Events

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

Driving lessons for dogs…

We were fascinated to read about the new competition at this year’s CLA Game Fair (at Belvoir – see www.gamefair.co.uk).  It’s for the CLA Gundog of…

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

Olympics? Head for the exit…

In January, ABTA reported that “12% of  Brits say that they are intending to go abroad specifically to avoid the games” Escaping the crowds Clearly…

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Worth seeing, if only once – Formula 1 cars racing up a country lane.

 Find some idyllic scenery, with a road climbing the hill; bring your car or motorbike,  and see how quickly you can drive from bottom to…

Friday, January 27th, 2012

CLA Game Fair 2012

…is back at Belvoir Castle this year (20-22nd July 2012). Accommodation for miles around will have been fully booked long since – we know that…

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Northern Lights

Those clever boffins at NASA  predict that in March 2012 the Northern Lights will be at their most spectacular since 1958, but the display is…

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Testing times?

  The sporting year gets under way with the England cricket team taking on Pakistan in Dubai and Abu Dhabi later this month.  World champions…

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Point-to-point fixtures January and February 2012

Weather permitting, the point-to-point season is gathering pace: Saturday, 7th January 2012      Larkhill Racing Club at Larkhill Sunday, 8th January 2012      North Cornwall…

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Yule feel better…

after 22nd December, because it’s Yuletide, the shortest day of the year.   Hooray! Daylight increases, those of us suffering from S.A.D* start to find winter…

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

This is the Night Mail crossing the border, bringing the cheque and the postal order

Well, no, actually it’s the London-Inverness Caledonian Sleeper – and it may not be for much longer.  A London/Scottish client* has asked for help to…

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Farming in Hyde Park

Are you or your family thinking of being involved in Farming in the Park (26th-29th September 2013)?    It may seem far ahead, but our Homesitters are booked well in…