Lifestyle Archive
(July 2019)

29 July 2019

Summer Mixer for Mates in Mind

Deer’s Leap Properties held their second social at their beautiful show home in Scothern this month. The Summer Mixer welcomed a variety of local professionals and business owners to network over a summer cocktail and canapés whilst raising awareness and donations for the Mates in Mind charity. Mates in Mind aims to raise awareness, address Read more…

29th Charity Golf Day raises £3,000 for RNLI

170 golfers pitched, putted and swung their way to raising £3,000 for the RNLI at chartered accountants Duncan & Toplis’ 29th annual charity golf day. Teams representing businesses and organisations from the East Midlands and beyond teed off at the firm’s traditional event, which took place over two courses at Belton Woods near Grantham on Read more…

Craig Rawlinson Memorial Ball

Guests danced the night away at the fifth summer ball held in memory of Craig Rawlinson. The glittering event was held at the Southview Hotel, Skegness where family and friends gathered to raise money to support the purchase of defibrillators in the local area, and the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Craig was Read more…

Elegant residence in a most sought after village

The Old Rectory in Burton by Lincoln offers a substantial, period, family home in stunning grounds. The current owners, Mr and Mrs Peter Hull, have lived in The Old Rectory since December 2014 and first viewed the house on the recommendation of friends. “We had been renting in London after retirement, having spent most of Read more…

A return to the Northern School

By William Gregory MRICS, Golding Young and Mawer. The Northern School of Artists is loosely based around Peter Davies’ 1989 book, which detailed Lancashire artists of the 20th century. Here we look at just four. To most, the Northern Artists are headed by LS Lowry, whose early life and work developed his connection to an Read more…

Boston in Bloom judged

Hemswell Court hosted a fundraising dinner to help towards the £120,000 needed to bring a life-size Lancaster Bomber landmark to life on the Lincolnshire-Nottinghamshire border. Boston was certainly blooming and looking radiant in the sunshine as the East Midlands in Bloom (EMIB) judges viewed the town’s efforts. Judges Richard Stephen and Jenni Oliver were shown Read more…

22 July 2019

BoatFest19 – and another successful year!

Theannual Burton Waters Boating Festival took place on Saturday 15th June and thankfully visitors managed to get away with just a couple of short, light rain showers, despite the recent wet weather! The crowds didn’t disappoint, with over 500 visitors coming through the gate. With over 30 boats on display, lots of stalls to browse, Read more…

21 July 2019

Gardens and Grills

GET FIRED UP FOR THE BBQ SEASON The School of Artisan Food based at the Welbeck Estate runs courses designed to educate on the art of barbecuing and food smoking. Everyone hears of or experiences the horrors of burnt sausages or undercooked chicken at least once each summer. The Fire & Smoke – BBQ Cooking Read more…

1 July 2019

£25,000 raised towards Lancaster Bomber sculpture

Hemswell Court hosted a fundraising dinner to help towards the £120,000 needed to bring a life-size Lancaster Bomber landmark to life on the Lincolnshire-Nottinghamshire border. Organised by local law firm Fraser Brown Solicitors, the black-tie dinner raised more than £25,000 for the Bomber County Gateway Trust. The landmark, called ‘On Freedom’s Wings’, is designed to Read more…

Gracious, family living in a Georgian Rectory

If you are looking for a heritage property which will encapsulate your dream of a spacious and elegant family home, make viewing The Old Rectory in Branston a priority. The current owners, Mr and Mrs Michael Rennie have lived at the property for seventeen years and have seen themselves very much custodians of this Grade Read more…