Lifestyle Archive
(October 2013)

1 October 2013

LACE Housing annual awards and presentations

Over 130 people were in attendance at this year’s LACE Housing Awards evening held at The Showroom in Lincoln. The event celebrates the achievements of staff and volunteers, recognises those who go that extra mile and presents much needed funds to very worthy causes as a result of the Association’s Annual Charity Day. Nick Chambers, Read more…

Twenty years celebrated

The partners and staff of Brigg based property and business consultants, Brown & Co celebrated twenty years in business with an evening reception for invited guests. The business provides a wide range of rural, commercial and residential property as well as agricultural and environmental expertise. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER A COPY OF A PHOTOGRAPH Read more…

A magical manor in the Wolds

Maggie Lewis and her husband Richard lived in an ‘unbelievably beautiful and unique’ home in Yorkshire for twenty years before the pull of Lincolnshire called them back. The idyllic property on the banks of the River Nidd, near Knaresborough, was set in thirteen acres of woodland, was private and surrounded by wildlife. So it was Read more…

Austin 12/4 Clifton Tourer at auction

The term ‘one careful owner’ is often used when vehicles are sold, but rarely with a vehicle first registered in 1927. An Austin 12/4 Clifton Tourer, registration CT8599, which was included within Golding Young and Mawer’s Classic Car and Automobilia auction held at its Bourne auction rooms, certainly caught the attention of auction goers. The Read more…

Heartwarming

Steffie Shields focuses on Cornus, a splendid genus of shrubs and small trees for year-round interest. Forgive me being ‘corny’, but I simply love Cornus! Every plant has its own unique story; cornus was once called the ‘whipple tree’ in Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’. Now more commonly known as dogwood, some say the term was actually Read more…

English rose

Pink is one of the stand out colours of the catwalk for A/W13. Starting with soft English rose, through to deeper damasks, these flattering hues will bring a warm, rosy glow to your wardrobe. The trend is to team with grey or black but pink is versatile and the choice is yours. Highlight with co-ordinating Read more…

Along the right lines

Horizontal, vertical or diagonal, designers have been taking a linear look at fabrics and style. We are featuring hooped patterns which defy that old adage that they appear to shorten the height of the wearer. Teamed with floral or geometric patterns the visual illusion is reduced but still gives a streamlined silhouette.

Check it out

Town or country, the check motif is bigger and bolder this season. Forget loud colourways though; this year the palette is muted and in toned contrast. Technical country clothing still dominates country pursuits but there is plenty of rural inspired fashion, including tweeds, cord and moleskin, on the high street too.

Lincolnshire Life Autumn Wedding Fair

Hemswell Court, Hemswell Cliff Lincolnshire Life held our Autumn Wedding Fair at Hemswell Court last month. Over twenty talented exhibitors were on hand to offer a host of wedding services to make each bride’s day run smoothly. Twelve recent brides took part as models for the Joanna Leigh Couture bridal fashion show – Joanna Leigh Read more…