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unny you should say that... or rather, funny how you say that.

Ask somebody to name an accent or region in Britain with its own quirky dialect and the usual suspects come up, along with their associated stereotypes and famous examples. The present Mrs Davis originates from the North East, a region with a wealth of linguistic peculiarities that I often tease her about when, for example, she talks about bait, bairns and bummlers instead of lunch, children or bees.

In the interests of a continuing marital harmony then, I’m compelled to concede that Lincolnshire too has its own dialect and that contrary to my denials, Yellowbellies do in fact have an accent. This month we’ll investigate, with the help of Alan Stennett, broadcaster and author.

Elsewhere, as we pause for a moment of dignified reflection for those who gave their lives for Europe’s freedom on Armistice Day, we’ll also remember those on the home front, and specifically the Land Army Girls of Lincolnshire, some of whom tell their stories later in this edition.

Some arrived in the county from cities, and the transition wasn’t always smooth, as we’ll hear!

Also in this edition we’ll pay a visit to Spalding to enjoy the leafy capital of South Holland, and we’ll visit The Red Lion in West Deeping for wonderful pub restaurant dining.

Our best wishes for a wonderful month!

Executive Editor robin@pridemagazines.co.uk

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

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56 CONTENTS NEWS & EVENTS

FOOD & DRINK

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DINING OUT West Deeping’s Red Lion, home to Frazer & Emma King...

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JUST DESSERTS Enjoying a selection of puddings at some of Lincolnshire’s best restaurants...

NEWS The best ‘good news’ stories from across the county including news of a Turner Prize-winning artist returning to Lincolnshire.

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WHAT’S ON Live music and theatre productions throughout November.

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COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS The stately homes and country estates getting ready for Christmas festivities.

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RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR Continuing our search for the county’s best restaurants and our food and drink heroes.

HOMES & GARDENS

LAND GIRLS IN LINCOLNSHIRE

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Keeping the country fed with the land girls of Lincolnshire!

WELCOME HOME A joyful Grade II listed 17th cottage near Sleaford.

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HOMES Cheerful pink home furnishings for autumn.

A TRIP TO SPALDING The leafy capital of the South Holland district is home to history, farming and of course... plenty of colourful tulips!

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THE LINCOLNSHIRE DIALECT Exploring the dialect, accent and other linguistic peculiarities that those ‘frim folk’ just wouldn’t understand!

LIFESTYLE 76

MOTORS Chandlers’ INEOS Grenadier.

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FASHION Winter coats and boots.

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WEDDINGS The fun of the fairground.

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HIGH LIFE Heritage Lincolnshire’s fundraising dinner at Harlaxton Manor.

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NEWS & EVENTS

Grayson Perry is back in Lincolnshire TURNER-WINNING BRITISH ARTIST BACK AFTER 2006’S CHARMS OF LINCOLNSHIRE...

Small Differences,’ more than 15 years after Perry’s first exhibition on the site.

Grayson Perry is a Turner Prize-winning British artist, best known for his bold and

“A Landmark Moment!”

LANDMARK MOMENT FOR NATURE RECOVERY AS NEW LINCOLNSHIRE RESERVE IS CREATED

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colourful art. This latest exhibition sees his work returning to the city after 2006 his exhibition, ‘The Charms of Lincolnshire.’ The new exhibition, ‘The Vanity

of Small Differences’ explores our fascination with taste and class through large, colourful tapestries on loan from the Arts Council Collection until January 2024. n

LINCOLNSHIRE COAST ‘A landmark moment for nature recovery.’

That’s how the creation of a new national nature reserve along the Lincolnshire Coast has been described.

During Queen Elizabeth II’s reign it was announced that 221 national nature reserves would be created, with five major sites a year opening for the next five years and more to follow. The first of those to open is the Lincolnshire Coronation Coast National Nature Reserve – uniting Donna Nook, Saltfleetby and Theddlethorpe to create an area covering 12 square miles

along 18 miles of coastline, with a variety of habitats from sand dunes to marshes and mudflats.

Announcing the creation of the reserve, Natural England’s Chair Tony Juniper says: “This declaration really is a landmark moment for nature recovery in England, not just in Lincolnshire but also nationally.”

“Not only is it a visible demonstration of ambitious targets being translated into practical action, but also a fine example of how broad partnerships can be harnessed for nature recovery at scale.” n

Image: Expulsion from Number 8 Eden Close, 2012. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London © Grayson Perry.

LINCOLN This winter Lincoln Museum (formerly known as The Collection and Usher Gallery) is set to host a major new Grayson Perry exhibition, ‘The Vanity of

UK INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE HEROES... INCLUDING COLIN THE COLLIE!

LINCOLNSHIRE Five Lincolnshire firefighters – including search and rescue dog, Colin – have returned from supporting search and rescue efforts in Morocco, following the magnitude-6.8 earthquake which hit the area.

During their time with the UK International Search and Rescue (UK ISAR) team, Ben Clarke, Darren Burchnall, Karl Keuneke and Neil Woodmansey provided medi-

cal and practical assistance, predominantly to remote villages in the Atlas mountains.

UK ISAR deployed a team of 62 personnel from 14 fire and rescue services, and four live scent search dogs.

We met Neil & Colin earlier in the year and interviewed them for our May edition following their return from the Turkey/Syria earthquake, visit our website to read more. n

Caribbean comes to Lincoln TURTLE BAY CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT IS DEBUT OF CORNHILL’S NEW CENTRAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT

VIP opening for Spalding’s new tennis courts...

SPALDING A community event and taster day recently took place at the tennis courts in Ayscoughfee Gardens, Spalding, following a £120,000 refurbishment project courtesy of a partnership between South Holland District Council and the Lawn Tennis Association.

An opening event featured special guest, Abbie Breakwell, a leading GB Wheelchair tennis player and provided free coaching sessions for locals. n

LINCOLN Keep winter at bay with a visit to Lincoln’s brand new Caribbean restaurant, Turtle Bay, the first business to reopen in Lincoln’s revamped Central Market development.

Turtle Bay promises a blend of charisma and vibrant flavours, Caribbean inspired dishes, brunch and cocktails.

Opening as Pride goes to press, Lincoln Central Market’s transformation – including its mezzanine and roof terrace and new food outlets – was funded to the tune of £5.9m from the government’s Town Deal, with £918,000 from Historic England’s High Street Heritage Action Zone scheme. n

£10m for Roads

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LINCOLNSHIRE Lincolnshire County Council has committed to spending an extra £10m on maintaining its 5,500 mile network of roads on top of the £19m already committed. £1m is the equivalent of fixing 4,000 potholes so the figure will be a big help over the winter when ice causes road surfaces to crack. n

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LOCAL

NEWS In Brief GRANTHAM

Poppy cascades to mark Armistice day...

A special remembrance event in Grantham, will include a colourful tribute with two striking poppy fall cascades suspended from the historic Guildhall.

It will include four new silhouettes depicting a WW2 paratrooper, a WWI Tommy, a naval Wren and land girl, each of which are personalised with stories of local people and places.

As Pride goes to press, volunteers are making poppies from layered red nylon, with four workshops taking place in Grantham Museum.

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NEWS & EVENTS

Grimsby Ice Factory plans submitted DEVELOPMENT IS A SPACE FOR THE GREEN ENERGY & MARITIME SECTOR TO THRIVE

NEWS In Brief

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IDENTIFIED...

The truth is out there.

But unfortunately it’s a little more prosaic than some would hope. Whilst Nasa recently declared that there was ‘no conclusive evidence’ of the existence of extra terrestrials, the MoD’s Nick Pope, a former UFO investigator gave his own verdict on a recent UFO sighting over Lincoln in August. It was probably a helium balloon... n

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GRIMSBY Grimsby entrepreneur and developer Tom Shutes has submitted detailed plans for Grimsby’s iconic Ice Factory, as discussed in our article on the broader regeneration of ABP’s Kasbah area of the town in our August edition.

The building that once housed the world’s largest ice-making machinery – producing up to 1,500 tonnes of ice per day – is being re-imagined as office, studio and R&D space for the green maritime sector, thus reviving its historic position as a centre of excellence for cutting-edge engineering. In addition, extensive public space will make it a leading exhibition, conference and live performance venue.

The monumental building, was acquired in its derelict state by Shutes in 2021 from ABP. He subsequently commissioned architecture

practice Waugh Thistleton to masterplan the wider site and design office, conference, leisure and food & beverage space, with associated public realm for the sensitive restoration of the Ice Factory.

Grimsby itself has been the subject of ongoing regeneration discussion since the government signed a £90m Town Deal in 2018, a project to bring new homes and investment into the town.

Ten new Police Officers NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE OFFICERS ON THE BEAT AFTER JOINING LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE...

The Humber region remains the largest port by tonnage in the UK and the green energy and maritime sector plays a significant and growing role in the economy of the region. n

LINCOLNSHIRE Ten new PCs arrived in Lincolnshire Police last month, and have already begun working to transform communities, reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, and build public confidence in the police service as neighbourhood police officers. The new officers have completed seven weeks of training at Police Now’s National Graduate Leadership academy, developing the essential policing knowledge and skills to serve their communities. These new officers are among 113 graduates trained at this year’s programme academy and among over 2,750 officers recruited nationally by Police Now in England. n

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1947 Vera Wilde WLA, courtesy of IBCC/Creative Commons, see www.ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk.

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HISTORY THE LAND GIRLS of LINCOLNSHIRE

The Land Girls of

LINCOLNSHIRE Keeping the country well-fed in the 1940s, the Women’s Land Army proved to be a resilient, hardy bunch with a strong work ethic and a sense of fun...!

Words: Rob Davis.

NOVEMBER is, of course, a chance to pause and consider the sacrifices made by those who fought in the First World War, the Second World War and subsequent conflicts from the Falklands to conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. A dignified silence observed by the nation represents a poignant moment of reflection so far removed from the noise and chaos experienced by those at war.

At home, too, a rather different battle was raging. ‘Women can’t possibly do the work of men,’ said the sceptics. Until they did.

At the outbreak of WWI, the British Army numbered about 250,000 regular recruits and similar numbers of both reservists and territorials. By November 2018 the British Army numbered about 3.8m men (the population of England and Wales was about 20m), many of whom had vacated roles back home in industries like farming, food production and engineering.

The Origins of the Land Army

When Britain declared war on Germany on 4th August 2014, it was erroneously believed that the war would be short-lived; over and done with perhaps by Christmas. Already 100,000 men had joined the Army, many leaving land work temporarily to do their duty.

The farming profession almost immediately felt the loss of such a large amount of labour, but in the early years of the war, at peak times such as harvest, the Army granted men leave to assist with gathering in crops. Soon though, a better solution was needed.

There were some precursory organisations such as the Women’s Defence Relief Corps founded in September 1914 and the Women’s Branch of the Board of Agriculture, both of which served to pre-empt the creation of the Women’s Land Army in February/March 1917.

Women were encouraged to join the Women’s Land Army originally for the duration of the war but later for a six or 12-month commitment. Candidates had to be over 21, single and they had to have their parents’ consent. Initially, 30,000 women responded to the recruitment drive. Their pay was 20 shillings a week, which increased to 22 shillings in March 1918 and 25 shillings in April 1919.

There were three branches of the WLA, with the Agricultural Section’s recruiting leaflet stating that ‘our soldiers must have food,’ and describing duties such as milking, hoeing, harvesting, ploughing, plus the care of livestock and horses, along with general farm work and tree planting.

The Forage Section’s motto declared that ‘our soldiers’ horses must have hay’ and the Timber Section’s statement that ‘our soldiers need timber for their railways, their shelters and aeroplanes’ saw women seconded to the role of felling trees, sawing them into lengths.

These women, incidentally, were known as lumber-Jills, as opposed to lumberjacks.

The Land Army in the First World War

At its peak in 1918 there were 113,000 Women’s Land Army recruits working on the land, and prisoners of war were also recruited to work alongside land girls.

In January 1918, incidentally, the WLA and the Women’s Institution – founded in 1915 – co-launched their own magazine, The Landswoman, priced at 2d and available by subscription or from WH Smith. Content included health tips, agricultural news and knitting/needlework patterns describing how to make clothes suitable for keeping girls warm whilst working outdoors.

Despite ongoing encouragement by Muriel Talbot, Director of the Women’s Branch of the Food Production Department in 1919,

the population of Women’s Land Army Recruits fell to just 8,000 members and so the WLA was disbanded on 30th November.

The WLA returns in 1938

By 1938 it was apparent that war was once again likely. The Ministry of Agriculture held early discussions and appointed the Lady Gertrude Denman as the head of the Women’s Branch of the Ministry; she had previously held the title of Honourary Assistant Director of the Women’s Branch in 1917 and had the responsibility then for the recruitment of WLA volunteers. The WLA was reformed in June 1939, headquartered at Lady Denman’s 3,000-acre country estate of Balcombe Place, in Sussex.

Recruitment was painfully slow given the severe winter of 1939/1940 and by the middle of 1940 there were just 6,000 or so members of the service, although that did double by the following year. In December 1941 only single women between 20 and 30 were considered but it soon became necessary to open up the criteria.

A minimum wage of 28 shillings was established but this was about a quarter of the wage that girls in office jobs in cities could expect to be paid, and around 14 shillings was taken out of the girls’ wages to pay for accommodation.

Some Jobs Were Better Than Others

Ethel Cannon was one of 40 girls who came from Yorkshire, eventually ending up near Skegness. “One job we got was a smile,” she recalls. “Once a week, we each had to take turns running around the field, just clapping, to scare the birds.”

Whilst that at least enabled Ethel to retain her fitness levels, Iris Noor recalls that “I was the truck driver and having learned to drive in an old Rover, I now also drove the tractor; a John Deere.” >> 13

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>> “One job I didn’t like though was dipping sheep, it was horrible. One time I tripped and ended up falling head-long into the dip!”

Rita Saunders was a little more keen on rural life: “The winter of 1940 was bitterly cold with lots of snow and the only place warm enough to eat my sandwiches was in the chicken house with about 2,000 hens around me. I was sent to take charge of a small home farm owned by the Duke and Duchess of Kent and had four cows to milk, pigs to feed and chickens, ducks and turkeys to care for as well as four beehives to manage.”

“It was a lovely job, but the saddest days were when pigs had to go to market and turkeys had to be killed for Christmas. Plucking turkeys was a ticklish job as the feathers got up your nose and made you sneeze!”

Meanwhile, born in Derbyshire and helping out in Lincolnshire, Hilda Bailey says that she made one of her lifelong friends, Audrey, during harvest: “Audrey used to drive us out to the farm and four men used to come with the threshing machines. Everybody hated threshing time as it was always us – the land girls – who got stuck in the chaff hole, collecting the chaff in big sacks and taking it away to the store. It got down your clothes, and we were always itchy and getting rashes. There were about 40 girls at our hostel where we lived and we only had three baths between us… imagine!”

Here Come the City Girls

Many Women’s Land Army girls were brought into the county from more urban areas. By December 1940 244 girls were recruited into the WLA from larger towns and cities, and by March 1945, 2,004 such recruits were working on Lincolnshire farms, which led to the creation of hostels in which the girls could bunk down, working and living together.

Lillian Woolfitt moved to Lincoln upon joining the WLA at 19 and recalls her hostel, which housed 50 girls: “I was shy but the WLA brought me out of myself. At first many farmers didn’t like the idea of girls working on farms but once you were accepted, and proved your mettle, you were alright.”

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“Some of the girls learned to plough, the machinery was powered by steam, but we all agreed that the worst job was picking potatoes and gathering vegetables: stooping that near ground was a real cause of backache.”

“The hostel was like a cow shed, with double bunks flanking the concrete floors.

There was a chest of drawers, and a wardrobe between the two, three baths, two showers and several basins. We were only allowed four inches of water in the bath!”

“We worked hard, played hard and girlish pranks were rife. Once we tied a girl to a chair and left her out in the snow because she said that she loved the snow!”

Jean Jones, meanwhile, arrived in Lincolnshire from London and recalls: “Our destination was a remote farm two and a half miles from the nearest village. We were lucky as we shared a comfortable old-fashioned bedroom in a small cottage and we were catered for by the farm foreman’s wife.”

“Breakfast was served at 6am and we reported for work at the foreman’s house at 7am, dressed in breeches, thick socks, heavy boots, light shirts and thick green jumpers with felt hats. No concessions were made for a girl’s hitherto easy life as we were expected to undertake the same work as a male farm labourer.”

“We lugged hay bales to feed the stock, picked, riddled and bagged potatoes, and hand-hoed acres of young wheat, barley and oats. Two of us even ran an entire pig farm for weeks when the farmer was seriously ill.

We helped the vets with insemination, TB testing of cows, we helped with milking and even delivered lambs.”

Marian Draper has similar recollections: “I joined the WLA in July 1942 and travelled from Doncaster railway station, changing trains at Lincoln where I met other girls on their way to Surfleet station. We were met by the driver of an open lorry who helped us into the wagon where we all sat on the floor with our luggage on our knees.”

“We were taken to Spalding, our hair blowing all over the place not feeling very happy about it. We arrived at Holland House in the High Street and were showed to our rooms.

The next morning we got up at 5.30pm and had a breakfast of cereal and toast. We had a packed lunch in a tin box given to us, which consisted of a cheese sandwich, corned beef and an apple, plus a flask of tea. We were then allocated out to various farms.”

“The farmer sent transport for us at 7.30am and on the farm to which I was sent we would be picking raspberries, getting back at 4pm ready for a cooked meal at 5pm.”

“The evening was free but if we went out we had to be back by 10pm. Finally the huts at Surfleet – where we should have been – were ready, so we were taken there that night. Oh dear! There was no heat, concrete floors, bunk beds, then a tap outside for water – no hot water – and a dining hut for breakfast.”

“We did have a lovely warden though; Mrs Valentine. We went to The Mermaid pub for a bath (9d) or to a house just down the road.

We then moved to Bank House in Gosberton when it became too cold, and it was quite a change. Still no carpets on the floor or stairs but a fire in the sitting room, six armchairs and sing-songs around the piano in the evening.”

A Little Help & Advice…

“I was transferred to a WLA-run hostel, though and life was very different. I developed a new-found social life with nights spent in the hostel singing around the piano or dancing to records played on an old wind-up gramophone.”

From city girl to life in the WLA, some girls found the transition to life in the country a little tricky. Fortunately, in recognising this the author W. E. Shelwell-Cooper published The Land Girl: A Manual for Volunteers in the Women’s Land Army in 1941. The book provided lots of, er, invaluable advice…

“My departure from the land came in 1947, very sadly in some ways. For me, life in the city was never the same again!”

“The town girl does not often find it easy to live in the country. She naturally misses all the amenities that she is used to. >>

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1947 Vera Wilde WL.A, courtesy of IBCC/Creative Commons, see www.ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk.

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>> She cannot pop to the local cinema when she feels inclined. She cannot even go round to the local fish and chip shop or to a snack bar if she wants a quick meal in the evening.”

“She is not able to stroll down the High Street and have a look at the shops and see the latest fashions. And there are not, of course, the number of men about to go to dances with at the local Palais de Dance.”

“Some town people are apt to look upon country folk as country bumpkins. They have an idea that it is only the town folk who know anything, and because people in the country are not so slick, or not so well-dressed or perhaps not up to the latest fashion, they are apt to be labelled old-fashioned and rather a back number.”

“Actually, country folk usually know far more than those who are bred and born in towns and cities. They may not know all of the names of the film stars and pictures in which they have appeared, but they do know the names of the birds and their habits. They are able to tell whether it is going to be wet or fine the next day. They know which herbs are useful and all about the ways of wild animals.

They have a different kind of knowledge, that is all.”

“The Land Army Volunteer, therefore, who is going to work on a farm and live in a village must be prepared to see ‘the other fellow’s’ point of view. She will never be a success if she goes into her new surroundings determined to show them a thing or two.”

“It does need a little effort at first to fit in with new surroundings. It is necessary to consider the farmer and his family. The volunteer should be punctual in her hours, she must not smoke about the place and in farm buildings and she should shut farm gates behind her.

She should put back tools properly so that the next person who wants them can find them, and she should never leave a job half done just because she finds it difficult.”

The book’s advice also extends to sartorial guidance: “She will only be stared at if she wears the latest Bond Street creation at the local social or ‘hop.’ Town girls on the whole use far more makeup than country girls.”

“The WLA volunteer should therefore be prepared to ‘tone down’ her lips, complexion and nails considerably.”

“A certain amount of makeup may be used at parties and local village dances, but long nails are quite unsuited to work on the farm

and as the other girls from the village do not use makeup, the volunteer will soon prefer not to use it herself so as not to look conspicuous.”

Working with the Enemy…

Needs must, and with Britain short on food, even POWs were used to fill up our wartime tummies. Eileen Caddoo was raised in Leeds but joined the WLA and recalls her time working on a farm in South Lincolnshire among some amorous colleagues.

“There were about 40 girls. The farmer was a nasty piece of work and we were always hungry. We got bread, margarine, some sort of cheese and a flask of tea but we were out up to 14 hours a day.”

“We had to work with Italian POWs and there was one there who wouldn’t give me a moment’s peace. ‘Oh mamma mia, mamma mia,’ he used to shout and this went on every time I saw him because I had rather a big bosom!”

Meanwhile, Margaret Bennett of Eltham in South London found herself working on a farm in Spalding and says “We had some German POWs working with us. We paired up and I worked with a German called Edgar, he was very nice. One day we were cleaning bulbs and to stop them from falling throughout the chitting trays we had to put a newspaper in the bottom of them.”

“One of the girls saw a picture of the King and Queen and stapled it to the wall. When the Germans came in one of them ripped it down and was cursing in German… I could only guess what he was saying!”

A Lucky Escape…

Working away from the front line may have been considerably safer, but life as a WLA volunteer was sometimes still dangerous, as Iris Noor, originally from Carrington in Nottingham recalls: “When I lived in Carrington I worked at Nottingham General Hospital (now demolished) and when I was 16, I saw a poster advertising the WLA. I was impressed and volunteered very quickly.”

Above: Seven women sitting on the ground. ‘Jean Raven, Betty Render, Gladys Monk, Dolly Kay Booth, Kay Jean, approx 1947 Land Army.’ courtesy of IBCC/Creative Commons, see ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk.

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“Very soon after, a big parcel arrived by horse and dray delivery; it was my uniform, together with a train ticket to Cleethorpes.

I went to the farm of J K Measures where we were potato picking.”

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“When we went on leave we were allowed to take a 1cwt (a hundred weight, about 50kg) for free. We were out picking one day when German fighter planes came over with some bombers.”

“Bombs started dropping everywhere and we all made a dive under a tunnel; everywhere was shaking. I think they were after Grimsby.

We went back to the house on the seafront afterwards to discover it had gone, bombed.

Three land girls, the landlady and a dog were killed in the attack.”

“Another time we were weighing up potatoes in the field. I was carrying a hundredweight when the whistle blew; that was a warning of danger. I saw the fighter come over and I swear I could see the German’s face. I dropped the bag and dived under the scales for cover as he turned his machine guns on us.”

A Learning Experience…

It remains impossible to overstate just how much the WLA and the efforts of women on

the home front contributed to keeping the country going whilst the men were fighting abroad.

Arguably, too, it’s probable that their efforts proved the worth of women working, rather than just remaining at home as housewives.

For the WLA girls, too, life in the countryside was an adventure and a learning experience.

“I was sent to a hostel called Mere House, near Grantham,” recalls Marie, who was originally from Lancashire.

“When I first went to Mere, the first week I was really worried. I was told that I had to take the horse to the village to be shot.

It bothered me all week and eventually one of the girls asked me what the trouble was.”

“I told her that I had never seen anything being killed before… you can imagine my relief when she explained to me that I had misheard. The horse was to be shod… and not in fact ‘shot!’” n

TALES FROM THE LAND Heighington publisher’s book on the Land Girls of Lincolnshire...

Our anecdotes have been taken from author John Ward’s book Beetroot for Breakfast, which is published by Tucann Design & Print, based in Washingborough.

It has over 200 pages and images throughout including correspondence and memories from those who served in the area working on the land during WWII.

n £12, to order a copy, call 01522 790009 or see tucann.co.uk.

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A VISIT to SPALDING

A VISIT to SPALDING From a wild display of colour to the sounds of psychedelia, Spalding has provided history with some very interesting footnotes, but its proudest boast today is its vital contribution to the UK’s food and farming industries...

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For a relatively small market town, Spalding is disproportionately significant not just to Lincolnshire but to the whole of the UK in terms of food and farming... >> London covers about 1,400 square kilometres (about 600 square miles). It’s pretty large. However, ‘the Fens’ refers to an area which covers 3,500 square kilometres (1,500 square miles) not only in Lincolnshire, but in Cambridge and Norfolk too.

The South Holland district of Lincolnshire meanwhile is about half the size of London, accounting for about a quarter of the Fens and home to 100,000 people of which 31,000 live in the district’s main market town of Spalding.

For a relatively small (but perfectly formed) market town, though, Spalding remains disproportionately significant in terms of its importance not just to Lincolnshire but to the whole of England. Both the district – and particularly Spalding itself – are home to 3,465 businesses and contributes over £1.7bn/year to the economy with about 35% of all the UK’s food passing through the district at some point and the agri/food sector accounting for half of the district’s employment and economic output. In other words, Spalding is small... but big!

Back in the Roman era, the whole area was reclaimed from sea and used to produce salt for the preserving of meat. A settlement was established from the 6th century, and it was mentioned in the Domesday book as being in the hundred of Elloe with 91 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 20% of recorded settlements in England.

Continued draining of the Fens has helped to increase the available land ever since, not least in the 17th century when Vermuyden (who drained 307,000 acres of Fen known as the Bedford Level) and Vernatti set out their plans for the area following the 1600 General Drainage Act was passed.

Windmills – and later steam power – helped to keep Spalding’s residents’ feet dry. By the mid-1700s there were over 50 windmills in Deeping Fen alone and in 1793 the South Holland Drainage Act drained over 19,400 acres from Spalding to the Nene. >> 20

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Local man Steve Timewell brought back the Spalding Flower Parade in 2023 after a 10 year break, with more than 50 floats attracting in excess of 200,000 visitors...

>> The drained land left behind silty soils and literally laid the ground for Spalding’s future prosperity in agriculture and horticulture. Commercial bulb growing began in 1890 with dry bulbs being sold from 1918.

The first large plot of tulips was planted in the area by Sam Culpin in 1907 and by the early 1930s, 1,500 men and women were employed to curate fields of bulbs totalling about 3,000 acres. The bulb trade expanded to over 10,000 acres by the end of that decade and crowds would travel to the area on charabancs from miles around. Even King George V and Queen Mary visited in 1935.

By the early 1960s, on the site of 20-acres of waterlogged former farmland, Spalding’s Growers’ Association decided that they needed to capitalise on their horticultural prowess with some new show gardens.

In October 1964, local growers began planting a million bulbs from around 3,000 varieties and 30,000 trees on the site we now know as Springfields, with the Springfields horticultural Society formed in 1967 to manage the site up to its transformation in May 2004.

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its grounds are still developed by Head Gardener Andy Boyton and a six-strong team. The gardeners last year alone planted over 100,000 new bulbs to keep the site looking impressive for its 2.3m annual visitors and for future generations.

Local man Steve Timewell also brought back the Spalding Flower Parade in 2023 after a 10 year break, with more than 50 floats attracting in excess of 200,000 visitors.

The town’s prosperity increased dramatically too during the mid-19th century, with a new stone bridge over The Welland – High Bridge – created in 1838, a new court (Sessions House) created in 1842, the Spalding Free Press making its debut in 1847 and a railway station opening in 1848. In the 1850s the town gained a new Corn Exchange, Butter Market, police station and finally piped fresh water was brought to the town in 1860.

The Parish of St John the Baptist was established in 1875 and around the same time the church and its primary school were also established, along with The Church of St Peter and Spalding’s Catholic Church in 1878.

Amid all of this new development, though, Spalding also saw a departure, with the last family to occupy Ayscoughfee Hall leaving in 1896. After this, the hall was gifted to the

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Image: Tom Bastin, Creative Commons via Flickr.

people of Spalding to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. The Hall and its five and a half acres of grounds were deemed ‘free of debt’ in celebration of the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902.

Research commissioned during the building’s 2005 repair and refurbishment included dendrochronological dating which determined the exact date of origin of the Grade I listed building to be 1451. It grounds were created in the mid-18th century, with the later addition of Lutyen’s now Grade I listed war memorial in 1922. 2006 saw the building reopened after lottery-funded restoration.

Speaking of history, 1710 saw the founding of the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society by Maurice Johnson, who was also a former owner of Ayscoughfee Hall. The society is the oldest surviving learned society, founded following informal meetings of Spalding’s intelligentsia in local coffee houses like Youngers.

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It has been claimed that its Broad Street home is the second oldest museum in the country. The Tower of London opened to visitors in 1660, and Oxford’s Ashmolean opened in 1683, so we’re a little sceptical of the claim. It’s certainly a venerable society though, with Sir Isaac Newton and William Stukeley among its early members.

Another famous name from Spalding is Lloyd Loom. The woven furniture was first patented in 1917 by Marshall B Lloyd, made of kraft paper twisted around metal wire.

The British rights were sold in 1921 to a man by the wonderful name of William Lusty, with 10m pieces of the furniture being made by 1940. Lusty Furniture went bust in 1960 and Spalding’s Lloyd Loom became both the main manufacturer in the UK and the firm to use the brand name.

Sadly Spalding’s Lloyd Loom closed in 2016 and today the only authentic furniture is manufactured in countries like Indonesia.

That said, if you’ve a genuine example in your home, heritage pieces command a good price for collectors and fans of the brand!

You could also take a seat on Spalding Water Taxi, founded by Anthony Grunwell as a not-for-profit company in 2007 as a link between the town centre and Springfields.

Today the company not only connects the two areas of Spalding but also offers selfdrive charters for those who fancy a trip along with Welland with a de rigueur picnic.

And finally... back the long hot summer of 1967, Barbecue 67 saw the Jimi Hendrix experience, Cream with Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Geno Washington and Roy Wood’s Move bringing psychedelia to Spalding.

By all accounts the weather was too hot, the venue crowded and too stuffy, and the sound system appalling. Still with a lineup like that, it’s little wonder that the 6,000 capacity venue of Tulip Bulb Auction Hall was sold out, and fans remember the gig fondly! n

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SPEAKING of YELLOWBELLIES

Lincolnshire IN WORDS Exploring the Lincolnshire accent and its dialects: nostalgia for natives and fascinating for frim folk!

Words: Rob Davis.

ONCE UPON A TIME you’d be born in a Lincolnshire village or town. You’d probably spend much of your life in a Lincolnshire village and your communication with others would extend no further than people with whom you share geography, culture... or by extension, language.

Today though, from cars and trains to air transport, it’s unlikely that many of us will remain in the same place for long. In our working and personal lives, we’re a more itinerant and more untethered civilisation.

On the whole that’s a good thing, but we can’t help wondering if that means regional variations in accent and dialect will soon be less prevalent; perhaps some will even fall into obsolescence. With mass communications, and with more standardised spellings introduced with dictionaries and latterly

spell-checkers, and with much of the world’s culture imported from America (by extension using the Latin alphabet and (alas) American English, communication is becoming much more uniform as we consume language from ever-more homogenous sources.

It’s thought that there are about 40 different accents in Britain, but nuances can creep in between these. In fact, one academic, David Crystal, reckons that language can even change noticeably as little as 25 miles away.

Even Lincolnshire, reckons Alan Stennett, language can change from wolds to fens.

Alan was born in Billingborough and went to work for the BBC as a broadcasting technician in London before returning to the county in 1980 and becoming one of the founding broadcasters of BBC Radio Lincolnshire. >>

YELLOWBELLY LORE: What’s in a name?

Anybody who tells you that there’s a conclusive reason for folks from Lincolnshire being referred to as Yellowbellies is incorrect, because nobody conclusively knows where the term originates. Some theories: n The term Elloe Bellie dates back to the era of Saxon wapentakes and translates roughly to ‘people out of the boggy hole,’ (actually elloe meaning ‘out of the morass’ while bel was the Celtic word for hole or hollow). Perhaps this refers to people from the marshy fens. n The Lincolnshire Regiment used to wear green with yellow waistcoats or sashes, and their ‘frogs’ or ornamental braidings were also coloured yellow.

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n At some point the farmland in the fertile drained soils of the fens was used to grow mustard and latterly oilseed rape. Harvesting these would lead to farm workers having dusty yellow stains on their overalls giving the impression that their bellies were yellow. n Another theory states that people in Lincolnshire hung their belly bacon for so long that it would turn yellow. n The term could also come from the prevalence at some point of maleria or scurvy, a symptom of which is jaundice. n Lincolnshire was a county for trading goods like wool and grain. A merchant who had a good trading day would have a pocket full of gold, hence a yellow belly.

Lincolnshire broadcaster and author of Nobbut a Yellerbelly, Alan Stennett.

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COUNTING SHEEP...

How to count sheep in ‘Yellowbelly,’ hopefully without falling asleep!

Stretching right back to the Mayan era (2000BC-1500CE) many cultures used a numeral system that was vigesimal in nature (i.e.: based on counting up to 20).

Such a convention was adopted by Gauls and Celts in Europe until about the 16th century when it was becoming increasingly obselete against the decimal system, which favoured a numeral base of 10 rather than 20. Still, vigesimal numbering systems did endure, not least in farming where the tradition of counting livestock in Brythonic Celtic languages remained.

Yan tan tethera is a sheep-counting rhyme popular everywhere from Cumbria to Wales to Cornwall, in Yorkshire and Lancashire, and from Country Durham down into Lincolnshire and Derbyshire.

It’s thought that to count many sheep, a shepherd would count to 20 and then place a mark on the ground, or move his hand along a shepherd’s crook with several successive notches, or keep a few pebbles in his pocket and move a pebble across from one pocket to another when 20 has been reached... that was known as a score, so for example, five score sheep is 100 sheep.

Naturally each region had its own slightly different variation of ‘yan tan tethera,’ Lincolnshire’s variation below comes courtesy of Farmer Wink: 1 yan 2 tan 3 tethera 4 fethera/pethera 5 pethera/pimp 6 lethera/sethera 7 severa/lethera 8 overa/hovera 9 covera 10 dik *

11 yanadik* 12 tanadik* 13 tetheradik* 14 fetheradik* 15 bumfit 16 yanabumfit* 17 tanabumfit* 18 tetherabumfit* 19 fetherabumfit* 20 diggot n

Sometimes these are hypenated, e.g.: yan-a-dik, tam-a-dik etc.

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Names & Places: Where do you come from?

Lincoln: The Brythonic Celts who settled in what is now Lincoln from 600BC used the word lynn to describe a lake, possibly referring to what is now Brayford Wharf. The Romans colonised the area, creating their own lynn colonia, which later became Lindum Colonia (Colonia Domitiana Lindensium, after the Emperor Comitian, 81-86AD), Lindocolina in the 7th century and Lincylene following the Viking raids before it finally became Lincoln. The first record of the name Lincoln was the family of Alured de Lincoln who arrived from Normandy with William the Conqueror in 1080, later becoming one of William’s Barons. In 1130, a Robert de Lincoln was referred to in the Pipe Rolls – crown revenue records of each baronetcy at the time.

Boston: Botolph of Thorney lived in the 7th century and is regarded as the patron saint of boundaries, trade and travel. Returning form his Benedictine Abbey in France, he settled in his native East Anglia, possibly in what is now Boston (or perhaps to Aldeburgh, Suffolk). 64 English churches, plus five town and villages are named after him, including Botolph’s Town, i.e.: Boston. His feast day is 17th June.

Grimsby: A fisherman known as Grim arrived on the shores of what we now know as Grimsby in the 7th century, bringing with him the Danish Prince Havelock, whom he had saved from being murdered by his father’s regent. The suffix of byr refers to a village, hence Grim’s by.

Sleaford: In olde English (i.e.: Anglo Saxon with Germanic influences, commonly spoken up to the C12th), esla forde was a phrase describing a ford over a muddy stream.

By the C13th, the town we now know as Sleaford was referred to as Silforde, which may also refer to a river which is particularly muddy or slimy. By the late middle ages the Romano-British settlement was known as Old Sleaford whilst the area we now know as being around St Denys’ Church was referred to as New Sleaford, a term which may have originated at the same time as the town’s castle was in use, i.e.: until the C16th.

Grantham: The name Grantham was first recorded in the Domesday Book and in olde English the suffix -ham referred to someone’s homestead. Granta was either the owner of said homestead, or the prefix may refer to a prominent gravel track, perhaps even the Great North Road (i.e.: a number of dwellings by the prominent route from Lindum to Londinium).

Skegness: The term skeggi in Norse refers to ‘the bearded one,’ whilst the suffix -ness refers to headland or coast. Hence the town is ‘the bearded one’s coast,’ where the Vikings landed from the 8th and 9th century.

Spalding: Between the 7th century and 9th century, Germanic Anglian tribes settled in the UK, including the Tribal Hidage – the collective term for about 35 individual tribes.

Antiquary Sir Henry Spelman, author of Archaeologus in Modum Glossarii ad rem antiquam posteriorem in 1626 reported that one such tribe was the Spalda, which numbered around 600 hids (hides/dwellings) hence the Spald dwellers of the area that we now know as Spalding. In the Domesday Book the area is referred to as Spallinge with 91 households, making it one of the largest 20% of The East Lincolnshire Dialect Society recorded settlements in is named Far Welter’d, referring to England. feeling like you’re in an awkward

Far Welter’d in Louth?

position. It’s a term used to

Scunthorpe: The area that describe a (Longwool) sheep which has rolled over onto we now know as Scunthorpe its back and can’t is recorded in Domesday as get back up!

Escumetorp, a derivation of Skuma’s homestead, which it’s believed was near the present-day Market Hill.

Horncastle: Once known as Banovallum, which in Roman parlance would equate to ‘the wall along the River Bain,’ Horncastle later became known as such in the Saxon era as Hyrnecastre, of the ‘fortress in the corner,’ which might refer to its position between the River Waring and the River Bain.

Louth: Another Danish-era name, Louth was recorded in Domesday as Lude, and reference is made in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles of 730 to Hludensis Monasterium i.e.: the monastery on the fast-flowing river. n

Right: How many sheep can you count...? We make it ‘yanadic’ in the foreground!

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THE YELLOWBELLY DIALECT

>> He remained with the station either on staff or as a freelancer until June 2021, and was well-known as the expert on countryside matters, presenting the station’s farming content.

In addition, he was asked to write the first of his 10 books back in 2006. Nobbut a Yellerbelly, began life as a slightly more serious look at the Lincolnshire dialect but ended up being rather more lighthearted, offering a broader look at Lincolnshire culture.

Language is dynamic, and whilst most consider geography to be its main determiner, in fact, factors like the occupations of an area’s speakers also influence language.

“Spalding’s proximity to Norfolk means that the area around South Holland is influenced by the adjacent dialect,” he says.

“Meanwhile Grantham & Nottinghamshire share a few expressions, in fact ‘eh up me duck’ has its origins in Nottingham, Derby and Leicester.”

In the north of the county, Scunthorpe’s language is influenced by steel industry terminology, but it’s the farming industry which has given Lincolnshire many dialect words, not least in terms of reporting the weather, which was and will remain a keen source of consideration and conversation among those working in the county’s fields.

Skelchin, culchin and kelchin are all Lincolnshire words to describe heavy rain, whilst a sharp shower is pepperin. Lighter rain is mothery, murky, drinjy and soon owery and howery.

A misty drizzle is known by the portmanteau mizzle, whilst steady rain sees it siling down. A misty or foggy day on the East Coast could be described as moaky or roaky, describing harr or sea-harr, the mists – or air – that come off the North Sea. Of course the British weather has been known to improve from time to time, and could be described as smudgy, mulfrey, munskey or clunch when it’s muggy or ‘close.’ If the sun comes out, you might even describe a warm day as a razzler or gleeyammy.

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>> Machinery has overtaken manual labour, and so the practice of pag rag day has long since disappeared. This was usually mid-May, when farm workers would move to a new job carrying with them clothes and belongings in a bag/pack on their back, or pag.

Such labourers would addle (earn) their living in the fields all summer long, although the saying goes that one should not cast clout ‘til May be out, i.e.: not taking one’s clout or cloth/coat off, even if it’s getting a little warm since May could still bring bad weather.

Work in the harvest could yield mashlin bread, a bread for poorer farm workers with a mixture (mash-up) of whatever grains were at hand (wheat, oats, barley), and for pudding, one might ‘enjoy’ frummety, a pudding made from boiling wheat in milk.

Look out in the field for various creatures like a pode or fen nightingale (frog or toad), mowdywarp (mole) or a pywipe (plover or lapwing) in the sky. Beeyasts is still a recognisable for cattle, looked after by a garthman or stocksman, and a yoe was used to describe a female sheep, before later becoming a more standardised ewe.

Among the produce grown on local farms of course remain potatoes – taaities or tayates.

And that brings us on to accent, as opposed to dialect. Lincolnshire favours short vowels rather than long ones (e.g.: bath to rhyme with path).

One of Lincolnshire’s most famous exports, Margaret Thatcher, received vocal coaching from Kate Fleming to lower and deepen her voice – and lose any traces of accent in favour of received pronounciation – giving it more authority. Among Kate Fleming’s other clients were Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sir Laurence Oliver, and indeed Kate worked hard to iron out any residual trace of a Lincolnshire accent. However that didn’t prevent the Iron Lady describing Denis Healey as being frit during Prime Minister’s Questions in 1983.

The accent also sees the i sound substituted with ee, as in it’ll be reet on the neet, or a substituted with e which meks the whole subject of pronouncing vowels potentially very confusing for someone unfamiliar with a pronounced Lincolnshire accent. Of all the county’s accent characteristics though, Above: Margaret Thatcher, when at the dispatch box, was ‘frit’ of nobody!

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the most unique is undoubtedly an elongated rolling of vowels. Take the word mate, for example, with an ay in all other British Accents and a silent t.

Determined to not remain silent, though, is Far-Welter’d, the East Lincolnshire Dialect Society which meets four times a year in Louth and currently has 100 members.

In traditional ‘Lincolnshire’ this is rolled into not just a diphthong – but a triphthongs; m-ay-ee-rt. Another traditional characteristic of the Lincolnshire accent is that the accent is rhotic, meaning that the r sound at the end of words like butter or mutter is pronounced, rather than remaining silent.

The society has published its own book and a number of audio clips on its website which should prove nostalgic for Lincolnshire folks, and serve as an education for those from outside of the county... people who are perhaps better known in these parts as frim folk! n

Finding Out More: Yellowbelly Books & DVDs... n To learn more about the Lincolnshire dialect and enjoy a winter helping of trivia from the county, the broadcaster and author Alan Stennett’s Nobbut a Yellerbelly is available from all good local bookshops, published by Countryside Books and £6.99/96 pages. It’s highly recommended, “‘mayat!” n Far Welter’d, the East Lincolnshire Dialect Society has its own book on Lincolnshire’s accents and dialects, ‘Inder Ends, available for £8.95 from the group’s website at www.farwelterd.co.uk. n Another recommendation, this time in DVD form, is Farmer Wink’s two films produced by Primetime Video. In A Farmer Called Wink, the eponymous farmer talks about life on the family farm, whilst in the second volume, A Yellowbelly Year, viewers enjoy plenty of home-spun wisdom, £20/two DVDs, 60 mins each, www.primetimevideo.co.uk.

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NEWS & EVENTS

What’s On...

SCUNTHORPE

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THURSDAY 2nd NOV

SUNDAY 12th NOVEMBER

SISTER SLEDGE

ANNUAL SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE

Sister Sledge Live returns to the stage for a spectacular UK tour in November, with Kathy Sledge’s unique soulful vocals and infectious energy, captivating audiences across the country with electrifying performances.

Expect all the hits from Lost in Music, to We Are Family, The Greatest Dancer, My Guy and many more. n £25-£32.50, optional ‘meet and greet,’ 7.30pm, Baths Hall, Scunthorpe.

Call 01724 296296 or see www.scunthorpetheatres.co.uk.

The International Bomber Command Memorial this month hosts its annual service of remembrance. The service will include hymns with the IBCC Orchestra and Choir, poetry readings and a Roll of Honour for the veterans who have left us in the last year. The service will be followed by a wreath laying.

The site tells the story of the RAF Bomber Command.

At the centre is a 31-metre spire and 271 steel panels with the engraved names of the 58,000 men and women who lost their lives serving or supporting Bomber Command.

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FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER

AUTUMN LIGHTS

n Service from 10.30am, www.internationalbcc.co.uk.

Christmas Crafts in Alford

VISIT ALFORD CORN EXCHANGE TO MEET THE MAKERS THIS MONTH AND TO ENJOY THE VERY BEST LOCAL CRAFTS

ALFORD

SATURDAY 18th & SUNDAY 19th NOVEMBER, SATURDAY 25th & SUNDAY 26th NOVEMBER

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CRAFTS IN ALFORD

SATURDAY 25th SUNDAY 26th NOVEMBER

n 10am-7pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday, see www.alfordcraftmarket.co.uk.

Shop for unique gifts, handmade crafts and delicious treats with exhibitors... pick up everything you need for your Christmas celebrations! n Lincolnshire Showground, LN2 2NA, free entry.

For more information call 01522 522900 or see lincolnshireshowground.co.uk.

Looking for thoughtful, and sustainably-made gifts for loved ones this festive season?

Look no further than Alford’s Corn Exchange with free entry to all for this month’s Alford Christmas Craft Markets. With local makers and more to enjoy, it’ll provide a festive reminder that it really is better to give than to receive!

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A fireworks fiesta at the Lincolnshire Showground with glowing roaming performers, live fire performers, a firework and laser finale plus funfair and street food. n £15/adults, £7/junior.

Call 01522 522900 or see lincolnshireshowground.co.uk.

LINCOLNSHIRE FOOD & GIFT FAIR

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GRANTHAM

SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER

WEDNESDAY 8th NOV

THE BOOTLEG SIXTIES

Encompassing iconic acts including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, and more. n Tickets £28, door 6.30pm.

Call 01522 519999 or see newtheatreroyallincoln.co.uk.

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SATURDAY 18th NOVEMBER

THE LONDON CONCERTANTE: VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS & THE LARK ASCENDING

Experience the ultimate fusion of classical masterpieces with a captivating concert featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Vaughan-Williams’ Lark Ascending.

Vivaldi’s virtuosic violin concertos will transport you to the vibrant landscapes of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, while Vaughan-Williams’ ethereal melodies will awaken your senses and evoke a sense of tranquillity. Immerse yourself in the enchanting beauty of these timeless compositions. n Doors 6.45pm, £19-£45, Lincoln Cathedral, call 01522 561600, lincolncathedral.com.

Fireworks at Springfields FIREWORKS AND FESTIVITIES IN SPALDING!

SUNDAY 19th NOVEMBER

LINCOLN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Aric Prentice conducts the LSO in a performance of the William Tell Overture, Rossini, Dvorak and Rachmaninov all from 3pm at The Drill on Lincoln’s Free School Lane. n Tickets £14, call 01522 534 160 or see www.lincolndrill.co.uk.

SPALDING

THURSDAY 2nd NOVEMBER

SPRINGFIELDS FIREWORK AND SHOPPING SPECTACULAR

Visit Spalding’s outlet shopping centre for an unforgettable night of fireworks over the Festival Gardens on 2nd November 2023 from 6pm.

It’s the perfect opportunity to start your festive shopping, with great offers of up to 60% off RRP in over 55 outlets.

Springfields is home to high street brands for men’s, women’s, kids and home,

GRANTHAM MUSIC CLUB: THE JONNY KERRY QUARTET

A truly unique performance blending Gypsy Jazz, Bossa Nova, Tango, and French Musette. A remarkably talented group performing at Grantham’s Guildhall. n From 7.30pm, tickets £15, call 01476 406158 or see www.guildhallartscentre.com.

SPALDING

WEDNESDAY 8th NOV SATURDAY 11TH NOV

SOME MOTHERS DO ‘AVE ‘EM

Amateur production based on the 1970s TV series featuring the hapless Frank Spencer. n From 7.30pm, tickets £12 South Holland Centre, for details call 01775 764777 see www.southhollandcentre.co.uk.

including Cadbury, Clarks, Jack Wills, Joules, Levi’s, M&S Outlet, Next Outlet, White Stuff – plus more.

Take time out from shopping at a choice of seven cafés and restaurants, all offering mouth-watering options. Call into the opulent surroundings of The Parlour Restaurant or The Noshery Cafe in the Home and Garden Centre for a classic cream tea or a choice of fresh and tasty home-cooked seasonal dishes. n Springfields, PE12 6EU. Call 01775 760909 or see www.springfieldsoutlet.co.uk.

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COUNTDOWN to CHRISTMAS

The 12 Days of Christmas at Doddington...

18th November - 22nd December

Lighting up Lincoln... from 3rd November

DODDINGTON HALL near Lincoln hosts The Twelve Days of Christmas with spectacular scenes created by Doddington staff, volunteers, local artists and students from Lincoln College.

From partridges in pear trees to drummers drumming, step into the classic carol as it unfolds over three floors of the Elizabethan Hall... with a Doddington twist of course!

ENJOY AN EVENING of Christmas magic in Lincoln! Hosted by City of Lincoln Council and supported by BBC Radio Lincolnshire, this year’s switch-on will see entertainment for the whole family, new Christmas lights, and celebrity guests from New Theatre Royal’s 2023 panto, Aladdin.

Planning for Christmas at Doddington begins as early as January and fills a large part of the year.

By November Doddington is completely transformed and has the fantastic ability to welcome visitors to explore the magic of its imaginative displays.

Elsewhere on the estate, you’ll find a Farm Shop with a wealth of food and drink for the season, fresh Christmas trees and The Bauble Barn for lots of wonderful Christmas decorations for your home. n

Find Out More: Doddington Hall’s 12 Days of Christmas runs from 18th November to 22nd December, £15/adult. Christmas tree yard from 25th November. The Bauble Barn and farm shop are open now, at Doddington Hall, LN6 4RU. Call 01522 688581 or see www.doddingtonhall.com.

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Find Out More: From 23rd November, Lincoln High Street/Castle, for details see www.visitlincolnshire.com.

Burghley Christmas Fair 23rd-26th November

Enjoy a Festive Celebration at Belvoir Castle BRAND NEW for 2023, step into a world of Christmas wonder at Belvoir Castle’s ‘Twelve Days of Christmas,’ designed by the renowned Charlotte Lloyd Webber and team! Elsewhere at Belvoir Castle, you can enjoy Santa’s Grotto, Breakfast with Santa, plus festive shopping and a great day out at The Engine Yard, the £2.5m shopping village with 12 independent retailers which opened in 2019. n

Also in Lincoln next month the return of Lincoln Castle Illuminated with displays of magnificent Christmas lights, the Illuminated Wall Walk plus a mouth-watering array of seasonal hot chocolates within the Castle’s festive grounds, from 16th to 23rd December. n

CELEBRATE THE SEASON at this year’s spectacular Christmas Fair at Burghley; a truly magical experience with shopping, local food, drink, and much more Christmas entertainment too.

Offering everything from luxury gifts from over 150 stalls to artisan food and drink, adding to the festive atmosphere will be a Victorian carousel, lit up for the season, as well as traditional music from local carol singers. Spend the day finding the perfect presents for loved ones and pick up some unique stocking fillers, handmade decorations, and beautiful homewares. n

Find Out More: Belvoir Castle, NG32 1PA. Call 01476 871001 or see www.belvoircastle.com.

Find Out More: Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th November, www.burghley.co.uk,

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An Illuminated Trail at Belton House...

Lincoln Castle Illuminated.

TICKETS TO CHRISTMAS at the National Trust’s beautiful Belton House in Lincolnshire are now on sale with a spectacular seasonal trail.

Open to visitors from Friday, 24th November until Sunday 31st December, the immersive experience includes more than a million twinkling lights, colourful trees and larger-than-life illuminations.

Firmly positioned within the UK’s seasonal calendar, Christmas at Belton has everything you need for an unforgettable time with friends and family, providing a special way to celebrate the festive season with an unmissable outdoor experience.

The accessible trail is designed for visitors of all ages.

Some of the mesmerising features new to Belton this year include a lawn filled with larger-than-life flowers, glowing lantern trees, a sparkling flock of jolly robins, and contemporary Christmas trees displaying all the colours of the rainbow. n

Burghley House.

Find Out More: 24th November to 31st December. Open from 4.30pm, £21.50/adult, £15/child, for details see nationaltrust.org.uk/beltonhouse.

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CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHTS - £45PP Party the night away with Taylor Swift, Abba, Coldplay and many more. See our website for dates and more details.

FESTIVE LUNCH & DINNER Served throughout December, 12.30pm-4.30pm, 5.30pm-8.30pm

CHRISMAS DAY LUNCH 25th December, £79.95pp / £45.95 7-12yrs / £15 under 7’s

BOXING DAY LUNCH Tuesday 26th December, 3 courses for £39.95pp / £19.95 7-12yrs / £13.95 under 7’s

NEW YEARS EVE GALA £84.95 (Adults only). Dress code - Black Tie. 7.00pm Drinks reception - Carriages at 1.00am.

CHRISTMAS THEMED AFTERNOON TEA 28th November - 30th December £20.00 pp (upgrade to Prosecco or Hot Chocolate for £5pp)

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR SPA DEALS 27th December - 31st January £129.00 pp (based on two sharing)

CHRISTMAS MARKET AT KENWICK PARK HOTEL Sunday 26th November - 10.00am- 4.00pm. Free Entry

LUNCH WITH SANTA Sunday 10th December/Saturday 23rd December 12.00noon - 3.00pm. £19.95pp / £9.95 5-12yrs / Under 5’s free

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Sunday 24 December, Christmas Eve 9.30am - 11.00am. £12.50pp / £9.95 per child SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS OR GIVE US A CALL. REMEMBER TO BOOK EARLY TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE!

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Rack of lamb with oyster mushrooms and blackberries £19.50.

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DINING OUT at THE RED LION, WEST DEEPING

A Fantastic Environment and Brilliant Dishes at

The Red Lion, West Deeping What an absolute pleasure! This month we’re thrilled to add The Red Lion at West Deeping to a list of our favourite local restaurants, thanks to the talent of Frazer & Emma King who have created a genuinely lovely dining experience...

Words & Images: Rob Davis.

BRILLIANT DINING, a super cosy place, and really really lovely people! Although we do have to issue a note of caution before we go any further. The Red Lion is the most popular name for a pub in the country, with about 530 places in Britain sharing the name.

Crayfish and heritage tomatoes on grilled sourdough with wood sorrel £9.

The Red Lion that we’re featuring here is in West Deeping, so make sure you get the right one, because not all of them are created equally. For a start, not all of them are within beautiful limestone buildings, Grade II listed and dating back to at least 1632.

Not all of them are situated in such a friendly village, welcoming children and dogs, families and locals. Not all of them have been treated to a sympathetic refurbishment, reinstating original features and creating cosy wood burners in inglenook fireplaces for those cooler months.

And above all, none of the other Red Lions dotted around Britain have the phenomenally talented Frazer King in the kitchen, or the warm and professional Emma King at front of house.

The two met at The Deepings School and went on to study drama and marine biology respectively. Frazer, however fell into (and then fell in love with) hospitality, working in London and in Norfolk before returning to the area to work as the Head Chef at The Olive Branch, at Paten & Co and at Barnsdale Lodge under its previous owners prior to Covid and furlough.

The dream was always to own a pub or restaurant of his own, but lockdown afforded the chance for the couple to consider it more seriously and look for potential businesses to take on. Lockdown also made Frazer realise that he was spending too much time working too many hours instead of watching his daughters growing up, as children are inclined to do, far too quickly.

MEET THE CHEF The couple wanted somewhere that would be family-friendly and welcoming to locals, in which to offer the kind of well-thought out dishes that would also ensure the place was worth travelling to from Stamford, Oakham, Peterborough and south Lincolnshire.

Happily, in April 2021 the couple found West Deeping’s Red Lion and recognised that it could be a pretty place to create a dining experience whose appeal would go far beyond the appearance of the building itself.

Frazer blitzed the kitchen, creating a place to work, and the couple turned their attention to ripping out old carpets and painting over the oppressive dark walls with fresh neutral shades, allowing the lovely architecture of the building to show through uninhibited. >>

FRAZER KING, CHEF PATRON of THE RED LION, WEST DEEPING

Frazer & Emma were raised in The Deepings and Frazer has worked in Edinburgh, London, and Norfolk. Locally he has worked at The Olive Branch, Paten & Co and Barnsdale Lodge.

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DINING OUT at THE RED LION

on the MENU Starters Chilled pea and lovage soup £7.

Marsh samphire pakora with coriander yoghurt £8.50.

Crayfish and heritage tomatoes on grilled sourdough with wood sorrel £9.

Roast pork croquettes with pickled gooseberries, wild garlic capers & scratchings £9.

Poached trout with pickled fennel and cucumber and nasturtium £8.50.

Above: Poached trout £8.50.

Main Courses Slow roast lamb shoulder with bacon, spring vegetables and salsa verde £19.50.

Grilled pork loin with saffron pickled cabbage, parmentier potatoes and marjoram £19.

Baked lemon sole with mussels, fermented carrot, sea arrowgrass and chilli £21.50.

Desserts Strawberry and basil Eton mess £8.50.

Rhubarb doughnut with saffron custard £8.

Dark chocolate mousse with raspberries and raspberry sorbet £8.50.

Cheese & Savoury Eccles cake with Stilton ice cream and port gel £8.

Local cheese selection with crackers & homemade chutney £9/three; £16/six.

NB: This is a sample menu, and featured dishes are subject to availability and change.

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Above: Rhubarb doughnut £8.

Above: Whole baked lemon sole £21.50.

“The Red Lion is run by a genuinely lovely family who are truly invested in creating a friendly place to enjoy some really stunning food, prepared with skill, creativity and the best ingredients...” >> Whilst the building dates back to at least 1632, a first floor was added (and the thatched roof removed, replaced by Collyweston slate) in 1795, then latterly several internal walls were all removed too.

This meant that two smaller rooms were consolidated into a brighter, more open-plan environment, and expanded further with the inclusion of the former kitchen with its old brick bread oven and the snug area which was formerly used as the innkeeper’s residence.

Happily the couple were also able to uncover and restore an old inglenook fireplace which is now the beating heart of the bar, adored by customers in the winter months.

Customers can dine in the bar or in the restaurant at the back of the building with its adjacent terrace.

During our visit there was a ‘Picky Bits on the Patio’ menu comprising no fewer than 17 small dishes such as rosemary fries, pork crackling, dressed crab, baked bone marrow and steamed mussels. Those enjoying fresh air on the patio can mix and match these tapas-style options for sociable dining.

In the winter though, this grazing-style menu will be replaced with a set lunch menu with two or three courses for £15 and £22.50 respectively.

Otherwise, the à la carte menu can be enjoyed during both lunchtime and evening service.

It’s an absolutely fantastic menu comprising five starters, eight main courses, half a dozen side dishes and four desserts plus options for mini-desserts, ice creams, sorbets and cheese.

Butchery is sourced from Owen Taylors or Grasmere Farm, fish is delivered daily,

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Dark chocolate mousse with raspberries and raspberry sorbet £8.50.

Hambleton Bakery provides bread, whilst honey is supplied by villagers Susanne and Ian Aldred’s hives and Sam Purbeck, AKA ‘The Rutland Chef,’ provides speciality ice cream including the Stilton ice cream commissioned by Frazer to serve with his Eccles cakes, which are also baked in-house.

The chef also takes the family out on foraging sorties to gather wild garlic or encourages them to help out in the family’s kitchen garden. A special mention, too, for Custard, Chocolate, Jelly, Buttons, Oreo, Sherbert and Peanut, who lay the restaurant’s eggs and have been very well named by the couple’s daughters.

Frazer & Emma work with Amps wine merchants of Oundle and with local real ale aficionado Nigel of Hopshackle who has created a totally bespoke draft beer, named King Street, exclusively for The Red Lion.

Look out for the return of the set lunch menu and for monthly quiz nights, plus Pie & Pint Thursdays, as well as The Red Lion’s quarterly wine dinners in conjunction with Amps. The format is a five-course tasting menu with wine pairing, and having visited South America back in June, the next two destinations are Australasia on September 13th and France on 6th December.

If we’ve done our job properly, the images should demonstrate the style and thoughtful composition of each dish, but what they won’t convey is the exceptional flavours.

You’ll have to visit for the full experience, and you should definitely do so at your earliest opportunity, because you’ll find that The Red Lion is the friendliest, nicest and most enjoyable place to enjoy fabulous food and a warm welcome, from a genuinely lovely family! n

DINING OUT AT...

The Red Lion

at West Deeping The Pitch: “Local, fresh and sustainable food and drink with friendly-family service courtesy of Frazer & Emma King. Ingredients sourced within 30 miles where possible. Beautiful Grade II listed 17th century pub restaurant.”

Food Served: Open Wednesday to Saturday, 12pm to 2.30pm, 5pm to 9pm.

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LINCOLNSHIRE FOOD & DRINK

Just Desserts From rich chocolate delights to deliciously tangy puddings with fruit and ice cream, this month we’re championing the favourite desserts we’ve enjoyed recently in Lincolnshire...

Words & Images: Rob Davis.

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DINING OUT in LINCOLNSHIRE

Previous Page: Chocolate and honeycomb dessert at NoThirty8 at The Tower Hotel, Lincoln 01522 529999, www.thetowerlincoln.com.

Above/Left: Coffee panna cotta with Khalua drizzle, £5 at Stokes’ Late at The Lawn, Lincoln 01522 581921, www.stokescoffee.com Above: Chocolate delice at The Hope & Anchor, South Ferriby, 01652 635334, thehopeandanchorpub.co.uk Left: Chocolate brownie with Madagasgan vanilla ice cream at The Green Man, Ropsley, 01476 585897, the-green-man-ropsley.com.

n Dishes featured are a selection of desserts at the time of our photographer’s visit, please call/see menus online to confirm current menus and prices.

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DINING OUT in LINCOLNSHIRE

Top: Dark chocolate fondant with raspberry sorbet, £9.95, The Brownlow Arms, Hough on the Hill, 01400 250234, www.thebrownlowarms.com.

Above: Sticky ginger cake with rhubarb and vanilla ice cream, £7 at Reform Restaurant at The Castle, Lincoln, 01522 538801, www.castlehotel.net.

Top/Right: Spiced apple cheesecake with Bramley apple ice cream, £7.59, The Leagate Inn in Coningsby, 07957 756495, www.theleagateinn.co.uk.

Right: Vanilla tartlet at The Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa, 01526 352411, www.petwood.co.uk.

Opposite Page: Apple & Almond Crumble, £7.50 at The Marco Pierre White Steakhouse, Doubletree in Lincoln 01522 565180.

Pineapple and dark rum semifreddo with almond brittle, coconut sorbet and, mango gel, £9 at The Dower House, Woodhall Spa, call 01526 352588, or see dowerhousehotel.co.uk.

n Dishes featured are a selection of desserts at the time of our photographer’s visit, please call/see menus online to confirm current menus and prices.

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The 2023 Good Food Awards This month we’re continuing to ask for your help as we host our Good Food Awards for 2023. Vote for your favourite restaurants and food & drink producers from across Lincolnshire and we’ll ensure they get the recognition they deserve...

Words: Rob Davis.

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Nominate your favourite Lincolnshire Restaurant and Food & Drink Heroes...

Once again we’re asking for your help to name Lincolnshire’s most rewarding restaurants, coffee shops or bistros and restaurants with rooms, as well as the county’s food and drink heroes in our 2023 Restaurant of the Year competition. Cast your vote in this edition!

WE’RE ONCE AGAIN on a mission to discover Lincolnshire’s favourite food and drink ambassadors with our annual Good Food Awards. It’s really simple; we’ve six categories and we’d like your vote in each one, to help us gain a comprehensive and objective idea of the county’s best restaurants, coffee shops, bars and bistros, plus our best restaurants for international cuisine, dining rooms with accommodation and our food & drink heroes; producers or retailers of quality local produce.

Pan-fried hake at The Dower House Woodhall Spa, Head Chef, Callum Hawkins.

To cast your vote, you can fill out the form over the page and cast your nominations, or you can vote online using the form on our website.

You can nominate any business in the county – they don’t have to be one of our advertisers – and in addition, your nominations will help to tip us off about the businesses we should feature on our Dining Out pages each month throughout 2024.

We’re incredibly grateful for our readers’ help in representing the whole of Lincolnshire and ensuring our awards are comprehensive, free of advertising bias and help to champion the hard work of the county’s restaurants and food producers. >>

YOU CAN VOTE FOR WHICHEVER BUSINESSES YOU WISH TO RECOGNISE AS BEING AMONG THE COUNTY’S FINEST FOOD AND DRINK AMBASSADORS – OUR AWARDS ARE TOTALLY FREE OF ADVERTISING OR OTHER BIAS... SIMPLY FILL IN THE FORM AT THE END OF THIS FEATURE OR CAST YOUR VOTE ONLINE AT WWW.PRIDEMAGAZINES.CO.UK. >>

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Images Below: The Brownlow Arms; Doddington Hall; The Slanted Door; Washingborough Hall; Myers Bakery; Belvoir Fruit Farms.

>> Vote for your favourite restaurant, coffee shop and food producer at www.pridemagazines.co.uk or use the voting form at the end of this feature.

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2023

CAFÉ, BAR OR BISTRO OF THE YEAR 2023

INTERNATIONAL CUISINE 2023

For our flagship award, we’d like you to nominate your overall favourite Lincolnshire restaurant. You can vote for whichever restaurant you wish – they don’t have to be an advertiser of ours – but we’re looking for quality food, a great setting and a warm welcome! n

Our next category is dedicated to cafés, coffee shops, bistros and bars... the common theme is daytime dining or lighter bites. We’re looking for an independent business which offers a great place to meet up with friends during the day for lunch or coffee! n

Lincolnshire has a really strong culture of quality pubs and restaurants serving British dishes, but in our third category we’d like to recognise a restaurant serving international cuisine with flavour, flair, an appreciation of its provenance and true authenticity. n

BEST ‘RESTAURANT WITH ROOMS’ 2023

BEST LOCAL FOOD PRODUCER 2023

BEST LOCAL DRINKS PRODUCER 2023

Though our awards are mostly concerned with food and drink, we’re still keen to champion hotels, boutique bed and breakfast accommodation or another such ‘restaurant with rooms’ to recognise a provider of comfortable and stylish rooms as well as great food. n

The county is also home to lots of wonderful butchers, bakers, local cheesemakers, and other food producers who serve both local restaurants and consumers. Our penultimate category aims to recognise one such ‘food hero’ or a retailer such as a farm shop. n

And finally... as well as recognising one of the county’s food producers, we’re also looking to raise a glass (or cup) to a producer of tea, coffee, wine, local gin or ale, or perhaps a producer of soft drinks in the county too, naming our best local drinks producer. n 49

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You’re free to vote for whichever Lincolnshire businesses you choose; they don’t have to be mentioned in this edition.

You can also vote online at www.pridemagazines.co.uk.

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Vote for Your Favourite Restaurants and Lincolnshire Food & Drink Suppliers...

Restaurant of the Year 2023: Your overall favourite place to dine in Lincolnshire. ...........................................................................................................................................................................

Café, Bar or Bistro of the Year 2023: Your preferred place to enjoy a lighter meal or coffee. ...........................................................................................................................................................................

International Cuisine 2023: A Lincolnshire restaurant providing great international dishes. ...........................................................................................................................................................................

‘Restaurant with Rooms’ 2023: A restaurant that also has really special accommodation. ...........................................................................................................................................................................

Local Food Producer 2023: A producer of local artisan food e.g.: a butcher, baker or cheesemaker. ...........................................................................................................................................................................

Lincolnshire Drink 2023: This could be a wine or spirit, locally roasted coffee, local tea or soft drink. ...........................................................................................................................................................................

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Cut out this page and send your nominations to Pride Magazines Good Food Awards, Pride Magazines, Boston Enterprise Centre, Enterprise Way, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 7TW. Closing Date 1st November 2023.

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In the KITCHEN

Beef bourguignon is a classic hearty casserole made from beef, slowly cooked in wine, with herbs, shallots, mushrooms and carrots – and let’s not forget the delicious bacon lardons... perfect for winter, we reckon!

TRADITIONAL BEEF BOURGUIGNON Preparation Time: 25 minutes. Cooking Time: 2hrs, 45 minutes. Serves: Six people.

675g lean chuck steak or boneless shin, cut into 5cm/2inch cubes • 3 tablespoons rapeseed or olive oil 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped • 200g baby carrots, tops removed • 2 large garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped or crushed 750ml good red wine • 1 bouquet garni • 2 tablespoons plain flour • 200g bacon lardons or pancetta cubes 300g shallots or baby onions, peeled and left whole • 100g button mushrooms, halved • 2 teaspoons sugar 2 tablespoons freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley, to garnish Heat the half the oil in a 1.7L flame/ovenproof casserole dish with a lid and cook the beef in batches for 4-5 minutes in batches until brown all over.

Remove and set aside. Cook the onions, carrots and garlic for 3-4 minutes.

Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 2 minutes. Return the meat to the pot and sprinkle over the onions. Sprinkle over the flour and stir gently.

Add the wine and bouquet garni. Season and cook in a preheated oven at Gas mark 2, 150°C ,130°C Fan, Gas Mark 2, or on the hob under a very low flame for 2-2½ hours.

45 minutes before the end of the cooking time heat the remaining oil in a large non-stick frying pan and cook the bacon lardons and shallots or baby onions for 4-5 minutes until soft, and lightly browned. Add to the casserole pot with the mushrooms, season, stir gently, then cover and cook for the remaining cooking time.

Remove the bouquet garni, garnish with parsley and serve with boiled new potatoes, or mash and seasonal vegetables.

Don’t be tempted to rush your beef bourguignon. If the temperature is too high, it’ll boil the dish and impair the flavour. So ensure it’s cooked over a low heat for 2.5 hours.

If you have time to prepare this the day before, it tastes even better if left over night in the fridge. Alternatively, if you cook it the same day you’re serving it, any leftovers will taste fantastic the following day. n Recipe & Image: www.simplybeefandlamb.co.uk.

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Wine of the Month

Belvoir’s can-do approach to making ready-to-pour mocktails...

Castello Banfi Summus Toscana IGT Tuscany, Italy £52 / 75cl / 14.5% ABV

Belvoir Farm pours mocktails into handy single-serve cans When you want a quick and delicious cocktail without the alcohol, Belvoir Farm’s ready-to-drink mocktails are as simple as twisting a top and pouring into a glass.

But now there’s an even easier way to enjoy their deliciously vibrant flavours with the launch of retail-ready four-packs.

Passionfruit Martini, Peach Bellini and Lime & Yuzu Mojito are now available in packs of four cans, perfect for when you don’t want to open a full bottle. n £4.49 / 4 x 250ml, www.sainsburys.co.uk.

The Wine Cellar THIS MONTH WE’VE A TRIO OF FIZZY TREATS FOR NOVEMBER, A BONFIRE NIGHT SPIRIT AND NON-ALCOHOLIC MOCKTAILS READY TO DRINK... ENJOY THIS MONTH’S FEATURED DRINKS! FIZZY OH! THERAPY: Three fab fizzies to make November special...

With a fine mousse, fresh lime and creamy complexity, Graham Beck Brut NV’s bubbles are great with cheesy nibbles, £16.99 / 75cl / 12% ABV, www.majestic.co.uk, www.simplywinesdirect.uk.

Tattinger’s updated labels are different but the subtle balance between the freshness and structure of the everpresent red fruit are preserved, making it as full-bodied and smooth as ever, £45.95 / 75cl / 12.5% ABV, www.northandsouthwines.co.uk.

Vibrant and full of life, delicate bubbles deliver flavours of zesty citrus and ripe stone fruit with a long, lingering dry finish. £14 / 75cl / 12% ABV, www.sainsburys.co.uk.

This’ll scare autumn away for a little longer... it’s an intense and deep ‘supertuscan’ that represents very well the potential of the three varieties of which it’s composed.

Very intense ruby red colour, young fruity hints combined with complex notes of jam, spices, tobacco and light coffee.

In the mouth, a strong structure, with important and sweet tannins.

Persistent aromas and long finish. Long aging wine that perfectly pairs with a proper homemade Sunday lunch! n Available from Waitrose, or www.waitrosecellar.com.

A Toffee Apple Moonshine Mix You’ll be over the moon with this Sticky Toffee Pudding Moonshine, ideal for serving with autumn and winter puddings. It’s a moonshine liqueur infused with smooth caramel, and our favourite way to serve it is in a tall glass over some sparkling apple juice with a slice of fresh lime on the side.

A great winter warmer from O’Donnell, an artisan distiller based in Manchester which has a particular fascination with these prohibition-era tipples. n £26.90 / 70cl / 25% ABV www.odonnell moonshine.co.uk.

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

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HOMES & INTERIORS

A WONDERFUL FAMILY

COTTAGE For Susannah & Andy Joy, their 17th century Grade II listed cottage in the village of Osbournby near Sleaford provides space, lots of character and with over an acre of grounds, a wealth of possibilities for its next owners...

Words: Rob Davis.

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PROPERTY

THE DETAILS

The Cottage, Osbournby Location: Sleaford 13mins; Grantham 22 mins; Bourne 19 mins; Lincoln 32 minutes.

Provenance: Grade II listed stone residence with village location and a range of outbuildings.

Rooms: Three receptions currently arranged as living/dining kitchen, sitting room and drawing room.

Six bedrooms with two en suites and family bathroom.

Guide Price: £995,000.

Find Out More: Savills, Olympic House, Lincoln, LN6 3SE. Call 01522 508908, or see www.savills.co.uk.

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“IT’S A HOUSE FOR ENTERTAINING!” says Susannah Joy. “It’s a family home that’s always full of noise... or at least it was!” At the time of writing, the only noises you’ll hear though are packing boxes being sealed, suitcases thumping down the stairs and car boots being slammed. And after that... an eerie silence!

With the final two of Susannah and Andy’s young adults off to Manchester and Oxford to study economics and finance, the couple reckon they’ll take the opportunity to downsize and move close to the rowing club of which they are both members, so their property, The Cottage as Osbournby, is now on the market.

“My mum married in the village church and we’ve had 16th birthday parties, 18th birthday parties, 50th birthday parties and post-lockdown reunions in the place. The house has always been full of noise and fun, and we don’t really think it’ll be the same if it’s quiet and there are just the two of us living here!”

The Cottage dates back to 1625 and carries a Grade II listing.

It was probably a Yeoman’s house, once thatched and possibly two properties which at some point were joined together. More recently, Susannah and Andy converted the attic to accommodate their children and provide three additional bedrooms.

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In the process the family replaced the roof and have also rewired and replumbed the property meaning that despite its age, all of the nasty bits that can put people off a really old property have already been checked and addressed where necessary.

Beyond the essentials, though, comprehensive redecoration and restyling has also added some real charm to the place with light shades on the walls, exposed beams painted in a light colour, flagstone flooring with a beautiful aged patina, and herringbone sisal carpeting in the sitting room.

Andy is a keen cook and the family entertains often, so a sociable kitchen was essential.

When it came to replacing the previous kitchen, Andy and Susannah eschewed the traditional in-frame shaker you’d expect, for a very sleek and modern handleless design

in high-gloss grey with white granite surfaces and limed oak floor.

“It’s not a dark room at all, but we felt that lighter tones would really bring the space to life. There’s a Smeg range plus space for a US-style fridge freezer and an integrated dishwasher and wine fridge.”

“Opposite the range there’s a wood burner, so it’s a cosy place to sit in the winter when Andy’s cooking or we’re all having a glass of wine as a family.”

There are wood burners in each of the reception rooms, too, and at this time of year the family are keen to make the most of what will probably be their final Christmas in the property, enjoying a season for which The Cottage is especially suited.

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is usually home to Susannah’s ‘best tree,’ whilst a second tree in the kitchen is the one upon which the kids have always been allowed to express a more... creative sense of festivity.

With lots of character, fires roaring and all the family together, Christmas is always an occasion to which the property is suited, and with six bedrooms, there’s plenty of space for guests. Post-lockdown the family converted one of their outbuildings into a party barn, and with over an acre of grounds, there was plenty of room for the installation of a marquee for a family wedding a couple of years ago.

The range of outbuildings too have previously accommodated the family’s horse and a couple of ponies, and the family have also explored the possibility of creating a heated swimming pool in the paddock, so The Cottage offers plenty of space for interests and projects in the future.

The house also benefits from planning permission for a modern timber-framed extension to the rear of the house which would create an extended living kitchen with lots of natural light.

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n Spring Cottage, Boston Guide Price: £675,000

Well appointed large home in rural location north of Boston town centre close to Pilgrim Hospital. Three reception rooms, five bedrooms with en suite to master. Large, well-maintained gardens.

Poyntons, 01205 361694, www.poyntons.com.

n Old Vicarage, Legbourne, Louth Guide Price: £1,250,000

Exceptionally handsome Victorian property, former vicarage with five/six bedrooms. Three receptions plus study, tennis court and orchard. Set in 3.4 acres.

Masons, Louth, call 01507 350500 or see www.masonsandpartners.co.uk.

n Lindum Terrace, Lincoln Guide Price: £1,200,000

Impressive family residence in the prime Uphill area of Lincoln close to Bailgate.

Seven bedrooms and two bathrooms, three reception rooms currently arranged as sitting room, dining room and lounge.

Mundys, 01522 510044, www.mundys.net.

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Peter Jackson Cabinet Makers Ltd Devereux Way, Horncastle LN9 6AU

Tel: 01507 527113

W: www.peterjacksoncabinets.co.uk E: info@peterjacksoncabinets.co.uk

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KITCHENS • BEDROOMS • BOOT ROOMS • STUDIES INDIVIDUALLY MADE FREE STANDING FURNITURE

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HOME FURNISHINGS

IN the PINK Forget the gloomy grey skies above... this month we’re ‘in the pink,’ brightening up our homes and settling in for a cosy, rosy winter!

This Page: Manuel Canovas’s Guermantes wallpaper in rose and chairs in Nimes pivoine.

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HOMES

To make the best of these fabrics, seek out one of the county’s leading interior design specialists to create bespoke soft furnishings and decoration for your interiors...

Top: Sanderson Very Rose & Peony in Wild Plum, £145/m; cushions in Emico Ebony £55/m and Tuscany linen in Flint £45/m..

Top/Right: GP & J Baker cushions Pomegranate red; Poppy Sprig blush; Poppy Paisley red; House Linen blush; Alma red/indigo and Poppy Paisley blush, £95/ea.

Right: Sophie Robinson fabrics at Harlequin, sofa in Ribbon Stripe lapis, cushions in Wilderness lapis, Wiggle, rose quartz, Woodland Floral ruby, Woodland Floral lapis, £49-£69/m.

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Designers Guild, Saraille Castellani ombre wallpaper in fuchsia £248/roll; Savoie sheer fabrics £161/m.

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Chair in Manuel Canovas fabric, Polina, in fuchsia and sable colour, £116/m.

Lincolnshire Interiors: Delcor: 01780 762579, www.delcor.co.uk. H-Works: 01780 754605, www.hworksdesign.co.uk.

Richard Sutton Interiors: 01472 268377, www.richardsuttondesigninteriors.com. Stevensons: 01472 233111, www.stevensonsgroup.co.uk. n Please note availability of brands and ranges at the above design studios subject to variation.

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Plant Now

for Pleasure Later 1. Tulips: Best planted from late October to December, most thrive in full sun. Opt for paler colours in shade.

2. Christmas Roses: More correctly known as Hellebores, Christmas Roses flower from late winter to spring. Plant from autumn right through to spring.

3. Narcissus: Daffodils can be planted right up until November, as long as soil is well-draining in nature.

4. Hyacinths: Plant bulbs until November, either in pots indoors or in borders for March/April flowering.

5. Bare Root Roses: Plant bare root shrub roses somewhere that gets as much sun as possible, try to avoid land which gets waterlogged.

6. Magnolia: Grow in the ground or in containers for compact varieties, for flowers in spring and summer.

7. Pansy: Plant in later October to early November for winter colour.

8. Snowdrops: Plant snowdrop bulbs in the ground sooner rather than later for a pre-spring treat. n

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MOTORS

Robust & Durable: The 4x4 That’s Fit for Farmers

Grenadier Quartermaster The luxury Defender is no good for farmers and utility workers, especially without the option of a pick-up truck option. INEOS have got there first though, with an open-back version of Grenadier...

IF YOU’D LIKE A LUXURY 4X4 you’re spoilt for choice right now and JLR’s Defender is proving highly desirable with long waiting lists. However, it’s hardly the pared-back, utility vehicle that made the original model so popular with farmers and utility firms.

Happily, Jim Ratcliffe was on hand to invoke the spirit of the original with his INEOS Grenadier, the vehicle that, arguably, the new Defender should have been.

The Grenadier is gutsier, more utilitarian and arguably a better prospect as a farmer’s daily workhorse, but both models face the challenge of tempting farmers out of pick-ups like the Ford Ranger, VW Amarok, Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max, which all became the farm vehicles of choice following the demise of the original Defender.

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Now though, there’s a new Grenadier, the Quartermaster, which swaps a station wagon back for a pick-up truck bed. While the Quartermaster shares the majority of its architecture and components with the rest of the Grenadier line-up, its strong and rigid box-section ladder frame has an extended 3,227mm wheelbase – 305mm longer than the Station Wagon and Utility Wagon.

This longer chassis creates a large and highly versatile loadbay, with max length, width and height of 1,564mm, 1619mm and 485mm.

The pick-up bed will accommodate a fullsize Euro pallet, the tailgate is nearly 1.3 metres wide and it’s suitable for a payload

of 835kg with 2,035 litres of load space The Quartermaster has a towing capacity of 3,500kg and 264mm of ground clearance.

It’s powered by BMW’s straight six engines; a petrol for power or a diesel for torque.

All-wheel drive is standard, there’s a lowrange box, centre diff lock and optional front and rear diff locks, plus solid beam axles and a 400W power take-off for power tools.

Prices are from £66,215 which is more expensive than, say, the Ford Ranger (the UK’s best-selling pick-up), but you’ll see the extra value in the INEOS’s ruggedness: Grenadier Station Wagon and the Quartermaster are rock solid, designed to survive armageddon. It’s unsurpassed off-road and absolutely bullet-proof in terms of its engineering. n

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INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster Price: £66,215 (available now).

Engine: 3.0 diesel, 249ps, 550Nm, 23.1-26.9 mpg, 60mph 9.9secs, top speed 99mph. 4x4, 8-speed auto.

Equipment: Recaro seats in dirtresistant trim, real parking sensors, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, air con. Fieldmaster trim includes heated seats, leather, front parking sensors and rear parking camera. n Chandlers is one of just 24 INEOS retail partners and they’re based at Horncastle & Belton. Call 01507 527211, see www.chandlers.co.uk.

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Marciano faux fur wool blend coat, £360, www.guess.eu.

WINTER

WARMTH Stylish and warm in equal measure, this month we’re choose our favourite camel coats...

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WINTER COATS

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4 1. Knightsbridge coat, houndstooth, £549, hollandcooper.com.

2. Helena, atelier cashmere blindseam coat, £695, www.reiss.com.

3. Wrap coat, £5,820, www.hermes.com.

4. Belted coat In cashmere, £545, www.hugoboss.com.

5. Barbour Aubrey wool coat, £319, www.barbour.com. >>

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Wool Side Split Long Coat, £349, www.thewhitecompany.com.

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WINTER COATS

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4 1. Monroe wool/faux fur coat, £395, www.wolfandbadger.com.

2. Johnson coat, camel, £310. www.sezane.com.

3. Wool blend trench coat, £525, www.michaelkors.co.uk.

4. Mabel double breasted longline coat, £359, www.allsaints.com.

5. Italian Wool Feather Cuff Coat, £399.20, karenmillen.com. n

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Gucci Women's Boots with horsebit, £ 1,010, www.gucci.com.

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ACCESSORIES ANKLE BOOTS

Ralph Lauren

Maxie burnished leather bootie, £249, www.ralphlauren.co.uk

Hermés

Frenchie ankle boot, £1,600, www.hermes.com.

Kurt Geiger

Shoreditch block ankle boot, £219, www.kurtgeiger.com.

TAN

CLUB Jimmy Choo

Loren ankle boot, Tan Suede, £850, www.jimmychoo.com.

Rusell & Bromley

Pallomini wood stacked heel boot, £395, www.russellandbromley.co.uk.

Ankle boots with an infusion of designer style and a tan colourway...

Holland Cooper

Compiled by: Mandy Bray.

Mayfair suede ankle boot, £299, www.hollandcooper.com.

Saint & Sofia

Christian Louboutin

Dallas mid boot, tan, £269, uk.saintandsofia.com.

Chelsea Booty, £1,175, www.christianlouboutin.com.

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COSMETICS

The Nail File

PRODUCTS FOR STRONG COLOUR, HEALTHY NAILS AND THE BEST LOOKING HANDS ALL WINTER LONG

1. Choose Choo for seductive nails As the festive season approaches what could be better than crimson nails, and what better to pair with beautiful shoes than a name synonymous with luxury, namely Jimmy Choo.

The brand’s Seduction Collection comprises six shades including this one, Radiant Coral.

Coordinating lip colour and fragrances are also available. £35/15ml, jimmychoo.com.

2. File under important Forget disposable files: buy once and buy better. This beauty essential enables you to gently and effectively shape your nails and seals the nails edge as you file, whilst the tempered glass prevents splitting and peeling. £18, www.rubyhammer.com.

3. Hermes colour

Available in 24 shades, Hermes’ nail colour provides radiant colour and a long-lasting lacquered shine. Its fluid texture leaves a fine, smooth film on the nail. Its intense colours contain a high concentration of pigments. £45/15ml, www.hermes.com.

5. An instant DIY manicure at home An easy way to give your hand some help during autumn and winter, Soulista’s Rosy Hands provides three pairs of gloves containing a serum packed with vitamin C, antioxidants and aloe vera plus Bulgarian rose oil to restore softness to both skin and cuticles, helping to fade dark spots, even out pigmentation, and sooth chapped hands.

Keep them in stock for DIY manicures! £8.39/three, www.seoulista beauty.com.

6. Czech mate for nail care...

Practical and beautiful, this eight-piece nail care set from Czech & Speake is £450 in black and red, but should you really wish to treat yourself its available in a red and 24-caret gold edition too.

The eight-piece set includes everything needed to perform a DIY manicure, pedicure and to care for cuticles. £545, www.czech andspeake.com.

4. The perfect finish

Mavala’s Gel Finish Top Coat will help you to get the best from your colour as a protective layer which hardens whilst allowing the nail to breath, preserving health and enduring long-lasting colour, £19/10ml, www.johnlewis.com.

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n All our beauty products are available from local independent stockists unless otherwise stated, please note that prices stated are RRP and may vary.

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Liz Earle, 12 Days of Liz Earle Beauty advent calendar, £75, lizearle.com.

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BEAUTY ADVENT CALENDARS

Harrods

Beauty advent calendar 2023, £250, www.harrods.com.

Jo Loves

Iconic Jo Loves advent calendar, £365, www.joloves.com.

Selfridges

Beauty advent calendar, £220, www.selfridges.com.

BEAUTY

COUNTDOWN

Space NK

Beauty advent calendar, £235, www.spacenk.com.

L’Occitane

Reusable advent calendar, £180, www.uk.loccitane.com.

Enjoy the build-up to Christmas and treat yourself to a little luxury each day with these very posh but very lovely advent calendars!

Selection: Mandy Bray.

Elemis

First Class advent calendar, £189, www.uk.elemis.com.

Charlotte Tilbury

Lucky Chest of Beauty Secrets, £160, www.charlottetilbury.com

La Mer

The Atelier advent calendar, £470, www.cremedelamer.co.uk.

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The Finest Magazines in Lincolnshire, Rutland & Stamford

SALES MANAGER REQUIRED Excellent Salary: Basic £50,000 plus commisson over target Location: Boston Enterprise Centre, Endeavour Park, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7TW Full Time, 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. No weekend work.

About Us We are the proud owners of three prestigious magazines, each known for its exceptional quality and direct delivery to the most affluent individuals in our region.

Our flagship publication, Lincolnshire Pride, has been a trusted source of information and entertainment since its establishment in 2002.

Building on its success, we introduced Rutland and Stamford Pride Magazines, both of which have also claimed the top spot in their respective areas, solidifying our position as the premier choice for discerning readers in our community.

Salary Excellent basic salary of £50,000 plus commission over target (depending on experience ideally in magazine or media sales).

The Role We have a very rare opportunity to be the new Pride Magazines Sales Manager.

You will manage a professional and knowledgable team and liaise with our current clients, some of whom have been advertising in our excellent magazines for around 20 years.

You’ll also look to introduce many more new clients to demonstrate the power of our well respected, high quality magazines.

Duties Include: • Calling the ‘right’ businesses for advertising.

• Field and telephone sales.

• Introducing new ideas to the content of the magazine and working closely with the editor.

• Organising the flat plan and paperwork.

• Help with marketing of our titles.

• Achieve and increase monthly sales targets.

The Ideal Candidate: • Excellent track record of sales.

• Confident and knowledgeable.

• Accurate, methodical and skilfu.l • Creative and full of ideas.

• A strong desire to improve our magazines.

• You must be hard working and self-motivated.

Benefits: • Five weeks holiday per year plus bank holidays (32 days).

• No weekend work.

• Staff are looked after very well, in terms of morale, salary and commission.

• Friendly and professional team.

• Opportunities to grow within our businesses.

• Excellent and modern, air-conditioned offices.

• Workplace pension. Fun months and prizes.

We ask that you put your full effort in when you are at work and help to develop our businesses.

To Apply If you’re the ideal candidate then send in your CV today to jobs@pridemagazines.co.uk with a cover letter.

More Information: www.pridemagazines.co.uk Pride Magazines Boston Enterprise Centre, Endeavour Park, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 7TW

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WEDDINGS

Colourful & Fun Lots of colour, lots of fun and a wonderfully relaxed day with family and friends.

Megan & Mark’s wedding was a real celebration of the couple’s love!

Wedding Photographer: Alexandria French Photography, 07805 537706, www.alexandriafrenchphotography.com.

EVEN BEFORE they became a couple, Mark and Megan had attended many weddings together. The two met at The Poachers Country Hotel, a popular wedding venue near Boston. Mark is a wedding DJ by profession whilst Megan looks after wedding guests too, serving food, drinks and generally helping couples to celebrate their day.

A proposal ensued in 2021, scuppered a year by the pandemic. Mark’s original plan was a proposal in Jamaica, but with travel plans stymied, the two instead hired an old-style Land Rover Defender with a camping pod on the roof and set off to Scotland for a wild camping adventure. A stop-off in Edinburgh and a trip to Calton Hill during sunset provided a city backdrop for Mark’s proposal.

Their professions meant that both Megan and Mark both had a good deal of experience of weddings, knowing what works well, not to mention a bulging address book of wedding suppliers. The two both have a connection to Frampton and wanted to host their ceremony there, which took place in July this year, at St Mary’s Church with Revd Sudharshan Sarvananthan officiating.

Megan’s fitted Made with Love wedding dress with its lace overlay was sourced from a boutique in Derbyshire and her three bridesmaids wore powder blue dresses from online retailer ASOS. Bridal hair styling was

by Hayley of Nottinghamshire’s Sassy Styles and Megan’s makeup artist was Hannah Finn of Clifton.

The groomsmen, meanwhile, wore Mark Darcy tailoring from Gere Menswear on Lincoln’s High Streeet. Incidentally, Megan says she was really grateful for the boys’ organisation and practical help on the day, setting up photobooths and keeping the day running smoothly.

Across the road from the church was an ideal site upon which to create a festival-style reception under a sail-cloth tipi-style marquee, supplied by Garden Weddings Yorkshire.

WEDDING SUPPLIERS Wedding Ceremony: St Mary’s Church, Frampton, 01205 369515.

Reception Marquee: Garden Weddings Tipi Hire, 01423 412458, garden-weddings.co.uk.

Camping Village: Wild at Heart, Boston, 01205 619855, wildathearttipis.com.

Shepherd Hut Style Toilet Hire: Nomadic Washrooms, Powys, www.nomadicwashrooms.co.uk Wedding Dress: Made with Love at Nora Eve, Chesterfield, 01246 239307, www.noraevebridal.co.uk.

Bridal Hair: Hayley at Sassy Styles, Nottingham.

Makeup: Hannah Finn, Nottingham.

Bespoke Wedding Bands: MD Jewellers, Grantham, 01476 591762.

Groomsmen’s Tailoring: Mark Darcy at Gere Menswear, Lincoln, 01522 514794, www.geremenswear.co.uk.

Wedding Catering: Salted Orange, Lincoln, 07792 419730, www.saltedorange.co.uk; Scones & Roses, Skegness 07940 077241; Sipwell Bars, Boston, 07734 625300.

Ice Creams: Skinners, 01205 364998.

Wedding Cake: Bridie’s Cakes, Essex, www.bridies-cakes.co.uk.

Floristry: Lily Jane, Long Sutton, www.lilyjayneflorist.co.uk.

Amusements: Tooleys, Boston, www.tooleysamusements.co.uk.

Electrials & Generator: Tooleys Electrial, Boston, www.tooleyselectrical.co.uk.

Wedding Singer: Mia Garner, Boston, www.miagarnermusic.com.

Live Band: City Sounds via Entertainment Nation, www.entertainment-nation.co.uk.

DJ: Floor Fillers, Lincoln, 07983 291151.

Videographer: Lincolnshire Videography, www.lincolnshirevideography.com.

Photographer: Alexandria French, www.alexandriafrenchphotography.com Camper Photobooth: Oh Snap, Lincoln, 07892 886262, www.ohsnapuk.co.uk. n

“We had lots of experience with indoor weddings so we wanted something a little different with a festival or village fête feel, really relaxed with lots of fun and no rules,” says Megan. “We didn’t specify which side people had to sit in the church and we wanted people to just wander across the road from the church to the reception.”

As well as the couple’s wedding reception, Boston-based Wild at Heart provided seven rustic bell tents and created a glamping village adjacent to the reception for guests who wanted to stay overnight.

Local vintage fairground restorers Tooleys Amusements also provided swing boats and Eddie Howard from Derbyshire provided a carousel for guests to use. Megan says she will forever remember the guests enjoying the carousel with a fairground organ cover of Oasis’s Wonderwall, with all of the riders singing at the top of their voices as they were enjoying going round and round.

The couple’s wedding breakfast was provided

by Lincoln’s Salted Orange during the daytime which consisted of a four corse sit down meal and then Scones & Roses of Skegness during the evening who set up a beautiful graze buffet for guests to tuck into.

Boston’s Sipwells provided a bar indoors and a horse box bar outside were guests could enjoy handmade cocktails. Whilst evening guests arrived, Skinners Ice Cream were also on hand serving up cones with a flake.

The couple’s phenomenal-looking carouselthemed three-tier cake was created by Bridies Cakes and the couple’s floral arrangements were by Long Sutton-based Lilly Jane who grows the native varieties she uses in her own cutting patch. Credit for the couple’s save the day notelets, stationery, and tableplan all go to former graphic designer Megan, whose mum Alison also embroidered the napkins with guests names which served as place settings. >> 93

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>> Megan’s granny Margaret also created the wildflower displays used on the guests’ tables which were full of herbs and flowers.

“Entertainment was a big consideration for us, and I think it was one of the first things Mark was keen to have a say on!” says Megan. “We had heard Boston wedding singer Mia Garner at a wedding we were working at, and I can honestly say that her voice gave me goosebumps. Her voice was incredible when she performed Becky Hill’s I Could Get Used to This as we walked down the aisle: it was amazing!”

“Mark found our party band City Sounds and our Lincoln-based DJ Tim Gutteridge, and both went down amazingly well.”

“The band were really incredible as they performed with a sax and an electric violin, which sounded fantastic. The six piece band allowed us to party the night away and there was a moment when we were both lifted in the air by our guests to Whitney Houston’s Million Dollar Bill and ended up both crowdsurfing!

“Our photographer Alexandria was really incredible, creative and so easy to work with!

All the finer details were really important to us; from Polaroid prints in the marquee, to handmade ‘best day ever signs’ and the Shepard hut style toilets having milk churns as loos. “It was an amazing day, and we were really lucky with the weather, too.”

“The whole wedding had a relaxed feel to it, which was just what we wanted. People just seemed to have fun and enjoyed celebrating with us. Everything about the day was totally our style and it was perfect!” n Wedding Photographer: Alexandria French Photography, 07805 537706, www.alexandriafrenchphotography.com.

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Fundraising Dinner at Harlaxton Manor for

Heritage Lincolnshire HERITAGE LINCOLNSHIRE recently held a fundraising dinner at Harlaxton Manor near Grantham attended by the charity’s President, Lord Cormack, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire Toby Dennis, the Bishop of Lincoln the Rt Revd., Stephen Conway and the charity’s CEO Tracy Stringfellow.

The event was hosted by Dr Holly Carter, Executive Director and Dean of Harlaxton College – based in the Manor – which was commissioned in 1831 and commands a Grade I listed status. The building has been used by the University of Evansville, Indiana since 1971.

Heritage Lincolnshire was founded in 1988 and is based in Heckington at the Old School. The charitable trust undertakes a range of activities in the promotion and conservation of the County’s heritage, from building conservation to archaeological fieldwork and research.

For more details or to donate to the work of the charity see www.heritagelincolnshire.org. n Words & Images: Rob Davis.

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