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Elsewhere, it’s the 100th anniversary of the BBC this month, and so we’ll reflect on a century of broadcasting, from the early days of wireless to the first grainy images of The Queen’s Coronation halfway through the last century, and finally, to the emergence of today’s online content.

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We’re always looking for scenes of Rutland and Stamford to feature on our covers and in the magazine. If you’re a budding photographer, email your pictures to the address above!

Also in this edition, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and so we’ll speak to Rutland’s Julia Bradbury, whose own experience of the illness has already been covered in a moving TV documentary.

his month we’re excited to launch our 2022 Good Food Awards, in which we once again ask our readers for their recommendations for the best restaurants, cafés, food & drink producers in the area. The hospitality industry has proven itself resilient over the past couple of years, but still deserves our support now, more than ever. So, have a look at our reflections on the potential vote-winners in our six categories, then let us know your thoughts by casting your votes for whichever businesses you think deserve to win. You can vote for whichever ones you want, as long as they’re local!

This month’s covers celebrate the launch of our Good Food Awards showing, respectively, Hambleton Hall and The George of Stamford.

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Now, one year on, Julia reflects on what it’s like to have your world turned upside down and the effect it has had on her family life too.

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Also in this edition: tropical gardens, Hambleton cottages, and a romantic wedding in a far-flung destination for someone very close to our heart!

4 NEWSCONTENTS & EVENTS 08 NEWS The best ‘good news’ stories from across the county. This month, cause for celebration in Ufﬁngton and Burghley. Plus, Rishi in Rutland! 34 WHAT’S ON Live events, music and theatre productions this October. HIGHLIGHTS 18 JULIA’S JOURNEY October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and so, 12 months on from her treatment, Rutland’s Julia Bradbury shares her story. 25 100 YEARS OF BROADCASTING This month sees the BBC celebrate its 100th anniversary, and so we look at broadcasting since 1922.

DINING OUT Edwardian daytime dining, just down the road from Stamford at Springﬁelds. RECIPES AND WINE Lobster, a tangy passionfruit cheesecake and a trio of reds to celebrate Rioja month. & GARDENS WELCOME HOME This month’s featured property is a love letter to the Arts & Crafts movement. HOMES Vintage style for Autumn. IN THE GARDEN A beautifully curated tropical garden in Bottesford. Jeep’s Grand Cherokee. WEDDINGS A wedding in paradise for someone very close to our hearts! LIFE The Cottesmore Hunt Ball. COSMETICS Vegan beauty. Autumn style.

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“Such a successful outcome would not be possible without the help of the local businesses, who continue to be extremely generous with their support of the Fair. n

“We raised a record figure which has been split between Braunston Church, the Braunston Village Hall, and this year’s chosen charity, The Mount Group, Riding for the Disabled (RDA).”

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The Church was delighted to receive a donation of £8,540 which will be put towards maintaining the Church’s ancient building with the aim of keeping it as a usable space for all the community, for Church services, weddings, funerals and wider events such as a recent Gilbert & Sullivan Evening, and also for events linked to the Village Hall.”

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“The Mount Group, is an enthusiastic set of volunteers dedicated to offering the benefits of riding to around 50 adults and children with special needs each week.”

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Two local villages are the ‘poshest...’ BURLEY IN RUTLAND AND UFFINGTON NEAR STAMFORD BOTH PRAISED

More than 1,800 people attended this year’s Braunston Fair, raising £12,200 for local charities, according to Chris Lovelock of the event’s committee.

The villages of Burley on the Hill and Uffington have been named as being among the ‘poshest’ villages in the UK in a recent survey conducted by The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper has compiled a list of the most desirable villages out of the 6,116 villages in Britain. Burley on the Hill was formerly the home of the Rutland Show before it moved to a dedicated home on the Rutland Showground in 2013. Covering nearly five square miles and with a population of around 600, the village is home to the magnificent Palladian mansion created by Sir John Harington of Exton in early 1600s. The mansion was split into six dwellings plus 22 further properties around the main house from 1993-1998 and was later purchased by Asil Nadir. The village is also home to The Old Smithy which featured on Cherry Blossom shoe polish tins in the 1920s, and formerly had a motte and bailey castle at nearby Alstoe. Meanwhile, Uffington was featured in our May edition in which we praised the village for its community spirit. Home to 700 people and to an annual Scarecrow Festival, the village also has a popular pub The Bertie Arms a community farm and a very busy village hall which hosts all manner of local events. n

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Depending on what happens after we go to press, either the runner up in the Conservative Party leadership contest, or the new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, stopped by in Rutland recently. The hotel, which was formerly known as Barnsdale Hall – and whose fortunes have been transformed by new owners Dineshbhai and Savitaben Patel – reopened a yearRishiago.hosted an event for local constituents in the sunshine, following last month’s Pride article in which Rutland’s MP Alicia Kearns expressed her support for his bid to become leader and Prime Minister. n Visits Rutland Hall

More people to share it all with! So if you love to sing, fancy airing your vocal chords visit the group’s website at to see if this is the choir for you. Autumn rehearsals start this month ready for a performance of Brahms’ Requiem at Lyddington on Bonfire Night, November 5th, which, obviously, should go with a bang. For more information on the group see www.harboroughsingers.com. n

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If you enjoy singing, The Harborough Singers are keen to hear from you! The 30-strong local chamber choir has been having a great summer, singing in the sun in Tuscany, making glorious music with Great Bowden Camerata, and lolling around in the chairman’s garden with a glass of something cool. But, but… all that drinking and thinking made them realise something was missing.

LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN DROPS BY IN RUTLAND Rutland residents will be taking part in a flag raising ceremony to mark Merchant Navy Day 2022 as Pride goes to press. The ceremony will commemorate all those who work at sea, both past and present and takes place outside Oakham Castle. Merchant Navy Day commemorates the date in 1939 when the first UK merchant ship, SS Athenia, was torpedoed. It raises awareness of the country’s ongoing dependence on merchant seafarers. n

A brand new store dedicated to man’s best friend will open in Uppingham as Pride goes to press. Created by Philip and Deborah Hutchinson, Barkers will be located on High Street East and will sell premium dog foods, treats and accessories. The couple have a dapple Dachshund called Ronnie and a Cockapoo called Coco. n

A Curve Trustee since 2018 with over 34 years’ experience in UK theatre, McIntosh brings a wealth of knowledge across the sector, including working for West End, Off-West End and regional venues and ticketing agents.

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In December 2021, Helen and Pete Blythe suffered the agonising and tragic loss of their five-yearold son, Benedict, who died suddenly following a collapse at school just before Christmas. Heading home from hospi tal after his death, they left carrying a pile of his clothes and a piece of paper ripped from the corner of a notepad with the details for a police officer. That was, and remains, the full extent of signposting and support they’ve received to help them through the death of their son. Their experience isn’t uncommon and so the couple set up BALM (Bereavement and Loss Matters) to help other local families having little or no support following the death of their child and who have to try and seek out their own help at a time when they don’t have the strength. BALM is looking for passionate volunteers to support with setting up and running support groups from the Autumn, giving families the opportunity to spend time with others who are going through the same devastating loss. The group will also be running regular events beginning before Christmas.

BALM relies on generous donations to meet the needs of families who have lost children and the group is also looking for volunteers. If you are able to donate, or help, you can do so via www.balm.support. n for grieving local parents... AND LOSS MATTERS) SET UP BY PARENTS

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As part of her role at What’s On Stage, McIntosh also co-produced its awards, the largest publicly voted theatre awards in the UK. n

Sita McIntosh, former Chief Operating Officer of leading UK theatre website What’s On Stage, has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees at Leicester’s Curve theatre.

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Set well back and up steps behind a picket fence enclosing its front garden, this Grade II listed charming cottage dates back to circa 1755. The property retains many of its historic features with its pretty arched panes in the front windows, inglenook fireplaces, original flooring, exposed stone, an old bread oven, a wealth of beams and a well-used cellar. The property offers 3 double bedrooms, 3 sizeable reception rooms and a generous, mature and secluded garden at the back that houses an outside home office. Situated in the Rutland village of Empingham within walking distance of all the amenities, this is a rare opportunity to purchase such a quaint property.Road links are superb as it sits on the A606 about halfway between Stamford and Oakham, each less than a 10 minute drive, the A1 is even nearer and Rutland Water is just a stone’s throw from the property. Uppingham is about 15 minutes away and Peterborough with its direct fast trains to London, about half an hour.

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An exemplary barn conversion stands in a tranquil position in the pretty village of Ufford, between Stamford (5 miles) and Peterborough (8 miles). Built in local limestone, Hope Barn is a superb four bedroom home with huge open spaces with vaulted ceilings and an abundance of bi-folding doors, a courtyard garden to the south and sweeping lawns and terraces, overlooking paddocks backed by trees, behind. The L-shaped property has a central open plan living room with a formal dining area. The adjacent kitchen breakfast room is magnificent with its vaulted ceiling, exposed timber trusses and two sets of bi-folding doors. Three of the 4 bedrooms are located on the ground floor whereas the master suite is on the first floor. Outside, the courtyard is completely enclosed by stone walls and contains a sizeable patio area ideal for alfresco dining. The back garden is mainly lawn with two more paved areas, one leads from the kitchen, the other is housing a built-in barbecue.

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A substantial, detached, individual property with private, mature, south-facing garden in a desirable village location. 2 Reception Rooms, open-plan Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Utility Room, Cloakroom/WC, 4 Bedrooms, Master Dressing Room & En-suite Bathroom, Family Bathroom; double Garage, ample off-road Parking. Energy Rating: C. OAKHAM £615,000

Substantial, five-bedroom 1950's detached house occupying a large plot with beautifully maintained gardens situated on the very edge of town, a short walk of amenities therein. Requiring routine modernisation, this imposing property possesses immense potential to create a stunning family home in a much sought-after location. 3 Reception Rooms, 5 Bedrooms, 2 Bath/Shower Rooms, Tandem Garage. Energy Rating: D.

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Stunning barn conversion providing stylish and well-proportioned accommodation equipped to an exceptional standard and situated next to the church in a much sought-after village close to the historic market town of Stamford. Sitting Room, Dining Kitchen, Cloakroom/WC, 3 Bedrooms, Master En-suite Shower Room and Bathroom; picturesque Courtyard Garden. Energy Rating: C.

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An elegant, period detached stone-built house in the heart of Oakham town centre and providing beautifully appointed accommodation, largely refurbished to a high standard with a few small items still needing attention. Lounge, Sitting Room, Family Room, Breakfast Kitchen, WC, 3 Double Bedrooms, En-suite Shower Room, Bathroom; Cottage Gardens, Parking for 2 cars. Energy Rating: E. KETTON £610,000

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Beautifully presented cottage providing contemporary accommodation of a character of its own in a sought-after village setting. The accommodation is appointed to a high standard and features oak doors, exposed timbers and a wood-burning stove. Open-plan Living Room, Dining Room and Kitchen, Utility, WC, 4 Bedrooms, En-suite Shower Room, Bathroom; Parking, landscaped Gardens. Energy Rating: C.

Modern detached stone-built house with garage, parking and enclosed rear garden, offering immaculate, stylishly presented accommodation in a popular village. Featuring good quality oak doors and full-height fitted wardrobes, the property offers well-proportioned accommodation with Living Room, superbly equipped open-plan Kitchen/Dining Room, useful Utility, Clkrm/WC, 4 Bedrooms and 2 Bath/Shower Rooms. Energy Rating: B. NEW

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Guide Price £600,000 Alsthorpe Road, Oakham A four-bedroom, detached family home with spacious accommodation, a west-facing garden, garaging & off-road parking, all within walking distance of Oakham town centre. Guide Price £275,000 Stockerston Crescent, Uppingham A semi-detached, two-bedroom bungalow with off-road parking and garaging within walking distance of Uppingham town centre. Guide Price £425,000 Wenton Close, Oakham A ﬁve-bedroom, detached family home sitting on a generous plot with off-road parking and garaging on the edge of the ever popular village of Cottesmore. Guide Price £600,000 The Old Stable, Ashwell Hall Stables A wonderful Grade II listed, three-bedroom stable conversion with unique and ﬂexible living accommodation and a superb South-West facing mature garden.

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In the coming weeks, as summer draws to a close, life will return to a more familiar rhythm for families with children of school age. This return to school also acts as a prompt for those considering schooling options for the next academic year. With school application deadlines approaching in the coming months and the deadline for most primary schools falling in mid-January, those looking to move home and secure a place at their school of choice in 2023 will need to begin their search imminently if it is not already underway.

Professional property ﬁnder Kate Vincent explores the challenge of ﬁnding a home in a location that offers the right schooling.

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Stamford and Rutland have several highly regarded state and independent schools in Rutland and the surrounding areas and competition for places can be fierce, as is the demand for homes in the surrounding areas, presenting unique challenges for parents seeking to find the balance between the right school and the right location to buy a home.

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Priorities and needs have changed over the last couple of years with families now seeking more spacious homes to allow for working or studying at home, more outside space, and within close proximity of a desirable school. But with such limited stock of ‘best in class’ homes fitting these criteria, it is easy to understand why premium prices continue to be paid for properties close and convenient to highly favoured schools.

Location is paramount Given the cost of an independent education, obtaining a place for your child or children in a top performing state school can be an attractive and sensible option for many, who will then focus their efforts on finding a new home within the school’s catchment area. Indeed, there are signs of some parents looking to move further into Lincolnshire to take advantage of the grammar schools such as those in Bourne, Grantham and Lincoln.

Garrington’s property consultants help buyers to find and purchase properties that meet their requirements. Their local expertise and in-depth knowledge of the property market helps homebuyers to consider a wider choice of properties and purchase more effectively.

Independent schooling presents different challenges. With the cost difference between day pupils and boarders, living nearer to the independent school of choice could be a financially savvy move. Over the period of a child’s schooling, parents who live within travelling distance to the school could save a considerable amount by avoiding boarding fees. Competition for places at the best schools is undeniably tough, and for those family buyers looking to make a move prior to the start of the new academic year in 2023, now is the time to be making plans and seeking the right advice.

Living close to a top performing school is always going to be an attractive proposition for family buyers, but at what cost? The debate between funding an independent education or allocating money to buying a superior property in a good catchment area is a frequent one for those able to consider either option, with no clear answer.

THE POEM Desiderata is pretty much Desiderata is pretty much my very favourite piece of writing. One of its most memorable pieces of advice is to ‘find what peace there may be in silence.’ It’s a busy world, and so to get away from the noise and to just spend time with yourself sometimes seems like the ultimate luxury rather than a fundamental right.

A big break came in the form of the GMTV Hollywood Correspondent role, based in LA chasing down celebrities like George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Will Smith.

She returned to the UK to launch Channel 5, and after several years found herself working for the BBC on various programmes, including the consumer advice programme Watchdog on BBC1.

Julia Bradbury’s family have lived in Rutland since the early 1970s and Julia has long been an advocate of fresh air and quiet, open spaces, being a former presenter of BBC’s Countryfile, and having created The Outdoor Guide website with her sister, which provides inspiration for those seeking places around the country to enjoy walks.

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The broadcaster began her career working for London-based advertising agency Jaffe & Young before joining her mother Chrissi and sister Gina in the family’s fashion business. She credits the experience with providing a valuable grounding in human dynamics. .

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“Learning to read a customer, to key into their desires and personality gives you a good basic understanding of human Frominteractions.”thereshe took on a new challenge working for brand new cable TV station L!ve TV working under Janet Street Porter initially and then former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie, alongside fellow presenter Claudia Winkleman.

“It was a brilliant to be on the side of the punters, taking on the corporate baddies –so Whilefulfilling.”shewas presenting Watchdog a coffee with a commissioner at the BBC led to her fulfilling a lifelong dream of hiking and walking on the small screen, following in the footsteps of Alfred Wainwright in the now infamous series ‘Wainwright Walks.’ >>

2022 represents the 20th anniversary of the founding of Cancer Research UK and this month is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Sharing a deeply personal experience of the condition, Rutland’s Julia Bradbury talks about her diagnosis and treatment of the past year, explaining how in fragility you can also find great personal strength...

Words: Rob Davis.

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Over the past year, though Julia’s appreciation for the countryside as a source of health and wellbeing has appreciated considerably as she continues to recover from breast cancer.

“Part of the job was selling” she explains.

Instead, Julia took the call back home. Her consultant Gerald Gui of the Royal Marsden Hospital in London confirmed the results of her diagnosis via a recent biopsy, that in her left breast was a large tumour.

“When you’re diagnosed with cancer, it’s like moving instantly into slow motion. I just thought, ‘NO.’ And then ‘OK, I’ve got to live. I need to be here, I want to be here.’

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The towns of Stamford and Oakham are lovely, and it’s such a different pace compared to life in the city. It feels like home because this is where I grew up and Mum and Dad are firmly ensconced in Rutland life.” “I promised myself that from now on, I will be outside every day, come rain or shine,” she says. “Being among trees and in green spaces reduces your stress levels, increases the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin, it lowers blood pressure and just generally make you feel much happier.” A year ago, in September 2021, Julia went public with her diagnosis, and spoke about her condition candidly in an ITV documentary Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer & Me which followed her from diagnosis to mastectomy. “I was away filming for This Morning,” she recalls. “I hadn’t worked with the crew before and though I knew the call was coming I wasn’t familiar enough with this team to let them know what was going on, and I didn’t feel able to let them know I might need some time to process the “For me, the most painful thing of it all was thinking of my children. The most joyful thing about motherhood is watching your children grow up, every day you have at least one gorgeous moment with them, and so the thought of leaving them behind just made me so sad. We didn’t know what to tell the kids, because we didn’t want to tell them ‘mummy’s going to die,’ but we didn’t want to lie to them either. We took them for a walk around the garden, and decided to just be honest. ‘Mummy’s not very well.’”

“I've seen some amazing landscapes and taken in some incredible views over the years but one of my favourites remains the sight of Rutland Water. I love a walk around the reservoir and Sunday lunch cooked by my MamaMou (the half Greek side of the family is something she’s proud of).

20 >> Julia has been a keen walker since her Dad Michael took her striding out as a little girl across the Peak District. The series was a breakout hit and led to many more Wain wright’s and eventually her own walking shows, which continue to this day with series like Cornwall and Devon Walks and Best Walks With A View. It was around this time that the rural magazine show Countryfile was due to be rebooted and from 2009 she hosted this hugely successful Sunday night series with her friend Matt Baker, marrying her love of the countryside with her natural affinity for broadcasting. Julia loves the countryside, and loves the Rutland countryside specifically, so it’s nat ural that the county has been an important part of her recovery from breast cancer over the past year.

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Julia and sister Gina founded The Outdoor Guide in 2014. Today it brings together suggested urban and rural walks, places to stay, outdoor gear and serves as a community for likeminded fans of the country.

“We mentioned the word ‘cancer’ and we were honest, but their reaction hit me like a sledgehammer. I didn’t anticipate that one of my children would ask me whether cancer was contagious, whether she could still hug me.”

information, so when the phone did finally ring I didn’t take it.”

I initially kept the diagnosis between myself, my sister Gina and my partner Gerry. I didn’t want my children to hear that mummy had cancer from the media before I’d had a chance to tell them.”

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“These kits allow children to jump in puddles, roll around in the mud and kick through leaves without messing up their school uniform,” says Gina. “We’ve been really well supported especially by Rutland and already we’ve supplied kits to Edith Weston Academy locally and to schools in London, Foundation.forJustFoundationYouBristolBirmingham,Manchester,Cardiff,andDerbyshire.candonatetotheonlineviaGiving,searchTheOutdoorGuide n

Julia and Gina Bradbury have always been acutely aware of the benefits that growing up around nature brings to youngsters. But especially in the post-pandemic era and amid a cost of living crisis some children aren’t sufficiently well-equipped for the outdoor life. It’s reckoned that a fifth of children don’t spend any time around nature, and that 75% of kids in total spend less than an hour a day outdoors. Furthermore, a third of primary school children live below the poverty line.

That’s why The Outdoor Guide Foundation has been established with a view to providing Britain’s primary schools with sets of waterproofs and wellies for youngsters to borrow in order to experience fresh air and the natural world. As Pride goes to press the Foundation delivers its 2,000th set of outdoor kits, comprising high quality waterproof trousers and a waterproof jacket with hood as well as a pair of Dunlop wellies. Each set costs £27.50 and already 200 schools have beneﬁted.

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“I didn’t see it coming but there was a lightbulb moment; ah, of course, they’re living through Covid-19, all this talk about contagious this, contagious that… I said ‘yes darling, I need your hugs now, more than ever.’ It was heartbreaking, but I’m really grateful to the charity Fruitfly Collective, which is a charity that helps parents to talk to their children about a cancer diagnosis.”

“Gerry, too, was devastated but he’s so supportive. He said that we’ll look after the kids, and told me we’ll do everything we can to get you through it. ” “If it doesn’t cause you anxiety, I think it’s good to find out as much information as possible. The research I did through my diagnosis and shared with my family helped

n There are around 11,500 breast cancer deaths in the UK every year, that’s 32 every day (2017-2019).

JULIA BRADBURY’S GREAT OUTDOORS

n In females in the UK, breast cancer is the most common cancer, with around 55,500 new cases every year (2016-2018).

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“What I’ll take away from the last year is that I’m grateful for what I have, and I’m touched by the support and kindness I’ve experienced even from people whom I’ve never met. Filming the other week in a cake shop a woman knocked on the window and formed a heart shape with her hands and mouthed ‘I love you.’”

Julia’s filming for her series on trees for This Morning was completing immediately before her operation. “I was scared to hell. Real dread. I cried almost every day from the moment I fully understood what was happening, but on the day of the mastectomy I was strangely calm. It was a bit overwhelming but I felt as if it was happening to someone else and I was making a programme about it! I remember the anaesthetist explaining what was happening when I was being wheeled into the operating theatre, and then she said ‘think happy thoughts.’”

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“People talk often these days about outcomes and about how recovery rates are good, but I don’t think there’s enough emphasis on what handling breast cancer involves. It’s a lot to process and to under stand, beyond your physical wellness, when cancer crashes into your life and also into the lives of your family and friends and loved “Withones.”motherhood and age and experience, comes the ability to frame problems and try

n There are around 55,900 new breast cancer cases in the UK every year, that’s more than 150 every day (2016-2018).

“I was facing a total amputation, and talked though the reality of the operation, discussing reconstruction. But you just don’t know how it’s going to work, how it’s going to feel. For someone who’s used to being in control of their life, you feel helpless.” “But one in seven women will find themselves with breast cancer, it’s a club that nobody wants to be part of. And even though I knew that the operation would save me, knowing that I wouldn’t be the same again left me scared and shocked and frightened.”

n Since the early 1970s, breast cancer mortality rates have decreased by around two-fifths (41%) in the UK. Rates in females have decreased by almost two-fifths (37%), and rates in males have decreased by more than two-fifths (44%) (2017-2019).

“I discovered from a hormone test called the Dutch Test that I have massively high cortisol levels (cortisol being the stress hormone), so most nights I try to be upstairs with the lights low and no screens, either meditating or doing something gentle by 10pm.”

“I didn’t want to look immediately after the surgery, when it was sore and angry. I wanted to be emotionally ready and a bit more physically healed. My follow-up appointment shortly afterwards was to find out if the cancer had spread. The whole cancer was excised, and no radiotherapy or chemotherapy was required.” “I wish I could say that the mastectomy is over, and the prognosis is good and that’s that... but the reality is it could come back. The re-occurrence risk hanging over me has led me to find out as much as I can about my type of cancer, researching everything related. The most important thing to me now is not to get cancer again. The period of being alert is generally five years.”

n Breast cancer is the 4th most common cause of cancer death in the UK, accounting for 7% of all cancer deaths (2017-2019).

“Another in a pizza restaurant when I was with my girls walked past the table and put a folded napkin into my hand. On it she’d written ‘loved your documentary, one us has walked your path, wishing you good health and a wonderful future.’”

“That was when the tears started to roll out of the side of my eyes down my temples, before everything went white. I woke up six hours later and the operation was over. My new life had begun. ” Julia is now seven months on from the operation to remove a six centimetre tumour, two lymph glands and her left breast.

n It is predicted that around 3 in 4 (75.9%) of women diagnosed with breast cancer in England survive their disease for ten years or more (2013-2017).

“I’m conscious of everything that can con tribute to chronic illnesses from what I eat to my lifestyle. I’ve switched to a mostly plantbased diet, I exercise six times a week and I weight train two or three times a week and into the mix I add tennis, yoga and gigong [a system of coordinated movement, breathing, and meditation]. I did a something called a SNPs test which revealed I have a higher than average risk of recurrence, and I’m doing more tests which have shown up some other interesting things out about my health and body which I’ll share in the future. I would urge people to take care of themselves in a proactive way don’t wait for something seismic to happen, like me.”

“Cancer is a lifetime diagnosis, not something that’s dealt with once you’ve had your treatment. It’s something to deal with for the rest of your life and that’s a big learning curve, a real adjustment.”

“It’s put me in a different place and a different footing, completely changed my life. I feel the preciousness of life, more so than ever now, and I’m going to take this bad, horrible thing that’s happened to me and turn it into something else... something better.” n us all to understand the enormity of what a mastectomy would mean. It helped to change the balance between fear of the unknown to an understanding of what I needed to do as part of my recovery.”

n Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, accounting for 15% of all new cancer cases (2016-2018).

n Each year around a quarter (24%) of all new breast cancer cases in the UK are diagnosed in people aged 75 and over (2016-2018).

n More than 9 in 10 (95.8%) of women diagnosed with breast cancer in England survive their disease for one year or more. Almost 9 in 10 (85%) of women diagnosed with breast cancer in England survive their disease for ﬁve years or more (2013-2017).

“Once you’ve got your diagnosis and you know what type of cancer it is, you can think ‘right, this is what we can do,’ but even so it’s difficult to process. I was told that I had to have a mastectomy, and that was shocking.”

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100 Years of the BBC

Words: Rob Davis. Image: Enjoying children’s TV in the 1950s. 25

100 YEARS OF THE BBC

This month sees the centenary of the BBC, a service which for 100 years has sought to entertainment inform and educate. It’s the best broadcaster in the world, and we celebrate its milestone this month...

100 YEARS OF THE BBC A CENTURY OF BROADCASTING

The company’s namesake began experimenting with ‘wireless telegraphy’ in the early 1890s and made a breakthrough in 1895 when he realised that raising the antennae enabled him to broadcast his so-called ‘Hertzian waves’ over greater distances. After the closure of amateur radio stations which had been largely experimental, the BBC launched its first daily radio service on 14th November 1922, and within the month broadcasts were made in the cities of Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle too. The BBC appointed a General Manager, John Reith in December 1922. In September 1923 The Radio Times was published for the first time. In February 1924 ‘the pips’ first marked the Greenwich Time Signal. n

SADLY THE BBC’S ability to serve as a national broadcaster soon became all too necessary. In 1930 Reith was designated Director General declaring a remit to ‘inform, educate and entertain,’and John Logie Baird was experimenting with broadcasts of a television signal near Covent Garden and in 1932, having outgrown its original ‘studios’ at Savoy Hill, the BBC opened its new Broadcasting House premises. In 1932 King George V became the first British monarch to broadcast an address, in 1934 the BBC worked with Marconi to create the ‘Type A’ microphone and in 1936 the BBC Television Service opened. Existing radio output is consolidated into the BBC National Programme and the BBC Regional Programme. In 1939 the BBC also launched its Monitoring service, monitoring international affairs. n

THE BIRTH1920s:OF THE BBC THE EARLY1930s:TELEVISION

ON 18TH OCTOBER 1922, The British Broadcasting Company or BBC was officially formed, consolidating the experimental broadcasting efforts of a number of wireless manufacturers including Marconi.

THE GREAT1940s:BRITAIN AT WAR Main: BBC coverage kept everyone up to date during the war. Above: The weather service launched in 1949. Roy Plomley’s Desert Island Discs was ﬁrst broadcast on 29th January 1942, Margaret Thatcher appeared on the programme sometime later in 1979. Woman’s Hour launched in 1946, as did For The Children starring Mufﬁn the Mule! The BBC also covered the 1948 GB Olympics.

IN SEPTEMBER 1939, THE BBC consolidated its national and regional programmes to form The Home Service. 1939 saw the most sensational broadcast from RAF Hendon, the first worldwide broadcast. 1943 would see The BBC General Forces service begin broadcasting to troops, and in 1948, its news services are consolidated into the first dedicated programme, Newsreel. n

28 POST WAR BRITAIN was fraught and nerves were shredded. Fortunately, Auntie (the nickname emerged in the 1950s) was on hand to entertain. The Archers first broadcast in May 1950, and live reports from Parliament began from 1949, increasing throughout the 1950s. Sales of TV sets really soared though, when the BBC broadcast the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953. n

Main: BBC coverage of the Coronation in June 1953. Above: The Archers is the world’s longest-running drama, still broadcast today having made its debut in May 1950.

Above/Right: The BBC Radiophonic Workshop was established in 1958. In October 1958, Blue Peter began broadcasting. Seen here is Christopher Trace and Leila Williams.

THE ENTERTAINING1950s: A POST-WAR NATION

100 YEARS OF THE BBC A CENTURY OF BROADCASTING

THE 1960S BEGAN with a bigger new home for the BBC. Television Centre was the first purpose built television production centre in the world to be conceived. Top of the Pops and Match of the Day make their debut in 1964. BBC 2 launches in 1964 and is the first TV station to regularly broadcast in colour. Sadly, the 1960s also saw the debut of tin-pot terrors in our living rooms, as Dr Who was first seen in November 1963, as a generation terrified by Daleks and Cybermen hid safely behind the nearest sofa cushion. Less scary was Tony Blackburn. In response to offshore pirate radio stations, BBC Radio 1 was launched on 30th September 1967, with The Light Programme, The Third Programme and The Home Service renamed radio two, three and four respectively. n

ANT TO STAY INFORMED? The BBC had you covered in the 1970s, as John Craven, Trimphone and a succession of questionably lurid background graphics brought news to a young Launchingaudience.in1974 was Ceefax, the precursor to the internet, and a couple of years before, the BBC also launched its Open University programming. Meanwhile, across the UK, a number of local BBC radio stations launched, providing unprecedented coverage of local news... BBC Leicestershire was there before, from 8th November 1967. n

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SATELLITE TV LTD was established in 1980, with Rupert Murdoch taking over the company in 1983. Having failed to become part of the BSB consortium, Murdoch instead launched his Sky TV service at 6pm on 5th February 1989. British Sky Broadcasting launched in November 1990 and now offers broadband and mobile phones too.

The company is fashionable and represents a blow to the BBC’s broadcasting dominance. DAB radio is broadcast in 1995, and the BBC launches its 24 hours news service/channel in November 1997, and on 15th December 1997, its website was launched. The corporation experienced a record audience of 3bn viewers and listeners in September 1997 but sadly for all the wrong reasons, as people from 200 countries watched the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. n ARRIVES FROM

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A CENTURY OF BROADCASTING

BY THE ENDOF 1980, each county had its own local BBC station. November 1980 also saw the introduction of Children In Need, which raised £1.2m in its first year... it raised over £39m in 2021.

Pudsey was created and named in 1985 by BBC graphic designer Joanna Lane, who worked in the BBC’s design department. Comic Relief would launch in March 1985 and Band Aid was formed a year before that in 1984.

100 YEARS OF THE BBC

The BBC is also doing good with the launch of a new programme, Watchdog, in September 1980 which aimed to keep consumers safe from shoddy goods and alert us all to any scams or household Thedangers.BBC also launched its Micro computer and under Grantham’s Margaret Thatcher, aimed to ensure all children would become computer literate.

Elsewhere, BBC Breakfast Time launched in 1983, and the wedding of Charles and Diana attracted a worldwide audience of 750m viewers and listeners.

Main: The BBC’s coverage of the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics attracted nearly 25m viewers. Boris Johnson’s Covid-19 statement saw over 27m tuning in. Also seen here is Line of Duty, one of the corporation’s most recent successes, and the corporation’s iPlayer on demand service which launched in 2007.

21ST2000-2021:CENTURY

THE 21ST CENTURY has seen the launch of BBC 4 in 2004 and BBC 3 in 2003, and it began broadcasting in HD in 2006. 2007 saw the launch of iPlayer, the BBC’s ‘on demand’ service. The media landscape is set for the rest of the 21st century and will see internet based content delivery, fewer schedules and more ‘on demand’ services as well as better resolution broadcasts and increasing interactivity. n

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The lead singer of 80s and 90s band Wet Wet Wet invites you to spend an intimate evening with the man behind hits like Sweet Little Mystery, Angel Eyes, Goodnight Girl and Love is All“It’sAround.achance to understand the DNA of the hits that we’ve listened to and loved over the years.”

“There’ll be no mask and no character. This is me, Marti, stepping out of the shadows, speaking directly to you.”

n Tickets £31-£76, from 7.30pm, Stamford Corn Exchange, PE9 1PX. Call 01780 766455 or www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk.seeMusical acts in the Orangery

Following Kilworth House’s Live at Kilworth season, the entertainment moves into the country house hotel’s orangery, with The Rat Pack, The Carpenters Experience, A Tribute to Gladys Knight, Stayin’ Alive, Uptown Joel and Twist & Shout. Entertainment continues in November with Fleetwood Mac, Abba and Buddy Holly tribute artists. n Various dates throughout October, visit Kilworth House’s website www.kilworthhousetheatre.co.uk.at

“The evening will be wrapped in music, as we travel from the banks of the River Clyde to the top of the charts, then onto Broadway and beyond.”

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STAMFORD FRIDAY 7th KATHERINEOCTOBERPRIDDY

Since emerging with her debut EP Wolf in 2018, UK artist Katherine Priddy has quickly become one of the most exciting names on the British scene folk scene. Priddy’s haunting vocals and distinctive finger-picking guitar style have seen her sell out a headline tour, and earn spots at prestigious festivals such as Cambridge Folk, where she was awarded the Christian Raphael Prize, Towersey and Beautiful Days. Her live performances are engaging and moving with emotional maturity, depth, and noteworthy lyrics. n From 7.30pm, Stamford Arts Centre ballroom, tickets £14. Call 01780 763203 or www.stamfordartscentre.com.see EVENTS

KILWORTH HOUSE’S ORANGERY HOSTS SIX MUSICAL ACTS

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Great fun for the kids! Tread through the crispy Autumn leaves to find The Sculpture Garden ghosts and solve the hidden clues. If children dress up in their spookiest Halloween costume, they’ll also receive a sweet treat before they enter the

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Alan Parker’s world-famous movie is now a spectacular theatrical experience with songs like My Name is Tallulah, You Give a Little Love and Fat Sam’s Grand Slam. n Curve Theatre, Leicester LE1 1SB, 1,30pm, 2.15pm, 7.00pm call 0116 242 3595 or see Ticketswww.curveonline.co.uk.from£10to£42.50.

LEICESTER TUESDAY 4th OCTOBERSUNDAY 9th OCTOBER BUGSY MALONE: THE MUSICAL Prohibition era, New York. A city full of mobsters, showgirls and dreamers. Rival gangster bosses Fat Sam and Dandy Dan are at loggerheads. The custard pies are flying and Dandy Dan’s gang has gotten the upper hand since obtaining the new-fangled ‘splurge gun. Now, Fat Sam and his bumbling buffoons are in real trouble! Enter Bugsy Malone, a penniless one-time boxer and all-round nice guy. All Bugsy really wants to do is spend time with his new love, Blousey, but will he be able to resist seductive songstress Tallulah and stay out of trouble long enough to help Fat Sam to defend his business…?

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This month we’re cooking up something rather special as we launch our Good Food Awards for 2022. Vote for your favourite restaurants and food & drink from across Rutland & Stamford and we’ll ensure they get the recognition they deserve... Words: Rob Davis. HHHHH 39

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The Good Food Awards 2022 Introducing the Pride Magazines Good Food Awards 2022, a quest to name the finest restaurants, hotels and food & drink producers from across Rutland & Stamford and give them all the recognition they deserve... and you can help by voting for your favourite places to dine, too!

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Since our last Good Food Awards we’re delighted to see the continued decline of Covid-19 from the news headlines. The pandemic decimated the hospitality industry despite schemes like the good-intentioned Eat Out to Help Out, but still the industry faces tough times, with many reporting difficulties in recruiting chefs and other staff, and a cost of living crisis is causing many consumers to watch their pennies and perhaps dine out less regularly. Meanwhile, other research suggests that around 400 pubs in the UK close each year. That all sounds very negative, but on the other hand, there’s plenty of cause to be cheerful. The hospitality industry has always proved to be really resilient, and remains determined to get back to full strength. There’s also a booming staycation market as the rising cost of flight this summer ensured that 53% of British people said that they intended to holiday at home instead of going abroad. And of course, the talent of British chefs, especially emerging talent entering the industry has never been stronger. With Christmas approaching too, we’ll all be looking to plan parties, enjoy dining out and raise a glass at our local pubs, restaurants and enjoy really good coffee at our local independent coffee shops. That’s why we’re again hosting our Good Food Awards to recognise the best businesses across Rutland & Stamford across six categories. We’re asking you, our readers, to name the best restaurants, pubs, coffee shops, hotels, and to nominate your local food and drink heroes. Vote for whichever businesses you wish, using the entry form at the back of this feature. We look forward to seeing your recommendations! >> HOW TO OURINVOLVEDGETINAWARDS...

This month we’ll introduce our awards categories and proﬁle some of the talent around the county in each category. We’re asking you to vote for your favourite Rutland & Stamford restaurants, cafés and food & drink suppliers either by ﬁlling in the form at the end of this feature, or by voting online at www.pridemagazines.co.uk. Your votes will county towards the naming of our overall winners in our January edition. THIS YEAR’S CATEGORIES ARE: n Restaurant of the Year n Café, Bar or Bistro of the Year n International Cuisine n Restaurant with Rooms n Rutland or Stamford food producer n Locally produced drink >> Above: Easton on the Hill’s Exeter Arms was featured in our March edition. 41 Vote for your favourite restaurants, coffee shops or food producers at www.pridemagazines.co.uk or use the voting form at the end of this feature. Hambleton Hall took last year’s Restaurant of the Year title.

42 Vote for your favourite restaurants, coffee shops or food producers at www.pridemagazines.co.uk or use the voting form at the end of this feature.

In the first category of our Good Food Awards, we’re keen to know your recommendations for the restaurant you think offers the best combination of satisfying food, attentive service, a great setting and good value for money too...

RUTLANDHALLHAMBLETONHOTEL, Last year saw our Restaurant of the Year title awarded to Hambleton Hall, which is home to Tim & Stefa Hart, Director and Head Chef Aaron Patterson and his brigade, not to mention General Manager Chris Hurst, Restaurant Director Graeme Matheson and Sommelier Dominique Baduel.

Left: Michelin-star standard dining at Hambleton Hall courtesy of Aaron Patterson and his brigade Image: Dorte Kjaerulff. Above: Luke Holland, Head Chef of The Olive Branch at Clipsham, hard at work in the kitchen of the award-winning village pub

Last Year’s Winners:

As a team they’ve created a stunning place to enjoy ﬁrst class dining, but what’s really nice is that the team use their guests’ happiness, not their Michelin star or many accolades as a measure of the success.

Restaurant of the Year 2022

OUR FIRST CATEGORY and the flagship award in this year’s Good Food Awards is dedicated to finding out which restaurant our readers reckon is the best in the county. That’s quite a large undertaking, so perhaps we’ll reflect a little on what makes a restaurant really good.

Food is subjective, with some preferring hearty gastropub dishes, and others opting for smaller dishes more oriented to fine dining. In addition, a restaurant’s setting and its front of house team also need to be considered.

Other suggestions for your vote include the grande dame of coaching inns, The George of Stamford’s (01780 750750, www.georgehotel ofstamford.com), or a really exceptional pub such as Baston’s White Horse (01778 560923, www.thewhitehorsebaston.co.uk) or perhaps The Crown in Uppingham (01572 822302, www.crownuppingham.co.uk).

Adjacent to the water, too, is Rutland Hall (01572 757901, rutlandhall.co.uk) which has undergone a complete refurbishment, under new owners Dineshbhai and Savitaben Patel.

There’s a lot to be said for consistency, too.

Elsewhere, Barnsdale Lodge (01572 724678, www.barnsdalelodge.co.uk) has fresh talent in the kitchen in the form of Marco Manner, and Cedrik Rullier. Together, they’re working to ensure that one of Rutland’s most respected

n Hambleton, Oakham LE15 8TH. Call 01572 756991or www.hambletonhall.com.see restaurants can maintain its reputation and continue to offer guests a warm welcome.

Nowhere is more consistant than Rutland’s more notable restaurant, Hambleton Hall (see opposite) which has held its Michelin star accolade since 1982. And just down the road is Clipsham’s Olive Branch (01780 410355, www.theolivebranchpub.com) whose style may be more relaxed, but under Head Chef Luke Holland and co-owners Ben Jones & Sean Hope, its offering of food is still impeccable.

For lighter dining or afternoon tea across Rutland & Stamford, we’re appealing for your best recommendations of a place to enjoy morning coffee, lunchtime dishes with local ingredients, or afternoon tea with a slice of homemade cake... 44 Vote for your favourite restaurants, coffee shops or food producers at www.pridemagazines.co.uk or use the voting form at the end of this feature.

Our final recommendation is the Garden Restaurant at Gates Garden Centre (01664 454309, www.gatesgardencentre.co.uk), which, in addition to its excellent 350-seater restaurant, has an equally fantastic farm shop on site. n OUR NEXT CATEGORY asks our readers to name their favourite daytime destination, somewhere to enjoy brunch, morning coffee, lunch or afternoon tea. If you’re looking for a stunning setting in which to enjoy brunch including healthy granola and toasted sourdough with banana, honey and berries or lunchtime savouries, The Hayloft at Hunters (01780 Stevenwww.lamberts-stamford.co.uk)Cheynelunch,(01780Alsoings,thewinter,greatwww.huntersinteriorsofstamford.co.uk)753351,hasaterraceforthewarmermonthsandforacosycoffeeshopindoorsadjacenttoretailer’slovelybarnsfullofsoftfurnishaccessoriesandideasforyourhome.inStamford,BurghleyHouse’sOrangery761989,www.burghley.co.uk)providesafternoonteaandsweettreats,whilstLane’sLambert’s(01780767063,isarunbychefConway,who,aswellasfulfillinghis kitchen, deli, coffee remit, also hosts themed evenings such as a Spanish Dinner Night which takes place on Friday 14th October, with five courses for £35/head.

Above: Enjoying afternoon tea provision at Hunters Hayloft, on Stamford’s Deeping Road. Right: Our local recommendations for afternoon tea include Cold Overton’s Gates Garden Centre, Oakham’s Otter’s Deli, plus Stamford’s Hayloft and Burghley House’s Orangery.

In Oakham, we’ll recommend Otter’s Deli (01572 756481, www.ottersfinefoods.co.uk), which relocated to Oakham’s High Street in November 2019 and now offers light lunches and breakfasts incorporating its smoked meats and cheeses. In Uppingham, we enjoy Don Paddys, (01572 822255, donpaddys.co.uk), the town’s most respected brasserie

Café, Coﬀee Shop or Bistro of the Year 2022

Last Year’s Winners: TEAROOMS...CAFECENTRALAND

We asked our readers last year for their recommendations for a place serving good coffee and great lunchtime dishes. Our Stamford readers are absolutely in love with the town’s Central Café and Tearooms, located in a 15th century timber-framed building. The setting might be traditional but the café’s provision of food and drink is thoroughly up to date, with classic sandwiches, warm paninis perfect for the winter months, homemade burgers and quality coffee prepared by professional baristas. Our readers enjoy the fact that it’s independently owned and run, has great character and offers a warm welcome. n Central Café & Tearooms, Red Lion Street, Stamford PE9 2AJ Call 01780 763217 or www.centraltearoom.co.uk.see

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Last Year’s Winners: ORBIS OAKHAMOF STAMFORD& Award winning international cuisine and twin locations in both Rutland and Stamford was enough to ensure victory for Orbis in last year’s awards. The restaurant, owned by Jonathan Spencer, opened ﬁrst in Oakham in a small premises off Church Street. Jonathan soon opened a second restaurant on Stamford’s All Saints’ Place, taking over the restaurant formerly known as Hoppi Dorri and incorporating the latter into the business as a sub-brand. Finally, he moved his Oakham restaurant into his much larger Mill Street premises to serve a larger audience his brilliant Nikkai fusion cuisine.

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Meanwhile, Stamford’s Mad Turk restaurant (01780 238001, www.themadturk.co.uk), has Turkish and Anatolian influences, including barbecue dishes, not to mention to local spirit, Raki, a twice-distilled aniseed-flavoured spirit. Also based in Stamford, Candlesticks (01780 764033, www.candlestickshotel.co.uk), was

Left:/Above: With restaurants in both Oakham and Stamford, Orbis provides an international dining experience incorporating the pan-Asian inﬂuences sushi rolls and Wagyu beef. Vote for your favourite local international restaurant at the end of this feature.

n Mill Street, Oakham LE15 6EA, All Saints’ Place, Stamford PE9 2AR, 01572 359211, 01780 www.orbisoakham.co.uk.669950 established in 1975 to provide locals with cuisine influenced by owner Manuel Pinto’s Madeiran and Portuguese heritage. Another unusual dining out nationality is offered by Fika (01572 352935, fikacafe.co.uk), which translates as ‘the little things in life.’ Menu-wise that means fresh salads, lassi bowls, dishes with international influences (Moroccan spices, Huevos rancheros) and compelling brunch options like the Fika Fry Andbreakfast.finally, for a quality Italian, consider Cloisters Bistro (01780 755162, www.cloisters bistro.com), which offers antipasti, pasta, pizza and homemade desserts.

Not so much around the world in 80 days, as around the area’s restaurants in several dishes. We’d like to name your favourite local restaurant for international cuisine, and we’ve some suggestions of our own to inspire you, as well!

International Cuisine 2022

n TRAVEL THE WORLD without leaving Rutland or Stamford as we introduce our third category in our Good Food Awards, which aims to recognise restaurants whose influences go beyond our own shores. Last year’s winner was the Nikkei-influenced pan-Asian restaurant Orbis (see opp), which has restaurants in both Oakham and Stamford. The cuisine is deliciously different, and includes sushi rolls, shellfish, mini tacos and spring rolls as well as sirloins of Wagyu beef and maple syrup-infused belly pork with crackling and bacon jam. For North West Indian cuisine, we’ll point you in the direction of Sarpech, based in Oakham (01572 842888, sarpech.co.uk). With Pakistan and Punjab influences, each dishes is created authentically, but with good quality local ingredients where possible.

Happily, Rutland & Stamford are well-served when it comes to providing a number of restaurants that offer not only a satisfying dining experience but which also have com fortable rooms so nobody has to drive home. If you’ve friends or relatives visiting the area from afar, it’s also nice to have a few suggestions tucked up your sleeve for them to stay in both style and comfort.

Restaurant with Rooms Retire to bed in comfort after a fulfilling meal, as we invite you to vote for your favourite ‘restaurant with rooms.’ Here are our suggestions to provide some inspiration... 48

Other recommendations include Exton’s Barnsdale Lodge, which is ideal for those seeking to enjoy the reservoir (01572 724678, www.barnsdalelodge.co.uk) and Rutland Hall, newly reopened after a complete refurbishment.

Above: Beech House with its six bedrooms is located just across the road from the terriﬁc quality pub restaurant, The Olive Branch.

Finally, if you’re in Uppingham, Lake Isle (01572 822951, lakeisle.co.uk) is a two AArosette ‘restaurant with rooms,’ whilst The Crown in Uppingham (01572 822302) provides exceptional comfort in its six beauti fully refurbished bedrooms. n

THERE’S ONLY ONE THING BETTER than enjoying a really good meal, and that’s being able to slump down into a comfortable bed afterwards and enjoy a good night’s sleep.

overnight stays near the Michelin-recom mended pub restaurant in Clipsham. In Stam ford meanwhile, there’s one of the most well-respected coaching inns in the country, The George Hotel of Stamford (see opposite).

Top of the list in Rutland is Hambleton Hall (01572 756991, www.hambletonhall.com) with its 17 beautiful rooms and suites, classically styled by Stefa Hart, who prior to being a hotelier worked alongside interior designer Nina Campbell. The lovely design of the hotel’s interiors is commensurate both with its beautiful grounds, and with the Michelin-star cuisine created by Director Aaron Patterson and his brigade. Also in Rutland is The Olive Branch’s provision of luxury accommodation, Beech House (01780 410355, www.theolivebranchpub.com) created in 2003 as half a dozen rooms to allow

Right: Fern is just one of Hambleton Hall’s beautifully designed bedrooms, created by interior designer and hotelier Stefa Hart.

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n The George of Stamford, St Martin’s, CallLincolnshireStamford,PE92LB01780750750or www.georgehotelofstamford.com.see

As coaching inns go, The George of Stamford is very impressive with its traditional style, absolutely exceptional food in its wood-panelled dining room, its additional Garden Room restaurant and its 45 beautifully appointed It’sbedrooms.possible that the hotel dates back to 947AD, but a coaching inn was deﬁnitely in operation in 1597 when William Cecil –treasurer to Queen Elizabeth and creator of Burghley House – rebuilt the main part of the hotel. Today it has a Grade II* listing and its chef Gareth Thorpe works hard alongside his brigade, assiduously creating dishes like Dover Sole, Woodbridge Duck and the hotel’s ﬂagship provision of Beef Sirloin, carved at your table.

Last Year’s Winners: THE GEORGE OF STAMFORD

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Local Food Producer 2022

We love to champion the county’s best food producers and farmers... and our readers do too. So we’ve created our penultimate category to represent the area’s best local farmers, butchers, bakers and food producers creating exceptional food!

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Quite in addition to being the nicest people you’ll ever meet, the Gates family – Nigel, Kathy, Jack & Frankie – and their whole team are also real fans of Rutland and its local produce. That’s why they’ve ensured that their Farm Shop – which spans 12,000sq ft, has over 4,000 products, and opened in Autumn 2019 – is the best farm shop in the area. With beef reared on the family’s farm by Jack, Hambleton bread, a milk vending

Among these of course is Hambleton Bakery (01572 812995, www.hambletonbakery.co.uk) the omnipotent artisan bakery founded in 2008 by Julian Carter then pastry chef at Hambleton Hall and Tim Hart, owner of the latter. Though the bakery is still trading from its original premises in a former power station on the Exton estate, the bakery has just opened a brand new £1.5m plant. It was necessary to satisfy demand for the many restaurants who source their bread from the bakery, and to keep its six shops well-stocked.

Some local butchers worthy of mention are Grasmere Farm (01778 342344, grasmerefarm.co.uk.), who are award-winning specialist producers of pork from traditionally-raised Hampshire-cross animals. The company’s Four butchers’ shops provide pork, beef, lamb and poultry, as well as sausages, burgers and barbecue Meanwhile,products.Farmer Lou (07807 748352, www.farmerlou.co.uk) is based in Exton and provides a delicious range of farm-reared meats, artisan craft sausages and burgers. Northfield Farm (01664 474271, northfield farm.com), based at Whissendine is home to Jan McCourt and sons who rear British dry-aged beef, sold via its own farm shop.

The penultimate category in our awards are all about recognising the quality, provenance and high-welfare standards of local food producers. Of course, these are just our suggestions. You can and should nominate your preferred local food producer and ensure that we can recognise their talent in this year’s Good Food Awards! n

n Cold Overton, LE15 7QB. Call 01664 www.gatesfarmshop.co.uk.454309, Rutland’s Launde Farm Foods (01572 490428, www.laundefarmfoods.co.uk), specialises in grass-fed, sustainably-farmed lamb, from its high-welfare operation near the Abbey.

RUTLAND’S farmers and food producers work really hard to ensure the quality and provenance of their food.

A last mention too for Rutland Water Fruit Farm which provides strawberries and aspara gus in the summer, as well as rapeseed oil for cooking (07875 479533) and to Vivia Crumps (www.viviacrumps.co.uk) who produce relishes, and chutneys right here in the county.

Last Year’s Winners:

Left: Hambleton Bakery’s Date and Walnut Sourdough loaf is a real favourite with customers at the bakery’s six shops. Right: Opening in 2019, Gates Farm Shop has 12,000sq ft of retail space and now there’s a Lakeland shop next door, too!

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Raise a glass or stick the kettle on as our last category celebrates Rutland & Stamford’s best producers of refreshing drinks... 53

Left: Tim and Zoe Beaver have planted 13,000 vines at their Ketton vineyard and will soon produce Rutland’s very own wine.

53 Best Local Drink Producer

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Tim & Zoe Beaver have planted 13,000 vines on the site, currently they produce wine using grapes sourced elsewhere but very soon you’ll be able to raise a glass to Rutland’s very own vineyard... see last month’s magazine! And finally, you’ll make a monkey out of your self if you persist in drinking mediocre coffee. Stop, and instead enjoy ethically sourced coffees and unique blends from Two Chimps (01572 774389, www.twochimpscoffee.com), established by Andy Cross and Laura Shead. There’s a subscription service, too, bringing hand-roasted coffee directly to your door.

Another well-renowned brewery is Oakham’s very own Grainstore Brewery (01572 770065, www.grainstorebrewery.com) which was estab lished in 1995 and has been the recipient of Good Pub Guide awards for their ales on no fewer than five occasions. Slightly out of the area but well-regarded locally and usually the recipients of a number of votes, Belvoir Fruit Farms (01476 870286, belvoirfarm.co.uk) began making elderflower cordial and now has over 40 varieties of premium non-alcoholic drinks in its portfolio.

Come for the pun, stay for the drink. Multum in Parvo was understandably popular with readers in last year’s awards, perhaps thanks to its great name and Katie Cardew’s bottle artwork, or perhaps because of its fantastic ﬂavours. As well as Rutland Dry Gin, the company produces its strawberry and lavender, Earl Grey and honey and sloe gin drinks, and sells ‘mix and match’ gin sets which are ideal gifts for the forthcoming festive season.

Not least among these is Multum Gin Parvo (see opposite) which won our final category, celebrating producers of local drinks, last year.

Last Year’s Winners:

n Multum Gin Parvo Call 01780 720217 or www.multumginparvo.com.see New to Rutland this year is Rutland Vineyard (www.therutlandvineyard.com) based in Ketton.

Another renowned local gin producers is Harrington-based Warner’s Distillery (01536 710623, warnersdistillery.com) which counts rhubarb, honey, raspberry, elderflower and also apple and pear among its flavours. In Stamford, the All Saints Brewery (01780 752186, www.allsaintsbrewery.co.uk) produces delicious fruit beers using equipment like its mash tun dating back to 1876.

n IF YOU’RE FEELING THIRSTY in Rutland or Stamford, worry not... there’s plenty of producers of good local drinks alcoholic and otherwise – to recommend.

Above: Though not in Rutland, Belvoir Fruit Farms is usually voted by readers as being among their favourite local drinks producers.

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54 Cut out this page and send your nominations to Pride Magazines Good Food Awards 2021, Pride Magazines, Boston Enterprise Centre, Enterprise Way, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 7TW. CLOSING DATE 1ST NOVEMBER 2022. The small print: Multiple entries (e.g.: photocopies of the same vote) will not be counted. You must not be personally or professionally allied with nominations, The Editor’s decision as to our competition winners is ﬁ Postcode:............................................Address:..............................................................................................................................................................Name:.................................................................................................................................................................nal............................................................................................................................................................................Telephone:.......................................................................................... Restaurant of the Year 2022: Your overall favourite place to dine in the Rutland & Stamford area. ........................................................................................................................................................................... Café, Bar or Bistro of the Year 2022: Your preferred place to enjoy a lighter meal or coffee. International Cuisine 2022: A Lincolnshire restaurant providing great international dishes. ‘Restaurant with Rooms’ 2022: A restaurant that also has really special accommodation. ........................................................................................................................................................................... Local Food Producer: A producer of local artisan food e.g.: a butcher, baker or cheesemaker. ........................................................................................................................................................................... Local Drink Producer: This could be a wine or spirit, locally roasted coffee, local tea or soft drink.

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56 Roast salmon fillet with crispy skin, goat’s cheese and truffle risotto, freshwithhazelnuts,broccolitenderstemandtoastedtoppedaherboilandherbs,£16.95.

The place has a distinctly Edwardian aesthetic, with crisp white tablecloths and white caned seats rendered less stark by the judicious use of a duck-egg accent colour and a swish white player piano in the corner.

Enjoy Edwardian style and bistro dining just a short drive from Stamford at one of the area’s best outlet shopping villages. This month we pay a visit to The Parlour Restaurant, ideal for lunch with friends, afternoon tea or some pre-shopping brunch....

THE CHEF LEE HARRISON, HEAD CHEF

A bottomless brunch option also includes the usual array of morning tipples e.g.: Bellinis, Aperol Spritz and Mimosas.

Dining Out with Springﬁelds at THE PARLOUR

Climatically, we’re never satisfied, from a snowflake or two prompting the kind of widespread panic you’d expect amid a full-scale blizzard, to the declaration of a national emergency when the temperature reaches the mid-30s, as it did recently.

Provenance: Lee spent a decade in London’s ﬁnancial district, catering for the FT, various investment banks etc. Food Philosophy: Keep the quality high! Food Heaven: I must admit, I’ve a sweet tooth. Our cakes are really good here! Food Hell:

It’s an extensive menu, with no fewer than 13 brunch options including anything from a Full English for yours truly, to a distinctly healthy Fruit Plate which was very bright and lovely appealing to the present Mrs Davis to more unusual brunch options like Truffle Eggs and Crêpes Suzette.

Words & Images: Rob Davis.

The rise and rise of The Parlour at Springfields since it opened in March has proved timely, given the warm weather this year. Its offerings include a brunch selection, lunches, cakes and a range of cakes and afternoon teas. And it’s not just the menus that suit the late summer/early autumn weather, either.

I will concede that 40.3°c the recordbreaking temperature reported last month at Coningsby was far too hot, but otherwise, I’m of the opinion that there’s no such thing as the wrong temperature; just the wrong clothes and the wrong food & drink.

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Fruit plate from the brunch menu, £10.95. Traditional Kedgeree from the lunch menu, £10.95.

DINING OUT AT THE SPRINGFIELDSPARLOUR,

The English are a funny bunch. In midwinter, we crave spring, in spring we look forward to summer. In summer... we’re heard to complain that it’s too hot. Finally, later on in the summer, we clear off to seek out warmer climates abroad... or at least a stuffy car queuing up at Dover.

It’s a cool place, in terms of its temperature, and its aesthetic. It also overlooks the Festival Gardens of Springfields, with the sound of ornamental fountains just audible over the piano’s performance of Gershwin’s Summertime and the clicking of our camera, as we captured a range of dishes from the current menu.

The menu is probably the closest both in composition and quality to a traditional French brasserie dining experience, but with modern English options too.

Four piece cake bite-size mezzé, £4.45. NB: This is a sample menu, and featured dishes are subject to availability and change. on the MENU

“Before or after your meal, you are also at the heart of Springfields; the area’s best outlet shopping village. Set within 45-acres, and comprising around 50 premium-brand stores...”

OUT AT THE PARLOUR,

Chilli and lemon tagliatelle with lemon and roasted red chillies infused olive oil, lemon zest, £11.95. Cold cuts plate, £11.95. Fish ‘n’ chips, £14.95. Beef burger, £13.95. Afternoon Tea Full afternoon tea with fine patisserie, £22.95/person.

Fruit plate, apple, banana, kiwi, strawberries, raspberries, watermelon, grapes, served with passion fruit yoghurt, honey and fresh mint, £10.95.

Roast salmon fillet, with crispy skin, goat’s cheese and truffle risotto, tenderstem broccoli and hazelnuts, topped with a herb oil, £16.95.

Along with 200 scones available individually or as part of a tiered cream tea cakes are baked freshly in house every morning.

Brunch is served until 11.30am, after which point you’ve a choice of 17 main course options. Again, a pretty extensive menu, but with a soup option, three salads, and a couple of brunch options carried over to all day service. It’s a sufficiently sensible and well-judged menu to provide decent choice whilst still allowing any chef worth their wooden spoon to cook dishes freshly and serve them promptly.

Main Courses

There’s a Great British fish ‘n’ chip dish, ‘gourmet’ beef burger, and a really nice cold cuts plate. Other options, though, include French-brasserie inspired dishes like roast salmon fillet with truffle risotto, and a baked lemon poussin dish with lemon and thyme butter with new potatoes.

Truffle eggs, scrambled with feta and topped with truffle oil, served with smoked bacon, avocado, lemon and sourdough toast, £11.95.

A little later in the day? There’s a cake and afternoon tea menu which always comprises the three cake staples chocolate, Victoria sponge, coffee & walnut as well as a rose & lemon slice and Bakewell Tart options.

58 Breakfast English breakfast, local, award winning Lincolnshire sausages, bacon, hashed potato, eggs of your choice, roast tomato, baked field mushroom, homemade baked beans and black pudding, served with sourdough toast, £12.95. Crepes Suzette au beurre d’orange, £9.95.

>> As brunch provision goes, The Parlour is the most impressive place I’ve seen for a long while. It’s a stylish vibrant environment, with an imaginative menu and plenty of provision whether you want Lincolnshire Sausages as part of a traditional cooked breakfast or something a little healthier the continental option or fruit if the weather’s too warm for something cooked.

DINING SPRINGFIELDS

A great setting, good menu and excellent quality dishes, prepared and presented with skill all add up to a really recommendable dining experience... but then... there’s the really persuasive argument for dining at The BeforeParlour.orafter your meal, you are of course at the heart of the area’s best outlet shopping village. Set over 45-acres, comprising around 50 premium-brand stores and with a 58,000sq ft garden centre at its heat, Springfields is an enjoyable place to spend the day.

The Parlour Restaurant, Springﬁelds Outlet Shopping & Leisure, Spalding PE12 6EU. Call 01775 760909, or

Brunch and lunchtime food with influences of French brasserie dining and British Edwardian aesthetic.

Opening Times: Seven days a week, breakfast 9am - 11.30am. Lunch 12 noon until 3.30pm. Coffee and cake 9am - close (5pm Sun; 6pm Mon-Wed/Fri/Sat; 8pm Thurs). Grilled goat’s cheese and fig salad from the lunch menu £11.95.

The centre cost £30m to develop and was established in 2004, officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal. Today, the place attracts about 2.5m visitors each year, with a combination of shops, show gardens and special events throughout the year. We reckon it’s unrivalled in the area as a destination for an ad hoc Saturday visit. Whilst the sunshine and the fact we visited on an unhurried Friday afternoon made our visit even more pleasant, much of the concourses provide at least some shelter from the odd spot of rain, so Springfields is also a place you can visit all-year round.

The Parlour is a unique proposition, offering really good brunch and brasserie provision. It’s great in isolation, but as it’s also set within the outlet shopping village, we think it’s even more recommendable!” n

The Parlour at Springfields

59 Commendably, local ingredients are used with Hargreaves of Pinchbeck (est., 1880) providing butchery, Clements of Pinchbeck providing fruit and veg, and fish sourced from Grimsby-dock via The Parlour’s new local merchant.

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n A New Chef and New Dishes at Rutland Water Golf Course A new chef and a new look for the menu at Rutland Water Golf Course... look out for festive party nights this season, and for our forthcoming Christmas menus too! Rutland Water Golf Course, Lodge Farm, Oakham, Rutland LE15 8HB 01572 737525 gemma@rutlandwatergolfcourse.co.uk www.rutlandwatergolfcourse.co.uk/food Advertising Feature

60 Bon Appetit! Rutland Water Golf Course welcomed a new Head Chef right at the beginning of the Summer. Mark Gough formerly of The Finch’s Arms Hambleton joined the team to restart the popular Sunday lunch service which runs 12-5pm booking necessary and introduced an early evening menu with some of his signature dishes, a firm favourite being the Fillet of Chilli Beef with baby chorizo and Feta. Mark brings with him a wealth of food knowledge and experience. Sample menus can be found on the website.

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Open Monday – Saturday, 9.00 am – 4.00 pm

Tuck into a hearty soup, healthy salad, freshly made sandwiches, tasty breakfast or mouth-watering cakes, all served with a warm welcome. Or pre-book a traditional Afternoon Tea as a special treat. You can choose to dine on the delightful sunny terrace or in the cosy interior with open access to our showroom, where you can browse at your leisure. Hayloft, Copthill Farm, Uﬃngton, Stamford PE9 4TD

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• Bunch salad onions (about 8), trimmed and cut into 4cm lengths 15g fresh root ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks

Preparation Time: 20 minutes + overnight defrosting. Cooking Time: 10 minutes. Serves: 2.

LOBSTER & SALAD ONION NOODLES

• 1 red chilli, sliced • 11⁄2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine • 275g pack ready-to-eat egg noodles

Heat 1 tbsp oil over a high heat in a wok. When smoking, add the garlic and Chinese leaf lettuce and fry for 1 minute until softened; tip on to a plate and set aside. Heat the remaining 1 tbsp oil in the pan and fry the salad onions, ginger and chilli for 1 minute until just golden. Add the lobster and fry for another 30 seconds, then stir in the Shaoxing rice wine and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Tip in the oyster sauce mixture, then the Chinese leaf lettuce and the noodles and toss over the heat for a final minute until piping hot. Divide between plates and serve immediately. n

Thousands of recipes can be found at www.waitrose.com/recipes. Light, luxurious and indulgent, enjoy this with a chilled dry white wine...

In the

Prepare the lobster according to pack instructions, defrosting overnight in the fridge and then removing all of the meat from the shell. Roughly chop the tail and any other meat but keep the claw meat intact. Mix the oyster and soy sauces, sesame oil, maple syrup and 1 tbsp water with a good grind of black pepper; set aside.

• 2 large lobsters • 1 tbsp oyster sauce • 1 tbsp reduced salt soy sauce • 1⁄2 tsp toasted sesame oil

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• 1⁄2 tsp maple syrup • 2 tbsp sunflower oil • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped • 1⁄2 Chinese leaf lettuce, roughly cut into 3cm chunks

• 1⁄2 lemon, juice • 3 large free range eggs, lightly beaten • 4 large passion fruits

Preparation Time: 25 minutes plus chilling. Cooking Time: 1 hour 35 minutes. Serves: 12.

• 200g digestive biscuits • 75g unsalted butter, melted • 2 x 340g tubs cream cheese

Creamy and delicious, tangy and sweet... this sublime cheesecake is a brilliantly simple but very rewarding sweet!

Preheat the oven to 150°C, gas mark 2, and line the base of a 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin with baking parchment. Put the biscuits in a large bowl and use the end of a rolling pin to crush them. Add the butter and mix, then tip into the base of the tin. Press down evenly and firmly using the back of a spoon. Bake for 25 minutes, then set aside to cool.

VANILLA & PASSION FRUIT CHEESECAKE

• 300ml soured cream • 200g golden caster sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract

In the KITCHEN

Turn off the oven and leave the door ajar, allowing the cheesecake to cool inside the oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and spread the remaining 150ml soured cream over the top. Once completely cool, chill for at least 4 hours or ideally overnight. To serve, scoop the passion fruit pulp on top of the cheesecake. n

Thousands of recipes can be found at www.waitrose.com/recipes.

Use a balloon whisk to beat together the soft cheese, 150ml soured cream, the sugar, vanilla and lemon juice until smooth. Beat in the eggs a little at a time until combined, then tip into the cake tin. Put an ovenproof dish half-filled with water on the bottom shelf of the oven (the steam will help to prevent cheesecake from cracking), then put the cheesecake on the middle shelf and bake for 1 hour 10 minutes until still wobbly but set.

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Brand new to the retailer Waitrose, but this mature Pinot Noir has its origins in 2010, This is a classic Burgundy with aromatic complexity and marked tannins. On the palate, there are notes of leather, underwood and ripe blackcurrant. It’s ideal with game meat, mature cheeses and chocolate Thedesserts.vineyard was established in 1889 and is cared for by the fifth Pierreofgenerationthefamily,Arcelain, who tends four hectares of vines. n Available from, Waitrose and Waitrose Cellar.

Lift your spirits this autumn!

2. Our mid-range Rioja is this dry, youthful example created from a blend of Tempranillo, Graciano and Merlot grapes by Jesús Madraza of Contino, legendary Rioja winemaker and an ambassador for the whole region, £28.99 / 75cl / 15% ABV.

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3. And finally, one to lay down, Allende Calvario Rioja is a full-bodied Tempranillo based Rioja with dark fruits and mineral notes as well as plenty of smooth, balanced tannins, £90 / 75cl / 14% ABV.

A brace of non-alcoholic spirits that are as different as night and day; one zesty, another spicy! Presenting a duo of premium non-alcoholic ‘spirits’ with a Light & Zesty option ideal for cool evenings in early autumn, with pineapple, papaya, coriander, juniper, cardamom and lemon peel. As day turns into night, the producer’s Dark & Spicy version is a rum-style drink with a tropical blend of pineapple, coconut, ginger, black cardamom, vanilla, kola nut and lime. Alcohol-free, with zerosugar and gluten-free. £18 / 50cl / 0% ABV, www.calenodrinks.com.from

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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1. Kicking off our trio of Rioja wines is a white example that’s very dry, produced using Viura grapes and barrel fermented for citrus character and a well-rounded finish, £7.99 / 75cl / 13% ABV.

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A Love Letter to the

Arts & Crafts Movement

Mark Whitlock’s home on the Hambleton peninsular is small but perfectly formed, next to a former post office, with bags of character that’s a love letter to the Arts & Crafts movement... Rob Davis.

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LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION it’s the quality that can add hundreds of thousands to the value of your home, and if you were to cherry pick the best village to live in across Rutland, chances are Hambleton would be foremost in your mind. Such is the desirability of property on the village’s Ketton Road it has earned the soubriquet Millionaire’s Row, so a property that’s pretty much equidistant from The Finch’s Arms Pub and Hambleton Hall and right in the centre of the village, is definitely a compelling prospect. Its enviable village location isn’t the only thing that this month’s featured property has going for it, either.

Top/Main: Small but perfectly formed, this beautiful Arts & Crafts cottage in Hambleton dates back to 1898 and has two reception rooms and two bedrooms.

Provenance: Grade II listed cottage dating back to 1898 adjacent to former Post Office.

Rooms: Two reception rooms currently arranged as sitting room and dining room. Two bedrooms plus studio in separate building. Guide Price: £625,000.

Find Out More: Savills, High Street, St Martins, Stamford PE9 2LF. Call 01780 484 695, see www.savills.co.uk.

Post Office Hambleton,Cottage,Rutland

Location: Oakham 2.9 miles, Stamford 12.3 miles.

Number Two, Post Office Cottages was built in 1898 adjacent to the postal and telegraph office. Today it carries a Grade II listing and it remained in operation until the 1950s or 1960s. The place was fully renovated by its owners 10 years ago, and about five years ago, Mark moved in. “I actually lived in the village before, having previously built an oakframed house before moving on. I’ve family in the area too and I’ve

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“It had been used as a holiday home, but as I split my time between Rutland and Dorset it was the perfect bolthole to enable me to keep one foot in Rutland, and it was somewhere to work remotely too, a really nice place to retreat to.”

71 lived in Stamford since being a youngster, schooled locally and enjoying the countryside.

“I was keen to move back into the village and when I came across this place I was really excited. I’ve lived in Georgian and Victorian properties, and converted barns, but Arts & Crafts properties are comparatively rare, which really appealed.”

There’s something especially nice about Hambleton, perhaps because it’s on the peninsular; it’s so quiet and picturesque.”

“The previous owners had completed a full refurbishment of the property, which included all the nasty jobs like rewiring and replumbing, so all I had to do was move in and decorate.”

“Considering it’s located right in the middle of the village it’s actually really private. And in terms of its scale it’s ideal. With two bedrooms you can still have family or friends to stay, and with two reception rooms there’s a dedicated dining room and a really cosy living room with a wood burning stove.”

“The kitchen has a decent amount of storage and a separate larder with blue slate slab to keep food cool, as well as space for mod cons like the washing machine and a dishwasher. I enjoy cooking on the Rayburn too and the fact that there’s a butler’s sink, it’s a kitchen that’s quite large for a cottage, and has all of the storage and space you need, not to mention nice views out of over the garden.” >>

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>> The sitting room has a cast iron fireplace and there’s a fireplace in the master bedroom above, too. Other period features include beams, parquet flooring to the sitting room, stripped pine floors in the dining room and stone mullion windows.

“Spending more time in Dorset means I’m not here enough to enjoy it, so I’ve put it on the market. It’s a phenomenally pretty, practical and very romantic cottage, so I’m really going to miss it!” n

“Dorset is an absolutely lovely place to live, no doubt about it,” says Mark. “But its architecture and its buildings are comparatively dull compared to Rutland. It’s a super looking place at every time of the year but actually autumn and winter are my favourite seasons, because with fewer leaves on the trees you can see the reservoir from the rear of the property, and because it’s such a temperate home, it remains cool in the summer but nice and cosy in the winter, especially when you light the fire.”

The garden is south-facing and it’s about 8m x 16m, so not a bad size, but certainly not troubling in terms of its upkeep. At the bottom of the garden is a separate studio which despite its quaint appearance is kitted out with the latest 700Mbps broadband, mak ing it an ideal place to work. There’s also a log store and shed, too.

A delightful bijou home full of character situated in the heart of the conservation village of Barrowden. This stone cottage has two bedrooms, a large but cosy sitting room, a kitchen breakfast room, utility and a sheltered, private back garden.

n Barrowden, Rutland Guide Pride: £325,000

n Chapel Lane, North Luffenham Guide Price: £280,000

Charming Grade II listed terraced cottage, offering characterful accommodation and a pretty South-West facing garden, nestled into the heart of North Luffenham. Two bedrooms, kitchen and living room with wood burner.

www.fineandcountry.com

www.jamessellicks.com

Delightful three bedroom character property set on a select development of seven Mews Style houses. Three bedrooms, en suite, sitting room and conservatory, open-plan shaker-style kitchen, rear garden, garage and parking.

www.murrayestateagents.co.uk

n Churchgate Court, Braunston Guide Price: £645,000

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“Our systems are also smart enough not to subject you to false notifications, from dogs and cats, for example. Technology is great of course, but it’s nothing without proper implementation. It has to be easy for the end user, not the installer, and it has to be reliable, too.”

“The old saying that prevention is better than cure has never been applied to a more worthwhile example.”

“Beyond security of property though, our systems can also be configured to act as a monitoring system for vulnerable people. If you’ve an older relative, the systems can be set up to alert you to a door opening or movement outside the property. If you’ve a teenager, you can receive alerts when they return home from school for example.”

That’s why, for the past 10 years, Neil Walker has worked with householders and businesses to help them protect what they’ve worked hard “Happily,for.

A DECENT ALARM SYSTEM could mean the difference between a near-miss or your return to a ransacked home or workplace, with stolen property or disrupted business.

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TropicalHoneytreesGardenATotallyTropicalTreat at It’s a garden unlike any other in the area. When otherwise we’re looking towards Autumn, Julia Madgwick & Mike Ford’s tropical garden is still looking lush and green.... Words & Images: Rob Davis. 91 HONEYTREESTROPICALGARDEN

Mike and Julia have been together for 28 years and have lived at their Bottesford home for 26 of those years. Upon their arrival there was the usual rockery, Old English rose varieties and neat lawns. Julia, however, has a fascination for plants and as the couple’s horticulture leaned towards unusual or tropical greenery, slowly the garden gained its unique selling point. “The soil was really very heavy, and one of the secrets to creating a garden that can sustain tropical planting is to ensure good soil health, which we did by adding in sand to facilitate better drainage.” Digging a terrific amount of clay from the soil at the rear of the property to create a patio area, Mick was able to create the first of several beds to the front of the house.

Another border features succulents and Aloe plants, which naturally enjoy rather more arid conditions than most. However, less than a metre in front is the rainforest border with its climatically very different require ments. When Julia remarked that she wished she could stand among the tree canopy of the area, Mike being a dutiful husband and an engineer with a penchant for welding set about making Julia’s dream come true, aided by the discovery of a circular staircase that Mike found for sale and trailered away.

The half-acre plot gradually slopes down from rear to front garden, again helping with the drainage. From the late 1990s to 2015, the couple created all of the beds to the front garden, each of which has a quirky nickname from K2 which contains two Trachycarpus fortunei windmills palms purchased from a cactus nursery near Spalding. Assisting to extricate the not inconsiderably sized root ball from the ground was a fairly hefty JCB.

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THERE ARE MANY FLATTERING WORDS to talk about the area in which we live, but tropical is probably not the first one that comes to mind. This summer’s unprece dented heatwave has given the county a rather tropical feel, but nowhere feels quite as tropical at the garden of Julia Madgwick and Mike Ford, located in Bottesford, in the Vale of Belvoir. The couple’s garden is just as interesting as Mike and Julia themselves, who have a funny anecdote or a hidden story behind just about everything in the garden, like Pablo’s Place... more of that later!

Around the staircase he constructed a frame with a viewing platform three metres wide and about five metre tall. From that vantage point, you can look down on the garden enjoy a unique perspective. Mike has also incorporated a bespoke irrigation systems which can recreate rainforest precipitation to keep the border looking lush and green, even amid the recent heatwave. >>

n Tidy up: Before working outdoors becomes too chilly, spend a few days cleaning up. Sweeping and removing moss or algae from paths or stepping stones, sprucing up garden furniture before storing it for the winter months and stripping back dead foliage for the compost heap will all help to get autumn off to a good start.

Right: Mike and Julia have curated a tropical garden in Bottesford, set across a sloping half-acre plot.

n Frost prevention: Insulate outdoor containers using bubble wrap or ﬂeece. It’s a good idea to ﬂoat a couple of tennis balls in the pond, too, which will move just enough to ensure the water doesn’t freeze in the winter months.

n Plant spring bulbs: This is the month to plant spring bulbs, from crocuses and daffodils to snake’s-head fritillaries. A rule of thumb when planting bulbs is to bury them to double the height of the bulb.

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n Look after the lawn: A ﬁnal hurrah for the lawnmower this month too. Give the grass a ﬁnal cut and neaten up any edges.

n Composting: It’s better to compost than burn waste. If you do have to create a bonﬁre though, do make sure there are no sleeping hedgehogs around!

n Plant evergreens: Likewise, you can plant evergreen shrubs, like conﬁders, whilst the soil is sufﬁciently warm.

n Hyacinths: Cheer up your winter this month with some beautifully scented hyacinths. Buy bulbs labelled ‘prepared’ and plant them in early October.

n Hedge your bets: Trim your hedges to ensure they’re crisp and tidy for October and the forthcoming winter months.

Thereafter, get a headstart on spring by booking your mower in for a winter service. Removing fuel – which would otherwise go stale in the tank –sharpening the blades and storing your mower in dry conditions will ensure you look after your investment.

“We enjoy lots of visitors to the garden who are often surprised and impressed that we’ve managed to create a tropical garden right here in the East Midlands. We’ve opened for the NGS for the past decade, including four events in August.”

During our visit, on the last of those NGS weekends, a steady stream of visitors were enjoying the garden and the couple’s seem ingly encyclopaedic knowledge of their plant species. Keep your fingers crossed for a warm Autumn, and if you’re a part of a local gardening group, do arrange a group visit! n

“There’s a fair bit of work in season, but otherwise the implications for tropical plant ing really mean good ground structure characterised by free-draining soil.”

A final structure adjacent to Pablo’s Place is a geodesic dome which has its own microclimate and is currently home to the bunches of grapes that Mike is growing, as well as serving as a nursery for young plants, cacti and succulents. During the warmer months the garden is alight with hot colours, but even out of season there’s a range of greenery. Mike reckons we’re heading towards a nice warm autumn, which will hopefully mitigate how much work there is in store to overwinter the

>> Proverbially the devil makes work for idle hands. In fact, it’s more apt to say that he makes work for engineers itching to begin their next project. As well as the garden’s viewing area, Mike also created the garage during the lockdown, and prior to that, their tree house, Pablo’s Place. Taking inspiration from tropical gardens necessarily means a fascination with other countries and by extension, an inclination to travel abroad.

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Pablo’s Place featured a tree house which Julia greatly admired. It was very welcoming, as was the little old lady’s son who joined the couple to politely point out that though his mother had brought them a couple of cups of coffee, the place wasn’t actually open to the public. All concerned found the situation amusing and a friendship ensued. Mike and Julia have returned several times... invited of Backcourse.inBottesford,

On one such visit prior to Covid, the couple found themselves in Gran Canaria and came across a sign that read Pablo’s Place. The couple settled in a seating area and ordered dos cafés por favor from a sweet little old lady, who duly obliged.

Julia’s Room, meanwhile is a pretty potting shed for cooler plants, and The Pig Sty is a heated potting shed suitable for plants which prefer to overwinter in warmer conditions... the place is not, in fact, as untidy as its name would suggest.

Mike again set his engineering skills to good use and during the first lockdown, created Pablo’s Place, homage to its namesake, with an oak tree winding its trunk through the centre and complete with wood burner for the winter and drinks fridge for the warmer months.

95 garden, with tasks in cluding relocating the gardens’ two banana trees, Musa maurelii ensete and glauca.

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Arthritis is usually the diagnosis and it’s one that’s commonly understood among by owners, but in fact the term is used somewhat ubiquitously across a number of conditions. Achieving an exact diagnosis is a much more nuanced procedure. That’s where Drew and the team come in. They’re looking to work with your existing vet – not to replace them – and to change the way the veterinary industry thinks about arthritis in older pets. Nupsala has been established for 10 years as a veterinary hybrid wholesaler/distributor specialising in the import and supply of Keen to see him in action, we joined Drew just as Max was brought into the clinic.

The clinic opened its doors in May 2022 and quickly attracted interest from those who work with dogs professionally; police dogs, armed forces dogs, guide dogs, dog who work for the border force and so on.

99 medicines to the veterinary industry, and to the equine vet profession.

To help, Drew utilises goniometry to assess the animal’s range of joint movement, then he places them on a stance analyser to see where they hold their weight at rest.

Common breeds visiting the clinic include German Shepherds, Retrievers, Pointers, Rottweilers, and terriers... as well as Springer Spaniels like our Max.

The former I think we can all agree with, but as for the latter, Drew Tootal never got the message. After 18 years working in the armed forces, and specifically the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, Drew left the services early this year to set up a new clinic with veterinary wholesaler Nupsala, working alongside your existing vet to serve as an outreach clinic dedicated to the management of arthritis and similar “Manyconditions.pets develop musculoskeletal (MSK or orthopaedic) conditions as they age,” says Drew. “More than one in five dogs will develop such a condition, and over 90% of cats over the age of 12 will develop joint or muscle problems too.” Despite being a nation of pet lovers, we’ve come to regard stiffness or mobility problems in ageing pets as inevitable or unresolvable.

How often, for example, has someone intro duced their dog and declared that they’re ‘an old boy,’ they’ve ‘difficulty getting up’ or they’ve ‘slowed down these days?’

Next it’s time for Max to have a trot on an instrumented treadmill for about 30 seconds at about 8km. Slow motion cameras and sensors can record the action. >>

NUPSALA CLINIC: RELIEF FOR PETS IN PAIN Opposite: Drew and working dog Max, are our clinician and patient, as Nupsala, a clinic specialising in musculoskeletal problems in animals.

The goal of Nupsala is to spot the condition sooner and offer earlier intervention. There’s no cure for arthritis, but it’s a manageable condition, especially when diagnosed sooner and more precisely.

Words & Images: Rob Davis.

Drew’s skills usually follow a diagnosis of MSK problems by an existing vet, sharing with that vet the findings of a detailed examination and treatment programme.

Nupsala’s work so far has primarily been in the equestrian field, but Drew and Veterinary Nurses Arianne and Kirsty have established a new clinic for working dogs and pet animals to encourage the use of established equine practices into the small animal world.

A working dog with a keen nose, Max is three years old and has worked for the last two years. A Spaniel will typically work until eight years old, and if Max was your pet, chances are you’d consider him lively and happy. But authorities are always super-keen to ensure their animals are in good health, and today, Max is in to check he’s in good orthopaedic condition so his handlers can be sure he’s fit enough to perform his role without experiencing pain.

In addition, the company has the use of a range of novel products like hydrogels (joint lubricants) and orthobiologics (substances such as stem cells or Platelet Rich Plasma derived from the animal’s own body and then reintroduced into a joint).

They say never work with children or animals.

Furthermore, small animal practices are sometimes reluctant to offer treatments like delivering injections directly into joints, and so Nupsala is keen to make such treatments more commonplace throughout the industry.

Offering Much Needed Relief for PETS IN PAIN

It’s common for an older dog or cat to experience arthritis or musculoskeletal pain as they age, but it’s not necessary for pets to be in pain. Nupsala Clinic is a new service specialising in working alongside your existing vet as an outreach clinic diagnosing, then managing, arthritis and similar conditions...

Drew says that there are five stages to arthritis from early onset pain in stage one to stage five where the pain of bone on bone discomfort becomes obvious.

100 >> Careful examination – an analysis of his gait – can determine whether he’s putting his paws down evenly, adjusting his gait to compensate for pain and so on.

In terms of management, weight loss or lifestyle changes, injectable treatments, or physiotherapy can be prescribed. In Max’s case, it’s likely that Drew will recommend ultrasound therapy to release his muscula ture and free up his movement.

The results are in, and Drew goes through his findings with Max’s handlers. Ideally dogs put 60% of their weight on their front paws, and 40% on their hind legs, and evenly onto their left and right hand sides.

Arthritis in Older Pets

Find Out More: Nupsala Musculoskeletal Clinic is an independent specialist clinic which works collaboratively with your own vet to detect and intervene early in the case of arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions. For a free no obligation chat, call 01664 778187 or see www.nupsala-msk.co.uk.

It’s a serious and meticulous examination to which Max is completely oblivious; too busy having fun chasing his ball. Afterwards, he enjoys a walk outside the clinic and Drew examines his gait more informally.

It’s important that Max enjoys the process not just ethically but to ensure he presents himself as naturally as possible.

Max is offloading his weight onto his righthand side, and his tail carriage is biased to one side, suggesting the very early signs of a condition some would consider arthritis, but Drew more specifically determines Max’s problem is likely one known as gracilis muscle contracture. It’s hopefully not serious, and Max can still work, but being spotted early allows for intervention both to prevent the dog experiencing pain in later life and to ensure he has a full working life span.

Max has enjoyed impeccable care and a diagnosis which could prevent him being in pain in later life. You’d think he’d be grateful... but being a spaniel, he’s too busy having fun! n

NUPSALA CLINIC: HELPING PETS IN PAIN

Arthritis occurs in about 20% of older dogs and in over 90% of older cats. Nupsala Clinic is a dedicated MSK (musculoskeletal) facility, which works alongside your existing veterinary practice to help diagnose and manage the condition.

“We’re really specific in what we look for, but our equipment also allows us to take objective clinical outcome measurements, and to monitor those on an ongoing basis,” says Drew. “Dogs can return every year or two so we can keep an eye on them.”

n A Warm Welcome? Your pet isn’t as exuberant as normal, not able to rise so quickly and run towards you.

Arthritis in Pets: Ten Early Warning Signs

n Muscle Wastage: There may be reduction in the size of the muscle) in the affected limb because the pet is using it less, or at least putting less weight on it. n Licking? Your pet will lick at the underlying painful joint.

n Alone Time? Your pets may want to go off by himself more, particularly to sleep.

How can you tell if your pet has arthritis or is developing the condition? Below are the top 10 signs to look out for. Early intervention and management can offer a better quality of life and save your cat or dog from experiencing pain or discomfort. If in any doubt, take your animal to the vet for an examination... 101

n Stiffness: Especially after exercise and prolonged periods of rest; your pet may also adopt a ‘bunny hopping’ movement.

n Weight Gain: Your pet may spend more time resting which can lead to weight gain.

n Getting Up Easily? Your pet may struggle to get up after lying down or appear stiff, ﬁnding it difﬁcult to get up and down stairs.

n Altered Gait? Putting more weight on the unaffected limbs and appearing rigid.

n Loss of Appetite? Depending on the amount and type of pain your pet is in, he may go off food.

n Irritability: Like us humans when we’re in pain, your pet is irritable and may snap or bite when approached or handled, particularly if the petting or handling is increasing their pain.

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Always regarded as a bit of a brute, a new version of Jeep’s ﬂagship Grand Cherokee could be the American car that’s suﬃciently civilised to take on luxury British brands Land Rover & Range Rover

More rugged-spec models feature additional options for locking differentials and modes for rock-crawling and towing but suffice to say the Grand Cherokee is built for the rough stuff. It’s also built for comfort. Even entry-level Limited cars have adaptive cruise, heated front and rear seats and power tailgate as well as navigation and wireless phone charging all as standard. Overland models add a panoramic sunroof and Nappa leather seats, Trailhawk models add off-road cameras and

Land Rover, we think, should be worried! n AMERICANS, as we know, are not subtle.

But the new version of Jeep’s Grand Cherokee could be the car that changes all that.

Making American cars great again: the new Jeep Grand Cherokee MOTORS

Nor are their cars, traditionally sporting large V8 engines or sold as massive pick-up trucks that pay scant regard to manoeuvra bility in tight spaces.

We’d stick to the entry-level spec, at just under £70,000, which, with equivalent spec, puts it on a par with the Defender and Discovery, undercutting the Range Rover Sport. It’s a shame that Jeep isn’t affording the option of seven seats, but otherwise the Grand Cherokee is definitely fit for purpose.

104 Summit Reserve models provide night vision, autonomous driving and walnut trim.

For all these reasons the Jeep may provide all that you’re looking for from a big 4x4.

The brand new car launches with just a single engine choice and it’s a 2.0 V4 unit with a plug-in hybrid powertrain generating 380hp. No V8 units here, at least not yet... for a performance version will probably follow, as inevitably as night follows day. That’s a refreshing change for the tradition ally bullish Grand Cherokee, but what hasn’t changed is that the car is definitely not a soft-roader. As standard the car has a ‘QuadraTrac II’ all-wheel drive system with low range gears, Jeep’s version of a terrain management switch, plus Quadra-Lift air suspension which provides up to 27.8cm of extra ground clearance upon request.

With 30 miles of electric-only range, and about 57mpg combined with judicious use of charging and emitting just 66g/CO2, the Grand Cherokee isn’t just rugged and well-equipped, its not a bad option if you’re running the car as a company vehicle.

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105 Price: £69,900 (Limited). Powertrains: 2.0V4 PHEV, 380hp, eight-speed automatic gearbox, full-time 4x4 with switchable low range gearing. Equipment: 20” alloy wheels, rear camera plus front/rear parking sensors, heated front and rear seats, heated steering wheel, adaptive cruise, keyless entry, wireless phone charging, power tailgate, navigation, two-zone climate control. n

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Charging to 80% capacity takes between seven hours from a home charger, to as little as 18 minutes using a DC fast charger.

At £61,595, you’d be forgiven for thinking Kia is taking a risk charging BMW iX3 money for a car without a posh badge, but when you consider the amount of car you get for your money, the EV6 GT is phenomenal value and a really great vehicle for anyone looking to make the transition to electric car ownership.

There’s just a single powertrain and a single trim level available with no optional extras, and happily, no packaged options on the list.

A 77.4kWh battery powers two motors with an impressive 577bhp and 740Nm torque, in turn driving all four wheels.

Nobody quite saw it coming, but Kia has re-invented itself as one of the UK’s most well-regarded car brands, and its ﬂagship electric vehicle is nothing short of brilliant... CAR YOU’LL EVER Kia EV6 GT MOTORS

In a few short years Kia has gone from being a budget brand specialising in superminis to one of the most popular and well-regarded brands loved by customers; a fact underwritten by its willingness to offer a brilliant sevenyear, 100,000 mile warranty as standard.

EVERY YEAR, dedicated motoring magazines like Auto Express and What Car? survey their readers to determine the most well-regarded or most reliable motoring brands. This year, Auto Express named the Kia XCeed ‘the nation’s No1 car to own,’ and in What Car?’s 2021 reliability survey of cars up to five years old, Kia beat BMW, Mercedes, Audi Tesla and Land Rover.

The EV6 GT also looks phenomenal, akin to a Jaguar iPace or a Tesla Model Y. With five seats, and boot space on a par with a Range Rover Evoque, the Kia is a spacious, smart, well-equipped and modern SUV promising the efficiency of electric motoring and a very satisfying ownership experience. n

The car has a range of 252 miles between charges, emits zero CO2 and reaches 60mph in 3.5 seconds which, for reference, is faster than a Porsche 911 Carrera.

Kia’s cars, too, have grown in size and luxury, with its seven-seater Sorento challenging the Discovery for those seeking a big SUV.

This month the first deliveries will be made to customers of this, the EV6 GT.

Price: £61,595. Powertrain: 77.4kWh lithium-ion battery with 577bhp and 740Nm torque, all wheel drive, single-ratio automatic gearbox.

Performance: 0-60mph: 3.5 secs. Top speed 162mph. Range 252mi (WLTP), 0g/km. Equipment: Adaptive cruise control, 360° around view monitor, remote smart parking, wireless phone charging, head-up display, heated seats and steering wheel, smart power tailgate. n

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We always love hearing heart-warming stories about how local couples choose to tie the knot, but this month we feature a bride and groom who are particularly special to us! Pride’s very own Cydney Buck tells us how she enjoyed marrying her partner Charlie on the gorgeous island of Capri…

“It’s typical of his character really. He really is consistently sweet and considerate. We were paired together as dancers in 2015 and when the season finished I found myself realising that I was really missing him.”

You & Me on an island CALLED CAPRI

“We enjoy a really lovely life together and Charlie is not only a really kind guy, he’s also an uncurable romantic, too. After two years together, I awoke one morning to a treasure hunt he’d created around the house. The eighth clue was a passport and he revealed that he was whisking us both away to a secret “He’ddestination.”booked a trip via Naples to the island of Capri. Charlie had been there before and reckoned it was one of the most beautiful places in the world. He wasn’t wrong.”

“One of my favourite films is Love Actually, I used who watch it every Christmas with my grandfather. We were really close to one another and when he died in 2015 I was heartbroken. I’m certain that he and Charlie would have really got on well with one another, but sadly they never met.” >>

FROM THE EAST COAST TO ANACAPRI, the story of Cydney (Cyd) and Charlie is particularly special to the Pride team as our own Sales Manager enjoyed her wedding recently on the stunning island of Capri.

Cyd, meanwhile is not only a superstar manager but a professional dancer performing on stage in variety shows for some of the East Coast’s largest holiday resorts. It was when the two were paired together as dancer and singer respectively in a stage show – featuring swing hits and dance routines inspired by dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers –that a little bit of showbiz magic rubbed off. “One of my earliest happy memories of Charlie is from a post-show party when the cast were all going out together. It was a really cold night and he was giving a few of us a lift, so he went out and warmed up the car for the girls – so it was comfortable when we all got in – which I felt was really thoughtful.”

The season began again in March 2016 and to be around him again was wonderful.

Quite the loveliest couple of people you could ever hope to meet, the two are also very talented when it comes to performing on Bothstage.were raised on the East Coast of Lincolnshire, although Charlie spent ten years in London – during which, incidentally, he also had a small cameo in the Harry Potter franchise’s Half Blood Prince film as one of the house of Slitherin’s top Quidditch players – returning to the area in 2015. Thereafter, he’s worked as a Big Band and Swing Singer vocalist performing at private functions like weddings.

Absence had definitely made the heart grow fonder for both of us, and so we both made our feelings for one another known.

“The place is only ten square kilometres –about half the size of one of our local market towns – overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea to the West and the Bay of Naples to the “ItNorth.”wasa real paradise with beautiful electric blue seas and a soaring coastline, which is why I couldn’t work out why Charlie was so on edge. I didn’t realise at the time but he had planned a meal on the terrace of Hotel Caesar Augustus… only for a torrential rainstorm to compromise his intended “Theproposal.”restaurant is booked up quite far in advance, so when a table became free the following evening, Charlie couldn’t believe his “Weluck.”went to the restaurant and he took me out onto the terrace and asked me to turn round. He then showed me a video he had made a week or two earlier.”

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“The ceremony took place in Anacapri, the more rustic, authentic part of Capri. My mum Tamara and uncle Chandler walked me down the aisle where Charlie and I exchanged vows at Belvedere di Migrelia.”

“The celebrant for the ceremony was my Maid of Honour, Katie. The fact that she married us made it extra special, and we took our vows overlooking with stunning views of the island’s west coast lighthouse and Tyrrhenian Sea.”

“We then went to the Da Gelsomina restaurant, established in the 1950s and now run by the eponymous Gelsomina (the granddaughter of the original owner) and her husband Pasquale along with Gelsomina’s brother Raffaele. We enjoyed fresh grilled octopus, Capresi and prawn ravioli with zucchini flowers and delizia al limone for our wedding breakfast. It was all really fresh and delicious. The table was decorated with locally grown lemons and flowers from the estate’s groves.”

“I was really lucky in that I found a wedding planner based in Capri called Elisa Prati, who was on the island and was a point of contact locally. With lockdown preventing us seeing anyone face-to-face, we planned the day via Zoom video calls and relied on mail order to find wedding dresses and the groomsmens’ suits.”

“I did so, and sure enough he was on one knee, offering me an engagement ring. I’d love to say I was dignified and graceful, but I was so happy all I could do was cry solidly for a few hours, after responding with a resound-ing ‘yes!’ of course.”

That was in 2018 and as Covid scuppered the couple’s local wedding plans (twice), Charlie and Cyd instead opted to marry overseas.

“It really is an island paradise and we were really lucky that 35 people – our closest

The two set about planning their celebration on the island of… where else? Capri!

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>>“One of my favourite scenes in the film is when the character of Mark, turns up at Keira Knightley’s character Juliet’s door to declares his love on a series of cards.”

“Charlie recreated that scene beautifully, and when he revealed the last card it simply read ‘turn around.’”

“There was a third proposal too… my uncle Chandler asked his partner Leanne to marry him at the end of the evening, which was really lovely! So there’s definitely some thing in the water of Capri that brings out the romantic side of visitors to the island.”

“It’s a phenomenal place. We’re planning to return for our first anniversary, but above all, we’re really grateful that our family and friends were able to experience it with us. It was a day we’ll never forget, with people we’ll always treasure. I don’t think there’s any better foundation for a wedding!” n

“After the meal we enjoyed the speeches –especially from my mum, Tamara, and from Katie, from Charlie himself and then Matty who is Charlie’s brother and served as his best man.” “We performed the first dance, which Charlie and I had choreographed together, then we just enjoyed the whole evening in a beautiful setting with smiles, laughter and in a really relaxing atmosphere.”

111 family and friends – were able to join us. The temperature was around 30°c but there was a storm the evening before so it was lovely and fresh, not at all muggy.”

Above: Among those congratulating the couple was Zoie & Julian Wilkinson, publishers of Pride Magazine.

“Everyone relaxed as the sun set and the temperature eased off, especially my brother and sister Billy & Vixen, and my new parents-in-law, Gail & Charlie Sr.”

“I must admit that I played matchmaker when I threw my bouquet to Charlie’s brother’s partner Emily. The tradition obviously has some merit as my new brother-in-law Matty proposed to her a couple of weeks later.”

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Stamford Pride October 2022

Articles inside

MOTORS Jeep’s Grand Cherokee

WEDDINGS A wedding in paradise for someone very close to our hearts!

IN THE GARDEN A beautifully

HOMES Vintage style for Autumn

COSMETICS Vegan beauty

NEWS The best ‘good news’ stories from across the county. This month, cause for celebration in Uffington and Burghley. Plus, Rishi in Rutland!

WHAT’S ON Live events, music and theatre productions this October.

100 YEARS OF BROADCASTING

WELCOME HOME This month’s

JULIA’S JOURNEY October is Breast

THE GOOD FOOD AWARDS 2022

DINING OUT Edwardian daytime dining, just down the road from Stamford at Springfields.

RECIPES AND WINE Lobster, a tangy