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Foraging for Food in North Cambridgeshire

Professional forager Kerry Bowness teaches us the morel of the story

Ghostly Tales from Peterborough’s Past On the hunt for haunted happenings in our spooky city

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harity, according to the proverb, begins at home. No, sorry, but I beg to differ. Instead, I think it begins with a community keen to pull together, support one another and to raise both awareness and much-needed cash for local causes. This month sees the Perkins Great Eastern Run taking place, and do you know how many charities will benefit? In excess of 65, including its official charity, Anna’s Hope. That’s around 5,000 people all committing to do something overwhelmingly positive to benefit their community.

In this edition, we’re also including images from the Peterborough NSPCC group’s recent £25,000 fundraising event based on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing show. Both the NSPCC event and the Perkins Great Eastern Run and all of the other black-tie functions we feature in the magazine ensure Peterborough folk are able to look after local causes and support their community. Do let us know if you’re hosting a charity event so we can send our photographers along to give it the publicity the event deserves.

Elsewhere in this edition, we’re foraging in North Cambridgeshire, exploring haunted Peterborough and paying a visit to Fotheringhay’s wonderful Falcon Inn. Our best wishes for a great month!

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CONTENTS NEWS & EVENTS 06 10 38

NEWS Good news stories from across

Peterborough & North Cambridgeshire.

HIGH SOCIETY Peterborough NSPCC host Strictly’s stars to raise £25,000. WHAT’S ON Live events in October.

HIGHLIGHTS 14 24

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THE SPOOKY CITY Peterborough is a hotbed of haunting at halloween.

FLOWER POWER Autumn inspiration

for local floral designer Harriet Fenn.

WORLD CONKER-ERS Southwick’s World Conkers Championships.

FOOD & DRINK 42 48

DINING OUT Quality pub restaurant

The Falcon at Fotheringhay.

FORAGING Professional forager Kerry

Bowness, finding food in Peterborough.

HOMES & INTERIORS 60 74

WELCOME HOME Eathwaite Green’s Grade II* listed Old Rectory. AUTUMN HOMES Beautiful beds, luxury linen and home accessories.

OUTDOORS 85 90

GARDENING Poul and Maria Nielsen Bom’s wonderful Japanese Garden. FITZWILLIAM Catching up with the next generation of Fitz doghounds.

LADIES & GENTLEMEN 96

WEDDINGS The fun tipi Deepings wedding of Kirstie & Lee Brisbourne.

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tweed with local brand Butler Stewart.

100 FASHION Satisfying a need for

MOTORS Mercedes Benz’s AMG.

124 GENTLEMEN Suited & booted with autumn fashion for gentlemen.

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NEWS & EVENTS

City’s Great Eastern Run Returns

ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, GO... TO THE PERKINS-SPONSORED GREAT EASTERN RUN! PETERBOROUGH It’s back, and it’s bigger and better than ever, raising money for local charities and entertaining the public with some colourful characters. The Perkins-sponsored Great Eastern Run takes place on 14th October at 10.30am, comprising the event’s half-marathon, wheelchair race and Fun Run for local charity Anna’s Hope. Far more than just a race, there will be plenty of stalls, refreshments and a continental market for spectators to enjoy at the Embankment. Organisers are keen to ensure as many people as possible take part and are hosting free training sessions in the run-up to the race, led by some of the best coaches in the region. n The training sessions take place fortnightly on Wednesday evenings at Peterborough Embankment Athletics Track on Bishops Road, see www.perkinsgreateasternrun.co.uk.

Chris Packham’s Wildlife Audit in Whittlesey...

TV NATURALIST VISITS KING’S DYKE NATURE RESERVE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF SPECIES UNDER THREAT

WHITTLESEY The countryside’s native species are under threat from climate change, commercial development and a lack of money being invested in conservation projects. But that’s exactly why the TV naturalist visited Whittlesey’s King’s Dyke Nature reserve last month. The Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch presenter is fronting his Bioblitz campaign to create an independent 10-day wildlife audit of the UK which, as Pride goes to press, will survey 50 sites, including King’s Dyke to

determine which species are under threat and to raise both the profile of - and money for local conservation projects. “I need to see it for myself, says Chris. “I need to meet the people with their fingers on the pulse of our wildlife; those unsung heroes, the great British naturalists who know their stuff and are making a difference.” “I love learning and seeing new places and species, but I fear that I will also bear witness to landscapes in huge trouble. I want to spread an awareness of the successes and failures and to raise some money to help combat the latter.” n

Say “I Do!” Locally WEDDING FAIR FOR LOCAL BRIDES-TO-BE

Prue Leith cooks up a treat for bookworms at Althorp...

The Althorp Estate in Northamptonshire will host its Literary Festival this month. Scheduled to take place from the 5th-7th October, the Althorp Literary Festival is set to host over 30 bestselling authors, including Great British Bake-Off judge Prue Leith; historians Dan Snow & Dan Jones politicians and authors Paddy Ashdown plus politician Alan Johnson. The festival is around an hour from Peterborough. n Tickets £12.50 - £20, see www.althorpliteraryfestival.com

Do you have a prior engagement? If so, it’s time to start your wedding planning with a visit to the East of England Showground this month. Over 100 wedding suppliers and a number of bridalwear retailers and designers will join forces to provide local couples with a chance to attend the East of England Wedding Show. “Experts in the Wedding Industry from local independent specialists to larger high street EAST OF ENGLAND

retailers will display their products and services giving you an idea of their work and price ranges which will assist you in establishing a budget for your special day,” say organisers. “You will be inspired by the ideas and options available and most importantly you can talk directly to the experts to discuss your own unique and personal requirements.” n The East of England Wedding Show, Sunday 21st Oct 10.30am, see www.cupidsweddingshows.com.

It’s ‘Ye Olde’ Queensgate!

PETERBOROUGH GOES BACK IN TIME NEARLY 900 YEARS WITH MEDIEVAL VILLAGE FOR BOTH YOUNG AND OLD

£8,000 for Charity

ALTHORP

LOCAL HEROES (AND VILLAINS) raised £8,000 recently as 42 rafts and costumed characters armed with oars embarked on this year’s Deepings Boat Race. The ‘Heroes & Villains’ fancy dress theme saw Batman & Robin, Del Boy & Rodney and many others take part. n

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QUEENSGATE The city’s medieval heritage and modern-day city centre culture collided recently as shoppers arrived at Queensgate to see that a pop-up medieval village had appeared overnight. Medeshamstede is both the Anglo-Saxon name for the city but it was also the name for the medieval village complete with castle, turrets and traditional townsfolk who entertained crowds at the shopping centre last month. Entertainment included medieval crafts and activities, appearances by jesters, as well as traditional folk music and VIPs who were put into the city stocks too! n

LOCAL

NEWS In Brief SOUTHWICK

THE PLACE TO BE IF YOU’RE BONKERS FOR CONKERS Along with the sound of chalk scraping across a blackboard, dodgy rice pudding at lunchtime and a couple of whips of the cane, what could remind you more of your halcyon school days than a game of conkers? You can relive those days in the village of Southwick this month as The World Conker Championship takes place on 14th October. Thousands flock to the event to raise money for charity and these dedicated but rather bonkers conker-ers have managed to raise over £415,000 for charity during the competition, which has been played since 1965. At least £2,500 a year is donated to charities which include RNIB, Peterborough Talking Newspaper and Guide Dogs for the Blind. n Later in this edition we meet the UK’s World Conker Champion, Julie Freeman!

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NEWS

Tim’s Soyuz exhibition blasts off...

UNEXPECTED GUEST FOR PETERBOROUGH AS TIM PEAKE LANDS IN CATHEDRAL CATHEDRAL 3, 2, 1... blast off ! Peterborough Cathedral is hosting a visit from British astronaut Tim Peake’s Soyuz capsule until November. Tim was joined at the event by 380 invited guests, including Dame Mary Archer, Chairman of the Science Museum Group, Ian Blatchford, Director of the Science Museum Group, and the Dean of Peterborough, the Very Reverend Chris Dalliston. The dignitaries were accompanied into the Cathedral by Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra (better known as the theme music to 2001: A Space Odyssey), played on the Cathedral organ by Director of Music, Steven Grahl. The Dean welcomed guests to the exhibition launch, saying that he was ‘absolutely thrilled’ that Peterborough had been awarded this

In Brief

CENTRAL PARK IN CITY IS AGAIN RECOGNISED AS AMONG THE BEST

Central Park in Peterborough has been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the very best in the country - for the 16th year in a row. The park is among a record-breaking 1,883 UK parks and green spaces to receive a prestigious Green Flag Award – the mark of a quality park or green space. It is the 16th consecutive year that the park, which is maintained by Amey, has won the award. n

‘extraordinary exhibition.’ He stated that ‘space deepens people’s sense of wonder’ and hoped that over the coming months many will enjoy learning more about

space, and become inspired by the challenges it represents to those working in science.” n See www.peterboroughcathedral.org.uk/soyuz.

Mayor’s cash for local charities THREE MAYOR’S CHARITIES PRESENTED WITH £9,800 EACH FOLLOWING A YEAR OF FUNDRAISING BY CLLR JOHN FOX

PETERBOROUGH Three local charities have been handed proceeds from fundraising efforts over the past year by the Mayor of Peterborough. Each city Mayor selects charities that they wish to support during their time in office. Last year’s Mayor, Councillor John Fox, chose the Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust, the Peterborough Sea Cadets and Peterborough Shop Mobility. The three charities attended a special ceremony in the Mayor’s Parlour which saw each group presented with a cheque for £9,800 from Cllr Fox and deputy Judy Fox. n

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Strictly Come Fundraising!

Stars help Peterborough NSPCC raise £25,000

Strictly Come Dancing ballroom and Latin dance professionals and Strictly stars Robin Windsor and Kristina Rihanoff wowed fans and fundraisers at one of the region’s best-loved charity events.

The recent Strictly Fab-u-Lous black tie evening, which was organised by the NSPCC Peterborough Business Support

Group, was the most successful to date, raising a record £25,000 for the NSPCC Young Peoples Centre in Peterborough.

The event, sponsored by Buckles Solicitors, included a three-course dinner and silent auction. Over the past 20 years, the support group has boosted local NSPCC coffers by almost £900,000.

Organiser of the Strictly Fab-u-Lous event says Carol Collier. “We had a record breaking evening... it really was spectacular!” n The group’s next events are Blingo on 28th September, hosted by Warwick Davis, and the 2018 Ladies’ Lunch, on 12th October with Brendan Cole. Both are at the Holiday Inn West see www.blingo.org.uk or call 07710 109660.

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HIGHLIGHTS

SPOOKS

IN THE CITY If the spectre of spooks and the prospect of bumps in the night ﬁll you with fear, this perhaps isn’t the feature for you... otherwise, read on! is month we’ve enlisted the help of one of Peterborough’s most knowledgeable historians to ﬁnd out how the city is a hotbed of haunting with scary stories to discover everywhere... Words: Rob Davis & Stuart Orme.

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The Ghosts of Peterborough City Centre...

“Whilst Peterborough is generally regarded as a modern city, much of the City Centre’s layout is the result of a new city plan by Abbot Martin de Bec in 1150. The city’s buildings may be different, but the streets have changed little in 850 years, so it’s no great surprise to learn that many of the city’s ancient hauntings still remain...”

The Haunting of Queensgate... One of the myths that continues to pervade is that ghosts only haunt old buildings. In fact, many new buildings are created on the site of existing dwellings which ‘inherit’ the psychic spectres that used to reside there. Queensgate is such an example, opened in March 1982 on the site of former medieval streets including Queen Street, formerly occupied by Perkins and the old Cowgate burial ground.

Security staff at the centre have heard footsteps or voices and have seen shadowy figures at night. Around what the former BHS store, opposite the escalators of the ground floor mall a little girl in dirty rags is said to reside. She’s usually seen sitting on the floor sobbing, typically at 2am. If approached, she simply disappears. Staff at John Lewis have also reported seeing a ‘grey lady’ walking around their back room areas and staff canteen, whilst workers at a perfume store in the ground floor mall have also heard the sound of a little boy laughing when the centre is closed. The Phantom of Fitzwilliam Street... The former Flower & Firkin pub in the city centre was a hotbed of haunting according to former landlady Lorraine Morley, who described

His Name Rings a Bell!

The ghost of Dick Turpin, famous highwayman, is said to haunt The Bell Inn at Stilton near Peterborough. He’s especially active on Wednesday nights, apparently!

candles relighting themselves and slamming cellar doors locking staff in among the mischief caused by the street’s pesky poltergeist.

The building is a restaurant today and the current owner refuses to say whether the hauntings continue!

Spirits in the Bar... Another haunted hostelry is the former XXI Bar or City Club building. A former private member’s club established in 1882 who counted Lord Burghley, the third Marquess of Exeter, among its patrons.

Ghostly figures have also enjoyed a tipple there during the club’s lifetime, with spooky noises like footsteps and voices from an unreachable part of the building frequently heard.

Above: William Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter, patron of the haunted XXI Club. Right: The city centre prior to Queensgate’s construction.

One former barman says he even saw an empty pint glass levitate from one table to another. Were there really ghosts at the bar... or had he been on the spirits? >>

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Peterborough’s Most Haunted

Peterborough Museum dates back to the 16th century and is generally regarded as one of the most haunted buildings in the city. The subject of television’s Most Haunted in 2005, the former home of magistrate Thomas Cooke has also served as a city hospital, which may explain the proliferation of spooks that witnesses have reported...

n The Lonely ANZAC: The most infamous spook in the city’s museum is The Lonely ANZAC, Thomas Hunter. Born in Durham, Hunter emigrated to New Zealand and Australia, enlisting with the ANZAC forces. Injured during the Somme, he was being transported to Yorkshire for convalescence, but only made it to Peterborough, where a nurse insisted he was treated at the hospital. He sadly died and public sympathy for Hunter funded a memorial, but his restless spirit has been sighted since 1931, most commonly sighted around July and August. He was also seen twice by a museum officer locking up for the evening.

n Dr Caleb Taylor: A pioneer of X-Ray technology, Alfred Caleb Taylor died of radiation poisoning in 1927. The daughter of a caretaker living in a first floor flat reported seeing Caleb 20 years after his death and claimed that he helped her recover from chickenpox.

n Cooke’s Servant: Prior to its role as a museum, the Cooke family owned the building and employed five servants. One young girl met her death at the bottom of the building’s second staircase and women have since reported feeling a sensation of being pushed down the stairs themselves. n

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Ghosts in the Cathedral...

“Perhaps one of the most likely locations for the spectre of the supernatural to play out is Peterborough’s 900 year old Cathedral...”

The West Front Stonemason... Perhaps the most iconic view of the city is Peterborough Cathedral’s early English gothic west front. One of the Cathedral’s three arched gables is home to the West Front Stonemason. The mason worked on the Cathedral throughout his life, and was aged 50 - a pretty good innings, in medieval times - at the time of his death.

Working late by candlelight one night, he finally tired, and was about to retire for the evening when his candle blew out. Unable to relight it, the mason tried to navigate his way down in the dark and plunged from the scaffolding to his death.

A candle can sometimes be seen glowing in the window he was working on, and when that can be seen, the mason is also there, still chipping away at the window frame.

Ghostly Monks... Several ghostly monks are said to inhabit the Cathedral’s cloisters. One was seen by an American visitor through a camera viewfinder, whilst another young monk, tired and hungry, has been seen running from someone in terror before vanishing into the front nave. Both Wansford’s Haycock and

Haunted Old Hotels

supposed to be haunted... Benedict in the Cellar... the latter by the ghost Another ghost is associated of Mary, Queen with the former TIC in the of Scots! cellars underneath the Cathedral. One woman who worked there claimed that there was a mischievous ghost that they nicknamed ‘Benedict.’ When the centre was being installed workmen were astonished when the ghostly figure was seen, walking out of a wall right next to one of the men!

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GHOST TOURS: Explore the spooky side of the City... In addition to serving as the foremost

authority of the spooky side of Peterborough, Stuart Orme has also helped to pass on his research to the four costumed guides that now conduct ghost walks around the city. It’s a fun way to educate yourself about the city’s past - whether you believe in ghosts or you’re a supernatural sceptic. The tour prides itself on not simply making up spooky tales but basing them on Stuart’s research and interviews used in his book.

“There are no gimmicks or made-up ghosts on this tour,” says Stuart. “Just good, old-fashioned story telling based on traditional and local tales associated with the area – all researched and verified wherever possible.” The walks take place throughout the year and begin at the city’s Museum - one of Peterborough’s most haunted sites - before heading around the city centre and taking in the Cathedral too.

Tickets for the tour are £5/adults and £3/under 16. They last around two and a half hours. Vivacity also runs a Museum Candlelit Ghost Tour which recounts the various paranormal happenings at the sites where they have taken place, including the back stairs, where people have reported a ghostly servant falling to her death, a phantom girl still seen and heard in recent months and the story of the museum’s most notorious ghost, the ‘Lonely ANZAC’ Thomas Hunter. And if that’s whetted your appetite for truly gruesome goings-on, Peterborough’s criminal past is brought to life with twilight tours conducted by a Victorian policeman around the City Centre to hear tales of our grim past. Find out where the city’s gaols were and about the appalling conditions inside. Learn where public hangings and floggings took place and discover more about some of our most notorious criminals. Call 01733 864663 or see www.vivacity.org.

Above: Discover Peterborough’s scary side with guided tours around the city. Vivacity runs ghost tours, candlelit tours of the museum, the city’s most haunted building, and tours of the city’s murky past with a Victorian policeman who will prove conclusively that crime doesn’t pay! The tours run throughout the year and are suitable for those aged 10 and over.

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Black Shuck, Peterborough’s ‘Devil Dog’ “e story of one of the city’s most notorious ghosts, and how Peterborough has inspired Conan Doyle...”

One of the most notorious ghosts in the Peterborough area is that of the demon hellhound, Black Shuck. Shuck or Scucca is an Anglo-Saxon word meaning demon or devil.

In the chronicles of the time (part of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, much of which were written at Peterborough Abbey), here written by a monk called Hugh Candidus, it was said that the According to a new poll, the Abbot of Peterborough, a world’s most famous ghost story Frenchman called Henry is Dickens’ Christmas Carol. d’Angély, was a rather The second best-known ghost godless and worldly man. story is Shakespeare’s

Phantom dogs are common in English folklore; there are many well-known examples across the country. e Barguest, for example, is said to haunt the North York Moors between York and Whitby. When Bram Stoker heard the story whilst staying on holiday in Whitby in the 1880s, he incorporated it into his famous novel Dracula.

In the book, the great Vampire comes ashore at Whitby from the wrecked ship ‘Demeter’ in the form of great, black dog...

Famous

GHOSTS

Hamlet.

e largest and most unpleasant of all the black dogs in the British Isles is Black Shuck. Various parts of East Anglia lay claim to him, including parts of Norfolk and Bungay in Suﬀolk, where it is said that marks where left on the church door by Shuck attempting to claw his way in. Some claim that these stories go back to Viking legends of black 20

dogs used by the pagan gods, others that they were established more recently by smugglers in the fens to keep the unwary from prying into their business at night by frightening them away. e earliest documented version of the story though comes from Peterborough, and dates back to 1127.

He planned to loot Peterborough of its wealth and run away with it back to France. His own monks so despised him that they started praying to the almighty to do something about him. Unfortunately, their prayers were answered; a case of ‘be careful what you wish for…’

A dread portent followed, warning the people and monks of Peterborough about

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About the Author: Stuart Orme Stuart Orme has provided our spooky stories this month, a very much cut-down version of his excellent Haunted Peterborough.

“We launched a ghost walk around Peterborough in 2001, which has proved to be so popular that it has now attracted over 30,000 people onto it and is still going strong!” says Stuart. “This has been an excellent vehicle for entertaining and perhaps educating people about the rich history of this often-overlooked city.” “This book is also a way of publishing and highlighting the fascinating and unique ghostly experiences of the Peterborough area and its rich heritage. Many of these stories have sadly, until now, often been misreported or neglected entirely in print.”

tolerating such a godless man in a godly role. Each night, during the fast of Lent, a demonic ‘wild hunt’ was sent to terrorise the area. e chronicle describes it thus: ‘In the very year in which he came to the abbey, marvellous portents were seen and heard at night during the whole of lent, throughout the woodland and plains, from the monastery as far as Stamford.’ ‘For there appeared, as it were, hunters with horns and hounds, all being jet black, their horses and hounds as well, and some rode as it were on goats and had great eyes and there were twenty or thirty together.’ ‘And this is no false tale, for many men of faithful report both saw them and heard the horns... reported the Peterborough Chronicle of Hugh Candidus.’ But it was said by some local people that one hound, Shuck, remained as an eternal warning never to let an evil man again take over the abbey. Shuck is described as being huge, black, and hairy, with red eyes that weep ﬁre... and as a harbinger of death; anyone who sees him will be dead by sunrise.

He was most commonly seen on the Fen roads between Peterborough and Whittlesey or Wisbech. In a case in Tudor Peterborough, this Black Dog entered two churches a few miles apart and killed several members of the congregation by burning and wringing of necks! He was last seen in the 1920s, but that doesn’t mean he won’t appear again.

“The book represents just a sample of our local sightings, my choice of which to include has been capricious. I’ve picked out our most historic or public buildings, our best documented hauntings, or simply those that provide the best stories!” Stuart’s book is available from online retailers such as Amazon, or in good local bookshops, 96 pages, £9.99.

In 1901, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was on a golﬁng holiday at Cromer in Norfolk with a friend and heard the story of Black Shuck. Conan Doyle was so fascinated he wrote it into his next book, mixed in with another holiday down to Devon and the name of a friend’s manservant, Mr Baskerville. e author was of course the creator of the famed detective Sherlock Holmes, and Black Shuck was transformed into one of Holmes’ most famous adversaries, the eponymous Hound of the Baskervilles. e Peterborough account mirrors the legend of the origin of the hound in the novel, so perhaps our own legend became one of the most famous literary ghosts! n

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A warm welcome to Moor Farm Shop awaits you from our small team from Wednesday to Saturday, 9 to 5 plus collection and delivery available too. Here we hope we can provide you with everything you need for a truly delicious home cooked meal for all. We are proud to produce our own free range, grass fed beef and lamb to the Red Tractor British Farm Standard... see the new advert between Emerdale on 12th September. We make all our own sausages from Lincolnshire Quality Pork, plus pork pies and other lovely foods. We sell as much local produce as we can find and are proud of our low food miles. We can cater for parties and other functions from our outside catering trailer too. Moor Farm Shop was a natural progression in Judith’s mission to develop closer ties with producer and consumer and to

ensure the maintenance of the quality of the meat as it leaves the farm. At the Farm Shop you can also find locally produced honey form 3 sources, cheeses, cordials and preserves as well as oilseed rape oil , and locally sourced fresh vegetables plus the fabulous Stokes of Suﬀolk sauces. In time for the Festive season free range and top quality turkeys have been sourced for 10 years from another farming family at Godwick Turkeys of Kings Lynn, plus goose, free range cockerels as well as locally shot game. Hampers can be made up to order with all these lovely goodies as a thoroughly wholesome present.

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THE POWER OF

FLOWERS Flowers have been scientifically proven to

make us happier, and when scientists make all that effort to prove a point, you know

youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re onto a good thing. We catch up with full-time florist Harriet Fenn and chat to

some of our fantastic British growers about

the world of floristry & why you should buy British. We also look into how to get into

flower arranging and growing your own... Words and Images: Georgie Fenn. Main: A summer of unprecedented warmth has meant a bumper - and late - year for sunflowers, which usually appear much earlier in the season.

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“I picked it up again by myself when I joined the local Young Farmers Club...”

Far Right: An autumn bouquet that includes Miss Piggy roses.

It all started at St Mary’s and St Augustine’s church for Harriet Fenn, owner of Harriet Floral Design and full time Designer at MM Flowers. “I’d help my mum with the flower arranging at Church,” says Harriet. “Particularly at busy periods such as Christmas and Easter.” After picking up the key skills from various window sill arrangements, the occasional pedestal and even an impressive archway, Harriet found she had a newfound passion for flower arranging. “I picked it up again by myself when I joined the local Young Farmers Club,” she says. “I started entering the competitions I ended up getting through to the Young Farmers Nationals at Malvern Three Counties Show,” she says. “I would also do the table arrangements for our Harvest Festivals and Christmas Dinner Parties which would then get auctioned off and the money was donated to charity. It was my friend Lil from Young Farmers who asked me to do her wedding flowers and after that I handed in my notice at work, says Harriet.” With a taste for floristry,

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We chat to Sue Lamb of Lamb’s Flowers ... It’s been a tricky summer for the flower

industry just as it has been for farmers. “We have 15 acres under glass, it’s been too hot for the flowers and too hot for the workers,” says one farmer, Sue Lamb.

Sue runs the show at Lamb’s Flowers along with husband Roger and son Gareth and as you’d expect, she is a very driven and forward thinking individual. With sustainability at the forefront of every decision, they have to think about best time of day to irrigate and quantity to give to their flowers. “Once the plants have established in the soil we no longer overhead irrigate we then use low level drip tape giving water direct to the plants roots, we only use recycled water to water the plants that need it,” Sue tells us. “The water is harvested from glasshouse roofs and stored in reservoirs so we’re starting to run dry.” It’s tough when the demand is still high, but the resources are running low, the story of agriculture throughout the summer of 2018.

Sue grows a variety of British Seasonal flowers including Mattioli, Lisianthus, Antirrhinum and Campanulas.’ They also pack sunflowers for Morrisons, “We pack in excess of 20,000 sunflowers each day that will go off to Morrisons depots,” says Sue. These sunflowers are grown in Spalding over an area of around 600 acres in total. As well as Morrisons, Waitrose is one of Sue’s biggest clients and they supply them directly with cut and wrapped flowers. The best thing about British flowers is that they have two days of freshness over flowers from elsewhere in the world. Waitrose will only support companies who have a deep understanding of sustainability. The firm has biomass powered by local woodchip for heating and the chillers are powered by solar panels. In the winter, Lamb’s Flowers will be focusing on tulips. They grow an enormous 20 million tulips, all grown hydroponically. So, if you’re buying your flowers from Waitrose, Morrisons, maybe Asda or even Ocado, Moonpig or Interflora... thank Sue! n

Above: A field of sunflowers. Sue Lamb supplies Morrisons with 20,000 sunflowers into their depot every day in season. Right: Buckets of flowers waiting to be arranged. The Roses on the left with the orange tint are called Miss Piggy and the pink roses in the foreground are called Oops.

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Harriet packed in her career in the world of insurance and began looking into how she could make her passion a full-time career. “I started to do weddings, dinner parties and gift flowers full time but also worked at an event company doing the large arrangements for the Grand Nationals, Lords Cricket, Ascot Racecourse and Jaguar Land Rover,” says Harriet. “It was great fun going to all of the wedding fairs and I absolutely love doing the flowers for excited brides but I was approached by a recruiter for a great opportunity with Marks & Spencer.” A year into the role as Junior Designer for Marks & Spencer and Harriet had helped win their fifth Gold Medal for their Floral Market stand at the Chelsea Flower Show and develop exciting new designs for their supermarket range. “I still do the occasional wedding but just in my spare time now,” says Harriet.

“I love my job as it’s giving me so much more experience in the commercial world of floristry. I’d love to go over to Kenya and see our growers in action out there.” The flower industry is extremely fast-paced, the bouquets have to be simple enough to be made on a mass scale but beautiful enough that the shelves are left bare at the end of the day! “It’s great keeping up with making bouquets at home and for weddings as I can be as creative as I like, there’s no holding me back!” However, the challenge of meeting a specification is part of what makes Harriet’s job so rewarding. “It’s similar to meeting a bride’s budget, you’re creating a bouquet within a certain price bracket that still matches the correct colour schemes and style,” says Harriet. “At the moment I’m finding a lot of brides are going for a more relaxed look with lots of greenery and seasonal flowers. Then of course the classic peachy pinks and white roses are still really popular with weddings.” Harriet has done the flowers for lots of farmer’s wedding where wheat has been a strong feature throughout the arrangements. “If you cut yourself some and hang it to try it can transform something as simple as a button hole into a really personal style statement.” Harriet tends to buy her flowers from the Dutch flowers markets, or early trips down to the Covent Garden flower market, but has also been trying her hand at growing flowers

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for arranging in the garden on the farm. “You can easily grow cut flowers such as Larkspur, Tulips, Gladiolus, Dianthus, Peonies, Gypsophila and Sunflowers at home,” says Harriet. “It’s just a case of being really strict with yourself and making sure you water and cut regularly so that you can more than one flower each time.” With flowers, the more you cut them back, the more determined they become to grow back! “I think because I have a farming background, the growing side of floristry really interests me, it’s amazing how cheap and easy it is to grow your own flowers at home, everyone should try it!”

Harriet says her signature style quite possibly developed from a bit of bravery at the start, “You have to be prepared to take big risks and just go for it with the confidence that it will turn out fabulous at the end,” says Harriet. “I’m quite a creative person so I have a flair for creating unique ideas.”

In the future, Harriet is looking forward to the ever-changing environment of the fast-paced environment of MM Flowers and learning as much as she can. “I’d love to go over to Holland to meet our growers,” she says. “I’m also keeping up my own business, it’s great to be able to give brides the flowers for quite possibly one of the biggest moments of their life.” There are lots of great courses in this area if you’d like to try your hand at flower arranging, it’s as sociable as it is rewarding. If you’d prefer to leave it to a professional for now, get in touch with Harriet for bouquets, wedding flowers, Christmas wreaths or flowers for your party or event and she will be able to help. n See www.harrietfloraldesign.com.

Above: Mrs Nath with a bouquet designed by Harriet Floral Design. Right: Cutting flowers at home in the garden.

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Six Blooming Beautiful British Grown Flowers

Words: Georgie Fenn.

Cosmos: These beautifully flowers add a delicacy to arrangements. They’re particularly easy to grow at home in the summer so can be used in a wild flower arrangement at home. Cosmos lasts a long time and can grow very tall making it perfect for dramatic bridal bouquets. n

Sweet William: These are really fun flowers bursting in colour and giving arrangements a big wow factor. They have increased in popularity since the Duchess of Cambridge chose to include them in her wedding bouquet to Prince William in 2011. Sweet Williams are also edible! n

Sunflowers: Almost everyone loves seeing sunflowers. They add huge impact to a room and take very little effort to arrange. They’re best to ‘plonk and go’ and all you really need to do is cut the stems to the right length and you’re good to go. There is a huge sunflower market in the UK in the summer. n

Alstroemeria: The beautiful flower of the alstroemeria is a versatile flower for arranging. It looks beautiful with eucalyptus in particular, plus the scent of eucalyptus is to die for. Make sure you condition alstroemeria well before arranging and remove any dead stems before they affect the other flowers. n

Foxgloves: The enchanting bell shape of foxgloves can transform a bouquet. As foxgloves tend to grow at fairly different angles, letting them twist and bend around an arrangement makes it look more natural and dramatic. Foxgloves come in many different colours now, the peach tones are stunning. n

Allium: These flowers are part of the onion family and therefore, quite strong smelling so make sure you change the water regularly. The large ball mass that is the allium, is made up of hundreds of small star shaped flowers, not only are these flowers beautiful fresh but they look great dried too. n

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HIGHLIGHTS

Going bonkers for

CONKERS with the world champion!

It’s not every day you get to meet a world champion, is it? Someone who’s better than anyone else in the world at something... and yet, this month we introduce you to the area’s Julie Freeman, quite literally a world-conker-er! Remember your school days? School shorts or skirts, scraped knees and warm milk. Did you have a rolled-up copy of the Beano in your back pocket too, along with the weapon of choice for any Dennis the Menace or Minnie the Minx; your trusty catapult? And what was the game of choice at morning break, when illicit gambling saw comics and sweets changing hands? It was, of course, conkers.

What better sport could there be than one which relied on a steady hand, a steely gaze and of course your prize ‘sixer’?

Most of us all stopped playing conkers when we grew up, but one group of eccentrics happily eschewed the idea of abandoning conkers with the rest of those halcyon trappings and have instead decided to turn a childhood game into an opportunity to be a bit silly once a year and raise some money for charity... £415,000 in fact! This month the village of Southwick, about 15 minutes from the centre of Peterborough, will host the World Conker Championships. That’s the World Championships. 32

Words & Images: Rob Davis.

Not just a regional or national competition, but the World Championships. Do people really travel from abroad to play conkers? You bet they do! Just ask Julie Freeman.

Julie is the World Conker Champion and is one of 13 people to walk away with a title as a winner of one of the local competition’s categories, competing against those from the US and Germany. Who better, then, to give me a refresher course on the rules of play, techniques for success and of course the etiquette of the game, too?

Astonishingly, the World Conker Championships has been held since 1848, but were originally hosted by the Isle of White, until they moved to the area, initially at Ashton from 1965, before moving to Southwick, having outgrown its previous home.

“DO PEOPLE REALLY TRAVEL FROM ABROAD TO PLAY CONKERS? YOU BET THEY DO! JUST ASK WORLD CHAMPION JULIE FREEMAN!” Main: We met Julie Freeman, who was last year’s World Conker Championship winner.

Julie and her family are originally from Cambridgeshire and later moved to Maxey. The family would travel to the Championships each year to see Julie’s father Derek take part.

“People compete in teams and then they continue as individuals,” says Julie. “The event’s organisers provide the players with pre-approved conkers and they’re drawn at random by picking a string.”

“There’s a new conker for each round of the competition, and the two players facing one another then flip a coin to determine who will hit and who will receive.”

“The distance between knuckle and nut must be no less than eight inches or 20cm.”

The hitter can have three strikes then their opponent can have three reciprocal strikes in return. If a game lasts for more than five minutes, each player will take up to nine further strikes at their opponent’s nut, alternating with three strikes each. If neither conker has been smashed at the end of the nine strikes, then the player who strikes the nut the most times during this period will be judged the winner. The game will be decided once one of the conkers is

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“Since 1965 The World Conker Championships has contributed more than £415,000 to its nominated charities, which include the RNIB, Hunts Society for the Blind, Northants Association for the Blind, Guide Dogs for the Blind and Peterborough Talking Newspaper...” smashed. If any conker remains on the lace, it will be judged play-worthy - or not - by the stewards. If both nuts smash at the same time, then the match shall be replayed.

So, with advice from both the competition organisers and from Julie herself, what’s the best way to ensure success? Science can provide some help in the process; “On a conker, the hardest part is the paler top ring. Therefore, the best way to be a winner is to hit your opponent’s brown shell with this ring,” says Julie.

“By hitting the opponent’s weaker areas with your strongest, you’ll undoubtedly win. The challenge to this is having the skill to pull it off.”

heard of, is to moisturise your conker with hand cream. Though this sounds counterintuitive given that our previous method relies on drying the nut, the theory is that making the shell moist and flexible will help it to resist impacts.

Using last year’s conker is a good option too, both because the nut’s resilience has been proven the previous season, but also because it has a head-start on drying out, compared to its new season contemporaries.

Two times World Champion Charlie Bray, however, had his own, rather peculiar, Ashton Conker Club President John Hadman says; “There method of ensuring a resilient nut. are various stances or swings that a player can take. He’d pass it through a pig... the Some people favour the overarm swing, where logic was that the pig’s stomthe conker comes down vertically.” ach acid would harden the “Others go in from the side or diagonally, conker better than any reckoning that it’s perhaps easier to go method above. The rather against the softer part of the nut. They unfortunate drawback to The striker is allowed three are known as the side-slash, the forward this is that the conker has shots and then the players side-slash, and the backhand side-slash.” to be retrieved before use... swap roles. If the strings

Calling ‘Snags!’

Being devious tykes, many a Dennis the Menace or Minnie the Minx have tried to steal victory in the schoolyard by artificially hardening their conkers.

The competition’s use of ‘official’ nuts ensures no cheating can take place but if, for example, you want to teach your children or grandchildren how to play conkers but don’t fancy losing face, we’ll help you gain a little advantage with the following tips. Firstly, soaking conkers in vinegar is a tried and trusted method. Whilst this is a generally accepted method, it can cause the insides to rot, so we’ll recommend baking your conker instead. The aim of the game is to remove as much moisture as possible from the nut, and therefore dry heat like that generated by an Aga is generally the best option. Another method, which we must admit we’ve never 34

Even if you’re not planning to compete, a visit to Southwick is very much worth it this month. Quite beyond the competition itself you’ll find juggling workshops, children’s rides, pub games, a small English Civil War Encampment and so on. Naturally the spirit of fancy dress is also embraced by the event’s competitors, too.

tangle, the first player to call ‘snags’ gets an extra shot!

Best of all, since 1965 The World Conker Championships has contributed more than £415,000 to its five chosen charities, RNIB; Hunts Society for the Blind, NAB Guide Dogs for the Blind and the city’s own Talking Newspaper.

“It’s a great event, lots of fun,” says Julie. “It’s both light hearted, and quintessentially English!”

Above: Remember to keep the hole you use to thread your string through as small as possible, since the aperture damages the conker inside.

Find Out More: The World Conker Championships take place at The Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick, from 9.30am on 14th of October 2018. See www.worldconker championships.com.

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NEWS & EVENTS

What’s On... THE BROADWAY

FRIDAY 5th OCTOBER

KEY THEATRE

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THURSDAY 11th OCTOBER

AUSTENTATIOUS

Austentatious is an improvised comedy play starring a cast of the country’s quickest comic performers. Every single show the cast conjure up a brand new ‘lost’ Jane Austen novel based on nothing more than a title suggested by the audience. The show comes fresh from six sellout runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, a monthly residency in London’s West End and a BBC Radio 4 special to mark the bicentenary of Austen’s death. Previous ‘lost’ masterpieces have included Sixth Sense & Sensibility, Double 0 Darcy and Mansfield Shark, and no two shows are ever the same. Performed in period costume, live musical accompaniment, this is a real Regency treat!

Experience the iconic Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons authentically recreated by a phenomenal cast and live band. During the sixties and seventies number one hits such as Sherry, December 1963 (Oh! What a Night), Walk Like a Man, Rag Doll and Big Girls Don’t Cry propelled the Four Seasons and Frankie Valli to stardom. After selling an incredible 100 million records worldwide, there’s a Four Seasons song that shares a special place in everyone’s heart. This acclaimed show authentically revives the sublime harmonies of New Jersey’s finest.

n Tickets from £16/adults, Broadway Theatre, Peterborough PE1 1RT. Call 01733 306071or see broadwaypeterborough.co.uk.

n Tickets £18; £16.50/conc, Key Theatre, Embankment Road, PE1 1EF. Call 01733 207239.

Explore Burghley at Twilight

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TUESDAY 16th OCTOBER

BURGHLEY

WEDNESDAY 3rd OCTOBER - SATURDAY 6th OCTOBER

BURGHLEY AT TWILIGHT

Great houses like Burghley were built for entertaining and are often at their best just after the main visitors have left and the twilight seeps in through the windows which combined with the soft lighting of the artworks evokes the feeling of travelling back in time to when the House would have seen endless evenings of entertaining from supper parties to balls. Enjoy a glass of prosecco in the Old Kitchen and walk through the State Rooms to the accompaniment of Victorian music. n Call 01780 752451 or see www.burghley.co.uk.

PETERBOROUGH GHOST WALK

Discover the city’s spookier side with a costumed guide taking you around the landmarks, buildings and local legends which bring this blend of history and folklore alive.

n See out feature elsewhere in this edition to find out more!

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Be swept away on a magical adventure in one of the most famous classical ballets of all time – The Nutcracker. With its combination of choreography, unforgettable music and of course composer Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous score,

the traditional tale of The Nutcracker tells the story of Clara and her enchanted nutcracker doll. Their adventures see Clara and the Nutcracker combat the Mouse King and join the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier on a wonderful journey through the glistening Land of Snow to a kingdom made entirely of sweets. n Tickets from £18/adults; The Cresset, Bretton PE3 8DX. 01733 265 705, www.cresset.co.uk.

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The East of England Arena and Events Centre is ready to rock you with a fantastic show dedicated to the legend that is Freddie Mercury and Queen! With an enviable reputation both in the UK and abroad, front man Patrick Myers leads The Killer Queen Tribute Band in an evening of magical music and memories. So, sit back and prepare to be taken on a journey that will leave you wanting more. n East of England Showground Peterborough PE2 6XE. £27.50. Call 01733 363500 or see www.eastofenglandarena.com. CLARE COTTAGE

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A professionally produced stage show celebrating the Vegas years of Elvis Presley. An exceptionally talented group of musicians take you on a musical journey in this performance. Come and see Fisher Stevens at his very best as Elvis. With his natural charisma and stage presence, he connects with his audience immediately and performs with their enjoyment in mind. Fisher is recognised as one of the world’s leading Elvis Tribute Artists; a headliner in

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AN AUDIENCE WITH SPANDAU BALLET’S MARTIN KEMP Your chance to get up close and personal as Martin Kemp, of Spandau Ballet, EastEnders and hit movie The Krays fame, talks about his life, being in the business and answers your questions. From the incredible global success of Spandau Ballet to hitting the headlines on BBC1’s EastEnders, to his stunning performance in the international hit movie The Krays Martin has a truly amazing career. Now it’s your chance to get up close and personal as Martin talks about his life and being in the business – all of it is ‘True’ and includes your chance to put your questions forward to Martin, live! n Tickets £26.50, Key Theatre, PE1 1EF, call 01733 207239 or see www.vivacity.org.

many production tours as well as one of China in 2015. Winner of the Elvis International Masters Championships and a regular performer in Memphis during ‘Elvis Week’, Fisher brings you the essence of Presley. Fisher Stevens has performed on Local and National TV, BBC Radio, London theatre and even cruise ships. He is a regular finalist and performer in the largest and most respected European and American Elvis contests. Tickets £26. n Call 01733 306071 or see www.broadwaypeterborough.co.uk. 39

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NEWS & EVENTS

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Diocesan Choral Festival 2018

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SATURDAY 13th OCTOBER

PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN CHORAL FESTIVAL 2018

A festival of choral music hosted by the Peterborough diocese of unprecedented scale and quality, with choirs from across the area invited to Peterborough to participate. Choral evensong takes place on Saturday 13th October from 5.30pm. Music at the festival includes: Mundy, O Lord the maker of all things Noble in B minor, Dunleavy Responses Parry, Never weather beaten sail Stanford and For lo, I raise up.

The service offers a chance to sing together in the Cathedral with choristers from other Parishes contains music that is both interesting and approachable contains the annual presentation of the Royal School of Church Music Singing Awards. Peterborough Diocesan Choral Festival (PDCF) is held annually in October.

It is open to all church choirs within the Diocese of Peterborough & Northampton. The event has been organised by Steven Grahl (Director of Music, Peterborough Cathedral) alongside Musical Director Kathryn Haworth, Gill Barlow, Tony Edwards and Jane McKee. Assembly is at 1.45pm at the West end of the nave, with rehearsal from 2pm-4pm Singers will line up for the procession at 5pm ready for the performance to begin at 5.30pm. n Choral Evensong takes place from 5:30pm, Saturday 13th October, at Peterborough Cathedral. For more information see www.pdcf.org.uk.

COMMONWEALTH

SATURDAY 6th OCTOBER

FORWARD TOGETHER COMMONWEALTH CONCERT

A celebration in music and word of the Commonwealth.

Peterborough Cathedral Trust celebrates the Commonwealth’s contribution to the Armistice in 1918 and the 900th anniversary of Peterborough Cathedral.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, Peterborough Cathedral will host a special celebration of the Commonwealth’s contribution to The Armistice.

In a moving tribute, sixth form students from schools from across Northamptonshire, Rutland & Peterborough will read the Victoria Cross citations of some of the many Commonwealth service personnel honoured for their bravery. n £25/nave; £20/side aisle. 01733 452336 or see peterboroughcathedral.org.uk.

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Main Course: Supreme of chicken with thyme and celeriac rรถsti and pan juices, tenderstem broccoli and star anise Chantenay carrots.

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FOOD & DRINK

Fotheringhay’s THE FALCON INN

This month we’ve a brilliant recommendation for autumn dining, whether you’re looking for flawlessly executed pub classics or special dishes that wouldn’t be out of place in a more formal restaurant. We insist you visit Fotheringhay’s Falcon Inn this season! Words & Images: Rob Davis.

If it isn’t broken, why fix it? Sure. We agree. But there’s nothing wrong with improving something that’s already pretty good, right?

That’s the guiding philosophy with which Sally Facer & family took over Fotheringhay’s Falcon Inn about 12 years ago.

The place was a much-loved haunt of Sally and her family, the venue for Sally’s 13th, 16th and 18th birthday, and numerous other family celebrations ever since.

“We didn’t want to try to reinvent the wheel or dramatically change the place,” says Sally. “We wanted the essence of the pub and the restaurant - everything it meant to us to remain; its feel, its warm welcome.”

Happily, Sally has more than achieved her aim, maintaining The Falcon’s reputation whilst ensuring that over the years its provision of food remains up to the standard you’d expect of one of the area’s best quality pub restaurants or more formal dining rooms.

“STEP THROUGH THE DOOR AND YOU GET THE FEELING THAT THE FALCON ISN’T JUST ‘A’ VILLAGE PUB, IT’S ‘YOUR’ VILLAGE PUB...”

meet the CHEF GARETH PHILLIPSON HEAD CHEF, THE FALCON

Step through the doors of the dinky tap bar or the main bar, and you immediately get the feeling that The Falcon isn’t just a village pub, it’s your village pub, even if you live miles away. And quite aside from the pub’s wet trade, its provision of food is not just fantastic, it also has two facets. There’s a robust menu of nicely executed traditional pub favourites pie of the day; haddock & chips; ham & eggs, sausage &mash - but also a blackboard of daily-changing specials, with fresh local ingredients, many of which are foraged by the very talented Gareth Phillipson. These are dishes which far surpass what you’d expect from most restaurants that profess to offer fine dining, and are both technically well-created, and beautifully presented. >>

Food History: “I’m from Kent originally, but I moved here 18 years ago. I’d worked at a couple of other places in Peterborough but I was drawn here by its great reputation and the fact that it’s a lovely country pub restaurant which values locally sourced food and seasonality. Food Heaven: “I love seasonal food, fresh ingredients... quality.” Food Hell: “Fast food, there’s no excuse.” n

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>> Typically dishes at The Falcon have been cleverly designed with a single flavour, or ingredient that is allowed to come to the fore to great effect. Impressive though they may be, there’s never the sense that any dish has been rendered over-complicated or fussy. The place is open seven days a week, closing only on Sunday evenings in the colder months. There’s a set menu deal tied in to the pub classics menu, with two or three courses for £16 or £19 respectively and replaced by a Sunday lunch menu with a choice of three roasts.

OPEN FOR FOOD Monday to Saturday: 12pm-2pm and 6pm-9pm.

Sunday: 12pm-3pm and 5.30pm-8pm.

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on the MENU FROM THE DAILY CHANGING SPECIALS MENU AT THE FALCON, IN FOTHERINGHAY Starters

Ham hock terrine with sourdough toast and pickled vegetables £6.50. Cured trout with fennel salad £6.50.

Creamy local rabbit and wild mushroom vol-au-vent £6.50. Main Courses

Supreme of chicken with thyme and celeriac rösti and pan juices, tenderstem broccoli and star anise Chantenay carrots £14.50.

Also, at lunchtime is the option of five open sandwiches. If you’re feeling sociable, there’s also a couple of sharing platters too. These include charcuterie that’s been home-cured and fish that has been home smoked.

Meanwhile in the warmer months there’s an outdoor kitchen serving homemade gourmet pizzas baked in a stone oven.

Otherwise, we’ll direct you to the blackboard of daily-changing specials which during our visit in late August included ham hock (delicious) and the richest, most gamey chicken supreme you’re likely to encounter, we finished with a vanilla parfait lifted beyond the conventional with the cunning flavour of star anise and a rich autumnal compote of plum and blackcurrant, produced with fruit grown in Chef ’s own garden.

Everything is made in house, from the freshly baked bread to ice creams and sorbets. Even bar snacks like crisps and pork scratchings begin their life in the kitchen, homemade and all the better for it. Game this season will be from local shoots and villagers, with the pub expecting its first

haunch of venison as we visited, whilst local butchers Trendall’s of Oundle provide meat and fish arrives daily via Marrfish.

Diners can choose the lovely warm, narrow bar with its stripped pine furniture, or the rustic restaurant with its 30 covers. Our favourite dining space at The Falcon though is the 40-seater orangery overlooking the garden, which is light and beautifully presented with bi-fold doors opening onto the garden.

The Falcon also has its adjacent Cottage free for use by local charities and community groups. As well as a meeting room, it serves as a marvellous private dining room, and Sally proudly reports that nobody but nobody in the area does private parties better.

Claiming the Good Pub Guide’s title of Northamptonshire Dining Pub of the Year seven years in a row, The Falcon’s reputation is established. We’ll add to that accolade our recommendation. Visit The Falcon, please. It’s well worth the 20-minute drive from the city centre, you won’t have the hassle of parking in the city, and both the food and the service are nothing short of brilliant. n

Pan fried salmon with new potatoes, spinach and beurre blanc sauce £14.50. Pea, mint and broccoli risotto £13.50.

9oz sirloin or rib-eye steak with flat mushroom, grilled tomato and watercress served with either skinny or chunky chips £22/£24. Dessert

Vanilla and star anise parfait with plum and blackcurrant compôte £6.50. Sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce and clotted cream £6.50 NB: Featured dishes are subject to change. n Booking is recommended, visit The Falcon, Fotheringhay, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 5HZ. Call 01832 226254 or see www.thefalcon-inn.co.uk. 45

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Christmas Day at

The Old Barn At Wadenhoe

Arrive at 12.45 to Canapés

STARTERS King prawn cocktail in rose Marie sauce

Old barn chicken liver pate served with rustic toast, garnish and Christmas chutney

Parsnip soup, parsnip crisp and walnut bread MAINS Local turkey with all seasonal trimmings, roast potatoes, parsnips, green beans, brussels

and spiced red cabbage Beef in port shallot sauce, roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables Luxury fish pie with prawns, haddock and scallops all served with seasonal vegetables Vegetable Wellington served with seasonal vegetables DESSERTS Old Barn Christmas pudding served with brandy sauce Trio of desserts

Christmas pudding cheesecake Lemon posset Sherry chocolate trifle Cheese board served with local cheeses biscuits and crackers

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FLAVOUR WITHOUT BOUNDARIES

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HIGHLIGHTS

NATURE’S The Cover Story

EDIBLE

WONDERS

Ever wondered what ingredients might be hiding in the hedgerows, cropping up in the countryside or even growing in your garden? Foraging is sustainable, satisfying and safe if practised correctly; just ask forager Kerry Bowness, who runs local courses on the subject… Some food for thought this month, courtesy of forager Kerry Bowness. If you’ve ever wondered what edible delights might be nestling in the hedgerows and fields of the countryside surrounding your home, or even growing in your own garden, enlisting a tutor for some professional advice on the subject may prove fascinating.

What’s foraging, and what’s the appeal?

Simply put, foraging is finding food growing wild, and using it in your own cooking. There’s nothing I love more than teaching others about the wonderful edible plants and mushrooms growing all around us. Harvesting responsibly and sustainably is a great way to enjoy the freshest and most seasonal food and to improve your cooking skills in the process. How did you begin your foraging career?

I’m from Liverpool, originally, and left the North West to study for a degree in Nottinghamshire. I eventually ended up working in publishing in London before the daily commute into the capital became a real hassle. In 2009, I continued my media career and expanded in events, marketing and communications work. 48

Words: Rob Davis. Images: Offshoots Photography.

Foraging had always been a hobby, and I had often been asked by family and friends to pass on my knowledge. Two years ago, I made the step to offering the courses to the public, too.

I now have 10 regular locations for public courses, run private courses on request, provide workshops for exhibitions, and regularly partner with conservation organisations, such as The Wildlife Trusts, who offer their members the opportunity to enjoy foraging courses at their reserves. What food can you hope to find this season?

Harvesting responsibly and sustainably is a great way to enjoy the freshest and most seasonal food and to improve your cooking skills in the process. In terms of what is

“AUTUMN BRINGS WILD MUSHROOMS, HAZELNUTS PLUS HEDGEROW FRUIT LIKE BLACKBERRIES AND SLOES FOR MAKING PRESERVES” Main: Kerry Bowness is hosting one of her foraging courses in the countryside surrounding Peterborough this month.

available at different times of the year, that’s very much dependent on the weather.

Mushrooms, for example, would be more abundant now, were it not for the fact that we’ve had such a dry summer. Hopefully they’ll be along shortly, just a bit later due to this year’s unusually hot weather.

Autumn brings wild mushrooms such as chanterelles, porcini, puffballs and Agaricus.

There are also cobnuts, filberts, sweet chestnuts, and hedgerow fruits such as blackberries, sloes, elderberries or hawthorns for making jams, jellies, cordials, syrups and infusing spirits. What about other seasons?

There are slim pickings from December to February, but you can find field blewits, wood blewits, velvet shanks, and jelly ears in the depths of winter.

In spring, you’ll find St George’s mushroom and morels if you’re lucky. Common hogweed is abundant, but you have to be careful with this as it does contain a phototoxin. It also has a highly phototoxic lookalike cousin, giant hogweed, which can cause serious burns on skin exposed to its sap. >>

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>> Common sorrel and sheep’s sorrel, as well as wild garlic and other edible alliums appear in spring, too.

Summer brings a real bounty, with Agaricus mushrooms, like field and horse mushrooms, and chicken of the wood. The latter is most common on oak and cherry trees, but can also appear on yew trees, which are highly toxic and have small needles that can be engulfed by the mushroom. Chicken of the wood also causes a gastric upset in a small percentage of people, so only small amount should be tried in the first instance.

During high summer look out for wild strawberries and raspberries, apples and plums. Later in the season, there are more traditionally foraged berries like blackberries, as well as plants like wild mint, chickweed, and ground elder, which can be eaten in salads. What are the legalities of foraging?

Broadly speaking foraging is legal under a provision in the Wildlife Countryside Act 1981, which permits gathering as much material as you need for personal use. However, that applies to common land like commons, verges and parks. You can forage as much as you like from the four Fs - fruit, flowers, foliage, and fungus – for personal consumption only. That means no digging up or uprooting.

You can’t forage for commercial use - in a restaurant kitchen or to sell, for example - and there’s a grey area in the law in respect of foraging to make and sell jams for a charity stall for instance.

One important aspect of the law to note, though, is that when foraging you’re also subject to by-laws which are locally specific and by virtue of that, often inconsistent.

Yes. Some nature reserves are classed as common land, but others are owned by conservation charities, so their own rules can be different.

When you’re foraging on private land, you’re free to do whatever you wish if you have the owner’s permission, as long as you don’t disturb red data listed species.

There are additional rules for Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) too, but as a novice you’re best to just avoid these sites completely. What about the ethics of foraging?

You should never take more than you need, and never more than a third of what is there. If there is only a small amount present in the first place, don’t take anything at all. There are animals, insects, birds and many other organisms who may be relying on that morsel of food – especially in tough conditions like the drought we have experienced this year.

Apart from that, avoid trespass or criminal damage, and disturbing the character of a particular landscape and the creatures that inhabit it. It’s a good idea to begin foraging in your own garden, allotment, a friend’s garden or on a course.

A Friendly Warning!

Safety must always come first, hence why seeking training from a professional foraging instructor is a very good idea indeed!

“One important aspect of the law to note, though, is that when foraging you’re also subject to by-laws which are locally specific and by virtue of that, often inconsistent...”

What about safety?

The golden rule is not to consume anything unless you are 100% sure of what it is, 100% sure that it is edible, and that you are not allergic to it. If you are not sure about allergies, just try a very small amount Foraging for mushrooms and first. The internet is plants is rewarding but it can replete with all sort of also be risky! Only pick ‘rules’ that are completely what you can safely identify, or forage with incorrect. For instance, I’ve an experienced had people suggesting that if guide! a mushroom is beige it’s OK to eat, and if something’s strongly coloured it’s definitely poisonous, both are completely incorrect. Someone on one of my courses said they were once told that if a slug has eaten something, it’s safe for human consumption; again, that’s completely wrong!

Usually these are common sense laws or by-laws which are there for a reason, like no motorcycles, or, in terms of foraging, no picking plants or mushrooms.

Sometimes, though, by-laws can be quite strange. For instance, in one London park there’s a by-law that prevents you from walking a young lady through a poppy field on a Sunday.

And another consideration is ownership of land?

Right: Close-up of wild garlic, and sloes... the latter ideal for creating a winter tipple, sloe gin, by simply steeping a litre of gin with 500g sloes and 250g white sugar for about three months.

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What happens on your courses?

We first cover all of the rules and regulations pertaining to foraging, then we discuss identification points and venture out into a particular location looking not just for edible, but for poisonous species too. I think it’s important to allow people to identify what they shouldn’t be picking as well as what they should be looking for.

On longer courses, I also prepare a light meal or a couple of easy dishes with what we’ve found, and after the course I send out some more information to help people back up and expand upon what they have learned. What equipment do you use?

I use a specifically designed mushroom knife, which is very small and has a curved blade.

I’ve had people turn up on courses with huge hunting knives, which are unsuitable and illegal to carry in public.

Apart from that I always use a basket which prevents foraged material from being squished and allows the reproductive spores of mushrooms to fall through. The only other implement I carry is a tick twister because ticks are becoming much more common. Do you always find material to forage?

Novice foragers might not be quite as successful as more experienced ones, but they always have a great deal of fun, a real adventure. Practice and experience count for a lot, but I always manage to find something which is delicious and seasonal!

n Kerry Bowness teaches foraging in the countryside surrounding Peterborough. Her next course takes place on 14th October, Mushroom and Wild Food Foraging Course; Walk with Cook Up, £50/person. See www.kerrybowness.com.

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HIGHLIGHTS

MUSHROOM

for improvement

A better understanding of fungi will allow you to hugely expand upon the ﬂavour potential of mushrooms... that’s this month’s ‘morel’ of the story! Words & Image: Rob Davis.

1. Shiitake Mushrooms...

Whilst quite meek and mild in their fresh form, drying shiitake mushrooms really concentrates their flavour, giving them a bold meaty flavour. ey go well with pork and steamed fish but can be mixed with other ‘ordinary’ mushrooms too. 2. Yellow Chanterelle...

Foraging the yellow chanterelle is tricky given its similarity to the jack o’lantern and false chanterelle. Best avoided unless you’re absolutely certain of the variety, but generally lighter in colour than undesirable lookalikes. Ideal in soups and duxelle stuﬃng or sauce. 3. Puffball Mushrooms...

One of the most common wild species, puﬀballs MUST be pure white, marshmallow-ey, with no gills to prevent confusion with lookalikes. You can fry slices of puﬀball in butter and dip them in beaten egg and breadcrumbs and fry again, then serve with garlic mayonnaise and foraged hairy bitter cress. 4. Porcini (Cep) Mushrooms...

Soak and enjoy in porcini risottos, add ﬂavour to stews, soups and stocks, or use them in pasta dishes. One of the most intensely ﬂavoured and versatile mushrooms available. 5. Chestnut Mushrooms...

Chestnut mushrooms are best used raw or cold in salads, pasta dishes, and quiches. ey can be sautéed, used in soups or omelettes, with a stronger taste than button mushrooms, a darker appearance and pink or brown gills.

IT’S THE MOREL OF THE STORY

The golden rule when foraging for mushrooms is to never pick anything you can’t identify with 100% accuracy. There are many misconceptions, including the idea that ‘prettier’ mushrooms are safe whilst ugly ones are toxic. That simply isn’t true. Take the True Morel (below) for example... it’s hardly attractive looking but is, in fact, one of the most prized foraging delicacies! n

6. Forestiere Mushrooms...

Interestingly Forestiere is the newest strain of mushroom to be cultivated. ey’re much sweeter than other varieties, and their colour doesn’t seep away, making them ideal for dishes like risottos where a dark colour is desirable. 7. Girolle Mushrooms...

Apricot yellow in appearance, perfect with heavy meat dishes like bone marrow, and especially good with game. Nutty, peppery ﬂavour, best used in a cooked breakfast as an accompaniment to bacon and eggs. ey can also accompany pasta dishes. 8. Pied de Mouton Mushrooms...

Also known as hedgehog mushrooms, their name translates into ‘sheep’s foot,’ alluding to its ideal use to accompany lamb dishes. Lighter taste than other varieties, use them in casseroles, cooked slowly. Usually one of the later varieties in the year to pop up in the countryside for foragers to enjoy. 9. Button Mushrooms...

Mass-cultivated mushrooms, with a mild taste and versatility. eir small size makes them ideal for use in bolognese and other tomato-based sauces where texture is more important than overall ﬂavour. 10. Black Trumpet Mushrooms...

e dramatically named Black Trumpet is also known as the Trompe de Mort or Horn of Plenty. You’re unlikely to confuse this with other varieties, and they’re readily found among leaf litter. Smoky taste, great in soups or as a vegetarian meat substitute. n

Find Out More: With thanks to John Dorrian of Smithy Mushrooms; www.smithymushrooms.co.uk.

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In the KITCHEN

is month our wild forager Kerry Bowness takes us into the kitchen to make a meal out of marvellous mushrooms...

CREAMY MUSHROOM SOUP with garlic toasts Preparation time:15 minutes. Cooking time: 30 minutes

2 tbsp olive oil • 1 onion, roughly chopped • 2 celery stalks, chopped • 2 sprigs thyme • 500g foraged mushrooms 1.2 litres vegetable stock, hot • 2 tbsp dried porcini mushrooms • 1 half ciabatta loaf, cut into 8 slices • 1 large clove garlic, halved • 1 tbsp ﬁnely chopped parsley • 100ml single cream Heat one tablespoon of the oil in a large saucepan and cook the onion, celery and thyme for five minutes until softened. Add the fresh mushrooms, cook for two minutes, then stir in the stock and dried mushrooms. Cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat a ridged griddle pan and cook the slices of bread for one or two minutes each side until bar-marked. Rub the toast with the cut surface of the garlic, drizzle with

oil and sprinkle with parsley. Remove the soup from the heat, discard the thyme stalks, then using a stick blender, whizz until smooth.

Divide among serving bowls, drizzle with the cream and serve with the garlic toasts on the side. Try swapping the parsley for fresh tarragon – its aniseed flavour works really well with the mushrooms and cream. n

Recipes & Dishes: Thousands of recipes can be found at www.waitrose.com/recipes.

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RISOTTO with CHICKEN & PORCINI MUSHROOM

Prep time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 30 minutes. Ingredients: 30g Porcini Mushrooms • 2 tbsp olive oil 350g Chicken Breast • 2 Echalion shallots, very finely chopped 2 x 28g Knorr Chicken Stock Pots • 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 sprigs thyme • 250g risotto rice • 150ml dry white wine 50g Parmesan grated, plus extra to serve

Soak the mushrooms in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large, wide saucepan over a medium heat, then add the chicken and fry for about 4-5 minutes until cooked. Remove from the pan and set aside. Add the remaining oil to the pan, then add the shallots and fry for 1-2 minutes until softened and just beginning to colour. Stir the stock pots into 1 litre of boiling water. Add the garlic, thyme and risotto rice to the pan and stir well for a further minute, until the oil has coated the grains of rice. Pour in the wine and allow to bubble, then add ladles of the stock. Simmer, and allow each ladle to be absorbed before adding another. Add the mushrooms & chicken, cook for a further 6-8 minutes. Stir in the butter and cheese. n

STEAK, MUSHROOM & ALE PIE Prep time: 30 minutes. Cooking time: 2 1/2 hours. Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil • 800g Beef Diced Braising Steak • 2 large onions, chopped • 4 rashers smoked streaky bacon 4 tbsp plain flour, plus extra for dusting • 300ml Theakston Old Peculiar 400ml beef stock • 2 tsp muscovado sugar • Thyme or rosemary 2 carrots, cut into chunks • 200g button mushrooms 500g shortcrust pastry • Milk for brushing

Heat half the oil in a large saucepan and brown the diced steak then set aside. Add the remaining tbsp of oil to the pan and cook the onions and bacon for five minutes until softened. Add the flour and cook for a minute then stir in the ale, scraping up any bits stuck to the bottom of the pan. Stir in the stock, sugar, herbs, carrots and browned meat, cover and simmer very gently for 2 hours until the beef is tender. Preheat the oven to 220ºC, gas mark 7. Stir the mushrooms into the filling then transfer to a pie dish. Dampen the rim of the pie dish with a little water. Roll the pastry out place over the filling. Trim the edges, pressing down well, use the trimmings to cut out leaves to decorate the top. Make a hole in the centre of the pie then brush all over with milk. Place on a baking tray and cook for 30mins until the pastry is golden. n

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AUTUMN TARTLETS WITH BACON & MUSHROOM

Prep time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 30 minutes. Ingredients: 1 tsp olive oil • 150g smoked back bacon, trimmed of fat and cut into bite-sized pieces • 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed • 300g chestnut mushrooms, sliced 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves • 1 x frozen Puff Pastry Sheet, defrosted • 2 tbsp half fat crème fraîche • Green salad, to serve

Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the bacon. Cook for two minutes, stirring occasionally, until the bacon starts to brown. Transfer to a bowl using a slotted spoon. Add the onion, garlic and mushrooms to the pan and cook for 3–4 minutes until golden, stirring occasionally. Add the thyme leaves and cook for another minute. Remove from the heat and set aside. Cut the pastry into quarters and transfer to a baking sheet. Using the tip of a sharp knife, score a 1cm border around the edges of the pastry, taking care not to cut all the way through. Spread the crème fraîche over the pastry, inside the border. Top with the bacon and mushroom mixture and bake for 20–25 minutes until risen and golden. n

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The Champagne of the Möment

Feeling Frivolous... Krug Collection 1989

Möet & Chandon have been really smart with their marketing over the last few years, not that they particularly need it. In 2013 they launched the #MöetMoment campaign, a hit for social media sites. It was the perfect way to make sure people chose Möet over other respected brands so they could be part of the club. The latest offering from Möet & Chandon, the 2009 Grand Vintage Brut boast the highest proportion of Pinot Noir since 1996, it was a real fruit driven harvest. Expect a fun and fruity taste, bumped up with all of that juicy fruit.

Pinot Noir 47%, Chardonnay 29%, Meunier 24% £580/75cl/12%

The Wine Cellar n £50/75cl/12.5%

IT WAS WINSTON CHURCHILL IN 1946 WHO SAID THOSE VERY FAMOUS WORDS ‘I COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT CHAMPAGNE. IN VICTORY I DESERVE IT. IN DEFEAT I NEED IT.’ WE LISTENED... THREE CHAMPAGNES THAT WILL BE THERE FOR YOU WHEN YOU NEED THEM MOST 1. Billecart-Salmon, Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart, Champagne, 2002 is a pale, elegant champagne that has a lot to give. Ready for drinking now. Described by Antoine Billecart as ‘still a baby’. £106/75cl/Marketplace Purchase

2. 1995 Charles Heidsieck, Blanc des Millénaires, Champagne. This champagne has a complex nutty nose followed by crisp lemon acidity, mineral and saline notes, and crushed oyster shells, infused with fruit and butterscotch. £149.50/75cl/Old Bridge Wine Shop 3.It’s only right we include Pol Roger when we’ve mentioned Churchill. This magnum is perfect for celebrating with friends. Delicate aromas of ripe fruits, white flowers, sweet spices and toasted brioche. £195/150cl/Tanners

Krug Collection 1989 is a true example of time sublimation; maturity reveals more facets and depth, new flavours surprise while old ones have gained structure. Krug Collection 1989 has a new adventure to live and share. This champagne sparks new sensations that develop under time’s magical influence, expressing an outstanding new facet of this Champagne. Krug 1989, originally part of the only trilogy of Krug Vintages in the history of the House. It was presented before Krug 1988. Krug 1989 not only tells the story of the year captured by Krug but now as Krug Collection, reveals a totally unprecedented personality. It is expressive and opulent. Pair with autumnal fruits, dripping honey-roasted figs, barely-set apricot marmalade, poached pears steeped in their vanilla hinted sweetness... ? n

In the Pink

Everyone’s Favourite Rosé This is one of the world’s most favourite pink champagnes of all time. It comes in the beautiful feminine shaped salmon pink bottle. Unusually for a rosé, this champagne is made by allowing the wine to get some colour from the grape skins, rather than blending in a bit of red wine, something that other wine makers don’t often risk. There’s excellent precision along with tasty strawberries and cherries. It’s a refreshing fizz, perfect to pair with fish dishes or to simply enjoy with an extra-large bar of chocolate. n £54/75cl/12%

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

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HOMES & INTERIORS

A Home With

HISTORY

IT’S BELIEVED TO BE THE THIRD OLDEST BUILDING IN PETERBOROUGH, AND HAS A TUDOR CHIMNEY STACK AMONG THE ORIGINAL FEATURES WHICH HAS SEEN IT DESIGNATED A GRADE II* PROPERTY... THIS MONTH, WE LOOK AROUND EATHWAITE GREEN’S OLD RECTORY... Words: Rob Davis.

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Beautiful and unusual, timeless too. It’s hard to imagine a property more suited to living in comfort and warmth for families this season than Eathwaite Green’s Old Rectory.

As summer colours give way to autumn hues you’ll appreciate hunkering down for the cooler seasons in this month’s featured Grade II* listed property, located in Walton and owned by Wendy and Michael Kenny.

It’s less than three miles from the middle of Peterborough, and by extension, just 45 minutes from London on the train, and yet, situated on the select development of six properties six on the leafy Eathwaite Green Above: The property dates Right: The huge stone back to the 13th century and fireplace in the dining room has a starred Grade II listing. was restored by the couple.

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you’d be forgiven for thinking you were in the middle of the countryside, miles from anywhere. The Old Rectory dates back from the 13th century and its starred listing, puts it in the rarest 5% of all of the UK’s listed properties.

The addition of a star is thanks to the rare Henry VIII terracotta chimney pots, the stonework around the property and the tall ornate fireplace which has been carefully restored.

The development was completed in 2002, with the restoration of the rectory itself costing in excess of six figures. Wendy & Michael moved in soon after, and immediately benefited from the brand-new slate roof, new wiring, plumbing and other services.

“Stonework from the Rectory’s internal walls has been used throughout Eathwaite Green properties to strengthen its architectural vernacular...” Stonework from the Rectory’s internal walls has been used throughout the six Eathwaite Green properties to strengthen the architectural vernacular of the rest of the estate.

The property is set within about a third of an acre and has four bedrooms with two en suites, and four reception rooms.

The kitchen was created with Paula Rosa French Oak cabinetry and has recently been repainted in Farrow & Ball’s Ball Green, complementing granite worktops and the room’s quality integrated appliances.

The open plan living kitchen includes a Clearview wood burner and dining area, and there is a multi-fuel stove in the drawing room, stone fireplace in the dining room and an inglenook fireplace in the guest suite. There’s a bespoke hardwood orangery, too, created by Nene Joinery.

Two of the bedrooms benefit from en suite bathrooms, redesigned by Wendy to include a combination of marble fittings, marble tiles with mother of pearl inserts and Bisazza glass mosaic tiles as well as roll-top baths, wetroom showers and sensor taps. >>

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>> Upon their arrival at the property, the family say the grounds were a blank soil canvas. They’ve since created neat lawned areas, a large impressive terrace, and areas of now mature hedging to provide complete privacy.

With a hot tub, trampoline and climbing frame for the grandchildren plus a neat vegetable garden which has enabled Wendy to really ‘get her growing going,’ this is a garden with sufficient room for family fun as well as space to be creative... without leaving you to the mercy of the mower all weekend!

Wendy and Michael’s children are now grown up, but their daughter speaks warmly about growing up in the house and how her parties were always ‘legendary.’ Main: The drawing room is one of four reception rooms, with ceilings of about 20ft in height and open fires throughout. It’s a house with a great family feel!

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Creating the property has been a labour of love for the family and for Wendy in particular, but this is no stately home, lacking in warmth and preserved in aspic. Rather it’s a genuine family home that has provided comfort and opportunities for family and friends to both entertain and to spend time with one another throughout their 16 years in the house.

“I’ve loved spending time at the house and have loved weekends stepping over piles of teenagers in the house on Sunday mornings. We’ve had some terrific times here, and though - in our opinion - the house looks lovely, it has always retained a feeling of warmth and happiness too.”

The family has now begun a new project refurbishing a mid-20th century property on the North Norfolk coast, and with a move over there beckoning, they’ve put The Old Rectory on the market. At £815,000, we think it offers a terrific amount of usable space and style, probably the best compromise between location and privacy we’ve seen for a long while, but also, the opportunity to enjoy a really wonderful, flexible family home. n

THE OLD RECTORY EATHWAITE GREEN Style: Former rectory dating back to 13th century with C16th additions and Grade II* listing. Bedrooms: Four, with en suite to master and bedroom two. Receptions: Four, currently arranged as drawing room, dining room, orangery & living kitchen. Features: Study, gated access, Tudor chimney stack. Price: £815,000. Find Out More: The Old Rectory at Eathwaite Green is currently on the market with Hurfords, Milton Lane Castor PE5 7DH. Call 01733 663016 or see www.hurfords.co.uk.

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Famous

NAMES ANTIQUES How do you make a mundane item interesting? One way is let a top designer put their mark on it.

A pair of Brian Asquith (1930 - 2008) candlesticks offered in our Grantham auction, emphasises the importance of attaching a name to an object to enhance interest in it.

Born in Sheffield and studying under the tutorage of Frank Dobson with frequent trips to France and the backdrop of the 1951 Festival Of Britain, this 20th century powerhouse of design was both the top of the tree academically: teaching throughout an extinguished career at esteemed locations from The Royal College Of Art, Sheffield College and the College at Barnsley amongst others, he was also at the top of the tree creatively: with the remodelling of his hometown Peace Gardens, the re-designing and enhancing of various churches and cathedrals – with the church at Ruislip being a notable achievement and a basic influence in so much 20th century design from introducing drop in Magnet kitchens to the full design and execution of religious interiors.

Never mind these larger studies, the candlesticks at just over 8cm high, ooze Post Modern futuristic design. They are dated 1971 and 1972, but could so easily be 2018 or even 2030. They are so before their time, they are a traditional artefact which has been taken and modernised so it can juxtapose in the modern household… this is very clever stuff in deed. They tick boxes in terms of desirability too: they are design classics, are a pair, useful, stylish and most importantly are associated with a good name.

Similarly the pair of Archibald Knox (1864 – 1933) candlesticks in Tudric Pewter in the same sale puts emphasis on the importance of a name further: produced by a leading figure in a desirable style years before their time, they suddenly become desirable items not just for how they look, but who thought up their idea and creation. There is nothing more normal than a candlestick, but a Knox or Asquith candlestick? Now you are talking! n With best wishes, Craig Bewick, MRICS. Auctioneer Golding Young & Mawer, Grantham.

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

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HOMES & INTERIORS

COLD Don’t get left out in the

Don’t wait until you’re shivering to start shopping for a stove. Beat the rush, avoid disappointment and secure installation before Christmas.... too many people leave it too late, say DT Stoves

You’d think the phrase ‘as busy as a stove shop in a heatwave’ would be an apt analogy... but no. Just ask DT Stoves.

Shrewd consumers know that the best time to shop for a new stove is towards the end of summer. Too many people leave it too late in the year to secure a stove installation before winter sets in, say Alison and David Tucker.

GasSafe and HETAS qualified in-house staff.

The couple supplies both traditional, but also more contemporary looking stoves; from larger ones for open plan living kitchens and barn conversions or high-ceiling properties, but also dinky models for snugs, mancaves and even treehouses!

The couple are based in Market Deeping, just 20 minutes from Peterborough city centre and specialise in the sale and annual servicing of wood-burning and multi-fuel stoves in a 30-mile radius of Peterborough.

The showroom has about 20 displays including four or five live examples, and Alison’s knowledge of the technical feasibility of an installation is encyclopaedic, especially concerning buildings with thatched rooftops, listed buildings or those in smoke control zones - like Peterborough.

Together, Alison and David know which brands to recommend, what kilowatt output is appropriate for the room to leave you cosy but not stifling, and they can install your new stove safely, with

If you’re looking to ensure you’re cosy this winter don’t be left out in the cold. Trust DT Stoves to give you the comfort, warmth and character only a stove can provide. >>

The couple work mainly with stove budgets of between £600 and £3,500, and owner & fitter David has over 20 years in the industry, including six years at the current shop.

DT Stoves also provides building services, like the rebuilding or repointing of chimneys with skills all in-house, plus bespoke made-to-measure hearths and sweeping services.

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1. ACR’s Neo can be specified with front (shown here) or front and side panes £1,050.

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2. Chilli Penguin’s Woody is one of DT Stoves’ best-selling examples with a large viewing window and a 5kW output, which is about right for most rooms £1,249. 3. Hungry Penguin by Chilli Penguin has an oven box and top plate... boil a whistling kettle and warm your crumpets with this compact, modern design £1,499.

4. Hobbit is a teeny tiny 4kW stove measuring just 46cm tall and 30cm wide. Available in 19 colours (pink, red, blue...) and with contrasting colour case/door options too. It’s ideal for garden rooms, shepherd’s huts, writing cabins, bedrooms and other small spaces £495.

Left out in the cold...? Too many people wait until November to order their stove... by which time firms are already booked up. If you want to be cosy for Christmas, start looking for your stove now!

5. ACR’s Malvern II is another best-seller, with standard, extended leg or pedestal stands, 5kW output, £825.

6. And now for something completely different; Nordpeis’ S31A corner stove with integral log storage. Contemporary, with 6kW output for larger rooms; paint in your own masonry based paint £2,685.

n DT Stoves is based on High St, Market Deeping, P’Boro PE6 8EB. Call 01778 218269 or see www.dtstoves.co.uk. Prices quoted are for stoves only and are subject to feasibility.

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HOMES & INTERIORS

GEBERIT STYLE What’s new at Orchid Bathrooms?

When you look at your bathroom, what do you see? Orchid Bathrooms see an inspiring space full of possibilities. Like the liberating and hygienic enhancing shower toilet technology of Geberit, Europe’s leading luxury bathroom innovator...

Thanks to this innovative technology from Geberit, cleaning with water will soon become second nature. New to the showroom, the Geberit AquaClean Mera offers a unique well-being experience, packed with revolutionary comfort features. The patented WhirlSpray shower nozzle ensures a particularly thorough and gentle clean whilst using the smallest volume of water. With just the touch of a button, the AquaClean guarantees freshness and cleanliness all day long. Equipped to a very high standard, the model includes highly effective odour extraction, an intelligent warm air dryer and user-friendly remote control, which allows you to operate the various functions in an intuitive way to suit your personal preferences.

Experience the luxury of a working Geberit AquaClean for yourself now in the Orchid Bathrooms showroom, plus purchase the AquaClean shower toilet and receive a free Geberit flush plate*.

Whatever your requirements, Orchid Bathrooms, situated in the heart of Peterborough is your go-to, offering a full service solution from showers and wet rooms to toilets and tiles.

Whether you’re creating a brand-new bathroom or revamping your existing room, Orchid Bathrooms offer the widest range of bathroom furniture designs to make the very best use of the space available.

Designing bathrooms since 1998, the family-run Orchid Bathrooms, owned by Daniel and Jemma Irvine will guide you through the process of creating your bathroom Right: Geberit AquaClean Mera Comfort, wall-hung WC: gloss chrome - £5,853. Geberit AquaClean Mera Classic, wall-hung WC: white - £3,392.

of dreams, from design to installation, the team will be with you every step of the way offering a bespoke and truly personal service. With Orchid Bathrooms you can guarantee that your bathroom design will be as unique as you are, individually designed with your input, to make your bathing utopia a reality.

The free planning service, available to access online, is a great place to start, helping you to map out your vision, explore bathroom ideas and experiment with different layouts before choosing what products are right for your room. Begin building your bathroom of dreams with Orchid Bathrooms today, visit the Peterborough showroom on Mount Pleasant, Stanground, PE2 8HW, log on at www.orchidbathroomsltd.co.uk or call the team direct on 01733 569226 to get started.

n Receive a free flush plate when you purchase a Geberit AquaClean shower toilet from Orchid Bathrooms. Choose from either a Sigma 50 White Alpine flush plate or a Sigma 50 jet black flush plate.

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A fresh look to YOUR home

Visit our showroom at: Unit 1 Titan Drive, Fengate, Peterborough PE1 5XG

Tel: 01733 897679

www.freshwaterbathrooms.co.uk

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LUXURY BEDROOMS

DREAMS THE BEDROOMS THAT

ARE MADE OF Words: Rob Davis.

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“We are such stuff as dreams are made of...” declared Shakespeare, and if you dream of a luxury bedroom, we’ve some stunning beds and furniture to ensure you enjoy sweet dreams...

Left: Revival Beds’ Ambassador, a superb addition to the oldest country cottage or farmhouse. Natural oak, four natural wax finishes or 10 painted options, also available as a four poster. £1,127 - £3,720 call 01777 562037 or see revivalbeds.co.uk. Above: Martello and Willersey £995£1,755 set, Barker & Stonehouse www.barkerand stonehouse.co.uk. Right: Willis & Gambier’s Louis Philippe bed £1,184; wardrobe £1,020, bedside cabinet £249; 01733 318400, willisgambier.co.uk.

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Below: The beautiful Hypnos Pillow Top Sapphire Diamond storage divan from Portess Furniture in Oakham. To check stocks and enquire, call 01572 722052 or visit Portess.Furniture. Bottom: And So To Bed’s Bayswater, and Antique Mirrored Bed with Upholstered Headboard, Double to Large Emperor, £4,816 - £5,844 call 0808 141 5838 or see www.andsotobed.co.uk. Opposite: Hoxton contemporary luxury brass or nickel four poster by And So To Bed, King £5,652; Super King £5,940. Contacts as above.

The Best Mattresses

Choose a pocket sprung mattresses over open spring ones, latex if you suffer from allergies, or memory foam if you don’t mind the ‘sinking’ sensation; Tempur Contour Luxe £3,349/S’King.

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PURE WHITE LUXURY LINENS

Luxurious pure cotton bed linen you can snuggle under this season...

Camborne, The White Company

400 thread count Egyptian Cotton Sateen bed linen for comfort and enhanced sleep. Double to Emperor, £110/Double duvet, £125/King duvet cover, £30/P’Case, 020 375 89 222, www.thewhitecompany.com.

Autography, Marks & Spencer

Made from 750 thread count Supima, the world’s finest cotton, these sheets are unbelievably soft, smooth and comfortable to sleep in. Single to Super King, £145/S’King duvet cover, £25/P’Case, www.marksandspencer.com.

1,200 Thread Count, John Lewis

These 1,200 thread count duvet covers and pillowcases are made from 100% ultra-fine quality cotton, woven to produce a satin finish. Single to Emperor. £190/Single duvet, £325/S’King duvet cover, £45/P’Case, www.johnlewis.com.

Belledorm Sateen Weave, Oldrids

Luxurious Belledorm 1,000 Thread Count Egyptian Cotton Bedlinen is one of the finest ranges of bed linen available, silky smooth touch helping towards a great night’s sleep, £80/King Flat Sheet; £20/P’Case, www.oldrids.co.uk.

Opposite: The White Company’s Connaught, luxurious white bed linen is a pure delight to sleep beneath. Made from an indulgent silk and cotton blend - in a sateen weave, £395/S’King duvet cover; £58/P’Case, 020 3758 9222, www.thewhitecompany.com. n 78

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HOMES & INTERIORS

Soho House

Soho Home Renwick cushion in duck egg blue, £50.

Laura Ashley

Belvedere Embroidered Midnight Cushion, £50.

Mynn London

The Soho cushion in blue and white, £65.

BRIGHT &

BLUE-TIFUL

Jonathan Adler

Jonathan Adler’s retro Milano concentric loops cushion, £128.

Laura Ashley

Peacock Beaded Cushion to match the Belvedere collection, £50.

Add a touch of cobalt or periwinkle to your home with these luxury display cushions from designer home brands...

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy Home Furnishing’s Moonstruck navy cushion, £35.

Bluebell Gray

The Tom Square cushion with navy frill, £65.

Elizabeth Scarlett The Palmier cushion in Chambray, £50.

To purchase any of the cushions featured here, visit each designer’s website: www.sohohome.com, www.lauraashley.com, www.mynnlondon.com, www.uk.jonathanadler.com, www.bluebellgray.com, www.michaelmurphy.ie and www.elizabethscarlett.com.

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A Space for Living

LAURA ASHLEY HAS JUST RELEASED THE LATEST AUTUMN/WINTER COLLECTION AND ITS RELAXED TONES ARE REFRESHING IN THEIR SIMPLICITY. ENJOY YOUR LIVING AND DINING AREA THIS SEASON...

Water’s Edge Collection

Natural touches feature again in this Laura Ashley collection but this time with a greener theme. The ‘Back to Nature’ curtain print really adds something special and unique to this styled room.

n Nature Refined Collection Addington dining chairs in Highland plain steel £325, Dorset white extending dining table £1300, Dorset chest £1150, Ferness steel wallpaper £40 per roll,

n In the Country Collection Warmer redder tones define this collection from Laura Ashley. 82

made to order drum shade in Ferness steel £50, Fitzgerald silver and mirror tray £55. This collection is exactly as it is described; nature refined. Natural and simple shades in a high quality style.

n The Water’s Edge Collection.

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EDITIONS COLLECTION

The Nature Refined Collection features neutral grey tones and simple patterns.

The Editions Collection from Laura Ashley takes a more retro approach with floral print patterns, periwinkle colours, mustard touches and beige undertones. Sunflower slate silver wallpaper is ÂŁ20 per roll.

The darkest theme in the latest Laura Ashley autumn and winter collections is the Midnight Blue Collection which offers a very regal style, combining beige and navy shades. We especially like the peacock theme with this collection on cushions and wallpapers. n Featured furniture items are available from Laura Ashley. Please visit the website www.lauraashley.com to purchase any of the items here and to view other options available to make your home traditional yet stylish. 83

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OUTDOORS

ORIENT A View of the

It stands to reason that a small garden should champion the cause of small trees, and at just three hundred square metres, Poul and Maria Nielsen Bomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s celebration of the orient is small but by golly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfectly formed too, with about a hundred bonsai trees... Words & Images: Rob Davis.

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When asked how to meditate, Buddha once advised; ‘stand or sit, but don’t wobble.’ In other words, meditate however you wish because, after all, everyone is different. But do it well.

BUYING

BONSAI

Choosing an appropriate bonsai for your garden requires expert advice, so Maria and Likewise, a gardener’s magnum opus should be Poul recommend local Later, the two added a patio just as individual, and reflect the personality and firm Banksia Bonsai area on the south-east side of passions of its custodian. In the case of Maria and at Wisbech.

Poul Nielson Bom, that’s certainly the case.

At just three hundred square metres, it’s modest in size, but still manages to incorporate so many different areas and so much planting. It’s a happy coincidence, then, that Maria’s beloved oriental aesthetic also allows her to install into the garden bonsai trees; the perfect size trees for her plot! Poul conservatively estimates that there are 75 different bonsai in the garden, but we think it’s closer to 100.

When other gardens are casting off their late summer colours and looking decidedly drab, prior to a dazzling display of autumnal hues, Maria and Poul’s garden will still look wonderful throughout October and November, thanks to a proliferation of red and amber acers.

“It’s not a floral garden,” says Maria. “So, the autumn colours are a sight to behold. I’m no expert gardener [we disagree] but I think I have managed by planting different colours of evergreens to introduce different shades.”

Maria is from Gibraltar and moved to the UK in 1969. Poul moved from his native Denmark - hence the spelling of his name as Poul rather than Paul. The two moved to the area when Poul built the couple’s house and subsequently extended the gardens in two phases. Initially the couple created a seating area in the southwest corner of the garden with a pergola and mirror. It now features two water features including one made of driftwood, as well as a Bonsai garden and a Japanese white pine on a plinth. 86

the garden, before extending southwards once more to create the pond and shingle path with its arbour and lawned area. Having a background in the building trade, Poul has been able to create all of the hard-landscaping and timber structures himself.

Meanwhile Maria - for all her modesty - is a soft-landscaping artist who has created the different areas of planting from bonsai to more Mediterranean areas with palm trees and flowers that one would more traditionally associate with warmer climates.

That might sound disparate given the garden’s overall oriental influences but, in fact, it works really well as a fusion of the two along with some elements of traditional English garden staples such as the many fuchsias, hydrangeas and rhododendrons which regrettably won’t greet visitors to the garden by the time this edition of Pride is published.

Our visit took place as Maria and Poul were preparing to open the garden for the NGS. Given that the garden has plenty of colour in October & November, it’s a great place >>

Main: Maria and Poul’s plot was a mere patch of soil before the couple transformed it into an oriental garden. Top/Left: The garden is home to so many Buddha sculptures, bonsai and other oriental influences.

Right: The garden was extended twice, from the area adjacent to the house, back towards the pond, now accessed by crossing a quaint little bridge.

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>> to visit in a traditionally off-peak time in the gardening calendar. Bonsai alone include Siberian Elm, Field Maples, White Pines, Juniper and a number of ‘raft’ bonsai too.

The couple have no gardeners to assist them and both Poul and Maria spend hours and hours each week in the garden.

With such dedication and with few other gardens able to boast such interest at this time of year, it’s little surprise that last year the couple welcomed over 280 people into the garden in a single day. That contributed £1,600 to the NGS’s coffers; a figure that the charity has described as ‘one of the biggest donations from a single garden.’ In addition to their open days, the couple also open the garden for private parties to visit by appointment and attract visitors from about a 40-mile radius.

“Being accepted to show our garden off for NGS was one of the best things that has ever happened,” says Maria. “Being accepted to show our garden off for NGS was one of the best things that has ever happened,” says Maria. “It gave us the incentive to continue to improve it every year. I’m also very lucky to have Poul to create whatever structures I announce I’d like... even if he does jokingly roll his eyes when I announce I’ve another ‘new idea!’” Poul’s labour remains worth it. Despite its diminutive size, the couple’s garden is one of the most beautiful we’ve seen; fit for a king, or for Buddha himself, perhaps! n

ORIENTAL GARDEN, BEAVER LODGE Location: 45 Beaver Lodge, March, Cambs PE15 8BA, approx 30 mins from Peterborough centre. Opening: By appointment for groups and selected NGS dates. About: An unusual town garden divided into different rooms in the oriental style with a large number of bonsai both large and small. Find Out More: Maria & Poul Nielsen Bom, call 01354 656185, or see www.ngs.org.uk. n

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Making the most of your garden

We design every type of garden... large and small, town and country, formal and wild, potted and planted. And all of our designs are different, except for two very important details - they all make the most of your outdoor space, and every design we do is within the budget set by you, our client. So you spend what you want and we give you the best garden for your investment.

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Whatever is required. We take on full design and build projects to advice on container planting. We love upgrading flower beds and borders or help with specific areas of your garden.

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• An achievable design, based on your style and needs • An affordable garden scheme, based on your budget • A useable space to give you year-round pleasure • A design which makes the most of your site and location • An extra room filled with colour, texture, scent and style

What next? Contact Soo on 07545 007323 for an initial chat. www.soospectorgardens.co.uk Email Soo via soo@soospectorgardens.co.uk or see our work on Facebook and Instagram...

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OUTDOORS

PARADISE is with THE HOUNDS We meet meet with with Simon Simon Hunter, Hunter, Huntsman Huntsman of of the the Fitzwilliam Fitzwilliam We Milton Hunt Hunt to to see see the the next next generation generation Milton of hounds hounds and and have have aa catch catch up up in in the the sunshine... sunshine... of Words and Photography: Georgie Fenn.

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- THE FITZWILLIAM MILTON HUNT -

After a busy winter’s hunting, you might wonder what all those people in their red coats do in the warmer months. You’ll be surprised to hear it’s a relatively relaxed affair for the animals; horses get turned out on holiday in the field and the hounds are taken care of by the hunt staff. Simon Hunter, the aptly named Huntsman at the Fitzwilliam (Milton) Hunt tells me life is, “Just as busy during the summer as in the winter,” and it’s far more than your average doggy day care at the Fitzwilliam kennels. With 48 couple of hounds (that’s 96 in total) there’s an awful lot of exercising and feeding to be done. Each day the kennels need cleaning out, hounds sleep on wood shavings like horses, then they’ll go out on the bikes and take them for a three-mile exercise. The closer they get to the hunting season the further they’ll go. “We head out for about an hour,” says Simon. “If it’s a warm day, we’ll take them to the lake for a swim.”

The hounds live a life of luxury, their diet is what domestic dogs can only dream of and to be part of a pack in the beautiful setting of Milton Park is surely hound heaven. Something that many people are not aware that hunts take care of, perhaps out of blissful ignorance, is that of Fallen Stock.

To be part of a pack in the beautiful setting of Milton Park is surely hound heaven! As you may know, farmers lose some of their livestock each year year-round for various reasons. It can be an expensive and totally heartbreaking journey but thankfully, hunts are there to help out local farmers. Simon makes a few trips each day to farmers that

need animals taking away for whatever reason and as long as they haven’t had the fatal injection, they can be fed to the hounds. “Whelps move onto mince at three weeks,” Simon tells me. “Then they go straight onto flesh at around six weeks.” It’s amazing really that such a tiny puppy can digest proper meat so soon. But when you’re in amongst full-sized foxhounds you realise how much growing they’ve got to do and just mother’s milk isn’t going to be nearly enough initial weeks following birth.

This year, the Fitzwilliam hounds have had four litters of whelps. “We aim to have 10 couple of hound puppies each year,” says Simon. Some of these hound puppies will be going to join other hunts as far as Wales but the majority of them stay and will learn everything by mixing in with the original pack out hunting. To come up with names, there’s a very old-fashioned rule whereby if a visiting dog comes to the kennel to mate with a bitch, the names will be made with the

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Simon Hunter

Master of Hounds Simon got involved in hunting as a young lad working as a kennel boy. He clearly got the bug and stayed with hunts in various parts of the country as he went through school. Surprisingly though, he isn’t a huge fan of horse riding. “I realised at around 17 years old that riding was part of the job,” says Simon. “I spent a few years riding racers as a jockey but that’s different, I only ride for the hounds.” The passion that he has for his hounds is quite remarkable, “I love the hounds, I’ve never looked back,” he says. Simon has been with the Fitzwilliam for five seasons now, “I saw the job in the Horse & Hound,” and it’s been quite the journey from whipper-in to Master of Hounds. Simon works alongside the first whipper-in, Shaun Parish. The country hunted by the Fitzwilliam is around 30 miles by 20 miles, from Stamford in the North to Higham Ferrers in the South and covers an area of approximately 600 square miles.

Hunt History

In this considerable expanse of country are over 800 farmers, over whose land the Fitzwilliam considers itself lucky to hunt and is very grateful for the support that it enjoys. n

The Kennel records of hound pedigrees at the Fitzwilliam Hunt go right back to 1760 but the hunt was probably formed in the 1740s.

first two letters of his name. If it’s your own dog, then it is the first two letters of the bitch’s name. If you go out hunting yourself, you’ll know that a Huntsman and the Whipper-ins will know all of the hounds by name. Even though there may be well over 96 of them by the beginning of the season, they’ve all got their own characteristics and when you’re with Left: A beautiful little hound puppy basking in the sunshine at the kennels. Above: Simon Hunter, the huntsman, holding puppies. Right: Whipper-in Shaun Parish at the Fitzwilliam Kennels with one of the pups.

them day-in, day-out, you know who they all are. When the puppies are big enough, they go off to hunt followers homes to grow up before they return in the Autumn for hunting the following season. I can tell you from personal experience, there is no puppy as naughty as a hound puppy.

I worked on a yard just outside of Oakham when I was still at school where they took on a couple each summer. If you left something

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on the floor for even a second it was chewed and if they managed to squeeze through the back gate alongside the wheelbarrow they were off, noses down and turning into specks in the Rutland countryside after what was obviously a delicious scent. It took hours to get them home, then they would pile on top of each other and sleep for the rest of the day before finding new tricks to keep me busy. Adorable and time consuming, like anything cute really. It’s not all fun and games, hound puppies also have to do their bit at puppy shows.

Puppy shows are held in the summer to thank the volunteers and hunt supporters that have been busy walking the hound puppies. The shows demonstrate how far the puppies have come and their progress since they’ve been back into the kennels. The judges (usually a Huntsman from another pack) will judge the hounds on their overall conformation. They will check they have good feet, shoulders, backs and also see how freely they move. As the famed sporting writer and poet George Whyte-Melville of the foxhound once stated, “On the straightest of legs and the roundest of feet / With ribs like a frigate his timbers to meet / With a fashion and fling and a form so complete / That to see him dance over the flags is a treat.” So that’s what the hunt does during the summer months — look after hounds and adorable foxhound puppies, attend events and just generally take care of the followers, supporters and farmers who out of generosity and passion, take care of the hunt throughout the long cold winter months. n 94

HUNTING

WITHIN THE LAW “We consider the Hunting Act 2004 to be an ill-thought out piece of legislation that is harmful to the hunted species, the environments in which they live and the rural economies that surround them. We are law-abiding people and whilst the ban on hunting remains in force, the Fitzwilliam will continue to hunt within the law, providing activities for our Hunt Followers and services to farmers and landowners. In parallel with this, we remain active in seeking repeal of this law. We do a variety of things, sometimes just exercising our hounds and horses together, or hunting a trail. These activities are legal and permitted under the Hunting Act.” n

“They were off, noses down, turning into specks in the countryside after what was obviously a delicious scent...”

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WEDDINGS

And the rest is history!

A lesson in history brought Kirstie and Lee together, with a school trip to the battlefields culminating in the wedding of this month’s fun-loving childhood sweethearts, who were soon seeing stars! Photographer: Georgi Mabee Photography, www.georgimabee.com.

According to Pat Benatar’s 1983 power-ballad, love is a battlefield. Hmm, not quite, although this month’s couple met on a school trip to the battlefields of WWI and WWII back in year ten and the rest, as they say is history.

The two had admired one another from across the blackboard and as Kirstie admits, she fancied him rotten right from the start, even though it would be another couple of years before the couple’s friendship blossomed into them becoming childhood sweethearts.

WEDDING SUPPLIERS LEE & KIRSTIE BRISBOURNE

After 12 years as a couple, Kirstie’s 30th birthday saw Lee taking them both on a romantic cycle ride and picnic. Lee was preoccupied by the thought of losing the ring cycling over a bumpy forest track, whilst Kirstie was simply concerned with remaining in the perpendicular.

Fortunately, both cyclists remained upright and eventually Lee chose very well a secluded hazy spot in the woods under a tree to unpack the wicker basket. The two were enjoying a romantic picnic when, over a glass of raspberry lemonade and a packet of Monster Munch, Lee whipped out a sparkler, went down on one knee and popped the question. “I was really shocked and delighted. It really took my breath away!” says Kirstie. “I leapt on Lee and accidentally knocked the ring out of his hand. We eventually found the ring, and I found the words of ‘yes, yes, yes!’”

“We drove back to Peterborough and I was on the phone the whole way, letting our families know the news. It was a day of surprises; I got home to a surprise 30th birthday party which of course turned into an engagement party too... it was great!”

“We set the date for the 12th August, and one of the first things we decided on was the venue. I had always loved the film Father of

the Bride, and the idea of a marquee in my parents’ garden. Unfortunately, we didn’t think it would be big enough, but we were still keen on the idea of a similar venue as we loved visiting festivals and in our early years we had been in several smart tipis.”

By luck we heard of a couple who were thinking of getting into the weddings/events business, and arrived at The Granary in Deeping to meet Glenn and Graham. It’s safe to say we were blown away... they were so friendly and excited by our plans. The land they have is a treasure trove of different spaces and islands, with a zig-zag bridge and a beautiful pond surrounded by a mature garden overlooking the Lincolnshire Fens and the River Welland.”

“A refurbished mill on the site had seven bedrooms for the bridal party the night before the wedding. A separate little apartment, The Duck House, was our own private space to get away from it all... we really had found the perfect venue!”

Wedding Ceremony Venue: St Botolph’s Church Helpston, Church Lane, Helpston PE6 7DT. 01780 740234. Wedding Reception Venue: The Granary, Stamford Rd, Market Deeping PE6 9JD. 07767 824245, www.thegranarydeeping.com. Photographer: Georgi Mabee Photography, www.georgimabee.com.

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“I tried on seven dresses in total before I eventually chose a strapless sweetheart-line dress in an off-white oyster colour with a lace overlay. It was the complete opposite of what I thought I’d want, but it was wonderful, I really loved it!”

“Planning the wedding was enjoyable for the most part, but a bit stressful as you have to make sure everything comes together. We were lucky in the sense that we both wanted the same thing from the day; to make sure it was as fun as possible for our friends and family.”

“We married at the beautiful Helpston Church. Reverend Dave Maylor helped us to consider why marriage is so important. He made our ceremony so personal and enjoyable, putting us all at ease.” >> 97

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“Our photographer Georgi Mabee was so brilliant... and she really captured some lovely natural photos!” >> “The whole day had some really fun, really memorable highlights. My brother loved delivering the older members of the wedding party to the tipi in a golf buggy, and our best man wrote and performed a very cheeky ukulele song about the proposal!”

“My dad stood on the tipi benches to deliver his Father of the Bride speech, whilst my cousin Aston [Merrygold of the group JLS] sang You Look Beautiful Tonight for the father/daughter dance.”

“The Perseid Meteor shower rounded off a really fun night with a shower of shooting stars visible, whilst we all lay back on hay bales around the tipi... perhaps most people thought they were seeing stars from too much Champagne, but we knew otherwise. We were able to wish on a star and enjoy the perfect end to a wonderful day!”

“Our photographer Georgi Mabee was so friendly and put everyone at ease, her skills are brilliant. She really captured some lovely natural photos. The Wood Fired Pizza Company from Horsham provided delicious food and it suited the venue brilliantly; Glenn and Graham went above and beyond to ensure everything was just perfect.”

“We went on a road trip along the West Coast of California for our honeymoon, and our Best Man and Maid of Honour joined us on the trip and got married themselves. So, in the end we enjoyed a joint honeymoon, which we thought was lovely!”

“All of our friends and family were incredible, everyone made the day such fun, just as we hoped it would be!” n 98

Photographer: Georgi Mabee Photography, www.georgimabee.com.

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NOT JUST FOR WEDDINGS... From our Rutland base, Funky Tents can help clients visualise and create wonderful and bespoke marquee spaces for all occasions.

0808 169 1690 www.funky-tents.co.uk

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FASHION

TWEED THEREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SOMETHING ABOUT

AS WE TRANSITION FROM A VERY LONG HOT SUMMER TO MORE AUTUMNAL WEATHER, THESE LOVELY COATS FROM BUTLER STEWART ARE THE PERFECT RESPONSE...

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This page: Tania coat in Willow green. This coat features a striking hot pink undercollar felt and a stunning amber inner lining to show off.

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This page: The gentleman wears the Christopher waistcoat in Brown Oak with the Watson jacket. The lady is wearing the Joanna jacket.

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This page: Country Coat, ladies waterproof coat in Greenfinch, perfect for dog walks, smart enough for shooting, the perfect versatile coat for the winter months.

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This page: Ladies Joanna jacket in Dark Sapphire.

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A NEW LEASE OF LIFE:

AN MBST PATIENT STORY

MBST may be something you’ve heard of or come across, but what is it? In a nutshell: MBST is a therapy that transfers energy directly into the cells of the tissue we treat to stimulate the regenerative processes. This can reduce pain, improve movement in joints and remove the need for surgery. To give you a better idea of how it works, we asked a patient to tell his story…

I’ve always been an active person. I’ve enjoyed a long career as a soldier, and at 65 I still enjoy an active lifestyle.

Like many people, not just military men, I’ve had a few injuries along the way and suffered from the inevitable wear and tear on various parts of my body, but I just learned to live with it.

However, in 2002, x-rays confirmed compressed L4 and L5 discs and in 2007, significant wear on both knee joints, led to an Arthroscopy to alleviate my pain.

I continued to “manage” my ongoing pain situation with exercises and aids, albeit knowing that conditions attributed to wear and tear would never get better by themselves.

This all changed when one day I was playing golf with a gentleman who mentioned MBST. It occurred to me, the best course of events was to consider MBST right away based on “building on what remains” rather than waiting until there was little left to build on further down the line – a sort of preventative maintenance.

I contacted Cell Regeneration and arranged for a consultation, along with a round of treatments. From the moment the treatment finished I began to feel better and there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that my condition has since improved significantly.

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n If you would like to know how MBST can be used to treat your pain then please email liz@cell-regeneration.co.uk or call 01780 238084.

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BEAUTY

Shaquda

Suvé Body Brush Short - Soft £140. www.net-a-porter.com

Aromatherapy Associates Polishing Body Brush £25. www.aromatherapyassociates.com

BATHE

Dilly Daydream

Shower Cap, Made in the UK £19.95. www.dillydaydream.com

LIKE A QUEEN

Hemp Body Mitt £7. www.thebodyshop.com

Baths have been proven to help with depression, weight loss, skin conditions, help relieve muscle pain and they even aid sleep. Here are a selection of pamper products to take your bath to the next level!

The Soap Co.

Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare

The Body Shop

Exfoliating Soap Pebble £14. www.thesoapco.com

SpectraLite Eyecare Pro £168 www.drdennisgross.com

Hydréa London

Olive Wood Body Brush £37.97. www.hydrealondon.com

Croll & Denecke

Japanese Sisal Back Strap £8. www.crolldenecke.com

All of these products are available from local high quality independent stockists unless otherwise stated, prices are RRP. Visit each makeup brand’s website for more information on local stockists. n

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BEAUTY

BIG DAYS OUT, WEDDINGS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND ALL-DAY BRUNCHES REQUIRE MAKEUP THAT LASTS ALL DAY LONG, IDEALLY WITHOUT BUDGING AN INCH. THANKS TO THE SLIGHTLY UNRELIABLE BRITISH WEATHER, THIS MEANS BEING PREPARED FOR AN INDIAN SUMMER, OR AN EARLY WINTER...

1. It all Begins with Preparation Without exfoliation, oil, bacteria and dead skin cells stack up on the surface level of your skin, which leads to the uneven texture that shows through when makeup is applied. Exfoliate your skin at least two times a week to keep skin smooth so that your makeup lasts longer. We recommend the deep cleansing exfoliator from the charming French brand Caudalíe. Its purifying texture, infused with grapefruit, mint and sweet orange, provides a refreshing sensation, £20.

2. Tone your Face

Before you put on your moisturiser it’s important to use a toner if you’d like your face to keep a glow all day. Toners balance the pH of your skin for a smoother and brighter appearance. We recommend Clarins toning lotion with Iris, it smells divine! £17.

3. Hydrate your Skin

After you have applied toner, you need a skin plumping moisturiser to provide a base for your makeup. Lancôme's day cream revives the rosy glow of the skin by acting on radiance, plumpness and firmness, it is tailor-made for women aged over 60, £64.

4. Reach for a Primer

For makeup to last all day, a primer is essential! No matter what the weather, primers give you a blank canvas to work with. Make sure you apply it to your eyes too to make your eye makeup pop! Bobbi Brown’s is a bestseller thanks to its rich feel but light and non-greasy effect on your skin, £43.

5.CARRY A POWER POWDER

Everyone has a favourite foundation or concealer and hopefully you’ll know what suits your skin. However, what you may not be used to using is a powder. If you have done all your skin preparation, there is no reason why a powder would ‘dry out’ your skin as many people believe. Opt for a mineral based powder to keep your skin looking fresh, like the Pure Touch, Micro-fine powder from Delilah. This transforms skin for an airbrushed finish, £38.

6. Ready, Set, Go

When you’re happy with your makeup, your mascara is ready for the day ahead and you’re looking gorgeous, finish your makeup with a setting spray to ensure it stays in place. Marc Jacobs Beauty’s Re(cover) setting spray prolongs the wear of your makeup while imparting a fresh, radiant glow. The spray is infused with five forms of coconut, including the cold-pressed water, juice and pulp meaning this lightweight mist hydrates, comforts and conditions the skin. Carry it with you to stay hydrated throughout the day, it may also help to keep you cool, £25.

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BUSINESS & FINANCE

Prepared for the Modern Boardroom STAMFORD ENDOWED PREPARES STUDENTS FOR A 21ST CENTURY BOARDROOM

STAMFORD The Stamford Endowed Schools are three independent schools working together to provide a first-class education to pupils aged three to 18. Structured as a diamond, boys and girls are taught together at the co-ed nursery and junior school before splitting to the respective boys’ and girls’ senior schools until the age of 16. This allows for a more tailored and personalised education at every level, either as day pupils or as boarders, before coming back together in a joint sixth form. This model of ‘single-gender academic and mixed co-curricular’ provides the best of both worlds. Weekly and full boarding options are popular. With strong historic ties to Burghley House and set in a beautiful market town, students enjoy extensive facilities both in and out of the classroom.

Stamford Endowed Schools provides an unusually broad range of opportunities to inspire pupils and instill a love of learning. The Schools take pride in helping to develop

Reaching potential with some exceptional A-Levels...

HAPPY PUPILS AT WISBECH GRAMMAR SCHOOL CELEBRATE INCREDIBLE 99% A-LEVEL PASS RATE

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well-rounded individuals who achieve their full potential. Independent minds are at the heart of the three Stamford Endowed Schools, preparing Stamfordians for the ‘21st

Century Boardroom,’ wherever and whatever that might be. n To find out more, attend an Open Day this October. Book your place, by calling 01780 750311 or visit www.stamfordschools.co.uk.

WISBECH Pupils at Wisbech Grammar School are celebrating exam success following the publication of pupils’ A-Level results. “I am incredibly pleased with the A-level results this year,” says headteacher Chris Staley. “These are the best results we’ve achieved for a number of years, particularly the top grades 57% of which were at A*-B. 31% of which were A* and A (significantly higher than the national average 26.4%).” “We have also improved our A* to C percentage up by 11%, to 87%, which is

fantastic. The overall pass rate remains in excess of 99%.” “These results are a testament to our pupils’ hard work, and the dedication and resilience of our exceptional teaching staff plus the all essential support given by parents.” “Such grades will provide an excellent foundation for their university careers where more than 75% of our pupils have gained entry to their first choice university.” “This year group, like others before, contains a whole host of great academic stories from pupils that continue to showcase the School’s success.” n

A taste of success...! “LOCAL RESTAURANTS ARE ‘THRIVING’”

Profits for national chains of restaurants have reported a drop of net profit amounting to an average of 64% since January, whilst independently owned restaurants are, in contrast, thriving. One local restaurant, The Dog & Doublet

at Whittlesey, which is owned by former Masterchef competitor John McGinn puts his success down to his passion for food; “If you have to eat three times a day... you should make it the best it can be every time,” says John.

BOURNE Local homeware designer Sophie Allport’s latest collection doesn’t just look great, it’s also helping to raise funds to tackle the illegal trade of animal parts. The Animals of the Savannah is the Bourne based designer’s latest collection and includes both cheetah and elephant prints. Products within the range include aprons, cushions, bowls, plates and backpacks for children. Each sale will see 2% donated to The Zoological Society of London (ZSL). n

Family pub The Cock Inn at Werrington has just unveiled its new-look premises following a £280,000 refurbishment, proving that locally owned business can still thrive. n

£4m expansion for Orton Southgate’s Yours retailer...

CLOTHING RETAILER BASED IN PETERBOROUGH CONFIRMS NEW HQ AS REVENUES HIT £88.3M

ORTON SOUTHGATE Peterborough based fashion retailer Yours, which was founded in the city by local man Andrew Killingsworth, has recently announced plans for a £4m expansion. The company currently employs 1,100 people and has 135 stores across the UK. The retailer specialises in plus-size clothing for men and women. It enjoyed a 22% rise in revenues last month, which totalled £88.3m to January 2018. The plans will see the firm invest in a new local HQ , at an as yet unconfirmed location with 142,000sq ft of warehousing, plus space for its photo studio and customer care department. n

5,350 Homes

PETERBOROUGH The area’s restaurant are thriving, say local chefs, bucking a national trend which is seeing chain restaurants closing branches across the UK.

The homeware designer raising funds for animals in danger...

GREAT HADDON will see 5,350 new homes created in Peterborough as part of plans to create a total of 21,315 homes by 2036. The village, between the A1(M), Fletton Parkway and A15 London Road is currently intensively farmed land but will soon see houses being created by O&H Properties and Marlborough Oasis, with Barratt Homes due to build homes in the future too. n

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BUSINESS

NEWS In Brief

PETERBOROUGH

ELECTRIC DREAMS FOR ECOFRIENDLY TAXI FIRM...

Eco-friendly Peterborough City Council has pledged to increase the number of charging points in the city for electric cars in light of a new fleet of electric taxis run by private hire firm Peterborough Cars. The firm has taken delivery of their first electric taxi, which can be charged at one of the city’s eight charging points. “Hybrid cars will become a common sight on our roads and that’s why we are preparing to increase the number of charging points in the city to 16,” says Cllr Peter Hiller, portfolio holder for the environment. Both hybrid and electric vehicles are increasingly common because of their lower emissions. n 113

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Give the Gift of Peterborough & North Cambridgeshire It’s easy to subscribe to the area’s Finest Magazine, either to enjoy yourself, or to be delivered to a friend or loved one as a Gift Subscription throughout 2018/2019. Six months for £18, 12 months for £36, both delivered by Royal Mail.

Call 01529 469977 and pay by credit or debit card, or subscribe online at www.pridemagazines.co.uk.

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GENTLEMEN WELCOME TO THE GENTLEMEN’S SECTION. IN THIS EDITION, WE FEATURE DESIGNER MEN’S COATS, A NEW MOTOR FROM MERCEDES, AND THE FINEST LUXURY ACCESSORIES TO FINISH OFF THE GENTLEMAN’S LOOK...

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MOTORS

BETTER

EIGHT

THAN NEVER

For too long Mercedes has let Porsche’s Panamera and Audi’s A7 dominate the four door GT sector, but the firm now has a viable rival with an AMG V8 engine...

Mercedes-AMG 4.0 litre V8, on sale Sept 2018

£160,000 (est)

It happens to the best of us. One minute you’re whizzing around in a two seater GT to the raspy tune of a creamy V8 engine... the next? Other considerations, other priorities. Rear seats. Luggage space. Room for the family. Room for the golf clubs. Fortunately, of late, keen drivers have had a choice of cars that look very much like a traditional two-door two-seater GT, have all of the executive toys of top Mercedes Benz and BMW models, and, in terms of performance, leave you breathless.

As Audi’s A7 four door Sportback model moves further from its A6 forebear and closer to Porsche’s Panamera; as the latter proves more popular year on year; and as Tesla joins the fray with its Model S sports saloon, Mercedes was starting to seem a little left behind in the sports executive saloon/coupé/GT field. No longer though, for now there’s a four door, four seater version of its flagship AMG GT muscle car. There’s an Affalterbach sourced V8, a swish interior, and most importantly, it looks absolutely phenomenal. >> 117

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GT? Saloon? 4x4? Our three favourite eight cylinder cars...

Aston Martin Vantage 4.0V8 £120,900: The GT option for those seeking one of the best V8 engines actually shares a good deal of its mechanical parts with the Mercedes featured here. Aston Martin’s svelte body has two seats and a good-sized boot, not to mention a cabin which boasts modern switchgear. Performance tops out at 195mph, and 60mph is reached in 3.6 seconds. Unlike the Mercedes, though, the driving experience is more analogue, with rear wheel drive and an eight-speed auto gearbox n

BMW M5 £89,705: The original wolf in sheep’s clothing, BMW’s M5 has evolved to fulfil the brief of supercarkilling beast, and executive saloon. Not only will the M5 reach 190mph when unrestricted and on a track and achieve 60mph in 3.4 seconds (faster than the Mercedes above!), it also has five seats, a generous 530 litre boot and all of the luxury specification associated with the sober-suited 5-Series it’s based on. The only problem? You’ll get 90% of the performance and better economy from more modest 5-Series models. n

>> There’s a flowing GT silhouette, frameless side windows, flat windscreen and slim LED headlights, plus a rakish roofline and a high shoulder line for a sports car look. Eight-cylinder models have side louvres, tail diffuser and trapezoidal exhaust trims. Inside you’ll find a dashboard lifted straight from Mercedes’s coupé and roadster GTs, with an oversized transmission tunnel and low-slung driving position.

Range Rover Sport Autobiography Dynamic £91,745: Priced at more than some Range Rover Vogues, the Sport Autobiography’s generous specification includes a 5.0 V8 petrol engine, reaching 60mph in 5.0 seconds and a top speed of 155mph. There’s also the small matter of seven seats, a huge boot, 4x4 transmission, go-anywhere Land Rover heritage, and a generous spec which includes adaptive cruise and heated & cooled seats. n

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The interior also sports two 12.3” widescreen cockpit monitors, a new AMG performance steering wheel, with touch control buttons that recognise smartphone style gestures. With two rear seats that fold to increase luggage capacity and a 395 litre boot - more than a Ford Focus - there’s a

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“Potential buyers will need little more encouragement to choose the Mercedes than seeing it in the flesh. It’s a beautiful car...” helpful dose of practicality that belies the style and turns the Mercedes AMG-GT four door coupé into a sports car that’s also easy to live with on a day-to-day basis.

The Mercedes will be sold in three derivatives, a GT53 with 3.0V6 engine, and two 4.0 V8 models.

All versions benefit from the firm’s 4Matic all-wheel drive, nine speed automatic gearboxes and power output of between 435bhp and 639bhp. The flagship GT63S is also good for over 900bhp of torque. That makes

the car every bit a sporting GT despite its genuine practicality. Configurable driving modes allow you to dial up or down the car’s drivetrain, whilst four-wheel steering and a limited slip differential on the V8 models make the extra investment an exercise in bettering the car’s handling as well as its power.

The Mercedes it technically impressive, that’s for sure, but we’re betting most buyers will need little more encouragement to choose the car than seeing it in the flesh... it’s easily the most beautiful car we’ve seen for a long while! n

MERCEDES BENZ

AMG-GT 63S 4MATIC Price: £160,000 (est) from Sept. Engine: 4.0 litre V8, twin turbo. Drivetrain: Nine-speed auto gearbox, all-wheel drive and steer. Performance: 0-60mph 3.2 seconds (est); 196mph top speed. Economy: 31.6mpg combined. Equipment: Navigation and infotainment, Drive Pilot automation, nappa leather. n

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MOTORS

20 Years of Audi TT CELEBRATING TWO DECADES OF THE ICONIC TWO SEATER TT WITH AUDI

AUDI Believe it or not, the Audi TT has been around for 20 years! To celebrate, the firm is giving the current version a mid-life refresh, and launching a special edition TT 20 Years model with a limited production run of just 999 cars. Styling tweaks, several new paint colours and more powerful engines give the iconic coupé and roadster extra appeal, whilst heated

seats and folding mirrors on Sport and S-Line versions, and fully digital cockpit with new displays help to keep the car looking and feeling fresh. The 20th anniversary model will feature moccasin leather with custom badges and two unique paint shades and will go on sale from September with prices to be confirmed. The current TT range is priced from £29,000 to £54,500. n

A Sound Business Choice MITSUBISHI’S OUTLANDER COMPELLING UNDER WLTP...

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Mulsanne W.O. Edition marks a milestone for Bentley...

BENTLEY Bentley has released a new very special limited edition of the Mulsanne, which pays homage to the founding father of the company. Inside each of the 100 limited edition cars is a Mulliner illuminated cocktail cabinet. Its marquetry depicts the geometric front matrix grille and headlight of founder W. O. Bentley’s 8 Litre car. A display window also shows off a piece of the crankshaft from the original vehicle in each of the new cars. n

MITSUBISHI The UK’s best-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is even more compelling under strict new economy ratings. The new WLTP ratings replace the old way of measuring fuel economy and CO2 emissions, to give a more accurate way of determining how economical your next car will be. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV recharges from a household socket and provides an electric-only range of 28 miles, overall fuel economy of 139mph and emits just 46g/km CO2, meaning ultra-low company car bills. The newly facelifted version, on sale from this month will cost from £33,000. n

MOTORING

NEWS In Brief

ASTON MARTIN

BRITISH CAR MAKER ASTON MARTIN’S NEW UK FACTORY... Aston Martin is in the process of creating a state-of-the-art factory in which to create its current and future models. The facility at St Athen in South Wales will join the company’s Gaydon headquarters and Newport Pagnell sites as the home of the luxury brand in the UK, and will build Aston Martin’s forthcoming Lagonda saloon and the firm’s all-electric Range Rover and Bentley Bentaygarivalling SUV, estimated to appear in 2019. The St Athen plant is a demonstration of Aston Martin’s continued commitment to the UK and is set to bring up to 750 new employment opportunities to the South Wales region. Of the total workforce, 150 employees have been recruited as part of the pre-production preparations. Lagonda was founded in 1904 and Aston Martin in 1913. The two brands came together in 1947 when both were purchased by the late Sir David Brown. Under the leadership of Dr Andy Palmer and a new management team, the Group launched its Second Century Plan in 2015 to deliver sustainable long-term growth. The plan is underpinned by the introduction of seven new models including the DB11, new Vantage, DBS Superleggera and an SUV, as well as the development of a new manufacturing centre in Wales. n

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Car detailing is an obsession and DSJ Automotive & Detailing was created from this obsession. A desire to produce something exceptional, down to the smallest detail, using only the very best materials. As is the case with many of the early detailers, the profession is entered as a result of a personal drive for perfection on our own vehicles. From there, others approach us and we start down the path of professional car detailing. Through our detailing design studio we strive to be the best car detailer in Stamford and the wider area, not only through the detailing itself but in the added value services we provide. These include a walk in shop selling the AngelWax products that we work with, aﬀording you the opportunity to watch us work and ask for advice and guidance. Another service that has followed on as a result of being trusted with Clients vehicles, is the car storage facility that we operate. Every vehicle is looked after and more importantly secure and safe whilst at the same time being covered by our insurance policy.

From our discreet unbranded location, DSJ offers classic car storage facilities for short or long term durations. Requested by our clients, we offer a tailor made car storage solution, allowing them to store their classic cars in a secure and fully insured environment. The car storage is monitored 24/7 by CCTV and checked upon regularly by the DSJ staff as they set about maintaining the vehicles based on the the owners car storage needs. Whether it is a simple place to store and cover the vehicle or the client requires the vehicle to be started and moved on a pre-agreed basis, the service we provide will leave you with peace of mind that your cherished vehicle is truly being looked after. We hope that you to will commission your vehicle to be detailed by us and through the quality of our work, we look forward to holding onto you as a DSJ Client.

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MOTORS

A big cat... with extra roar!

Enzo Ferrari once described the E-Type Jaguar as ‘the most beautiful car in the world.’ at description is no less valid today. But the technology underlying the car has moved on. Fortunately, you can now have both a beautiful looking car with modern mechanicals...

Updating the E-Type Jaguar. It’s quite a responsibility. Right up there with touching up the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel or doing a spot of weeding in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. But bless her, the old girl needs it. Whilst still indisputably beautiful, the driving dynamics and sophistication of modern engines leave any 1960s car - even the sacred E-Type more compelling to look at than drive these days, especially on our crowded, crumbling and pot-holed roads.

Taking on the challenge in 2018 is E-Type UK, which has just released a lovingly upgraded version of the car with modern mechanicals. And my goodness, their debut dance number was to replace the engine with a very much upgraded powerplant. No fewer than 6.1 litres of displacement, 12 cylinders and 78bhp more than the original car, plus a new exhaust system

means unprecedented power and 346bhp of big cat roar under your right foot. Mercifully there are no dual-clutch automatic boxes or ﬂappy paddle gear changes; just a clutch, a quaint old-fashioned gearstick and only ﬁve of the Queen’s English ratios.

‘Jaguar E-Type’ by E-Type UK Price: Undisclosed, £500,000 est.

Engine: 6.1 litre V12. Equipment: 16” wire wheels, bespoke Jaguar XJS-sourced leather seats with heating, Bluetooth, remote central locking, air con.

Over 3,000 hours have gone into the restoration of the car – which began life as a Series 3 Coupé - and unlike other specialist coachbuilders such as Eagle the interior looks like an E-Type too, not just a reskinned modern Jaguar XK. ere are heated leather seats, modern air con, remote central locking, and a starter button. e car’s Bluetooth speaker enables drivers to connect a smartphone to provide digital radio or sat nav instruction, but its visual discretion helps to ensure the car looks like, feels like and goes like a new E-Type, not like a compromised original or a mere pastiche. n

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SUITED

& Booted For a simple overcoat, luxury investment or comfortable stylish footwear, our featured designers offer the very best in menswear over these next few pages...

Above: Camel wool Chesterfield overcoat £69 from Burton Menswear. This simple overcoat is ideal for wearing over a suit and sits comfortably on the body. Left: Dune London Pyramid shoes £110. These warm tan coloured shoes fastened with golden buckles are simple yet stylish and will match a darker outfit and the camel overcoat featured above. Top/Right: Dune London Papyrus £110. For more of a ‘suited and booted’ look, these smart laced shoes are elegant in their simplicity and will go well with a dinner jacket but also work well as a smart casual look as pictured here. Long lasting and durable shoes. 124

Right: Ted Baker Dolston Cashmere blend coat, £429 www.tedbaker.com. Ted Baker is the perfect designer brand to wear if you want a long lasting well fitted and of course, beautifully lined coat. Make sure to get the matching pocket square to finish off your gentleman’s look. Far Right: Grey wool Chesterfield overcoat £69. Easy to wear with any outfit, from very smart to a casual day out. Its neutral tones and soft feel make it a worthy purchase. Top/Far Right: Ted Baker Lush Herringbone wool overcoat £1,200, www.tedbaker.com. A guaranteed luxury coat with fur lapels. This is a worthy investment and will last a lifetime.

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Main: Joules Hillside half-zip jumper, wine, ÂŁ59.95 (www.joules.com).

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WELL

This month we present the ideal Gentleman’s accessories from designer brands with a touch of burgundy...

1. Joules Bamburgh beanie hat, £14.95 (www.joules.com). 2. Breitling Navitimer in red gold £16,460 (www.breitling.com). 3. Barbour Wallet £54.95 (www.barbour.com). 4. Barbour Burghley boots in wine, £81.99 (www.barbour.com). 5. Reiss Jackson knitted tie, £65 (www.reiss.com). 6. Hugo Boss Cufflinks, £65 (www.hugoboss.com). 7. Hugo Boss Argyle motif socks, £12 (www.hugoboss.com). 8. Mulberry Oxblood briefcase £695 (www.johnlewis.com). 9. Aspinal Pure cashmere scarf, £125 (www.aspinaloflondon.com). 10. Aspinal Burgundy umbrella, £175 (www.aspinaloflondon.com). 11. Pyjamas John Lewis, £38 (www.johnlewis.com).

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CUFFLINKS

Aspinal of London

9ct white gold, mother of pearl & diamond cufflinks and dress shirt links £1,450.

Paul Smith

Signature multi-coloured silver cufflinks £90.

Mulberry

Hexagonal bar cufflinks, grey £135.

Emporio Armani

Dunhill

Emporio Armani rose plate cufflinks £135.

Dunhill Cadogan Coin diamond cufflinks £4,100.

Luxurious links for gents from the best high fashion brands

Infinity cufflinks at John Lewis £195.

THINK STYLE, THINK LINKS

Burberry

Check-engraved square cufflinks, in silver or pale gold £140.

Georg Jensen

Mont Blanc

UrbanWalker floating star emblem stainless steel cufflinks, £310.

Local Stockists: Aspinal of London www.aspinaloflondon.com; Armani www.armani.com; Dunhill www.dunhill.com; Paul Smith www.paulsmith.com; John Lewis, Queensgate, www.johnlewis.com; Mulberry www.mulberry.com; Burberry uk.burberry.com; Mont Blanc www.montblanc.com. n

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