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welcome letter

What a tremendous summer highlight! We were proud to be a key sponsor of this year’s Rutland Show, and thanks to lovely weather and lots of effort by organisers, the event was a terrific success!

We hope you came along to our marquee and brought the family along either for one of our cotton bags emblazoned with the message that ‘I’m Proud of Rutland,’ or for our younger readers, our stickers and fun foam hands.

It was great to meet our readers and to celebrate all that’s good about both Rutland and Stamford. It’s important to champion our local shows, our local businesses and the people, too, which help to make living in the area so very special!

Georgie Fenn, Editor

georgie@pridemagazines.co.uk

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CONTENTS NEWS & EVENTS

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HIGH SOCIETY Our exclusive images from the 2018 Rutland Show.

WHAT’S ON Art and drama in July.

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NEWS Our roundup of good news.

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HOMES Fiona Cairns’s former bakehouse, now on the market.

OUTDOORS 89

GARDEN Enjoying Barnsdale Gardens’s 38 unique spaces.

HAT’S THE SPIRIT Enjoying the expertise of a local milliner for summer.

LADIES

Simon Spooner of Masterchef.

106 FASHION Style with Vera Mont.

COOKING UP SUCCESS With

ROCKINGHAM HORSE TRIALS

Fairfax & Favor’s eventing fixture.

FOOD & DRINK 52

HOMES & INTERIORS

DINING OUT A new fine dining

experience at Rushton Hall.

WINE With Harish Khanderia.

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WEDDING The fun summer wedding of Kelly & Fergus Hetherington.

MAKEUP Anti-ageing answers.

MOTORS

120 MOTORS Rolls Royce’s new SUV.

BUSINESS & FINANCE

126 BUSINESS NEWS Success stories.

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NEWS & EVENTS

Celebrating the Area’s Tourism...

STUNNING NEW VIDEO SHOWCASES THE AREA, AND EVEN WE’RE IMPRESSED! RUTLAND “Do we live here?

Really? Wow, it looks amazing!”

That was the Pride team’s verdict on a superb new video designed to entice visitors to enjoy Stamford and Rutland.

In an age of social media sharing, the two minute video opens with breathtaking aerial footage of the reservoir and a couple enjoying an al fresco dining experience in yurts.

Footage of Hambleton Hall, Mill Street, The Rutland Show, Birdfair and the area’s golf courses also feature, alongside watersports on the reservoir and Rutland Water’s annual beach and Aquapark.

The video has been meticulously researched and shot by Tom Wragg of Stamford based Helium Media and its £3,000 cost has been borne

by Rutland County Council’s Economic Development and Tourism team.

Ed Burrows, Chairman of Discover Rutland has been

involved in the project and says: “Rutland has evolved and has become a great holiday destination for people of all ages. It was really important for us to show just

Celebrate good taste in the area this month...

LOCALS ARE RENOWNED FOR HAVING GOOD TASTE AND THIS MONTH A FESTIVAL OF FOOD WILL PROVE IT!

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how much there is on offer and to do that we wanted to work with a young business owner, such as Tom, who could give a different perspective of Rutland.”

RUTLAND Local folk are renowned for having good taste, but it’ll be proven beyond doubt this month as the second of two food and drink festivals take place in Oakham.

Organisers are imploring you to Celebrate the County of Good Taste on 24th June, and later in the year on 28th October with a festival of food and drink taking place in the grounds of Oakham Castle, in the Market Place and right down the High Street to Victoria Hall.

Among the suppliers will be Pride’s own wine writer Harish Khanderia, who will be

n See the video for yourself by visiting www.youtube.com and searching for Discover Rutland.

The video can be shared on social media to promote Stamford and Rutland to the rest of the world! providing gin tastings, whilst high quality food and drink producers from the county itself and a little way beyond our own borders will allow locals to enjoy produce like Rutland Charcuterie (pictured), bread from Hambleton Bakery, local ale from Grainstore Brewery and many other local delights.

The October event is being hosted as part of Rutland Food & Drink Week between 20th - 28th October 2018, and will include including cookery demonstrations, food markets, workshops, themed menus and lots more. n

VISION FOR A NEW VILLAGE WITH 3,000 NEW HOMES AND LOVELY GREEN SPACES

NORTH LUFFENHAM Initial proposals for the redevelopment of St George’s Barracks in Rutland have been published for the first time as part of a public consultation.

St George’s Barracks was announced for intended disposal by the MOD in November 2016 and is due to be vacated by the army by 2021. The 300 hectare brownfield site will be redevel-

oped, and a whole life plan for St George’s set out what kind of development could take place on the site when the army is due to leave St George’s Barracks right up to 2050. This includes 3,000 homes; 14 hectares of employment land; a relocated and enlarged Edith Weston Academy; plus a new local centre with shops and other services and a new country park. n

Sophie’s Chelsea Win...

CHELSEA WIN FOR STAMFORD’S HOMEWARE DESIGNER SOPHIE ALLPORT AS HER TRADE STAND WINS FIVE STARS

Farmers swap Ethiopia for Exton and Kenya for Cottesmore...

RUTLAND Panoramic vistas; herds of lions and elephants, majestic mountain scapes.

We could be talking about Rutland... but in fact, we’re discussing Africa, and the differences between farming on Earth’s second largest continent and England’s smallest county!

Former High Sheriff and Rutland farmer Andrew Brown partnered with the Marshall Papworth Trust to host a group of 13 farmers in the county recently for an exchange of farming ideas.

The charity takes advantage of the knowledge and experience of farmers like Andrew to provide short agricultural courses. n

300 Homes for Hens

Vision for St George’s

THE BRITISH HEN WELFARE TRUST is seeking a new home or new homes for over 300 hens in Stamford this month. The animals have been rescued from slaughter and it’s hoped they will be rehomed locally. If you can help, see www.bhwt.org.uk. n

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STAMFORD Local designer Sophie Allport has been presented with a five star award at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for her trade stand.

Showcasing her new Chelsea Flower Show mug, Royal Wedding and Royal Baby mugs, the team at Stamford based Sophie Allport have worked tirelessly behind the scenes for the ninth year in the months leading up to the world-renowned event.

With 157,000 visitors descending on Chelsea it’s one of the busiest shows the team attends throughout the year. n www.sophieallport.com.

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NEWS In Brief BURLEY

PURR-FECT OUTCOME TO POTENTIAL PERIL FOR PUSSY CAT...

A purr-tentially disasterous outcome was averted by a whisker recently as RSPCA and Western Power services worked together to rescue a cat stuck atop a live electricity pole with 11,000 volts of current running through it.

The mad moggy with its devil-may-care c-attitude to health and safety is believed to be a feral cat, and is thought to have been spooked by recent works on power infrastructure being completed in the area.

“Cats often climb trees, scale telegraph poles and clamber onto rooftops but usually make their own way back down,” says the RSPCA’s Sharon Knight.

“However, sometimes the situation is too dangerous to leave the cat and we feel we have to intervene.”

The charity urges those who encounter a similar situation to call their 24hour action line on 0300 1234 999. n

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2018 Rutland Show

The sun shone, and a great time was had by all, at the The sun shone, and so did the Main Ring performers, exhibitors and staff behind the scenes. This year’s Rutland Show was the most successful ever, and though we’re still awaiting official attendance figures, it’s this Editor’s prediction that we’ll have seen a record number of attendees to this year’s event, the fifth to be held on the Rutland

Agricultural Society’s dedicated grounds just off Barleythorpe Road. The 186th show was met with bright sunshine with a bit of a breeze to take the edge off the temperatures.

Pimm’s flowed, the ice creams were delicious and a whole day of main ring entertainment, displays, trade stands and livestock displays provided entertainment for the show’s visitors.

“The show has a very traditional feel with livestock classes, horse and pony showing, British Showjumping and main ring entertainment as well as a host of other classic show attractions,” says organiser Liz Wackett. n For post-show reports and news of 2019’s show, which will be held on the first Sunday in June, see www.rutlandcountyshow.com.

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Built of local stone in 1661, Limes Farm is one of the oldest and most significant properties within the village of Harringworth. It is an imposing country residence and with an extensive range of outbuildings.

The charming Grade II listed house retains much of its heritage and original character with period features such as inglenook fireplaces, stone mullioned windows, latch-handled solid wood doors and ancient timberwork. Modern additions include the stunning oak framed Orangery which provides an open plan living/kitchen/dining area. Outside, Limes Farm sits in approximately four acres of grounds with a pretty courtyard garden at its heart, plus various sheltered areas of lawn. Recent landscaping has created further peaceful seating areas as well as a vegetable garden with raised beds and a Gabriel Ash Greenhouse. The remainder of the grounds are a 2.8 acre lightly wooded meadow with a small orchard stocked with a variety of apple trees and a plum tree, tailored pathways for peaceful strolls, bristling with nature the perfect place for kids to explore and play.

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

ORCHARD BARNS, LYDDINGTON

A superbly renovated and extended ironstone barn conversion highly specified throughout and set back from the road in a plot of approx.

1.2 acres in one of Rutland's most sought after villages.

GUIDE PRICE £1,100,000

• Reception Hall

• Two Further Double Bedrooms

• Living Kitchen

• Family Bathroom

• Drawing Room

• Double Garage

• Sitting Room

• Garage Room/Office

• Utility & Cloakroom

• Parking

• Study Area

• Gardens

• Master Bedroom & Ensuite

• Paddock

• Guest Bedroom & Ensuite

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An exquisitely renovated part of a Grade II listed Hall set over three floors with south-westerly views over substantial private gardens

Guide Price £1,295,000

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WALLED GARDENS AND GROUNDS | SWIMMING POOL IN ALL ABOUT 1.485 ACRES

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No Chain £795,000

A beautiful detached Country House offering extensive family accommodation with a wealth of character throughout and set within very private, glorious gardens and grounds of approx.

1.0 acre in the centre of this desirable village. 3 Rec. Rooms, Farmhouse Kitchen, 5 Bedrooms, 2 Bath/Shower Rooms; Dbl Garage, parking. Energy Rating: TBC.

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£735,000

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£695,000

Delightful stone built country residence with large, lovely gardens and off-road parking providing extensive family accommodation with a wealth of character in a sought after village location. 2 Reception Rooms, Living Farmhouse Kitchen, Utility, Clkrm, 4 large Bedrooms, 3 Bath/Shower Rooms. Energy Rating: E.

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SOUTH LUFFENHAM

HAMBLETON

An attractive semi-detached Barn Conversion set on a good sized plot, located approximately 1/2 mile to the east of the village of Hambleton, on the peninsula and enjoying panoramic views over Rutland Water. The property offers flexible, spacious family accommodation with abundance of character. Sitting Room, Living Kitchen, Utility, Clkrm, 5 dbl Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms. Energy Rating: E.

UPPINGHAM

£625,000

Stunning, immaculately presented cottage renovated and refurbished to a high standard throughout and having a full planning permission to convert the roof space to provide 2 further bedrooms, both with en-suites. Large Living/Dining Room, Dining Kitchen, Clkrm/Utility, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath/Shower Rooms. Private garden, parking. Energy Rating: E.

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Delightful semi-detached cottage with detached 1-bedroom Annexe offering tastefully appointed and immaculately presented character accommodation with ample parking and private west-facing garden. 2 Reception Rooms, Garden Room, hand-built Kitchen with AGA, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath/Shower Rooms. Energy Rating: E.

STRETTON

Offers Over £350,000

Elegant and beautifully appointed south-facing apartment set within converted 17th C Grade II* listed mansion house enjoying open views over magnificent grounds and countryside beyond. Drawing Room, Dining Hall, Kitchen, 2 Dbl Bedrooms, En-suite, Bathroom. 2 Allocated Parking Spaces. EPC Exempt.

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A magnificent family home in the centre of this sought after Rutland village with private south facing gardens in striking distance of both Stamford and Oakham • 4 Reception Rooms, Utility Room • 5 Bedrooms (3 En Suite) • Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Self Contained Annexe, Garages • Laundry Room, Family Bathroom • Outbuildings, Gardens, EPC Rating C

Empingham, Rutland – GUIDE PRICE £1,295,000

A newly built, four bedroom, 3 storey, stone family home, located in the heart of Stamford • Large Reception Hall • Kitchen/Diner/Living Area • Lounge/Utility/Boot Room • Principal Bedroom Suite

• Guest Bedroom Suite • 3 Further Bedrooms • Family Bathroom • Double Garage/ Games Room

Sargent House, Stamford – GUIDE PRICE £1,595,000

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An exceptional Grade II listed stone country house situated close to the shores of Rutland Water in the sought after village of Edith Weston • Reception Hall, Drawing Room • 3 Further Bedrooms • Sitting Room • Family Bathroom • Kitchen, Dining Room • Large Parking Area • Principal Bedroom En-Suite • Private Gardens

Weston Road, Edith Weston – GUIDE PRICE £1,100,000

A wonderful four bedroom family house with on site equine facilities and within easy reach of the A1 and Grantham train station • 4 Bedrooms (1 en suite) • Approx. 3.5 Acre Paddock Land • 2 Reception Rooms with Log Burners • Stable Block, Garage & Ample Parking • Kitchen/Breakfast Area & Conservatory • EPC rating D Application fee of £100 (inc VAT) per applicant and £125 for the ingoing inventory report

Ingoldsby, Lincolnshire – TO LET £1,550 pcm

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PROPERTY FINDERS

PRICING A PROPERTY Kate Vincent, local property finder at Garrington discusses some of the factors that are affecting property prices around Rutland and Stamford.

Yesterday, I previewed two similar period properties for a client planning to relocate out of London. Both were attractive period stone ‘manor house’ types with large gardens, attractive views and needing modernisation.

The first, nearer Grantham and the second north of Stamford was half a million pounds more, for a very similar property.

Most people understand that the further we travel away from London, the lower the prices tend to be but with these properties, it was probably quicker to get into the capital from the Grantham property.

The point of this story is that it shows that within our region, proximity to Stamford plays a significant role in the pricing of properties – however, it is not the only influence on property prices and if you understand the various factors, then buying and selling property becomes a less baffling and more cerebral affair.

Here are some of the known and less wellknown influences on local property prices at the moment: Lack of stock

Take a look at the property portals and you will see that the choice of properties to buy is not extensive. The delay to the start of spring and cold Easter weekend inevitably subdued the property market, but even when the warm weather arrived, economic and political uncertainty meant that the usual explosion of new properties to the market was more of a flurry.

The result of the shortage of sale stock is that many sellers and agents have become more bullish and there are regular examples of properties being put on the market that are quite frankly, overpriced. Now and again these premium priced properties do sell to an unwitting buyer and those of us in the business locally shake our heads – but most buyers want to pay a fair price reflecting a realistic valuation.

Local blights

Not always factored into the pricing, but absolutely should be, is closeness to noise pollution such as the A1, East Coast Mainline and RAF bases can reduce the peaceful enjoyment of living in a home. Other less obvious blights can include proximity to a farm with its heavy equipment, possible animal smells and noises, proximity to a floodplain and annual disruptive events such as the Stamford Fair or Burghley Horse trials.

Looking forward, the building of large new housing estates such as the planned barracks development in Edith Weston or installation of wind turbines may also affect property values in the years to come.

None of these will necessarily stop you buying a property but need to be considered before making an offer.

Broadband

With an estimated one third of employees spending some of their week working from home and children becoming increasingly attached to the cyber world, access to fast

Kate Vincent Garrington

broadband is a growing necessity. Reflecting this ‘must have’ status, recent research reveals properties with superfast broadband were on average 17% more expensive than those with less than 25 mega bites per second. This bodes well for properties enjoying the benefits from recent fibre optic installations around the area.

New Homes

Across the UK during 2017, new homes on average attracted a 28% price premium on second hand properties. However, a quick look at properties in Oakham and Stamford suggests that the price gap between prestigious new build townhouses and high-class renovations isn’t that large but it is still something to be considered, especially if future maintenance costs are included in the thinking.

So, in conclusion…

Pricing properties is a mixture of science, local know-how and bravado. To buy and sell well you need to have an excellent understanding of the local property market and what is happening in the area. As such, be careful to do your homework or obtain independent property advice.

If you would value some objective property advise to help you buy more effectively locally, Garrington offer a commitment free meeting. To arrange, please call:

Tel: 01780 408377 | info@garrington.co.uk www.garringtoneastmidlands.co.uk

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HIGHLIGHTS

ONE IN A The Cover Story

MILLINER

High summer means weddings, garden parties, civic functions and perhaps a day at the races... so to ensure you’re properly attired, we’ve enlisted the expertise of local milliner Rebecca McGeough or Rebecca Couture... she’ll ensure you’re able to get ahead in hats this season!

We were treated to gorgeous sunshine at Hambleton Hall in May, and what a beautiful setting to showcase some truly extraordinary hats!

Words: Georgie Fenn. Images: Rob Davis.

“I was working as well at this point, it was just a hobby and all of my time was starting to be taken up sourcing materials off the internet for the hats,” she says.

Rebecca works from her studio in Oakham Enterprise Park, the commercial warren just outside of the town itself. When you walk into her studio you’ll find yourself stood amongst some of the world’s finest millinery, all sorts of interesting hats and fascinators of different shapes and sizes. Rebecca and her husband Patrick moved to Rutland ten years ago after his parents moved to the area. They live in Oakham together with their two children, Patrick and Harry who sound like they’re going to be martial art masters! Back to the business of hats, let’s start from the beginning.

In those early days, Rebecca was seeking inspiration from well-known milliner Philip Treacy, “I love his work and have always looked up to him,” she says.

These days, you’ll find Rebecca Couture Millinery alongside Philip Treacy hats in boutiques... and recently, she was featured in Tatler magazine!

It was in August 2015, a couple of years after Rebecca had made that hat for her Mum, she launched her first collection and since then there have been two collections every year for Rebecca Couture Millinery.

Quite fascinatingly, Rebecca is actually self taught at this fine art. “My mother goes to a lot of race days, in fact she’d wear hats to Tesco if she could,” she says.

“The business has just gone from strength to strength, I moved into the Enterprise Park in 2016,” says Rebecca. “Due to the increase in business in Autumn 2016 I employed Lyndsey who helps to look after the sales, marketing and website and also helps to make to the hats.”

“Wanting a different outfit for each meeting was starting to get expensive so I thought I’d have a go at making her a hat.” These first few attempts turned out well and Rebecca had seemingly found herself a new hobby.

“I shared some photos on social media and then friends and family started to get in touch wanting a hat,” she says.

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Things spiralled, as they usually do when someone has a talent and before long a shop in Newmarket was getting in touch with Rebecca asking to buy her hats for trade.

Above: Rebecca works on her hats from her studio on Oakham Business Park.

The enterprise park is a development of a prison! “The security is great,” jokes

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Correct Positioning If you’re trying on hats and fascinators, make sure you tilt them over to the right side of your face as that is often how the design should sit.

Left: Rosie wears a lime green fascinator.

Above: A trio of mad hatters.

Below: A pink hat in a classic style with two fascinators.

Bottom Left: Liz in a coral dress.

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Rebecca. “It’s open 24/7 and so I can work whenever I like, sometimes it’s great just to get that alone time and be amongst my creations late at night.”

Newmarket and Glorious Goodwood.

“I was asked to judge The Best Dressed at Leicester last year, I love getting involved with things like that,” she says.

The former category C prison was damaged in a riot in April 2009 and was closed in March 2011 by the government.

As for awards herself, Rebecca won Best Hat at York races, Galway races and was a finalist at Aintree, she also won Best Hat at Ripon last year!

The prison held more than 600 inmates but was never fully operational after the massive 19-hour riot, during which some blocks were damaged by fire.

The 10-hectare site has 25 buildings including residential blocks, workshops, a reception, sports pitches and a gym. It’s a lovely community as Oakham Enterprise Park, there’s a café, fitness classes and all sorts of different businesses within the blocks of studios.

With so many people working alongside each other at their passions in life, there seemed to be a great sense of camaraderie about the place. It’s great to see such a positive result from quite a bad accident.

Rebecca enjoys a day at the racing herself and you’ll often find her at the likes of Ascot,

This season, Rebecca says blush colours seem to be back in and while fascinators are still really popular, more people are starting to wear hats again.

“People are toning it down as you’ll have seen at The Royal Wedding, making things more elegant again,” she says.

Rebecca won Best Hat at York races, Galway races and was a finalist at Aintree. She also won Best Hat at Ripon last year!

Above: Rebecca hand-stitched much of the detail on her hats and fascinators.

Although, sometimes there is no stopping people and the most peculiar request that Rebecca has completed so far in her millinery career was making a dartboard hat for Ascot.

“It was a really whacky hat,” she says.

“And extremely hard to make but I was really excited to see the finished product together with the outfit.” Other high points have included creating a bespoke hat 29

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MODELS

ABOUT OUR

Rosie Farthing

Rosie is from Stamford and runs her own catering company, The Stamford Kitchen, providing anything from dinner party catering to children’s tea parties. www.thestamfordkitchen.co.uk

“I just love seeing the happiness on people’s face when their outfit comes together,” says Rebecca. “When people say they don’t suit hats it’s ridiculous, there are so many different types, you just need to find the right one!” for Rebecca Vardy just after Jamie Vardy had won the Premier League!

What Rebecca offers is a private service where you can either call in on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday, anytime between 9:30 and 12:30 and have a natter, have a try on and leave with some inspiration. Appointments can also be made for alternative days and times to suit.

You’re under no obligation to buy anything and if you choose to have a bespoke hat, Rebecca can dye material so that it’s an exact match to your dress.

“I just love seeing the happiness on people’s face when their outfit comes together,” says Rebecca. I should also add that when people say they don’t suit hats it’s ridiculous, there are so many different types, you just need to find the right one!”

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Liz Clare

Liz is Managing Director at Cell Regeneration in Tinwell. The business is a physiotherapy and MBST centre. www.mbst-therapy.co.uk

n Many thanks to Cavells in Oakham for the beautiful clothes and bags, www.cavells.co.uk, Hambleton Hall (Oakham LE15 8TH, 01572 756991, www.hambletonhall.com) and to Will Bowles and Stamford Architect Jonathan Hartley for the use of his gorgeous primrose Jaguar E-Type; www.jonathonhartley.com. For more information on Rebecca Couture or to commission a design, call 01572 490432 or see www.rebeccacouturemillinery.co.uk.

Sarah Mahoney

Sarah studied at King’s College London and has returned to her home county of Rutland working for the Stamford Endowed Schools’ Alumni office.

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HIGHLIGHTS

COOKS TOO MANY

Proverbially too many cooks spoil the broth, but for local man Simon Spooner, a taste of fame on TV’s Masterchef whetted his appetite for a career in food.

This month we find out what happened when the cameras stopped rolling...

Words: Georgie Fenn.

How did this all begin, what was the moment where you thought, hang on, I can cook!

I’ve been cooking since I was 18 months old, my mum and gran are really good cooks.

They’d always have me in the kitchen with them helping. They started me off making pastry, bread and biscuits, ‘easy stuff ’ really and I moved on from there. I’ve always loved food, and loved cooking.

I’m fortunate that my wife loves food and cooking as well; our house is full of cook books! We love going out for dinner as much as we love cooking at home. It’s only the last few years where cooking has become my real passion.

I’ve had quite a corporate life until now, working in recruitment straight out of University. I did four years of it in London, then moved to Sydney for six years, one year back in London when we lived in Wimbledon. Then we moved to Ketton and I continued to commute but I was just never around.

So it was a work/life balance issue?

Well, my wife has a really successful HR consultancy and in that instance where you think ‘something’s got to give.’ I decided to do the stay at home dad thing while helping out in the back office, with the accounts.

Then, in July 2017 our eldest, Bella, was about to go to school in Stamford, Freddie was off to nursery and suddenly I had this pocket of time. I thought, what am I going to do?

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FAST FOOD: QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS TO SIMON...

talked about Masterchef but more as a running joke. I was finally in a position where I had no work, the kids were in the right place, I had no excuses so I decided to apply... and the rest is history!

What’s your favourite restaurant in this area?

I love the Olive Branch and the Fox & Hounds at Exton, their steak night is really good value, amazing food and they do a cracking Sunday lunch.

It’s not as hot in the kitchen as you might think, there’s a lot of down time so you do get to know the other contestants really well.

For example, half an hour of edited TV takes a whole day. There’s lots of waiting around, chatting, sharing tips and we were all staying in the same hotel too.

Favourite dish to eat and to cook?

I love spicy food; I love eating food with influences.

What’s a food fad you wish would go away? Overstyled plates of food that don’t taste of anything and they’re usually quite expensive.

Kitchen tips?

If you want keep salad fresh – take it out of the bag, wash it, put it into a bowl, put a damp cloth over the top and it will stay fresh for longer.

Biscuits or Crisps?

Crisps!

Wine or Beer?

Wine! n

Let’s talk about Masterchef then, what was it like? Best moment, worst moment, scariest moment, fire away!

It’s also a common experience, you’ve got to be quite secretive until broadcast so the whole thing becomes a bubble because that’s the only place you can talk about it!

Everyone was really friendly, there was definitely no rivalry, everyone just wants everyone else to do well. The first time I went into the kitchen it was really nerve wracking, you walk through the door, they don’t show you how anything works, it’s really real, you just have to go for it.

There was a lot of pressure on that first day and I scraped through that round. After that I decided, look you’re just cooking, have fun!

I definitely learnt stuff from other people, we were all sharing ideas, everyone has different techniques which is really interesting.

We actually still have a WhatsApp group where we get in touch if we need someone else’s opinion, say I was cooking Indian food I might see what they think about certain flavours. As for the two main men, I have to say Greg is a really nice guy, he supports

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Wasps as well which was a bonus! He’s not quite as loud as he is on TV but always has a perfectly timed dad joke for when you’re feeling a bit nervous. John has an unbelievable amount of knowledge, he doesn’t help you, just plants a seed in your head. John knows every cuisine, he’s so well prepared, he’s heard of every combination and knows what works from all over the world.

All of the wines are going to be supplied by ABS wines from Stamford – they import from Australia and South Africa it’s nice to work with a local business.

The long term goal is to have my own place ideally in Stamford. I want something that’s the right size and I’d like it to be at the ‘higher end of the dining spectrum. It’s going to take some time. I just want to get more people eating my food, and eating unusual food!

I’m a fan of John Duffin and his Mount Sorrell restaurant. He grew up on a farm then went to London to train and has just come back to the farm. It’s got a Michelin Star and it’s really good value as well.

What’s in the future, it’s all gone a bit mad hasn’t it?

We’re trying out a pop-up restaurant at The Olive Branch at The Barn there, the first event we’ve organised sold out straight away! So we organised another and that’s sold out too, it’s mad. There will be 20 people in each one who will sit down to five courses and matched with my own wine selections.

Hopefully if they go well, we will do more in Stamford and elsewhere. I think in Stamford there are people that have moved here from the city like me and a new generation and they want really interesting food.

The pop-up restaurants should build a hype for when I eventually open my own place. It’s important to me that it’s really accessible, as far from elitist as possible and really good value.

So talk to me about the wine pairings…

Masterchef Facts & Figures

Masterchef was initially hosted

by Lloyd Grossman and ran from 1990-2001. It was reformatted in 2008, opened up to both professional and amateur chefs, attracting around 3.3m viewers.

I actually almost went down the wine route when we were in Australia because it’s just so accessible. You can go into any vineyard and they’ll just pop open £250 bottles of wine to let you try them.

We went to one vineyard where they’d run out so he let us try his private collection even though we couldn’t buy any of it. There’s a region in Australia called Heathcote, which make the best Shiraz in the world, in my opinion.

I met the first person to plant Shiraz grapes out there. I love food and wine matching, it’s a massive passion of mine. All the wines at The Olive Branch are going to be from Australia, there’s a Sparkling Wine from Tazmania, Viognier from Orange, Grenache from Maclaren Vale - my retirement option - and a Dessert Wine from New South Wales. I thought it was best to stick to Australia as I can showcase some history, and my experience.

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When we think of chefs, most people think of the Gordon Ramseys, Jamie Olivers and Delia’s of the world, do you look up to any of these famous chefs?

Then there’s Sat Bains, over in Nottingham, the food there is absolutely unreal. Finally, Native in Covent Garden, over in Neal’s Yard.

It’s run by a couple; she’s from near Corby, and her dad used to work at the village’s cement works! It’s really seasonal food, they only do 20 or 30 covers and it’s exceptional value.

Favourite place to travel for food?

Bali, love Bali, the food is amazing. Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Cape Town and Seville. Dim Sum in Hong Kong is just awesome, then there’s amazing chilli crab steamed buns, just phenomenal. n

LIFE AFTER MASTERCHEF - WHAT NOW FOR SIMON? Simon can now cater for private events ranging from intimate meals, to lavish dinner parties and drinks events and has already been asked to create ‘pop-up’ restaurants in other chefs’ restaurants too.

“I am happy to suggest seasonal menus to you or create a totally bespoke experience based around your favourite dishes and ingredients!”

n If you’d like to get in touch with Simon to discuss Private Dining at home or you’d like him to host a pop-up evening in your restaurant, visit: www.knifeforkand spooner.com.

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Rockingham Horse Trials

International event riders have ensured that the Rockingham International Horse Trials, which first ran in 2013, now enjoys a regular place on their list of must-attend fixtures.

Set in the beautiful parkland of Rockingham Castle overlooking the Welland Valley, the cross-country courses have attracted widespread praise for variety and technical

difficulty, and provide superb viewing for spectators. The event includes BE100, Novice, Intermediate and CIC1* & CIC2* cross country, dressage and show jumping classes.

The event attracts around 1,000 entries, and 2018 saw luxury footwear and accessories brand Fairfax & Favor sign a deal to take title sponsorship of the event.

This new relationship is backed up by further support from Stamford’s Robert Loomes & Co, Berrys and Spirit Hyundai Corby. Thanks for Nico Morgan Media (www.nicomorgan.com) who provided us with these photos of attendees enjoying the sunshine!

n For more information on the Rockingham Horse Trials see www.rockinghamcastlehorsetrials.com.

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NEWS & EVENTS

What’s On...

CORBY

BURGHLEY HOUSE

SUNDAY 8th JULY

ROUNDERS IN COLD OVERTON

25th – 29th JULY

THE BURGHLEY FILM FESTIVAL

Even if you’re not inclined to run around and engage in sporting activities, it’s still worth visiting Cold Overton this month as the whole village gets together for a lot of very English village silliness, and a light-hearted game of rounders in the sunshine.

Outdoor activities, live music, food stalls and a fully stocked bar make this more of a village fete than a mere game of rounders, and the whole village is renowned for its friendliness. Proceeds will be put towards the Air Ambulance, 1.30pm - 9pm.

The open air theatre at Burghley House has proved to be a huge hit despite England’s changeable summer weather. Take your favourite picnic, comfy chairs, duvets and decorations and watch a film right outside Burghley House itself. The views are fantastic, pair this with your favourite film and cinema sound, it’s an experience that will leave your hair standing on end.

This year, there will be daytime films that are child friendly such as the Lion King and evening shows of some more mature films, like 2017’s Dunkirk. Last year we saw a picnic that had its own table arrangement and candles in vases so don’t hold back!

n www.discover-rutland.co.uk.

STAMFORD

MONDAY 30th JULY

ACTING WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN

n www.burghley.co.uk.

The 2018 Oakham Festival, reborn and revitalised...

A WEEKEND OF ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN THE HEART OF RUTLAND! IT’S THE OAKHAM FESTIVAL, AND IT’S GREAT!

OAKHAM

26th JUNE - 1st JULY

OAKHAM FESTIVAL

Returning this summer, Oakham Festival is set to be better than ever to celebrate Oakham in all of its glory.

This year expect to see some seriously good performances, laugh at outrageous comedy and visit mind blowing arts.

As well as attending the festival and making the most of delicious refreshments, make sure you let all your friends and neighbours know so that this event is a big success.

Oakham Festival has been celebrating and promoting the arts including music, theatre and dance, and comedy since 1989. n More information can be found at www.oakhamfestival.co.uk.

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Great half-term fun at Stamford Arts Centre for ages five to 13. In partnership with Wildcats Theatre School, a day of acting workshops themed around the Harry Potter books and films.

Act out scenes from the stories and create your own spells in this wonderful wizard workshop!

n 9.30am to 4pm, £20/child. www.stamford artscentre.com

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RUTLAND

EVERY SATURDAY

GET SUMMER READY WITH PARK RUN

The 5km timed run every Saturday at 9am costs nothing, it’s free! All you have to do is register on the website before your first run then take a printed copy of your barcode.

It doesn’t matter if you start off by walking, everyone is welcome.

n See www.parkrun.com for more.

STAMFORD

WEDNESDAY 18th JULY

ROMEO & JULIET Settle into Stamford Arts Centre and allow yourself to be taken all the way to Stratford-uponAvon where Romeo and Juliet will be filmed live for all to see.

This satellite performance will be carried out by the RSC, the absolute professionals when it comes to portraying the romance of the eponymous Montague and Capulets.

STAMFORD

The tragedy will follow the original plot about the two star-cross’d lovers whose deaths bring peace to their feuding families. The play will be directed by Erica Whyman with Bally Hill and Karen Fishwick in the title roles. Bally made his RSC debut as part of The Other Place Mischief Festival in 2016 and is iconic as Romeo.

FRIDAY 29th JUNE

n Tickets £4, 7pm, Stamford Arts Centre, 01780 763 203. www.stamfordartscentre.com.

n Bakehouse Cook School, £52.99, booking essential at www.bakehousekitchens.co.uk

Festival of Poet John Clare

MIDSUMMER CELEBRATIONS AT THE JOHN CLARE SOCIETY FESTIVAL AND HIS FORMER COTTAGE

LEARN TO COOK ITALIAN

In this entertaining, relaxed and informative evening class you will learn to make classic pasta dough from scratch and create a delicious Italian inspired banquet from resident chef, Chef James.

PETERBOROUGH

13th - 15th JULY

JOHN CLARE SOCIETY FESTIVAL

This year’s John Clare Society festival will be held in Helpston, near Peterborough from 13th -15th July 2018 – on the anniversary of his birth.

It begins with the Midsummer Cushions Ceremony at St Botolph’s Church on Friday at 1.30pm, and the results of the children’s poetry competition.

The children with winning poems will receive special medals designed by the late Peter Moyse, to hang round their necks and show off to their friends and families.

RUTLAND

15th JUNE - 1st JULY

RUTLAND OPEN STUDIOS

Rutland Open Studios is a flourishing community of artists, craftspeople and designer-makers working throughout Rutland and surrounding counties.

The group’s aim is to help bring artists and local people together. At the end of June and the beginning of July, the group invites the public to visit members’ workshops and studios as part of the annual Open Studios event.

This provides an opportunity for you to see each artist’s work and find out about the techniques they use.

Artistic media include paintings, printmaking, pottery, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, glass and jewellery. n Studios may be private houses, so please refer to www.rutlandopenstudios.co.uk for details on each artists’ open days and times.

The Saturday events start with the AGM at 10.15am, to be followed by the Presidential Address. These and an afternoon talk will take place in St Botolph’s Church.

There will be stalls around the village and in Botolph’s Barn, and Morris dancing in the village, and an open studio/garden at the back of Helpston House.

An evening concert will be held in the Church from 6pm to 7pm, given by the Leicester Grammar School Folk Group.

They will perform Clarerelated music.

n For more information see johnclaresociety.wordpress.com.

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WING SUMMER FEST A FULL DAY OF FAMILY FUN Sunday 26th August. 11 am- 4 pm in Wing Village, Rutland Free Entry and Free Parking

Pre-fest wake up to Wing stretch & mindfulness class all welcome • Fun Dog Show – class entries on the day from 11am show at 1pm prizes sponsored by Fish4Dogs • Wingledon Tennis • Art, Flower and Quilting Exhibitions • Gardening events • History of Wing.

Artisan and Victorian Market: Rutland food producers and local artisan stalls show off their wonderful produce, coconut shy, prize darts, cork shooting and feed the clown games, Zorbes and much more !!

Food and Refreshments available throughout the day.

Festival Evening Feast:

Come and join us at our tickets only evening event which includes an aperitif and canapés, hog roast or vegan option, salads and dessert.

The event costs £15.00 per head (children under 16 free of charge).

There will also be a paying bar and musical entertainment!

Stall holders who wish to take part in the Farmer's and Artisan Market please contact Sarah O'Boyle on banjocrafts@gmail.com. Please also contact Lindsay if you wish to pre-book your ticket for the evening feast. Contact Lindsay O'Connor on lc@bayfordgray.com. If you wish to help out or would like to take part in any way please contact Sally Cox (mrssallycox@hotmail.com)

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A NIGHT TO

REMEMBER 8000 prom-goers will celebrate 100 years of the RAF at 2018’s annual Burghley House Battle Proms Concert on Saturday 7th July...

This summer Stamford will once again play host to an expected crowd of around 8,000 happy picnickers, when the Battle Proms returns for their 14th annual concert at Burghley House, on Saturday 7th July.

The concert includes a full programme of captivating classical music from the 60-piece New English Concert Orchestra plus a sensational freefall demonstration by The Red Devils parachute team, dramatic WWI cavalry display and groundshaking live fire from over 200 cannons!

This ‘party in the park’ concert features magnificent musical firework displays, culminating in a flag waving, sing-a-long, firework spectacular including Jerusalem, Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory, as well as Beethoven’s ‘Battle Symphony,’ performed as he composed it: with 193 live firing Napoleonic cannons providing a thunderous percussion!

“I’m so proud to be working with the Battle Proms again,” says compère Pam Rhodes.

“This year we commemorate 100 years since the end of World War I and mark the 100th anniversary of the RAF.” n Tickets £39/adv; £44/gate. For more information, or to book tickets for this summer spectacular, visit www.battleproms.com or call 01432 355 416. We’ve free tickets, for the first to email editor@pridemagazines.co.uk.

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HIGHLIGHTS

FORT HENRY Angling for Escapism at

Size isn’t everything as the amusing little fishing folly of Fort Henry on the Exton Estate just goes to show. is month, the lakeside retreat of Henry Earl of Gainsborough is dissected by Georgie Fenn Georgie Fenn as she talks with Lord Campden, the estate’s current custodian...

Words: Georgi Fenn.

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Lord Campden talks about Fort Henry and he begins with the fascinating tale about his ancestor Henry Earl of Gainsborough, “a bit of an old eccentric,” who commissioned the building of the boat house or as it was known back then, Pleasure House or Pond House.

Not quite as seedy as it sounds, a Pleasure House was a place for escapism where the 6th Earl of Gainsborough would have held raucous parties.

Fort Henry was designed by a local architect, William Legg of Stamford, who set up business at Exton Park in c.1778. It has been recorded that he also built Vale House in Stamford in 1788 and was paid at various times as an architect to the Earls of Exeter where he worked on

projects such as designing new lodges at Burghley Park in 1799. He also designed the new shambles in Stamford (1804) and made alterations to Casewick Hall, Lincolnshire in 1785.

“three finished Gothic elevations and a plan of the different floors…”. From June through to the end of the year, Legg is believed to have made 30 journeys from Stamford to Exton Park to oversee work.

It is possible, too, that Legg was the architect of the stables at Panton Hall, Lincolnshire in 1777. anks to well preserved receipts and notebooks, the history of Fort Henry has remained very much intact. e architect, William Legg, first went out to see Exton Park on 12 April 1786 and his instructions were for “a gothic building by the pond.”

By 1787, Legg had produced several different designs for Gothic pinnacles and for ornaments and pedestals “for the end of the battlements in the front of the building.” Some of those drawings were made “as large as it is executed.”

Records show that there was already a basic structure in place, Legg drew up rough plans around the existing structure and by June 1786, he had produced

In this year he made 35 journeys to Exton and the following year, 1788, when work was presumably at its height, he made 41.

By the summer of 1789 it would seem that the finishing touches were being put to the building when Legg completed two >>

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Even the materials were local, the lime used by the plasterer came from Greetham and the sand for the stucco from Tallington.

In October 1789 Tillson’s bills record payment to a man sent to ‘get broken bottles and counter lathe to prevent rats’ a common problem for waterfront buildings.

>> designs for the “Grate at the Pond House [sic],” measured the different works and made out the bills, making 10 journeys to Exton. The total cost of building Fort Henry, from the craftsmen’s bills included among the ‘Pond House’ vouchers was £1426.4.5, on which Legg took a commission of 5%, receiving £71.6.0.

Legg commissioned and supervised all the craftsmen who worked on Fort Henry - masons, joiners, carpenters, plasterers, glaziers, carvers, turners, timber-merchants, gate and lock-smiths. As far as is so far known, most of them were local men. The principal mason was George Beaver, whom Legg used when he made the alterations to Casewick Hall, a little earlier in 1785.

Beaver’s accounts show how parts of the old building were pulled down and foundations were dug for the wings and other parts of the new building. They also record that ‘Horn House’ was pulled down, some of the stone, perhaps, being used for the new building. George Beaver's accounts also record the gothic moulded work, ox-eye windows, astragals, ornaments and flowers to pedestals that were constructed.

From other bills we know that the stone used came from Clipsham quarries (which later provided stone for the renovation of the Houses of Parliament in the 1930s) and bricks were obtained from Lord Winchilsea’s brickhills at Burley.

The interior decoration of Fort Henry appears to have been quite elaborate and typical of the gothic style fashionable at 50

Legg wasn’t finished yet, though! During 1788 the ground round the summer house was levelled and in 1789 iron gates and railings were erected around it by Robert Hunt. In July 1789 the area around the summer house was planted with clover as ground cover. It took three years for the entire work to be completed.

“The interior decoration of Fort Henry is quite elaborate and typical of the gothic style fashionable at the time...”

the time. From the accounts of the plasterer and stucco worker John Tillson there are descriptions of a “gothic groin ceiling” and a circular ceiling ornament as well as gothic panels, enriched cornices and gothic beads. Decorations included husks, gothic flutes, astragals, a frieze with ruffles and water leaves and moulding with bands, leaves, diamonds and gothic flowers.

Top Right: The fishing folly took a total of three years to be completed. It was recently restored and now hosts weddings and other family events. Above: Lord Campden.

It is not known when exactly the summer house came to be called Fort Henry, though presumably it was named after the 6th Earl who built it and who died unmarried in 1798.

With Fort Henry built to his specifications, the 6th Earl could start having his fun. Lord Campden tells me of how he ordered small wooden galleons with cannon and the lake became an area for re-enacting sea battles.

The ladies would sit in Fort Henry and watch in amusement and be there to patch them up at the end. “Our family has a long navel history,” says Lord Campden.

“Admiral Charles Middleton, Lord Barham was the 1st Lord of the Admiralty during the Trafalgar campaign,was part of the family.” Seemingly, looking into the history of Fort Henry is only touching the surface of this estate whose family is so steeped in history.

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Half a century or so after William Legg built Fort Henry, another building was constructed a little way up the bank.

“We knew the building up the ride behind Fort Henry as The Bark Temple,” says Lord Campden. “Sadly, a wooden structure in the middle of a wood meant it rotted and the temple collapsed in the winter of 1997.”

2014 saw a further change for Fort Henry with the building being granted a civil ceremony license and several weddings are held within the building every year.

The building is not limited to wedding celebrations, various photo shoots, birthday parties and tea parties have been held here with the family delighted to be able to share such a special and peaceful place with others.

“It’s wonderful that Fort Henry is being used for its original purpose,” says Lord Campden. “We have family picnics there, it hosts weddings, it’s providing a venue for people to celebrate like it did all those years ago.”

Farming and Family: The Exton Estate...

Exton Park is a large traditional English country estate that has been the home of the Noel family (the Earls of Gainsborough) for over four hundred years.

The park has existed since the 12th century and has been visited by many famous people including Shakespeare and Handel who put on performances in the gardens of Exton.

The Old Hall was lived in until 1810, when there was a serious fire destroying the South East wing. The present

house dates from a William and Mary farmhouse which the whole new hall was built around.

In 1986 the collection of family archives was discovered whilst building work was taking place at the Hall.

John Linnell Bond made alterations to that house in 1811 and it was almost quadrupled in size in 1850; the architect was C A Buckler.

These papers filled approximately 450 archive boxes dating back to the twelfth century.

Today, the core of the estate’s business is centred around farming, forestry, residential properties, commercial properties as well as venues for events and weddings.

They have since been meticulously catalogued by the Record Office for Leicestershire where they are now searchable online. n For more information on the estate, and on Fort Henry, see www.extonpark.co.uk

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FOOD & DRINK

Rushton Hall DINING OUT AT...

Soothing, indulgent, exciting and impressive, the setting of Rushton Hall is a superb appetiser, whetting the palate for a fine dining experience in a beautiful new restaurant. This month, find out why Pride’s gourmand at large is even more satisfied by a visit to this Grade I listed country house restaurant than ever before...

There are bad days. There are good days.

And then, there are days like this one.

Rushton Hall days. It’s Friday, prior to a Bank Holiday and I’m being paid - actually commanding a salary - in return for the privilege of visiting Rushton Hall. Please, nobody let onto my publisher, but I’d work for free... in fact, I’d pay him to do this!

Trickling through the towns of Stamford and Oakham with their limestone architecture, then onto Uppingham and eventually Northamptonshire, with their changing architectural vernacular of ironstone, I’m minded to explain to readers why we’re featuring a dining out recommendation situated neither in Stamford nor Rutland.

Short answer; it’s well worth the trip of the half an hour it’ll take you to travel there from anywhere in this magazine’s catchment area.

“IT’S WELL WORTH THE TRIP OF HALF AN HOUR IT’LL TAKE YOU TO TRAVEL THERE FROM ANYWHERE IN PRIDE’S CATCHMENT AREA...”

Words & Photos: Rob Davis.

meet the MANAGER BADRUL CHOUDHURY FOOD & BEVERAGES MANAGER

We hope you’re not - since we’ve recommended the place before - but if you’re still a Rushton Hall virgin, there’s never been a better time to pay your first visit this month.

That’s because the paint is still fresh and the fine linen tablecloths still starchy on a brand new fine dining restaurant in the hotel.

The Grade I listed building dates back to the 16th century and was the former country pile of Tresham - he of gunpowder plot fame.

Its grand hall was the inspiration for Miss Havisham’s Satis in Dickens’ Great Expectations, and, set in 25 beautiful acres, the place looks lovely. It would probably be successful even if it served rubbish food... but it doesn’t. It serves amazing food, as evidenced by its three AA rosettes and our enthusiasm. >>

Hotel Experience: “Before Rushton I worked at Stapleford Park for four years. I’ve been manager here for four and a half years.

Food Heaven: “I love seafood, especially Adrian’s sea bass with all the extras.”

Food Hell: “Processed food is probably my food hell.

I can’t stand anything like that!”

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>> Rushton Hall has invested for the future, spending about £10m on its new Orangery adjacent to the hotel. To ensure its food remained up to the same impressive standard, the hotel spent another £1m or so on a brand spanking new kitchen in a purpose built area in a former courtyard, with mod cons including induction hobs, and ‘virtually water-free’ dishwasher (witchcraft; it uses ‘granular disks,’ apparently...?). Alongside Rushton’s biomass boiler, the investment not only makes Rushton one of the most eco-friendly kitchens in the area, but also gives its 12 pampered chefs somewhere really luxurious to work their magic.

OPEN FOR FOOD Tresham Restaurant: Tuesday to Saturday from 7pm - 9pm.

1593 Brasserie: Lunch 12 noon to 2 pm Dinner 6.30pm to 9.30pm.

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on the MENU FROM THE FINE DINING MENU OF RUSHTON HALL’S TRESHAM RESTAURANT

Starters

White crab with brown crab mayonnaise, tomato jelly, caviar and muffins.

Smoked ham hock with chicken, foie gras pressing, lovage, pickled onion and potato crisps.

Main Courses

Loin of lamb belly with sweetbread, potato terrine, asparagus, wild garlic and morels.

Sea bass with mussels, wild sea herbs, parsley oil, potato dumplings and cream sauce.

Those investments have allowed Executive Head Chef Adrian Coultard to change the hotel’s provision of food, and create a new fine dining restaurant.

A new more relaxed menu is now served in the former restaurant, branded 1593 Brasserie. And in the area which used to be the kitchen, the hotel has created a brand its new 25 seater Tresham Restaurant, which takes Rushton’s already impressive dining to another level.

Whilst daytime dining is available in the brasserie, and the hotel’s beautiful afternoon tea remains available during the day in The Great Hall, the Tresham Restaurant is only available to diners in the evening from Tuesday to Saturday evenings. This, Adrian says, gives his fine dining brigade time to recharge their batteries and survive the punishing regime of hospitality with their morale - and their creative enthusiasm - intact.

There’s just one menu, with five starters, five main courses and four desserts plus cheese option. Canapé-style pre-dinner ‘snacks’ are

thrown in and the menu is offered on a prixe fixe basis, for £60/head with no supplements, specials or sides. Simple. Just like the food. For all its fancy presentation, Adrian’s cuisine is not a bombardment of flavours, but more a single ingredient allowed to do its thing with little or no other flavours creating unnecessary noise on the palate.

Bread, sauces, petit fours; in house, in house, in house. All of it made by the brigade with skill and commitment. The wine list; a veritable encyclopedia of inebriation. All is as you’d expect from one of the area’s most assuredly fine dining experiences, it’s just... lovely.

Rushton Hall has 51 room (they’re beautiful, too), plus a spa and its grounds are as fabulous as its architecture. You could enjoy afternoon tea in the central courtyard, or the hotel’s new brasserie menu... but... no. If you’re going to do Rushton Hall, don’t miss a trick; do it properly and enjoy Adrian and his brigade at their best. Sample his new fine dining restaurant. And whilst I’m dishing out the advice, choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life again! n

28 day Aberdeenshire beef fillet, braised shin, onion, spinach purée and red wine.

Pork tenderloin with cheek, sausage roll, salsify, burn apple and fermented cabbage.

Desserts

Valrhona chocolate salted caramel mousse and white chocolate ice cream.

Gariguette strawberries in gel, jelly and strusel, with vanilla and sorbet.

£60/person, 4 courses NB: Featured dishes are subject to change.

n Rushton Hall is based at Desborough Road, Rushton, Kettering NN14 1RR. Call 01536 713001 or see www.rushtonhall.com.

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Every Tuesday, 6pm - 9pm Eat in or take away.

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FOOD & DRINK

Rutland Water Smoked Trout Salad Serves: 2. Preparation Time: 15 minutes. Cooking Time: 15 minutes. Total Time: 30 minutes.

250g new potatoes, larger ones halved 4 free range medium eggs ½ cucumber, finely sliced ½ red onion, finely sliced 2 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tsp honey 130g salad, comprising, e.g.: watercress, rocket and spinach 125g hot smoked Rutland Water rainbow trout fillets

Put the potatoes in a large saucepan, then cover with cold water, add a pinch of salt and bring to the boil.

Simmer for 15 minutes; drain and set aside.

Meanwhile, carefully lower the eggs into another saucepan of simmering water and cook for seven minutes. Drain and set aside to cool in a bowl of cold water.

Put the cucumber and onion in a bowl with the vinegar, honey and a pinch of salt.

Toss together and set aside.

Arrange the salad and potatoes on a plate, then flake over the trout. Lift the onion and cucumber from the pickling juice and scatter over the salad. Gently stir the yoghurt into the pickling juice, then stir in most of the dill to make a dressing; spoon over the salad.

Peel and halve the boiled eggs, then place on top of the salad and scatter over the remaining dill.

Cook’s Tip: Simmering eggs for seven minutes gives a set that’s halfway between soft and hard-boiled – just right for summer salads. n

3 tbsp Greek yoghurt Handful chopped dill

Find thousands of recipes at www.waitrose.com/recipes.

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Wine of the Month

Love Summer?

Love Prosecco?

Small cellar, big sparkles, that’s the ethos behind Italy’s Canevel’s Vigneto del Faè Dosaggio Zero Prosecco Superiore.

Prosecco has proved wildly popular compared to Champagne in recent years, being cheaper, but also sweeter. This month’s example is a premium Prosecco, priced accordingly. Light straw in colour with a fine, lasting perlage with aromas of pippin apple blossom and almonds. On the palate, you’ll enjoy a fresh and pleasing acidity with a longlasting dry finish. Definitely recommended, with a lovely mousse, brand new to shelves.

AD Astra, Tuscany Sangiovese 50%; Cab/Sav 20%; Merlot 20%; Cabernet Franc 5%; Secret varietals 5% £24.75 /70cl / 13.5%

The Wine Cellar £21.49/70cl, 11.5%.

CELEBRATE SUMMER WITH SOME OF THE FRESHEST WINES TO REACH THE SHELVES OF YOUR INDEPENDENT WINE EXPERT. HARISH KHANDERIA INTRODUCES SOME NEW FRIENDS...

THREE OF A KIND: THREE OF THE NEWEST WINES TO REACH THE SHELVES...

1. “Superb mellifluous South African Pinot Noir, vibrant and bright ruby red in colour with plush aromas of ripe red cherries and some fresh herbal notes.

Fruit forward, generous red cherries on the palate.” £19.95 / Pinot Noir / 14.5%.

2. “A lovely light quality rosé that’s perfect for summer. Refined and elegant, Alìe is characterised by its delicate rose colour and subtle peach highlights.

Fresh with ripe fruits, citrus, white melon and a hint of cherry, the palate is textured with a streak of minerality.” £14.79 / Tuscany / 12.5%.

3. “A lovely dry Italian wine from the Veneto region’s Soave Classico, appellation. Masi’s Colbaraca’s Soave is tropical with bananas and mango, with a delicious spiciness.” £18.49 / Garganega / 13%.

“This is a brand new wine, and it’s an absolute knockout.

It’s a huge full-bodied red with plenty of character perfect to accompany steaks and barbecues.”

Deep ruby red, suggestive nose of plums and berries and with a hint of liquorice; a fine wine with a complex bouquet.

Producer Nittardi is a boutique winery situated in the heart of the Chianti Classico region, with vineyards in Chianti Classico and Maremma. n

“Pass the Port!”

Porto Ferreira Vintage Quinta do Porto 2015, Portugal “This is a brand new vintage for one of the world’s best producers of port.”

“For those who like to have a bottle of port in the house to bring out after supper, we can definitely recommend this.”

“In the mouth it has an excellent presence of firm but silky tannin’s. The acidity is well integrated with notes of black fruits and a long finish, of great elegance. Its elegant and complex profile combines ideally with chocolates and intense cheeses.” £59.95 / Ferreira, Douro, Portugal / 2015 / 75cl.

n Our featured wines are available from Harish Khanderia at Oakham Wines, High St, Oakham LE15 6AH, call 01572 757124 or see www.oakhamwines.co.uk.

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HOMES & INTERIORS

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Some homes are particularly difficult to leave, especially when you’ve lived there for a long time. Consider baker Fiona Cairns’s beautiful property on the border of Rutland...

The Green, currently on the market with James Sellicks £800,000

“I’ve lived in this house for 31 years, I really love it,” says Fiona Cairns, musing on leaving the house. She, like many people has come to the stage where she needs to downsize. This Grade II listed property often gets described as being a handsome house Fiona says and it has the air about it that it used to be quite an important property.

It used to be the main bakehouse to the large farm in the village, it’s 400 years old and has stood the test of time. “It used to be all divided up into different living areas,” she says. “It’s much more open now, it flows and visitors comment on the very calm atmosphere.”

Within the property you will see attractive stone fireplaces upstairs, a real feature in the bedrooms. In fact, every room in this super home provides some architectural detailing to include stone mullions, original Inglenook fireplaces, joinery, flooring and staircases. The bathroom and kitchen fittings are all of very high quality. The front door has a small vestibule leading directly into the principal sitting room with stone mullion bay windows, an 61

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Inglenook with open hearth and original external wall with mullion windows looking into the hallway. A beautifully presented dining room and family room lead directly off this room.

The property’s inner hall has a cloakroom and a wonderful stone staircase leading to the guest bedroom accommodation. Fiona described the guest bedroom accommodation almost as if it’s separate to the house, it’s a private space for visiting friends and provides a stunning view of the walled garden. The guest bedroom is independently accessed with dual aspect windows, high ceilings, wardrobes and a luxury shower room.

The hallway also has a feature wall and a cellar, off which is a breakfast kitchen which has been stylishly equipped with a bespoke fitted Plain English kitchen offering a really excellent range of appliances, cupboards, drawers, pantry, limestone floor with under floor heating and views over the courtyard, barn and garden beyond. A second staircase gives access to the principle bedroom accommodation with a spacious landing with excellent wardrobes, a family bathroom and three bedrooms (one having an en suite shower room).

Right: The quirky stone staircase of the former farmhouse leads to the house’s guest accommodation.

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Far Right: The country house has six bedrooms and is arranged over three floors.

It carries a Grade II listing.

Above: The property’s sitting room is one of four reception rooms in the property.

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A further bedroom is accessed from a half landing and a second floor bedroom offers pleasant views. An accessible, attic room provides scope for further space with a beautiful exposed original truss roof.

Above: The kitchen mitigates practicality and olde worlde country charm nicely.

An additional annexe has been used to house Fiona’s bakery.

Fiona tells me that there also used to be Italian prisoners of war staying at the farmhouse who would work on the farm.

“They’d cook spaghetti and hang hams in the kitchen, I have an old photo of them all in here together.”

A home office is attached to the main house currently set as a studio/food preparation kitchen but would be suitable for a variety of uses. However, if you are in the catering business this would be perfect for you!

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Fiona herself used it as a bakery, thus filling Weston-By-Welland with glorious smells.

Outside, a graveled driveway provides ample car parking space and a sunny entertaining area under a Wisteria clad pergola. The secreted away walled gardens have deep well stocked herbaceous borders providing year round interest and colour, specimen fruits trees, vegetable plot and border directly onto open countryside.

“We have around 20 old English roses planted, it’s very sheltered and smells beautiful in the early Summer,” says Fiona.

There is also a delightful terrace, shaded by Eucalyptus and apple trees that provides wonderful countryside and village views. n

THE GREEN

WESTON BY WELLAND Location: 18 miles from Oakham, 9.9 miles from Uppingham.

Style: Former farmhouse with rural character arranged over three floors.

Bedrooms: Six with two en suites.

Receptions: Four currently arranged as drawing room, sitting room, dining room and breakfast kitchen.

Other Features: Separate annexe which can house a home office, gym etc.

Estate Agent: James Sellicks, Catmos St., Oakham, LE15 6HW. 01572 724437; jamessellicks.com.

Guide Price: £800,000.

Above: The property’s annexe used to incorporate Fiona’s artisan bakery, and is the ideal place in which to relocate your home office or studio accommodation, with an additional 850sq ft of really practical space.

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HOMES & INTERIORS

A Take on Tradition

COLEFAX & FOWLER HAS JUST RELEASED THE LATEST SUMMER COLLECTION FEATURING BOLD BLUSH TONES, FLORAL PATTERNS AND BLUE HUES CONTRASTING WITH SOFTER SHADES OF IVORY...

HONEYSUCKLE GARDEN One of our favourite patterns and fabrics from this new collection is ‘Honeysuckle Garden’ featured here on the blind in old blue, with a ‘Seaweed’ pattern rolled up underneath.

n Colefax & Fowler’s latest collection is inspired by blossom, so greenery goes hand in hand with that style. The curtains and cushions you see here are in ‘Eloise’ in ivory and green, and the

smaller longer cushion is in the pattern ‘Seaweed’ in leaf colour. This against the ‘Carine’ ivory fabric adds just a touch of colour to make a room feel fresh, simple and light.

n Green and grey chintz are very classic French/Mediterranean colours and Colefax & Fowler’s ‘Bowood’ pattern gives the impression of a well styled villa on the Côte d’Azur.

n From ‘Osmunda’ to ‘Valora’ to ‘Lavinia,’ Colefax & Fowler’s latest collection has a wealth of original patterns.

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Luxury

Interiors

‘Constance’ is a very boldly styled fabric, but it makes plainer styles like ‘Seaweed’ and ‘Eaton Plain,’ the back cushion, stand out in their simplicity and exaggerate the bolder Constance.

FRENSHAM

The chair to the right is also the ‘Constance’ pattern but in grey.

The curtains you see here are in ‘Frensham’ carrying a fern leaf pattern in beige. The checked cushioned chairs are ‘Malone Check’ in shades of brown and sienna. For an interior design of class, the Malone Check is certainly a mark of quality.

A bolder floral style, ‘Constance’ in an old pink dusty shade will really stand out and add an element of class and tradition to any room. Paired with the chair’s red and green ‘Mereworth’ fabric, you’ll have a country inspired home with a quality style. n Featured furniture items are available from Colefax & Fowler. Please visit the website www.colefax.com to purchase any of the items here and to view other options to make your home traditional yet stylish.

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BIG THE

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HUNTERS INTERIORS Need ideas? Got a design dilemma? Want a change?

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HOMES & INTERIORS

STONE Local Quality Set in

Locally quarried and processed, Stamford Stone can bring the beauty of natural limestone into your home, whether you’re seeking flooring, a cantilevered staircase or architectural stone for buildings and walls...

Think of ‘local produce’ and cheese, meat and vegetables come to mind. But just as common is the limestone that gives the homes, walls and interiors of our homes their unique vernacular character.

Stamford Stone contributes not only to the look of local villages, but to prestigious buildings nationally, having been used in Peterborough Castle, Windsor Castle and the Houses of Parliament.

You too can use the same material in your own home, with building stone, masonry stone, flooring and fireplaces available for your project.

The company has three quarries locally including the newly acquired Clipsham Bidwells Quarry, which has reserves of over 1,800 acres, enough to give the area its unique look for the next 900 years.

It can be used to create flooring with an aged look for your reception rooms, kitchens and bathrooms in period properties, barn conversions and newly

restored properties too, with a whole palette of beautiful natural shades.

The company can provide stunning staircases, feature fireplaces, luxury cooker hoods and Belfast sinks to create beautiful bespoke interiors with true provenance.

Meanwhile, outdoors the firm can provide exterior stone for landscaping, including external paving, wall capping, stone balustrades and date stones for your home.

This statement style comes from a local family-run firm with 42 employees who take their environmental custodianship very seriously, managing their obligations to return the countryside to a sustainable natural environment after extraction of stone.

No matter what the style or age of your home, natural materials, locally sourced & processed and sustainable can help to create truely beautiful spaces and architecture in your home. n

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6. Cantilevered stone staircase (POA) and flooring in Walcott aged with Clipsham blue cabochons from £78 per m2.

(All prices are excluding VAT)

n Stamford Stone’s showroom is based at Swaddywell Quarry, Stamford Road, near Helpston PE6 7EL. To make an appointment to view our range or for advice on your specific requirements, call 01780 740970 or see www.ssathome.co.uk.

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Smith Eliot Fundraising & Financial Management with

It was an evening of fundraising rather than financial management, which is a break from the norm for Smith Eliot, based on Stamford’s Broad Street and in Oakham’s Market Place.

The team held a drinks and canapé reception at their Stamford premises to raise funds and awareness about one of several charities they’re supporting this year; Sunflowers.

“Lives can change in a heartbeat. One minute everything’s fine; next, your world is upside down,” says Smith Eliot’s Stephen Smith.

“For some people, that’s the moment they learn their children are going to need special help. If that happens, it’s good to know that help is at hand. Sunflowers is a weekly support group for parents and carers in Oakham, who

have young children with a variety of additional needs. Our business is built on family values, and Sunflowers is run by volunteers and depends on the support of people like those who attended our event.” n For more information on Smith Eliot, call our Stamford office on 01780 437500 or Oakham on 01572 759759 or see www.smitheliot.co.uk.

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OUTDOORS

GARDENS

Enjoying 38 Different

One of the area’s best kept gardens is, more accurately, 38 individual gardens.

Created by Geoff Hamilton and now curated by the TV gardener’s family, we can definitely recommend a visit to Barnsdale Gardens this month...

Words: Georgie Fenn.

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Whether you’re a keen gardener with lots of technical understanding, or perhaps more enthusiastic than you are talented, an afternoon exploring inarguably the county’s best garden will yield inspiration for your own plot. It’s an incredible coup that Rutland has one of the most famous gardens in the UK, and yet, so many Rutlanders overlook the place because it’s right on our doorstep, or neglect to revisit the eight-acre attraction in the mistaken belief that little will have changed since they last visited.

“We bring in around 30,000 visitors each year but would really love to attract more local visitors,” says Nick Hamilton. The gardens were, of course, created by his father Geoff, of BBC Gardener’s World fame. Five acres of the site, formerly owned by the Exton Estate, were created in 1983 when gardening print journalist Geoff, who had been broadcasting since 1979, wanted to design and build a site upon which he could create individual plots to explore different styles of gardening, creating individual show gardens.

The site, a former Victorian farm, was extended in 1989, opening to the public for the first time with an honesty box that the public could drop their entrance donation into. In 1997 the place opened formally, and has continued to evolve ever since. “My father was determined that we wouldn’t live our lives obsessed with money.

The best advice he ever gave us was to pursue a career that we really enjoyed.”

“He remarked - half-jokingly - that he wasn’t going to leave us anything, and though it was true financially he did, in 1996, leave us the gardens as his legacy, so we could continue to develop and care for them.” “We are still funded by visitors, a tourist attraction that’s hard work but rewarding to look after. We work all year round, completing larger projects in the winter months and maintaining the garden in the summer months as visitors come to see us. If our summer trade isn’t good, winter is hard.”

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The garden currently employs 12 full time members of staff, with four senior gardeners and two apprentices alone. ‘People come to visit us with all sorts of levels of interest, from people who aren’t keen gardeners but who still appreciate the serenity and beauty of the place, to those who really are looking for ideas for their own gardens.” Nick believes that everyone who visits the garden will go away with at least one idea that they can employ in their own garden.

Described as a gardener’s theme park, the site consists of 38 different gardens from more formal designs like the formal pool and knot garden of Land’s End garden with its hard landscaping, to the more relaxed appearance of the Artisan’s Cottage Garden and the stream and bog garden. A visit every few years is highly recommended given the garden’s tendency to gently evolve with each passing season.

In 2012, Barnsdale created a Garden Studio and the Children’s Garden a year later.

The Studio has been designed by gardener Adam Frost and was originally built in the Urban Garden section at the 2008 Chelsea Flower Show, where it won him a gold medal and best in show.

Above: The eight acre site was created by TV’s Geoff Hamilton and comprises 38 individual gardens, attracting over 30,000 visitors each year.

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The Children’s Garden was the result of a garden design competition open to nine and 10 year olds, the winner of which enjoyed seeing her garden created by the team.

Featuring lots of wildlife, a pond and planting designed to attract the most amount of insects and bird life as possible, the School Garden is an example of how sustainability and environmental sensitivity are integral to the team’s approach to gardening.

“We’ve been organic here for over three decades and we’re peat-free.” says Nick.

“There’s no need to destroy peat bogs when compost is so plentiful and so renewable.”

Barnsdale Gardens’s allotment provides an abundant supply of vegetables and salads for the family and the garden’s staff, as well as supplying the site’s tea room. “We don’t grow for show.” says Nick.

The newest feature to see at Barnsdale Gardens is the Geoff Hamilton Winter Border. This area has been designed with

“Throughout the summer, Nick gives talks to groups visiting the garden, and all through the year there’s a programme of courses and events...” the colder months in mind to keep things interesting. It includes lots of great planting ideas for interest throughout every season and many of the special and unusual varieties used have been donated by Geoff's colleagues, friends and family - it was officially opened in 2016 by fellow BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Carol Klein who dug in the final plant, donated from her own garden in Devon.

Throughout the summer, Nick gives talks to groups visiting the garden, and all through the year there’s a packed programme of courses and events covering everything from creating art inspired by the garden to

growing your own vegetables - the subject of this month’s course.

With the forecast for a long hot summer, and the inevitability of wondering how to dispatch a few hours without having to travel far, Barnsdale Gardens is a definite recommendation, even if you’ve visited a few years previously.

“There’s a danger that as a garden we might be seen as a place that only those with lots of knowledge on the subject should visit.” says Nick. “But we try to dispel that myth. Even if you’re not a keen gardener, we believe that the surroundings and the beauty of the place has a much broader appeal. It really is a spectacular place to work in the summer, and a place that both gardeners and non-gardeners alike can enjoy a great deal.”

n Visit Barnsdale Gardens at Barnsdale Ave, Exton, Oakham LE15 8AH. Call 01572 813200 or see www.barnsdalegardens.co.uk.

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Anna’s Hope recently held its annual fundraising ball at The Haycock Hotel in Wansford. The charity, based in Wansford between Stamford and Peterborough is the leading children’s brain tumour charity in the East Of England.

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WEDDINGS

A Horse, a Funfair... and a

Great Country Wedding!

The stunning wedding of Kelly Davies and Fergus Hetherington featured the couple’s terrier Mildred, the bride’s horse Darby, plus an entire funfair with fast rides and dodgem cars... this was most definitely a country wedding to remember!

Photographer: Georgi Mabee, 07738 053068 or see www.georgimabee.com.

If ever there was a more relaxed bride it was Kelly Davies. “As long as I had my horse there, I didn’t really mind what else we did,” doesn’t really do justice what looks and sounds like one heck of a wedding.

Kelly is from Stamford; you probably already know her because everyone knows Kelly, she’s usually spotted looking effortlessly stylish with her pooch Mildred in tow or maybe in her family’s shop Dawson of Stamford, perhaps in riding gear in Waitrose or more often than not, having a right laugh with a great group of friends in one of Stamford’s many beer gardens.

Kelly met husband Fergus in Mama Liz’s.

“I gatecrashed his 30th birthday party and we got chatting,” she says, reminiscing on memories from 2012 when the couple first met. They didn’t know each other before, but things just sort of clicked into place.

After many years of fun, holidays, partying and going to lots of their mutual friends’ weddings, Fergus popped the question.

“We were on holiday in Spain in June 2016, just heading down to the beach bar like we normally do when Fergus wanted to walk a different way,” says Kelly. “I didn’t really catch on so in the end he pretended to have something stuck in his foot and got down on one knee,” Kelly still not quite convinced he was being serious.

“It took a few minutes for me to realise; ‘he’s actually asking me to marry him!’” Kelly said yes and with friends joining them a couple of days later, they celebrated in sunny Spain.

When it came to wedding planning Kelly decided she wanted to try and throw a party rather than stick to the conventional wedding day that she’d experienced so many

WEDDING SUPPLIERS FERGUS & KELLY HETHERINGTON

Wedding Venue: St Martin’s Stamford.

Reception Venue & Catering: Langham Lodge.

Dress: Designed by Martin Charles www.martincharlesbridalgallery.com

Wedding Flowers: Keepsakes of Yaxley. www.keepsakesofyaxley.com Wedding Cake: Kelly’s very talented event rider friend Julia Dungworth.

Band: Fenech Soler; www.fenechsolermusic.co.uk The Salvation; www.thesalvation.co.uk Jewels: Dawson of Stamford; www.dawsonofstamford.com

Videographer: Tom Calton, www.tomcaltonweddins.co.uk.

Wedding Planners: Pretty Quirky Hire www.prettyquirkyhire.co.uk Bar: The Stamford Wine Bar www.stamfordwinebar.co.uk n

times before. “I originally wanted to have the wedding at our home in Spain,” she says, but technically it was going to be a little difficult to get everyone over there so they thought they’d stick to Stamford with the help of Jack from Pretty Quirky Hire.

Kelly and Fergus got married at All Saint’s Church in Red Lion Square before heading to her aunty’s farm, Langham Lodge, for the celebrations. “It was so generous of Caroline and Andre to have us at their farm, part of the food we served was their very own Langham Lamb which people can actually buy for themselves now.”

They made the most of all the space and got the barns dressed up as well as hiring a marquee from a local supplier. “We wanted to have plenty of cover in case the British weather didn’t pull through for us on the day,” says Kelly. “Fergus and my mum were great throughout the wedding planning!”

Fortunately, the weather forecast was accurate and they were lucky to have plenty of sunshine on the day. “We ended up booking a few extra fair rides as the sun was shining,” the amazing fun rides actually came from Taylor’s Fun Fairs and they had everything from ferris wheels to dodgems for weddings guests to play on.

“We wanted it to be a party, eat what you want, drink what you want,” says Kelly, and so they provided pizza from the Rustic Crust, Paella by Antonio, Crêpes from The Old Manor House Bakery and Alex’s from The Wine Bar sorted everything from Pimm’s in jugs to a fully functioning bar.

Kelly was wearing a dress from Martin Charles, a bridal gallery in Oundle, “Martin was really good with me throughout, I had a bit of a panic two weeks before the wedding!”

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- WEDDINGS -

“I always dreamed of riding my horse to church in my wedding dress,” says Kelly, and so she did!

This panic led to Kelly choosing three separate dresses, there was the initial wedding dress, a design by Karen Willis-Holmes that she wore with a skirt attachment for the ceremony.

Then she deconstructed slightly to ride her horse Darby at Langham Lodge to get the party started and she ended up in a gorgeous two piece that Martin Charles made himself.

The look was completed with make up by the talented Kiss & Makeup and of course, the stunning jewellery was all from Dawson of Stamford, including the tiara and the couple’s wedding rings.

The horse photos, shot beautifully by Georgi Mabee capture possibly Kelly’s favourite part of the day. Thanks to local event rider Richard Jones, Darby himself had been very well-prepared for the event and his flower garland was created by Lisa Wiles from Keepers of Yaxley. “I’d never dreamed of a big white wedding when I was a little girl, but I had always wanted to ride my horse in a dress on the day.” See, dreams can come true.

The first dance was to a Drake song that had been remixed slightly so that Kings Cliffe’s celebrity rock stars, Fenech Soler, could do the song justice.

They played for the start of the evening and then local band The Salvation took over.

“It goes so quickly,” says Kelly. “If I could offer anyone advice it would be to take in every minute, from the very start to the end because it just goes by in a blur.”

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Photographer: Georgi Mabee, telephone 07738 053068 or see www.georgimabee.com.

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WEDDINGS

Your Wedding

YOUR WAY

For the past 15 years, Kilworth House has been helping couples to celebrate their marriage in a truly special setting.

A place of timeless warmth and elegance, it’s the perfect backdrop to your wedding, an exclusive retreat of elegance and grace...

The happiest day of your life deserves a wedding venue that’s nothing short of stunning.

For 15 years - or about 750 brides - the venue of choice has been Kilworth House. The former country house dates back to 1848 and carries a Grade II listing. Converted into a hotel in 1999, it now offers 44 bedrooms, plus a 104

whole range of rooms ideal for wedding ceremonies and receptions. Francesca Maslin is Kilworth House’s wedding planner and says: “The beauty of the venue is its versatility.

Brides can create a completely bespoke day with exclusive or non-exclusive use and can choose from one of three licensed rooms; the

Orangery, Wordsworth & Shakespeare rooms, all of which are licensed for civil ceremonies.

The Orangery is a really beautiful room, with lots of natural light, beautiful views over the grounds and space for 130 seated guests - 200 for evening celebrations.”

“The Library, Wordsworth, Shakespeare & Cellar Bar rooms are suited to intimate celebrations, and for more rustic weddings, we’ve The Staging Post, a luxury log cabin close to our theatre. It has a completely different feel; rustic, and relaxed, but it’s still rich in character and has the same dedicated team of events co-ordinators working behind the scenes to ensure your day is a success.”

“Heading up the brigade of chefs are Carl Dovey and Max Faulkner, who can create bespoke menus and utilise their experience of crafting the hotel’s fine dining menus to provide just the style of dining you’re seeking for your day. We ensure that we only host one wedding per day at the hotel so you’ll never

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EVER AFTER

HAPPILY

Julia & Adrian

“Saying our vows in the Wordsworth Room in front of our close friends and family was just so special. We are so happy to have found this hidden gem. ” n

Top: The Orangery is Kilworth House’s restored Victorian wedding venue and dining room. It will seat 130 guests seated, or 200 guests for an evening reception. Above: The hotel’s Wordsworth, Shakespeare and Library rooms are suited to more intimate or formal weddings. Above/Right: Kilworth House is rich in places to take beautiful photographs on your day.

encounter another bride during your day.

Likewise our teams are always fully briefed with three dedicated wedding co-ordinators to ensure a consistent point of contact.

Whilst we have a series of packages by way of examples, we’re conscious that they should only be considered as a starting point to your wedding planning, and that every day should be unique and tailored to your tastes and to the style of the day you’re seeking to create.”

The hotel’s provision of bedrooms include Garden, Luxury & Four-Posters from which to choose. There are also two luxury Health & Beauty treatment rooms for pre-wedding pampering too. Meanwhile, 38 acres of mature parkland provide an elegant backdrop to your day with ample opportunities and locations for your photographer to capture beautiful images of your big day.

“We’ve seen so many brides and grooms marrying at Kilworth House and we always enjoy it when they return to us to celebrate their anniversaries, christenings and other

family celebrations throughout their lives together. It feels really rewarding to know that we’ve played a part in ensuring their married life begins with a memorable day and a really great celebration!”

“From the reaction of brides who come to look around the house, we’re certain we offer something extraordinary here.

We have just been awarded ‘Wedding Venue of the Year 2018’, from NWMag, which is further evidence that Kilworth House is the region’s most exclusive retreat; a location that’s not just out of the ordinary, but extraordinary.”

Kilworth House hosts a monthly ‘drop-in’ session on the last Thursday of the month and has a forthcoming Wedding Showcase on Sunday 30th September from 12noon to 3.30pm. n Kilworth House hosts weddings throughout the year with non-exclusive packages from around £4,000.

For more information visit the venue at Lutterworth Rd, North Kilworth LE17 6JE or call 01858 880058 or see www.kilworthhouse.co.uk.

Nicola and Rachel

"Our wedding at Kilworth House was everything we wished for! The beautiful, classic elegance of the Wordsworth suite was just so fitting for the intimate wedding we had envisaged. Everything was perfect. n

James & Rachel Jones

“It was amazing from start to finish.

Nothing was too much trouble, the food was delicious and the surroundings immaculate. We had so many lovely comments about the venue!” n

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Clinicians from different disciplines perform musculoskeletal injections to treat pain. Pain is

one of the most frequent causes of reductions in productivity as a result of sick leave and decreases in workers’ ability to carry out their jobs. Each year around a fifth of the population consult their GP about a musculoskeletal condition, which accounts for £5 billion of NHS spend and is the leading cause of working days lost. Arthritis Research UK estimates its costs the economy £20 billion every year. Treating all types of back pain alone costs the NHS more than £1 billion per year.

Rheumatologists for whom injection therapy is the most common therapeutic intervention, it is the Interventional Radiologists who use image guidance without exception in their work. Perhaps the chief reason for the increased use of image guidance has been the improved technology. Better visualization of anatomy yields greater confidence to undertake procedures that were previously thought to be dangerous or impossible.

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Image guided joints and soft tissue diagnostic and/or therapeutic injections can also be performed under Fluoroscopy, CT and more recently MRI. In general, the majority of injections are performed using ultrasound or fluoroscopies which are more efficient than CT. The exception is spinal injections which are more readily done

Most joint and tissue injections can be performed via the visualization and palpation of anatomical landmarks to guide appropriate placement. However, blind injections carry the risk of incidental needling or drug delivery to the adjacent non-target structures, which may include blood vessels, peripheral nerves or muscles.

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MOTORS

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Those who are silly enough deem a Range Rover too cheap, small or too modest need worry no longer. As part of a new generation of super-sports utility vehicles or SUVs, a unlikely marque enters the fray...

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In the unlikely - yet highly desirable - scenario that an eccentric wealthy benefactor were to hand me a blank cheque, and instruct me that I may only spend the product of his benevolence on a car, I’d hop, skip and jump to my nearest Land Rover dealership and choose a Range Rover.

Probably not one of the long wheelbase versions, or the supercharged SV, but the Autobiography version, perhaps with a 3.0V6 engine. Why? I honestly can’t think of a better car. It’s as luxurious as a limo, as quick as you need a car to be, it can go anywhere off-road, it has masses of room and plenty of standard kit. I just can’t see that there will ever be a car nicer or better than a Range Rover.

Many who can afford, say, a £200,000 Rolls Royce Ghost still prefer the cheaper, but arguably less show-offy and more practical Range Rover. But what if there was a ‘Rolls Royce Range Rover?’

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Here come the Super SUVs (and they’re super expensive!):

Lamborghini Urus £165,000: When Porsche launched its Cayenne 4x4, the motoring world collectively gulped at what was seen as an odd paradigm shift. A sports car maker, traditionally known for coupés and convertibles making an SUV? If that wasn’t strange enough now Lamborghini is doing the same with its Urus. 4.0V8 engine, eight speed auto gearbox, four wheel drive and 60mph reached in just 3.6 seconds. Coupé SUV looks give way to a four seater cabin, and it’s all styled like a fighter jet. Odd and a bit macho, but certainly distinctive. n

Mercedes Maybach £200.000 (est): Whilst the Cullinan has been confirmed for release this autumn, a rival from Mercedes’s luxury brand Maybach is still at the concept stage. It’s a strange SUV with a stubby saloon style boot, an all-electric four wheel drive car with a 311 mile range and a doubtless a price tag to match.

It’ll sit on the same floorpan chassis as Mercedes’s forthcoming Range Rover rival, the GLS... although that model won’t have flowers in the back, or a little tea set as the Maybach does. n

>> The motoring world scoffed when Porsche, a sports car manufacturer, built an SUV; the Cayenne. They’re not laughing now, as it has been a runaway success.

Now that Rolls Royce has announced a 4x4 there’s the same raised eyebrows, but what we have here is a car that can join the fray as a new band of super-SUVs take on the most expensive Range Rovers, including the firm’s forthcoming coupé version, and the likes of Bentley’s Bentayga.

Bentley Bentayga 6.0 W12 £162,700: A more modest Bentayga V8 and a Bentayga diesel are available, but in the above company, £160,000 for an SUV looks like a snip. Audi mechanicals and plenty of options for customisation go some way to justifying its price tag, but we still have a lingering doubt that this is a more luxurious or more prestigious car than a Range Rover Autobiography, rather than just a car for show offs. n

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The Cullinan is named after the world’s most expensive flawless diamond. It’s 5.3m long, 2.1m wide and 1.8m tall; longer than a Range Rover by 30cm and 15cm wider.

It weighs in at 2,660kg, and has an eight speed automatic gearbox, four wheel drive, four wheel steering and a 48v electrical system.

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“One has to wonder who, beyond a hip hop rapper or footballer, is going to buy such an excessive and pretentious car as this...”

Electronics scan the road in front and prime the air suspension and dampers to compensate for the road ahead. And rather than Land Rover’s terrain response system, the company has fitted Cullinan with a button understatedly marked ‘everywhere’ which primes the car for the rough stuff that Rolls insists the car will handle with aplomb.

Modest versions are likely to start at £250,000 but the wildest and most bespoke versions are expected to top £400,000, with options including picnic seats in the boot, cocktail bars in the back and a ‘recreation

module’ - a power operated shelf for, one presumes, shotguns, fly fishing kit, picnics and so on. The V12 engine is huge, although we wouldn’t bet against a V8 or electrification being made before long.

Doubtless it’s a flawless car, but being so huge, so expensive and so conspicuous one has to wonder who, beyond a hip hop rapper or a young footballer is going to buy such an excessive and pretentious car. Nice, but I’ll stick to a Range Rover... at least, I will as soon as that eccentric benefactor comes into my life. n

ROLLS ROYCE CULLINAN V12 Price: £250,000, available now.

Engine: 6.75 litre V12, 48v, 571hp.

Drivetrain: Eight speed auto gearbox, four wheel drive.

Performance: 0-60mph 4-5 seconds (est); 155mph top speed.

Economy: 18.8mpg combined.

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GOLF TIPS

Jordan Wrisdale’s PROFESSIONAL GOLFER

TIPS & TRICKS

One of the biggest challenges in golf is getting a ball out of a bunker as many of you who play will know all too well. Professional golfer Jordan Wrisdale gives his tips on how to make the shot a little easier...

“This is one of the main problems golfers tend to have and they often approach me on the subject,” says Jordan. “It becomes a lot easier when following these simple steps.”

“First of all, before preparing for the shot at all, make sure you’re using the right club.

If you short-side yourself in a greenside bunker, meaning you don’t have a lot of green to work with, you want to pick a high-lofted wedge, like a 60º lob wedge. The ball will not role out as much.”

“If you have some green to work with, you want a lower lofted wedge, such as a sand wedge (56 degrees) or a gap wedge (52 degrees).

This will promote a slightly longer ball flight out of the trap.”

“Once you have the right club for you, you can focus on getting the swing right.”

Stance: Stand square to your intended line, then turn your leading foot out to roughly 45 degrees. This will help to turn onto your left side facing the target.

Sand wedge: Open your sand wedge or a club you feel most comfortable with until the leading edge is in line with your front foot.

This will help elevate the ball.

Sand: Never hit the ball, always hit the sand.

Aim to be striking the sand around two golf balls behind your golf ball for a lower running bunker shot but for a higher soft landing, strike Renovation around one ball behind.

Ball: The ball always wants to be on the heel of your leading foot. For example,

Bunker Rules

There are strict guidelines for bunker sand, especially in the States. Particles must lie between 0.25 and 1mm, and be angular in shape.

a right handed player’s golf ball’s position will want to be on your left heel.

This will shallow your attack angle and stop you from digging into the sand. This way you will be able to get the ball out of the bunker successfully.

“It’s always a tricky shot to master, but if you follow my simple instructions on hitting a ball out of a bunker, you can’t go wrong.”

Next time you find yourself stuck in a rut or a bunker - in a game of golf, remember your positioning and always pick the best club.

Left: Remember, focus on throwing the sand out of the bunker with your club rather than hitting the ball.

The golf ball will eventually follow with the shot.

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Jordan Wrisdale: Professional Golfer...

Lincolnshire is widely regarded for its golfing provisions. It’s the home of English Golf, with the National Golf Centre based in Woodhall Spa, and there are over 50 different courses across the county.

Jordan is the youngest ever Lincolnshire Amateur Champion, winning at the age of 15. He won the English Champion of Champions hosted at Woodhall Spa, and is currently playing the European Challenge Tour and the Euro Pro Tour which is based in the UK.

Jordan Wrisdale has used it to his advantage, and out of the 60,000,000 golfers across the world, Jordan is currently ranked 1,457, and 2nd in the whole of Lincolnshire.

He has represented England for the sport, appears on Sky Sports regularly, competes across the globe and he anticipates that he will be playing in the British Open at Carnoustie later this year.

He has the support from world-renowned coach Phil Kenyon, and his equipment is sponsored by brands Ping and Titleist.

Each month, he’s going to be providing his top golfing tips to the readers of Lincolnshire Pride!

“I’ve been playing golf since I was 10, and I’ve always known that I would follow it as a career,” says Jordan.

“I’m really passionate about it.”

Jordan makes regular TV, print and online appearances. This year, he appears on Sky Sports - average viewing figures over 400,000.

n Jordan is currently looking for more sponsors, currently sponsored by Rolec Services, Ping, Mashie and more. He can provide corporate days for staff, great branding across his clothing and great PR for you and your business. If you want to support Jordan through his golfing career, email wrisdalej@gmail.com or call him today on 07799 358203.

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BUSINESS & FINANCE

Create a luxurious venue anywhere!

A FUNKY TENT IS A BIG BLANK CANVAS FOR YOUR WEDDING OR SPECIAL EVENT UPPINGHAM Funky Tents distinctive structures and wonderful spaces for special occasions from weddings to corporate functions that can help you to celebrate, or to set the right tone for your business.

Newly relocated in Uppingham, Funky Tents can work with you to create the perfect venue, no matter what the size and shape of the space you’d like to create. If the sun’s shining, many of the company’s marquees have removable sides, otherwise they’re secure and weatherproof in all but the most inclement of conditions.

The company can also provide light up LED furniture, like poseur tables and curved bars, to black & white, rustic wooden or white gloss dance floors, and the hire of tables and chairs. Organisers retain the flexibility of using their own catering contractor, and

Funky Tents can provide essentials like generators for power & light, as well as luxurious toilets with real wood and proper solid bathroom fittings.

Start with a perfect finish: Boon Bespoke Decor...

TRADITIONAL DECORATORS & CRAFTSMEN WITH A PASSION FOR COLOUR, DETAIL AND QUALITY

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A number of options give some starting points for configurations, but the company specialises in creating a completely tailored venue and delivering a totally beSOUTH LUFFENHAM Nicholas Boon’s background working in the creative industry has given him the experience to approach any project with a designer’s eye.

It’s the little things that count.

Working efficiently and methodically, all projects are managed with precision, from initial conception right through to completion. So whether it’s painting and decorating or a full property renovation, he will manage every stage of the project in meticulous detail.

My craftsmen take pride in their work with great care and attention, from ensuring that all aspects of the finished work

spoke service no matter what your occasion. n For more information on Funky Tents’ products and services call 0808 169 1690 or see www.funky-tents.co.uk. complement each other, to the site being left clean and tidy.

Boon Bespoke Decor have the skills required to complete any project competently, professionally and within budget.

Nicholas works with two colleagues helping to provide a wide range of services from painting and decorating, wallpapering, carpentry to sash and casement window restoration.The high quality of craftsmanship and attention to the customer’s needs endorse Nicholas’s reputation. n Contact Boon Bespoke Decor: www.boon-bespokedecor.co.uk, nicholasboon@btinternet.com, 01780 722035, 07799501428

MEET KIDDICARE ENTREPRENEUR NEVILLE

STAMFORD ‘The answer’s yes; now what was the question?’

That was the title of the 2016 book by Neville Wright, founder of baby superstore Kiddicare, who turned 37p into £100m, despite having dyslexia, and ADHD and no advantages in life besides a determination to be the best.

And now, Neville Wright will be presenting the story of his success in his own words as

the guest speaker at a charity garden party as Pride goes to press. Neville will host the talk for the Phoebe Research Fund which raises awareness of the condition Epidermolysis Bullosa.

The event will be held at The William Cecil in Stamford as Pride goes to press and will include an afternoon tea as well as a raffle, organised by commercial finance company Pilot Fish.

Local Law Firm helps to Demystify Legal Services...

NEW WEBSITE CREATED BY HEGARTY LLP TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION AND ADVICE

Invest in South Kesteven, say the area’s business leaders

SOUTH KESTEVEN Invest in South Kesteven and celebrate the area’s greatness. That was the message of InvestSK recently as the group’s inaugural breakfast meeting was held at Easton Walled Gardens.

Over 70 delegates turned up and enjoyed not only the chance to network, but to mark the publication of a new Business Showcase book.

The guide celebrates the area’s business capabilities and promote South Kesteven to new inward investors as a great place to do business.

Companies included in the book include global leaders to local SMEs, innovators to designers and family businesses to financers. n See www.investsk.co.uk.

£1,000 Donation

The Answer’s Yes!

STAND CLEAR; THIS MAY COME AS A SHOCK... but Larkfleet Homes’s Community Fund has donated over £1,000 to help to install a public defibrillator in the village of Baston near Stamford.

The Automated External Defibrillator (AED) can be used by those with no medical training. n

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STAMFORD & OAKHAM Local Law Firm Hegarty Solicitors have launched a new website this week with the aim of demystifying legal services. The new Hegarty Solicitors website features a resources area containing legal guides, frequently asked questions and information to help explain and simplify legal services.

Richard Hegarty says; “We believe in being open and honest about our fees and we are committed to making a positive impact on the community we work in. It can sometimes be difficult to find reliable information about legal services, so we also have calculators for businesses to estimate the cost of contract reviews and so on.” n See more at www.hegarty.co.uk.

BUSINESS

NEWS In Brief

SOUTH KESTEVEN

“WE’LL MAKE IT A SPECTACULAR SUCCESS!” SAYS DAVID DAVIS Don’t worry, we’ll make a ‘spectacular success,’ of Brexit, says David Davis.

The Brexit Secretary was addressing 160 attendees from Grantham & Stamford Conservatives at Peterborough West’s Holiday Inn, and earned a standing ovation from those who heard how he was ‘95% certain’ that there would be a deal with Europe and that it wouldn’t be Britain’s fault if a deal fail to be achieved.

The Brexit secretary also pointed out that 90% of growth in trade came from outside the EU and that by 2020, the amount of UK trade with the EU is expected to fall from 60% to 40%.

David Davis also stated that the EU’s problem is the need to make ‘27-way compromises’ when establishing trade deals. n

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BUSINESS & FINANCE

Protecting Your Business NOT ALL INSURANCE IS CREATED EQUALLY, SAYS SIMON JACKSON OF OAKHAM INSURANCE SPECIALISTS POLICYWISE. THAT’S WHY A PROPER CONSULTATION WITH AN EXPERT ONCE A YEAR COULD NOT ONLY SAVE YOU MONEY, BUT ULTIMATELY... IT COULD SAVE YOUR BUSINESS TOO! It’s not sexy, it’s not shiny. Sometimes, it’s even a grudge purchase. But it can save you time, save you and money. Sometimes, it’s the only thing that can save your entire business.

Perhaps the reason we don’t think more highly of insurance is the same reason we fear the doctor; thinking ‘what if ?’ can be a scary prospect, so we live in a sort of denial.

This problem, though, is that a sound insurance policy could be all that stands between you and the loss of your livelihood if the worst should happen.

“As an insurance broker, you’d think I’d see people at difficult times in their lives, and that it’s a pretty unhappy industry to work in,” says Simon Jackson of Policywise, based in Oakham.

“In fact, the complete opposite is true.

My clients really appreciate the lifeline that their protection provides for them when unfortunate events occur. The gratitude they express for quick and complete resolutions to problems affecting their business shows the value of sound insurance cover.”

“Policywise provides innovative, specialist insurance for the modern world. We pride ourselves on giving you the fairest deal without compromising on cover,” says Simon.

“And if there’s one area that shows the difference between policies purchased as cheaply as possible online, and a policy that is chosen after a proper consultation, it’s the field of business insurance.”

“As brokers, we work with about 30 policy providers, and you’ll be amazed at the omissions or limitations in some policies that clients buying insurance online remain oblivious to.

One example is a client we visited who runs a really smart restaurant and bar in a nice

listed building. The owner has quite rightly checked about provision for business interruption - a feature which would provide a regular pay out and keep the bills being paid in the event of damage to the building.”

“What the client hadn’t realised, however, was the time limit the policy placed on that clause. The repair or restoration of listed buildings, following damage like a fire or flood, can rumble on for a several years, and in the event that his business was interrupted by such an event, it’s likely the period of business interruption cover his policy provided would have expired long before the building was rendered serviceable and the business was trading again.”

“As a business owner, we understand it’s one more thing to put on your to-do list, but it’s the thing that might well save your whole livelihood...”

“Other clients I’ve known have purchased policies online in good faith and have believed themselves to be covered but found omissions in their policy. For instance, mobile hairdressers or beauty practitioners who lack insurance against inadvertently causing burns or blistering to the skin with beauty treatments that have gone awry.”

“Some other clients don’t realise what’s required of them to ensure their policies will protect them. For instance, I knew of a shop owner who knew their EPOS systems were covered as long as they removed the cash from the till each night.”

“Unfortunately they didn’t realise that for the protection to apply they also needed to ensure the drawers are left open to prove

they’ve been left empty. Following a break-in, their sophisticated systems weren’t covered, and replacing their fancy cash tills proved very expensive, to say nothing of the inconvenience that ensued from not being able to complete transactions and gather the data from them that the client used to keep up with their bookkeeping and accounts.”

“Another element that business will need to ensure they’re covered under is the new data protection laws, GDPR, which will take effect this month.”

“Businesses may need to ensure they have adequate data protection measures to ensure they’re covered, and may want to consider cyber cover against the impact of IT problems such as the Wannacry malware which crippled the NHS last year.”

“Other clients have come to me having found themselves falling foul of exclusions in other policies, having omitted or incorrectly entered information on policy documents, or finding themselves without the correct level of cover for, for instance, public liability. Rutland County Council might expect a contractor to have £10m of cover, whilst some policies only have provision for £1m-£2m of cover.”

“And of course, it works the other way too.

Brokers can often save clients money by preventing clients from being overinsured.”

“Ultimately there’s simply no substitute for a consultation with a broker who can provide a comprehensive service, an insight into both what protection their business needs and the potential pitfalls of policies.”

“As a business owner, we understand it’s one more thing to put on your to-do list, but it’s also the thing that might just save your whole livelihood, and the business you’ve spent years or decades building up.” n

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