Lifestyle Archive
(March 2019)

1 March 2019

Luxury, eco lifestyle at Woodlands Edge

Lincolnshire Life featured the first phase of this Gusto Homes development in May 2015. Now there is the chance for more people to join this 29 property community as the final 11 homes are completed. Gusto Homes worked in partnership with the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society on the development which is within an idyllic twelve-acre woodland Read more…

Inspired by nature and village life

Parklands is a new Lincolnshire development marrying modern living with rural beauty. The new 46.7-acre development in the village of Sudbrooke has taken its design inspiration from the surrounding historic woodland and the traditional village setting. Developed by Jackson & Jackson Developments and designed by Stem Architects, The Parklands is located seven miles from Lincoln Read more…

The Emperor’s robe

By William Gregory MRICS, Golding Young and Mawer 18th and 19th century Chinese costume and court garments have their own collecting field. At our recent auction a sumptuous mix of 19th century and slightly later pieces all with differing meanings and type attracted bidders from across the globe. The illustrated gauze vest highlights a number Read more…

A hotel and garden for all seasons

It would be hard to mention Woodhall Spa without including The Petwood, one of the county’s most iconic and historic hotels. Caroline Bingham spoke with managing director Emma Brealey, who has steered a turnaround in the fortunes of the family-owned business and overseen the restoration of its beautiful Grade II listed gardens. We began by Read more…

Discover the best of Spring/Summer 2019

If you are looking for the most exciting collections which have been carefully selected to showcase style, elegance and versatility be sure to visit Anne Wilkinson in Lincoln or Retford. Anne Wilkinson has been established for more than forty years and the second generation of the family owners have brought the leading labels under one Read more…

Say hello to summer at Cindy’s

You will have your opportunity to be in the pink when you visit Cindy’s Fashions at Bridge Street, Sutton Bridge. “Fuchsia is certainly one of the strongest colours this season,” says owner Cindy Marritt. “It is a colour which is flattering for so many women and we especially like the way it has been used Read more…

Making the perfect timepiece

Loomes of Stamford is one of England’s last remaining traditional watchmaking businesses. In their Lincolnshire workshops, a team of a dozen skilled craftsmen and women both make and repair clocks and watches. This family run business can trace its roots back as far as Thomas Loomes of London. In the 1640s and 50s he ran Read more…

NFU president attends 50th LaDiDA

The Lincoln and District Dinner to Agriculture, known as ‘The LaDiDA’, celebrated its 50th dinner on Tuesday 22nd January at The Lincolnshire Showground. The number of diners attending the dinner has steadily increased over the years and this year saw a record number of 364 diners, each connected to agriculture or the allied trades in Read more…

Summer daze

Those lazy, hazy days of summer are not far away and now is the time to bag the best of the collections before they sell out on the fashion rails. Invest in one of the gorgeous dresses which feature for this season and combine with pumps for day wear or don your heels to ramp Read more…