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LOCAL WEDDING SUPPLIERS WIN AWARD

RUTLAND & STAMFORD Five local wedding suppliers are delighted to have been recognised in the Wedding Industry Awards 2021 following a terrible year for the industry. The suppliers who have earned a spot in the regional finals for East Midlands & East Anglia are, Ricky Locke of Ricky Locke Magic (Bourne), Lizzie Adams of Shoot It Momma Photography (Stamford), Georgi Poulter of Georgi Mabee Photography (Bourne), Jack Barton of Pretty Quirky (Langtoft) and Liz Greenhalgh of Liz Greenhalgh Photography (Huntingdon). TWIA is the only regional and national client voted awards in the wedding industry and it was set up to recognise excellent wedding suppliers and to help couples find the best suppliers. If the regional finalists are successful in their category, they earn a place in the national finals too. n

Cormac is on a Roll(s)!

MOTORING JOURNALIST PURCHASES HIS OWN ROLLS ROYCE... DESPITE BEING JUST 20 YEARS OF AGE!

Bourne to be mild: Tai Chi Ray’s mindful meditations...

BOURNE Kind-hearted Tai Chi teacher Ray Pawlett is offering free meditation sessions online during lockdown and over Christmas to help people to retain a healthy body and achieve a healthier, calmer mind, too. Mild-mannered, Ray learned the skill of mindfulness with monks at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery and is now offering free ‘Boundaries’ meditation sessions via his Ki-Ways Facebook page. n See www.ki-ways.com.

RUTLAND Most youngsters these days seem to covet hot hatchbacks with loud exhausts... but not motoring journalist Cormac Boylan. Despite being just 20 years of age, Cormac has purchased his first Rolls Royce, a 1989 Silver Spirit, for the princely price of £4,000! Cormac has already worked for What Car? and Autocar and as a local radio DJ, and is keen to pursue a career as a motoring journalist. “I took mum to Aldi, but it was quite tricky to park because it’s so big,” says Cormac. “I also went through a McDonalds drive-thru... and people were taking photos!” n Kind-hearted children at Stamford’s Malcolm Sargent Primary School recently raised £1,250

STAMFORD for two cancer charities; Wear It Pink, which funds research into breast cancer, and Macmillan Cancer Support. The pupils held a Think Pink day and dressed up to support the charities. n

Raising £1,250

LOCAL NEWS In Brief

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LIFTING THE SPIRITS AT FARM

A new micro- distillery has set up shop during lockdown, based at Sacrewell Farm near Stamford. Enthusiasts Leigh Taylor and John Morris set up Nene Valley Spirits and will open the business as Pride goes to press with two gins – Ermine Street and Colibria – designed to celebrate the area’s Roman heritage and Leigh’s Latin American travels. Ermine will utilise lemon and rosemary among its botanicals whilst Colibri will feature tonka beans and Brazil nuts. The spirits can be purchased from the Nene Valley Spirits’ website.

n www.nene valleyspirits.co.uk

SKILLINGTON, LINCOLNSHIRE Guide Price £750,000

In the heart of Skillington overlooking the green, a limestone property sits on a corner with an enclosed, sunny, walled garden. Once a barn, it is now a beautifully presented, immaculate home that has been updated employing top quality, natural materials and first class fittings. With fine proportioned rooms with thick walls featuring exposed stone and beams, the property is unusual in that it has three separate staircases. Central to the dwelling is a splendid dining room and each end of the property is a sitting room. The second sitting room with a shower room next door, if desired, could become part of a separate annex, with a double bedroom above, as it has direct access to the outside. All six bedrooms are upstairs occupying part of the roof space with dormer windows and vaulted ceilings. The south facing, low maintenance garden is through metal gates which open onto a large gravelled drive. Beyond, enclosed by stone walls, a lawn and a sizeable terrace.

EXTON, RUTLAND OIEO £650,000

The most charming and immaculately presented four bedroomed cottage in a

conservation village in Rutland, is off the most delightfully named street, Pudding Bag Lane. Inside, it features thick exposed stone walls with nooks and crannies, window seats, an abundance of original overhead beams and quarry tiled floors. The oldest part of the property is made up of three large rooms on the ground floor with all bedrooms and bathrooms up above. A single storey stone extension projects from the kitchen accommodating a utility area, which in turn creates a sheltered walled courtyard at the back ideal for alfresco dining. Outside, the south facing front garden is lawned featuring mature evergreens which have been neatly clipped forming an array of living sculptures lining brick paths and filling beds ensuring year round structure and interest.

Guide Price £500,000 Guide Price £400,000

Brooke Road, Oakham A stunning 3 bedroomed period property with an abundance of original features that has been completely but sympathetically renovated by the current owners within easy walking distance of Oakham town centre.

Offers In Excess £250,000 Beech House, Colsterworth An immaculate and contemporary four-bedroom detached home with generous free-flowing accommodation, off-road parking & garaging and lovely countryside views.

Guide Price £225,000

Queens Street, Uppingham A characterful three-storey three-bedroom townhouse, boasting many original features and sitting in the wonderful Uppingham town centre. The Peregrin, Stocken Hall A beautifully presented Grade II listed two-bedroom apartment with an abundance of character features sitting within the historic 17th century Stocken Hall.

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LANGHAM £1,150,000

A superb, substantial single storey family residence set on a private plot of approximately 0.5 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds with a range of amenity outbuildings, all located down a long private driveway on the edge of this highly regarded village and enjoying delightful views over adjoining fields. 2 Reception Rooms, Farmhouse Kitchen/Diner, 2 Cloakrooms, Utility, Pantry, 5 Bedrooms, 5 Bath/Shower Rooms; Garaging. Energy Rating: TBC.

UNDER OFFER MANTON Offers in Excess of £800,000

A delightful 16th century Grade II listed farmhouse set on a large plot with a range of outbuildings within a highly desirable Rutland Water village of Manton and offering extensive accommodation with period charm and character in abundance. 3 Reception Rooms, Kitchen, Cloakroom/WC, ample Ancillary Accommodation (including Cellar), feature Orangery, 4 spacious double Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms; lovely Gardens. EPC Exempt.

SKILLINGTON £465,000

Superb barn conversion beautifully appointed with good quality fittings and immaculately presented throughout. Accommodation is of flexible layout and provides potential for a g/f guest bedroom. Sitting Room, Dining Room, Study, Kitchen, Utility, 2 Dbl Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms; single Garage, lovely landscaped Garden. Energy rating: TBC.

NO CHAIN LYDDINGTON £535,000

Stunning period cottage offering fully refurbished accommodation with lovely garden in one of Rutland's premium villages. The accommodation is appointed to an exceptional standard and includes a wealth of features, such as exposed stonework, oak beams, handmade English oak skirting boards, bespoke window shutters and balcony with panoramic views. Sitting Room, Kitchen/Diner, Utility, Clkrm, 3 Bedrooms, ES Shower Room, Btrm. EPC Exempt (Grade II listed).

ASHWELL £745,000

A beautiful period cottage situated on an enviable plot in the heart of a premium Rutland village. The property offers extensive family accommodation with a wealth of character and is set within very private, glorious gardens and grounds of approx. 1.0 acre. 3 Reception Rooms, Farmhouse Kitchen, 5 Bedrooms, 2 Bath/Shower Rooms; Dbl Garage, parking. EPC Exempt (Grade II listed).

Looking for your forever home? Look No Further!

VALLEY VIEW, CASTLE BYTHAM, NEAR GRANTHAM A DEVELOPMENT OF 4 & 5 BEDROOM EXECUTIVE FAMILY HOMES £POA

Drawing upon the expert knowledge of our in-house designers and architects, Valley View offers six 4 and 5 bedroom executive family homes on an exclusive gated development, finished to the highest of standards and specification: an exceptional build quality that has been designed to stand the test of time. A large luxurious kitchen to accommodate the whole family designed to make the most of the exceptional valley views; plenty of spacious bedrooms and bathrooms big enough to survive the chaos on those busy weekday mornings. Not forgetting the large gardens for those gorgeous summer days.

HIGH SPECIFICATION TO INCLUDE:

Oak stairs with oak newel, handrail & spindles or glass balustrades. Quartz, granite or Corian worktops and upstands. Air source heat pump system... Plus: the reassurance of an NHBC backed 10 year warranty.

Call 01733 558505 or visit www.oakwoodhomesltd.co.uk

TAKING the CROWN

Some of the backgrounds in Netflix’s flagship drama The Crown may look as familiar as the faces themselves... and that’s because Stamford’s Burghley House and Grantham’s Belvoir Castle were just two of the preferred locations used to film this lavish series about the more turbulent events during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II...

Words: Rob Davis.