Lifestyle Archive
(November 2018)

1 November 2018

Grimsthorpe Speed Trials

Wet weather did not deter riders, drivers or spectators who attended the first Vintage Speed Trials at Grimsthorpe Castle on August bank holiday Sunday. The castle made a stunning backdrop to the period motorcycles and racing cars which ran on the sinuous half-mile track through the deer park.

Fine footwear forward

There is no need to sacrifice style for practicality when it comes to beating the winter weather. Beautifully designed and craftsman made footwear from Lucks of Louth will take you from country walk to city rendezvous. Dubarry have launched the Goretex Sligo boot with side zip and elasticated detail at the calf. Priced at £349 Read more…

Country fashion at its ‘berry’ best

Autumn collections for ladies and gentleman, where the richness and vibrancy of the season’s palettes shine, are now available from Lucks of Louth, the Wolds’ leading countrywear store. Manager Kate Lovely modelled some of her favourites from the women’s wear ranges to give a flavour of the new colourways and new designs from their leading Read more…

Fraser Brown launch in Lincoln

Fraser Brown Solicitors held a reception at The Pessimist Gin & Wine Bar, Mint Lane, Lincoln to mark the opening, this summer, of their first office in the city. Fraser Brown Solicitors provide quality legal services and advice to commercial, corporate and private clients. The new Lincoln office is located on Kingsley Office Park, off Read more…

Dubarry – for every walk of life

There is an even greater choice of quality brands and new collections for Autumn/Winter 2018 at Doddington Country Clothing. The store is set over two floors in elegantly converted estate buildings at Doddington Hall, next to the home interiors store and close to the popular farm shop, café and restaurant. Manager of Doddington Country Clothing, Read more…

Russian porcelain

The Gardner Connection, by William Gregory MRICS, Golding Young and Mawer. Recent auction results have seen the story of Russian porcelain enter a new chapter, thanks in part to an Englishman from the eighteenth century. The Gardner factory of Russian porcelain was founded near Moscow by Francis Gardner in 1766 – a successful business from Read more…

War remembered – with peace celebrated

Steffie Shields applauds a fitting restoration of Wyndham WWI Memorial Park in Grantham. The annual tradition of remembrance seems extra poignant. At the centenary of the end of WWI, we will pause again to recall the horrific numbers of young men (my great-uncle, Roy Hadingham, amongst them) who lost their lives. In Spalding, the town’s Read more…

Chic and contemporary family home

Private, yet spacious, stylish and ideal for entertaining, 88 Grimsby Road, Louth has huge appeal for accommodating a growing family. The current owners, Mr and Mrs Dales, have lived in the property for seventeen years and were first attracted by the extra space compared to the house they were in at the time. “There were Read more…