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WI MEET FOR AGM
Scunthorpe Telegraph Tuesday 27th February 2007
The speaker at the February meeting of Winteringham Women's Institute was Lynne Atkin, who spoke about Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.
The Federation's annual council meeting will be held in the Memorial Hall at Cleethorpes on April 21.The next meeting of Winteringham WI will be the annual meeting on March 15.
After the business is completed, members will be able to have a go at making their own greeting cards under the guidance of Jackie and Heather Bateman.
ONE OF BEST PLACES TO EAT - IN WORLD
Scunthorpe Telegraph Monday 19th February 2007
A North Lincolnshire restaurant has been named by a prestigious magazine as one of the best places to eat in the world.
Winteringham Fields, the only one star Michelin restaurant in the north of England, was included in society magazine Tatler's list of the top 100 restaurants.And Colin McGurran, manager of the restaurant, was delighted to have received the accolade.
He said: "Even to be just compared to the best in the country, never mind the best in the world in a prestigious magazine like Tatler, is a tribute to the immense effort we put in."
Mr McGurran put the restaurant's success down to a low staff turnover, good training and using the best produce from all over the world.
The food was described by Tatler as being 'once bitten, forever smitten.'
The most popular dishes served at the restaurant include pan-fried langoustine and lobster risotto.
Winteringham Fields has been visited by numerous celebrities, including Elton John, Robbie Williams and David Bowie.
And it is one of only four in the country to score nine out of 10 in the Good Food Guide - the same score as one of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's restaurants.
Mr McGurran took over the prestigious restaurant in August 2005.
Under previous owners Annie and Germain Schwab, the restaurant had two stars, but under the rules which apply to Michelin stars when a new owner takes over, they have to be earned again.
Coun Liz Redfern, leader of North Lincolnshire Council, said Winteringham Fields was an asset to the region.
"It is important to have attractions like Winteringham Fields to draw in the visitors," she said.
"I am very proud to have such a prestigious restaurant here in North Lincolnshire."
HERO KILLED IN FRIENDLY FIRE?
Scunthorpe Telegraph Friday 16th February 2007
A SCUNTHORPE war hero may have been killed by friendly fire.
The devastating news has been revealed in a detailed investigation into the death of Cpl Bryan Budd (29), a former Thomas Sumpter pupil honoured posthumously with the Victoria Cross.
Father-of-two Cpl Budd, of the 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, was killed as he stormed a Taliban position, single-handedly trying to protect seven of his colleagues from heavy fire in the Helmand province of Southern Afghanistan.
According to a national newspaper, an examination of his body revealed that the ammunition used to shoot him was of the same calibre used by British forces.
The only other possibility could be Taliban fighters had got hold of British weapons on the black market or stole them.
A source from 3 Para told the paper: "The fact the family have been told there is a possibility of a 'blue on blue' means that this is the conclusion to which the investigation is leading.?
However, he will keep his Victoria Cross, according to senior military sources.
Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Tootle, Commanding Officer of 3 Para, said: "Given the dynamics of close-quarter combat that we experienced in Afghanistan, there is always the possibility of casualties caused by friendly fire.
"However, this does not in any way detract from the utmost valour of Cpl Budd's actions which led to the winning of his VC.
"As ever my thoughts remain with his family and we remain in close contact with his wife Lorena. I know that her wishes are to be left in peace."
His widow Lorena (23), a clerk with the Royal Artillery, is due to collect his posthumous VC from the Queen at Buckingham Palace next month, and is said to be 'devastated' by the news.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) refused to give any further details.
A spokesperson said: "Cpl Budd's death is currently the subject of a routine service police investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further."
For more on this story see tomorrow's Scunthorpe Telegraph.
SPORTS BOOST FOR WINTERINGHAM
Scunthorpe Telegraph Tuesday 13th February 2007
New basketball rings and nets are to be purchased for a village all-weather sports centre.
Members of Winteringham Parish Council decided on making the purchases at its latest meeting.Councillors also discussed a proposal from T-Mobile to erect a new mobile radio base station on land within the village. Their comments and objections will be forwarded to the company.
Quotations and advice are being sought for the removal and replacement of the hedge at the Hewde Lane edge of the playing field.
Approval was given for work on trees at properties in the village and an application for an extension at 65 West End.
The next parish council meeting will be Tuesday, March 6, at 7.30pm in the council room at the village hall.
PICNIC IS SHEER LUXURY ON A PLATTER
Scunthorpe Telegraph Monday 12th February 2007
Award-winning chef Robert Thompson and his team at Winteringham Fields have come up with the ultimate picnic and sandwich.
But would-be customers have been warned they must have deep pockets.For a starter, the picnic hamper for six people would cost £4,709 - while the sarnie is a snip at just £180!
Restaurant owner Colin McGurran, who paid £1.2-million for Winteringham Fields in 2005, insisted Robert's picnic was a world-beater.
"You could not wish for anything else," he testified.
"You could take this hamper home or to a friend's house, and prepare a true dining experience."
For just one touch of luxury, there is Beluga caviar at £450, and then there's half-a-side of Baltic smoked salmon at £99.
After a sip of champers, at £880 a time, the meal continues with white truffle salad (£750), crawfish tails and Elva eels (£1,200) and fois gras pate goose (£120).
The money belt-loosening continues with sliced Kobe beef (£980) and Jhbugo ham (£230).
Mr McGurran said the £4,709 hamper was neither for the faint-hearted nor amateur cooks.
"We would need at least a fortnight's notice to ship in all the ingredients into the UK, and a minimum 10 per cent deposit," he pointed out.
Robert (24) said as the very best food should be washed down by something equally special, his picnic came complete with a bottle of Louis Roederer Rose champagne at £880 a time.
He added: "My aim was to create the ultimate picnic for a very special occasion.
"So I've selected all the items I think should go into the perfect picnic, where money really is no object."
So how much would the world's most expensive sarnie set you back at Winteringham Fields?
"Try £180," replied Colin, who quickly calculated a 20 per cent-plus profit on the transaction.
Robert said the main ingredients would be roasted crawfish and Wagyu beef fillet with marinated ceps, served in a white truffle bread.
... OR YOU COULD DO IT ON A BUDGET
Scunthorpe Telegraph Monday 12th February 2007
A Budget version of the luxurious picnic can be bought for under £10 - just 0.2 per cent of the cost of the Winteringham Fields hamper.
The value feast for six still includes salmon, bubbly and pate, but for a fraction of the cost. Tesco Brut Cava - £3.69
Two tins Tesco tinned salmon - £2.16
Tesco Value white sliced bread - 28p
Tesco Brussels pate - 64p
Six-pack Walkers prawn cocktail crisps - 99p
Six-pack Tesco Value strawberry fromage frais - 44p
Six pack Tesco Value sausage rolls - 85p
Six-pack Tesco
Value strawberry jam tarts - 22p
Six-pack mini Scotch eggs - 62p
TOTAL COST: £9.89
Break the bank and go
Yorkshire Post Saturday 10th February 2007
By Grace Mulligan, at Winteringham Fields
"Winteringham Fields – restaurant with rooms." This simple sign on the main street of a North Lincolnshire village gives no clue that it is judged to be one of the four best restaurants in Britain.
The other three are Gordon Ramsay in London, the Fat Duck, Bray, in Berkshire (Heston Blumenthal) and lastly, Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons in Great Milton, Oxfordshire (Raymond Blanc). In these restaurants you can expect to pay very high prices for expert, highly individual skill and impressive artistry. The main courses in Winteringham were £36 each on the à la carte menu. There is a cheaper option on offer of a surprise menu at £55 per head and this includes a glass of wine to complement each of five courses.
Annie and Germain Schwab, the previous owners, bought this old country house about 18 years ago. Their climb to fame was rapid and they eventually received two Michelin stars for their efforts.
After the restaurant was sold last year I was told, "Nothing has changed". And so I found that the Swiss-French influence is still there but with a new young chef. Robert Thompson is one of Germain's protégés and at only 23 he has just been awarded his first Michelin star – the youngest chef in Europe at the moment.
A midweek visit required a drive through heavy rain and sleet along the M62 and across the Humber Bridge. It is important to follow the signs to Winterton and then through to Winteringham (about three miles). We had hardly pulled up when a pretty young girl came outside to show us in. She was one of the many young waiting staff we spoke to who were smartly suited, charming and knowledgeable about the food on offer. We also discovered they were from England, France, India and Poland.
Inside, the house is elegant with large, comfy armchairs and sofas and lots of velvet and brocade cushions and real fires. The restaurant manager took our order and gave us details of the wines on offer by the glass. Bottles start at about £22 and there were 10 variations on the wine by the glass starting at £4.50. A pre-dinner gift from the chef arrived – tiny crunch quails' eggs coated in spiced breadcrumbs and floating in a delicious, snowy white goats' cheese and white truffle mousse. Then came warm Russian blinis and rolls of cured salmon with caviar and cream cheese. They were lovely, too. We weren't finished yet, lastly, a warm "cigarette" of rabbit, deep fried in filo pastry with a dip of orange carrot purée and a white Tandoori froth. The bread trolley of about six batons of warm bread was a picture. These included walnut bread, black pudding bread, pancetta and plain white. An array of flavoured oval-shaped butters including a bright green one of dill and orange peel. Delicious.
From the short menu was chosen a starter of seared Scottish scallops with cauliflower purée and smoked bacon cream. The scallops were terrific: fat and fresh. The recipe for this is in the little booklet given to you on your way home. Some of the other recipes looked rather difficult for an amateur but fascinating to read. Another starter was a strongly-flavoured lobster risotto with morels, parmesan tuiles and a shellfish bisque – brilliant.
There were about six main courses on offer of both meat and fish. This included local lamb, lobster and cod. I chose hare with pan-fried fois gras, mainly because of the savoury and chocolate sauce which I had always heard about but never tasted. It was rich and beautiful. The fillets of hare were perched on a ring of tiny roasted shallots and under that a small Swiss rosti. A pavé of line-caught turbot with courgette and tomato came with a shellfish tortellini and a pink sauce of scallop roes.
Winteringham is famous for its cheeseboard which is actually twice as big as a normal cheeseboard. The restaurant manager who had guided us through the wines to accompany our meal put on his other hat and gave us a brilliant talk about his cheeses from all over the world. I enjoyed a delicious and delicate blue goats' cheese called Blue Stones from a farm near Cottingham and the famous, almost liquid, Swiss Vacharin.
Just before our dessert, two mini delights turned up. One was a shot glass with a crème caramel of perfect quality. I didn't think anything could improve on this but no, the next miniature offering was a warm passion fruit soufflé in a silver dish no bigger than an egg cup.
It had risen its golden head neatly above the rim only to be pierced by a tiny cone of exquisite vanilla ice cream – heaven on a plate.
There's a miniature selection of all their five desserts – a rich chocolate confection, a lovely crème brûlée with a crunch golden top, a madeleine French sponge filled with fresh raspberries, a standing column of strawberry ice cream and a miniature pineapple tarte tartin. This pineapple dessert was so good I ordered a larger one, a crisp buttery bowl of puff pastry painted inside with caramel and in the base was fresh juicy pineapple.
The petit fours which came with the coffee was on a miniature silver cake stand were too much of a temptation, even after we were warned that two of the pastries contained melted hot chocolate. I am now running out of superlatives – they were just perfect, mouthfuls of bliss which made you want to close your eyes and groan with pleasure.
Mr Thompson, at 23, should be lifted shoulder high and cheered. How can someone so young be so good? Winteringham Fields prices are stiff, but empty the money box and set off at once.
Our lunch for two was a shade over £240.
Winteringham Fields, Winteringham, Lincolnshire.
Telephone: 01724 733096,
www.winteringhamfields.com
DEATH OF ACCIDENT VICTIM
Scunthorpe Telegraph Saturday 3rd February 2007
A Sixteen-year-old boy has died in hospital, following a car crash last week.
Steven Paul Dent died yesterday following a collision on the B1207 in Appleby.He was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary following the collision at 2.20pm on Sunday.
He suffered serious head injuries, and died in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Mr Dent had been travelling in a Vauxhall Corsa along the B1207 from Broughton towards Appleby, when the vehicle left the road and collided with trees.
The driver of the vehicle, a 17-year-old youth from Scunthorpe, was treated at Scunthorpe General Hospital for various injuries, but has since been discharged.
A 17-year-old Winterton boy and a 16-year-old Dragonby boy both suffered minor injuries in the incident.
The cause of crash is still under investigation, and the police continue to appeal for any witnesses to the collision to contact them at Scunthorpe police station on 0845 60 60 222, referring to log 433 of January 28, 2007.
[Note: the above story is listed because Steve Dent played for Winteringham FC].
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