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Meet the Neighbours - Trentham Gardens #83

...er parks, lakes and walks were a ‘standard’ in most stately homes of that era. Moving on to 1833 and George Granville, 2nd Duke of Sutherland decided to redesign the hall and gardens but this time the Italian Renaissance was all the rage so Brown’s sweeping lawns were transformed back into formal terraced garden rooms.  Fountains, balustrading, clipped topiary and sculptures were the new look now – all this change must have kept the gardeners busy!  The lakes were given an ‘Italian lakes’ makeover with four islands being added along with balustrading and boat tunnels.  Some of the trees still standing are hundreds of years old and are certainly a...

Race Day Parties! #25

...being two lakes in the middle of the track – one for fishing and one for boating. Janine and I as Grid Girls   Janine also came along with me to the Silverstone Grand Prix when Mediaeval Banquets (the business my parents ran from the Hall) sponsored a racing car there. We both dressed up in our mediaeval costumes and became ‘Grid Girls’ for the day which was also a lot of fun when you’re only 16 and the world’s media is focused on the race track that you’re standing on!   Don’t miss next week’s instalment: 'See you in Court'   If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, please click here and feel free to share with you...

RACE TRACK ‘AFTER PARTIES’ #27

...being two lakes in the middle of the track – one for fishing and one for boating. Janine & I as Grid Girls at Silverstone Janine also came along with me to the Silverstone racing circuit when Mediaeval Banquets sponsored a car there.  We both dressed up in our mediaeval costumes and became ‘Grid Girls’ for the day, which was also a lot of fun when you’re 16 and the world’s media is focused on the race track that you’re standing on!   Don’t miss next week’s instalment:  See you in Court If this is your first visit to my blog site and you would like to read from the beginning of the story: Please Click Here!...

Race Day Parties #27

...being two lakes in the middle of the track – one for fishing and one for boating.   Janine and I as Grid Girls at Silverstone  Janine also came along with me to the Silverstone Grand Prix when Mediaeval Banquets (the business my parents ran from the Hall) sponsored a racing car there.  We both dressed up in our mediaeval costumes and became ‘Grid Girls’ for the day which was also a lot of fun when you’re only 16 and the world’s media is focused on the race track that you’re standing on!  Don’t miss next week’s instalment:  See you in Court If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, please click here and feel free to sh...

Race day parties #26

...being two lakes in the middle of the track – one for fishing and one for boating. My best friend Janine also came along with me to the Silverstone Grand Prix when Mediaeval Banquets (the business my parents ran from the Hall) sponsored a racing car there.  We both dressed up in our mediaeval costumes and became ‘Grid Girls’ for the day (see header photo) which was also a lot of fun when you’re only 16 and the world’s media is focused on the race track that you’re standing on!   Don’t miss next week’s instalment:  See you in Court If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, please click here and feel free to share with your fri...

Race Day Parties #25

...being two lakes in the middle of the track – one for fishing and one for boating. Kev and I with the Lotus   My best friend Janine also came along with me to the Silverstone Grand Prix when Mediaeval Banquets* sponsored a racing car there. We both dressed up in our mediaeval costumes and became ‘Grid Girls’ for the day (see header photo) which was also a lot of fun when you’re only 16 and the world’s media is focused on the racing cars that you're standing next to!    Don’t miss next week’s instalment: See you in Court If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends....