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Carving out a niche

Two Rutland farmers have been – quite literally – carving out a niche for themselves since May 2020 by planting 8,000 pumpkin seeds. This year will be their second harvest so if you’ve a youngster in the house, it’s time to create a cheerful carved pumpkin, grown in Rutland, ready for Halloween! Images: Lizzie Rees, 07951 030114, www.shootitmomma.co.uk. Rutland Pumpkins… ready to go! It’s an essential part of childhood. Pick up a pumpkin as Halloween nears, scoop out the inside and have a go at carving a scary – or perhaps a silly – face and pop in a tealight. Good old fashioned family fun! Each year the UK dedicates 3,523 acres of land to growing pumpkins, which equates to 14,972,750...

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Getting Back to Nature

Just before Covid hit, the Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust welcomed its new CEO Tim Graham to his new role....

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20 Years of Hard Work

Few pursuits over the past 20 years have been as noble as Ursula Cholmeley and her team’s cause to restore...

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Pick of the bunch

This month we’re remembering the time that Stamford played a part in Great Britain’s motoring heritage as we remember Pick’s...

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Going Wild in Rutland

There’s a whole world out there, with many once-in-a-lifetime moments waiting to be captured on camera and frozen in time...

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Uppingham Fatstock – Through the Decades

Alas, Covid has claimed another scalp as this year’s Uppingham Christmas Fatstock Show, due to be held on 25th November...

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Stamford in Six Buildings…

In a town with 600 listed buildings, how do you pick the most interesting…? Author Chris Davies’s book might help....

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In The Garden: Castor House

Claire & Ian Winfrey of Castor House gardens host one of the area’s most successful events in the area for...

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Lyddington’s Bede House

English Heritage-owned, Grade I listed and a scheduled monument of archaeological significance. Lyddington Bede House reopens in April and has...

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Burghley Horse Trials 2020: The Face of Burghley

Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials crowned its Face of Burghley winners for 2019 recently at a judging event at The...

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Gardening: A Poet’s Muse

The two profound pleasures of poetry and gardening combine just seven miles from Stamford at Helpston’s John Clare Cottage. The...

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Create your own Kitchen Garden with Adam Frost

A Spring Project: Create your own Kitchen Garden, With Adam Frost of BBC TV’s Gardeners’ World Have you ever stopped...

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Against Owl Odds

Owls are symbolic for wisdom. But what gives them this omniscient reputation? To find out, we visited Chris Lawton at...

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Saving Clipsham’s Yew Trees

Clipsham’s once remarkable Yew Tree Avenue has seen better days. But thankfully, 2019 will be the year that the 200-year...

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Motors: BMW’s 8-Series

Have you ever wondered what would happen if BMW made a 21st century rival to Porsche’s 911 Carrera? The answer...

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Stamford’s Secret Allotments

Where there aren’t houses in Stamford, there are rows upon rows of allotments being taken care of by some of...

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Paradise with the Hounds

We meet with Simon Hunter, Huntsman of the Fitzwilliam Milton Hunt to see the next generation of hounds and have...

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A Nice Surprise at Burghley

Burghley Park’s Garden of Surprises and Sculpture Garden is thriving in 2018, pop along to see the latest instalments and...

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007’s in Soft Top Heaven…

Aston Martin’s DB11 now has a soft top stablemate, a convertible or ‘Volante’ version of its flagship GT. James Bond...

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Designing Gardens

DAVID GREAVES LANDSCAPE GARDEN DESIGN AND HIS TEAM HAVE BROUGHT OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN GARDEN DESIGN TO THIS PROJECT,...