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A Flask of Tea with Julia Bradbury

Rutland’s Julia Bradbury has always enjoyed a special relationship with the great outdoors, but since a breast cancer diagnosis in 2021, she also credits it with helping her to fight the disease. Now with her brand new book, Walk Yourself Happy, she wants us all to enjoy a  healthier and more active life, beginning in January 2024! Hurried, harried, hyperconnected and heartsore.  Sometimes even helpless. January can feel like a fairly flat month in terms of our mood and so this month, more than ever, it’s important to take care of ourselves and nurture a strength of spirit that ensures we embrace the new year in a physically, but also mentally, sound condition. As far back as the fourth century...

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Welcome Bishop Debbie Sellin

A warm welcome to the Diocese’s new Bishop, Debbie Sellin! This month we discuss Christmas, and Debbie’s hopes for the future...

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History Cast in Bonze

In last month’s magazine we met Hywel Pratley, who has created Oakham’s statue of HM Queen Elizabeth II. A few...

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Rutland’s Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

It’s been a busy autumn for Hywel Pratley, working hard in his studio to bring to life a likeness of...

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Live the Life of Luxury

Become part of the Tallington Lakes community and enjoy lakeside living with the company’s brand new and beautifully appointed luxury...

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Rutland’s Local Artists

Julie Wade: “I absolutely love colour!” “I love colour!” says Julie Wade, a painter, as if it wasn’t clear from her beautifully...

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Defender Burghley Horse Trials 2023

The Defender Burghley Horse Trials returns to the parkland of Stamford’s Elizabethan stately home this month, with another three rounds...

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The Book Thief

September sees the most extraordinary story come to Curve Theatre as The Book Thief, the novel by Markus Zusak’s which...

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A Visit to Oakham

With plenty of thriving independent businesses, more than a handful of history plus regular live events and a real sense...

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A Push Towards Blush

This month we’re championing rural vogue with Fairfax & Favor, whose Stamford store will soon be home to these beautiful...

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Stamford Schools and Education

Here, we profile some of the best independent schools across Stamford and the surrounding area, offering the very best education...

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Letting Off Steam

This month the Stapleford Miniature Railway gain an apprentice to help run out their steam locomotive, John H Gretton. It’s...

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Antiques and Apéritifs

For a delightful evening this month, join antiques expert, gallery owner and TV personality Paul Martin as he speaks at...

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Rutland’s Twin Towns

Don’t forget your passport this month as we take a tour around Europe and beyond with Rutland’s twin towns, and...

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Rowing for Amy

This month we’re following the extraordinary journey of Andrew Osborne as he passes the half-way point of an epic 3,000...

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Kindred at Stamford Arts Centre

From 4th-19th April, nine local artists gather together at Stamford Arts Centre to host a joint exhibition. Kindred explores evocative...

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The Beauty of Barrowden

Home to about 700 people, the village of Barrowden is a terrifically close-knit community which loves to take action to...

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Sloping Off

A significant investment in Tallington Lakes’ dry ski slope has seen the facility resurfaced with a state-of-the-art surface that will benefit...

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Prints Charming by Angela Harding

A new book by Rutland printmaker and artist Angela Harding is a beautifully illustrated study of the natural world. Here,...

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Reindeer in Stamford

Nick Dean and family enjoy bringing festive joy to the area… with more than a little help from their herd...

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G4 Perform in Peterborough

Bringing festive spirit to Peterborough Cathedral, Jonathan Ansell is one of the founder members of the classical crossover group G4....

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Exton Artist Penny Richardson

From your beloved pet or a family member, to your favourite Rutland landscape, no commission is too challenging to inspire...