Leisure Archive
(January 2011)

1 January 2011

If the shoe fits…

In these hectic days, it is quite a relief to discover that some wonderful examples of traditional rural life are still with us. Among those examples of skills of yesterday is the work of the farrier and we went along to see how Simon Middlebrook is keeping that rural tradition going in today’s world – Read more…

Equestrian Life – January 2011

Welcome to the New Year! The countdown to the 2012 Olympics is now getting serious but we have a full year of fantastic horse activity here in Lincolnshire during 2011 including our regular great events at the County Show and Burghley. Never ridden before? Well, even more so, this is your year. Never mind your Read more…

Shooting Times – January 2011

So, here we are, the start of another year as we drift into January. For some, this month means New Year resolutions and often the hope that 2011 will be a memorable year of sport. Of course, for a number of people it will be a year of picking up a gun for the first Read more…

Aston Martin Rapide

Attractive? More like entrancing. That’s the affect the Aston Martin Rapide has on people. Hand on heart, I have never had so many people stop and stare at one of my test cars before. Even while writing this a man leaned out of his van to take a picture of the Rapide, parked on my Read more…

Audi A1 to Barnstorm Small Premium Class

Audi A1 1.4 TFSi S Tronic Like a high quality gemstone, Audi’s new A1 small hatchback has gone on UK sale with a lengthy queue of customers waiting for their chosen bespoke version. It really is a clear-cut challenger to a big selling market sector where the current choice is mainly either the MINI Cooper Read more…