Leisure Archive
(June 2016)

1 June 2016

RAF Polo Association’s Season Opening Tournament

7th–8th May 2016 The RAF College Cranwell played host once again to a hugely successful Polo Tournament and a special one as well, with this year being the 80th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force Polo Association (RAFPA) and RAF College Cranwell celebrating 100 years. There were nine teams that competed for the Martyn Bebbington Read more…

Rider heading for Rio

She lives by the motto ‘If you can dream it, you can do it, when you believe it!’ and para-equestrian rider Roberta ‘Bert’ Sheffield is about to realise her biggest dream yet: competing in the forthcoming Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer. Bert (35), who has rheumatoid arthritis, lives in Bourne, but will be Read more…

In the field

The summer months can seem to be a little lean in terms of shooting opportunities for many of us, but it is clearly not the case for everyone, as I realised when I found myself dragged into the world of social media. Now I have to confess that for a long time I was of Read more…

Work begins on state-of-the-art Duckworth Jaguar Land Rover showroom in Boston

Duckworth Jaguar Land Rover in Boston has started construction of a brand new state-of-the-art showroom. The £7.4m site will showcase the latest Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles side by side in a modern and luxurious showroom. Clugston Construction has secured the contract from Martin Duckworth Ltd to build the sophisticated new Jaguar Land Rover retailer, Read more…

The Volvo XC90 R-Design – The sportiest XC90 yet

R-Design models are the sportiest XC90s to date, featuring a range of design, dynamic and equipment upgrades to give Volvo’s seven-seat SUV a sporty makeover. The outside of the car is distinguished by 20-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, silver-effect door mirrors, gloss black mesh front grille and tinted rear windows. Inside, there are leather/nubuck sports seats, Read more…

The Citroen DS range for stylish good looks

The latest DS 3 was revealed amongst much splendour in Paris at the beginning of the year, but we couldn’t drive it. It was a ‘static’ unveiling only. It looked fantastic – outside and in – but the new DS 3 press drive happened closer to home, in London. And there was still an element Read more…