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WELCOME

t’s gearing up to be a really wonderful summer. After a couple of years in lockdown we’re delighted by the prospect of all the best summer events returning to Lincolnshire, not least among which is the Lincolnshire Show.

Our What’s On pages are brimming with the return of live events, and the Platinum Jubilee should provide a unique opportunity to celebrate the Great British summer... so keep an eye on those pages and on our social media channels for our recommendations for summer fun. Meanwhile, in this edition, we’re enjoying the county’s waterways and finding out about plans to create bring new conservation and leisure opportunities to Lincolnshire. We’re paying a visit to Donington’s Black Bull for delicious summer dining, we’re exploring the leafy Deepings, and we’re meeting the team responsible for conserving Lincoln Cathedral. Our best wishes, for a great month!

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On our cover this month, we’ve a stunning shot of Lincoln Cathedral at night, captured by photographer Steve Percival (www.stevepercivalphotography.co.uk). The building was recently lit up and a vigil held to show solidarity with those caught up in the conflict in Ukraine, with blue and yellow lighting giving the Cathedral a truly unique – and we think rather beautiful – appearance. You can donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine appeal at www.dec.org.uk. We’re always looking for scenes of Lincolnshire to feature on our covers and in the magazine. If you’re a budding photographer, email your pictures to the address above! 3

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WHAT’S ON Live events, music and theatre productions for a whole summer of entertainment this May.

FOOD & DRINK

WATER WATER EVERYWHERE From plans to make the most of Lincolnshire’s waterways to open swimming and the history the rivers which criss-cross Lincolnshire, we’re dipping our toe into the water this month.

ALL WORKS AND NO PLAY We meet the diligent team of heritage craftspeople – masons and glaziers – hard at work and committed to ensuring Lincoln Cathedral’s fabric survives.

THE DEEPINGS This month we’re spending time in the leafy Deepings, a collection of communities looking forward to this month’s literary festival.

NEWS The best ‘good news’ stories from across the county, including the recognition of Boston’s Covid hero, Professor Sir Jonathan Van Tam!

HIGHLIGHTS 16

FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION The history of Lincolnshire’s May fairs and coastal pleasure beach.

DINING OUT We’re following in the footsteps of Matthew Flinders by exploring Donington’s Black Bull.

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WELCOME HOME Coastal life. HOMES & INTERIORS Floral prints.

GARDENS Foras’s outdoor lifestyle.

LIFESTYLE 106 WALKING Fresh air and scenery as we enjoy a walk around Alford.

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WEDDINGS Doctors Allie and George marry in Washingborough.

128 MOTORS Morgan’s quirky Super 3.

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NEWS & EVENTS

Freedom of Boston for Sir JVT...! PROFESSOR JONATHAN VAN-TAM IS HONOURED WITH FREEDOM OF BOSTON’S BOROUGH BOSTON The first Freedom of the Borough honour to be issued since 2016 has been awarded to Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, who has been recognised for his achievements in supporting the country throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. At a special full council meeting which was held at Boston United Football Club Professor Sir Jonathan VanTam was awarded Honorary Freedom of the Borough of his hometown of Boston, by the Worshipful the Mayor of Boston, Frank Pickett. In attendance were guests invited by Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam. Professor Van-Tam has been ever-present throughout the pandemic and has become familiar to households across the country, regularly appear-

ing as part of the Government’s Covid-19 briefings. Alongside this, Professor Van-Tam has continued to play an active role in his hometown during the pandemic.

Burghley benefits cavalry HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY FOUNDATION IS THE OFFICIAL CHARITY FOR HORSE TRIALS 2022

“It has been a privilege serving this country in such a difficult time and something I don’t regret for one single second,” said Prof Van Tam. “It’s deeply humbling!”

STAMFORD Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, which takes place from 1st – 4th September, has appointed the Household Cavalry Foundation as its official charity for the year. The Foundation provides charitable and pastoral welfare support to all the members of the Household Cavalry ‘family’ comprising serving soldiers, operational casualties, veterans and dependants. The Foundation also supports the Household Cavalry’s heritage and its retired horses. “We are delighted to be supporting the important work

In addition to his support for local club Boston United, he also helped roll out the Covid-19 vaccination through the national ‘grab a jab’ initiative. n

undertaken by the Household Cavalry Foundation,” says Burghley Horse Trials Event Director, Martyn Johnson. “The origins of eventing evolved through the training of cavalry horses, meaning there are strong and long standing links between our sport and the work of the British Army’s cavalry regiments.” “In this Jubilee year, where the horses and soldiers of the Regiment will be at their ceremonial best, it seemed like a very appropriate time to be supporting the Foundation’s work.” n See www.burghley-horse.co.uk.

SMOKE AND SCALES AT THE CASTLE IN MAY...

LINCOLN Meet Lincolnshire’s newest resident, Lucy. All smoke and scales, Lucy – named after Lucy Tower – will land at Lincoln Castle as Pride goes to press and take up residence until October. This summer’s range of family-friendly events will all centre around her presence, with younger visitors able to follow clues and solve puzzles to become a Victorian Dragon Hunter. Children can also dive into an adventure story

inspired by Lucy herself, with a Castle Activity Book packed with puzzles, games, colouring sheets, and stickers. Throughout the summer, Lucy will be keeping a watchful eye over all the events at Lincoln Castle, including storytelling quests, Jubilee celebrations, food, and drink festivities and much more. Entry to the Castle and a trip to see Lucy will remain free. n For more information, see www.lincolncastle.com.

Standing with Ukraine... A RECENT VIGIL HELD AT LINCOLN CATHEDRAL SHOWED THE COUNTY’S SOLIDARITY AMID UKRAINE CONFLICT

National squash success for Lincoln youngsters... LINCOLN A team of Lincoln pupils have been ranked number one in England for squash. Lincoln Minster School’s Charlotte, Lucy, Lydia, Priyaa and Zara, have beaten off all competition to become the England number one key stage three team, in the championship run by the national governing body for squash, England Squash. Fran Wallis, the school’s coach, said: “I couldn’t be prouder of the team!” n For more information see lincolnminsterschool.co.uk.

LINCOLN A candle-lit vigil was held in Lincoln recently as the county showed its solidarity with Ukraine. The event also included a two-minute silence and visually the Cathedral was lit up with yellow and blue lighting so that its solidarity could be seen right across the city. Bradley Wall helped to organise the vigil and said that he was horrified by what had happened. “Especially when you see the might of Russia and all of the forces they have... it does make you feel like you want to do something,” he said. Our cover image, seen here was taken by Steve Percival. n

815th City Mayor

Lucy comes to Lincoln

LINCOLN This month sees former Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Roseanne Kirk take office as Lincoln’s 815th Mayor. Roseanne takes over from fellow Labour councillor Jackie Kirk and will continue to represent her Birchwood ward. n

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LOCAL

NEWS In Brief LINCOLN

Simply summer at the county’s showground Lincolnshire Showground last month announced that this summer’s flagship live entertainment act will be Mick Hucknall of Simply Red fame. Having sold 60,000,000 albums worldwide, Mick will be performing in Lincolnshire on Friday 1st July, supported by Lisa Stansfield and Marisha Wallace. Tickets are on sale now. n

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NEWS & EVENTS

Reds make themselves at home...

FLIGHTS AROUND WADDINGTON HELP TEAM BECOME FAMILIAR WITH NEW BASE LINCOLN If you live in the vicinity of RAF Waddington, look up this month and you’ll enjoy the sight of magnificent men in their flying machines as the Red Arrows acclimatise themselves the their new home just south of Lincoln. Currently based at RAF Scampton, the team has flown in 57 countries and has performed over 5,000 displays. RAF Scampton was due to close in 2022 whereupon new commemorative RAF facilities and a Dambusters tribute will be created. The rest of the land is likely to provide spillover housing for RAF personnel whilst the display team will relocate to Waddington. It’s is already one of the service’s busiest stations as the hub of UK Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance and the main operating base for airborne

LOCAL NEWS In Brief

CHOCOLATE MAKER JAN BIDS A FOND FAREWELL TO FOLKINGHAM A chocolate shop near Sleaford is shutting its doors after nearly 40 years as chocolate maker Jan Hansen retires. Hansen’s Chocolate House produced its freshly made chocolate truffles and bars, and Jan even created the world’s biggest Easter Egg, auctioning it off for charity back in 2015. n

intelligence aircraft and systems. Around 3,500 personnel are currently based at Waddington. Flying over Waddington will help the station’s

personnel and the Red Arrows themselves to become familiar with new procedures and their new surroundings. The team was established in 1964 following the

Celebrating Conservation LINCOLN’S CRAFTSMEN AND WOMEN GRADUATE FROM SPECIALIST COURSE ON HOW TO PRESERVE HISTORY

aggregation of the Red Pelicans and Black Arrows display teams. For years the team’s trademark feature has been the coloured trails of dye from the Hawk jets’ exhausts. n

SLEAFORD A Graduation Award ceremony for students of the Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship has taken place for 12 students including Wesley Blyth of Lincoln Cathedral’s Works Department. Leadworker Wesley Blyth, was one of twelve students on the Fellowship’s Foundation degree in Applied Historic Building Conservation and Repair. The Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship (CWF) is an association of ten Anglican cathedrals which provide education and training for the craftsmen and women who maintain cathedrals and other historic buildings. n

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LINCOLNSHIRE’S WATERWAYS

WATER, WATER

EVERYWHERE Meet the Lincolnshire people hoping to make the most of the county’s waterways as we enjoy life on our rivers, canals and lakes... Words: Rob Davis.

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WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE

COULD LINCOLNSHIRE BE A FUTURE NARROWBOAT DESTINATION?

David Pullen is the county’s local Inland Waterway Association chairman, and this month he’s waiting with anticipation for news of a new reservoir which could also pave the way for Lincolnshire to realise its potential as a waterway destination similar to the Norfolk Broads... We take for granted the fact that when a tap is turned on in our home, the water flows. But that infrastructure is reliant on creating and maintaining resources. Anglian Water and its partner, Affinity, are hoping to secure a consistant supply of water for the future with a new reservoir in South Lincolnshire which is likely to supply over fifty thousand million litres and cost in excess of £1bn. But a new reservoir could have additional benefits too.

“Currently the only route to Peterborough via the Lincolnshire waterways is via Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton – a route of some 250 miles.”

It’s likely that the reservoir project would be ‘shovel ready’ by 2025 and its completion would probably be another five years after that.

“Instead, we can create an area resembling the Norfolk Broads – though perhaps not as extensive – and its proposal will be a three-way working partnership between the Environment Agency, Lincolnshire County Council and the inland Waterways Association.”

Quite beyond delivering the ability for Lincolnshire to capitalise on its previously untapped waterway tourism potential, the creation of the Wetland Corridor would bring other benefits, too.

“The total cost of the project’s three main constituents is likely to be somewhere in the region of £78m, but the reservoir will pre-empt some of the work, and enable the Boston to Peterborough Wetland Corridor constituent to add additional multi-sector benefits to the reservoir itself; recreation and new wildlife habitats, for example.”

“The projects is called a Wetland Corridor rather than a waterway route because it will create and improve wildlife habitats with new parklands created,” says David. “That in turn will provide a wide range of recreational opportunities. It will attract cyclists, horse riders, anglers, walkers and runners as well as bringing thousands of new visitors to the area.”

“The project can deliver exciting benefits to the local community, but not just for those who own narrowboats or cruisers,” says David Pullen, chairman of the Lincolnshire branch of the Inland Waterways Association.

Furthermore, the delivery of the reservoir “From the perspective of potential financial is so large in scale that it falls under the benefits, too, it will create desirable waterside Government’s Major Projects Portfolio, and locations that are attractive and sustainable its Infrastructure and Projects Authority. for residential development and as business Its likely cost is in excess of £1bn which locations. Estimates suggest that the new wameans that the extra cost of funding terway will deliver £1.51 of benefits the Wetland Corridor would not for every £1 spent. This equates cost very much more (speaking to about £110m of benefits in the context of a billion for the local economy.” pound project) but it would add extra value, making Alongside the reservoir, the both projects more justifiproject will also provide able when they are being improved flood resilience, The IWA was established in 1946 considered in parallel. It campaigns for the conservation, and benefits for irrigation use and maintenance of and public water supply. 7,000 miles of canals Because the reservoir project and rivers. is so vast in cost, scale and Already improvements have implication for UK infrastructure been made to Lincolnshire’s waits approval is with central government, terways infrastructure, with local works not county or district council departments. at Boston’s Black Sluice to improve access to Hence David and the team are awaiting a the navigation, with new moorings and decision on the reservoir, which is expected refurbishment of buildings, as well as imin June or July, before they can progress their provements at Hubbert’s Bridge with a new own proposals and seek funding partners. slipway, and a new slipway at Crowland too.

“The project would connect the Black Sluice (Forty Foot Drain) navigation near Boston to the River Nene. It will breathe new life into the area’s waterways, with Boston, Donington, Pinchbeck, Spalding, Crowland, Market Deeping and Peterborough all connected.”

Much now rests on the decision to create the new £1bn and 600 hectare reservoir, which could unlock the Boston to Peterborough Wetland Corridor and in turn transform the county’s potential to offer new tourism, and conservation opportunities.” n

It was back in 2004 that the idea was first put forward to link Lincolnshire’s waterways to the rest of the UK’s inland waterways. Different personnel and potential funding partners mean that the project has now moved on and has recently rebranded as the Boston to Peterborough Wetland Corridor.

Inland Waterways Association

Right: The Welland at Spalding. The Inland Waterways Association is awaiting news of a £1bn reservoir which will facilitate the creation of a Boston to Peterborough Wetland Corridor, linking up to much of the UK’s canals and waterways.

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WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE

OPEN WATER SWIMMING AND RESTORING LINCOLNSHIRE’S CHALK STREAMS

OPEN WATER SWIMMING IN THE WOLDS

‘Ocean Walkers’ Adam Walker and Gemma Clarke offer a brisk experience in the heart of Lincolnshire...

If your idea of swimming leans towards an indoor pool, heated, with a spa attached to it... perhaps it’s time to take a walk on the wild side, instead. Adam Walker is the first British man to complete the ‘Oceans Seven’ swimming challenge, including swimming the English Channel and then swimming 17-hours, non-stop in Hawaii. To cope with the demands he created a swimming programme called the ‘Ocean Walker Technique,’ and for an encore, last year, he and Gemma Clarke took on a 17-acre former goat farm, transforming it into an open water swimming facility with seven-acre lake, four islands, indoor pool and gardens. From this month until October, the academy’s calcite crystal lake provides open-water swimming with its therapeutic benefits. Visitors can book in for daytime or twilight swims and one-to-one lessons, with sessions from £9.50, pre-booked near Wragby. n See www.oceanwalkeracademy.com 20

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LOOKING AFTER THE COUNTY’S CHALK STREAMS Established in 2021, the Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Trust is working with the county’s Chalk Stream Project and its 13 partners (Anglian Water, the Wildlife Trust, local councils etc) to restore and reinstate Lincolnshire’s unique geological habitats. Will Bartle is Project’s Monitoring officer for the group, which was established back in 2003. “We’ve our own mapping, but we’re currently working towards creating a clearer definition as to just what constitutes a chalk stream habitat, environments have helped shape the Lincolnshire Wolds for over 10,000 years.” n For more information on the Trust see www.lincolnshirechalkstreams.org.

RESTORING THE RIVER IN SLEAFORD Navigation Trust’s plan for 12 miles of waterways... Slowly but surely, the Sleaford Navigation Trust is achieving its longterm goals of making the waterway navigable. The group purchased the river bed in 2004 and have already installed a lift bridge in 2010 as well as a slipway adjacent to The Hub. Meanwhile, the team has been working to restore parts of the route from Chapel Hill where the Slea joins the Witham, and have ensured that eight miles are already navigable, including Chapel Hill, Kyme Lock, and Cobblers

Lock at Anwick, which is restored, awaiting new gates. Haverholme Lock is the next target and is already in a dangerous state, and so necessitates restoration, so the trust is hoping to work with NKDC to contribute labour and knowledge. Closer to the town, Cogglesford is already owned by the Trust, but sewage infrastructure adjacent to the site and the necessity of replacing of the tilting flow control mechanism will be the group’s challenges for the future. n

FIVE WAYS TO ENJOY THE WATER: Experience Lincolnshire’s waterways

n A Trip on the Brayford Belle: Moored at Brayford Pool, 50-minute pleasure cruises, Tuesday-Sunday, 12.15, 1.30pm, 2.45, £7.50/adults. n See The Wash: The Boston Belle also offers sea trips lasting 4.5 hours, sailing on 7th May 8.15am, Monday 23rd May 9.30am, £25/adults. n A Lakeside Retreat: Horncastle may be inland but its Treetop Hideaways tree houses are arranged around a lake, each with it own rowing boat! n Activities and Adventures: Tattershall Lakes water park offers open water swimming, paddle sports and water skiing on its 45-acre lake. n Support The RNLI: Summer on the East Coast, and the RNLI will be busy... support their work with a visit to Skegness’s lifeboat station.

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There are eight main waterways which criss-cross Lincolnshire, home to a diverse number of species and used historically by merchants trading wool, coal and grain with the rest of the country...

1. RIVER WITHAM Water: Fresh & Salt. From: Grantham. To: The Wash. Length: 89 miles. Av. Depth: 4.5m. Purpose: Transportation, Leisure. Tidal: From Haven (Grand Sluice). For a whistle-stop tour of Lincolnshire by water it has to be a trip on the Witham, which rises near to South Witham, west of the A1 at Grantham, and meanders towards Newark following roughly the path of the Great North Road before running parallel to the A46 and eventually reaching Lincoln. From here, it runs into the Brayford Pool and right under the High Street at the Glory Hole, at High Bridge, then through the Lincoln Gap, to Fiskerton Fen and then back toward Coningsby then to Anton’s Gowt and finally on towards Boston. The Grand Sluice was created in 1764 by John Grundy and Langley Edwards, with provision for draining the Witham, becoming The Haven. n

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2. THE FOSS DYKE Water: Fresh. Length: 11 miles. From: River Trent. To: Witham. Average Depth: 1.1m. Purpose: Leisure. Tidal: No. Connecting the River Trent (from Newark) at Torksey to the Witham, it’s thought that the Foss Dyke Canal is the oldest canal in the country still in use (it still carried grain until 1972). Its exact age is disputed, but it’s thought to be Roman in origin and records state that it was refurbished in 1121 and again in 1671 with the establishment of a dock at Brayford Pool, previously a natural lake, that was further dredged and extended in 1744. In 1964 the area was so dilapidated that plans were made to turn it into a car park... happily in 1969 The Brayford Trust was created and intervened to restore it. n

3. THE RIVER SLEA Water: Fresh. Length: 22 miles. From: West Willoughby. To: Chapel Hill. Average Depth: 3.5m. Purpose: Irrigation/Leisure. Tidal: No. A tributary of the Witham, the Slea was navigable until 1794, until 1878 when the railways sounded the death-knell for canal transport. The Canal is owned by the Canal Trust, but the Sleaford Navigation Trust hopes to make the route navigable once more, and between Sleaford and Cobbler’s Lock, navigation would be possible – certainly since the installation of a jetty and lift bridge adjacent to The Hub in 2010. But the most expensive element of the project is replacing Cogglesford Mill with functioning lock gates. n

4. RIVER WELLAND Water: Fresh. Length: 65 miles. From: Hothorpe Hills. To: The Wash. Average Depth: Shallow but with deep pools. Purpose: Transport, Leisure. Tidal: Yes. The Welland has its source at Hothorpe Hills, now known at Sibbertoft, and located south-west of Market Harborough, equidistant to Leicester and Northampton. If flows into Stamford and on to Spalding before meeting the sea at Fosdyke. The Welland was navigable during the reign of William the Conqueror, and was one of the first rivers to be granted an act of parliament to be widened and dredged in 1571. Further work saw the draining of more Fenland in the early 1600s as well as the creation of Stamford Canal and the creation of Deeping Fen and South Fen in 1664. Remaining navigable from Deeping St James to the Wash, when the route was navigable to Stamford, the town served as a popular location to trade goods given the convergence of the canal route and the Great North road. n

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5. THE RIVER ANCHOLME Water: Fresh. Length: 17 miles. From: West Firsby. To: Humber Estuary. Average Depth: 1m. Purpose: Agriculture. Tidal: Yes. The River Ancholme is a tributary of The Humber, rising at Ancholme Head, a spring in the village of Ingham, into the village of Spridlington and Saxby. It’s partly fed by Toft Newton reservoir and connected to the River Rase. Pumping stations were created from the 1960s to the 1990s to extract the 37,698 megalitres needed for Scunthorpe’s Steelworks and Glanford Brigg Power Station as well as Anglian Water. Before it reaches the Humber Estuary, the river meanders under the Horkstow Bridge near Horkstow and Winterton, which is the UK’s oldest suspension bridge, Grade II* listed and created in 1836 by Sir John Rennie. n

6. RIVER RASE Water: Fresh. Length: 16 miles. From: Bully Head, Tealby. To: Bishopbridge. Average Depth: 1m. Purpose: Natural spring. Tidal: No. Originating as a series of natural springs known as Churn Water Heads, that occur on Bully Hill north of Tealby, the River Rase makes its way to Market Rasen before reaching Bishopbridge where it runs parallel to the Ancholme and eventually drains into Kingerby Beck nature reserve. Over the next year, £200,000 will be spent to install natural flood management schemes along the Rase, including the creation of ponds and re-profiling to improve cattle drinking areas and reduce poaching of the banks. n

7. RIVER GLEN Water: Fresh. Length: 17 miles. From: Ropsley & Humby. To: The Welland. Average Depth: 2.4m. Purpose: Boating. Although the exact age of the River Glen is unknown, in the 1630s the Earl of Lindsey completed a good deal of work draining the land surrounding the river, and it was used extensively for transporting barley... a role which continued into the 1920s with the river feeding Surfleet Maltings with barley. By 1781 the navigation had fallen into decay, but the river’s fortunes may be revived if plans go ahead to create a new 12-mile waterway link between the River Witham and the River Nene, with further improvements to the River Glen. The link would be created by the Environment Agency and the Regional Development Agency. Anthony Grunwell runs a water taxi between Spalding town centre and the town’s Springfields outlet shopping village. As Pride goes to press in April, the service will resume for the first time since 2019. n

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Canals closed by the emergence of the railways n The Louth Navigation opened in 1770 and closed in 1924... n Horncastle & Tattershall opened in 1802 and closed in 1889... n Stamford Canal opened in 1670 and closed in 1863...

8. RIVER TRENT Water: Fresh. Length: 185 miles. From: Staffordshire. To: North Sea. Average Depth: 1.5m. Purpose: Transport, Leisure. Tidal: Yes.

Below: The Trent flows past Newark Castle and works its way North to Cromwell Lock where it becomes non-tidal.

The River Trent is the third longest river in the country after the Severn (220 miles) and the Thames (215 miles), running from the Biddulph Moor in Staffordshire to and passing through Stoke-on-Trent, Stone, Rugeley, Burton upon Trent and Nottingham before reaching Newark. Below Cromwell Lock at North Muskham, about eight miles north of Newark, it’s a tidal waterway, but above Cromwell Lock, it’s a non-tidal waterway and forms the boundary between Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, meeting the Foss Dyke at Torksey and then continuing to Gainsborough. Between Alkborough and Faxfleet the river reaches the boundary with Yorkshire and joins the River Ouse feeding into the Humber Estuary. As well as being one of the longest and one of the more convoluted

waterways, the Trent is also one of the oldest, used by the Romans to transport goods from Newark to Lindum. The waterway was much improved and widened in 1699 following an Act of Parliament. Even after the arrival of the railways the waterway was still making a significant profit, and in 1823 and 1831 improvements were suggested, but rejected as unnecessary. With the establishment of the Nottinghamshire and Gainsborough Railway company the route became less commercially viable and despite still seeing in excess of 400,000 tonnes being transported by 1892, dredging and steam tugs couldn’t compete with the efficiency of the rail industry. Cromwell Lock was created in 1908 but with the nationalisation of the waterways in 1948, the Trent Navigation Company closed. n

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THE WORKS DEPARTMENT

Working hard in the centre of Lincoln is the Cathedral’s Works Department, a diligent team of heritage craftspeople from joiners stonemasons and glaziers, to the archeologists, architects and other professionals committed to ensuring the Cathedral’s fabric survives...

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AND NO PLAY

Michael Sheppard is a reasonable man… but even he has his limits. As Director of Works and Properties at Lincoln Cathedral, he heads up the team responsible for planning schedules of works and completing conservation and renovation works on the building’s exterior, interior and on more than 60 other buildings on the estate besides the Cathedral. INCOLN’S

All of the Works Department’s intended conservation and restoration tasks have to be signed oﬀ by the CFCE: the Cathedral’s Fabric Commission for England. The commission is a national body within the Church of England overseeing the management of conservation and development works for the 42 cathedrals in Britain.

A palpable shudder and a visible squirm runs right through Michael, and the colour drains from his face. “I’d wrestle you to the ground!” he replies.

This year is the 950th anniversary of work beginning on the original Cathedral, which was consecrated 20 years later. It’s Grade I listed, and on English Heritage’s At Risk register. It’s not only old and delicate, it’s also vast: 147 metres long, 24 metres wide, and 83 metres tall. With a ﬂoor area in excess of 5,000m2 it’s the fourth largest Cathedral in Britain, after Liverpool, London’s St Paul’s and York Minster.

“Apart from being damaging to the stonework, it would be illegal, too. Much of what we do involves planning and prioritising work, and once we've done so, even we have to go through a rigorous process of obtaining permission to complete the work we propose.”

Central to planning work schedules is Lincoln Cathedral’s quinquennial inspection, a sort of super-survey which inﬂuences the agenda of works a few years ahead and is conducted with input from the Cathedral’s in-house archaeologist and its consultant architect. >>

“So what would happen,” I asked, “If I turned up to work for you on Monday and just began jet washing the stonework of the building with the same Kärcher I use to clean my car at the weekend?

Words: Rob Davis.

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>> That’s not to say, however, that those plans aren’t continually evaluated and reassessed. After all, God laughs when men make plans… especially when those plans concern old buildings, bad weather, budgets, the availability of external contractors, working around visitors, Covid and so on. Whilst most Cathedrals have some kind of Works Department, Lincoln Cathedral’s team is among the largest and has a huge breadth of skills. There are 21 members of staff in the team, but Michael says that they could comfortably provide a long list of jobs for 40 members of staff or more. Unfortunately, Covid led to a fall in the number of visitors to the Cathedral, and a significant loss of income as a direct consequence. One thing that hasn’t stopped – and will never stop – is the natural deterioration of the building’s fabric which occurs over time. Another nemesis of Michael (besides me and my pressure washer) is water ingress, and at least once a year, there’s rainfall so bad it manages to find its way into the building. Michael estimates that 90% of his work is on the external fabric of the Cathedral, and ensuring it remains watertight is a priority. This can mean anything from glamorous jobs like removing dead birds from guttering to repairing holes in the roof caused by bits of falling masonry. To use a medical analogy, though, Michael and the team have their attention on both the solving of acute problems which occur, as well as the longterm management of the building’s fabric. “Another problem that we’re faced with in the 21st century is the legacy of previous activities,” says Michael. “Some work, for instance in the Victorian era, was completed with good intentions, but without the good scientific and technical understanding we have today.”

“Increasingly though, we’re using Nd:YAG lasers – the same used in cosmetic skin procedures or tattoo removal – to break down particulates and safely remove dirt...” 30

“It’s easy to wash stone away, and it’s really permeable, so that’s why the use of a high pressure washer would be unthinkable.” “We use high pressure steam at 100°c and about 20 bar to remove biological growths like guano. Particulates (like soot, smoke, carbonification and sulphation...) are all removed with a JOS dry system.” “Increasingly though, we’re using Nd:YAG lasers – the same used in cosmetic skin procedures or tattoo removal – to break down particulates and safely remove dirt.” “Again, though, such techniques would be useless without our knowledge and understanding of the building’s materials. Having been ‘on the tools’ myself I’m not just approaching my role from a financial and logistical perspective, but from a very practical hands-on position.” >>

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Left: Dan Beal is Head of Glazing, and a close-up of the Gallery of Kings. Top: Cleaning the West Front’s Stonework. Above: Michael inspecting fractured stonework. Right: Sam Farrow, joiner.

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Connected Lincoln Cathedral Connected is a £12.4m National Lottery Heritage Fund project which has created a new visitor centre, café and the Dean’s Green gardens.

>> Water ingress was also a problem for the Cathedral’s stained glass windows, so the Works Department’s glazing team has introduced watertight secondary glazing systems to encapsulate and seal the building’s stained glass windows.

If they need to be cleaned, each panel is carefully removed and cleaned on the bench with very carefully chosen solvents. As for the third material used extensively throughout the Cathedral, timber, one of the techniques used is to brush dust away very gently with a paintbrush or an eraser brush into the airflow of a low-powered heritage vacuum cleaner. At this point it’s pertinent to say that there’s a difference between conservation – which involves as few interventions as possible plus the prevention of further damage to a material or object – and restoration, which 32

is rather more conspicuous in nature. However, when materials can’t be preserved or repaired, they’ll be replaced.

That means the stonemasons, for instance, can fabricate new like-for-like carvings or stone infills to replace damaged or missing materials. Though the Cathedral’s is receiving ongoing care, special attention recently has been given to the Romanesque Frieze on the Cathedral’s West Front, which was partially removed or boxed in, in the late 1990s. The West Front’s Gallery of Kings has also been restored, and in early March, the scaffolding which has necessarily blighted the front of the Cathedral was finally removed – though not before a last minute Above: Rachael Wragg is one of the Cathedral’s stonemasons.

delay thanks to the high winds and storms we experienced in February which delayed work around the building. “I’m from Lincoln and I grew up looking up at the Cathedral in awe,” says Michael. “Even without being romantic about it, the building is tangibly fantastic. 17 metres up, you can see carved details as small as your thumbnail and without its conservation and restoration, it simply won’t be here in another 900 years.” “It’s no exaggeration to say that Lincoln Cathedral features some of the best Medieval architecture in Europe, and having worked on the fabric of castles and cathedrals across the world, I’m still in absolute awe of Lincoln Cathedral, so to play a part in protecting it for the future and to work alongside people who are equally committed to preserving it for future generations, really is a privilege!” n

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Getting the measure of the building Fundamental to the ongoing work of Lincoln Cathedral’s Works Department team is to know how large the building is. Remarkably, until a year or so ago, the only plans the Cathedral had were those hand-measured and hand-drawn by a bloke with a tape measure and a pencil. Happily, work has just been completed on a brand new imaging project overseen by the Works Department. A new laser-measuring survey has created a 3D plan accurate to 0.0001mm. So now, the Works Department has very detailed measurements of every aspect of the building. n

Visiting Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln Cathedral is visited by around 200,000 visitors each year, and with the opening of the Dean’s Green garden and the Cathedral’s new Visitor Centre, as well as the removal of scaffolding from the building, there’s never been a better time to plan a return visit even if you consider yourself to be familiar with the landmark. A floor tour is included with your admission and roof, floor and graffiti tours are available to book as extra... so you’re guaranteed to learn at least something new about the building! n Call 01522 561600 or see www.lincolncathedral.com.

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DIVING INTO THE DEEPINGS

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DEEPINGS With a total population of over 15,000 residents, The Deepings is a collection of rural communities in one of the leaﬁest and most pleasant areas in Lincolnshire. This month the area’s literary festival will welcome special guests, including one with plenty of authority! Lead Image: Deeping Lakes Nature Reserve, originally quarried in the 1870s, by Baz Richardson.

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“May will prove quite a busy time in The Deepings, as preparations are underway for its literary festival, which will see authors and guest speakers dropping by for a chat...” Collectively referred to as The Deepings, the town of Market Deeping and its tributaries – the villages of Deeping St James, West Deeping, Deeping St Nicholas and Deeping Gate – have a combined population of about 15,000. The community has more than its fair share going on at the best of times, but May should prove particularly busy, because the Deepings will be preparing for its literary festival, which will see authors and guest speakers dropping by for a chat, not least among which is this year’s star guest... Jackie Weaver, she of viral fame, tried to whip the errant Hanforth Parish Council into shape only to be told that she had ‘no authority here.’ In fact she did have authority, and rather successfully exercised it, achieving widespread admiration for her no-nonsense attitude to chairing a meeting. On Saturday 30th April Jackie will be appearing at The Granary (Molecey Mill), in West Deeping to talk about her life as a councillor, clerk and Chief Officer. Francis Pryor will also be appearing at this year’s Festival. An archaeologist since 1971, Francis was one of the historians who excavated nearby Flag Fen, and has specialised in The Fens, writing his 2019 book The Fens: Discovering England’s Ancient Depths and appearing on the BBC’s Time Team. Other guests include Pam Rhodes and local crime writer Christina James. Speaking about writing, for all things Deepings, Judy Stevens has the scoop. That’s because, since 2015, she’s produced I’d Rather Be in Deeping magazine. Following a career in London writing for publications

Above: Market Deeping’s Town Hall, and the old village lockup, at Deeping St James.

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Saint Nicholas' Parish Church at Deeping St Nicholas.

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“I love the fact that the community is so rural,” says Judy. “It’s leafy and verdant, with beautiful waterways and the nature reserve!”

like the Radio Times and Evening Standard, Judy moved to the area in 1983 and became a Parish Councillor in 1988, then a District Councillor in 2011.

hall followed in 1835, designed by Thomas Pilkington. He was a so-called ‘rogue’ architect responsible for a number of ecclesiastical or gothic buildings, mostly in Scotland.

“I love the fact that the community is so rural,” says Judy. “It’s leafy and verdant, with beautiful waterways and the nature reserve. And yet, in just a few minutes you’ve Spalding, Stamford and Peterborough all close by, so plenty of facilities within easy reach.”

One of the other highlights of the town today is fish ‘n’ chips from Linford’s which is regarded as one of the top ten chippies in the country.

Interestingly, the Domesday Book mentions West Deeping and Deeping St James, plus a now extinct village, East Deeping… but not Market Deeping. East Deeping probably became Market Deeping after gaining its market charter back in 1220. Additionally, its Parish Church, St Guthlac’s, dates back to 1240, suggesting that the town grew quite a bit around this time. Much of the town’s architecture, though, is from the 17th century, when a number of shops, pubs and coaching inns were created. A new town

With a population of about 6,500 people and about 2,500 households, Market Deeping is the largest of the Deepings, with Deeping St James not far behind Market Deeping in terms of population. The latter was located around a 12thcentury Benedictine priory which was destroyed by Henry VIII’s henchmen, though its ecclesiastical provenance perhaps explains why it’s an older settlement than Market Deeping and also why its Anglican Church of St James – consecrated in 1139 and Grade I listed – is the largest church in the Deepings, indeed, quite large for a parish church too, at 55 metres long. >>

Right: Deeping Gate Bridge over the River Welland, Grade II* listed and dating back to 1651. Above: Molecey House and Mill, Grade II* listed and built in 1773.

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Deeping Lakes and the River Welland, by Simon Armitt.

>> South East of Deeping St James is the 160-acre nature reserve Deeping Lakes, a former gravel pit now under the custodianship of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. The site was quarried back in the 1870s to provide ballast for the Great Northern Railway and before that, in 1848, it was a brickworks which saw over 100 men producing 2,000,000 bricks which were also used to create railway infrastructure like bridges and stations. The Lake was first converted into a green space from late 1800, and two additional areas with smaller lakes and pools were also formed in the 1990s. Deeping St James’s stone bridge was built in 1651 when the Welland was a busy trading route. It was ideal for horses and carts but at a slender 13 feet wide, these days larger vehicles do struggle somewhat. Straddling the A1175, Deeping St Nicholas comprises about 30,000 acres of farmland 40

“Deeping St James’s stone bridge was built in 1651 when the Welland was a busy trading route. It was ideal for horses and carts but at a slender 13ft wide, these days larger vehicles do struggle somewhat...”

The farmer was made an MBE in 2006 for his work creating bird seed mixes and for services to conservation… oh, and if you’re feeling peckish, Nicholas’s new farm shop and café opened in 2021 with seating for 70.

and is home to some quite progressive farming and ecological features, the most prominent of which is the eight large wind turbines with their whopping 42 metre blades. Managed by EDF Energy, they’re capable of powering about 9,000 homes and were installed in 2006.

Its most admired property is the decidedly beautiful Molecey Mill, a Grade II* property created in 1773 and now beautifully restored and offered for use as a wedding venue and wellness venue as well as a venue for events as part of the Deepings Literary Festival.

Nicholas Watts has been farming in the area since 1964 and has always advocated synergy between farming and nature, long before sustainability was fashionable.

And finally, with a population of just 255, West Deeping is a comparatively dinky Deeping, on the banks of what was the Stamford to Deeping canal.

Molecey’s Mill will also welcome artist Stella Shawzin from 29th April to 2nd May; the artist will be exhibiting impressionist and modern paintings alongside monumental sculptures. n

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FAIRGROUND FUN IN LINCOLNSHIRE

FAIRGROUND

ATTRACTION From Mid-Lent to May, travelling fairs and Skegness’s Pleasure Beach bring fun and laughter to Lincolnshire, as well as hot dogs, candy floss and Rocky Thompson’s nougat! Images: National Fairground and Circus Archive.

FROM MID-LENT TO MAY, travelling fairs have held their place in the county’s calender, for years, exciting children with the prospect of fast rides, toffee apples and the chance to visit a fortune teller or palm reader. Boston’s May Fair is a legacy from its role as a partner in the Hanseatic (German and Baltic) trading bloc. Originally the fair was an annual event which saw European traders travel from abroad to sell goods like wool and livestock. Boston, was a successful port town, and was especially wealthy from around the 1300s to the 1700s when the value of wool declined. The fair always had an ebullient feel given its economic importance, but from 1125 the event was about fun, as well as fortune. Indeed, if you were found to be a dishonest trader, you’d be put in the stocks and pelted with rotten fruit and veg. This combination of trade and entertainment gave way to a 1308 Royal Charter for a bi-weekly market and an annual May Fair. With the proliferation of the Calliope – an air or steam organ – and attractions like the coconut shy, hook-a-duck, high strikers and other stalls, as well as steam-powered rides from the late 1800s, the fairground as we know it emerged. Grantham’s Mid-Lent fair was granted a charter by 1484 by Richard III for an event including acrobats, artists selling work and from Victorian times, steam-driven rides too. Stamford’s Mid-Lent fair, meanwhile, dates back to 942AD and had its charter granted by King John. It was the largest street fair in Lincolnshire and it was also among the largest in the whole of the country. 42

Meanwhile, Skegness’s role as a holiday resort emerged much later. As the rest of the county was enjoying its Victorian fairs in the late-1800s, Skegness remained a fishing and farming town with fewer than 400 residents. The Earl of Scarborough invested in the town to capitalise on the popularity of seaside holidays for the middle and working classes. The railway arrived in the town in 1873 and the emergence of the motor car plus works on new proms, gardens, park and piers soon encouraged the establishment of fairs and seaside rides in the inter-war years. Bottons & Sons arrived in the town in 1954 and also transformed the Pleasure Beach from a scenic railway into a fairground. >>

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1. Botton Brothers’ Lifting Paratrooper, 6th August 1979 at Skegness’s Bottons Pleasure Beach. 2. Harry Lee’s Steam Yachts at Boston’s May Fair photographed in 1972. 3. Botton’s Jets at photographed Skegness’s Bottons Pleasure Beach, August 1979.

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4. Opening ceremony of Grantham’s Mid-Lent Fair with Mayor Sydney Measures, March 1979. 5. Fred Thompson’s Ark photographed in April 1976 at Lincoln’s Mid-Lent Fair. 6. Rocky Thompson’s Sweet Stall photographed at Grantham Mid-Lent Fair, March 1979. 7. Tuby’s Chairoplanes photographed April 1962 at Lincoln’s Mid-Lent Fair. 8. Alec Cottam’s hot dog van at Lincoln Fair, in April 1961. 9. Holland’s Waltzer photographed in April 1971 Lincoln’s Mid-Lent Fair. 10. Joe Ling’s dodgem rides, April 1963 photographed at Lincoln’s Mid-Lent Fair.

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11. General view of Lincoln Mid-Lent Fair with Chairoplanes and rockets, April 1971.

13. Hames Juvenile ride in April 1962, at Lincoln Mid-Lent Fair.

12. Screeton Brothers’ Gallopers in April 1979 at Lincoln Mid-Lent Fair.

14. Tom Tuby’s Toys in April 1961 at Lincoln Mid-Lent Fair. n

Images: National Fairground and Circus Archive.

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NEWS & EVENTS

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SATURDAY 14th MAY

FRIDAY 6th MAY

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Marc Bolan, with his band T.Rex, was one of the most flamboyant and charismatic stars of the original glam rock era. A string of huge included Love to Boogie, Telegram Sam, Jeepster and 20th Century Boy. T.Rextasy has now been performing around the world for over 25 years, and is the only band endorsed and approved by Marc Bolan’s estate. n Grimsby Auditorium DN31 2BH, from 8pm, tickets £24.50. Call 0300 300 0035 or see grimsbyauditorium.org.uk.

Get ready for an unforgettable journey back to pop music’s greatest ever decade. Setting a course for the untouchable eighties, where discos were dominated by pop’s finest pedigree, from Duran Duran to Chaka Khan, George Michael to Michael Jackson, Spandau Ballet and beyond; Martin Kemp’s Back To The 80s will take you on a whistlestop tour through all of the era’s most electrifying pop moments… and back again. With Martin Kemp at the helm, Back To The 80s provides an ecstatic atmosphere! n Lincoln’s Drill, from 7.30pm11pm, tickets £18. Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EY.

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Since 2006, when the event relaunched at a brand new site, the Woodhall Spa Show has been treating visitors to main ring entertainment, agriculture, and all of the other good stuff that country life has to offer. This year is bigger and better, but has its roots still firmly in the Lincolnshire countryside, aiming to demonstrate a little of the fundamental role farming plays in shaping in the county’s character. n Call 07785 526665 or see www.woodhallspacountryshow.com.

A must for all cricket fans, Sir Geoffrey Boycott presents his forthright views, hilarious anecdotes, personal film footage from an incredible career and a chance for the audience to ask Sir Geoffrey their own questions. As ever, this cricket event is being run in aid of the Professional Cricketers’ Association and the promoter is using the event to raise money from the evening for the Professional Cricketers’ Trust. n From 7.50pm, tickets £29.50, Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, DN15 7RG. Call 01724 296296 or see www.scunthorpetheatres.co.uk.

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Celebrate the music of one of the greatest bands of our lives! This magical ‘musical’ mystery tour will transport you back to the golden era of pop with hit after hit! Bringing you all the hits you know and love including She Loves You, A Hard Day’s Night, Help, I Feel Fine, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Hey Jude, Here Comes the Sun, Get Back and so many more. The Magic of the Beatles will show you that Love Is All You Need, in the centre of Spalding this month. n Tickets £27.50, from 7.39pm, at Spalding’s South Holland Centre, PE11 1SS. Call 01775 764777 or see www.southhollandcentre.co.uk.

The Elton John Show is the UK’s newest and most exciting Elton John tribute show to hit the stage. From Rocket Man to Tiny Dancer, The Elton John Show brings ‘Young Elton’ back to stage at his best! n Blackfriars Arts Centre, Boston, PE21 6HP, call 01205 363108, from 7.30pm, tickets from £19.50.

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SATURDAY 28th – SUNDAY 29th MAY

1940s WEEKEND

Belvoir Castle’s very own vintage weekend is back for its second year running on the 28th & 29th May 2022 Swing bands, jazz singers, re-enactors, living history encampments and classic cars will be taking over the Castle’s cannonade and front lawn for a weekend of entertainment

suitable for all the family! Jive to jazz beats, sing along to your favourite wartime records, indulge in a delectable afternoon tea and immerse yourself in the magnificent history of Belvoir Castle. The Castle’s State Rooms will be open for visitors to explore, as well as the 16,000 acres of grounds. n Belvoir Castle, NG32 1PE. Call 01476 871001. Tickets £22/adults.

Theatre in Lincoln Cathedral VICTOR HUGO COMES TO LIFE AS THE STARRING LINCOLN THEATRE COMPANY PERFORMS IN MAY

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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

Following sell-out productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, Jekyll & Hyde and Oliver, the Starring Lincoln Theatre Company is back with another spectacular performance. A brand new production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame will be soaring into Lincoln Cathedral this month. Presented by the Starring Lincoln Theatre Company, this musical is based on the

THE ELTON JOHN SHOW

GRANTHAM

SATURDAY 21st MAY

COUNTERFEIT 60s

A showcase of the great bands: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Dave Clark Five, The Kinks and The Monkees. n Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham, NG31 6PZ. Call 01476 406158, tickets £19.

original Victor Hugo novel, featuring songs from the Disney adaptation. The show will feature over 200 performers and a live orchestra,with University of Lincoln student Andre Buhagiar taking the lead role as Quasimodo. Opening on May 23rd, this exciting production will run for 13 nights. Previous performances by the company have received rave reviews, this show will be just as impressive! n From 7.30pm, tickets from £31, call 01522 561600 or see thestarringlincolntheatrecompany.co.uk 49

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LONDON CAMERA EXCHANGE

The Future of Photography Based on Silver Street in Lincoln, London Camera Exchange recently had a VIP guest in the form of the OM-1, one of the most significant new camera launches this year. Brand ambassador David Smith and store manager Jamie Scott welcomed in a number of excited customers keen to get their first look at the new launch... The OM-1 camera can also provide access to features and functions for those who want to take control of their photography, from manual modes, to continuous shooting, to its hot shoe for a dedicated flash, etc.

“It’s really exciting!” says Jamie Scott, manager of London Camera Exchange on Lincoln’s Silver Street. It’s a rainy Friday morning during our visit, but already there are customers queueing out the door, because it’s a special day.

But as an advanced mirrorless camera, you’ll also love the technology crammed in to the OM-1. There’s up to eight-stops of in-body image stabilisation to prevent camera shake, face-detection autofocus with continuous tracking, and focus stacking for macro photography as well as built-in HDR, ND, mono, sepia and many other photo filters.

In 1936 Olympus launched its first ever camera. It has remained one of the most prominent names in photography ever since, especially from 1972 because that’s when the firm launched its OM range of cameras which soon gained cult status and remained in production until 2002.

With 20.4 megapixels as standard, the OM-1 can also take a 50 megapixel hi-res handheld shot and a whopping 80 megapixel hi-res image – of landscapes or buildings for example – when mounted on a tripod.

From 2022 onwards, though, OM Systems will become a camera brand in its own right. So the OM-1 – the camera pictured opposite and the one that locals were queueing up to see – will be the last camera to bear the Olympus name, but also the first in a new generation of cameras.

Naturally 4K video capability is also standard, and best of all, all of the OM-1’s features are packed into a mirrorless body so it’s light, small and discreet... because the only good camera is the one you’ll take with you on your travels.

The OM-1 is available to pre-order, with first deliveries expected as Pride goes to press. Already lots of Lincolnshire customers have placed their order and paid for their OM-1 without having seen it in the flesh.

OM-1 is a camera for ANY photographer, so its popularity was understandable on the day. And of course, instead of buying from an anonymous company online, London Camera Exchange provide expert advice, face-to-face, plus hands-on demonstrations, aftersales support and repairs.

So with David visiting the store last month, there was lots of excitement as customers got the first glimpse of the new camera, and other enthusiasts were sufficiently convinced to place their own orders too. So why is the OM-1 so compelling? Well, if you just want a ‘point and press’ camera, you’ll appreciate its wealth of automatic functions which operate simply, quickly and intuitively so you’ll never miss a shot.

Top: Store manager Jamie Scott – himself a keen wildlife photographer – meets the OM-1 for the first time with brand ambassador David Smith.

The perfect camera for summer, the perfect professionals to offer advice. If you’re keen to take your photography to the next level, see the OM-1 at London Camera Exchange. n

London Camera Exchange on Silver Street, Lincoln LN2 1DY provides OM-System, Canon, Nikon & Sony cameras and accessories. Advice is free and friendly, for either novice photographers or photo professionals. The retailer also sells new and pre-loved gear including tripods, telescopes and binoculars. Call 01522 514131, see www.lcegroup.co.uk. The store is open Monday to Saturday from 9am-5pm.

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WINE, DINE & RELAX

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THE BLACK BULL IN DONINGTON

A GREAT DISCOVERY One of Britain’s greatest adventurers comes from the village of Donington, but you don’t need to travel 7,000 miles to find really good dining and a warm welcome.This month we’re circumnavigating the A52 and landing our vessel near the village’s Black Bull pub restaurant... Words & Images: Rob Davis.

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DINING OUT AT THE BLACK BULL, DONINGTON

THE PRESENT MRS DAVIS constantly expresses frustration at my reluctance to travel. She’d happily explore the world a little more, whereas my personal corner of England – I was born in Boston and now live in Sleaford – is somewhere I’m content to remain. Indeed, she has often rather snarkily remarked that I’d probably feel woozy if Lincoln Cathedral was ever out of my field of vision... and in all fairness, she has a point. Fortunately Donington lad Matthew Flinders was otherwise minded, and in his 40 years on Earth firstly left Lincolnshire then cast off the shores of Blighty altogether for a bit of antipodean circumnavigation. Flinders has been involved in the 1794 skirmish between Britain and France serving on HMS Bellerophon, detailing in his diary how Captain Pasley lost his leg to an 18lb shot when it came flying through the quarterdeck. After that experience, Flinders invoked another nautical phrase ‘sod this for a trip on the ocean’ and instead reasoned that exploration – rather than war – would be a better bet for one inclined to take to the sea. He grabbed his sunglasses and sun-tan lotion, and set off for New South Wales in 1795 aboard HMS Reliance, and then 54

HMS Tom Thumb and HMS Investigator where he’d land at Botany Bay, circumnavigate Australia and of course, top up his sun tan in the process. You don’t need to travel that far, though, to make a discovery. I must admit, last month was my first visit to Donington’s Black Bull, and it definitely won’t be my last. Dating back to the mid-1600s, extended in the 1700s with a new brick frontage, and formerly incorporating the village shop, The Black Bull, in its earliest form, pre-dates Matthew Flinders, so perhaps – perhaps – he drank there as a young man, nursing an ale whilst dreaming of what his future voyages would bring. Then again, maybe he just enjoyed the warm welcome and the excellent provision of quality pub restaurant food... as we most certainly did.

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For many years the place was managed by Malcolm and Jane Mills, but five years ago, Jane’s son and daughter-in-law Lee Loach (who describes himself as the boss) and Julie Loach (who describes herself as the big boss) took over. They were very happy to inherit Head Chef Ben Nicol who has been there, he reckons, seven years. Ben and his team have worked hard to produce a menu that’s quite comprehensive, with five starters, nine á la carte-oriented main courses plus six grill options and six quality pub-restaurantinspired favourites. Rounding off your meal, too, is a daily-changing dessert board of puddings. A slightly slimmer menu is presented for lunchtime service, and there’s a trio of four platters to share with another diner.

Julie has always been a keen interior designer, and happily taking on quite a large village pub restaurant has never left her short of somewhere that needs freshening up. Julie & Lee have re-styled the dining room to make it lighter with nice neutral colours. There are 30 covers in the restaurant, plus an additional 40 cover lounge. Diners can also hunker down in the bar or in the snug and enjoy the look and feel of a relaxed, friendly pub restaurant. First thing you’ll notice about Ben’s dishes is that they look great; colourful, vibrant and generous in portion. But style is nothing without substance and with lots of local suppliers providing ingredients, plus artisan bread, sauces and desserts made in house, dishes are delicious, too. >>

MEET THE CHEF BEN NICOL, HEAD CHEF History: “I’m from Luton but I’ve relocated here because I love the quality and choice of local ingredients!” Food Heaven: “Toad in the hole with Lincolnshire sausages would be my last meal!” Food Hell: “Olives!” 55

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DINING OUT AT THE BLACK BULL, DONINGTON

on the MENU APPEARING ON THE BLACK BULL, DONINGTON’S À LA CARTE MENU

>> The pub restaurant’s meat is sourced from Tulipland Butchers, just across the Market Place, and also from Peterborough Game. Grimsby-based Moorcroft fish merchants make a daily delivery to the pub restaurant with their catches, which are landing at Grimsby Docks each morning. Fruit and veg is sourced from Lincolnshire fields if and where possible, and is delivered

OPENING TIMES Lunchtime: 12 noon to 2pm, Tues-Sat Evening: 6pm-8.30pm, Tues-Sat. Sunday: 12 noon until 2pm.

to the restaurant courtesy of AJ Hull, and other Lincolnshire names include Bateman’s who provide good honest ales from Wainfleet. Ben also has his own herb garden at the rear of the restaurant too, growing many of his favourites himself. A special mention, too, for The Black Bull’s rather nice provision of afternoon tea. These must be pre-booked, but it’s worth planning ahead because the result is a very pretty rack of sandwiches and sweet treats with sweet and savoury versions available and a children’s afternoon tea available too. As someone who doesn’t like to venture too far from home, I’m delighted that The Black Bull attracts those from Boston, Sleaford, Spalding, Bourne and Grantham. Is the pub restaurant worth exploring? Certainly. And best of all? No sea-legs required, ‘me hearties!

Starters Scorched Mackerel Fillet with Smoked Salmon Pâté, Carpaccio of Salt-Baked Beetroot, Nasturtium Leaves and Horseradish, £ 8.50. Garlic & Rosemary Studded Baked Camembert with Red Onion & Port Chutney, with Toasted Pancetta Bread, £7.95. Main Courses Feather Blade of Beef Served with Boulangère Potatoes, Cumin Roasted Carrots, Spiced Red Cabbage and a Rich Garlic & Thyme Gravy, £24.50. Parmesan Coated Pork Escalope with Leek & Potato Gratin, Fennel & Pickled Baby Vegetables with a Cider Mustard butter Enriched Sauce, £14.95. Battered Fresh Fillet of Haddock Served with Chips, Mushy Peas and Tartare Sauce, £13.95 Desserts White Chocolate Créme Brûlée with Cherries and Homemade Shortbread, £6. Cheeseboard £7.95. NB: Menu items subject to change.

n The Black Bull, Market Place, Donington PE11 4ST. Call 01775 822228, or see www.theblackbulldonington.co.uk.

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DELICIOUS NEW SPRINGTIME MENUS

Treat yourself at a The Dower House Hoteel Restaurant Our delicious new springtimee menus are available for Lunch, Afternoon TTeea and Dinner

Private dining rooms Our private dining room ms are a wonderful option for speccial family occasions, i h delectabl d l ble set menus that h can be b tailored il d just with j ffor you

Book a function for over 20 peeople Quote Pride444 4 when you book a function for ovver 20 people and we’ll include a glass of Prosecco per adult up to a maximum of 40 people

Please call 01526 352588 for more inform ation or to book www.dowerhousehotel.co.uk | info@the-dowerh househotel.co.uk Manor Estate, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire LN10 6PY

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In the KITCHEN With temperatures warming up, enjoy this super Saturday afternoon dish al fresco in the sunny comfort of your garden!

POMEGRANATE GLAZED LAMB with GREEK SALAD Preparation Time: 15 minutes + resting. Cooking Time: 25 minutes. Serves: 2. • 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar • 2 cloves garlic, crushed • 2 tsp chopped rosemary • 260g British Lamb Loin Fillet • 1⁄2 x 750g pack Baby New Potatoes, halved • 3 tsp flavourless oil, e.g. sunflower • 2 x 230g packs Greek Style Side Salad Preheat the oven to 190oC, gas mark 5. Mix together the pomegranate molasses, vinegar, 1 crushed clove garlic and 1 tsp chopped rosemary. Add the lamb, turning it to coat in the marinade. Cover and marinate in the fridge ideally for 4 hours, but as little as 10 minutes is enough. Meanwhile, toss the potatoes with 2 tsp oil, the remaining crushed garlic and 1 tsp chopped rosemary in a medium non-stick roasting tin. Season, then roast for 25 minutes. Heat a frying pan over a high heat with the remaining 1 tsp oil. Lift the lamb from the marinade and pat dry on kitchen paper (don’t discard the marinade). Season all over; sear for 2 minutes on the fat side then 1 minute on the flesh. Transfer to a small roasting tin and pour over the reserved marinade. Roast alongside the potatoes for the final 15 minutes of cooking time. Let the lamb rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Divide the salads between plates, halving the tomatoes and drizzling over the dressing. Serve with the potatoes and lamb, spooning any roasting juices over the top. n Thousands of recipes can be found at www.waitrose.com/recipes.

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In the KITCHEN Tangy and delicious, this taste of Andalusian orange groves makes us feel warm and satisfied just thinking about this spectacular teatime treat!

SEVILLE ORANGE TART Preparation Time: 20 minutes + chilling. Serves: 8. • 180ml double cream • 180g condensed milk • 2 Cooks’ Ingredients Marmalade Oranges, very finely grated zest of 11⁄2, pared zest strands of 1⁄2, plus 100ml juice (top up with regular orange juice if needed) • 3 tbsp lime juice (from 1-2 limes) • 215g pastry or a pastry case Put the double cream and condensed milk in a large mixing bowl. Add the very finely grated zest, all the orange juice and all the lime juice. Use a hand whisk to whisk the mixture together for 2 minutes until slightly thick. Pour the mixture into the pastry case, then scatter with the remaining pared zest. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours before serving, until the filling has set. Use any extra cream to drizzle over, according to taste. n Thousands of recipes can be found at www.waitrose.com/recipes.

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Celebrate the Platinum Jubilee with our deliccious Afternoon T Teea served throughout hroughout the bank holiday oliday weekkeend Set in the heart of Rutland’s beautiful countryside, Barnsdale Lodge is located on the north shore of Rutland Wa Water, close to the local boutique shops of Oakham and Stamford and numerous walking and cycle trails. Teea will be served in all sitting T rooms and weather permitting, the garden. Please call reception n to book on 01572 724678.

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R E L A X & E N J OY GET IN TOUCH South Rauceby, Sleaford NG34 8QG Call 01529 488250 www.thebustardinn.co.uk

OPENING TIMES Wed – Fri: 12 noon – 2.30pm, 5.30pm – 10.30pm Saturday: 12 noon – 10.30pm Sunday: 12 noon – 4.00pm

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Wine of the Month

Ready to drink, at some good old fashioned knees-up!

Château Le Caillou 2012, Pomerol £39.99 / 75cl / 14% ABV

It’s summer, so get together with friends and enjoy a readyto-serve classic cocktail from The Handmade Cocktail Co... The Handmade Cocktail Company specialises in a range of classic cocktails: Manhattans; Negroni; Gin Martini and more. Each one is made to a thoughtfully-composed recipe and bottled with its vintage on the label, meaning all that’s left to do is pour a measure over ice. This Old Fashioned is produced with a carefully considered bourbon and a blend of bitters and orange peels. £42.95 / 50cl / 40.9% ABV, See www.maverickdrinks.com.

The Wine Cellar RAISE A GLASS TO SUMMER THIS MONTH WITH A READY MIXED COCKTAIL, A CHILEAN TRIO AND AN ALCOHOL-FREE GIN-TYPE DRINK WITH A HINT OF DELICIOUS STRAWBERRIES... A WARM WELCOME FOR CHILE: A TRIO OF SOUTH AMERICAN WINES... 1. Montes ‘Purple Angel’ Carménère 2017/18, provides complex aromas of ripe and dried dark fruit, along with toast and vanilla from oaking. Decant for an hour and enjoy! £66.99 / 75cl / 14% ABV.

2. In 2004, Alex and Carrie Vik set out with the ambition to make one of the world’s best wines. True to their word, they now produce Milla Cala, once featured in Decanter’s Best 100 Wines in the World! £31.99 / 75cl / 14% ABV. 3. Thought Chile ends at good value? Think again! Marea is made by Nicolas Bizzarri, who promises notes of blackberry, cherry, and pepper. Pair this a mushroom risotto. £15.99 / 75cl / 14.50% ABV.

Château Le Caillou is a small, seven-hectare vineyard run by the Giraud-Belivier family, who are experts based at Bordeaux’s Right Bank winery. The average annual volume of wine production may be small, but what’s made is excellent-value, like this Merlot-heavy claret which punches well above its price tag. At 13 years old, this is both savoury and full-bodied, with notes of cedar and tobacco plus blackcurrant and plum. It has a subtle earthiness that’s great with mushroom-based vegetarian or game based dishes. Available from majestic.co.uk. n

Alcohol free gin for a clear head in summer! Say hello to Clean G Pink, a non-alcoholic pink gin alternative, perfect for those daytime social soirées. Bursting with fruity strawberry and sweet raspberry notes, this hangover-free hero delivers the perfect summer cooler, with a pink peppercorn and juniper kick. At just 13 calories per serving, it’s sugar-free and vegan, too. Simply serve over ice with tonic and garnish with a fresh strawberry or mint. £19 / 70cl / 0% ABV.

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HOMES & INTERIORS

The Coast of Living This month we’re enjoying a trip to Skegness where Honor & Mitchell are making the most of the coast, choosing the seaside town as the ideal location for their modern self-build home... Words: Chloe Watson.

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PROPERTY

THE DETAILS

Five Acres Crescent, Ashington, Skegness Location: Skegness 1.7 miles. Provenance: Exclusive self-built five-bedroomed contemporary residence set in a gated complex of five complimentary properties. Rooms: Two receptions currently arranged as living kitchen/diner and sitting room. Three bedrooms with three en suites, gym, study, triple garage. Guide Price: £1,000,000. Find Out More: Hunters, Roman Bank, Skegness, PE25 2SL. Call 01754 766061 or see www.hunters.com. n 68

WE ALL LIKE to be beside the seaside, but Honor and Mitchell like it so much that they chose the town of Skegness to create their dream home, Five Acres, a spacious, light and very modern family home with space and luxury to spare. Honor & Mitchell were no strangers to Skegness when they purchased the plot of land to build their contemporary residence back in 2018 – both were born here; Honor works locally, Mitchell runs his dental studio in nearby Hundleby. Five Acres was designed and built to a high-specification over a two-year period with the assistance of local architects LDC of Louth. It’s situated in a gated complex of five properties, each of which has impressive energy-efficiency credentials with underfloor heating to both the ground floor and first floor, ground source heat system, solar panels, heat recovery system with fresh air circulation, plus ‘smart’ controlled lighting and garage doors all controlled from a central media server. The property is also hard-wired with Cat6 networking for internet distribution throughout and there’s Main: The contemporary family home has lots of natural light and has been arranged around a superb living area with dedicated kitchen, dining and sitting areas.

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Wi-Fi coverage throughout with CCTV, and a sophisticated alarm system. To the ground floor of the property there’s a stunning open-plan living area, with a separate sitting room and cinema room with Pure Theatre projector system. The property has been designed around a living kitchen with cooking, dining and reception areas. The contemporary kitchen has been finished to a high standard with gloss units, quartz work surfaces, a range of neatly integrated appliances including an eye-level oven, combination microwave oven, fridge, freezer and dishwasher. There’s an instant boiling water tap, chilled drinking water tap, plus an induction hob with motorised drop-down extractor fan encased in a glass surround. Five Acres also has a separate utility too which keeps boots,

coats and laundry out of the way, plus a study for those working from home. Also on the ground floor is a downstairs shower room and there’s access to a triple garage, too. On the first floor there’s a well-equipped gym, adjacent to the en suite for a master bedroom which also has a large walk-in wardrobe. The first floor also has two further bedrooms, each of which has a dedicated en-suite bathroom. Meanwhile, a feature of the hallway is an impressive floating glass staircase, and the large expanse of glazing on the south-facing central atrium feeds natural light down into the living kitchen. The garden of Five Acres wraps right around three sides of the property and it’s predominantly laid to lawn for ease of maintenance. >> 69

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PROPERTY

It’s also south-facing and benefits from a large, decked area, making it the perfect place for entertaining. Unlike some properties Honor & Mitchell’s beautiful home is practical for those with multiple vehicles. Not only is there a large driveway providing ample parking for several vehicles but the triple garage includes smart controlled doors, underfloor heating and an electric car charging point. There’s a further area of hardstanding too, providing enough space to keep a motor-home or large vehicle. Honor & Mitchell admit that creating their dream home was a touch stressful as nothing went quite to plan, but it was completely worth their effort. When asking whether they would design and build again, the answer is a firm ‘no,’ with the caveat that their first project was rather a grand one, albeit one that resulted in their perfect family home. The couple say that the favourite part of the property is the open plan living area with it bi-fold doors leading onto the garden. However, with a new business opportunity arising, the couple are putting the property on the market. They’ll miss it, admit both Honor & Mitchell, but at least another family will have the privilege of enjoying the result of their conscientious design efforts. n 70

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n Crowland, Spalding Guide Pride: £1,300,000

Formidable contemporary property which sits on two acres with four bedrooms and four reception rooms. Spacious kitchen/diner/living area. Huge detached modern barn and store rooms, ideal for equestrian purposes. www.fineandcountry.com

n Fishtoft Manor, Boston Guide Price: £650,000

A modernised and upgraded six-bedroom Manor House, Grade II listed with three reception rooms, five bedrooms each with en suite bathrooms and a half-acre plot. Accessed via powered gates and a tree-lined avenue. www.poyntons.com

n The Coachhouse, Algarkirk Guide Price: £750,000

A superb coach house property with a magical woodland retreat feel. Charming Mediterranean courtyard with water feature, olive trees and arches, three bedrooms plus annexe and outbuildings. www.fairweather-estateagents.co.uk

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Matching your k itchen flooring with your garden paving is the per fec t way to blend the t wo spaces , creating a seamless transition bet ween the indoors and outdoors .

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HOME FURNISHINGS

Say it with Flowers Soft furnishings with more than a little flower power, available from local interior designers This Page: Wild Meadow in ivory colourway from Clarke & Clarke’s Floral Flourish collection. Cushions in Serena, Wild Meadow Kingfisher.

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The latest collections from leading fabric designers can all be used by local independent interior designers to create totally bespoke soft furnishings for your home...

Top: Kingsley in Autumn colourway. Above/Right: Thea curtains, blind in Rugosa, mineral colourway. Right: Curtains in Wild Meadow Noir Velvet. Screen in Hydrangea Mineral/Ochre. Cushions in Orla Olive, Serena Ivory, Kingsley Autumn, Orla Fuchsia, Wild Meadow Ivory. Day bed in Noir Velvet, Orla Olive.

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Bed linen, Thea in Summer colourway from Clarke & Clarke’s Floral Flourish range.

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Curtains in Hydrangea, multi colourway, foot stool in Wild Meadow, ivory colourway, from Clarke & Clarke’s Floral Flourish collection.

Lincolnshire Interiors: Aitch Interiors: 01522 810961, www.aitchinteriors.co.uk. Anelise Home: 01522 530400, www.anelisehome.co.uk. Delcor: 01780 762579, www.delcor.co.uk. Richard Sutton Interiors: 01472 268377, richardsuttondesigninteriors.com. Stevensons: 01472 233111, www.stevensonsgroup.co.uk. n

Please note availability of brands and ranges at the above design studios subject to variation.

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Home Interiors Studio

Interior design for reception rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms Plus: Finishing touches from lighting to mirrors to bedding & home decor

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FORAS: THE GARDEN IN THE WOODS

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NATURAL WORLD This year’s Platinum Jubilee marks a momentous moment in history, but instead of thinking about the past, the team at the garden in the woods, Foras, are focusing on a brighter future with the launch of Fen Glade, their biggest-ever project… HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? Hopefully, as well as the garden of Claire Brutnall and local farmer John Wootton, who have combined their love of the natural world with the aim of producing an exclusive range of natural stone garden accessories; almost 20 years later Foras has become one of the county’s most respected names in garden products, homewares, tiles and flagstones. The innovative multi-award-winning business showcases the largest display of running water features in the UK, along with a comprehensive range of garden accessories, seating, planters, decorative lighting, tiles and flagstones. Known as an insightful and forward-thinking firm, they’ve always strived to seek a sustainable approach when creating garden products; and this year are proudly paving the way to a greener future with the launch of their biggest project to date. The latest addition to the company’s extensive show gardens, the idyllic Fen Glade is a beautiful four-acre landscaped woodland bursting with stunning scenery and wonderful wildlife. Timed to coincide with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June, Foras’s fabulous Fen Glade Festival will celebrate the woodland’s grand opening at the company’s home in Stow Bridge.

“When we launched our gorgeous Juniper Sky Garden last summer, the response was just amazing,” says Claire. “It inspired us to further embrace our spectacular surroundings to create a destination that offers a shopping experience like no other.” In preparation for the festival, the team at Foras will be building a sustainable yurt using locally sourced materials, which will house various stalls displaying a selection of artisan treasures from Norfolk and the rest of the UK. >>

Main Image: Sunset in the Foras Fen Glade. Above: Visitors enjoying the sunshine.

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This Page: Looking into Fen Glade from Juniper Sky. An aerial view of Juniper Sky’s gin bar. Opposite: Bullard’s Norfolk gins, and ‘into the woods!’

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To enhance the atmosphere of the enchanting woodland the event will include live music, welcoming local singer and guitarist Jerry Seaton on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd June to perform a range of acoustic sets. Following this, the East Angles Brass Band will visit on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th to play a mixture of original compositions and traditional tunes. The festival will also feature fantastic food, a fully licensed bar selling a selection of luxurious locally produced gins and vodkas, and the opening of the Fen Glade nature walk. The serene sun-dappled trail leads from the scenic woodland out onto the Big Skies Viewpoint, where visitors can take in the true magnificence of the area’s stretching skyline. From there the path leads to Owl Perch Row, a peaceful thicket perfect for wildlife watching. The walk then extends to the delightful Derby Run, a wide grassy area where guests may catch a glimpse of one of the many deer living in the area. After a lovely stroll through the Fen Glade, visitors will be given the opportunity to purchase a tree in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. You can buy a plug tree to plant straight away or order a bare root tree to plant in the October planting season, either at home or within Fen Glade as part of the company’s autumn tree planting event. Half the profits from tree sales during the festival will be donated to the Queen’s Green Canopy partner, the Tree Council, to support the ‘One Million Trees for Norfolk’ project. Launched in November 2020 it’s an inspiring initiative that aims to help tackle climate change, provide more green spaces for local people, and create diverse wildlife corridors. Research by the Woodland Trust shows the UK is one of the least forested nations in Europe, with just 13% of the country wooded. The county of Norfolk is even sparser with just 9% tree cover, so Foras is hoping to help play a part in raising that figure.

“The Fen Glade Festival is set to be an amazing and entertaining event, with plenty to experience...” “I’ve found that after a busy day, the best way to unwind is to sit in the magical woodland listening to the rustling trees and twittering birds” says Claire. “My ambition is to share this heavenly experience with others and to contribute in some way to the amazing biodiversity we have in our county.” There’s never been a better time to plant a tree, and Foras will be showcasing a variety of indigenous species at the Fen Glade Festival, including Crabapple, Rowan, Hazel, Silver Birch, and Wild Cherry. You can even commemorate your contribution and highlight your tree’s significance with a personalised limestone plaque, expertly crafted by the company’s skilled stonemason. The Fen Glade Festival is set to be an amazing and entertaining event, with plenty to see and experience.

As well enjoying a wander through the woodland, customers will be able to explore Foras’s extensive collection of water features, birdbaths, and garden accessories in the spectacular show gardens – and a friendly and informative team of staff will help you select the perfect products for your garden. It’s a very special occasion that you definitely won’t want to miss! n

Find Out More: Foras is based on West Head Road, Stow Bridge Kings Lynn, PE34 3NJ. Call 01366 381069. You can sign up at www.foras.co.uk/fenglade for a free welcome pack to claim on arrival at the festival. This contains a Golden Garden Discount Ticket, an exclusive free gift, the Big Book of Foras Volume II and an 100% cotton Fen Glade Festival bag. You’ll also be sent a VIP lanyard in the post and have the chance to pre-order your tree and stone plaque.

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LOCAL GARDENS

A Green Anniversary Where better for an ad-hoc day out than Burghley House, right on the doorstep. This month we’re enjoying the stately home’s Gardens of Surprise and its sculptures... Words: Rob Davis.

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LINCOLNSHIRE GARDENS

THIS YEAR represents the 15th anniversary of Burghley House’s Gardens of Surprise, created by Lady Victoria Leatham – mother of the estate’s current custodians Miranda and Orlando Rock – in 2007. As the Marquessate passed to the current generation of the family, Lady Victoria wanted to leave a final legacy behind that would provide a great day out for families, give a fresh approach to garden design and create a place that would reflect the Elizabethan fascination with classicism, and the emerging disciplines of astrology and astronomy. The Gardens of Surprise comprise around 30 fountains or landscaping features from a moss house to curtains of water to its mirror maze, including other attractions which reflect the elements of water, fire, earth and wind. Surrounding the hard landscaping features are ivy, hostas, ophiopogon, ajuga and trailing heuchera as well as lavender and other shrubs and box hedging. The gardens were refreshed in 2018 and again in 2021, with a shift away from interactive play. Instead, the appeal of the gardens has been broadened for their 15th year and when the gardens reopen again this month, its visitors will doubtless enjoy a truly unique garden with an even greater appeal. >>

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IN THE GARDEN IN MAY...

Jobs to complete and a guide to planting in the summer months n Time for bedding plants: Depending on whether we enjoy a run of sunshine and high temperatures, May is generally a good time to plant out bedding plants. n Hardening off hardies: Harden off half-hardy plants during the day and bring them back under cover before planting outdoors. Do the same with dahlias if you can be sure frosty periods have passed. n Cut to the chase: Get busy with the secateurs, cutting back late-flowering honeysuckle, pruning penstemons, and thinning out clematis. Trim lavender plants too and prune spring-flowering shrubs after they flower. n Hanging around: Now is the time to create hanging baskets with bumper displays of colour and trailing foliage. A visit to the local garden centre is definitely in order. n Lawn care: Wait until the dew has lifted from the lawn before cutting it, and ensure your mower blades are nice and sharp. It’s better to trim little and often than to wait for it to grow too tall, and choke your mower deck with too much sward. Robot mowers, incidentally are now very efficient and inexpensive. If you’ve a small formal area of lawn, using a company like TruGreen or Custom Lawn Care will absolutely transform your lawn within a year. n The fruit and veg plot: Keep on top of weeding to prevent competition from weeds for soil resources. Support strawberry plants and pea plants, and protect soft fruit plants from hungry birds. n Other jobs: Before it becomes too hot, give the glasshouse a good spring clean, applying whitewash to the glazing to prevent plants being scorched. Remove blanket weed from ponds.

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>> Adjacent to the Gardens of Surprise are Burghley House’s Sculpture Gardens, with around 20 contemporary pieces in an area of the parkland covering about five acres at the head of Brown’s Lake reclaimed in 1994. During the reclamation of the garden the estate’s groundskeepers also uncovered the property’s domed ice-house. Covering about 15 hectares of the parkland, Burghley’s third area of grounds which appeal to visitors during the summer months are its south gardens, which also include the south and south western lawns overlooking the lake. A lime reputed to have been planted in the first Elizabethan era and an oak planted by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1844 will shortly be joined by a new area of woodland covering 70-acres, which will be planted this year as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy project. A similar 60-acre area of woodland was also created at Burghley for HM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Burghley Estate head forester Peter Glassey said it was a privilege to repeat the successful collaboration with the Woodland Trust from a decade ago: “I love planting trees and The Queen’s Green Canopy is a wonderful vehicle to provide a lasting legacy of Her Majesty’s reign. But it is also a recognition of the importance trees and woodlands play in trying to address many of the issues affecting the UK and the world.” The grounds of Burghley House are always busy throughout the summer with a packed programme of events, but 15 years on from the creation of its Gardens of Surprise, the grounds of the estate remain one of the simple pleasures of summer in Stamford. n Burghley House gardens only tickets, £13.50/adults, £8/children call 01780 752451 or see www.burghley.co.uk. 97

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Grasshopper zero-turn mowers undoubtedly are a cut above the rest... And now, Lincolnshire’s Chandlers Farm Equipment is the brand’s chosen importer and dealerliaison for the whole of the UK, serving as ambassadors for a range of mowers which have the quality and performance demanded by contractors and authorities, yet the ease of use and affordability to make them accessible for consumers too. From a 48” cut MidMount Briggs-powered petrol model at £8,500+VAT to a mighty 61” cut FrontMount flagship powered by a 22hp Kubota diesel at £22,000+VAT, there’s a model to suit. And with features like the brand’s Duramax 4xRD cutting chambers

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ANYONE WHO HAS EVER HAD a gravel driveway will relate to the pain of unevenly spread stones, stones which stray from path onto grass, the little stones that find their way into your home and to the constant sweeping or raking needed to ensure your gravel driveway’s upkeep. Happily, there’s a better way! “All of the customers we’ve worked for have been utterly delighted with the results,” says Mark Gaskin. For the past nine years, he’s been installing resin-bonded driveways, paths and hard-standings which overcome all of the disadvantages of loose gravel. “Though it’s possible to overlay our system on existing ground, we much prefer to complete our own groundworks – literally laying the foundations of quality – and when we do, we work 300mm beneath the surface.” “On top of 200mm clean, type one hardcore layer, and an 80mm deep open course tarmac, we create our resin-bonded surfaces.” 102

“We use a 50/50 mix of 1-5mm stones purchased from our preferred supplier, Daltex, which is the UK’s leading producer of aggregate mixes specifically designed for resin driveway applications.” “This aggregate is mixed with a specialist polyurethane-based resin which is breathable, and SUDs-compliant (Sustainable Drainage Systems) allowing water to drain into the soakaway we’ve created underneath.” “The result is fine stones encapsulated within the resin and a surface which is trowel-smooth, which allows water to drain away, and which creates a surface which is non-slip with no loose gravel or dust. It’s also 97% weed resistant, compared to block-paved surfaces.” “If you’ve ever found that your dusty gravel driveway needs sweeping, or raking, or you find that annoying loose stones embed themselves into the treads of shoes, escaping into your home and scratching floors, a resin surface is definitely the solution.”

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WALKING IN LINCOLNSHIRE

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MANORS Take in the pretty market town of Alford at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds with this enjoyable walk which goes past the town’s historic Manor House... Image: West Street in Alford, route map shown over the page.

Distance: 8 miles / 13 km. Difficulty: Easy. Time: About four hours. How to Get There: LN13 9EE (approx); OS grid reference TF457761. More Information: www.lincolnshireramblers.org.uk.

THIS WALK starts from the car park. Turn left into East Street, passing the Church and later the Manor House on the right. The Manor House is Grade II listed, thought to be one of England's largest thatched Manor Houses. Recent research has dated the House to 1611. Continue past the Half Moon pub on the left, then left into Chauntry Road (A on map shown over). Stay on this road almost to its end, and where you have views of open fields ahead, take the signed footpath right.

It opened in 1848 and. became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. The line was closed to passengers in 1970. Walk left for a few yards, then descend right, through a kissing gate and follow the broad path to a road. Turn right and walk into the village of Well. Pass through the village and continue to a sharp right bend in the road. Here, go ahead through a kissing gate and follow the waymarked track beneath trees, ignoring all turnings. The track descends into Well Vale (C), then climbs and bears left. Look now for a waymark directing you right, over a cross-field path to join a track. Follow this, heading towards farm buildings. This is Ulceby Grange, home to Lincolnshire Poacher cheese and milk. >>

Pass a metal kissing gate and follow the field edge, crossing a ditch to reach a path junction where you turn left, signed ‘Mill Rundle Walk’. At the next footpath sign climb right, onto a disused railway embankment, route of the East Lincolnshire Railway (B). The East Lincolnshire Railway was a main line railway linking the towns of Grimsby, Louth and Boston, thence on to London. 107

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>>At a t-junction with the farmyard ahead, turn right, walking with a hedge left. Where this stops, continue a little further then climb a stile in the fence on the left (D). Cross the field, aiming slightly right, to climb a further stile by a field gate at the edge of a wood. In the wood, take the waymarked boundary path left and follow it to reach a road that you cross with care. Walk down the driveway ahead, with the property boundary on the right, climb the stile then follow the field-edge path, hedge left. At a corner, a dogleg left and right will see you continuing in the same direction, hedge left. At the far end of the field, go right, then immediately left, (E) the path again keeping to the left hedge. As the path descends, you have the unusual view of three distant wind farms – right to left, Skegness (offshore), Trusthorpe and Conisholm. When you reach the road at Rigsby (an early Danish settlement – the village on the ridge), turn right and follow the road, passing a couple of houses before taking a driveway left, and passing the small church to the right. In a few yards climb a stile on the right, then head down the meadow, slightly left, to a stile at the bottom. Climb this and continue down to the bottom of the field, where, ignoring stiles left and right, climb the one ahead to reach a field edge in a few yards (F). Now strike out on a cross-field path to reach a footbridge, cross, then follow the path left, towards the wood then going right, with the woodland to your left. In the field corner you reach a lane, turn right and follow the lane to a road, with garden centre left. Just before this, your route crosses for the second time, the course of the East Lincolnshire Railway (G). Cross the road and climb the stile opposite, then follow the field path, ditch left, for just a few yards, before crossing a bridge (easy to miss if the grass is high) and continuing, ditch right, to the bottom of the field. Go left for a short distance, cross the bridge at the footpath sign and turn left, following the Right: Alford Windmill was built in 1837 by John Oxley.

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field edge path, ditch left. Continue into the next field (H) with Tothby Manor visible half-right. Tothby Manor is a Grade II listed farmhouse, built on the site of an earlier, 14th C moated house. The present house is 17th C, with some 18th and 19th C alterations. When you reach the field corner a waymark post directs you right, across the field towards the manor. At the far side, you reach a moat, go left, then cross the moat to a gate. Beyond, go half-right to a further gate. then walk through an old orchard, soon going half-left to another gate with the farm drive beyond (I). Walk right, down the farm drive, looking left for a kissing gate where the drive makes a

bend. Go through, then walk diagonally across the field passing through another gate and onwards to the far side where a third gate gives access to the next field. Walk, boundary left, to a gate in the bottom corner, beyond which, turn left and walk, boundary right, to a metal kissing gate (J). Continue diagonally across the field to go through another kissing gate and over a bridge. Ignore the footbridge left, but keep on in the same direction to the far corner of the field and through a kissing gate. Walk ahead now, boundary right, to a gate with road beyond. Walk down this road to reach West Street. Turn left and retrace your steps to the car park. n

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WEDDINGS

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DOCTORS ORDERED Everything fell into place when doctors Allie and George found their perfect wedding venue, and with an impromptu choir for their first dance, the two enjoyed the day of their dreams at Lincoln’s Washingborough Hall... Words: Sami Millard. Images: Geoff Kirby, www.geoffkirbyphotography.co.uk.

It’s tricky, finding the time for a social life when you’re busy and you’re concentrating on your career. Few people are busier than those studying medicine which is why, Allie and George acknowledge, medics often find themselves entangled in one another’s stethoscopes... “As a medical student you get quite isolated from other people studying other courses. Most couples we know work together and they tend to have met through university or they have found themselves dating other doctors,” Allie explains. “When you are surrounded by same people with the same work hours and training you grow close.”

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“When it came to planning the day, we quickly came to the conclusion that the most important thing for us was the venue. It would set the tone of the day as well as the date and we felt that all of the other elements of the day would fit around it.”

Allie is a GP whilst George is an anaesthetist, and when both were studying in the library, a little wave through the bookshelves was enough to pre-empt an invitation to meet up for a date over a coffee.

“We did a lot of research, particularly on Instagram and Pinterest, but we quickly became overwhelmed. Happily George was the voice of reason and pointed out that we just needed to find a venue that fitted around us and would provide a chilled out, relaxed feel to the day.”

The rest is history and for the only time in eight years, George was given special dispensation to plan a surprise weekend away for the couple. “I really don’t like surprises but George had been working really hard so it provided him with a nice little distraction,” says Allie. “I much prefer to know what’s going on at all times, but on this occasion it was quite nice to be treated to a magical mystery tour, which saw us venturing off to the Lake District and to Coldwater Lake, which by coincidence is the name of the street we live on, so George thought it was quite fitting!” “I had only just got used to the idea of enjoying one surprise when George surprised me again, declaring that a spontaneous walk along the beach would be in order.”

“It was a grey January day and it was quite cold and damp. It had been raining, too because... well, Lake District... so my lack of enthusiasm knew no bounds. But at the same time I did think it was quite romantic, although I really hadn’t picked up on the fact that a proposal was imminent! The proposal was amazing and once I’d got over the shock and (yet another) surprise I was really happy and excited!”

“We narrowed our list of potential venues from over 30 down to just ten, but as soon as we saw Washingborough Hall, we fell in love with the place.”

Wedding Venue: Washingborough Hall Hotel, Lincoln, 01522 790340, www.washingboroughhall.com. Photographer: Geoff Kirby Photography, 07793 110297, www.geoffkirbyphotography.co.uk. Wedding Dress: The Wedding Room, Sleaford, Lincolnshire 01529700459, theweddingroomboutique.co.uk. n

“It ticked all of the boxes and the owner, Lucy, was really genuinely interested in our day as she walked us around the place. You can see she’s really passionate about doing the best by her guests.” “If the decision as to our preferred venue was resolved, our choice of photographer was much easier! Geoff had photographed George’s sister’s wedding and he was super friendly and very laid back. We both hate being in the spotlight and the idea of having our photographs taken was unappealing.”>> 111

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WEDDINGS

“Likewise, one of our lovely bridesmaids offered to make the cake, which looked really amazing, we were so grateful to her for all her effort!” >> “Fortunately he made us relax and he was really great to work with, we had a great connection and his images are stunning!” “My dress was from The Wedding Room and though I’d tried on several quite expensive dresses, none felt quite right. I told them what I was looking for and they disappeared into the back of the shop only to emerge with one of the sample dresses they had kept from a year or two ago. It fitted perfectly and was just what I was looking for!” “The flowers and cake were pretty easy to organise too. In a previous life George’s mum trained as a florist. It’s a hobby for her now, so she was keen to make the bouquets and buttonholes. We worked with Wise Old Flower Farm in North Leicestershire, who supplied the flowers they’d grown on their farm, and she got to work. They looked absolutely beautiful and we were so happy!” “Likewise, one of our lovely bridesmaids volunteered to make the cake, which looked really amazing, we were so grateful to her for all her effort!” “The most memorable moment was our first dance. Neither of us can dance so we considered a dance lesson or two, but with all the planning, we ran out of time. On the day we took to the dance floor, steeling the courage to dance, but suddenly... there was a power cut! The music died, and the lights went down!” “After about 30 seconds or so, one of our friends at back of the room started singing Robbie Williams’ Angels, at which point all our guests joined in so we could finish our first dance. It was so surreal but such a nice moment! Although it wasn’t our first choice for a first dance anthem, it was probably the only song a mass of people could sing.” “We loved the whole day from start to finish and it culminated in a great honeymoon. We don’t normally have long holidays with our careers, so to go away for a full two weeks was so nice!” n Wedding Photographer: Geoff Kirby Photography, 07793 110297, www.geoffkirbyphotography.co.uk.

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A UNIQUE SETTTING T FOR YOUR SPECIAL DAY Set in the small Lincolnshire village of Benington, this unique, 800 0 year old Medieval building offers a beeautiful setting for your celebration.. bookings@thebeonna.co.ukk

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ALL-NEW LEXUS NX S E L F- C H A RG I N G O R P LU G - I N H Y B R I D F E E L M O R E I N E V E RY M O M E N T

LEXUS LINCOLN Cheshire Road, Lincoln LN6 3SR 01522 686600 www.lexus.co.uk/lincoln Model shown is All-New NX 450h+. Official NX 450h+ fuel consumption figures in mpg (1/100km): 256.8-313.8 (0.9-1.1). Combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 21-25. Electric NX 450h+ range in miles: 41.7-45.7. Figures are provided for comparability purposes; only compare fuel consumption, CO2 and/or equivalent all-electric range figures with other cars tested to the same technical procedures. These figures may not reflect real life driving results. Fuel consumption, CO2 produced and equivalent allelectric range can vary significantly depending on a number of factors, including the accessories fitted (post-registration), driving style, conditions, speed and vehicle load. All models and grades are certified according to the World Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP). All mpg and CO2 figures quoted are full WLTP figures. For more information on WLTP and specific vehicle types see www.vehicle-certification-agency.gov.uk/fcb/wltp.asp.

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THIS MONTH: BEST FOOT FORWARD WITH THE ORCHARD HEALTH GROUP

To feature your event call 01529 469977. Our magazines are free to read online, so you can share the magazine with your friends. Visit www.pridemagazines.co.uk. 115

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Celebrating Business Success and

Tammy Clark’s Big Birthday! THE ORCHARD HEALTH GROUP ’S founder Tammy Clark put her best foot forward recently and celebrated with clients to thank them for supporting her... an event which also happened to coincide with her 50th birthday for the healthcare professional, who specialises in biomechanics and orthotics. Tammy oﬀers a range of podiatry and chiropody services for the general public as well as specialist services for those who engage in golf, tennis, rugby and athletics, or have conditions such as diabetes. With a clinic based on Boston’s Fountain Lane, Tammy and her team also oﬀer aesthetics, massage and relaxation techniques and physiotherapy. n

Words: Rob Davis.

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S I T UA T I O N S VA C A N T A T P R I D E M A G A Z I N E S

FIELD SALES EXECUTIVE REQUIRED

FIELD SALES EXECUTIVE Excellent Salary + Commission + Benefits Location: Boston Enterprise Centre, Endeavour Park, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7TW Full Time, 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. No weekend work. About us Lincolnshire Pride and its fellow titles Rutland Pride and Stamford Pride are the number one magazines in their areas, ensuring the highest quality editorial and photographs for our affluent readership. The Role Due to the massive success of our titles, Pride Magazines has a full time position for a Field Sales Executive. Your role will involve looking after our existing clients and introducing new businesses to our portfolio of high quality titles. Experience is preferred although full training can also be given. The Ideal Candidate: • You must be confident and determined. • Have excellent communication skills. • You should be accurate and methodical. • You must be hard working and self-motivated.

Salary Excellent salary plus commission/bonuses. Basic salary is based on experience in telesales. Generous Benefits: • Exciting career with a friendly, professional team. • No weekend work, no late nights. • 25 days holiday, all bank holidays paid for. • Ongoing training with opportunities to progress your career within the business. • Workplace pension. • Modern air-conditioned offices with free parking. • Christmas party including free food, drink and accommodation. Plus: Christmas gift (usually a Fortnum & Mason food hamper). • NEW: Free unlimited tea, coffee and juice, use of kitchen, microwave, fridge and break-out area. • NEW: Free breakfast club with food and drink. • NEW: Quarterly work events including summer party, fully funded by management.

Rewards for Heroes: As part of our desire to ensure a happy team and a fun working environment, our Directors and Managers also run a ‘Heroes and Superheroes’ programme, with up to three Heroes and a Superhero named each month: • Our Superhero receives a paid day off, a bottle of wine, chocolate or treats, a Friday afternoon off and a late start Monday, plus a month of free lunch vouchers and a full valet of their car. • Heroes can ‘spin the wheel’ to win a prize, such as a paid day off, a Friday afternoon off, two late start Mondays, a full valet for their car, a meal out for up to four people, lunch vouchers, a free ‘fast food Friday,’ a family cinema ticket with treats and popcorn, or a choice of wine, chocolate, treats etc.

If you’re the ideal candidate then send your CV to our Managing Director, Julian Wilkinson julian@pridemagazines.co.uk with covering letter. Pride Magazines, Boston Enterprise Centre, Endeavour Park, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 7TW. www.pridemagazines.co.uk.

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ANIMAL INSTINCT Allow yourself to be guided by your instincts this month and enjoy some wild and wonderful separates with animal print designs... This Page: Jigsaw, Dale Leopard Print Trouser, £120.

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FASHION

Top/Left: Joules, Maya Shirt Dress, £79.95. Top/Right: French Connection, Leopard Meadow Jersey V-Neck Dress, £65. Above/Left: Replay, Python Print Knee-Length Dress, £160. Above/Right: Sandwich, Long dress with all-over print, £139.

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Oui, Leopard Print Midi Dress, £179.

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Health & Beauty

AT CONEYS DEPARTMENT STORE A team of experts are on hand at Coneys with personalised product recommendations and the availability of top brands, like Clinique, Estée Lauder, Clarins and Hermès Double Wear foundation, the UK’s number one foundation, from the first health and beauty brand founded by women for women, available in over 50 shades.

If an era of online retail has proven anything, it’s the fact that there’s no substitute for personal contact and face-to-face advice. That’s the premise that Coneys Department Store in the centre of Spalding embraces across its departments – fashion, homewares, wine and spirits – but nowhere is it as abundantly clear than on the ground floor, in one of the area’s largest health and beauty departments with over 100 quality brands.

Clarins ambassador Christine Johnson’s recommendation is the brand’s Total Eye Lift. Its unique and specialised formula is designed just for the eye area, smoothing out fine lines, reducing under-eye darkness whilst providing hydration and brightening the eyes.

The departments experts are well-placed to offer personal advice, guidance and product recommendations that you could never get from online shopping.

Coneys’ Charlotte Mayock and Jade Frost’s recommendations for summer scents are La Vie est Belle EDP with its fresh feminine scent, and for gentlemen, Terre D’Hermès with its woody vetiver nose.

Five of the team’s summer picks are featured below, and as beauty begins with health, Clinique expert Hazel Worth recommends the brand’s moisture-surge 100-hour mask for moisturisation and skin health. Lauren Nelson’s recommendation for foundation is Estée Lauder’s

Lauren Nelson and Jade Frost

With exceptional personal service, the best brands and the chance to try products in store, there’s no better place to experience the latest health and beauty brands than at the area’s best independent retailer, Coneys Department Store. n

1. Clinique Moisture Surge hydrator, £38/50ml. 2. Estée Lauder Double Wear foundation in 50 shades, £35. 3. Clarins Total Eye Lift £59/15ml. 4. La Vie Est Belle EDP £81/50ml. 5. Terre D’Hermès £87/100ml.

Find Out More: Coneys Department Store is the new name for Hills in Spalding. The retailer has been established for 60 years and includes health and beauty, fashion, homeware and furnishings ranges. On the first floor there’s a Prosecco bar and the Riverview Restaurant. Visit Coneys Department Store on Broad Street, Spalding PE11 1TB. Call 01775 767155 or see www.coneysdesignerwear.co.uk. 123

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EAT, LAUGH EAT, LAUGH A AND ND SMILE S MILE A AGAIN GAIN WITH W I TH DENTAL DE NTA L IIMPLANTS. MPLA NTS. B Book your FR REE consulta ation today! Call 0147 76 6 5944 480 I found the Dentall Health Care Centre just ovver a year ago when it beccame apparent that I was going to lose my four front teeth annd also finally admitted to myself m that my remaining top p teeth were not going to la ast much longer either. I have had d problems with my teeth since I was a child when my fo our front teeth were broken in an accident and growing up I never had confidence in my m smile. Over the years I ha ave spent a fortune trying to o save them and have that gleaminng smile so many of my friends had. How I wish the op ption of Dental Implants had d been around forty years ago and how I wish I had met Colin C Sutton and his fantasticc team sooner. From the minnute you walk into the h Centre yo ou are fill filled d withh confidence fid e - the h receptionists are welllcoming, professional f l and d ffriendly dl and d are extremely knowleedgeable. Mr Colin Sutton explains different options to o you thoroughly in a calm and reassuring manner and, after a couple of consultations,I decided that for me the best option was to have full dental implants in my top jaw. Not only o will they give me a smile that I am confident with but b also teeth strong enough to eat without fear that my teethh will drop out! The procedure is quite lengthy but I wa as not in any discomfort at all a and despite having some facia al swelling for a few days after I was absolutely fine. I am now waiting for the fina al implants to be inserted. Throughhout the whole process I have had total confidence in Mr Sutton and his Dental Nurse N and they have made everything so much easier. Imp plants are not a cheap optio g believe me. on but they are life changing

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MEDICAL AESTHETICS DELIVERED BY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS Injectable treatments to soften wrinkles and enhance skin quality, IPL laser-based treatments to contour abdominal fat. Delivered by fully trained and qualiﬁed GPs and advanced nurse practitioners. Individual treatments or multiple sessions available.

Call 07494 087745 for a FREE, no-obligation consultation or visit our website at www.riversidemedicalaesthetics.com. AN INDEPENDENT CLINIC BASED AT SLEAFORD MEDICAL GROUP, NG34 7HD. PATIENTS MUST BE OVER 18, TREATMENTS SUBJECT TO CONSULTATION. EMAIL INFO@RIVERSIDEMEDICALAESTHETICS.COM FOR MORE INFO.

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COSMETICS

THE EYES HAVE IT COSMETICS, COLOURS AND CREAMS TO CARE FOR YOUR EYES THIS SEASON...

1. For lashes that look lovely all summer long... Sweed presents an easier way to achieve beautiful lashes with its incredible North 3D Lashes. Endorsed by influencers online, Sweed come with a flexible cotton band to provide easier and more reliable application. Comfortable to wear, these lashes make it easy to create lash looks with impressive volume and length. Apply along the lash line, finish with a coat of mascara to blend, £19.

2. Care for Delicate Eyes... Milk Makeup’s all new Hydro Grip Eye Primer is a skin care-laden eye primer designed to help hydrate the delicate skin around your eyes. The primer smooths over lids and under the eye, preventing creasing, stopping smudging and holding tight to pigment all day, £20/8.5ml

3. Out of this World... Volumising and curling, Astronomical Mascara by Byredo has a long-lasting formulation and a curved application wand for precise lash dimension in a single stroke. 100% vegan, 91% natural ingredients and free from natural endocrine disruptors, £37/14ml.

5. Promoting collagen under your eyes... A youth-prolonging treatment for your delicate under-eye area to a shot of revitalising hydration and instant lift. With hyaluronic acid and the brand’s signature plantbased replica of Epidermal Growth Factor ages the production of collagen and elastin, you can expect reduced puffiness and fine lines with even tone. An advanced, hydrating formula firms and restores radiance £80.

6. Creamy matte colour for bright summer eyes... Brimming with creamy mattes, molten metals and animalistic textures, unleash your inner wild child with the limitededition Python Wild Obsessions palette. Add dimension to all eye colours with this bewitching selection of earthy greens, tropical oranges and warm golds. Streamlined packaging with nine full-sized pans, it won’t overstretch your make up bags! £27/8.4g

4. Eye Renewal... A supercharged treatment, this featherlight serum smoothes and softens wrinkles for greater resilience, leaving your eyes looking less lined and youthfully dewy. With regular use you should begin to notice improvement in as little as two weeks, £73, 15ml.

n All our beauty products are available from local independent stockists unless otherwise stated, please note that prices stated are RRP and may vary. 127

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MOTORS

THREE for ALL It may be short of a wheel, but Morgan’s new three-wheel roadster promises power, fun... and of course the ability to stand out from other motorists! As summer draws near, we’re enjoying open-air thrills in this quirky and intriguing retro superstar...

DR SEUSS posed the question ‘why fit in when you were born to stand out?’ And for those with an eccentric streak, there’s often nothing more satisfying than being noticed. Take the steampunk culture in Lincoln, for example. Quirky, eccentric, and definitely something to bring a smile to your face. Well, this month’s car is probably the perfect motor for a steampunk about town. It’s the latest in Morgan’s 113-year legacy of producing three-wheeler cars. At its heart the Super 3 – as it’s badged – has a Fordsourced 1.5 litre three-cylinder turbo engine, which is probably the only humdrum aspect of such a quirky roadster. Elsewhere, there’s a body-style inspired by the twin-engine three-wheelers of the 1920s. 128

The car is made from a monocoque aluminium platform which is light and strong. The car has 20” tyres and is driven from the rear wheel via a five-speed manual gearbox sourced from Mazda – the same gearbox used in its MX5 roadster. The engine resides beneath the nose cone, which is positioned deliberately to deliver both optimal weight distribution and desirable proportions. This visual mass sits directly behind the centre line of the front wheels and is a principle proportion of

Super 3. Beneath the cowl, the engine is visible through a mesh with its moving mechanical components clear to see. Along the flanks, the car also has side blades onto which various touring options can be mounted; soft carry bags and so on. As for the interior, well, it’s a two-seater, but if you’re looking for creature comforts look elsewhere. There’s a footwell heater, rake and reach adjustable steering wheel plus integrated USB sockets for connecting your phone, providing navigation and audio. Dynamically, the Super 3 is pretty raw thanks to a lack of electronic aids, impressive power to weight ratio and Morgan’s inclination not to sanitise the driving experience. Looking to stand out? We can think of nothing better! n

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THE DETAILS

Morgan Super 3

Price: £41,995 (deliveries expected from June 2022). Powertrain: 1.5 three-cylinder Ford-sourced engine, Mazda five-speed manual gearbox. Performance: 0-60mph: 7.0 secs. Top speed 130mph. WLTP confirmation pending; 40mpg. Equipment: Leather or waterresistant vinyl seats, over 200 different decals which can be personalised to the driver’s ‘pilot name.’ Mounts for phones/bags. 129

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THE DIRECTORY

To advertise here call our friendly team on 01529 469977.

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You don’t need glasses to augment reality. The new Taycan Cross Turismo. Soul, electrified.

Porsche Centre Hull Alder Road Bridgehead South Business Park Hessle, East Yorkshire HU13 0GW 01482 911 918 info@porschehull.co.uk www.porschehull.co.uk

Porsche Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo official WLTP combined energy consumption 26.4-24.4 kWh/100km, WLTP combined CO₂ emissions 0g/km. Figures shown are for comparability purposes only and may not reflect real life driving conditions, which will depend upon a number of factors including any accessories fitted, variations in weather, topography and road conditions, driving styles, vehicle load and condition.

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