Stamford Pride November 2018

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STAMFORD’S FINEST MAGAZINE

Stamford Remembers Those who fell 100 years ago

Men’s Fashion

Dinner jackets and tuxedos

Lord-Lieutenant

An Interview with Sarah Furness

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WELCOME

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t’s starting to look a lot like winter... so in this issue we present a Christmas Gift Guide in order for you to prepare yourself to feel those festive tingles. Personally, I love this time of year. Dog walks have become a vibrant painting of oranges and browns and the frosty ground has given my naughty canines a new predilection for discovering interesting smells.

In this wonderful issue of Stamford and Rutland Pride, you’ll be able to read all about Rutland’s fantastic Lord-Lieutenant Sarah Furness.

We have also decided to devote November, as you will see from the striking cover, to Remembrance Sunday and to those who served from this area.

There are many courageous stories on the Rutland Remembers website and we have incorporated some of them in this issue for you to read.

As usual, our fashion pages are filled with glamorous, new, inspirational outfits and we’ve some winter beauty advice for you too. In our glossy section you’ll see McLaren’s new Senna, analysed by Rob Davis along with his picks of the finest suits and gadgets for Christmas.

Enjoy the issue and most importantly, take from it something you didn’t know before, to make the most of this terrific season.

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NEWS & EVENTS 08

NEWS Our roundup of good news in and around the area.

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WHAT’S ON Rutland & Stamford’s best events for November.

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RUTLAND REMEMBERS Some local

HIGHLIGHTS 32

stories as we approach Armistice Day.

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GOOD ROASTING We chat to Silver

THE INTERVIEW Rutland & Stamford Pride’s exclusive interview with Sarah Furness in her beautiful home.

FOOD & DRINK 56 70 73

Oak, the area’s artisan coffee roasters.

DINING OUT Culinary creations

galore at Paten & Co in Stamford.

RECIPE A melty mocha choc pot.

WINE The best selection of remarkable

Australian Shiraz wines for you to try.

HOMES & GARDENS 80 88

HOMES A show-stopping barn conversion in Whitwell.

SOFA HEAVEN Local stockists and their fabulous sofas.

LADIES & GENTLEMEN 118

WEDDING The beautiful wedding of Tamsyn & Shaun Sinnott near Stamford.

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from Ted Baker for the winter season.

127 LADIES FASHION Stunning fashion

WINTER SKINCARE It’s time to change your skincare regime in time for winter.

BUSINESS & FINANCE

144 BUSINESS NEWS Local success.

MOTORS

148 MOTORS McLaren’s flagship Senna.

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NEWS & EVENTS

Helping to remember rural Rutland

RUTLAND COMMUNITY VENTURES CREATING DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF COUNTY

OAKHAM It covers 3,100 acres of countryside, attracting 1.75m people each year, and helps tourism to contribute £113m to the county’s economy each year. It’s also an area of extraordinary beauty and remains rich in recreational activities from cycling to birdwatching. It’s hard to remember life in Rutland before the reservoir was created back in the 1970s, and harder still to remember anyone who would object to its creation.

Nonetheless, there was a time when Don’t Drown Our County was a campaign group keen to prevent the flooding of 3% of the county. It won’t be forgotten, though, if freelance archivist Tim Coxall has any say.

He’s part of a not-for-profit media production company keen to create and make available to the public a digital archive of the story behind the reservoir’s construction, with

ISS over Normanton Church.

May 2018, prints available from www.milkwoodphotography.co.uk.

digitised film, audio and video tape, plus documents and maps. Rutland Community Ventures (RCV) is behind the project and are appealing for any material Rutlanders have

Back to Burghley in 2019: Date set for Horse Trials...

CONFIRMATION OF DATES FOR THE AREA’S WORLDCLASS FEI AFFILIATED EQUESTRIAN COMPETITION

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that can be added to the archive of information.

“We are building up a list of people to interview and through social media we are getting a lot of people coming

forward, but there are more out there who have a story to tell,” he says. n Contribute your memories and materials to the archive by visiting www.rutlandcommunityventures.uk.

STAMFORD Calling all Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials fans! Don’t get caught out in 2019: The Land Rover Burghley takes place a week later than in recent years so make sure that your tickets are is booked for the right week and that your diaries are updated.

Cross Country day at Land Rover Burghley always takes place on the first Saturday of September – in 2019 this is September 7th, hence the event dates for 2019 being Thursday 5th September to Sunday 8th September.

Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials Event Director Liz Inman breathed a huge sigh of relief as the 2018 competition drew to a close: “We had been worried as the park was barren about six weeks ago after the long, hot and dry spell we’ve had, despite our irrigation system” she admitted. “The whole team worked extremely hard and everyone owes them a huge amount of gratitude for the efforts they’ve made to ensure the ground was as good as it could be,” she added.

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UPPINGHAM CHORAL PERFORMANCE

Following a sell-out performance in 2016, Uppingham Theatre is delighted to announce the return of The Sixteen on 1st December under esteemed founder and conductor Harry Christophers, who will perform festive works by composers including Warlock, Howells, Byrd, Palestrina and Walton.

The Sixteen is recognised as one of the world’s greatest ensembles, comprising both choir and period-instrument UPPINGHAM

orchestra, The Sixteen’s total commitment to the music it performs is its greatest distinction.

In recent years The Sixteen was given the accolade of Classic FM Gramophone Artist of the Year as well as winning Best Baroque Vocal for its recording of Handel’s Coronation Anthems. n This performance takes place at Uppingham School Chapel, 1st December. Tickets £25, call 01527 820820.

A raft of local fundraising DEEPINGS ‘HEROES & VILLAINS’ RAFT RACE EXPECTED TO RAISE MORE THAN £8,000 FOR LOCAL CHARITIES

Santa’s in training for a new fun run... are you?

OAKHAM Santa Claus will be running a marathon on 1st December from 11am at Oakham Rugby Club as The Rotary Club is holding its inaugural Santa Fun Run. All ages and abilities can take part for their own choice of charity or for Rutland’s Rotary Club’s own charitable causes. n For more information see rutlandrotarysantafunrun.co.uk.

DEEPINGS Heroes & Villains?

Del Boy joining over 40 other competitors to raise money...?

You know it makes sense, Rodney!

The annual Deepings Raft Race saw superheroes and TV characters raising around £8,000 for good causes and those messing about on the river were joined by a crowd of people on stalls and displays adding to the fun.

“Age Concern Deepings Minibus Appeal will be the primary beneficiary. An equally shared secondary fund will go to The Deepings Scouts and The Deepings Swimming Club,” say organisers. n See www.deepingsraftrace.co.uk.

31 Years Ago

Sweet Sixteen...

IT’S A NUISANCE when you lose something, especially a purse or wallet with cash, bank cards which need to be cancelled and your driving licence in. But you can always live in hope that some honest citizen will hand it in. However, one red purse was recently handed back to its rightful owners near Stamford... 31 years after being lost in 1987! n

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LOCAL

NEWS In Brief UPPINGHAM

As part of the Remembrance weekend activities, Uppingham Choral Society is joining forces with Uppingham Church Choir and the Cottesmore Military Wives Choir to offer a programme of music, readings, poetry and more to commemorate a centenary of the Great War. The event will take place in Uppingham Parish Church on Saturday November 10th at 7pm.

Tickets are £10 from Uppingham Sports and Books Shop, with all proceeds going to military charities.

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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 astronaut Tim Peake’s Soyuz capsule until the end of this month.

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

LOCAL NEWS In Brief

“CHEERS!” SAYS OAKHAM’S GRAINSTORE FOLLOWING NATIONAL WIN...

Congratulations - or rather ‘cheers’ to Oakham’s Grainstore Brewery, as the tap was named Own Brew Pub of the Year in the Good Pub Guide. Grainstore has been established for nearly 25 years and hosts live events as well as serving as a drinking establishment and a micro-brewery. n

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‘extraordinary exhibition.’

He stated that “Space ‘deepened people’s sense of wonder’ and hoped that over the coming months many will enjoy learning more about

space, and become inspired and challenged to become more fully what they’re supposed to be.” n See www.peterboroughcathedral.org.uk/soyuz.

Delivering on quality...

PRIDE MAGAZINES’ NEW VAN FLEET HITS THE ROAD TO DELIVER THE AREA’S FINEST MAGAZINE EACH MONTH

PRIDE Producing the finest magazines in the area since 2002, Pride Magazines is still delivering on quality, but in a fleet of new vans for our in-house distribution.

Whilst the bulk of our circulation is via Royal Mail, free, to homes of distinction or via newsagents/supermarkets, we still need to deliver our additional bulk drop circulation to our advertisers, to reception areas, hotels, golf clubs, prestige car dealerships etc. That’s why we’ve invested in our new fleet of smart liveried delivery vehicles... keep a look out for them around Stamford & Rutland from this month! n

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hougham manor, hougham £2,500,000

Hougham Manor is an imposing private country residence, but notably a comfortable family home with superb reception space and extensive accommodation fitted to the highest standard throughout.

The house is set in some 30 acres of parkland comprising; excellent pastures, a wealth of established and recently planted maturing trees and shrubs that provide considerable privacy to the estate.

Upper reaches of the river Witham wend its way through the park.

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Long Barn, WhitWeLL £1,950,000

tel: +44(0)1780 750200 email: stamford@fineandcounty.com

The Long Barn is a stunning example of a Grade II Listed stone barn conversion which has been finished to the highest standard throughout. A particular highlight is the exceptional living, dining kitchen with double height glazed window with bi fold doors which open out onto the south facing terrace. The property shares a private access gate directly to the shores of Rutland water.

tel: +44( 0)1572 335145 email: rutland@fineandcounty.com

fineandcountry.com

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the Peregrin, Stretton £240,000

The Peregrin is a delightful period apartment property, located on the ground and first floor of Stocken Hall, an historic Grade II* listed mansion set in rolling Rutland countryside. Situated within the main house, The Peregrin is one of the few properties to have a private entrance door peacefully located on the far side of the house with parking nearby.

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WeathertreeS, harringWorth £775,000

225 offices across great Britain Plus 75 offices globally

Weathertrees is a stunning example of a stone character family home situated in the heart of this popular village. The property’s traditional interior features cosy and light-filled rooms, beamed ceilings, exposed stone and ingle nook fireplaces. Situated in the conservation area of the village, this character property offers versatile living and good bedroom accommodation, as well as an enclosed garden and a range of outbuildings.

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STONECROFT, NORTH LUFFENHAM

A substantial Grade II listed stone property offering ample & characterful accommodation sitting in established gardens in the centre of this popular Rutland village

GUIDE PRICE £1,250,000

• Three Reception Rooms

• Two bathrooms

• Breakfast kitchen

• Attic rooms

• Utility & Pantry

• Outbuildings

• Cloakroom

• Established gardens

• Cellar

• Parking

Jo Walker

Lauren Rees

Caroline Leonard

Henry Burgess

• Five bedrooms

James Sellicks

S A L E S • L E T T I N G S • S U R V E Y S • M O R T G A G E S

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Manor House, Thorpe by Water

A beautifully restored Grade II* Listed Manor House superbly positioned on the Rutland/Northamptonshire border

HALL | DRAWING ROOM | DINING ROOM SITTING ROOM | BREAKFAST KITCHEN UTILITY ROOM | CLOAKROOM 5 BEDROOMS (1 EN SUITE)

FAMILY BATHROOM | SHOWER ROOM

Edward Brassey 01858 438 723 Edward.brassey@struttandparker.com

ATTIC STORAGE | DOUBLE GARAGE

WOOD STORE | BIOMASS BOILER ROOM

PRIVATE WALLED GARDENS AND GROUNDS

Guide Price £1,295,000

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GRETTON

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£950,000

A residential development site set in the sought-after Northamptonshire village of Gretton close to the border of Rutland and enjoying far reaching views over the Welland Valley.

The property comprises an area of land extending to approximately 1.1 acres (4,467 m2) with planning permission to build five substantial new dwellings. All proposed houses are set in reasonably sized plots with good degrees of separation between them.

GRETTON

£595,000

Individually built detached house with annexe barn set on a large plot backing on to open fields and enjoying countryside views. Constructed to a high specification and beautifully appointed, the house provides spacious 3-/4-bedroom accommodation to the main house with a further 1-bedroom apartment above garage within the barn. Energy Rating: C.

GREETHAM

£795,000

A very substantial detached home with sympathetically extended contemporary accommodation appointed to an exceptionally high standard whilst retaining original character with some exposed timber and stonework. 4 Rec. Rooms, besoke Kitchen, Utility, 2 WCs, 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bath/Shower Rooms. Delightful countryside views, south-facing gardens, Office/Gym, dbl Garage. Energy Rating: C.

NORTH LUFFENHAM

No Onward Chain £449,950

A brand new individual contemporary detached stone house constructed to a high specification and situated in a much sough-after village. Lounge, open-plan Kitchen/Diner, Cloakoom, 3 Bedrooms, En-suite Shower Room, Family Bathroom. Ample off-road parking, enclosed west-facing garden. Energy Rating: TBC.

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KETTON

Chain Free £425,000

Stunning Grade II listed cottage set on a privately screened plot of good size and providing tastefully appointed accommodation with a wealth of character in a desirable village location.

2 Reception Rooms, Conservatory, bespoke Breakfast Kitchen, 3 Bedrooms, Bathroom, Shower Room. EPC Exempt.

WING

£425,000

An attractive single storey Barn Conversion with dbl Garage and established low maintenance gardens located within an exclusive residential development of just three properties in one of Rutland's most picturesque villages. 2 Rec.Rooms, Conservatory, Breakfast Kitchen, Utility, Clkrm, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath/Shower Rooms. Energy Rating: E.

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A recently renovated, unlisted, character cottage set in enviable surroundings enjoying large gardens and garaging in addition • Drawing Room • Guest Bedroom with Ensuite • Dining Room • 2 Further Bedrooms • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Utility/Boot Room • Study • Landscaped Gardens • Principle Bedroom with Shower Room • Garage, Workshop

A rare opportunity in the heart of Stamford offering seclusion, parking and potential within walking distance of the station, town centre, meadows and other local amenities • Entrance Hallway • Cloakroom • Drawing Room & Sitting Room • Kitchen/Diner with Pantry • Principle Bedroom with En-suite

SHOTLEY – GUIDE PRICE £695,000

• Further Double Bedroom • Attic floor with Bathroom • Rear Courtyard Gardens • Garaging • Listed Grade II

STAMFORD - GUIDE PRICE £795,000

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An exceptional, neoclassical house constructed in 2006 to exacting standards, offering versatile living space, and set within beautifully landscaped gardens • Sitting Room • Master Suite • Dining Room • Five Further Bedrooms • Study • Family Bathroom • Kitchen/ Breakfast Room • Double Garage • Conservatory • Landscaped Gardens

FOTHERINGHAY – GUIDE PRICE £1,400,000

A fabulous townhouse with superb views over open countryside situated on one of Stamford’s premier roads • 3 Further Bedrooms • Entrance Hall • Family Bathroom • Drawing Room • Double Garage • Study • Workshop • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Formal Gardens • Principal Bedroom

STAMFORD – GUIDE PRICE £1,100,000

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HIGHLIGHTS

RUTLAND & STAMFORD’S

CERAMIC POPPY PROJECT

ey shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them, and honour them, with this year’s pioneering ceramic Poppy Project... >>

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“Today, with so many people going about their daily lives it’s difficult to imagine the scenes in 1914...”

The 11th November will see Rutland and Stamford pause to remember those who sacrificed their lives so that we can live the lives we live today. Cadets from local schools will present their finest march through Stamford, Oakham and surrounding villages. Wreaths will be laid, brass instruments will sound The Last Post, tears will be shed and we will remember.

Today, with so many people going about their daily lives it’s difficult to imagine the scenes in 1914. Instead of the town’s residents shopping, they would have been lining the streets to cheer their young men off to war. The county’s optimism, as it celebrated its would-be war heroes, turned to heartbreak for many families, as the war lasted longer and proved more bloody than anyone at the time anticipated.

England's smallest county played its full part in the First World War. At a time when duty and fervent patriotism meant something stronger than they probably do today, men from Rutland could be found serving in dozens of different regiments >>

Right: Remembrance Sunday is a carried out all over the UK. Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red was a work of art installed at The Tower of London in 2014. It consisted of 888,246 ceramic red poppies.

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RUTLAND REMEMBERS

Stories

George Phillips George Phillips was a man of many parts. Local historian, church warden, author, inspector of weights and measures and one of the first in Rutland to own a car. But it’s for his Rutland and the Great War, published in 1920, that we remember him with gratitude. It was Phillips who collected the original biographies and photographs.

It was Phillips who scoured the columns of the Grantham Journal to add details to the stories. It was Phillips above all who set out to ensure those who had made the ultimate sacrifice would never be forgotten. Phillips wasn’t born in Rutland but came here to work and fell in love with the county. He got involved in all aspects of life with a tireless enthusiasm and a gift for organisation. He helped restore All Saints’ Church in Oakham. He organised local celebrations to mark Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee.

He started a public library and wrote a history of Rutland. But bad health dogged him in his later years and he died in 1924, not long after his great work was completed. Today a plaque is on the wall of his offices in Church Passage, Oakham, next door to his home. The weights and measures office in Station Road now belongs to the Probation Service.

And Phillips’ name lives on with an annual award dedicated to conserving the character of the county he served so well. n

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The Rutland Poppy Project 2018...

After finding inspiration from the art display at The Tower of London, a group of volunteers decided to create their own version at Oakham Castle. Organisers of the Rutland Poppy Project are inviting as many people as possible to get involved. So far, there has been a huge response from local people and businesses with over 4000 poppies made so far. One of the volunteers behind the project, Vickie Goddard is hoping it will bring together members of all sections of the Rutland community to create a magnificent large scale sculpture formed of up to 10,000 handcrafted poppies. The installation will be in the grounds of Oakham Castle where it will remain on display for a month in October-November. The project is being co-ordinated through Catmose College but all schools, community groups, businesses and individuals in the county are invited to participate. There are several ways in

which individuals and organisations can get involved. Whether you want to host poppy making sessions. This could be at your place of work, community group or in your own home. The poppies are simple and fun to make, all of the materials and tuition needed is provided, The Rutland Poppy Project then take the finished poppies away for firing and glazing. It is expected the project will cost in the region of ÂŁ15,000 and the organisers have been applying for funding from various agencies.To sponsor the project, contact Vickie on 07542 565515. They are appealing to the community to design a beautiful and powerful tribute to commemorate the end of World War One. Too often small towns and rural communities miss the opportunity to experience major art projects so get involved!

RutlandPoppyProject2018@gmail.com or Facebook www.facebook.com/RutlandPoppy Project for more information. n

Above: Ceramic poppies waiting to go in the kiln for the Rutland Poppy Project Right: Volunteers creating ceramic poppies for the Rutland Poppy Project. Top Right: Rutland Remembers team.

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>> and on many ships of the Royal Navy.

Others took to the air in the Royal Flying Corps, later the Royal Air Force, where two women served as well.

Most of Rutland’s citizen soldiers joined the army, filling the ranks of neighbouring county regiments, the Leicesters, the Northants, the Lincolns, and the Sherwood Foresters. As such they took part in all the set piece battles which led to such a terrible loss of life - at Loos, Gallipoli, the Somme, Paschendaele - names which have become bywords for the horrors of the First World War. A handful joined the Navy and some of those fought in the great Battle of Jutland. None could have foretold what lay ahead of them as they left this small, rural community in the heart of England and became part of the first industrialised war of attrition.

Individual lives counted for almost nothing, as the armies hurled ever more devastating shells and bombs at each other. Most soldiers who died were killed not by rifle fire but by artillery. Their deaths were announced by telegram, sometimes followed by an officer's letter which generally tried to lessen the blow by describing how the man died instantly. It was unusual to mention the agonies of wounds or being blown to pieces, although some letters were more graphic than others. And so they passed into history.

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>> First World War was felt in both Rutland towns, every village, every hamlet and every street. Many familiar County names are among them. And so Rutland's part in the war to end wars is remembered, and over a hundred years later we remember it still.

Among the Fallen from Rutland are three women. Two were members of the Women’s Royal Air Force and one was a nurse.

All three are buried in local churchyards and all three have their graves maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Sister Helen Hetterley from Penn Street in Oakham became a hospital nurse in 1912 and when the war started she was stationed at the Military Hospital in Canterbury. She caught TB while treating injured soldiers and nothing could be done to treat her and she died at home in May 1917.

She’s buried in Oakham Cemetery.

Unusually her grave has both a private memorial and a CWGC headstone.

Gladys Walter was a Member of the WRAF, which is the equivalent of an Aircraft Mechanic or Private in the (men’s) RAF. She died on Armistice Day , the 11th November 1918, and is buried in the churchyard in Braunston. She has a CWGC headstone but is not recognised on the war memorial inside the church.

And in Ryhall churchyard there is the grave of Lilian Plant who was also a member of the WRAF. Little is known about her and her service record, but she died after the war in early December 1918 aged 26. She is buried close to three servicemen also from Ryhall, in a row at the front of the second section of the churchyard.

For more information on Rutland and Stamford’s contribution to the war, visit the very helpful and informative website www.rutlandremembers.org and read the local stories. n

Above: A parade on Remembrance Sunday. Roundel: A volunteer collecting donations for poppies. Centre: The war graves in the Tyne Cot Cemetery.

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• Half term fun from 21st to 23rd October, meet and feed the poultry at 11.00 and 2.30, then extra for Tuesday 23rd & Thursday 25th, story time at 10.30 for pre-school children animal petting at 11.00 and 1.00 and craft activities from 12.30 £1.00 per child donation for craft activities.

• Halloween Weekend: October 27th & 28th – face painting, fun activities and Sunday Hunt the Wicked Witch. Reduced admission for those in full halloween costumes.

• Tots on Tuesday: story time at 10.30, pet an animal & lunchtime deals • Working family run farm set in 19 acres • Rare breed animals • Gift Shop • Tea Room serving hot and cold food, drinks, cakes and snacks

RUTLAND FARM PARK Uppingham Rd, Oakham LE15 6JD 01572 722122 • enquiries@rutlandfarmpark.co.uk www.rutlandfarmpark.co.uk

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On a Royal SARAH FURNESS

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Words & Images: Georgie Fenn.

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“When we first moved in I’d tell our neighbours that I was a keen gardener and they’d give me this funny look as all I’d been able to do for months was spray everything with weed killer!”

Let me begin by explaining the importance of the Lord-Lieutenancy position thanks to Sarah Furness’s blog. The Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland is Her Majesty’s representative within the county, and it is Sarah’s first and foremost duty to uphold the dignity of the Crown. Lord-Lieutenants are not political figures.

The Lord-Lieutenant has an important role in relation to local civic, business, industrial, social and community life. In particular, Sarah attempts to follow the example of the modern monarchy and provide support and encouragement for volunteers and charitable organisations that seek to do good for our local society.

Sarah attends a significant number of events all across Rutland and beyond, meeting people from all walks of life. If you have an event that you think would benefit from a visit from Sarah, get in touch!

I went to visit Sarah Furness at her home in Whissendine where she has lived for 28 years in the Old Vicarage, a beautiful house that she has been able to put her own touch on.

So how long have you lived in this beautiful home?

“When we moved in, we bought it off a couple who had done a bit of work but they hadn’t put any central heating in,” says Sarah. You can almost see her shudder at the memory of the damp and cold. The garden wasn’t established either, “We had a vegetable patch and lots of bindweed,” says Sarah. “When we first moved in I’d tell our neighbours that I was a keen gardener and they’d give me this funny look as all I’d been able to do for months was spray everything with weed killer!” 28 years later and the garden is magnificent, in fact, for the last 16 years, Sarah has opened it up to the National Garden Scheme.

Right: Sarah puts her beautiful garden to bed for winter at The Old Vicarage at Whissendine.

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“My husband Peter has been very supportive throughout my time as High-Sheriff and now that I’m Lord-Lieutenant, I have my own website and I’m the only Lord-Lieutenant to update a blog on a weekly basis!”

To go into a bit more detail, there is an enormous yew hedge that provides shelter to the main lawn in the garden that Sarah planted herself. There is also a beautiful greenhouse constructed by Sarah’s very talented husband, Professor Peter Furness, a doctor. “He is wonderful to be married to because if I come up with an idea, he does it,” says Sarah. “I just go ‘Peter, I’ve been thinking,’ and he does all this superb woodwork.”

Sarah showed me some of the beautiful work that Peter has already completed in the Orangery and its cabinets, the windows of the greenhouse outside which reflect the structure of the church next door and the Gothic chicken coop too.

What’s Whissendine like as a village?

“Whissendine is a super village, it’s such a privilege to live here.

We have a wonderful church right next door, St Andrew’s. My husband is a bell ringer there. I have given it a go but it wasn’t for me, it’s actually quite difficult. Our daughter, Felicity, got married there a couple of years ago too. We love visiting the local pub too, The White Lion; the landlord, Chris, is a magician who is very high up in the magic circle!”

How has becoming Lord-Lieutenant affected your life?

“My husband Peter has been very supportive throughout my time as High-Sheriff. Peter helps on the techy stuff now that I’m Lord-Lieutenant, I have my own website and I’m the only Lord-Lieutenant to update a blog on a weekly basis. Peter helps me upload everything onto the website. We’ve been married 39 years on the 1 September.

Before all this, Peter had been president of his medical Royal College and I’ve supported him throughout, so he said it was payback time and he’s helped me in every way he can.”

As we were chatting about how Sarah ended up in the position to begin with, I was amazed at just how much time she gives to the Rutland community. “I had done voluntary work in the past, when,

to my surprise, I was put forward to be High Sheriff. I was terrified of public speaking, but I knew I had to at least try, these days I love it! With the High Sheriff position, you find out four years in advance and you even get to go to London for training in aspects you aren’t as confident in such as the public speaking.”

“It was a great surprise when I received the letter asking me to be High Sheriff. I remember it so clearly, I was heading out and I’d put all the post on the passenger seat of the car. When I stopped at Ashwell Crossing I saw a smart envelope in the footwell and thought I’d open it. It was a letter from Bart Hellyer asking if I would be High Sheriff, then the barriers came up so I had a very excited drive to Oakham after that!”

Have you had a good time in these positions so far?

“I had an absolutely fantastic time as High Sheriff, you have no idea how much voluntary work is going on and it’s lovely to offer some sort of official recognition from The Queen to say thank you for all of the hard work people put in. As Lord-Lieutenant I can continue and expand on that.”

“Recently, I was invited to London to meet the fellow Lord-Lieutenants at St James’ Palace. We went onto a Buckingham Palace Garden party. We were invited into the Royal Tea Tent which was a real treat.”

What do you do outside of Lord-Lieutenancy?

“I’m a very keen gardener, I used to run the programme for the Leicestershire and Rutland Garden Museum group and organise garden visits nationally. We have been opening our garden to the NGS for the past 16 years. The village safari supper starts here.”

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time to keep up with my friends as I would like. However, I do keep up with my book group with a close set of friends, it’s a lovely antidote and I always keep time for that. I also like to visit Newark Antiques Fair and I’m really into artwork. In fact, local painter Alastair Adams painted my portrait.” Any spare time I have I spend in the garden.

What have you been up to lately in your position as the area’s Lord-Lieutenant, a ceremonial role that’s still relevant today?

“I have a great time going out to see people, I used a catapult for the first time with the Girl Guides at their summer camp recently, it was such fun! Every day is different. I went to a talk organised by our super High Sheriff Sue Jarron at Greetham Valley Golf Course not long ago. Squadron leader Martin Withers DFC gave a compelling talk. He is responsible for the Black Buck attack on Stanley Airfield in the Falklands which essentially won us the Falklands war.”

“I also had a wonderful visit to the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre at Stanford Hall. £350,000,000 has been used to provide state of the art clinical rehabilitation. It will make such a difference to badly injured service personnel. At the moment it’s just the military side that has been constructed but the idea is that there will be a civilian side as well.”

“It is hoped that clinical rehabilitation will be taught there. Clinical rehabilitation makes such a difference to people allowing them to return from serious injury to more normal working life. I hope that it will be something civilians can also benefit from. That’s why fundraising is so important for facilities such as the DNRC.”

“I think the Rutland Poppy Project is a wonderful example of the community coming together. Everybody has got involved making ceramic poppies to commemorate the centenary of the Armistice.”

“Another privilege of this job which I love is having the opportunity to speak at Citizenship ceremonies. It’s such a happy occasion.”

What would you like to see more of?

“I’m very passionate about Resilient Rutland, for which I am a patron. The aim is to introduce resilience training and mental health counsellors across Rutland schools. . Mental health is a topic that really needs more focus. As High Sheriff I realised how much childhood has changed, modern children are under great pressures - I think this project will be of great benefit.

Another project that Sarah will be working closely with is the Sir Laurence Howard Rutland Scholarship Programme. This is a part

of the centennial celebrations of the founding of the university of Leicester which started as a memorial for those lost in World War I. It is one of only two such memorial universities in the world. Money for it was raised from the wealthy both in Rutland and Leicester.

The university was originally ‘The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland College’ and the aim of the Scholarship committee is to reaffirm the historical connections. If you look at the Leicester University crest it has the Rutland horse shoe as part of it.

Scholarships will fund Rutland students so that there is no need for them to take on paid work during term time. Many students particularly from poorer backgrounds struggle to study and keep solvent. They have to work often in bars, or as cleaners in term time just to fund their studies. This scholarship programme will help make university life a bit easier – sadly it cannot eliminate debt but it will reduce financial pressure.

It has been called The Sir Laurence Howard Scholarship Programme to acknowledge the enormous amount Sarah’s predecessor as Lord-Lieutenant did for the county of Rutland.

The Scholarship Committee (of which Sarah is the Patron) is planning a launch event this coming season for personally invited guests and local businesses from across Rutland. The event will be held at the Rutland County Showground in Oakham on November 8th in the early evening. n To follow Sarah Furness, the Lord-Lieutenant’s regularly updated blog, visit: www.rutlandlordlieutenant.org.

Above: Sarah in the border of her beautiful garden.

Right: The office of Lord-Lieutenant is unpaid and the age of retirement is 75.

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NEWS & EVENTS

What’s On... t RUTLAND

WED 7th NOVEMBER

STAMFORD

LYDDINGTON MANOR HISTORY SOCIETY TALK

SAT 3rd NOVEMBER

ALL THE FIREWORKS

There are lots of events going on around Stamford and Rutland for Bonfire Night this year. There is also a firework display in Peterborough that is in the top ten firework displays across the country.

Peterborough Firework Fiesta is at Peterborough Arena from 5pm on the 3rd November.

Keep an eye on Facebook closer to November to see who else will be throwing a spectacular firework display.

The Gunpowder Plot is another favourite for locals, held at Boughton House this is a dramatic fireworks display complete with soundtrack and breathtaking performances.

This event will be on November the 3rd and the 6th from 6.30pm.

A historian called Clair Buchanan will be leading a fascinating talk about the men and women of Rutland who died in the First World War. These talks are usually held on the first Wednesday of each month, at 7.30pm in Lyddington Village Hall.

n The event will be at Lyddington Village Hall, Main Street, Lyddington, LE15 9LR. BURGHLEY HOUSE

THURS 6th - SUN 9th DECEMBER

BURGHLEY HOUSE CHRISTMAS FAIR

n For more information, visit www.gunpowderplot.org or alternatively call 01536 470470.

Literature at Lunchtime

VISIT STAMFORD ARTS CENTRE TO OPEN YOUR MIND UP TO DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF YOUR FAVOURITE NOVEL

STAMFORD

TUES 6th NOVEMBER

MIDDLEMARCH

This novel is so immense that it is impossible to film except as a long television adaptation (filmed in Stamford in 1993.) This is the ‘big novel’ of 19th Century English Literature and Eliot’s supreme achievement. This is the novel that Tolstoy said made his own work possible. ‘It’s all one web’ says one character of 19th Century England and Eliot spins it so that no one part is untouched by any other. Pop to the Arts Centre at lunchtime to talk about Eliot’s supreme achievement amongst like-minded individuals; you’re sure to learn something new.

n The tickets are £6, the event runs from 12.30. Contact the Arts Centre box office on 01780 763203 to book.

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The Burghley Christmas Market will be bigger than ever at England’s greatest Elizabethan house, featuring their largest ever Gift and food market with more luxury gift stalls, seasonal shopping and Christmas Fine Food Market set amidst historic grandeur.

Burghley’s Christmas Fair and Fine Food Market will be spread over four days, and feature additional log-cabin type stalls as well as the heated marquees packed with crafts and Christmas gift ideas in front of the spectacular backdrop of the Tudor house.

Nestling within the Brewhouse and cobbled courtyard, close to Burghley’s restaurant and shop, the seasonal craft fair and fine food market has free entry (there is a car parking charge of £5 per car).

The Orangery will be open and serving food for most of the day.

n Visit www.burghley.co.uk for more information. Alternatively call 01780 75245.

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WED 31st OCTOBER

PLANT PROPAGATION

UPPINGHAM

WED 28th NOVEMBER

UPPINGHAM FATSTOCK SHOW

The fantastic Fatstock Show in Uppingham dates back to 1889! Champion pigs, sheep and cattle are primped and preened for this event held in the Market Square. Rutland farmers proudly show off the best of their stock with the aim of encouraging people to buy British and support the industry.

Lots of plants can be had for free by swapping cuttings with friends and family, or propagating your own.

If you’re new to propogation, or just want to learn more, then join Nick Hamilton to find out all about the different methods of stem, root and leaf cutting, division and layering.

Taking place in Uppingham Market Place, there will be pens full of livestock arriving at 7am, judging commences at 10am and the prize-giving will be at 11.30am. Cancelled only by war and the two national out-breaks of the foot and mouth epidemic this is a unique show being the only event of its kind in the UK still held in a town market square. n Visit the show from 7am to see some of the counties jewels.

Remembrance Sunday

STAMFORD TOWN WILL BE BUSY FOR REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY AND ARMISTICE DAY

n To book at Barnsdale Gardens call 01572 813200 WITHAM HALL

SAT 10th NOVEMBER

WINTER FAIR

Witham Hall prep school will be bustling with festivity on the 10th November for their Winter Fair. There will be over 75 stalls, a face painting artist, cakes, refreshments and more.

n From 10am - 4pm. Witham Hall School, Witham on the Hill, Bourne, PE10 0JJ. STAMFORD

SUN 11th NOVEMBER

LEST WE FORGET

Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, held on November 11 every year, commemorates the signing of the armistice between the Allies and Germany at 11am on 11th November 1918 - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

The Annual Service of Remembrance and Laying of Wreaths will take place at the War Memorial, Broad Street, Stamford, on Sunday 11th November 2018. There will also be a service and parade in

UPPINGHAM

WED 21st NOVEMBERSAT 1st DECEMBER

LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL

The smash hit Broadway and West End Musical based on the best loved movie follows beautiful and popular sorority sister Elle Woods. When she is dumped by her boyfriend Warner Huntingdon III for a more serious girlfriend she puts down the credit cards and picks up the books. Packing up her trusty pooch, Bruiser, she bags herself a place at the prestigious Harvard Law School to try and win him back. With the support of her new friends she learns that you can be both smart and fashionable. This fantastic musical will be directed by Clare Rayner, musically directed by Jane Stevens and stars students of Uppingham School. n To book call 01572 820820 or visit www.uppthearts.co.uk.

Oakham town centre.

In Stamford, the day consists of a Service and a Parade at the war memorial as well as The Last Post at 11am followed by a two minute silence, Reveille, and Kohima.The Stamford Brass Band will accompany the Service. Service sheets will be available on the day and officers in charge of detachments are asked to arrange collection from Browne’s Hospital. If you have any enquiries before the event, get in touch with the relevant Town Hall for your area. n For information, call Stamford Town Hall on 01780 753808.

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CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE

CHRISTMAS

GIFT GUIDE T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse, and under the tree there was a wealth of thoughtful gifts from the best local suppliers...

Compiled by: Rob Davis.

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- CHRISTMAS GIFTS -

Love Christmas...

Love Oldrids & Downtown If you’re dreaming of a family Christmas, we’ve compiled a selection of gifts for ladies and gentlemen which will surely bring a smile to the face of your loved one...

Baubles: With silver glitter detail by Decoris, £1.25/ea; Clear frosted bauble with red berry twig detail £2.25/ea.

The Wit and Wisdom of the Wife: Wives are wonderful, and this is the book to prove it £6.99.

Bad Dad Jokes: A must for family fun this festive season, 50 card set featuring artwork by the Ladybirds for Grown-Ups series £8.50.*

Fir Tree Branch: Everlands frosted berries branch for festive floral design or table decorations £2.99.

Chocolates: A staple of Christmas celebration, a thoughtful gift for friends and the ideal accompaniment to HM The Queen’s Speech, enjoy these Belgian truffles from Guylian £8/180g.

Flask: Made by Barbour in green tartan with thermal insulation approx 25cm high £39.95.

Leather Gloves: Tan, by Dents £38.

Barbour Drywax Organiser: Pocket sized, in green and tan with wooden pen and notelets £29.95.

Festive Candle: Nutmeg, ginger and spice, by Stoneglow, hand-poured in the UK £22.

Bath Bombs: Figgy Pudding bath bomb cosmetics, five festive themed bombs or soap products £12.

Shortbread Selection: From Cartwright and Butler 300g, in kilner-style tin £15, a great gift for your neighbours, or leave a piece for Santa to enjoy on Christmas Eve! Silver Necklace: Sparkle this season with this silver colour with red enamel heart details by Miss Milly, £12.

Mug: Designed by local-born designer Hannah Wrendale, and made by Royal Worcester, bone china mug, Good Hare Day £10.

Jingle Bells: Iron bell garland around the branch is approx one metre in length with alternative white and red pom-poms £6.

Robin: A friendly felt fellow for your tree or mantlepiece, approx 10cm tall £6.

Reed Diffusers: Molton Brown reed diffuser set with signature black pepper fragrance, 150ml scent, with eight reeds £45. n * For example: “What happens to elves when they have been naughty? Santa gives them the sack!”

Products featured here available at Oldrids & Downtown stores and online at www.oldrids.co.uk. Please note, not all products are available from all stores, please call ahead if you are interested in a particular item

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Sparkling Silver & Ice Blue Our beautiful silver and blue selection of festive gifts will really take the chill off your winter, with fragrances, luxurious scarves and some elegant jewellery...

Photo Frame: If you’re making memories this season and preserving them in your phone, don’t leave your photographs languishing on a memory card; fill this hessian effect 5x7 frame with a memory of Christmas 2018 £15.

Necklace: Sparkle this season with this Miss Milly metallic silver and grey necklace £18.

Watch: Rose gold is a really fashionable contemporary colour, and this Anaii watch is suited to the shade with its matte effect strap £29.99.

Unicorn: Festive decoration for your tree, £2.75.

Silver Berries: Decorate your mantelpiece, your tree, or create festive floral displays £4.50.

White Bird: A friendly fellow for your festive tree, with a clip to attach to branches £2.99.

Molton Brown: Women’s Travel Luxuries set, with bodywash, body polisher, body lotion, purifying shampoo and hand cream in carry-on case £40.

Bauble: Purple glossy frosted bauble £2.99.

Candle: Stoneglow Frosted Wood fragranced candle in glass jar, 15hr burn time £25.

Festive Star: Top your tree with this silver star, £6.

Aftershave: Versace’s Dylan Blue 50ml EDT, a fougère fragrance, citrus, bergamot and grapefruit £70/100ml.

Perfume: Thierry Mugler Angel EDP a delicate blend of sweet Red Fruits, Soft Caramel, Honey and Praline, £110/100ml.

Cushions: Nordic Collection Geo cushion in soft grey 43cm x 43cm £12/complete. Nordic Birds cushion, 43cm x 43cm in grey £12/complete.

Scarf: 100% lambswool scarf by Barbour in grey, 195cm x 25cm £24.95.

Wooly Hat: Boardmans woolly hat with grey pom-pom in pink cable knot and grey, £12.

Products featured here available at Oldrids & Downtown stores and online at www.oldrids.co.uk. Please note, not all products are available from all stores, please call ahead if you are interested in a particular item

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The Gift of Relaxation...

Spa Day half/full day, from £105 at The Grange Spa, Pointon 01778 440511, www.thegrangespa.co.uk. n

A Flight of Fancy...

For the person who has everything, gift an experience like flying lessons with Helisphere, from £99; 07860 268462. n

Whilst we’re on the subject of Christmas, we hope that the prospect of a Hambleton Farm Foods bronze free range Turkey, proves mouth-watering. Grown in Norfolk. £12.65/kg, 01572 723800. n

The Stamford Notebook Company Burghley journal £71.50, 01780 762550, stamfordnotebooks.co.uk.

Vintage List stars vase, £22, Elizabeth Stanhope Interiors 01572 722345, www.elizabethstanhope.co.uk.

Night Gift Sock Set four pairs of wonderfully fun socks, £24, Oliver’s of Uppingham, 07949 427764.

Nicola Sexton Black suede/glitter bow shoe £135, Russell & Jones, 01780 481033, russellandjones.com.

Emma Bridgewater Feather Wreath mug, £14.95 Sarah Harding, 01572 823389, sarahhardinginteriors.co.uk.

Dubarry ladies Galway boot from Cavells Oakham in Walnut £329, 01572 770600, www.cavells.co.uk.

Carrol Boyes water jug, H Works, Stamford. £285, 01780 754605, www.hworksdesign.co.uk.

Bolin Webb razor & travel case £95, from Uppingham’s Bolin Webb, 01572 868005, bolinwebb.com. n

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TECHNOLOGY

GADGETS FOR CHRISTMAS If there’s a fan of gadgets around the tree this year, give them some really useful, up-to-the-minute technology...

Words: Rob Davis.

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Christmas 2018’s Top Technology...

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2. The smart speaker gets even smarter; Amazon Echo Spot, with screen. It’ll answer questions, give reminders and act as a cordless speaker, £119.99, amazon.co.uk.

3. Fitbit’s new Ionic smart watch tracks your health and serves as a personal trainer.

It plays music, pairing to wireless headphones, too, £299, www.fitbit.com.

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4. We love our DJI Mavic Pro here at Pride. We use it to take aerial photos & video and it’s great fun to fly. Capture walks in the countryside and take your photography to new heights! Now Mavic Pro II has a camera co-developed with Hasselblad for stunning 20mp images or 4K footage, £1,299, store.dji.com.

5. Speaking of photography, Canon’s new mirrorless camera is small, but takes stunning full-frame images, £2,349, www.canon.co.uk.

6. And finally, the best smart phone bar none.

Easy to use, fully featured, and great for business and personal use, iPhone X reigns supreme. Cost dependent on plan; www.apple.com/uk. >>

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Festive Technology In the Home...

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For the truly lazy, it’ll work by voice command with Alexa, too! £129.99, www.myappkettle.com 2. Bring superb sound, the power of Google and the convenience of voice interaction into the living room with the Google Home Max hands-free smart speaker. Powered by Google Assistant, you can ask it questions, and tell it to do things. It plays music with powerful, full frequency audio. £399.

3. Alternatively if you love coffee, Miele’s bean to cup machine will serve up the perfect latté, créma or cappuccino, £799-£1,799, www.miele.co.uk.

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4. Nest’s range of smart thermostats can be controlled by your phone and learn your habits.

Meanwhile its video doorbell allows you to see live video of who’s at your door via your smartphone, £279; £329 both with install, www.nest.com.

5. And to enjoy the Queen’s Speech this Christmas, choose Bang & Olufsen’s 65” BeoVision Eclipse.

It’s breathtaking in terms of the clarity of its sound and picture, as you’d expect for the price!! £12,150, www.beoshop.co.uk.

6. The whitest teeth and freshest breath thanks to Philips’ wi-fi enabled toothbrush which shows you where you haven’t brushed, £420, £380, www.philips.co.uk. >>

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Seasonal Technology Out & About...

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1. Still dragging your suitcase around the airport departure lounge? Ovis is the robot suitcase that will follow you around at 6.2mph, weigh itself and report its mass on your phone all whilst charging your USB technology on the go.

You can also track it if it gets lost! £340 pre order at www.forwardx.com.

2. Ryobi’s One system is the ultimate in versatility. Invest in one battery system and power anything from mowers, to strimmers, trimmers and saws to drills, radios, torches and tyre inflators. Tools from £99. www.uk.ryobitools.eu.

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FOOD & DRINK

Paten & Co IN STAMFORD

One of the oldest Knead Pubs enjoyed a comprehensive makeover earlier this year. If you haven’t got round to visiting Paten & Co yet, you’ve been missing out and your taste buds might never forgive you. This season we think you should make it your quest to settle into a cosy seat and tuck in...

If you’re from this area, then you’ll know of Knead Pubs. Perhaps you’ve been for a pizza in the Tobie Norris? The Crown could be your go-to for a coffee or a Sunday roast, or if you’re in Oakham, you’re bound to have gossiped over a pint of real ale in The Lord Nelson. What you might be failing to grasp is that Paten & Co is all part of that same distinguishable group of exceptional pubs but it’s a little bit different.

I’m from Stamford myself, I grew up here and when I was 18, The Periwig was the place to go on a night out, followed by Central or sometimes Quayholes. It was a sad, sad day when The Periwig closed its doors and it remained a mysterious rumour-filled void for a year or so while Michael Thurlby worked his magic.

Fast track to today and I’m always surprised at the almost suspicious attitude that Paten & Co receives from my parent’s generation.

It’s as though they think it’s a secret club, and they’re not members so they’ll stick to the Tobie. What Paten & Co is, is different.

Somehow, despite owning six pubs and a hotel, Michael is capable of making each of his cosmoses unique. The décor is outstanding, the name, Paten & Co, is the original

Words & Images: Georgie Fenn

name of the building when it belonged to a Wholesalers in the 18th Century. “We didn’t find the sign until we’d stripped it all back,” says Michael. “We’ve used a lot of the original materials to create what you can see today.” The effort and brain power behind the design is actually quite overwhelming.

Tube station tiles caress the corners near the bar area leading you to beautifully upholstered sofas, tables and chairs and an original laboratory desk from school. It’s like a Landrover Defender; it conjures up a long lost past where materials lived and breathed only it’s comfortable too, so more like one of those jazzed up Defenders.

As you make your way up the stairs, the tiles travel with you, curved into the corners like a corset around a waist. An industrial pipe holds great big lights to guide you on your way. Did I mention the lighting downstairs?

The green bottles are reclaimed wine vats that the Italians who moved to Peterborough in the 18th century would have used to make wine, Michael found them and used them. If anyone wants a lesson in sustainability, Michael’s your man. Upstairs, you’ll see Head Chef Frazer King busting his moves in the kitchen over what was formerly the dance floor. There are booths

meet the CHEF

HEAD CHEF

FRAZER KING

Food History: Frazer got into the world of food when he was 20 working for Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. He worked his way up and has since worked in The Olive Branch and The Gunton Arms as Head Chef. Expect flavours from all over the world at Paten & Co. Food Heaven: Fish mostly, I went to Nathan Outlaw’s restaurant in London once and it blew me away.

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to sit in as well as comfy seating with possibly the best view of Stamford across Red Lion Square. Each seating area has portals to plug in should you wish to re-charge electrical devices, work from a laptop or even sit back and watch Netflix; the Wi-Fi is super fast.

Head up the stairs again and I guarantee you’ll re-think your own interior design at home. Even the sinks in the bathrooms made me want to rip mine out so I could have a bit of marble and some raw charm.

It’s all very raw, the materials, the original plaster on the walls, but thankfully, not the food.

OPEN FOR FOOD Monday - Thursday: 12 noon - 2:30pm & 6pm - 9pm.

Friday - Saturday: 12 noon - 9:30pm.

Brunch Available: Saturday & Sunday: 10am - 12 noon.

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on the MENU FROM THE MENU AT PATEN & CO WHICH CHANGES REGULARLY Small Plates

Black Pudding Scotch Egg, Parsley Mayo £6.

Tallington Lamb Kebabs, Paten Hot Sauce, Pickled Cabbage, Smashed Cucumber £7.50.

Sweet Potato Fries, Basil Mayo £4.

Soy Glazed Chicken Wings, Spring Onion, Charred Lime £7.50.

Grilled Corn on the Cob, Lemon & Oregano £3.50.

Large Plates

Paten & Co can be different to Knead’s other pubs because firstly, there’s a young and exciting new chef and secondly, he has a charcoal oven to play with. Did you know that Knead Pubs cook with a lot of their very own meat? I certainly didn’t but it explains why the beef brisket practically falls apart in your mouth before melting away, and it’s probably what keeps people going back.

“The farm has grown in the last few months,” Michael tells me. “We’ve gone from having around 200 Texel sheep to 470, we’ve got a herd of 50 Lincoln Red cattle producing calves each year and we have some Berkshire pigs as well.” Knead Pubs take care of everything from feeding to the butchery of their farm animals, ensuring everything is done to the highest standard.

“We have rare breeds that are harder to keep because everything is about taste,” says Michael. “We don’t want to be serving fattened beef in our restaurant, this is a different sort of meat that people might not have ever tasted before.” Of course, by producing your own supply chain you’re also

giving yourself a serious challenge but that’s what Knead pubs are all about, hard work to produce incredible results. Paten & Co oozes provenance, from the food to the décor to the passionate staff who are all taking great pride in providing a fantastic service to everyone who steps in the door.

Head Chef Frazer’s menu is diverse; you can order a variety of nibbles to share with a group but there’s also the option to have a larger dish if you’d prefer. They’re even putting grouse on the menu while it’s in season, something I wish we saw more of in this rural area. There’s a very relaxed vibe, I’d happily go there for a coffee to do some work as much as I would get dressed up for date night and a bottle of Prosecco, it caters to both.

So there you have it, perhaps Ross, Michael and his team won’t shout about it but here at Stamford & Rutland Pride we will, Paten & Co is bringing the city to our much loved little town and we couldn’t be more grateful.

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Pulled Pork Taco, Guacamole, Pineapple Salsa £9.

Pan Fried Fillet of Sea Bass, Red Lentil Dhal £10.

Paten Beef Burger in a Charcoal Sesame Bun, Chipotle Onions, Rocket, American Mustard, Cheese Sauce £10.

Desserts

Baked Cookie Dough, White Chocolate Parfait £7.50.

Chocolate Nemesis, Blood Orange Sorbet £7.

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Christmas & New Year 2019 At the Marquess we love to celebrate the Christmas season in style – join us for outstanding food and drink in beautifully festive surroundings…

CHRISTMAS MENU Two Courses - £18.50 Three Courses - £23.50

TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS LUNCH

NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER & DANCE

£15.95

£75.50 per person inc canapés, five course menu and live music

Turkey and all the trimmings with Christmas pudding & brandy sauce

Call us on 01572 822477 for further information and to book.

For full details of Christmas menus and opening hours over the festive period please visit the website.

52 Main Street, Lyddington, Rutland, LE15 9LT Call for bookings: 01572 822 477 www.marquessexeter.co.uk Lunch & Dinner 7 Days a Week | 17 Modern Bedrooms | Four AA Star Rated

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ARTISAN COFFEE

GIVEN A GOOD

ROASTING

He’s a genius. A coffee connoisseur with laser-guided tastebuds and the most exacting standards. Ask him to serve you anything less than a cup of perfection and artisan coffee expert Bruce Garside of Silver Oak Coffee is certain to give you a good roasting.

This month we discover the secret behind the finest beans for your morning brew...

How do you take your coffee? A splash of milk, no sugar? Fine. And Bruce, how does he take his? Served in 11 cups, each with 200ml of water heated to 93°c, poured onto 13.5g of nine different types of single origin or single estate coffee. He then leaves it for four minutes, stirs four times, leaves four minutes and then scrapes away the crust (the stuff on top) with a cupping spoon and finally leaves for another four minutes before testing. It should be stirred four times. Not three; not five. Just four.

Oh, and non-pressurised brewing, please.

And don’t even get him started on how coarse the beans should be ground. That’s a whole other subject. Anyone would think he’s fussy. But to be fair, Bruce and Susanne Garside of artisan roastery Silver Oak Coffee have put rather more thought into coffee than most people who take their morning pick-me-up somewhat more for granted.

Having turned a pleasure into an obsession, then an obsession into a business, each year Bruce roasts seven tonnes of coffee beans that’s enough to create over a quarter of a million cups of coffee.

Each roast is tasted exactly as above, with every possible variable eliminated and with nothing short of scientific precision, to ensure he’s able to reflect solely on the results of changes to the roasting process itself.

Worldwide our coffee consumption stands at something like 2,000,000,000 cups daily; and 95,000,000 cups each day in the UK. What’s more, 80% of people in the UK pay

Words & Images: Rob Davis.

Rather, the devil is in the detail; get the roast right and you don’t need syrup, sugar or milk; the purpose of all the above being to disguise mediocre coffee.

Seems like a simple job, doesn’t it? Take ‘green’ beans fresh from the company’s wholesalers - Mercanta of London - roast them and supply coffee to the public for us to grind up and use in their own coffee machines, cafétieres and so on. But it’s not as simple as that.

at least one visit a week to one of those fancy coffee shops placing increasingly convoluted orders for aerated macchiato skinny foam with syrup, sprinkles and fairy dust.

For coffee purists like Bruce though, foam is just, um, fluff... and syrup is gooey filth.

“OUR WORLDWIDE COFFEE CONSUMPTION STANDS AT TWO BILLION CUPS A DAY; 95 MILLION CUPS EACH DAY IN THE UK...”

Above: Bruce and Susanne Garside of micro-roastery Silver Oak Coffee.

“There’s no such thing as the perfect taste profile of a roast for a start,” says Bruce.

“Taste is subjective. Some confuse acidity with bitterness, but the degree of acidity for example is determined by a disproportionate presence of chlorogenic acids - the ester of caffeine acid and quinic acid, functioning as an intermediate in lignin biosynthesis. You’re looking to achieve a balance and consistency in a roast, bringing consistency to a natural (and therefore inconsistent) product, and ensuring a product that can be used to create a consistent-tasting brew.”

Bruce and Susanne use a sort of gas tumble drier to roast coffee. The goal of a good roaster is to ensure the temperature of the beans is monitored, and the speed, temperature and type of heat used during the roasting process is monitored and controlled.

Temperature is one of the variables in coffee roasting, created in this roastery by the use of a gas Giesen roaster; as conducted heat from the drum and convected heat

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from the hot air in the rotating drum; and in the rate that the beans are allow to cool after the heat has been applied (ie: residual heat). Other factors include the time the beans spend in the drum - which in the roast during our visit was about 11 minutes - with First crack happening at about nine minutes and a two minute development time.

darker roasts are achieved, and different flavours are allowed to come through, before the roasting process is slowed or stopped upon reaching the desired characteristics.

The speed at which the roaster’s drum rotates - which stands at 46 revolutions per minute - also affects the roast.

Suffice to say there’s a huge effort invested in ensuring a First crack is the point at which sufficient moisture has been consistent roast, but that’s after Bruce has experimented evaporated from the bean - achieved with a and determined the correct specifications in the temperature of about 196°c - at which point first place. During our visit Bruce was the beans undergo an exothermic reaction and experimenting with a new decaffeinated emit an audible crack. whilst their strucroast, the result of myriad permutations ture changes becoming brittle. At this and settings on the roaster’s stage the beans are very lightly roasted. computerised controls to change when Artisan coffee cherries are Later in the roasting stage medium and and how temperature is applied to the hand-picked. Workers make two or three passes of the estate, bean.

HAND

PICKED

During the course of his experimentation, Bruce also has to determine how the roasting process will affect the bean’s likely grind and brew characteristics. Oh, and you can’t use freshly roasted coffee for espresso... only coffee that has been allowed to rest for a week or so, making experimentation a lengthy process.

picking only the ripe cherries.

Mass produced coffees are harvested regardless of ripeness by clumsier machines.

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The process of grinding beans is really important and difficult to control. Even grinding in the morning, when the burrs are cooler, or in the afternoon - after they’ve been grinding all day and are warmer - adjusts the characteristics of the grind.

Suffice to say there’s a huge effort invested in ensuring a consistent roast but that’s after Bruce has experimented and determined the correct specifications in the first place..

Left: Coffee cherries contain one or, usually, two beans.

Hand-picked, the skin, parchment and mucilage are removed prior to the beans being air dried for 14-28 days, before being shipped to wholesalers for roasting.

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A finer grind also makes the interstitial spaces smaller, to slow the passage of water through the coffee and increase the time the compounds have to work, meaning extraction is increased from the coffee. There is however a balancing act between grind size, temperature, time, coffee to water ratios, agitation (stirring) and in some cases pressure.

The grind is crucial, since grinding determines the surface area of the coffee over which water can pass, the speed at which the water passes over the coffee and consequently how much flavour is imparted into a particular volume of water, in turn has an implication for both flavour, and consistency.

Bruce’s record when experimenting with different grind characteristics is the ingestion of no fewer than 23 espressos in a single day.

After that, he says, the palate tends to be ruined - and of course, with all that caffeine he’s also shaking like Theresa May in a General Election. The case for Bruce’s talent and insight should hopefully be obvious by now... but what does it mean for the end user, with their coffee machine at home? Well, to achieve the perfect brew,

Bruce and Susanne recommend a separate grinder to your coffee machine, preferably one that affords a greater degree of control.

The ideal temperature for the water is 90-93°c, so a special coffee kettle like a Buena Vita (£100) that allows you to set that temperature and has a gooseneck is preferable to a normal kettle.

And people, people, please... filter your water. Bean to cup machines are passable; but better is the use of a Sowden Softbrew (£39) or Aeropress (£25) or even a humble paper filter (V60, £6) will facilitate a more finely filtered brew with fewer of the fines coming through.

Typically, 6g of coffee to 100ml of water is the correct ratio for non-pressurised brewing, but by now you’ll appreciate the number of variables render this a rough figure only.

Generally a darker roast needs to brew for four minutes, whilst a lighter roast should brew for six minutes.

Quality coffee shouldn’t need milk or sugar - asking Bruce for a lump or two is tantamount to asking a Michelin-starred chef for some tomato sauce - and as for the

idea of whether freeze-fried soluble coffee should ever be entertained - even the posh brands - Bruce damn nearly clobbered me over the head with a coffee pot. No. Never.

No. So if the nice-looking lady or gentlemen pops in from next door offering something ‘gold and blended’ with a sexy wink, tell them you don’t mess about either with your neighbours or with inferior coffee.

In espresso brewing ideally about 45ml of hot water should run over 18-19g of ground coffee for 27-30 seconds. In coffee shops, or in adverts for coffee machines, you’ll see the pump pressure of coffee machines advertised in bar - the same measurement as pressure washers.

Nine to 15 bar is about typical on home machines, bruce has found 8.8 preferable for his current offering. You’ll see your coffee shop barista using a tamper to press down the coffee... again, that’s to ensure an even flow of water through a uniform bed of coffee and control the time of the flow. It’s only possible to generalise about the characteristics of coffees from different parts of the world. Suffice to say there’s greater diversity in coffee than in wine. Coffee is 65

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grown between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, in the equatorial belt and at heights of between 1,000 and 2,000m.

Very crudely, Ethiopian and Kenyan coffees are higher grown, fruitier, more complex and expensive with blackcurrant, citric and floral notes and high acidity and sweetness.

Lower altitude grown coffees like Costa Rican and Mexican coffees tend to taste less acidic and have notes of cooked sugars and stone fruits instead.

Bruce and Susanne produce about nine roasts simultaneously and change their offerings throughout the year to reflect the availability of different beans season by season. 90% of the coffee the couple produce is sold directly to the consumer at food festivals, and local markets.

It’s sold by mail order via the couple’s website, www.silveroakcoffee.co.uk and from their rig; a mobile coffee shop with an upper deck for discerning coffee fans to sit on. After you’ve enjoyed a freshly brewed cup on the rig, you can take home 250g of their single origin coffee for between £5.50 and £7.95.

Some of the couple’s award-winning Christmas coffees cost up to £15/250g, but Bruce has even refused to sell some of that to a customer whose equipment wasn’t up to muster as she wouldn’t get the best out of it... both Bruce and Susanne are determined to ensure that their customers get the very best experience possible out of the product!

When it comes to quality coffee, if you think you’ve bean there and done that, think again.

Bruce’s humour, his genius and his attention to detail is unquestionable.

If you’re looking to take the chill off winter with the ultimate cup of coffee, we’ll direct you towards the roastery’s flagship Black Bag Aquiares Estate, a universally popular single Estate artisan coffee that will change your life.

“Our customers return to us and say ‘thanks(!) you’ve ruined Waitrose coffee for us. Now we’ve tasted proper coffee nothing else will ever come close,’ which we take as a real compliment.”

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“Introducing new people to really enjoyable coffee - a real great product - is our ultimate mission, and it’s a real pleasure!” n

e Ultimate Coffee Break...

8 1.Walnut Crunch Gourmet Brownies £12.50/four, www.gourmetbrownie.co.uk.

2. Latté - made with espresso and steamed milk with Silver Oak Coffee’s Black Bag BCSA Select ‘18, £5.50/250g, from Silver Oak; www.silveroakcoffee.co.uk 3. Motta coffee levelling tool £29.99, bellabarista.co.uk.

4. Yirgacheffe Kochere Debo from Ethiopia; flora aromas, lime and berries £6.95/250g www.silveroakcoffee.co.uk.

5. Long black with Finca Santa Ana, Decaffeinated, Guatemala; dark chocolate & bitter orange £6.95/250g www.silveroakcoffee.co.uk.

6. Short macchiato - an espresso coffee drink with

a small amount of milk, usually foamed - with Yirgacheffe Kochere Debo, Ethiopia beans; floral aromas, lime and berries £6.95/250ml; Silver Oak; www.silveroakcoffee.co.uk.

11. Apricot and cranberry flapjack £12.50/four, www.gourmetbrownie.co.uk.

7. Green Costa Rican Aquiares beans, shown prior to roasting

by Bruce at Silver Roast.

13. Coffee tamper 49mm £24.99, bellabarista.co.uk.

8. Raspberry Delight Gourmet Brownies £12.50/four, from www.gourmetbrownie.co.uk.

9. Single origin coffee from Smallholders Of Gititu, Kenya; blackcurrant and molasses £7.95/250ml from Silver Oak silveroakcoffee.co.uk.

10. Espresso created with Fazenda Trapia, Brazil; nutty, with hazelnut and chocolate £5.75/250ml. Silver Oak; www.silveroakcoffee.co.uk.

12. ECOffee cup £8.45/12oz, £7.95/8oz. From Silver Oak www.silveroakcoffee.co.uk.

14. Latté, decaff, with Finca Santa Ana, Decaffeinated, Guatemala; dark chocolate, bitter orange £6.95/250g www.silveroakcoffee.co.uk.

15. Cortado/Piccolo ristresso or baby latté Finca Nazareth, El Salvador; boozy red berries, £7.25/250g, from Silver Oak silveroakcoffee.co.uk.

16. Long black with Finca El Indio, Colombia; peach & blackcurrant notes £6.75/250g, www.silveroakcoffee.co.uk. n

n Bruce and Susanne run Silver Oak Coffee, an artisan micro-roastery based in our region.

For mail order enquiries of their coffee, call 07737 044259 or see www.silveroakcoffee.co.uk.

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Local Village Pub & Restaurant

Peterborough Road, Langtoft, Peterborough, PE6 9LW 01778 343200 • www.waggonandhorseslangtoft.co.uk Food Service Times: Tuesday – Saturday: 12:00pm – 2:00pm and 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Sunday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm

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In the KITCHEN

Rich, dark and handsome, this pudding’s soft sponge and velvety smooth centre makes it the perfect end to a winter meal for chocolate lovers everywhere...

MOCHA MELT-IN-THE-MIDDLE PUDDING

Preparation time: 20 minutes. Cooking time: 25 minutes. Serves Two. Ingredients: 2 tbsp fairtrade coffee • 50g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing • 60g 70% dark chocolate, roughly chopped • 1 medium free-range egg, plus 1 egg yolk • 60g golden caster sugar • 1 tbsp plain flour • crème fraîche, to serve

Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark six, and put a baking tray in the oven. Generously butter the insides of two 200ml pudding moulds. Make up the coffee with two tablespoons of boiling water and leave to cool.

Put the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl and set it over a pan of gently simmering water. Stir occasionally, until melted, then remove from the heat and allow to cool. Put the whole egg with the egg yolk and sugar in a bowl and whisk together until just combined. Whisk in the flour. Mix the coffee into the melted chocolate and butter, and fold into the egg mixture.

Pour into the moulds, put them on the hot baking sheet and bake for 18 minutes until the puddings are well risen and coming away from the sides.

Leave for one minute then run a round-bladed knife around the edge and turn them out onto plates. Serve with a dollop of crème fraîche.

Prepare these up to a day ahead before you want to cook them.

Make the mixture, fill the moulds, then cover with cling film and chill. Cook them for 20 minutes if you’re baking straight from the fridge. n

Recipes & Dishes: From the thousands of recipes that can be found at www.waitrose.com/recipes

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Full Bodied & Voluptuous

Packing a Punch

Mollydooker, The Boxer Shiraz 2016

Most Shiraz wines are famous for knocking your socks off. In fact, it can even be said that certain individuals are put off Shiraz purely because they’re a bit strong.

This wine, Jim Barry McKae’s Wood Shiraz is from Clare Valley in Australia and is from the 2012 vintage. It’s 14% so not too heavy, 100% Syrah and has masses of concentrated red and black fruits, with touches of spice and a beautiful smooth finish of oak and elegant tannins. Clare Valley has a Strong continental climate so not only do they produce wonderful Shiraz but they create some of Australia’s finest Riesling too. n £29.50 / 75cl / 14%

100% Syrah £28 / 75cl / 16%

The Wine Cellar MANY YEARS AGO, NO ONE TRUSTED AUSTRALIAN WINES. PERHAPS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THEIR CONVICT PAST. THESE DAYS, ALL IS FORGIVEN FOR HEAVENLY SHIRAZ...

FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS LIKE MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY...

1.This multi award winning Shiraz is handpicked and aged in French & American oak barrels. It’s a full-bodied wine with red fruity flavours along with a spicy finish and soft oak hints of vanilla. Pure class. £19.99 / 75cl / 14.5% 2. The producer says, “It may be a fine line, but to increase pleasure and reduce pain is the aim of The Hedonist. With this in mind, I have let that age old miracle of fermentation occur with the minimum of interference to produce this big buxom red.’ Try it and see. £14.49 / 75cl / 14% 3.There is something about this label. This is a pedigree wine from some extremely old vines in the Barossa valley. It can benefit from aging so if you forget that you have it in the cellar, it will only improve! £26.50 / 75cl / 14.5%

Descriptions of this wine vary from ‘like being punched in the face’ to ‘fantastic’ but mostly ‘don’t drink this if you have anything else to do that day.’

The cautions are serious, a 16% Shiraz is nothing to sneer at, it will knock you out, but before the lights go out you will find yourself deliriously happy. Amazingly, this is perhaps the lightest and most accessible of Mollydooker’s reds, they have some fascinatingly full-bodied wines in their range. Although by any other standards it is still a frighteningly full-bodied and voluptuous wine. Made from the fruit of Mollydooker's own vineyards and aged in a mixture of new and old American oak. Expect rich cherry notes, warming plum pudding and spicy dark chocolate but we repeat, clear your day before trying.

Find the whole range online. n

Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin

So it might sound a bit out there but it’s surprisingly delicious. This innovative gin is straight from down under, made by steeping whole Shiraz grapes from the Yarra Valley in Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin. It has an incredibly vibrant dark ruby colour. With notes of juniper, spiciness and dense raspberry characters packed all inside. Goes very well with soda or tonic. Alternatively, add a little ginger beer, raspberries and serve with ice, it’s absolutely delightfully refreshing and you’ll find it hard to say no to a second glass. n £40.39 / 37.8%

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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YEAR 2018 Restaurant of the

Rutland & Stamford Pride’s annual Restaurant of the Year Awards are back and with a twist. ere are six categories to vote in this year; send us your vote and dine for FREE at all of our recommended restaurants...

Words & Images: Tilly Wilkinson.

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The Olive Branch

WIN MEALS

Clipsham, Rutland

FOR TWO

Next year, you could be dining at the beautiful Olive Branch in Clipsham. This pub grows their own produce and are renowned for a wonderful selection of meats from local butchers and farmers.

Not one, not two, but vote in our Restaurant of the Year awards to dine for free in ALL of our recommended restaurants featured here...

Dine out for free in 2019, as we invite you to nominate your favourite restaurants to be in with a chance of winning.

It’s time to launch our annual Restaurant of the Year competition, and the way it works is simple.

We ask our readers to vote for Rutland and Stamford’s best restaurants, then we randomly select one of our voters to enjoy free dining out at our seven prize partner restaurants throughout 2019.

■ The Olive Branch Main Street, Clipsham, Rutland, LE15 7SH. Call 01780 410 355 or visit the website.

The Coach House

South Luffenham, Rutland The Coach House has recently been taken on by new owners with an exciting take on pub food. Expect fine wines, delicious dishes including lobster and plenty of seasonal dishes such as game.

■ The Coach House Inn, 3 Stamford Road, South Luffenham, LE15 8NT. Call 01780720866 or visit the website.

The Wisteria Hotel Oakham, Rutland

“We ask our readers to nominate their favourite restaurants for a very simple reason,” says Rob Davis, Executive Editor. “It gives us a much more objective, comprehensive overview of where our readers like to dine, and frees the awards from any commercial bias.”

The Wisteria Hotel has recently been taken on by new owners, a young happy couple who are now living above the bar. The Hunter’s Kitchen and Bar area is sure to be a hot new eating place in Oakham, it’s definitely one to watch!

■ 4 Catmos St, Oakham LE15 6HW Call 01572 722844 or alternatively you can visit the website.

“You can vote for any restaurant, regardless of whether they advertise or not, and because our readers are based right across the county, and have a wide range of budgets, we’ll see entries from all over Lincolnshire, from village pubs to fine dining restaurants.”

“This year, you can vote for your favourite restaurant, the best place for steak, best for fish, best for Sunday lunch, best for afternoon tea and best for desserts.”

“These can be pubs, restaurants and hotels offering daytime and evening dining.”

One of our lucky voters will enjoy a meal for two at ALL of our seven partner restaurants featured on this page.

You can vote by post by filling out the entry form overleaf or on our website. Good luck!

The Petwood Hotel Woodhall Spa

The Petwood Hotel is in a glorious setting with rich heritage. It’s a country hotel with a difference and acres of gardens to stroll around after your meal. The oak-panelled dining room is fantastic and the food is incredible too.

■ Stixwould Road, Woodhall Spa LN10 6QG. Call 01526 352411 or visit www.petwood.co.uk.

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The Falcon

Uppingham, Rutland

The Falcon has a history of offering the perfect place for people to meet and enjoy good food and wine. The menu is exciting and diverse and features many dishes created with only the freshest local ingredients.

■ Market Place, Uppingham, Rutland LE15 9PY Call 01572 823535 or visit the website www.falcon-hotel.co.uk.

Barnsdale Lodge Barnsdale, Rutland

Barnsdale Lodge is a stunning restaurant close to the shores of Rutland Water. It’s beautiful setting combined with delicious food makes for the perfect foodie location in this area. No matter what the weather, you can relax at Barnsdale Lodge.

■ The Avenue, Exton, Oakham, LE15 8AH Call 01572 724678 or visit the website www.barnsdalelodge.co.uk

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ENTRY FORM (cut out)

Best Steak

Restaurant of the Year

Best Fish Dish

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

Vote for your favourite place to dine in and visit in Stamford & Rutland?

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

Best Sunday Lunch

Best Dessert

Best Afternoon Tea

Where is the best place for a Sunday roast? Preferably after a long walk!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Closing Date: Friday 2nd November 2018 Send your entry to Rutland & Stamford Magazines, Restaurant of the Year Awards 2018, Pride Magazines, Elm Grange Studios, East Heckington, Boston PE20 3QF. Terms & Conditions: One entry per household. Photocopies/multiple entries will not be counted.

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

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HOMES & INTERIORS

Dreaming

OF BEAMS

There are barn conversions, then there are architecturally magnificent barn conversions that knock your socks off. This Grade II listed property in Whitwell is very much the latter!

This large and exceptionally stylish barn conversion occupies a truly enviable location on the north shore of the beautiful Rutland Water. “My wife and I happened upon the property quite by chance just a few years ago and at that time it consisted of five Grade II listed period barns that had fallen into a very bad state of disrepair,” says the owner. “However, we could see that they had the potential to be transformed into a really fabulous home and that combined with this amazing location made it an opportunity too good to pass up. The development of the buildings was a mammoth task but we’re absolutely thrilled with the results.”

“We’ve owned barn conversions before and what I really love is that they are all so unique. Here we wanted to create a very modern home within this gorgeous period shell, so the accommodation is centred around one huge open-plan kitchen, dining and family room. We also have a large separate living room, a games room and a very attractive garden room, so there’s space for the family to come together but equally rooms to retreat to for a bit of >> 81

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“From the outside the building has immense character and charm, but it’s essentially an A rated modern home with a wonderfully stylish interior. I love everything about it”

>> separation. We’ve gone for sleek units in the kitchen, the bathroom in the master suite looks like something out of a swanky hotel and in terms of the décor we’ve used a pale, neutral palette throughout.”

“We also wanted light and space to be a real feature of the property and so most of the main reception rooms have lovely high ceilings. We also glazed the old cart door and added Velux Integra windows. These not only allow even more light to flood in but also can be opened remotely and will shut automatically when it starts to rain.”

“From the outside the building has immense character and charm, but it’s essentially an A-rated modern home with a wonderfully stylish interior. I love everything about it.”

“The garden is another really lovely feature of the property and we have five sets of bi-folding doors in total, so there’s a fabulous connection between inside and out,” continues the owner. “The garden incorporates terraces, a courtyard area that has a little bit of a Mediterranean feel, a big lawn and a very pretty wooded area. It’s a great space for relaxing and entertaining and there’s more than enough room for the children to have a good run around, and best of all it’s peaceful, private and the views are something else.”

“We tend to spend most of our time in the huge open-plan space, mainly because we can all be together, perhaps doing different things, and you never get the feeling of being on top of one another,” says the owner. “It’s without doubt the real heart of the home.”

“The property is literally planted by the side of the water, and in fact we have private access to the reservoir, so from a lifestyle perspective Above: The stunning modern kitchen, perfect for entertaining Left: One of the beautiful living areas.

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it simply couldn’t be better. People travel from far and wide to go sailing, cycling or just walk the shore, and we have it all quite literally on the doorstep.”

“In one of the old barns we’ve created a totally self-contained annexe,” says the owner.

“It has two bedrooms, a wet room and a lovely big open-plan kitchen and living space.

Our eldest daughter has been living in it, but it could be ideal for an elderly relative.”

“If it wasn’t for the fact that we’ve decided to move overseas, we wouldn’t even consider moving from this house,” says the owner.

“It’s everything we dreamed it would be and the location simply couldn’t be more idyllic. It’s safe to say we’ll all be very sad to leave.” n

THE LONG BARN

WHITWELL RUTLAND Location: Whitwell, very close to Rutland Water.

Style: Barn Conversion of a Grade II Listed property.

Bedrooms: There are five bedrooms in the property including a master with ensuite.

There are a further two bedrooms in the annex of the property.

Receptions: Formal and relaxed lounging areas.

Other Features: Triple garage, bi fold doors, exceptional gardens.

Estate Agent: Fine & Country, St Mary’s St, Stamford PE9 2DE. Call 01572 335145.

Guide Price: £1,950,000.

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Create a home you’re proud of, comfortable and attractive, with Eye4Design. The Spalding based business can provide everything from paint, wallpaper, fabrics and bespoke sofas & chairs to a full interior design service - curtains for individual windows, entire rooms or a complete redesign of your entire home... we help bring your ideas to life, rather just imparting ours!

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Main: Alexander & James Hetty four-seater pillowback sofa in Modena Velvet, sand colourway.

Accent chair in Maggie Honeycomb, Champagne colour. Feet in light or dark wood.

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HOMES & INTERIORS

Sofa, So Good

Our pick of the latest sofas, from Great British manufacturers in our area will ensure you’re sitting comfortably all winter long...

Words: Rob Davis.

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“USE A LOCAL INDEPENDENT FURNITURE RETAILER AND CONFIGURE YOUR SOFA TO SUIT YOUR TASTES WITH BESPOKE CORNER SOFA CONFIGURATIONS AND FABRICS...”

Above: Duresta’s Burford - grand, regular or compact sofas, in scatter or fixed backs, reading chair, chair and footstool available too.

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Below: Voyage’s Parnel Walkies in linen with dark wood legs, 14 wood finishes and many different fabric/piping combinations available.

Right: Ekornes Stressless E200 two and three seater sofas with regular (pictured) or high back and technology to adapt to your reclining posture.

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Top: Alexander & James Groove maxi in smooth tote storm leather.

Bottom: Belishi open corner sofa

by Alexander and James in tote storm with twister chair.

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Top: Delcor Pavilion contemporary Chesterfield. Above: Tetrad Empire in wool.

Left: Barker & Stonehouse Asquith three seater 19th century Chesterfield sofa in antique whisky.

Right: Timothy Olton Westminster Button three seater Chesterfield in Union Flag.

Above: Halo classic Chesterfield in a choice of 40 different leather colours and finishes.

Cavells Home, Oakham 01572 770372 www.cavells.co.uk. Delcor Interiors, Stamford 01780 762579 www.delcor.co.uk. Elizabeth Stanhope Interiors, Oakham 01572 722345 www.elizabethstanhope.co.uk. Eye4Design, Stamford and Rutland 01780 723128, 01572 729390, www.eye4designupholstery.co.uk. Furleys, Rutland 01572 755539 www.furleys.co.uk. H Works, Stamford 01780 754605 www.hworksdesign.co.uk. J&L Ball, Stamford 01780 481416, jlball.co.uk. James Oliver www.jamesoliverhome.co.uk.

Oldrids Downtown Boston & Gonerby Junction Grantham, 01205 350505, 01476 590239 www.oldrids.co.uk, suppliers of Duresta, Ekornes and Alexander & James sofas.

Portess of Oakham 01572 722052 portess.furniture. Sarah Harding Interiors, Uppingham, 01572 823389 www.sarahhardinginteriors.co.uk. n

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MUGS & CUPS

Croft at John Lewis

Le Creuset

Royal Doulton

Stoneware mug in 15 colours including Soleil £15/ea, Lakeland.

Kindness mug, from the Ellen DeGeneres collection, £12/ea.

Peony blush mug, £30/ea.

They’re chunky, warm and reassuring; wrap your hands around one of these durable family-friendly mugs this winter, perfect for a that first cup of tea or mid-morning coffee...

Samarkand Rubin mug, £49.90/ea, at John Lewis.

Denby

Emma Bridgewater

In Lake Blue, or mix and match with rosa, putty, emerald and steel £6/ea.

Wedgwood

Studio Blue cobalt pebble ridged, £28/two from John Lewis.

HUG A

MUG

Wallflower half pint mug, £19.95/ea from John Lewis.

Villeroy & Boch

LSA

Polka mug, £13.50/ea.

For Rutland & Stamford stockists see: Debenhams www.debenhams.com; John Lewis www.johnlewis.com; Lakeland www.lakeland.co.uk; Royal Doulton www.royaldoulton.co.uk; Wedgewood www.wedgwood.co.uk; Villeroy & Boch www.villeroy-boch.co.uk; Denby www.denbypottery.com; Emma Bridgewater www.emmabridgewater.co.uk; LSA www.lsa-international.com.

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HOMES & INTERIORS

The Specialists in LUXURY INTERIORS

In 1985, James Oliver Conservatories began trading and 33 years later, the company has expanded to offer everything from high quality garden rooms and orangeries to garden furniture. There are so many possibilities at James Oliver Conservatories and the Rattan & Lighting Company...

James Oliver Conservatories has expanded over the past four decades of trading to offer so much more than conservatories. When you visit the 17,000sqft showroom you will be able to browse through 14 different conservatory, orangery and garden room displays along with a dedicated window and door department.

James Oliver are now specialists in conservatories, garden rooms, orangeries, garden furniture and lighting. Josh Leafe, Retail Manager, has highlighted all of the areas of the business and the subjects in which they specialise.

uPVC Windows & Doors “Timber effect and aluminium windows are the perfect solution for people who have timber windows but want a more affordable and lower maintenance alternative. They come in a variety of colours these days, and don’t just come in your standard off-white shade. We also have casement windows now which fit flush to the wall, making them look more like timber windows and avoiding the big bulky frame you usually see with PVC.” Right: James Oliver has nearly 40 years of experience in fitting exceptionally high quality conservatories, extensions, orangeries and garden rooms. They offer a full service from flooring, fitting and lighting to conservatory furniture and decoration.

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Conservatories, Garden Rooms & Orangeries “Obviously, this is a very large part of our business, but over the past 40 years, the market has changed considerably. Conservatories are still in high demand but we’ve adapted our business model to cater for larger garden rooms and orangeries, acting as an extension to the home, and a useable room all year round, while still letting in plenty of natural light.”

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“We have 80 different furniture suites and 1,000 lighting displays in our 17,000sqft showroom. Take a video tour on our website!”

“We like to say that we offer ‘classical conservatories’ and ‘functional garden rooms and orangeries’ as these are just a little more practical for all-year-round use thermally.”

Rattan Furniture & Outdoor Garden Furniture Suites “We have offered modern rattan cane furniture for the past 25 years but a year ago we developed ‘The Rattan & Lighting Company.’ This was such a big part of James Oliver, we felt it could be its own company.”

“It’s taken off incredibly well, and we now offer the very best in luxury outdoor furniture and rattan furniture for your conservatory. What we offer is truly luxurious high end furniture that you wouldn’t be able to find in your local garden centre.

We have 80 different furniture suites for you to browse in our 17,000sqft showroom. It’s well worth coming to have a look if you’re looking to invest in your garden space.”

MEET RETAIL MANAGER JOSH LEAFE AT JAMES OLIVER...

Josh has been the Retail Manager at James Oliver for nearly a year after gaining his qualifications at Lincoln University.

“What we’re able to offer to our clients is really unique,” says Josh.

“It’s a full package that includes everything right down to the very smallest detail.”

“We don’t offer everything in interiors, but with 37 years of experience, we know the very best people for the job from cabinetry - Chris Sharp to decorating and interior design. We will go above and beyond to help a client and pride ourselves on our level of customer service.”

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SO COME

& SEE US James Oliver and the Rattan & Lighting Company’s main asset is the fabulous and extensived showroom.

It really shows off what Josh and his team are able to offer their customers from their enormous collection of lighting to the conservatories of which they have several built and furnished in the 17,000sqft showroom.

This month they have a special offer exclusively for the readers of Pride Magazine!

David Hunt

James Oliver now Lighting Hunt Lighting, a company serves as a one stop that has created bespoke “The second part of that business handcrafted lighting for shop; you will get a is of course lighting. We wanted to over 100 years from complete service that expand the business last year to offer the Cotswolds. will include construction, more in homes and interiors whilst still lighting, electrics, flooring, offering that level of specialist expertise.” and even furniture. Instead of “After looking into what the county offers in having to deal with several different trades, terms of lighting, there isn’t anywhere in a get one inclusive and usually more affordable 50 mile radius of our showroom that offers price with James Oliver. what we are able to offer. That allowed this We thoroughly recommend you visit the side of James Oliver to really take off. In showroom to fully appreciate what James addition to over 1,000 different lights on Oliver can offer you. display, we offer specialist advice too.” n Make sure you visit www.jamesoliverhome.co.uk to view a video tour of the showroom, call 0800 Top/Left: Luxury rattan Above: James Oliver’s furniture from the Rattan showroom on Crofton 037 7917 or visit the fabulous extensive showroom & Lighting Company at Road in Lincoln. There on Crofton Road, Lincoln LN3 4NL James Oliver. is so much to see!

James Oliver stocks David

“We welcome you to come and see our lovely showroom and if you find something you like, you can have a lunch for two, on us,” says Josh.

“Explore the beautiful city of Lincoln after your visit to James Oliver and we will give you a free lunch voucher to enjoy the most the city has to offer.”

Visit James Oliver Conservatories, Windows and Doors showrooms on One Crofton Road in Lincoln before the end of 2018, and they will give you a free lunch voucher for two to enjoy in and around the city of Lincoln to guarantee your journey is worthwhile.

Terms and Conditions apply: this is a voucher towards lunch for two in Lincoln. No cash alternative is available.

Minimum spend is £500.

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Interior Design Soft furnishings Re Upholstery Bespoke Furniture

Fabric Wallpaper Paint Lighting Furniture Carpet

www.elizabethstanhope.co.uk showroom@elizabethstanhope.co.uk

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Nina Campbell Osborne and Little Pierre Frey Porta Romana Ralph Lauren Roger Oates Romo Sahco Thibaut Vanessa Arbuthnott Villa Nova Voyage William Yeoward Zoffany

Alternative Flooring Andrew Martin Anna French Arte

Linwood Manuel Canovas Mark Alexander Mulberry

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25 large room settings in our extensive showroom • Contemporary, modern, traditional & handmade bespoke kitchens • Design, supply, manage & install • Affordable, quality kitchens and the latest designs on display • Over 60 appliances on show The best quality, best value & best service from a company fitting kitchens since 1981

"Overjoyed with the transformation; with the practicality of the working kitchen and the way that the project was managed seamlessly.”

Your local appointed Sheraton dealer and Neff Master Partner

Our customers can’t recommend our services highly enough, offering our vision and knowledge that becomes seamlessly transformed into a practical working living space.

THE AREA’S LARGEST INDEPENDENT KITCHEN SHOWROOM The Maltings, Barnack Road, Stamford PE9 2NA T: 01780 756514 or 755855

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Open Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Sat, 9am-3pm, closed all day Sunday

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Stamford & Rutland’s Most Common Birds

1. The House Sparrow is the most common bird in Stamford and Rutland gardens, with 5.3m breeding pairs in the UK as a whole.

Tweet Salvation..

MAKE SOME FEATHERED FRIENDS IN YOUR GARDEN THIS MONTH Winter is potentially rough on the area’s bird populations, and despite the keen number of visitors to the area’s Wildlife Trust owned sites, many of us overlook the birds that appear quite literally in our own back garden.

The RSPB says that from November we should all be feeding birds, using good quality food scraps and increasingly fatty high-energy foods as the temperature drops. Try to establish a feeding routine and stick to it as birds are creatures of habit.

There are different mixes for feeders and for bird tables and ground feeding.

The better mixtures contain plenty of flaked maize, sunflower seeds, and peanut 2. The second most common species is the blackbird with 10-15m birds granules. Small seeds, such as in the UK. Numbers have declined millet, attract mostly house by 27% in the past decade. sparrows, dunnocks, finches, reed buntings and collared doves, while flaked maize The RSPB’s bird numbers are monitored each year via the Big is taken readily by Garden Birdwatch which invites blackbirds. n homeowners to monitor and

BIRD FEEDERS: Make Your Garden Bird Friendly...

RSPB Porthole window feeder £16.99

Gardman Uppingham Slate Bird Table £62.99.

Bird Watching

identify bird numbers from their gardens.

Gardman Hanging Bird Table £29.99.

3. The third most common species is the Starling. The population of the species has decreased by 79% over past 38 years, but they’re still the second most common garden birds.

Gardman Filled Flip Top Suet Treats Feeder, RRP £4.99.

Recommended Garden Centres for bird supplies: Gates Garden Centre, Cold Overton 01664 454309, Oldrids Downtown Garden Centre, Gonerby Junction, A1, 01476 512333.

4. Blue tits number only 20-44m breeding pairs in the UK, and again their numbers are dwindling. They’re easily identified and are one of the nation’s most popular birds.

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New Coventry Store Now Open!

OPENING OFFERS IN BOTH STORES

TRINITY LANE, HINCKLEY, LE10 0BL Tel: 01455 616 095

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PETERBOROUGH GRASS MACHINERY

WINTER

LOOK AFTER YOUR BACK THIS

Winter is a time to put the garden to bed. To survive this back-breaking season and get the job done faster, buy or hire the best quality garden machinery from Peterborough Grass Machinery. Chris Brown offers his advice on creating piles of logs for the fire, picking up leaves and clearing overgrown areas...

Words: Rob Davis.

The right garden machinery can save you hours of time and so much effort. Whether you invest in machines you’ll use regularly, or hire ‘once a year’ garden helpers, using machines like cordless tools and multi-tool systems, ride-on mowers, scarifiers, brush mowers, leaf vacuums and chippers will help you to put your garden to bed for winter faster, with less effort and with cleaner results.

Look after your Lawnmower...

“We offer our Winter Hibernation service for any lawnmower or any other garden machinery. We can collect and deliver - which solves one big headache - and once we have your machine, we’ll deep clean it, service it, sharpen blades and check it for user safety.

We drain your machine of fuel which will become stale over the winter - which is one of the most common causes of machinery not starting in the spring - and we can even store your machine if required.”

“Quality lawn machinery is more expensive, but it’s always better value. Always worth the extra expenditure,” says Chris Brown of Peterborough Grass Machinery, which “It doesn’t matter how old your machine is, serves the whole of Rutland and Stamford. “Buy cheap, what the make or model it is, or buy twice, as the saying goes. But once you’ve what its condition, we’ve the invested in machinery like a ride-on lawn necessary expertise to make tractor from names like Westwood and 15% OFF FOR your machinery last as long Atco - the brands we stock because we as possible with no frustraPRIDE READERS know they’re engineered to last a lifetime tions when you come to - that machine will serve you season use it in the spring, and after season with proper maintenance.”

“To ensure as many Pride readers the best results, like feel the benefit of our Winter cleaner smoother running Hibernation service, we’re offering 15% off servicing. engines and cleaner cuts.”

“You wouldn’t spend money on a car and fail to maintain it, and it’s the same with garden machinery - look after your investment and it’ll look after you in terms of longevity, safety and performance!”

Just let us know you’ve seen this offer in Pride.

“To ensure as many people from Stamford and Rutland feel the benefit of our Winter Hibernation service, we’re offering 15% off for ALL Pride readers no matter where they purchased their machine from, regardless 112

“You wouldn’t spend money on a car then fail to maintain it. It’s the same with garden machinery look after your investment and it’ll look after you in terms of its longevity, safety and performance!”

Main: Put your feet up in front of the fire with an abundant supply of logs.

Stihl MS180 chainsaw £199 + VAT (MSA200 pictured). Portec Logmaster safety log sawing bench £99 + VAT. Below: Work smart not hard hire a leaf vacuum or invest in Stihl’s lightweight cordless BGA45 leaf blower £95 +VAT.

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The Problem? The Solution!

EFFORTLESS WAYS TO A GREAT GARDEN!

“Help... I’ve a Lacklustre Lawn!”

A scarifier will help! These powerful rakes will comb the thatch (dead grass), moss and other rubbish out of your lawn, ensuring moisture and air can penetrate it to promote growth.

“There’s a no-man’s land at the bottom of my garden... how do I clear it?”

of brand or model, simply by letting us know that they’ve seen this offer in Pride.

When spring comes along we’ll make sure your machinery starts and runs well, whilst everyone else is stuck in the mower shed or queueing up outside the repair shop!”

Putting your garden to bed...

“Because we repair machinery, we’ve seen under the bonnet - and the cutting deck -and we’ve come to know which brands really last.

For that reason, we only sell quality machines and versatile products like cordless multitools which provide a range of strimmers, hedge trimmers, chainsaws, mowers and other tools that use a single interchangeable battery system.”

“But aside from these regularly used machines, occasionally you’ll want to tackle a ‘once a season’ job. That’s why we also hire commercial machines for a particular job. A good example is our scarifiers, which comb out the dead grass, thatch, moss and other muck from your lawn, meaning water and air can penetrate it to promote better growth and a healthier lawn. Scarifying once

or twice a year can really improve your lawn dramatically,” says Chris.

“If you’ve an area to clear, a brush mower or chipper shredder will save trips to the tip or burning piles. Meanwhile you can make that clean up of fallen leaves much faster by hiring a leaf vacuum, which will pick up but also shred garden waste, giving you a compost heap full of rich nutritious mulch in spring. Most of our large machines can be hired for £50/day and can save days or weeks of back-breaking labour.”

Time on your hands?

“With the garden clear and tidy, put to bed for winter, you’ll have a bit more time on your hands this season. So how best to spend it? We’ll suggest a gin and tonic and an open fire. And with a chainsaw from Stihl you’ll be able to keep branches neat and tidy and ensure an abundant supply of logs for the fire you keep you cosy all winter long!”

“It’s a case of working smarter, not harder this season, and being able to put your feet up in plenty of time for winter!” n

Find Out More: Chris Brown heads up Peterborough Grass Machinery Ltd., which provides sales, consumables, repairs and servicing for all makes of garden machinery. Visit the firm’s showroom on Ivatt Way, Westwood, Peterborough PE3 7PG. Call 01733 268168 or visit www.pgm-ltd.co.uk.

Hire a DR Power brush mower (pictured top). These powerhouses will munch through thick grass, shred brambles, fell self-seeded trees up to three inches thick and mulch weeds.

Just steer it through overgrown hell and it’ll clear the lot. Flat areas, banks, slopes, large areas... they’ll flatten the lot! They’re really amazing!

“Leaves... so many leaves...”

If the winter clear-up leaves you nursing a bad back for months, consider hiring a Billy Goat, these four wheeled petrol powered vacuums swallow fallen leaves, pine cones, needles and other debris, leaving you with a clear lawn and well-shredded waste for your compost heap.

“I’ve piles of branches and brambles, but bonfires are antisocial and dangerous!”

Hire a chipper-shredder like this DR and you’ll be able to reduce a pile of branches & brambles to garden-friendly bark chippings in seconds.

You can then use the bark to create paths or smother weeds. n

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On The Farm with...

Alison Pratt, NFU

Alison Pratt, at the NFU East Midlands, on how Stamford and Rutland farmers have to contend with temperamental mother nature and an unstable climate this winter...

This year’s extremes of weather have brought food production into sharp focus for the farming community.

First, the “Beast from the East” delayed livestock going out to grass and farmers found they’d used up all their stocks of winter fodder and were struggling to find supplies in March and April at a reasonable price. Then the summer’s heatwave, rivalling then surpassing the records of 1976, provided a whole new set of challenges.

For livestock farmers, hoping for a good spring and summer to grow and harvest plentiful supplies of silage and hay, May’s weather proved quite helpful. Then towards the end of June it became abundantly clear that Mother Nature’s barometer was permanently stuck on ‘hot’ and ‘dry.’

The first cut of silage was generally good – quality was above average and volumes were as expected. However, as the drought began to bite, grass stopped growing and second cut yields and quality were both much less than was needed.

As I write this, it’s doubtful whether any further silage can be cut and stored for early 2019 livestock feed.

The lack of grass growth has had knock-on effects for dairy, beef and sheep producers – their animals have been fed on this year’s silage and hay since autumn: it should have been in store until the winter for feeding over winter. Not good.

For arable farmers, the picture has been a mixed one. Barley, wheat and oilseed rape harvests were all early; the lack of rain and hot weather meant that fields where soil moisture was an issue basically died off. Yields have been variable: some producers have reported average or above average crops of winter barley and oilseed rape, others saying that the dry weather has reduced both quality and yield.

Unusually oilseed rape crops have been harvested at moisture contents of less than 6% – too dry for the crushing plants – so for some farms, this has meant harvesting at night or very early in the morning to catch what little moisture there is to ensure a higher crop moisture reading.

The wheat harvest began over a month earlier than usual.

And what about vegetables, potatoes and salad crops?

About 80% of the national potato crop is irrigated, although looking at the forecast for this month, there is no likelihood of significant rain. Growers are already reporting that carrots, brassicas and non-irrigated crops of potatoes will be badly affected.

So what are the prospects? Without a crystal ball, it’s difficult to say, but all the signs are pointing to an extremely difficult winter.

Fodder stocks will be very low; as a result it’s likely that cereal prices will increase – the wheat price for December is already £170 at the time of writing.

Whether there will be reduced supplies of potatoes and vegetables, we will have to wait and see.

There is no doubt that our climate is changing, this year’s weather has been proof of that, so all of us must change our mind set and make plans for a very different future.

Having said that, let’s hope that by the time this article reaches you, Mother Nature will have turned the drought into more normal winter weather.

What we need is steady rain and warm days so our arable, dairy, vegetable and livestock farmers can continue to produce high quality animals and abundant crops.

This is my final article for Pride Magazine as I move onto pastures new. Thank you for reading my ramblings for the last year or so and I wish you all good health and happiness for the future. n

“What we need during the winter is steady rain and some frost-free days so our arable, dairy, vegetable and livestock farmers can continue to produce high quality animals and abundant crops...”

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WEDDINGS

By Order of the Sinnott’s

We talk to Shaun & Tamsyn Sinnott about their stunning - very local - wedding; how they met and the importance of planning your wedding day so that it suits you!

Photographer: Dan Waters Creative, 07923 583658, www.danwaterscreative.com.

As you can see from the photos, Shaun and Tamsyn know how to party. Their Peaky Blinders themed wedding was on August 31st and speaking to Tamsyn a few weeks later, it’s clear she’s still on cloud nine.

“We love Peaky Blinders so we chose that as the theme,” says Tamsyn. “Shaun had seven ushers wearing the tweed suits and flat caps and we even got the vintage car as it looks straight out of the 20s!”

This fun couple met in Bourne in the Red Lion on a night out. “I was on a girl’s night around Christmas time in 2016, you know how you always have Christmassy get-togethers,” says Tamsyn. “One of the girls introduced me to Shaun, she knew him from school.”

Tamsyn describes the whole thing as cheesy but it seems they just bonded instantly and around a year later, on Tamsyn’s 40th birthday, Shaun proposed. “He’d planned a secret holiday and I didn’t know where we were going until we got to the airport,” says Tamsyn. “We went to Tokyo, it was an amazing trip and on the way back we stopped in Dubai and Shaun proposed there!”

When it came down to planning the wedding, they decided they would get married at Aslackby Church and only found Irnham Hall by chance. “Shaun and I went on a bike ride in the summer and as it was a nice day we ended up going quite far,” she says. “We cycled past the hall and thought ‘what’s that?’ so Googled it as soon as we got home. We saw that it was a wedding venue and booked in to see it straight away.”

“The team at Irnham Hall were fantastic, they run the bar but they give you complete freedom with everything else, they said we could have asked any outside caterer if we’d wanted!” Shaun and Tamsyn had Jeeves in

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to do the catering and to keep our guests entertained inbetween courses, they organised games of the much-loved classic, pass the parcel.

“When it came to planning the wedding, we wanted something nice with a good group of people, it was more about the party,” says Tamsyn. “I wrapped and wrapped eight parcels for each of the tables, it was a great laugh playing pass the parcel to the music and definitely kept everyone entertained!

We’d put joke presents in and random dares, it was so funny” “We had a band and a disco, it was a great party,” says Tamsyn. “At one point, one of Shaun’s mates came out in an inflatable dinosaur costume which was hilarious but a bit random!” Tamsyn laughs away, but she is one of the most organised yet laid back brides we’ve ever come across here at Rutland and Stamford Pride!

“It was just Shaun and I who did all the planning throughout the whole process,” she says. “If I could offer a tip to other brides it would be to just plan ahead and make sure you centre it around the two of you enjoying yourselves, don’t get caught up trying to please everyone and enjoy every moment!”

Tamsyn’s beautiful dress was purchased from Blush Bridal in Bourne, she also had two mini bridesmaids kitted out there, but the ‘grown up’ bridemaids found their dresses in Willow & Grace in Deeping. “I also had a bride man,” she laughs. “He’s one of my best friends so of course had to be part of it all!”

“Our photographer, Dan Waters, was brilliant, I can’t recommend him enough,” says Tamsyn. As for a theme...“I wanted everything white and Pollen Designs did all of the beautiful flowers, that’s the florist from Burghley House.” >> 119

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“We chose to have a small wedding cake but made up for it with a huge Krispy Kreme tower that included 216 donuts!” >> “We chose to have a small wedding cake but made up for it with a huge Krispy Kreme tower that included 216 donuts!” It’s these personal little touches here there and everywhere that makes Shaun and Tamsyn’s day so special. It’s clear they chose everything they loved and perhaps unusually, they love a lot of the same things.

“Another fun little touch we opted for was M&M wedding favours,” says Tamsyn.

After I recovered from thinking Eminem had turned up at their wedding, Tamsyn explained that you can personalise the M&M chocolates with your own names and the date of the wedding online! That way, guests get to take home a querky pressie they can really enjoy, as long as they love chocolate (and who doesn’t?)

Before returning back to their jobs, Tamsyn works for CDW in Peterborough and Shaun has been a Graphic Designer at Warners in Bourne for over 25 years, the happy couple have their honeymoon to look forward to. “We’re off to Thailand in a few weeks,” says Tamsyn. “We are going on a two week trip and exploring everywhere from Bangkok to Phuket to Koh Phi Phi!” A honeymoon that will no doubt be unforgettable.

If you’re currently planning a wedding, don’t miss out on our next feature, The A-Z of Wedding Traditions. It’s a really interesting read and you might find some inspiration there. However, if you’re like Tamsyn and Shaun, choose everything you love, invite the people you love and you’re guaranteed to dance all night long. n 120

Photographer: Dan Waters Creative, 07923 583658, www.danwaterscreative.com.

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The A-Z of WEDDING TRADITIONS Words: Rob Davis.

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A is for Aisle

The tradition of a father walking the bride down the aisle dates back to the time of arranged marriages where a father would literally ‘give away’ his daughter for land, livestock or similar, marking the exchange.

D is for Canon in D

B is for Bridesmaids

Bridemaids were, in Roman times, dressed like the bride to confuse evil spirits or vengeful suitors who might try to disrupt the wedding or harm the bride-to-be. Today a bridesmaid’s role is to support the bride and plan her hen do.

The most popular piece of music for a bride to walk down the aisle to in the UK is Pachabel’s Canon in D. It was composed for Bach’s wedding in 1694 which the composer attended. He gifted it to the couple as a wedding present.

C is for Confetti

Confetti at weddings originated in Italy about 1850 reaching the UK in 1895. Throwing rice or grain was a way to ensure fertility and wealth. In the early C20th, small pieces of paper became more popular than grain.

E is for Engagement

Engagement rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because Romans believed that in this finger was a vein (vena amoris) which led directly to the heart. Diamond rings were introduced by the Venetians in the 15th century.

ere are so many fascinating, quirky and sometimes shocking facts and traditions surrounding weddings... we’re exploring a few here in an A-Z of wedding traditions!

F is for Flowers

G is for Garter

In the Medieval era bridal bouquets used to have herbs instead of flowers, or garlic, which was thought to ward evil away. A bride would throw her bouquet to stop guests grabbing scraps of her dress for good luck.

H is for Honeymoon The tradition of enjoying a honeymoon dates back to the middle ages, when a newly married couple would spend time alone and drink mead which is honey wine - during the first moon cycle of their marriage, promoting fertility.

The bride’s garter was thrown for the same reason as she would toss her bouquet... to prevent men from grabbing her dress to take a scrap for luck. If a man caught a garter it was said to give him luck for finding his own wife.

I is for Interstellar

The first space wedding has already taken place! In 2003, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko married his fiancée Yekaterina.

The bride spoke her vows from Houston, Texas to the International Space Station.

J is for Juno (June!)

Weddings in June aren’t just popular because of the warmer climate. The Roman goddess Juno - after whom the month is named - was the protector of women, so marrying and having children in ‘her’ month was favoured.

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L is for Long Veil

K is for Knot

Veils were traditionally a symbol of a bride’s virginity, with the lifting of a veil a symbolic consummation of the marriage. The world’s longest veil was worn in 2016 by Vivian Shun-Wen Cheng of Taiwan.

It was 3.77 miles long!

Tying the knot is a colloquialism for marriage today, but its more likely origin is disputed. It’s either a reference to the traditional Celtic hand-tying ceremony or the Roman act of tying the bride’s girdle into a knot.

M is for Money

Some estimates put the average cost of a wedding in the UK at over £27,000, but this figure is skewed by multi-day Indian weddings and those based in London.

In fact, the average cost of a wedding is about £12,000.

N is for Name Change Brides changing their name to their groom’s surname is tradition, but not a legal requirement. Around 75% of brides do it; 20% choose not to, whilst 5% of brides choose to double barrel their name instead.

Queen Victoria was responsible for popularising the white wedding dress, which was about symbolising wealth, rather than virginity.

She also had a wedding cake that weighed over 300 lbs and was over three metres wide!

The most popular date for proposals is Christmas Eve, on which 24% of all proposals take place. New Year’s Eve is the next most popular date, followed by brides’ birthdays.

Most couples take two years to plan their weddings.

Though dual-ring ceremonies were common in the Greek Orthodox church from the 1300s, the custom of both bride and groom exchanging rings is a relatively new one here, dating from early 20th century to the post-war era.

U is for UK

In the UK, around 301,000 weddings take place each year, most (54%) on a Saturday.

The UK wedding industry is worth £3.6bn, and most brides are 31 when they marry, two years younger on average than their groom.

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We all know about the ‘old, new, borrowed, blue’ rhyme.

Its origin is in promoting fertility. In the 1800s a bride would wear the (used!) undergarments of her most fertile friend to boost her own childbearing prospects!

Q is for Queen Vic

P is for Proposals

R is for Ring

O is for Old, New...

S is for Speeches

The tradition of speeches at weddings dates back to 600BC when a Greek host would pour wine from a common pitcher and drop burnt bread (‘toast’) into it. The host - usually the bride’s father - would eat it to prove it hadn’t been poisoned.

T is for Thinking...

...Out Loud, by Ed Sheeran!

In recent years the song has become the most popular first dance, usurping the previous most popular first dance song which was At Last by US jazz singer Etta James.

V is for Las Vegas

Over 7% of UK couples decide to marry abroad each year.

Las Vegas is the most popular international destination for weddings, hosting 100,000 each year. Hawaii is the next most popular place, hosting 25,000 weddings a year!

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W is for White

The most popular colour theme for couples remains white, accounting for 74% of all colour schemes.

Blue & pink, equally, are the next most popular colours. The most popular wedding theme is ‘rustic.’

X is for Expensive!

The most expensive wedding was that of Sheik Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum’s son to Princess Salama in Dubai.

The 1981 event cost a cool £34m. The most expensive wedding dress ever cost £8.2m and had 150ct of diamonds!

Y is for Yellow

Yellow wedding dresses are considered unlucky... as is marrying in May! Spiders and hungry cats at your wedding, and the Tudor custom of guests throwing shoes at the bride and groom are all considered lucky!

Z is for Zzzz...

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FAUNA WINTER’S FLORA &

TED BAKER’S LATEST WINTER COLLECTION IS AS BOLD AS THE BRAND USUALLY IS WITH DARK SHADES AND PURPLE FLORALS...

Main: Marther neck tie silk top, £149. Elecia princess sparkle drop earrings £59. Clarria leather cross body bag £119. Chameleon not for sale...

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Main: Simarra Florence midi long sleeve dress £189.

Opposite: Beaa arboretum off shoulder midi dress £189.

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Main: Neptone Iguazu kimono sleeve jumpsuit £189.

Opposite: Martha neck tie silk top, £149. Sandra midi wool wrap coat £329, Betha bow waist trousers £129.

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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS

CHARITY New Hope, thanks to a new

Inspirational Barbara Delacy-Wrisdale is the co-founder of a new local charity, The Bessy Foundation. It aims to raise money for new cancer diagnosis equipment and to increase the prevalence of screening five years after survival.

Words & Images: Rob Davis.

We’ve all crossed off days on our calendars.

Counting down to Christmas or to our summer holiday. To a pregnancy due date, or perhaps to when a loved one serving in the armed forces returns from a tour of duty abroad.

Imagine, though, crossing off a date from your calendar with the knowledge that very day was when you could or should have died.

It’s humbling. Not that a conversation about just that situation with Barbara DelacyWrisdale is gloomy or downbeat.

In fact, instead, we’re giggling and reflecting on our families and having a great old chat.

Strange considering the subject of our conversation but try being gloomy around Barbara; you won’t manage it!

As Pride goes to press in Breast Cancer Awareness Month, she’ll cross off on her calendar the last day of the three months doctors predicted it would take for her stage four metastatic liver cancer to claim her life.

But Barbara’s not going anywhere. There’s far too much to get on with now she’s established her charity, The Bessy Foundation.

What is The Bessy Foundation?

It’s my reason to be alive. It’s my ability to make a difference to others’ lives and a way to be of use and ensure my life has meant something.

We established the charity in July this year, aiming to raise money to ensure ongoing detection of cancer by, for instance, purchasing

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new CT scanners for local hospitals, by employing radiologists or covering the cost of CT scans to provide peace of mind after the five year ‘all clear’ milestone.

What happened to you this year?

I reached my 65th birthday, and I was enjoying spending time with my three grown-up children and two grandchildren.

I was working full time, and I had been clear of cancer for nine years.

I hadn’t been feeling well and had felt tired on a recent holiday. When I was back in the country I had a bit of a cough and a couple of dizzy spells. Overnight I went from feeling slightly ill to being doubled up in pain.

I took a trip to A&E on Wednesday, went back to work on Thursday with a diagnosis of a water infection, then a suspected bad gall bladder or kidney stones as the pain became worse. On Saturday 23th June, 10.30am, just a few days later, a CT identified lesions on my liver which confirmed that it was, in fact cancer; specifically stage four breast cancer of the liver. It would be terminal within three months without treatment, meaning I wouldn’t live beyond the end of September.

And this would be your second battle with cancer?

Nine years ago I got out of the shower and found a dimple on my breast. Not a lump, Main: Smiling, fighting and citing the creation of her new charity as another reason to live; Barbara Delacy-Wrisdale.

nothing that felt sinister, just something unusual, and I just knew.

My GP and consultant confirmed HER2 ER+ breast cancer, and whilst they could only operate on my mum or dad when they had the disease, the better understanding of the disease they had gained up to my first occurrence meant a partial mastectomy and fat transfer reconstruction with radiotherapy.

Today, more tailored chemotherapy and new immunology-based treatments, and ongoing research means we have a better understanding of how the disease works, how it should be treated and whether it would reoccur.

Back in 1999 it wasn’t known that my type of cancer would come back. Having reached the five year ‘all clear’ I breathed a sigh of relief.

I was taking part in the REACT Celecoxib drug trial; a ten year trial ending next year.

However, like other women, I wasn’t entitled to any follow-up screenings after five years, which would have picked up this year’s reoccurrence.

And that’s the point of the Bessy Foundation?

Yes. It’s a win/win situation to offer CT scans after the five year ‘all clear’ milestone.

It offers peace of mind for those who have had treatment for cancer and fear a reoccurrence if the scan is clear. If the scan isn’t clear, early detection is a way of ensuring early diagnosis and treatment, which is likely to be more cost-effective for

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Bessy. It was always breaking down but dad would always fix it.

We looked after it, and it looked after us, it was a survivor and so is my ‘Bessy!’

the NHS in the long run, but also reduce the necessity for the health service to provide longer-term palliative care pathways.

At the five-year mark I was optimistic. We’d found the breast cancer early, treatment was immediate, and the lymph node biopsy confirmed it hadn’t spread... plus I’d had five years of clear scans.

We hope to facilitate ongoing scans after five years by way of providing CT scanners for our local ULHT trust and for units like Peterborough’s Fitzwilliam Hospital. This technology costs from £250,000 reconditioned, or upwards of £1m for brand new state-of-theart units. Our other fundraising aims are to fund private scans that usually cost £450£600 per scan, or even funding our own radiologists to use existing equipment.

As our funds grow, we want to enter into dialogue with local hospitals and healthcare trusts to find out how the money we raise can best be spend to achieve our aims.

The Foundation also has the support of your family?

It was co-founded by two members of my family, Kelvin and Raine. I’ve three children in their 20s and 30s and two grandchildren.

It’s something the whole family can involve themselves in, something positive to channel our energy into.

Because of the impact diagnosis has on the family?

Yes. There were 360,000 cancer diagnoses last year, and most people can relate to it.

One in two people will be affected by cancer, either as a patient, or as a family member desperate to do anything possible to help their loved one.

A diagnosis ripples around the family.

My children were quiet, angry, upset... a whole range of emotions. But it has also brought us closer together, and we’re channeling that mixture of feelings into something practical and positive.

The impact goes beyond the medical diagnosis?

There’s a fear that you won’t be around for your family, financial and practical concerns, but also a loss of identity, too.

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What other advice do you have?

For a woman, especially, a mastectomy or the loss of hair following treatment can have a real impact on how you see yourself and how others treat you. Losing a breast isn’t like losing a finger or a toe, it’s part of your femininity; it’s your attractiveness, your identity.

People have remarked how well I look, how happy I seem, but though it’s there in the background I’m determined to still be me.

You can put that wig on. You can still be you. You can retain some of that normality.

What advice do you have for others after diagnosis?

Initially you’ll face a whole range of emotions, but it’s important to get a hold on your feelings and get hold of the situation as soon as you’re able to do so.

You can’t run away from it, you can’t be in denial. You have to come out fighting and carry on fighting. I’m really stubborn and never give up. You also have to smile and laugh.

I’ve done my research and tried to understand the disease as much as possible.

I’ve changed my diet to remain as healthy as possible, going dairy-free and adopting a liver-friendly diet. The liver detoxifies the body, that’s its role, so I drink a superfood shake to support it each day and help Bessy to do her job.

Bessy...?

Yep! As a child my family would work between the fens in the winter and the coast in the summer. We’d load up an old red van that also served as a makeshift camper van for family fun. My father called the van

Don’t fear cancer treatment. All our doctors, nurses and specialists are incredible, and they do a really great job. Chemotherapy has a reputation for being a really horrible treatment and it’s true the side effects can be unpleasant, but its side effects are very much worthwhile given that they allow us to fight for our lives and to survive.

Treatments are more tailored than ever before and are more effective.

After treatment you’re given steroids, which actually leave you on a bit of a high, and the relationship, the bond you make with others in the chemo suite becomes very strong.

Indeed, as you sit there and meet others who understand what you’re going through, there’s camaraderie, a bond... some incredible friends are made there.

What positives have you taken from you illness?

Surprisingly, many. My family say the same, too. Day-to-day when otherwise you’d find yourself wound up by life’s little irritations inconsiderate drivers, rude people or bad weather for instance - you instead get things into context. Life is so precious, and a cancer diagnosis makes you appreciate every day.

I’m enjoying seeing friends more, noticing seasonality; the sky; a little Robin that sits with me as I’m pegging out the washing. You value each day more.

Do you still get upset?

Certainly. I have cried. But I’ve had bad moments, not bad days. My upbringing and my wonderful parents have made me adaptable and helped me to become independent and strong and stubborn.

If I can channel that, survive and be of some use to others and if I can watch my children and grandchildren grow up in the process, then my life will have been worthwhile! n The Bessy Foundation was established in July 2018 to fund more screening opportunities for those who have fought cancer. For more information or to make a donation, call 07541 091362.

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Cancer in the UK: The 10 Questions You’ll Ask...

Each year there are 360,000 new cases of cancer, nearly 990 every day (that means one diagnosis every two minutes), and around 183,000 in men; 177,000 in women.

Breast, prostate, lung and bowel cancers are the most common, accounting for 53% of all cancers. In our CCG, there were 4,600 cases last year, and around 2,000 deaths.

Half of people diagnosed in England now survive the disease for 10 years of more...

1. What is cancer?

Cancerous cells are present in every healthy body. Cancer is when abnormal cells divide in an uncontrolled way.

Some cancers may eventually spread into other tissues. Cancer starts when gene changes make one cell or a few cells begin to grow and multiply too much. This may cause a growth called a tumour.

2. How many types are there?

There are more than 200 different types of cancer; there are five main types.

Carcinoma is cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs.

Sarcomas are cancers that begins in the connective or supportive tissues such as bone, cartilage, fat, muscle or blood vessels. Leukaemia is cancer that starts in blood forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes abnormal blood cells to be produced and go into the blood Lymphoma and Myeloma cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system. Finally, brain and spinal cord cancers are known as central nervous system cancers.

3. What are the most common cancers?

Carcinomas are the most common type of cancer. They make up about 85 out of every 100 cancers (85%) in the UK. Sarcomas make up less than one in every 100 cancers (1%) diagnosed every year.

Leukaemias are uncommon and make up only three out of 100 of all cancer cases (3%). But they are the most common type of cancer in children.

Lymphomas make up about five out of every 100 cancer cases (5%) in the UK. Brain and spinal cord tumours make up about three out of every 100 cases of cancer (3%) in the UK.

4. What do the descriptions mean?

There are two main types of staging systems for cancer. These are the TNM system and the number system. TNM stands for Tumour, Node, Metastasis.

T 1-4 refers to the size of the cancer and how far it has spread, one being small and four large. N 1-3 refers to whether the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes, from no nodes to lots of lymph nodes containing cancer cells. We also describe whether the cancer hasn’t spread (metastisised) M 0, or whether it has M 1.

Number staging systems usually use the TNM system to divide cancers into stages. Stage 1 usually means that a cancer is relatively small and contained within the organ it started in. Stage 2 usually means that the tumour is larger than in stage 1, but has not started to spread into the surrounding tissues.

Stage 3 usually means the cancer is larger. It may have started to spread into surrounding tissues and there are cancer cells in the lymph nodes in the area. Stage 4 means the cancer has spread from where it started to another body organ. This is also called secondary or metastatic cancer.

About four out of 10 people with cancer (40%) have radiotherapy as part of their treatment. Radiotherapy uses radiation to kill cancer cells.

6. Does cancer always come back?

Many cancers are cured. But in some people cancer can return. Some cancers can’t be cured but treatment is often able to control them for some years.

7. Is cancer genetic?

Most cancers start due to gene changes that happen over a person’s lifetime.

More rarely cancers start due to inherited faulty genes passed down in families.

Our genes pick up mistakes that occur when cells divide. These mistakes (or faults) are called mutations but they can happen because of other factors such as: tobacco, radiation UV radiation from the sun, some substances in food and some chemicals in our environment.

8. Does age affect cancer prevalence?

35% of cancer cases in the UK are diagnosed in people aged 75 or over.

Incidence rates are highest overall in people aged 85-89.

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9. What are the survival rates?

These vary enormously, much Chemotherapy is a type of like the type of cancer itself. Cancer anti-cancer drug treatment. There survival is, however, improving and has are more than 100 different drugs curdoubled in the last 40 years in the UK. rently available. Sometimes the side effects of chemo can be unpleasant, but it 10. What can I do? can help to Support charities like Bessy Foundation, remember that: most are short term and and the work of Cancer Research UK, will go once the treatment has finished. see www.cancerresearchuk.org. n

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PRIVATE HEALTHCARE WITH AVICENNA

SCIATIC PAIN

DR HANY ELMADBOUH, LEAD CONSULTANT AT AVICENNA CLINIC EXPLAINS SCIATIC PAIN

Spinal discs are also called intervertebral discs. There is a spinal disc between each bone (vertebra) in your spine. This keeps the vertebrae separated and acts as a shock absorber. A spinal disc is a little like a jelly donut, with a softer center (nucleolus pulposus) encased within a tougher exterior (annulus fibrosus). Disc herniation, sometimes called a slipped disc, is displacement of the disc nucleus pulposus, parts of the annulus fibrosus and cartilage, beyond the limits of the intervertebral disc space

Disc herniation is most often the result of a gradual, aging-related wear and tear called disc degeneration. As you age, your spinal discs lose some of their water content. That makes them less flexible and more prone to tearing or rupturing with even a minor strain or twist. Some people are more prone for disc herniation than others. Overweight causes extra stress on the discs in your lower back. Those with physically demanding jobs requiring repetitive lifting, pulling, pushing, bending sideways and twisting have a higher risk of a herniated disc and some people inherit a predisposition to developing disc herniation. Most people can't pinpoint the exact cause of their herniated disc and you also can have a herniated disc without knowing it.

A herniated disc can irritate nearby nerves and result in pain, numbness or weakness in an arm or leg. The most common nerve pain caused by disc problems is sciatica - where the affected disc presses on your sciatic nerve, causing pain radiating into your leg. This nerve travels from your spine to your hip and buttock and down your leg. The pain 138

can be sudden and sharp, and move down the nerve to your leg and sometimes down to your foot. Just below your waist, the spinal cord separates into a group of long nerve roots (cauda equina) that resemble a horse’s tail. Rarely, disc herniation can compress the entire cauda equina. If this happens emergency surgery may be required to avoid permanent weakness or paralysis.

Depending on your symptoms and signs you may need imaging by an MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging) to confirm the diagnosis and decide on the best treatment. This will be essential if your symptoms suggest cauda equina compression.

The outlook of disc herniation is good for most people. Many people experience no symptoms from a herniated disc. For those who develop symptoms, the initial treatment is usually anti-inflammatory pain killer and an advice about simple back exercises to keep you as normally active and mobile. If the pain or any restrictions caused by the problem with your back last for more than 1-2 weeks the treatment options include physiotherapy and referral to a specialist for an epidural or nerve root corticosteroid injection if there is associated sciatic pain.

A nerve root injection is a selective injection of drugs (usually a combination of steroids and local anaesthestic) around a specific nerve as it leaves the spine. Steroid is antiinflammatory medicine. The injection is performed in order to get drugs, such as steroids, as close to the nerve roots as possible.

It serves two purposes. One is diagnostic to isolate the nerve causing the pain. The second is to reduce the pain and nerve

swelling. Many prolapsed disc shrink and heal and thus potentially avoiding surgery.

In some selective cases, surgery to remove the herniated disc may be required. Some people will continue to have pain for longer than one year and sometimes much longer. This tends to be worse for people who initially have more severe pain and have a greater restriction of daily activities. Pressure on the nerves may cause permanent nerve damage. The pain and restrictions may lead to psychological and social problems - for example, depression and being unable to continue with socialising and hobbies. The pain and restrictions may also prevent you from working. If this happens, you may require the support of a pain management consultant and a psychologist.

You may help prevent suffering a herniated disc by undertaking regular Exercise to strengthen the trunk muscles to stabilise and support the spine and by maintaining a good posture and a healthy weight.

Avicenna clinic specialise in spinal condition and back pain. , The clinic has a range of specialist consultants, operating theatre for surgical procedures and superior in-house imaging facilities –including state-of-the-art MRI, ultrasound and X-ray scanning equipment. We can assess and diagnose all cases of acute and chronic pain quickly and deliver comprehensive treatment plans tailored to you. n To book a consultation or for more information on treating your pain and explore the other available services to help you, contact Avicenna Clinic on 0330 2020597 or see avicennaclinic.com.

Avicenna is based on North Street, Peterborough PE1 2RA.

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BEAUTY

AS WINTER APPROACHES IT’S IMPORTANT TO CHANGE UP YOUR SKINCARE ROUTINE TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COOLER TEMPERATURES. SEASONAL SKIN SUCCESS DOESN’T RELY ON JUST RICHER MOISTURISERS, YOUR WHOLE ROUTINE SHOULD ALTER IDEALLY. HERE ARE SOME IDEAS...

1. Let’s start from the beginning...

As the weather turns cooler you ought to swap your cleansing gels for cleansing creams and milks. Cooler air saps the moisture out of your skin making it more prone to dryness and irritation. Using creams, oils and milks to cleanse your face helps your skin to retain its natural moisture creating a barrier against the cold. We love the Clarins Extra-Comfort Anti Pollution Cleansing, enriched with extracts of purifying moringa and nourishing shea and mango, £25.

2. Keep Exfoliating

In the winter it’s really important to keep exfoliating your skin! Exfoliation removes dead skin cells so that all of that expensive skin cream you’re using can sink right in and do its job. We love Aurelia’s Refine & Polish Miracle Balm, it’s gentle but gets the job done, £57.

3. Hydrate your Skin

Hydrate your skin morning and night, ideally with a night cream and a day cream. Your skin has different needs during the day and it uses the night to recover. Sisley, a French brand, has a wonderful intensive day cream night cream with collagen, £129.50.

4. Use a Mask

There’s nothing better when the dark nights roll in than giving yourself a pamper session.

Invest in a luxurious mask for after you’ve done your cleansing routine and you’ll see massive improvements in your skin overnight. We love the hydrating mask from Epara, £105.

5.KEEP YOUR LOVELY LIPS HYDRATED

It’s so annoying how all summer, you don’t need to apply lip balm because the warmer weather seems to keep them hydrated. Then, following one chilly day of weather that dry feeling comes back! To keep lips hydrated, it’s important to drink lots of water too but the next thing you can do is reach for lip gloss. La Mer has produced this delicious lip balm. The sea kelp and other moisturising ingredients will protect your lips while the minty taste gives you a refreshing kick with each application, £50.

6. A Magic Oil...

Whether your skin is crying out for help, it’s totally fine, there’s an oil for you. A lot of people with particularly greasy skin are put off treating their skin to an oil because they think it will make their problems even worse.

However, using an oil can solve a lot of problems and you’d be amazed at the transformation if you suffer from problematic skin. When choosing face oils, it is important to address your particular skin and buy accordingly. However, we love this Votary night oil which is for skin that is showing signs of aging and needs a little extra love at nightime. It also smells amazing, £135.

n All our beauty 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.

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BUSINESS & FINANCE

Larkfleet Homes opens new show homes NOW OPEN AT THE CROFT IN BASTON – AGE-EXCLUSIVE FOR THE OVER-55s...

BOURNE Local developer Larkfleet Homes has opened a new show home at the latest phase of its age-exclusive development for the over-55s – The Croft in the village of Baston near Bourne.

The second phase of development at The Croft at Baston is a small number of new homes which sits alongside the highly successful fully-sold first phase, extending the community but keeping it at a modest scale.

The Croft aims to attract people, whether retired or still working, who are ready to down-size from a larger property – and pocket the cash from selling their current home when buying something more appropriate to their needs.

The luxury properties at The Croft are mostly one and two-bedroom bungalows but there are also some threebedroom chalet bungalows for those who want extra space.

The homes are located around attractive walkways and gardens, creating a pleasant residential environment. All have been designed to need minimal ongoing maintenance

Save your home from a fate worse than death: limescale!

CLEANER HOME & LONGER LASTING APPLIANCES ARE JUST TWO BENEFITS OF SOFTER WATER...

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so that residents benefit from the independence and security of property ownership without the concerns of property upkeep. Larkfleet has also opened a new show home at STAMFORD & RUTLAND RIP kettle, steam iron, washing machine, dishwasher, shower & boiler...

If only you’d invested in a water softener, they could all have been saved, along with thousands of pounds to replace them. An investment of just a few hundred pounds in an electric or mechanical water softener is soon recouped, and you’ll enjoy better tasting water, use fewer detergents and cosmetics, whilst bathrooms, kitchens and windows will stay cleaner for longer too.

A water softener isn’t the sexiest purchase you’ll ever

Collingham Brook with its three, four and five-bedroom homes in the village of Collingham between Nottingham and Lincoln. n See www.larkfleethomes.co.uk. make, but by golly, it’s a very wise one! Morris Softeners Ltd based in Bourne specialise in their installation for both domestic and commercial clients, resulting in a clean, more pleasant home, softer laundry and healthier appliances.

Free no-obligation quotes, supply and/or fitting, plus the consumables and servicing means a one-stop partner for all your needs, and some machines carry a 10 year guarantee for complete peace of mind.

n Morris Softeners Ltd supply to homes & businesses across the region.

Call 01778 394830 or see www.morrissofteners.co.uk

Wedding Couture EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS FOR LOCAL BRIDES...

There’s no smoke without fire, so sweep your chimney!

STAMFORD & RUTLAND

Anna has worked in the wedding industry since 2002, having segued into the industry via her TV and film work. The designer has worked with Irish band The Corrs, with Madonna

and on the millennial Star Wars trilogy of films with Keira Knightly.

Her bespoke services include totally bespoke dress design and around three fittings, whilst Chanticleer adds to the business a range of exclusive designer ready-to-wear dresses for which Anna is now the brand’s owner. The Cheyne Lane boutique has a range of bridal shoes, veils & tiaras too. n Call 01780 765174 for details.

Beautiful Bespoke Interiors BESPOKE SOFAS IN FABRIC AND LEATHER PLUS CARPETS, CURTAINS AND MORE. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL HOME...

£3.2m Investment

STAMFORD Anna Couture Bridal, established in the town since 2011, last month celebrated the release of its own Chanticleer brand, introduced to the business to supplement owner Anna-Maria D’Amato’s bridal couture services.

There’s no smoke without fire, so make sure your flue looks brand new this season, say local fire chiefs.

Local Fire Safety manager Lee Marsh says that 93 separate chimney fires occurred in our area between October & April 2017. Chimneys should be swept quarterly to minimise the risk say Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue. n For more information visit chimneyfiresafetyweek.co.uk.

RUTLAND engineering firm Mecc Alte UK, one of the area’s largest employers, has announced a new £3.2m investment in its site, which will create an additional 33,000 sq ft space for its creation of AC & DC motors, generators and transformers. The new site will open later this month. n

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LEICESTERSHIRE Paul Edwards Interiors now has two stores in which you can find beautiful products for your home. From bespoke sofas in fabrics or leather, designed on an iPad to your exact specification, to tables, furniture, carpets and curtains, the business has two showrooms at Hinckley and Coventry. These amazing out-of-town centres are displaying a fantastic range of vintage leather and classic Harris Tweed furniture, contemporary wallpapers and offer a bespoke reupholstery services too.

Customers at both sites are treated to the very finest service and great customer care. n 01455 616095, 02476 453 878.

BUSINESS

NEWS In Brief RUTLAND

RUTLAND’S GROWTH DISCUSSED AT COUNCIL EMPLOYER SUMMIT Some of the area’s major employers recently met to offer their views on the future of Rutland, from the new village due to be created on the site of St George’s Barracks, to potential strategic areas in Stamford, and Rutland.

Delegates at the summit included Lands’ End, Hart Hambleton, Rutland Plastics, Linecross, C S Ellis and Anglian Water, each of whom highlighted the need to provide affordable homes, good transport links and job opportunities to allow the area’s business community to continue providing employment opportunities.

Leader of Rutland County Council Oliver Hemsley says: “We work hard to ensure Rutland is an excellent place to live and work, with potential for the future.” n

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Christmas is Coming... (...and so are your ‘year end’ accounts!)

Barnstone here’s looking forward to his office party, a glass of fizz and the chance to put his paws up over the festive season, safe in the knowledge that his year end accounts are all sorted... but can you say the same?

We all deserve a festive season free of stress, so don’t spoil your Christmas worrying about your end of year accounts.

Let us help with our accountancy, tax, business advice, payroll and bookkeeping services for any size business...

We’re human (well, apart from Barnstone), so we promise to talk to you like a human; you know, in a jargon-free, no waffle way! We’re available during evenings and weekends too - even over the festive season and promise to respond to our client’s queries within 24 hours...!

We’re the approachable accountants that make your life easier... so give us a call!

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GENTLEMEN WELCOME TO THE GENTLEMEN’S SECTION. IN THIS EDITION, WE FEATURE TUXEDOS FOR SEASONAL PARTIES PLUS ONE OF THE FIERCEST CARS BRITISH MARQUE McLAREN HAS EVER MADE

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MOTORS

LIGHT SPEED

Just 500 will be produced. It’s the most fearsome road-legal car money can buy.

You’ll need £750,000 to buy one.

There’s little else you need to know about the McLaren Senna except that it’s light and fast. But above all, fast...

McLaren Senna 4.0 litre V8, on sale now

£750,000

Fast? Quick? Very fast? Ludicrously quick? Whatever you say about the velocity of McLaren’s automotive flagship is likely to be a significant understatement. It’s dramatic, it’s sophisticated, it’s... it’s fast. The car costs three quarters of a million pounds and the company is billing it as the ultimate road-legal track car.

Clearly this is not a car aiming to mitigate comfort and performance, or blend speed with practicality like a GT. It is what it is; light, fast and vulgar in its appearance, an honest-to-goodness hypercar.

You’ll recognise the name McLaren as the British (Surrey-based) Formula 1 firm looking to turn their race-honed knowledge into a marketable range of supercars to sell to the public, rivalling Ferrari and Lamborghini. The Senna is their magnum opus.

You’ll not only need £750,000 you’ll also need to be quick. As quick as the McLaren Senna, in fact, because just 500 of them will be produced. All of the cars are hand-assembled, all are engineered

by British boffins and the technology is straight from high-end motorsport but can still be employed legally on UK roads. >> 148 148

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In a hurry? The cars reaching 60mph in under three seconds...

Porsche 911 GT2 RS £207,506: Few cars handle like a 911 but on top of all the two- and four-wheel drive, convertible or targa, turbo or naturally aspirated versions is the stripped-back, race-ready GT2 RS version.

If it isn’t necessary, it has been removed to lose weight. If it is necessary, it has been subject to weight-saving engineering. All that dieting doesn’t come cheap, and the GT2 RS is eye-wateringly expensive but it handles sublimely, reaches 211mph flat out and dashes to 60mph in 2.8 seconds. Most motorists will opt for a gentler, more comfortable 911 but for those serious about performance, this is the ultimate 911. n

Aerial Atom £32,394: Alternatively, if the Porsche GT2 RS is still too slow, trim another tenth of a second from the 60mph dash and opt for an Aerial Atom. There’s a 2.0 engine and just four cylinders, but at just 456kg, the Atom weighs nothing at all, so it’ll reach 140mph flat out and 60mph in 2.7 seconds. You’ll sacrifice rather a bit in return... like a roof, a dashboard and any exotic delicacies like air conditioning or electric windows.

Hardly ideal for the school run, but at less than £35,000, this is a pocket-money supercar for summer days to keep in your garage next to a rather more practical day-to-day motor! n

>> The car looks ludicrous, but it hasn’t just been designed by a schoolboy to look wild.

Every aspect of it is designed to yield increases in performance or a reduction in weight.

It’s made of carbon fibre, with a one-piece chassis and one-piece seats. It’s just 1,198kg - just two thirds of the weight of a Ford Fiesta - and has a power to weight ratio of 659bhp per tonne.

Tesla Model S 100kW £127,135: Our third option for a sub-three second supercar is the range-topping Tesla Model S. With its comically titled Ludicrous Mode, the car will reach 60mph in 2.7 seconds and 155mph flat out. However, this is no aggressive supercar but rather a comfortable executive saloon with five seats, four doors a decent boot... oh, and a roof! The secret is a 100kW electric motor, which will provide a 409-mile range on a single charge. There’s semi-autonomous driving, all-wheel drive and plenty of standard equipment too. n

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Its engine is pretty modest; four litres in size, rather than six or seven, with eight rather than 12 cylinders. Two turbochargers are the secret to its power, and its 800nm torque, allowing it to reach 60mpg in 2.8 seconds and 100mph in about six seconds. Flat out, on a track, the car would reach 208mph and take just 215 metres to brake to a standstill thanks to carbon ceramic brakes designed to

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“Because power is nothing without control there’s switchable comfort, sport and track modes and adjustable suspension...” make the car’s braking temperature cooler by 150°c plus bespoke tyres designed for the car by Pirelli.

Because power is nothing without control, there are switchable comfort, sport and track modes, launch control and height adjustable suspension which can compensate for the weight of passengers and tip-toe over speed bumps should you dare to take the car into an urban environment. The whole car’s shape is obsessively designed not just the make it light - mechanical door pulls for the dihedral doors were changed to electronic

switches because they’re 26% lighter - but to increase downforce, to literally suck the car down onto the ground to improve handling.

Don’t expect comfort from the car; high grade leather swathes the interior, whilst parking sensors and a Bowers & Wilkin stereo are no-cost options, but this is a car with one purpose; speed. As impressive as the McLaren is, £750,000 is a great deal of money, but for those lucky well-heeled drivers who spend their spare time on the track, we can’t think of a better, or a more technically sophisticated car! n

McLAREN SENNA Price: £750,000.

Motor/Drivetrain: 4.0V8 twin turbo V8.

Performance: 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds; 208mph top speed.

Economy: 16mpg, 280g CO2.

Equipment: Dual-clutch, seamless-shift, seven-speed gearbox. RaceActive Chassis Control II (RCC II) combines hydraulic suspension. n

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MOTORS

Set for summer 2019

MISS SUMMER ALREADY? START MAKING PLANS FOR SUMMER 2019 WITH VW...

VOLKSWAGEN That’s it then.

Summer’s over. Still, spring and summer 2019 will be along before we know it, so start making plans for next year’s getaways and place your order now for Volkswagen’s Grand California motorhome.

Based on the firm’s Crafter, this T6-engined camper has two bunks in the rear, an optional bunk bed for the children, bathroom with

shower and toilet, plus a fully equipped kitchen with fridge, freezer, twin-burner gas hob; everything but the kitchen sink... in fact. Oh, no, wait; that’s included too, plus a dining table for family meals.

Expect to pay £60,000 upwards, with four wheel drive, adaptive cruise, solar panels, skylight and WiFi all on the options list for comfortable touring. n

Very silly, very brilliant...

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New BMW X5 4x4 reaches showrooms this month...

The quintessential yummy mummy’s school-run SUV, BMW’s new X5, is due in showrooms this month with the first deliveries expected in winter.

The new version of the popular 4x4 will be larger, thanks to its bigger X3 sibling enabling it to grow, and prices are expected to begin at £56,710 with 2.0 and 3.0 engines, plus a plug-in X5 due to launch in 2019. The firm says the new car will be more efficient and better to drive. n BMW

SUZUKI Since the demise of the Land Rover Defender, there’s been a shortage of rough and ready 4x4s. Sure, there are pick-ups and smart SUVs, but what if you want a back-to-basic car which can tackle tough terrain but then be hosed down after?

Introducing the silly, brilliant 1.5 litre Jimny from Suzuki.

At just £14,000, it’s stupidly cheap - used car money - but with four wheel drive, a low range gearbox and off-road tyres, it’s perfect for dirty jobs, for teenagers to drive or for venturing places you don’t want to take a posh 4x4 for fear of getting it scratched.

It’s boxy, ludicrous, compact and absolutely brilliant value! n

MOTORING

NEWS In Brief AUDI

SHORT TERM HIRE IS COMING TO THE UK WITH AUDI LEADING THE WAY...

Aspiring Audi drivers can now hire a car of their choice for periods ranging from one hour to 28 days for one simple, all-in fee.

In August, Audi on demand launched in Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

These will be followed

by Newcastle and Birmingham as pride goes to press with the roll-out set to continue throughout 2018 elsewhere in the UK. Prices range from £70 to £190 for current models and other brands are set to follow suit, allowing customers to hire, for instance, convertibles in the summer months, 4x4 modes when bad weather is on the horizon or seven seaters for holidays, direct from the manufacturer.

Prices will include a full service package with unlimited mileage, fully comprehensive insurance, concierge delivery and Audi Roadside Assistance.

The move could even see cars leased on a short term or pay-as-you-go basis in the future as an alternative to two, three or four year lease or PCP agreements.

“The traditional model of car ownership is consistently evolving and this innovative concept firmly puts Audi UK ahead when it comes to meeting consumer demand and transforming into a digital premium car company,” says Andrew Doyle, Director of Audi UK. n

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MOTORS

Audi’s Q8 is a flagship SUV

Audi is eyeing-up the luxury SUV market with its new flagship, the sporty Q8 which sits above its perennial Q7 model, but offers a more dynamic style...

It takes some determination to launch a rival to a vehicle as well-respected as the Range Rover. When it launched back in 2005, Audi’s Q7 offered the versatility of a seven seat configuration with impressive on-road dynamics.

And yet, despite its popularity in the sales charts, and its appeal as a school run 4x4, the Q7 never managed to capture either the sportiness that the Range Rover Sport evokes, nor the sense of luxury of a Range Rover Vogue. It remained a family friendly large SUV, rather than a luxury flagship. at niche is now set to be filled with a model which sits above the Q7 and serves as a sportier large SUV. It’s called, rather imaginatively, the Q8 and it’s on sale this month. ere’s a single body style, with an SUV/coupé profile and just a single engine choice from

launch; a 3.0V6 with 286hp. All wheel drive and an eight speed gearbox are standard, whilst a 48v mild hybrid system contributes to an economy figure of 41.5mpg - comparable to a small petrol hatchback.

Audi Q8

Price From: £63,115 (S-Line) to £81,115 (Vorsprung).

On Sale: Now.

Engine: 50TDi 3.0 V6 diesel.

Performance: 0-60mph 6.3secs, 152mph top.

Economy: 41.5mpg combined, 178g/CO2.

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Opposite: Moss Bros tailored tux in bright blue with one contemporary button jacket and slim fit profile in 100% wool, ÂŁ259.

This Page: Moss Bros smoking jacket in velvet fabric. Retro peak-lapel one button jacket with black trim, pairs with jet black jeans or tuxedo trousers, ÂŁ179.

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This Page: Meanwhile Ralph Lauren’s Purple Label has a one-button jacket and shawl-collar for a vintage look, cupro (faux silk) lining and unfinished hems, £3,830.

Opposite: Peter Christian luxury velvet jacket in emerald with four button waistcoat, £250.

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Previous Page: Giorgio Armani’s Soho wool tuxedo is created from 100% virgin wool and silk, single button to jacket £1,900.

This Page: Moss Bros, White Shawl Collar Tuxedo, no vent, shawl collar traces an unbroken line from the back of your neck to the front of the jacket for a suave, slim silhouette, £150/jacket; £210/suit.

FIND OUT MORE:

Moss Bros: www.moss.co.uk; Armani www.armani.com; Peter Christian www.peterchristian.co.uk; Ralph Lauren www.ralphlauren.co.uk.

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