. Old lag will do in a jam (8) 6. Vigil kept for a beetle (10) 7. Measure adopted in face of rejection (6) 13. Mistrustful head needs a replacement to be promising (10) 16. Catching great narrative, incorporating the same in Latin (8) 18. Awfully tense in Lincoln? One wasn't there (8) 19. Gentle music or some big orchestra instead? (7) 21. Beheading, as regards improving future stock, could be giving the go-ahead (6) 22. Blurred by embracing Shakespeare's very foolish, fond old man (6) 24. Fleece left on court (4)
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1. Party — whack (4) 3. Pre-nosh tipple? (8) 9. Measure of land (7) 10. Tripoli's country (5) 11. Alcoholic (5) 12. Cut into (6) 14. Gambling system (8,5) 17. Measuring system (6) 19. Owing feudal allegiance (5) 22. Tree seed (5) 23. Schnozzle surgery (4,3) 24. Pin, popper or zip, perhaps (8) 25. Funeral fire (4)
1. Conclusion of countdown? (8) 2. Sticky stuff (5) 4. Justifiable departure from the conventional (6,7) 5. Bit of a saint, perhaps (5) 6. Hot pepper sauce (7) 7. Blue flowering plant cultivated for its seeds and fibre (4) 8. Capital of Croatia (6) 13. Put together (8) 15. Taxing (7) 16. Language (linked to spitting?) (6) 18. Distance between weapon and target (5) 20. Relish (5) 21. Vulgar (4)
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