Leisure Archive
(November 2016)

1 November 2016

RAF Polo Festival

The RAF Equitation Association (RAFEA) Championships took place on the weekend of the 24th and 25th September, and was the second Festival of Equitation to be held in the wonderful setting of RAF College Cranwell. Once again equestrians from the various forces came together for a weekend of competition and development. The festival is used Read more…

In the field…

By now many of you will have had a few days out with the gun. Thanks to a new scheme, every one of us who shoots game during the season and attends a driven day can make a worthwhile contribution to charity. November ice to bear a duck, then all the winter sludge and muck. Read more…

Collectors

Auctioneers of fine modern and antique guns are now the largest Sporting Auction House in Europe, specialising in sporting items and militaria. Many of Holt’s customers are collectors, some casual, some in earnest – named shotguns, game counters, cartridge cases, place finders and in my case hammer gun locks. 12 bore hammer gun: no visible Read more…

Guns & roses in Lincolnshire

Thirty-six women joined Liane Burton of Femmes Fatales for a day of clay pigeon shooting on Saturday 8th October in Ulceby, Lincolnshire. Guests travelled from far and wide, including women and girls from Kent and Cumbria, to enjoy the day just for ladies. Liane, a project planning engineer from Grimsby, attended her very first Femmes Read more…

Land Rover reveals all new Discovery

The New Discovery embodies Land Rover’s drive to go Above and Beyond, combining British desirability with an unstoppable spirit of adventure. It’s an authentic, three-row, seven-seat SUV with unbeatable capability and versatility. Everyday ingenuity has been at the heart of the Discovery, attracting more than 1.2 million customers over the last 27 years. The fifth-generation Read more…

Troops even better equipped for all your fuel, motoring and convenience shopping needs

A family business which has been a landmark on the main road at Leadenham since the 1930s is celebrating the completion of a major ten-week redevelopment of its forecourt and showroom. F Troop & Son, more locally known as Troops of Leadenham, is operated by the third generation of the family, directors Rodney and Caroline Read more…

Nissan and Reevoo: A year of fascinating insight into Qashqai, Juke and X-Trail ownership

September marked the first anniversary of Nissan’s partnership on crossovers with user-generated content platform Reevoo. It has produced some fascinating insights into what owners think of their Qashqai, Juke and X-Trail. So far more than 16,200 people have reviewed their crossovers across the five countries – France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK – which Read more…

Vauxhall’s new Mokka X

Vauxhall’s new Mokka X, which reaches UK showrooms in October, first appeared at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show with a fresh interior and exterior design, a new powertrain and featuring OnStar and Apple CarPlay. With over half a million sold in Europe and nearly 100,000 in the UK, Mokka has seen huge success since its Read more…

The all-new Sportage is here

Those in the know are aware that Kia’s Sportage is one of the best in its class and pronounce positive verdicts on its range of outstanding and appealing features. From the respect-inducing styling to its supple ride and sweet economy, the new Sportage crosses the ‘t’ of the crossover formula even more successfully than before. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz GLE 350d Coupe 4Matic AMG Line

If you love pomp and ceremony, you’ll adore this broad-shouldered offering from Mercedes-Benz. The GLE 350d Coupe 4Matic AMG Line, on test here, doesn’t know the meaning of ‘subtle’. It doesn’t need to. After all, why buy a machine of this magnitude if you don’t want people to notice you? So, what exactly is the Read more…