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NEWS & EVENTS
Burghley will be back in 2021...
2021 HORSE TRIALS CONFIRMED FOR 1ST-5TH SEPTEMBER 2021 AFTER CANCELLATION
STAMFORD Alas, as Pride goes to press we should have been enjoying a sunny Burghley Horse Trials weekend, but it was not to be. The whole Horse Trials team was devastated at having to cancel 2020’s event but happily they have at least been able to confirm that 2021’s event will take place from September 1st-5th. As well as being a first class country show, celebrating all that rural life has to offer, Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is also a world-class sporting fixture, attracting 167,500 visitors in 2018 and contributing £20m to Stamford’s economy. 2020’s event was sorely missed by those seeking to enjoy world class equestrian entertainment, and by the 600 exhibitors who enjoy a presence at the event each year.
Sir Richard Jewson, Chairman of the Burghley Horse Trials Committee, commented: “One of the joys of being involved with Land
Don’t Look Down...! WHY STONEMASON WILL ABSEIL DOWN THE ICONIC WEST FRONT OF CATHEDRAL...
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Rover Burghley Horse Trials is to be continually reminded how much this iconic event is loved by the many who create, take part and attend.”
“We must now focus our efforts on planning the 2021 event and which all of us are sure will be a special celebration.” n
PETERBOROUGH We hope Kate Holmes isn’t scared of heights. As Pride goes to press, Kate, of Architectural Heritage & Scanning Ltd, will abseil down the iconic west front of Peterborough Cathedral to complete a condition survey. The high resolution laser scans Kate will take on her descent will add to one of the most in-depth digital captures of an historic building ever carried out. The results of all this scanning will not only provide safer and more cost effective access to information for
maintenance and repair purposes, but also a rich and inspiring educational resource. The scans can also generate 3D printing and the initial concept is that some of the statues Kate will scan on the west front, with other carved details on the building, may become part of a unique, limited edition Peterborough Cathedral chess set, reproduced in cast stone resin. Peterborough Cathedral may well end up being the most digitally recorded historic building ever at this point, with 16 billion data points and 30,000 images. n
