Rutland Pride January 2024

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RAYMOND BLANC A REUNION WITH SOME OLD FRIENDS AT HAMBLETON HALL

Our Restaurant of the Year for 2023...

THE WINNERS OF OUR AWARDS, AS VOTED FOR BY READERS

FOOD & DRINK

LUXURY HOMES

SOCIAL EVENTS

NAMING THE WINNERS OF OUR 2023 GOOD FOOD AWARDS

THE LARGEST SELECTION OF LUXURY HOMES IN THE AREA

OUT AND ABOUT WITH OUR PHOTOGRAPHER IN RUTLAND

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ost of the time I leave the writing of our welcome letter to Rob Davis, the Editor of Rutland & Stamford Pride. But as this is a rather special edition of the magazine he has insisted that I ought to have the opportunity to welcome you personally to the new look Rutland & Stamford Pride Magazines, and to thank our readers and advertisers for their continued support.

You’ll notice that as well as a new look, there’s also a new feel to the area’s finest magazines. Our intention was to create a luxurious, silky feel to our pages to reflect our content whilst revising our typography and design to enhance the magazine’s readability and to facilitate larger images of the area, with improved colours and contrast.

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Best wishes and enjoy our new look magazine!

Julian Wilkinson Publisher, Pride Magazines

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In this month’s magazine, we reveal the winners of our Good Food Awards, and we meet chef Raymond Blanc following his recent visit to Hambleton Hall.

Also, we’re discovering how to ‘walk yourself happy’ with Rutland’s Julia Bradbury, and we enjoy dining out at The Crown in Stamford.

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This will really show off Rutland & Stamford to best effect, making the most of our photography, notably the social images on our High Life pages, our food photography and the properties we feature in our new property section – the largest showcase of the finest properties in the area.

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Julia Bradbury WALK YOURSELF HAPPY WITH RUTLAND’S JULIA BRADBURY

RAYMOND BLANC A REUNION WITH SOME OLD FRIENDS AT HAMBLETON HALL

Our Restaurant of the Year for 2023...

THE WINNERS OF OUR AWARDS, AS VOTED FOR BY READERS

FOOD & DRINK

LUXURY HOMES

SOCIAL EVENTS

NAMING THE WINNERS OF OUR 2023 GOOD FOOD AWARDS

THE LARGEST SELECTION OF LUXURY HOMES IN THE AREA

OUT AND ABOUT WITH OUR PHOTOGRAPHER IN RUTLAND

This month’s covers show Hambleton Hall and Stamford’s Barn Hill, the former because we enjoyed a lovely evening at the country house hotel recently with special guest Raymond Blanc. And Barn Hill because... well, it’s an iconic and uplifting view of Stamford at any time of the year! We’re always looking for great images of the area, so please feel free to email us your best photos to us at robin@pridemagazines.co.uk.

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NEWS Only the ‘good news’ stories from Rutland & Stamford.

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HIGH LIFE Marking remembrance in the county with our Lord­Lieutenant.

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WHAT’S ON Live music and theatre.

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NATURE A parliament of owls.

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WINE Sparkling recommendations for January and a Burn’s Night tipple.

Homes & Gardens

RAYMOND BLANC World­class chef enjoys a reunion

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HOMES Style for your winter home.

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EDUCATION The best independent schools in Rutland & Stamford.

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MOTORS McLaren’s 570S supercar.

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BEAUTY Products for enjoying a mindful January.

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FASHION Giléts for a cosy January.

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WEDDINGS Amanda Carter of Dottie Photography’s concept for a Park Lane wedding.

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DINING OUT A new dining room and a new menu for The Crown Hotel, a jewel in Stamford’s dining out scene.

WELCOME HOME Uppingham’s Horninghold House, with over 8,600sq ft space, on the market for just under £4m.

JULIA BRADBURY Broadcaster Julia on why January is the perfect time to ‘walk yourself happy.’

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RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR Congratulations to our winners as we reveal the recipients of this year’s awards, as voted for by our readers.

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Luxury Homes

Find Your Perfect Home The largest selection of luxury homes on the market in Rutland, Stamford and the surrounding area

Above: Enjoy a look around Uppingham’s Horninghold House, £3.95m, later in this edition.

Currently on the market with King West, 01858 435970, www.kingwest.co.uk.

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North Brook House Empingham, Rutland Perfectly placed on the edge of one of Rutland’s most sought-after villages, North Brook House is a handsome stone home, built in the tradition of an English granary. Having undergone meticulous and extensive renovation work by its current owners, the abode is a unique gem that beautifully blends the aura and charm of a classic village property with all the advantages of a newly constructed dwelling.

Guide Price: £1,500,000 Fine & Country The Old Jewellers, 30 High Street East Uppingham LE15 9PZ. Call 01780 431635 or see www.fineandcountry.co.uk

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Rutland House Wothorpe Park, First Drift, Stamford In the exclusive setting of Wothorpe Park on the edge of Stamford, Georgian elegance lends itself to modern living, at Rutland House.

Guide Price: £1,250,000 Pelham James 3 Saddler’s Court, Oakham LE15 7GH. Call 01572 497070 or see www.pelhamjames.co.uk

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Ashwell Road Whissendine, Rutland Moat Farm is a five-bedroom period property, originally built in the 16th century it has been extended over the years creating a spacious family home providing off-road parking, a mature garden, and a one-bedroom self-contained annexe, all nestled into the sought-after village of Whissendine.

Offers Over: £850,000 James Sellicks 6-8 Market Place Oakham Rutland LE15 6DT. Call 01572 724437 or see www.jamessellicks.com

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The Grange Bourne Road, Carlby A striking, 4 bedroomed, period property set in beautiful grounds, boasting an impressive office block and two garages, located just north of the village of Carlby equidistant between Stamford and Bourne.

Offers in Excess of: £1,100,000 King West 13 St Mary's St, Stamford PE9 2DE. Call 01780 484520 or see www.kingwest.co.uk

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Clatterpot House Cottesmore, Oakham A striking and substantial Georgian home, set within fantastic private gardens with views of the village church, with sweeping lawns, swimming pool and woodland fringes. Clatterpot House is an impressive and unlisted period house, formally the village Rectory, offering over 7,000 square feet of elegant and symmetrical accommodation over three floors.

Guide Price: £2,250,000 Savills 9 High Street, St. Martins, PE9 2LF. Call 01780 673865 or see www.savills.co.uk

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The Post House Post Office Lane, Lyndon Just a short distance from the shores of Rutland Water, take a trip to the picturesque village of Lyndon and discover The Post House. Built by the current owners in 2004, the home combines all the charm and character of a traditional period home with the creature comforts of modern living.

Guide Price: £1,000,000 Pelham James 3 Saddler’s Court, Oakham LE15 7GH. Call 01572 497070 or see www.pelhamjames.co.uk

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Rutland Terrace Stamford 9 Rutland Terrace is situated in the conservation area, towards the western edge of town and is one of the most iconic streets within Stamford. Once a manicured bowling green, Rutland Terrace was established in the 1830s and is a handsome display of Regency architecture. South facing with views across the undulating meadows to the west and the famous Stamford roofline to the east.

Guide Price: £1,250,000 King West 13 St Mary's St, Stamford PE9 2DE. Call 01780 484520 or see www.kingwest.co.uk

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4 The Stables Burley on the Hill, Rutland For anyone wishing to live in part of one of the most stunning architectural buildings in the country, this is an excellent opportunity. Burley on the Hill is a magnificent, Grade I listed, Palladian, former country estate now comprising 35 properties within about 67 acres of parkland, woodland and communal gardens.

Guide Price: £1,500,000 Fine & Country The Old Jewellers, 30 High Street East Uppingham LE15 9PZ. Call 01780 431635 or see www.fineandcountry.co.uk

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Turnstone Bertie Lane, Uffington A beautifully presented, 5 bedroom, stone family home with large garage and south-west facing, landscaped garden set in the sought-after village of Uffington.

Offers in Excess of: £975,000 King West 13 St Mary's St, Stamford PE9 2DE. Call 01780 484520 or see www.kingwest.co.uk

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Pepperwood House Weston Road, Rutland Pepperwood House commands an enviable position, backing onto the south shores of Rutland Water.

This five bedroom detached home is 5 miles West of the A1 and almost equidistant from Uppingham, Stamford and Oakham (6-7 miles), all with reputable state and public schools.

Guide Price: £2,200,000 Esale Hartwith Way, Harrogate , North Yorkshire, HG3 2XA. Call 01423 789957 or see www.esaleuk.com

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Holly Berry House, Burton Lazars

The Old School, Ashwell

A beautifully-presented, three-bedroom detached cottage with spacious, flexible accommodation, off-road parking, garaging, and a generous, well-established gardens in the village of Burton Lazars.

The Old School is a unique and characterful, four-bedroom home, situated in an enviable raised position of the village with views of the church in the popular village of Ashwell.

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The Coach House, Stamford

42 Church Street, Langham

The Coach House is a Grade II listed, two-bedroom stable conversion with spacious accommodation, off-road parking and a garage at the centre of the historic market town of Stamford.

Originally built in 1928, this attractive, three-bedroom, semi-detached home sits tucked away on a mature and private plot with off-road parking and a garage in the village of Langham.

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Local News Raymond Blanc in Rutland Reunion for old friends at Hambleton Hall recently as Aaron Patterson’s former mentor visited the country house hotel to meet local diners

New sails at Whissendine Nigel Moon’s Whissendine mill has a new lease of life after the replacement of its four sails, enabling it to use wind power for the first time since 1922 Congratulations to Nigel Moon (right), who has reached a milestone in his ongoing restoration of Whissendine Windmill with the installation of four new sails, enabling the windmill to turn its stones using the power of wind for the first time since 1922.

The windmill dates back to 1809 but has been out of action since 1922, when a terrible storm caused damage to the windmill’s sails.

Nigel purchased the building in 1995 and has embarked on a repair project ever since. The windmill has been operational for a number of years, albeit using an electric motor to produce flour.

Since 2020 Nigel and his team have been working hard to replace three of the four sails and repair the fourth one, with all four sails now faithful in design to the originals.

The miller enjoyed particular success during the pandemic when an upturn in baking and making bread saw many people seeking out locally milled flour.

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The presence of Aaron Patterson at Hambleton Hall since 1992 has long been a guarantee of a wonderful dining experience. Last month though, the chef’s former mentor at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire visited Hambleton Hall as the special guest chef.

Raymond enjoyed meeting fellow diners and joined Aaron in creating a menu which comprised his beetroot terrine and horseradish sorbet starter, plus a dessert of exotic fruit ravioli with coconut and lime leaf jus.

Hambleton Hall was created in 1979

by Tim and Stefa Hart, with Aaron initially working in the kitchen under Nicholas Gill. After working at Le Manoir, Aaron returned to Hambleton Hall in 1992 and has helped to enure the hotel has retained its Michelin Star ever since.

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Congratulating our cadets

Seeking our best businesses

Stamford’s cadets one of just three organisations to receive new King’s Award recognising charity work

This month sees Rutland MP Alicia Kearns opening public voting for her Independent Shop Awards

Chair of South Kesteven Gloria Johnson has paid tribute to Stamford’s air cadet squadron on receiving one of the very first King’s Awards for Voluntary Service. Having provided a testimonial to the achievements of 2071 Stamford Squadron Royal Air Force Air Cadets while she was Mayor of Stamford last year, Gloria’s recommendation for an award was held up because of the death of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II. The Stamford squadron was one of just three organisations in Lincolnshire to receive the new King’s Award recognising charitable endeavours.

Alicia Kearns has launched her annual competition to find Rutland and Melton’s Favourite Independent Shop for 2023 and 2024.

The MP is asking for residents to nominate their favourite shops so they can be shortlisted for the competition and public vote.

Last year’s competition saw 19,169 votes cast in total, and Gates Garden Centre was voted as the overall winner (pictured above).

The competition has 15 different categories as detailed below and nominations can be made via Alicia’s website at aliciakearns.com.

Closing date for votes is Friday 26th January.

New book from local author Uppingham author creates a guide for those hoping to stay subtle using the ‘stick and chair’ method A former lawyer turned movement specialist has released his second book, Back for the Future, which aims to ensure its readers remain mobile.

“My new book, Back for the Future, is all about a technique that I have developed using a stick as a prop to teach clients how to initiate and express balance through their core.”

“My students love it and I have used the technique to help clients including those coping with strokes, hip or knee replacement surgery to really improve the way that they move so that they can remain independent.”

Back for the Future, is available now from Walkers Bookshop, which has premises in both Stamford and Oakham.

Independent Shop Awards 2023/2024 Categories: Beauty, pampering & wellness Independent Butcher Independent café Children and babies Clothing/accessories Craft and hobby Farm and produce Food and drink

Garden centre Gifts and stationery Homeware Music/Records Pharmacy Village Shop Other

And Finally... Local fine art specialists Gladwell & Patterson are opening a new premises with nearly 6,000sq ft room in the former HSBC bank on the corner of Stamford’s High Street and Red Lion Square. The gallery is owned by brother and sister team Cory and Glenn Fuller and it’s hoped that the building will be refurbished and ready for opening in spring.

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High Life

Rutland’s Remembrance Concert Rutland’s Lord-Lieutenant Dr Sarah Furness recently invited over 300 guests to commemorate Remembrance with a musical programme at St George’s Barracks Images: Rob Davis.

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The County’s Lord-Lieutenant, Dr Sarah Furness recently invited the community to join her and fellow organisers at the second Rutland Festival of Remembrance, which took place at St George’s Barracks at North Luffenham. A drinks and canapé reception preceded a programme of remembrance including performances by the Cottesmore Military Wives choir, Uppingham School Chamber Choir & Pipe Band, the cadet band and Catmose & Casterton College, plus the brand new Rutland Ladies Choir. Over 300 guests enjoyed the concert and the Lord-Lieutenant in expressing her keenness to support The Royal British Legion thanked those who helped to make the event a success. “Counting serving soldiers and members of the military living in Rutland but serving elsewhere, over a quarter of Rutland’s population is military related.

Remembrance means a great deal here – sacrifices are still being made by serving personnel.”

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A flask of tea with...

Julia Bradbury Rutland’s Julia Bradbury has always enjoyed a special relationship with the great outdoors, but since a breast cancer diagnosis in 2021, she also credits it with helping her to fight the disease. Now with her brand new book, Walk Yourself Happy, she wants us all to enjoy a healthier and more active life, beginning in January 2024!

Words: Rob Davis & Julia Bradbury.

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Sometimes even helpless. January can feel like a fairly flat month in terms of our mood and so this month, more than ever, it’s important to take care of ourselves and nurture a strength of spirit that ensures we embrace the new year in a physically, but also mentally, sound condition.

As far back as the fourth century the theologian and philosopher St Augustine was advocating spending time outdoors walking declaring ‘solvitur ambulando,’ literally ‘it is solved by walking.’

His words have been echoed by countless others from fitness advocates, to naturalists such as Darwin and other contemporary philosophers like Nietsche. More recently they’ve also been echoed

by Rutland’s own Julia Bradbury, who grew up here and retains family connections to England’s smallest county, having fond memories of walking around the local countryside as a youngster with her father Michael.

Julia’s family life – she’s a mum to three children – and her career in broadcasting have always seen her remaining busy, but in 2021 her established priorities were brought to a screaming halt with a diagnosis of breast cancer which saw her re-evaluate her life, with physical health and mental wellness taking priority.

“I wanted to explore how seemingly small additions and new habits can have a profound on your physical health and your wellbeing,” says Julia. “I’m not an academic or a doctor – aside from an honorary

doctorate – and I’m definitely not a scientist, but I do talk to such people in my new book all about the journey.”

“What I do have are lived experiences, especially of walking being curative. I’ve used walking to help me through breast cancer, but other traumas too, from IVF and miscarriage to grief, mental health issues and even a broken heart.”

“Walking in Rutland with my family is a joy, but I’ve also been lucky during a career in broadcasting to have experienced trekking along the seaboard of the Indonesian Archipelago, through the rainforests of Australia and across the Mongolian deserts, as well as walking across a lot of the Greek island digging into my Mama Mou Chrissi’s family history.”

“All of those landscapes were wildly different, but what they had in common was their ability to be a backdrop for walking experiences which heal the body, calm the mind and lift the heart.”

“You don’t need big landscapes or seat-of-the-pants travel adventures to benefit from such ‘green therapy’ though (I call it getting a dose of Vitamin N, for nature). Even walking in England’s smallest county can help you to walk yourself happy and healthy, hence the book’s title.”

Having re-evaluated everything from her diet to her breathing, Julia’s combination of an interest in health, research and the fact that walking gives her pleasure to live better have all culminated in her latest book, Walk Yourself Happy.

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A flask of tea with Julia Bradbury

From the title you might be mistaken that it’s simply a book of walking routes or one which just advocates exercise, but the book goes much further in its remit, encouraging consideration of diet, sleep, exercise and even breathing.

Julia and Rutland From her roots in Rutland, Julia worked alongside sister Gina and her mother in a fashion business owned by the latter, before working for the London-based advertising agency Jaffe & Young.

The broadcasting landscape changed in the mid-1990s with the launch of new cable and satellite channels courtesy of enfants terrible of broadcasting from Kelvin MacKenzie who would go onto edit The Sun and Janet Street Porter, who helped to launch L!ve TV. Julia worked for Janet on the station as a presenter alongside Claudia Winkleman before joining GMTV as its celebrity correspondent based in Los Angeles.

From there, she presented the BBC consumer rights programme Watchdog and later other factual programming from Countryfile to many walking series from Railway Walks to Canal Walks, and ultimately Unforgettable Walks, plus a reboot of Wainright Walks, following in the footsteps of Alfred Wainright, retracing his favourite routes in the fells.

Julia and walking “The thing about walking is that you don’t need incredible landscapes, fancy kit, a team leader or physical fitness and talent. To get started you just lace up your shoes and put one foot in front of the other.”

“I was recently involved with the mental health charity Mind, challenged to encourage a group to pull on their wet weather gear and enjoy getting out in the darker winter months. Some people think that it’s better to walk in spring and summer. Not me. I love a winter walk on a crisp chilly day, and I enjoy the freshness of the air when it’s a bit soggy.”

“To be outside is to feel and experience life in the round. Being outside also means being around nature. When I’m sharing space with a tree breathing in cold, cloudy air or staring at the fractal patterns of a pine cone I feel happy and in awe of the magic of nature, I feel content with my place in the world.”

“I’ve always exercised but recovering from cancer has taught me that to keep our body systems working well, I need to commit to an hour of exercise at least four times a week.”

“That might sound daunting, but one in six deaths in the UK is caused by inactivity… physical activity won’t kill you, but inactivity can. That’s not to say that you have to exercise for a prescribed amount of time.”

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“Even getting outside for a shuffle around the garden is beneficial, and if all you can manage is ten minutes a few times a week then I encourage you to do just that.”

“If you’re physically more active, your heart is conditioned to beat slower and stronger, and it needs less oxygen to function well. Your arteries become springier, so they push your blood along more efficiently, and your levels of ‘good’ HIDL cholesterol rise.”

“Physical activity also helps prevent type two diabetes; when your muscles are used to working, they stay more receptive to insulin, the hormone that ushers blood sugar into the cells. If you’re fit, blood sugar levels aren’t as likely to creep up.”

“In older age, physical activity can delay the slide of cognitive decline into dementia and, even after the process has started, exercise, alongside exposure to light at the right time of day, can improve certain aspects of thinking.”

“Moving the body helps the brain, too. Several studies have found that exercise can reduce symptoms of depression, changing the brain in ways similar to antidepressant medication, which brings us to the subject of mindfulness and specifically breathing.”

Julia and breathing “It’s no coincidence that much tuition of meditation, yoga or other mindfulness-related activities place a strong emphasis on breathing.

You’d be forgiven for thinking that you already know how to breathe.

You’re doing it now, and it’s just opening your mouth and sucking in air, right?”

“Apparently not. We breathe unconsciously but often make three common mistakes. We breathe into the chest and upper body.

We breathe through the mouth and we breathe too much.”

“Learning how to breathe is life-changing and can have a profound effect on our sense of well-being. On average we breathe in and out 25,000 times a day, but we don’t necessarily take ‘nutritional’ breaths...”

Left: Julia has made a career of enthusing about the great outdoors, but now she realises the benefits are literally life­saving.

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A flask of tea with Julia Bradbury

“Learning how to breathe is life-changing and can have a profound effect on our sense of well-being. On average we breathe in and out 25,000 times a day, but we don’t necessarily take nutritional breaths.

Breathing ‘well’ means doing so through your nose, which triggers the sinuses to release nitric oxide, a molecule which plays an essential role in absorbing oxygen. We can absorb 18% more oxygen breathing nasally than we do by breathing orally.”

“In the book I cover breathing exercises, explore the fascinating differences in breathing in different cultures, and cover different breathing techniques like Ujjayi (victorious breath), Bhastrika (bellows breath) and chanting. Like proper sleep, and good nutrition, breathing is one of the pillars of a healthy life and it’s free at the point of use, so it’s remarkable that few of us know how to get the best out of it.”

Julia and diet “Until a couple of years ago, I didn’t give much thought to what I ate, nor how I ate it. I’ve always been conscious of food quality but I didn’t plan my meals or calculate how much protein I was eating or count my veggies.”

“Especially when working outdoor or on travel shows for TV, my diet was a bacon sandwich – breakfast on the go – milk chocolate and millionaire’s shortbread. Sometimes we’d be on location for 18 days straight, and that’s what I’d eat for 18 days straight. Then in the evening at the end of filming the whole crew would descend on some lovely country pub and tuck into homemade pie, chunky chips or a big old steak followed by chocolate brownies or ice cream.”

“When I look at that list now I shudder. Fried foods carry heart risks, in part because they provoke inflammation and they’re often high in sodium as well as harmful saturated fats. The oil in which foods are fried commercially is often heated again and again. This can generate a variety of compounds, many of which have been reported as carcinogenic.”

“Those sausages and pies are often made with processed meat, and all red meat contains a pigment called haems, which is broken down in the gut to form compounds (called N-nitroso compounds or NOCs), which are also known to cause cancer.”

“Then there’s all the sugar. Sugar comes in many forms, and is hidden in foods that you wouldn’t expect. It’s not just in sweets, cakes and biscuits, but things like sauces, soups, fruit juices and meat products.”

“The average American now consumes approximately 126g of sugar a day. That is about ten tablespoons, and we’re not far behind. There’s a huge body of evidence about the damage too much sugar does to cardio-metabolic health and I certainly ate more than the recommended daily allowance of 24-30g sugar daily.”

“I stopped and switched to dark chocolate – over 70% cocoa solids – which was just one part of a huge overhaul of my diet that I undertook after my cancer diagnosis and mastectomy; quitting sugar saw me losing a lot of weight, very quickly.”

“That’s not to say that chips are off the menu completely, but I do advocate the 80/20 rule whereby for 80% of the time I eat healthy, whole foods and for the other 20% of the time, I treat myself or at least accept that I’m doing the best in a world of processed foods and with a busy lifestyle.”

“We also can’t consider nutrition without talking about hydration.

Estimates vary from six to eight glasses of day being recommended, and it is also possible to overhydrate, but usually we drink too little, which can reduce our cognitive performance, including memory, focus and creative thinking. Without proper hydration, your blood becomes viscous and harder to pump, and without proper hydration, none of the cells in your body can function.”

“There’s an emerging awareness, too, of the danger of too many ultraprocessed foods in our diet. These are replete with nasty chemicals that our microbes react badly to; processed foods deprive them of fibre and instead bombard them with artificial substances like sweeteners and emulsifiers designed to enhance texture and extend the shelf life of foods.”

“In the book I speak to Professor Tim Spector OBE of King’s College.

Whilst he’s no killjoy, he’s acutely aware that 57% of an adult’s diet and 70% of a child’s diet in Britain today is now made up of processed food. Globally, poor nutrition still accounts for 11 million deaths every year and adds more to the burden of ill health than drugs, alcohol and tobacco combined.” >>

Opposite: Image by David Venni

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A flask of tea with Julia Bradbury

“The ancient Greeks were great believers in sleep. Hypnos, the god of sleep was seen as the remover of pain, suffering and sorrow and the Greeks were confident that what sleep does for the body, dream do for the mind, enabling it to rest and rejuvenate.”

The consumption of vegetables, legumes, fish, nuts, seeds and fruits is way below the level recommended by the World Health Organisation, and we are eating too much fat, processed meat, salt and sugar. But given the amount of processed food on our supermarket shelves, this isn’t entirely our fault.”

“Tim also says that we have to stop judging food by calories. ‘They’re nonsense,’ he says. ‘As a way of teaching people how to eat more healthily, they should be scrapped.’ It’s not about calories. It’s not about fats and carbs and protein, either. It’s about food quality. Each time you eat, if you’re mindful of nourishing your gut microbes, supporting a healthy gut microbiome and eat a diet rich in fibre to keep your bacteria in balance, you can’t go far wrong.”

Julia and sleep “The ancient Greeks were great believers in sleep. Hypnos, the god of sleep was seen as the remover of pain, suffering and sorrow and the Greeks were confident that what sleep does for the body, dreams do for the mind, enabling it to rest and rejuvenate.”

“It’s a philosophy reiterated in an old Irish proverb – I was born in Dublin so I feel qualified to use it – that ‘a good lunch and a long sleep are the best cure in a doctor’s book.’”

“Sleep has been researched and the science of sleep advanced enormously in the past two decades, and achieving good sleep hygiene by means of things like an evening stroll before settling in, cooler bedrooms, the avoidance of caffeine and avoiding pre-bedtime snacks as well as avoiding tech-induced anxiety by having a phone on your bedside table will all help to improve the quality of your sleep.”

“Based on a control group of over 6,000 cases in five different countries, the International Agency on Cancer in Lyon also concluded that disrupted sleep patterns are ‘probably carcinogenic

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to humans,’ which is quite a terrifying prospect given the lack of consideration we give to the quality of our sleep.”

Julia and the future “Cancer saved my life, which may seem like a strange thing to say, but it opened my eyes to what I was doing to myself, pushing myself emotionally and physically to reach impossible goals. Re-examining my relationship with nutrition, sleep, exercise and breathwork was, I now realise, so important.”

“After my documentary Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer & Me aired, many people have approached me when they’ve seen me out and about or they’ve messaged me to ask if I was OK. They’ve all offered well-meaning thoughts with one of the most common being ‘thank you for sharing your story, very brave,’ but honestly, I’m not brave.”

“I think cancer saved my life. I got it and I had to make changes. The book explains how I did it, and I hope it might help others too.

Fundamentally, I wrote it because I believe we can all walk ourselves happy, taking small steps and then big strides, through the glad days of our lives.”

Walk Yourself Happy by Julia Bradbury is published by Piatkus, an imprint of Hachette and Little Brown.

Available from all good local bookshops, personalised copy is available directly from Julia’s website, The Outdoor Guide, £25 www.theoutdoorguide.co.uk.

The website also has a range of Julia’s favourite walks by region and theme.

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An old friend comes to

DINNER No excuse is needed to visit the exceptional Hambleton Hall, but if any further incentive could encourage us to visit Rutland’s country house hotel, a visit from an old friend of Aaron Patterson would prove especially enticing!

Aaron Patterson, Chef Director, Raymond Blanc and Hambleton Hall owner Tim Hart. Images: Dorte Kjaerulff, www.dorte.co.uk

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Raymond Blanc in Rutland

When Raymond Blanc comes to dinner, not a single person in the dining room avoids that feeling of being starstruck. For the French chef and founder of Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons though, a recent visit to Rutland was a chance to enjoy cooking once again with one of his most successful protégés, Aaron Patterson.

Back in 1979, Tim & Stefa Hart purchased Hambleton Hall and chose Nicholas Gill to head up the kitchen.

One of his most successful chefs was Aaron Patterson and the two enjoyed a great working relationship until the chance arose to work in the kitchen of Le Manoir under Raymond.

Happily for everyone in Rutland, Aaron made a return to Hambleton Hall in 1992 as the country house hotel’s head chef, and has remained there ever since, latterly taking on the role of Chef Director.

Last month, Aaron Patterson and Raymond Blanc jointly hosted a dinner in Rutland The two have kept in touch and prior to the pandemic, Raymond had promised to visit the hotel and meet the team, possibly around July 2020, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the hotel’s opening.

Plans were a little delayed, but the best things come to those who wait and so, last month, Aaron and Raymond hosted a dinner for around 60 specially invited guests, each cooking a couple of courses.

For members of the media, too, it was a chance meet the chef and enjoy a few words with him.

Can he remember, I asked, when Raymond first met Aaron? “Of course!

He had a very full head of hair!” says Raymond.

“He was a really good man, and fitted straight in to my kitchen, which is no mean feat as there were some seriously tough guys in the kitchen.”

“It was a time when chefs could be rather disfunctional people, volatile, creative... but Aaron was different.”

“Still today there’s lots of ego, especially at Michelin-star level, but Aaron was a genius from the outset, and a really nice guy.”

He stayed for four years at Manoir, and worked on every single section.

It’s a tough school: 16 chefs working to produce up to 20 courses for up to 100 for lunch and 120 for dinner.

The food then was so much more complex, too.”

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Raymond Blanc in Rutland

Aaron was a genius and a really nice guy.

He stayed for four years at Le Manoir Aaron’s talent and his character is reflected in the fact that the two chefs have kept in touch and when Raymond visited Hambleton Hall last month he worked alongside the brigade to create a beetroot terrine starter and an exotic fruit ravioli with coconut and lime leaf jus.

However masterful the food though, the evening was even more special thanks to the obvious respect and friendship that both Aaron & Raymond still have, 30 years on!

See www.hambletonhall.com.

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Above: Raymond’s beetroot terrine and exotic fruit ravioli.

Left: Dinner is served!

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Education

Rutland & Stamford

Schools

Here, we profile some of the best independent schools and colleges, across Rutland & Stamford offering the very best education the region has to offer...

Oakham School

Lincoln Minster School

Spaces to live, learn and socialise

Happy, achieving children

The opportunities and facilities that Oakham School offers girls and boys aged 10-18 to discover and develop their interests and talents inside and outside the classroom are outstanding. Our full boarding, weekly boarding and day places enable us to provide an exceptional learning environment and wraparound care that offer peace of mind and flexibility to working families.

Lincoln Minster School is an independent co-educational HMC day and boarding school for pupils aged 4 – 18 years. The school, which is situated in the idyllic Bailgate area of the City of Lincoln, includes Preparatory, Senior and Sixth Form teaching as well as an extensive offering of out-of-hours support, activities, and clubs. The school provides an enriched education that consistently creates high achievers with purpose, ambition, and character.

Oakham’s 16 Houses provide a home from home environment for our uniquely balanced community of 1,000 pupils – 50:50 girls and boys and 50:50 boarders and day pupils, who are supported by a team of specially trained staff who care for all aspects of the children’s wellbeing. We have recently opened a new co-educational social space where pupils of all ages can relax together beyond their Houses.

Oakham’s broad and balanced curriculum offers 26 subjects at GCSE and at 16+ students can choose to study A-levels and BTECs or the IB Diploma with consistently excellent results. The School’s full-time Head of Careers and her team offer in-depth guidance and information on career options and admissions procedures for UK and overseas universities.

The small class sizes provide each student with the attention and individualised nurturing needed to support their development as they reach their full potential. One of the main priorities for the school is to nurture the academic abilities of their pupils. Their Aspire Programme is designed with this in mind, providing opportunities that aim to extend knowledge and understanding, provide stimulating and demanding academic challenges, and, ultimately, inspiring students to apply for the most competitive courses at the most prestigious institutions. The Preparatory school was recently ranked in the UK top 40 Preparatory School (The Times Parent Power Guide 2023) and became a finalist in the national Independent Schools of the Year Awards (2022 and 2023) for Student Wellbeing.

There are five major drama productions every year, over 400 individual music lessons each week, 30 different sports on offer and students can choose from over 125 activities to take part in each week, including a thriving Duke of Edinburgh, Combined Cadet Force, and Voluntary Action programme.

The Senior school’s sports offering was also shortlisted in the Independent Schools of the Year Awards (2022) for Sporting Achievement and ranked in the UK's top 70 sporting schools, placing 63rd, in School Sport’s Top 200 Sporting Schools of 2022.

To discover more, contact our Admissions team to arrange an individual visit or book your place at our next interactive Open Event on Saturday 18th May: admissions@oakham.rutland.sch.uk, call 01572 758758.

To find out more, families can book an individual tour of the school online. Visit www.lincolnminsterschool.co.uk or call 01522 551300.

The school is based on Upper Lindum Street, Lincoln LN2 5RW.

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Above: Stamford Schools, Burghley Park Run.

Above: Lydia Waller, Laxton Junior School’s new headteacher.

Stamford Schools

Laxton Junior School

Together we are Stamford

A leading independent day school

In September 2023, the Stamford Schools opened its doors for the first time to teach students co-educationally at all stages as Stamford High School and Stamford School merged. Years 7 – 10 are now taught in co-educational classes at all stages with the St Paul’s site the home campus for the Senior School.

In September 2023, Laxton Junior School (LJS) welcomed its new Head, Lydia Waller. Lydia is passionate about education and brings with her a wealth of experience in school leadership. We caught up with her, now she has been in post for a few months, to hear a little bit more about LJS and what makes it so special…

Years 12 and 13 are now based at the newly refurbished Sixth Form at St Martin’s, formerly Stamford High School, with Year 11 students, who are midway through their GCSE courses, remaining in single sex classes on their current sites. From September 2024, Stamford School will be fully co-educational in every year group.

“I feel hugely honoured and privileged to be leading such an extraordinary School as LJS. As an intrinsic part of Oundle School, it offers the perfect preparation for children moving onto Oundle, or, indeed, any school of choice, aged 11.

Stamford Schools have been educating students since 1532. Our Schools have a long and prestigious heritage, but everything we do at Stamford is focused on preparing young people to lead happy and fulfilling lives in the 21st century. We strive to offer an outstanding, contemporary education in which students develop the ability to think for themselves and to interpret the world around them.

Every child at Stamford is encouraged to be an independent thinker and take the lead in their own education. The Stamford Schools comprise the Stamford Junior School, Stamford Senior School, and Stamford Sixth Form. At the heart of our all our Schools is the focus on academic ambition, pastoral excellence, and the opportunity for students to become the very best version of themselves.

Various Open Events are being held throughout 2024. Please call 01780 750300, visit www.stamfordschools.org, for more details or email admissions@ses.lincs.sch.uk.

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At LJS, our philosophy is not just a set of words, but a guiding principle that shapes every aspect of our educational journey. It is rooted in a deep belief that every child is a unique individual with boundless potential, and it is our responsibility to nurture and unlock that potential.

In our hallways, classrooms and playgrounds, you will find a mosaic of dreams, aspirations, and accomplishments. Our curriculum is tailored for each child, and we value happiness and emotional wellbeing just as much as academic success. Indeed, happiness breeds success and children learn best when they experience a genuine sense of care and are appreciated for their unique qualities.

LJS children take risks, dream big, and pursue their aspirations with unwavering determination.”

To discover for yourself what makes LJS truly special, please contact Rachel Waterhouse, Assistant Head Admission. Please call 01832 277159 or see www.laxtonjunior.org.uk.

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What’s On Saturday 30th December to Friday 5th January 2024

Friday 26th January

Omid Djalili at Stamford Corn Exchange

Napoleon It’s not often we recommend films in Pride, but this month sees the release of Napoleon, which takes a personal look at Napoleon Bonaparte's origins, and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor. Ridley Scott directs.

The Iranian-British actor and comedian brings his latest tour, Work in Progress, to Stamford Corn Exchange.

The comedian will also be supported by Adam Vincent, who has numerous comedy writing credits to his name, and by Alexis Heydon, an observational comic whose refreshingly unique slant on parenthood, marriage and awkward family encounters are told with a warmth that belies her real feelings.

Tickets £7/evening, £6.50/matinée, 2pm/7pm.

Stamford Arts Centre, Broad Street, PE9 2DL. Saturday 30th December to Friday 5th January 2024

Philharmonia: at The Oscars A night at the Oscars, with a concert packed full of awardwinning film scores. Highlights from Out of Africa, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler's List and many more.

Tickets £21, from 7.30pm, Stamford Corn Exchange, PE9 1PX. Call 01780 766455 or see stamfordcornexchange.co.uk.

Heart and soul on stage from Kevin...

Friday 12th January

Join Kevin Clay at Stamford Corn Exchange this month as he provides audiences with an electrifying experience

Sir Elton John Tribute Show Starring Kevin Clay as Elton: be prepared to relive what was Glastonbury’s most talked about and most watched performance, namely the final show of the great Sir Elton John, one of the most iconic superstars of all time.

Appearing on stage and putting his heart and soul into every Elton John song.

Tickets £26, from 8pm, Stamford Corn Exchange, PE9 1PX. Call 01780 766455 or see stamfordcornexchange.co.uk.

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Tickets £10­£46, from 7pm, DeMontfort Hall, LE1 7RU, call 0116 233 3111 or see www.demontforthall.co.uk.

Saturday 30th December to Friday 5th January 2024

Sublime Strings in Stamford Wonderful melodies from Bruch, Howells and Strauss showcasing the talents of Jaren Ziegler on the Viola, along with the string players of the Stamford Chamber Orchestra.

Stamford Methodist Church, PE9 2AE. Call 01780 763 203 or see stamfordartscentre.com.

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Looking Ahead...

Snowdrop Season 2024 at Easton Walled Gardens From January to March, Easton Walled Gardens are covered in drifts of this delicate flower.

The gardens’ Snowdrop Season begins in February, although Easton should already have a really good display from January.

The Courtyard Shop will be open and hot drinks, savoury snacks and cake will be available from The Applestore or The Coffee Room. Cast off the winter blues, meet up with friends, relax and enjoy the spectacle!

From Wednesday 14th February, open Wednesday to Sunday 11am­4pm.

Call 01476 530063 or see www.visiteaston.co.uk.

Musical theatre in January at Curve This month see musical Evita reach Leicester’s Curve Theatre before nuns on the run put on a Sister Act

January & February 2023

Evita and Sister Act at Curve From a childhood mired in poverty to becoming one of the most powerful women in Latin America, Evita was brought to life in the cinema, and now it has been adapted for the stage by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber in a magnificent new Made at Curve production directed by the theatre’s Nikolai Foster.

Later in the month, pay a return visit for another Made At Curve production in the

form of Sister Act, a divine comedy musical making its way from cinema to the stage and telling the story of Deloris, singer and witness to a horrible crime, who hides away in a convent and ends up rescuing an ailing choir.

Evita is being performed until Saturday 13th January.

Sister Act runs from Wednesday 31st January to Saturday 10th February. Performance times and ticket prices vary, call 0116 242 3595 or see www.curveonline.co.uk.

Curve Theatre, Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1TQ.

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The Good Food Awards

Revealing Our

Winners This month we’re delighted to reveal the winners of our six Good Food Awards categories including our flagship Restaurant of the Year Title... as voted for by Pride readers!

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Restaurant of the Year

Hambleton Hall Veteran country house hotel continues to offer quality and consistency underwritten by its Michelin-star accolade...

The very beautiful setting of Rutland’s Hambleton Hall would already ensure it was popular with diners, but the country house hotel’s grounds and interiors are also complemented by the exceptional food produced by Aaron Patterson and his brigade.

At the very top of their game, the chefs utilise produce from Hambleton Hall’s own kitchen garden and the very best suppliers to offer a daily-changing menu of great dishes that look wonderful but also benefit from imaginative flavours and technically flawless chefcraft.

On hand to ensure front of house is equally impressive are Hambleton’s Restaurant

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Director Graeme Matheson, and sommelier Dominique Baduel.

Those enjoying a short break in Rutland will also enjoy the hotel’s 17 absolutely beautiful rooms which have been designed in a classical style by co-owner Stefa Hart and the hotel is overseen by General Manager Chris Hurst.

Named Restaurant of the Year by our readers, Hambleton Hall isn’t just one of the best country house hotels in the area, but one of the best in the whole of the UK. Hambleton Hall, Oakham LE15 8TH. Call 01572 756991 or see www.hambletonhall.com.

Also Highly Commended The Olive Branch: The most amazing pub offering the most amazing food... enjoy the superb dishes of Ben Jones, Head Chef, Ben Fisher and the rest of the Olive Branch Brigade. www.theolivebranchpub.com The George of Stamford: Traditional coaching inn located in Stamford with its very lovely traditional oak­panelled dining room. georgehotelofstamford.com.

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Coffee Shop of the Year

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Main Image: Hunters/Richard Mortlock.

The Hayloft at Hunters Interiors Very pretty coffee shop adjacent to Hunters Interiors in Stamford For many years now, Hunters Interiors on Stamford’s Deeping Road has been a stalwart of great interior design. So much so, in fact, that locals enjoyed visiting the place to see what was new, and so, necessity being the mother of invention, owners Candida Smith and Georgina Teesdale created The Hayloft at Hunters, a place for locals to meet and enjoy a look around the showroom, gain some inspiration for their home, and to enjoy brunch, lunch and good coffee & cake.

The popularity of The Hayloft at Hunters is underwritten by our readers naming it their

Coffee Shop of the Year, for the second year running and throughout the winter, it’s a great retreat for those seeking scones and teacakes from Hambleton Bakery, plus sourdough served with freshly made soup.

In the summer months, too, there’s a sunny outdoor terrace area which overlooks rolling farmland... there’s ample free parking too, making it an ideal place to meet friends!

The Hayloft, Deeping Road, Stamford PE9 4TD. Call 01780 753351 or see www.huntersinteriorsofstamford.co.uk.

Also Highly Commended Lamberts: Based on Stamford’s Cheyne Lane, Steve Conway opened Lamberts in 2016 providing great lunchtime dining. lamberts­stamford.co.uk.

The Garden Restaurant: Gates Garden Centre’s brilliant restaurant offers daytime dining and an adjacent farm shop too! gatesgardencentre.co.uk.

Central Café & Tearoom: Based on Stamford’s Red Lion Street overlooking All Saints Church, lots of delicious daytime treats! centralcafeandtearooms.com

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A Restaurant with Rooms

The William Cecil, Stamford Coaching inn on the Burghley Estate offers a new bistro dining experience and comfortable rooms

Destination Lincolnshire’s Tourism Awards named the William Cecil its Hotel of the Year for 2023 and Pride’s readers have underwritten that opinion by also naming it their favourite ‘restaurant with rooms.’

2023 saw the restaurant reopen with a new dining room and a new name, Milly’s, offering French bistro-inspired lunchtime options and evening dining with big flavours.

Staying over at the hotel? The hotel’s 26 rooms range from Attic, Cosy, Medium and Large in size, all with luxury toiletries and Nespresso machines, plus homemade treats. Comfortable and stylish!

The William Cecil, St Martins, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2LJ. Call 01780 750070 or see www.thewilliamcecil.co.uk.

Also Highly Commended The Olive Branch at Clipsham: Stunning pub restaurant also provides very comfortable and homely accommodation opposite at Beech House, with just six rooms... it’s like staying at a friend’s place! www.theolivebranchpub.com.

The George of Stamford: Classic coaching inn with lots of tradition and the hotel’s Oak Room wood­panelled dining room serving George classics like Dover sole and sirloin of beef. www.georgehotelofstamford.com.

The Finches Arms: 17th century Hambleton pub, recently awarded two AA rosettes and five­star rating for its 10­bedrooms. finchsarms.co.uk.

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Best International Dining Restaurant

Orbis of Stamford Worldwide adventure encapsulating flavours from around the world Jonathan Spencer is Stamford’s serial restaurant entrepreneur, who remains keen to take local diners on an unashamedly comprehensive culinary food journey.

It’s impossible to state that Orbis is a pan-Asian, Mediterranean or Japanese restaurant, although it does incorporate Hoppi Dorri, which was previously based in the building. Head Chef Tim Luff leads a brigade who offer popular dishes like maple-

syrup pork belly, cornflake chicken, truffle mac ‘n’ cheese and autumn dishes like sizzling wagyu with chimichurri and sesame crusted tuna. The restaurant has two rosettes and a decent offering of cocktails with a rooftop terrace for the warmer months. Look out for its programme of special events, too.

Orbis, All Saints' Place, Stamford PE9 2AR. 01780 669950 or see orbisstamford.co.uk.

Also Highly Commended Sarpech, Oakham: Fine dining Asian­Indian restaurant and wine bar, with exceptional Chef’s Collection dishes. www.sarpech.co.uk.

Marquess of Exeter: Located in Lyddington, Krishnapal Negi has created an excellent modern Indian dining experience. www.marquessexeter.co.uk.

The Mad Turk: Relaxed, home­style traditional Turkish and Anatolian food, authentically cooked on a charcoal barbecue. www.themadturk.co.uk.

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Gates Garden Centre Farm Shop 12,000sq ft farm shop offering over 4,000 carefully chosen products including home-reared shorthorn beef Gates Garden Centre is a huge success and one of the most beloved retailers in Rutland. Its Christmas displays are really something to behold, but back in September 2019, the addition of a massive farm shop adjacent to the garden centre itself provided an impressive 12,000sq ft of space and the ability to serve as an ambassador for the best local and artisanal food.

Highlights include zero-waste self-serve cereals and nuts, a milk dispenser, squeezeyour-own orange juice plus bread from Hambleton Bakery and Hambleton Farm butchery. With wines and spirits and so much more, Gates Farm Shop is nothing short of an ambassador for the best quality food.

Gates Farm Shop Cold Overton, LE15 7QB. Call 01664 454309 or see www.gatesgardencentre.co.uk.

Also Highly Commended Hambleton Bakery: The sister company to this year’s Restaurant of the Year, Julian Carter and Tim Hart co­founded Rutland’s successful artisan bakery in 2008. It has been an incredible success, culminating in the opening of a new dedicated bread facility in 2022, and a fantastic new café on the original bakery site in Exton. www.hambletonbakery.co.uk.

Farmer Lou: Louise Fitzhugh’s farm gate business selling pork, lamb, beef, poultry plus pies, cheese, eggs and more on Barnsdale Avenue. www.farmerlou.co.uk.

Otters Deli: Smoked meat and smoked cheese, a great café and some delicious deli treats in the heart of Oakham. www.ottersfinefoods.co.uk.

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Food & Drink Producers of the Year

Mallard Point Distillery Distillery, vineyard and drinks producer takes our award It was back in their early 20s that Andy and Fi Beamish were enjoying a tour around Australian vineyards that the idea of one day having their own such place was first formed.

Their day jobs as the owners of an events company soon meant that their dream of founding their own vineyard and distillery were put on hold until they purchased Church Farm in 2012. A few years later in April 2019 they planted the first of their vines

and achieved a successful harvest, producing their first range of gins and two vintages in 2022. Today the farm is home to 15,000 cool climate vines and to gins such as their London Dry, Pinot Noir and English Rosé, as well as their Chardonnay 22 and English Rosé wines, produced in Essendine near Stamford.

For more information see www.mallardpoint.co.uk.

Also Highly Commended Rutland Vineyard: Vineyard and tasting barn in Ketton.

Zoe & Tim enjoyed their first full commercial harvest of their vines in Autumn. therutlandvineyard.com.

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distillers whose range of gins include Early Gray & Honey, Strawberry & Lavender and now Marmalade! www.multumginparvo.com.

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Dining Out

The Crown Hotel This month we’re enjoying a new menu and a new dining room too, at one of Stamford’s most popular and wellrespected, places to dine...

Words & Images: Rob Davis.

The Crown in Stamford has a new jewel in the form of a recently refurbished dining room; a great new environment in which to enjoy Executive Chef Nick Buttress’s new menu for January 2024.

Most Stamfordians will already know that The Crown Hotel is part of the Knead Pubs group which also comprises The Tobie Norris – which was added to the portfolio in 2007 – and Paten & Co, historically known as The Periwig and The Marsh Harrier, which underwent a masterful refurbishment in 2017.

The Crown Hotel, however, is the most venerable hotel in Knead’s portfolio, owned by the company since 1999. Heading up the group are Michael and Sophia Thurlby, and if evidence was ever needed about the couple’s involvement in the day-to-day running of the hotel, it’s to be found in the fact that on the day of our shoot, both were up and down stepladders trimming up their new dining room, The Jewel, ready for the festive season, as we photographed dishes from Nick’s new menus.

Left: Trio of Knead Farm Lamb with pulled shoulder of Lamb Shepherd’s pie, herb crusted lamb chop & rolled loin of lamb stuffed with rosemary and apricots, rainbow beets, carrot puree and celeriac fondant, £21.95. Top: Hake kiev with garlic & parsley butter with lemon hollandaise, £19.95.

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Crown Hotel, All Saints’ Place in Stamford Starters/Small Plates Venison Scotch egg with Guinness mayonnaise, £10.25.

Crab and prawn thermidor with parmesan crumb, £10.75.

Mozzarella and roasted pepper arancini, £10.75.

Classics Steak and stout pie with 14hour braised beef, rich stout & bone marrow gravy, and whole grain mustard mash, £19.95.

Venison sausage and mash with creamy mash potato and onion gravy and greens, £18.95.

From the Knead Farm Trio of Knead Farm lamb with pulled shoulder of lamb, shepherd’s pie and rolled loin of lamb £21.95.

Knead Farm braised beef bourguignon with horseradish mash, £21.95.

From the Sea Fish & Chips with St Austell Tribute beer-battered haddock served with chunky chips, mushy peas, tartare sauce and lemon, £19.95.

Hake kiev filled with garlic and parsley butter served with lemon hollandaise, charred gem and truffle oil fries, £19.95.

Grill Options The Crown’s Provenance Burger with 100% local Lincoln Red Beef from Knead Farm, £19.95.

Sirloin steak, 8oz, with chunky chips and beer-battered onion rings, £31.95.

“Much of our meat comes from Knead’s own farm, which allow us to vouch for its quality and welfare” “We refresh our menus seasonally, in order to make the most of the area’s best ingredients,” says Nick. “And much of our meat comes from Knead’s own farm, based at Tallington. We’ve a flock of 360 lambs and 85 Lincoln Red Cattle, so every burger or steak that we serve uses meat which has been reared ourselves, which means we can vouch for its welfare and its provenance. It also encourages us to make sure we use as much of each animal as possible and use each cut to its fullest potential.”

There’s a single menu for evening service available throughout The Crown with an additional lunchtime menu of baguettes, rolls and grazing platters, plus cakes, scones and pastries for the hotel’s brisk midmorning coffee trade. The latter has been popular for lonely home workers who bring their laptops along to work in the hotel whilst enjoying good coffee and human interaction.

The evening menu offers a decent choice with 11 nibbles, small plates or starters to mix and match, as well as 16 main course options when you add up the ‘quality pub-inspired’ Classics, two special Knead Farm options, a couple of From the Sea dishes plus a grill selection and four well-considered options for vegetarians and vegans.

Black forest tart with rum and raisin gelato, £10.50.

“For instance, the shoulder of lamb we serve during Sunday lunch service at the Tobie Norris is cooked slowly, overnight, giving it melt-in-the-mouth texture whilst The Crown Hotel has its trio of lamb dish which is among the most popular dishes on the menu, and one that many of our diners come back to enjoy, time and time again.”

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

Top: Wood pigeon Wellington with mushroom duxelle wrapped in puff pastry with red wine sauce, £20.50 Right: Pancetta and pork croquettes, Piccalilli purée, scratching popcorn, £10.50.

Desserts Millionaire chocolate torte with vanilla bean ice cream, £10.50.

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Other local suppliers contributing to the menu’s sense of provenance include Grasmere Farm, Askers Bakery and Marrfish.

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The bar still enjoys its botanical look with early 20th century industrial influences that make the most of the hotel’s architecture.

Meanwhile The Jewel dining room in The Crown was completed just in time for 2023’s Burghley Horse Trials and not withstanding its additional and very lovely festive touches courtesy of Michael and Sophia as we were photographing, the place is lovely looking with a new parquet floor, teal walls and Clarke & Clarke fabrics with their whimsical botanical and jungle-inspired design.

“The hotel’s 28 bedrooms are also very pretty with comfortable rustic design and lots of character”

It’s a lovely place to be and as well as creating a large and sociable dining space, it’s one of several comfortable rooms around the hotel available for functions and private dining.

As a restaurant, it’s easy to see why you’d dine at The Crown. It uses only the best ingredients in its well-conceived dishes created with skill and nice presentation.

Whilst we visited the hotel, we also took the opportunity to sneak a look at a few of the hotel’s bedrooms and to say they’re pretty is an understatement, with a comfortable rustic look and lots of character. You can enjoy them for a £165/person ‘Sunday Sleepover’ package which includes two-course dining, an overnight stay and breakfast the following morning... it could be the perfect way to enjoy what we reckon is one of Stamford’s most satisfying dining experiences!

Crown Hotel, All Saint’s Place Stamford The Pitch: “A striking hotel with dining areas of varying styles offering delicious food and real ale and wines” Opening Hours: Monday to Friday from 7am.

Saturday & Sunday from 8am.

Food served Mon to Sat 11am­9pm, Sun 12pm­8pm.

The Crown Hotel, All Saints’ Place, Stamford PE9 2AG. Call 01780 763136 or see www.kneadpubs.co.uk.

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The distillery’s latest offering is this zesty offering which, as well as its other botanicals, enjoys a good dollop of fruity marmalade to give a warm, citrus flavour.

Based in Norfolk, the audacious James Nelstrop isn’t too far away from us... but he’s quite far from Scotland, which makes it all the more unusual that he’s embarked on a mission to create ‘England’s finest single malt,’ with its vanilla, citrus and almond nuttiness. £18.30, 75cl, 0% ABV. www.sparklingtea.co.

The Wine Cellar This month we’re raising a glass to 2024 with a trio of brand new Champagne releases plus a carefully chosen selection of local spirits and a real treat for the designated driver...

Happy New Year: Raise a glass to 2024...

Tesco Finest Premier Cru Brut: Made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes, citrus, with a fine mousse. £25, 75cl, 12.5% ABV. www.tesco.com.

Moët & Chandon GV 2015 New release 2015 vintage has remarkable maturity with a full­bodied finish. £62, 75cl, 12.5% ABV. www.moet.com.

Dom Perignon Plenitude: 2004 vintage from Hautvillers’ most famous Champagne producer. £445, 75cl, 12.5% ABV www.domperignon.com.

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Keep a clear head with sparkling tea An usual way to enjoy the nation’s favourite beverage Copenhagen’s Sparkling Tea is an entirely new and rather innovative drinks category, developed by the Danish award­winning sommelier Jacob Kocemba.

Each version of its Sparkling Tea has its very own unique character and are either low­alcohol or no­alcohol options, ideal for Dry January. £18.30, 75cl, 0% ABV. www.sparklingtea.co.

Our featured wines are available from local independent wine merchants, supermarkets and online, prices are RRP and may vary.

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Welcome Home

Beautifully appointed A beautifully appointed modern country house offering over 8,600sq ft living space and some beautiful grounds, take a look around Uppingham’s Horninghold House...

Words: Rob Davis.

Magical. That’s how the current owners of Horninghold House, in the village of the same name, describe their property, and it’s little surprise that they’re so keen on the property even 30 years on from their arrival in the village.

“We moved to Oakham to have the first of our three children and discovered Horninghold in 1993,” say owners Bobbie and Gerry.

“There are only 25 properties or so in the village so it’s a really vibrant and friendly community, definitely the sort of place that we wanted to raise a family.”

warm honey-coloured local stone with stone mullions incorporated throughout and bronze casement windows, and a conservation-grade roof.

All the couple needed, then, was the perfect property, and so they embarked upon a project to create their forever home and enlisted the expertise of local architects and tradespeople to built it from a lovely

“Our priority was to encapsulate the outstanding quality for which Horninghold is so well known, whilst at the same time incorporating the best of modern materials and workmanship, says Bobbie.

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“We currently use the cellar as a cinema room, and there’s a gym plus a utility and party space” The property is arranged over three floors with the ground floor dedicated to generous open-plan living spaces and large reception rooms, whilst the first floor provides four bedrooms.

The property’s lower ground floor has an additional reception room ideal for teenagers, with a separate kitchen and gym.

In the unlikely event of requiring any more living space, there’s also a selfcontained Clock House with its own living kitchen, bedroom and shower room.

Horninghold House’s five reception rooms are currently arranged as a drawing room with stone fireplace and French doors leading to a large orangery created by area’s Vale Garden Houses. “We currently use the cellar as a cinema room, a gym plus a utility area and party space,” says Bobbie.

“But it is immensely flexible and could easily be converted into some accommodation for staff, children or parents.”

“Likewise, when we designed the house we really only needed four bedrooms and decided to offer our house guests a rather large suite.

However, we knew that one day another owner may want additional bedrooms so the guest suite can be easily converted into two generously proportioned bedrooms.”

Right: The home has a drawing room, orangery, family room, living kitchen and basement games room.

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“Approached through wrought-iron electric gates, Horninghold House is hidden from the casual passer-by, with a glade of well-established ferns and shade loving plants and with meandering pathways leading explorers off into the depths...”

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Being a family property, the kitchen was always going to be at the heart of the house, and so the family commissioned Vela Cici at Vale Garden Houses to create a space for cooking and dining equipped for even the most demanding chef.

Appliances are by premium brand Miele with a coffee maker, a total of five ovens including a steam oven, warming drawer, two dishwashers, and an induction hob.

Throughout the property is solid oak flooring, underfloor heating, and a Sonos multi-room audio system.

With over 8,600sq ft of usable accommodation and set within over 1.8 acres, Horninghold House’s grounds include a southerly facing neatly-manicured Italian garden, with clipped hedges plus a sunny terrace, and a gas-fired barbecue area set into the garden room. Counting classic cars among their interests, the family

“We have nearly a hundred trees here, showing off the changing seasons” have created six garages and several parking areas. There’s a heated outdoor swimming pool too with dedicated terraces, and an array of garden rooms and stores.

All three of the family’s grown-up children are living in the area, including son Ed, a former Oakham School pupil. He’s well-known locally, having won The World Shooting championships a few years ago.

Today he represents such brands as country clothing brand Schöffel and his latest video for the brand sees him giving a helping hand to supermodel and racing driver Jody Kidd.

“Horninghold is rightly famous as one of the earliest Garden Villages and it

has a wonderful collection of mature trees,” says Bobbie.

“It was essential for us to maintain that qualitative approach to designing our grounds whilst retaining as many mature trees as possible. We have close to a hundred trees on site and between them, they offer beautiful vistas throughout the seasons.”

“The village and the house itself has been a very important part of our lives for the past 30 years but it is now time for us to hand over guardianship to new owners.”

“We are reaching a time of our lives when we would like to be closer to our children and grandchildren so now seems an appropriate time to consider handing over the custody of our beautiful home to another family to enjoy as we have done. We hope that a new custodian will get as much delight as we have enjoyed over the years!”

Find Out More: Horninghold House is currently on the market with King West, call 01858 435970 or 01780 484520 or see www.kingwest.co.uk.

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Horninghold House, near Uppingham Location: Horninghold.

Uppingham: 5.2 miles.

Oakham: 10.7 miles.

Provenance: Honey­coloured stone property created by current owners in 1993.

Rooms: Five reception rooms currently arranged as drawing room, orangery, family room and living kitchen, plus basement games room.

Guide Price: £3,950,000.

NB: Lower ground floor, annexe and outbuildings not shown.

Find Out More: On the market with King West of Market Harborough and Stamford, call 01858 435970 or 01780 484520 or see www.kingwest.co.uk.

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Cushion the blow Cast off the winter blues, but not the shade itself as we suggest cushions to cuddle all winter long from leading names in interior design...

Woodbridge, Marlow and Ely fabrics from Jane Churchill, janechurchill.com.

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Top Left: Countess, Zoffany’s Darnley fabric collection, sandersondesigngroup.com. Top Right: Northwood Collection, Clarke & Clarke, sandersondesigngroup.com.

Bottom Left: Autumn 2023 cushion collection, William Yeoward, williamyeoward.com. Bottom Right: Designers’ Guild Brera Corso, www.designersguild.com.

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A Parliament of

OWLS

Once endangered, barn owls are making a welcome return to the countryside as conservation efforts have yielded an increase in populations. Their increasing numbers, though, doesn’t mean it’s not a treat to see the birds swooping down in the night to take advantage of their silent flying, keen eyesight and deadly ability to hunt their prey...

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Nature

Specialised feathers on their wings break up the turbulence of air, allowing them to fly virtually silently

The silent hunters of the night, barn owls are enigmatic birds of prey that play a crucial role in maintaining the delicate balance of ecosystems. From their ghostly appearance to their silent nocturnal flights, barn owls are a testament to the wonders of nature.

Breeding season for barn owls in the UK typically begins in late March to April. They are monogamous birds and often mate for life. Nests are established in quiet, secluded locations, and both parents play an active role in raising their offspring.

The barn owl is instantly recognisable with its heart-shaped face and distinctive plumage. Sporting a mix of golden-brown and white feathers, these medium-sized owls are well-adapted for their nocturnal lifestyle.

The female typically lays a clutch of eggs, and the pair takes turns incubating them. After hatching, the parents work together to feed and protect their chicks until they fledge and become independent.

The facial disk helps funnel sound to their ears, enabling them to locate prey with remarkable precision even in complete darkness.

Several organisations in the UK are actively engaged in barn owl conservation efforts.

The Barn Owl Trust, for example, works to conserve the species through habitat preservation, education, and research.

One of the most striking features of barn owls is their silent flight. Specialised feathers on their wings break up the turbulence of air, allowing them to fly virtually silently.

Nest box programs have also been successful in providing additional breeding sites for

While they are often associated with rural landscapes, barn owls can also thrive in urban areas. Farmlands, grasslands, marshes, and woodland edges provide the diverse landscapes necessary for their survival. Old barns, church towers, and hollow trees serve as ideal nesting sites, offering shelter and seclusion for raising their young. Primarily nocturnal hunters, barn owls are most active during the night.

Their exceptional hearing and keen eyesight make them efficient predators, and they primarily rely on their sense of hearing to locate prey. With a diet consisting mainly of small mammals, barn owls play a crucial role in controlling rodent populations.

Our farmers’ use of set-aside land and the increase of conservation farming is helping greatly to restore the food chains in the countryside that barn owls need.

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Above: Youngsters in the nest and late night supper.

barn owls, helping to offset the loss of natural nesting sites.

The Barn Owl Trust was established in 1988 with a view to increasing the species’ population, which is now estimated to be between 5,000 and 10,000 breeding pairs.

Conservation initiatives and also public awareness are crucial in ensuring the continued existence of these majestic birds.

By preserving their habitats, adopting owl-friendly pest control practices, and supporting organisations dedicated to barn owl conservation, we can contribute to the protection of these silent hunters of the night and the ecological balance they help maintain.

For more information see www.barnowltrust.org.uk.

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Motors

McLaren’s Peak

Supercar McLaren hones its already well-proven track record of producing supercars that represent the best of British engineering, with its new 750S, it’s lightest, most powerful car yet

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McLaren is a British success story through and through. Established in 1985, it was originally intended as a maker of Formula 1 vehicles but decided that its experience and engineering know-how could also filter down into cars for motorists... albeit ones with rather more performance than you’ll ever need for a trip to Waitrose.

After collaborations with Mercedes, the company released its own sports car division in 2011 and launched its first ‘domestic’ car that year too.

The firm’s new 750S replaces the 720 and promises peak supercar performance with pure exhilaration. The vehicle is the lightest and most powerful series-production McLaren, with segment-leading power-toweight ratio of 587PS-per-tonne.

Compared to its predecessor, over 30% of its components have been re-engineered or replaced, resulting in a car that’s just 1,277kg in weight, making the most of its awesome performance.

The firm’s new 750S replaces the 720 and promises peak supercar performance with pure exhilaration...

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The car is available both as a coupé or a convertible, badged Spider, and its light weight construction, aided by a wealth of carbon fibre and a monocoque construction enables its 750ps of power to reach 60mph in just 2.8 second and a potential top speed of 206mph on a closed track.

McLaren’s Proactive Chassis Control linkedhydraulic suspension, which is renowned for combining astonishingly precise body control with a remarkably compliant ride, is now even more impressive.

Naturally drivers can fettle the aero, handling, powertrain and transmission settings, saving a tailored combination.

Drivers can also switch between Comfort, Sport and Track Active Dynamic settings while keeping their hands on the wheel and a complete focus on the road ahead.

There’s also a McLaren Control Launcher (MCL) for avoiding wheel-spin when moving off, and a lift mechanism allows you to tiptoe over uneven surfaces and speed bumps without damaging the front splitter.

Inside the cabin has been given a refresh and whilst the McLaren is a sports car, not a comfy GT, a few creature comforts like a surround view camera and Apple CarPlay afford the opportunity to enjoy the cabin, as well as the car’s awesome performance.

The Details

McLaren 750S Price: £244,815 Powertrain: V8, 3994cc, twin­turbocharged, petrol, driving a seven­speed auto gearbox, rear­wheel drive.

Performance: Top speed on closed track 206mph, 60mph 2.8 seconds. 23.2mpg.

Equipment: Carbon Fibre Racing Seats and a new Bowers & Wilkins premium audio system. Surround­view camera, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, vehicle lift system.

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Cosmetics

Mindful Over Matters Treat yourself to a relaxing bath, a bit of pampering and something to ease your winter aches and pains with these mindfulness-focused products

A meditative and uplifting experience Olverum will definitely be a permanent part of our bathtime ritual as we enjoy a long hot soak in the tub this winter. It’s powered by natural essential oils, just a few drops of the brand’s Bath Oil helps to soothe aching muscles. £28, 60ml, from uk.olverum.com.

L’Occitane’s Amande L’Occitane’s Almond Delicious (AKA Amande) is the gold standard of hand cream for hands this winter. Almond milk helps to moisturise the skin and prevent chapping. £18, 75ml, from uk.loccitane.com.

Ginger Rush Cream Origins presents an invigorating, luxurious body cream. It deeply hydrates and instantly softens skin plus it leaves senses revitalised with an enticing, spicy aroma. £38, 200ml, www.origins.co.uk.

Penhaligon’s Balm of Calm Luxury Perfumier Penhaligon’s has added a brand new and absolutely sublime fragrance. The marketing folk promise ‘a lullaby of lavender, a cloud of geranium.’ Iris and sandalwood.

Base notes of vetiver, middle notes of geranium and iris, top notes of cardamom and clary sage and lavender. £195, 100ml EDP penhaligons.com.

The Winter Wellness Collection for men Espa is a brand which powers many of the treatments offered by many of the area’s best spas. The company also offers a range of treatments to enjoy at home, like this Winter Wellness bundle providing Invigorating Face Wash (150ml), Fitness Shower Oil (15ml); Hydrator (50ml) and Fitness Bath Salts (55g), £45, from www.espaskincare.com.

Botanical Kinetics Aveda’s Botanical Kinetics hydrating lotion is derived from 97% natural origin ingredients, including coconut and jojoba. Light, non­greasy formula. £36, 150ml, from www.aveda.co.uk.

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

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Health

From Pioneering to Proven

Lasting Pain Relief for those with Knee Osteoarthritis Anyone living with the misery of osteoarthritis of the knee will doubtless be dreading winter, with cold temperatures aggravating the condition. Happily, Lincolnshire’s Professor Paul Lee is the local practitioner offering a pioneering treatment Words: Rob Davis.

Shakespeare once wrote of ‘the winter our discontent’ – but for the 5,400,000 in the UK with osteoarthritis of the knee joint, a winter of discomfort is what January actually entails.

Cold temperatures aggravate the condition whilst a lack of mobility, coupled with pain, can mean a miserable start to the year, especially for the 100,000 annual NHS patients for whom a surgical knee replacement this year is the ultimate treatment of the condition.

Top Harley Street consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Professor Paul Lee, renowned for treating celebrities and elite athletes, has brought his expertise to Lincolnshire. Now, from his Grantham-based Keep Clinic and Silk Willoughby’s MSK House, he’s one of the first clinicians in the UK offering a pioneering treatment to those with osteoarthritis of the knee joint. The injectable treatment, Arthrosamid®, has already seen many patients across the UK and Europe enjoying pain-relief and greater mobility for up to three years.

“As someone who had the privilege of being the first in the UK to administer Arthrosamid®, I firmly believe that this treatment represents a complete paradigm shift in managing knee osteoarthritis,” says Professor Lee.

“Arthrosamid®’s injectable formulation is unique and provides a durable and minimally invasive alternative to conventional treatments, offering patients a substantive improvement in pain relief and joint function.”

“Having followed our patients for nearly three years, the long-term benefits are promising, further reinforcing Arthrosamid® as a good treatment in knee OA management.”

Arthrosamid® is a non-biodegradable hydrogel which can be administered with a

Professor Lee was one of the first clinicians in the UK offering this pioneering treatment to those with osteoarthritis of the knee joint... simple injection to relieve osteoarthritis in the knee. The gel itself has already been used in human medicine for around for 23 years, with over one million syringes already manufactured and used, but following clinical trials on humans in 2019 it has now been approved by the EU as a means of treating osteoarthritis in the knee.

So now, Arthrosamid® and Lincolnshire’s Professor Lee can offers hope to those in pain

and discomfort via a privately-funded outpatient procedure taking no longer than 30 minutes and offering both pain relief and the return of mobility in trials for three years.

The hydrogel is, as its name suggests, predominantly water-based with a bio-scaffold material called polyacrylamide (iPAAG) that’s both non-degradable and non-migratory.

That means it’s 97.5% water, but it stays put to offer sustained relief, with 79% of patients under the age of 70 reporting a satisfactory response to the treatment. Anecdotally, patients also report continuing benefits up to a decade after treatment. Furthermore the use of Arthrosamid® doesn’t rule out surgical knee replacement in the future, if necessary.

As somebody who has seen so many patients suffering long-term pain, losing the ability to exercise and risking both a reluctance to remain mobile and potential weight gain, Professor Lee hopes that this will be the year that he’s able to bring lasting pain relief to those with the condition.

For those keen to enjoy winter walks, and those looking forward to an active spring and summer whose only hope otherwise is knee replacement surgery, Arthrosamid® is a pioneering, minimally invasive and effective treatment, one that could see those suffering the misery of osteoarthritis of the knee enjoying a pain-free life.

Find Out More: For more information about Arthrosamid®, Lincolnshire consultant orthopaedic surgeon Professor Paul Lee has practices on Harley Street and in Grantham & Silk Willoughby, Sleaford. Call 0330 001 0048 or see www.amsk.co.uk or www.thekeepclinic.com.

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Pain Relief

Our real-life experience of Arthrosamid® “After undergoing the Arthrosamid® injection with Professor Paul Lee, my life has changed significantly.

A year post­treat­ ment, my pain has reduced substantially, and my mobility has improved remarkably.

The follow­up care and the research­ backed approach employed by Professor Lee and his team make this treat­ ment all the more trustworthy. Having my treatment form part of ongoing academic research gives me confidence that I received the best care possible.”

S.D, (57) 12­months post Arthrosamid® treatment.

“Eight months ago, I was preparing for a total knee replacement due to excruciating, bone­ on­bone arthritis in my knee. I opted for Professor Paul Lee's Arthrosamid® treatment, hoping it could provide some relief. Something astonishing happened at the six­month mark: my knee pain, which had been relentless, vanished out of the blue.

Now, at 8 months post­treatment, I am completely pain­ free and have taken myself off the surgical waiting list.”

D.I (67) 8­months post Arthrosamid® treatment.

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Fashion

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for Winter This month we’re making the most of winter with some stylish giléts...

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Top Left: Moncler Ghany down gilét, £650, www.moncler.com. Top Right: Barbour Midhurst gilét in dark navy, £136, www.barbour.com.

Bottom Left: Armani down jacket, £150, www.armani.com. Bottom Right: Canada Goose Rayla, £695, www.canadagoose.com.

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Weddings

Park Lane Chic Enjoy a sense of style and luxury with this styled wedding shoot courtesy of Amanda Carter of Dottie Photography Images: www.dottiephotography.co.uk.

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A classically-styled wedding with Park Lane panache will yield a memorable wedding day, especially at impressive venues like Rushton Hall. This month we’ve asked Insposa’s Creative Director EJ Wright to show us how to achieve the look A wedding with Park Lane chic. That was the look creative director EJ Wright was looking for when pulling together this month’s featured styled wedding shoot.

“Our aim, in addition to creating something beautiful, is to show you how to work with the key features and tones of your wedding venue by allowing those elements to guide you.”

“What more beautiful backdrop could we have had, than Rushton Hall? My mood board started with embracing the features of the room and letting them influence our choices.

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“From the soft velvet of a chair to the smallest, but prettiest of bouquets and breath-taking floral arrangements which can fill a room with a heavenly fragrance.”

“By bringing the outside in to the stunning Orangery at Rushton Hall, we created a fresh, elegant look that is timeless and unforgettable.

A look that sits comfortably amidst the features of the room.”

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Weddings

Park Lane Chic Location: Rushton Hall Hotel & Spa, Kettering, 01536 713001, www.rushtonhall.com.

Concept & Creative Direction: EJ Wright for Insposa, 0116 236 4849, www.insposa.co.uk.

Photography: Dottie Photography, 07702 948324, www.dottiephotography.co.uk.

Bridal Designers: Suzanne Neville & Jesus Peiro at Courtyard Bridal Boutique www.courtyardbridalboutique.co.uk.

Make­Up: Liza Smith 07788 421 401, www.lizasmithmakeup.co.uk. Hair: Leanne Eldridge, 07818 060885.

Accessories: viviembellish.com. Décor: Nerissa Eve Weddings, 01858 419544, www.nerissaeveweddings.com.

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Trees: More, www.moreproduction.co.uk. Model: Miss Betsy Rose, missbetsyrose.com.

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