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LIFE OF A CHALK STREAM by Simon Cooper

It all depends; if you are looking for great literature, poetic prose, something to impress the intellectual spirit, then Life of a Chalk Stream is not the best place to start. If you are looking for enlightenment, a window into a different world and the passion of one man for his métier, then read this book.

It is clearly written from the heart. The structure is prosaic but you understand completely where he is coming from. It makes no demands other than to enjoy the world the author enjoys and to take you through his delights with an invitation to share.

Longthorne Gunmakers have, in a few short years achieved their aim to produce, entirely ‘in-house’, a traditional English shotgun of unquestionable quality at a more affordable cost than many currently available, bringing excellence and accuracy to a much wider market.

In the process they have invented and patented an entirely new production process which makes their guns stronger and lighter, something which other well-established gun makers have been trying to achieve for over 200 years.

Introducing the Salmon Rivers of Iceland by Roy Arris.

As a salmon fishing destination Iceland has everything going for it, including having no mosquitoes or biting midges! Sitting in the middle of the North Atlantic, hanging from the Arctic Circle so to speak, it is far enough from the hub-bub of Europe or North America, yet easily accessible by air (under three hours from London, and in less than two hours from Glasgow). Icelandic salmon also benefit from the island’s strategic position as they are relatively close to the ocean feeding grounds and they are allowed to travel back to their home rivers without being molested by any commercial fishing in the surrounding seas or along its coast.

On Wednesday, 28^thMay 2014 The Vintage Magazine hosted a Reception at Huntsham Court in deepest Devon amidst some of the best shooting country in the UK, to launch ‘The Book of the Shoot- A Day to Remember’.

These are beautifully designed and illustrated hardback books, professionally published and gold embossed on the front cover with the name and date of the Shoot, and the name of the Host, who normally commissions these books for his guests as a memento of a great day’s shooting.

Coinciding with the 250^thcentenary celebrations of the Royal Yacht Squadron in 2015 a new Britannia sailing yacht carrying the iconic K1 sail number is hoped to be launched in the Solent. Should this come to fruition it will bring to a happy conclusion a saga that has lasted 24 years.

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On Friday, 9^th May, The Vintage Magazine, and one of its Business Members, Devonshire Wealth Management, co–hosted a Simulated Game Shoot to celebrate ‘The Book of the Shoot’, a new venture which publishes beautifully designed and illustrated hardback books, gold embossed with the name and date and location of the shoot as a permanent reminder of the day’s shooting.

A woman only knows she’s a good shot when the men stop telling her she is…

Sir Joseph Nickerson

Shooting grounds are literally crawling with lady guns, especially the ones in the Home Counties, at around 9am after the school run. Over the past 10 or 15 years the different shooting schools have really pushed their marketing at women and it’s worked. Shooting instructors report that women learn a lot faster and listen more carefully to instructions than male shots – they really do get very good at it much more quickly. Some go on to become competitive clay shots and say it’s the perfect antidote to a stressful home life bringing up young children! The knock on effect is that lady guns are no longer so few and far between on the shooting field these days. This is great for the sport, and shooting certainly cannot be accused anymore of being a purely male preserve.

Our intrepid Doctor, Bruce Dunlop has been on his travels again – this time in search of the ultimate fishing experience in Lesotho:-

It is the elephant in the room. Huge, high and imposing but few people seem to now it is there. Even in South Africa very few have noticed Lesotho.

Some facts. It sits in the middle of the Republic of South Africa, an independent kingdom and proud of its monarch. It is high. The entire country is above 1000m in altitude and as a consequence is quite cool, you can even ski after a fashion in the Maloti Mountains. Its population is about 2 million and although there is some mining for diamonds and a little industry the majority of the population lives on subsistence farming, pastoral pursuits and remittances from family members working in South Africa.

The Vintage Magazine would like to share this newsletter from Simon Cooper of Fishingbreaks, he writes:-

I have to express sincere thanks to everyone who has asked how we are in The Mill here at Nether Wallop in these watery times. It is usually a lovely place, with two rivers flowing under it and completely surrounded by the burbling Wallop Brook that joins the River Test nine miles downstream.

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Hidden Depths – ‘Life of a Chalk Stream’ reviewed by Dr. Bruce Dunlop

Top Guns – A story of Inspired and Innovative Gunmaking in the 21st Century

Unpronounceable Places – Unbelievable Fishing

Social Diary:-The Vintage Magazine Launches The Book of The Shoot at Huntsham Court, Devon

A New Britannia to Rule the Waves – The Restoration of a Maritime Legacy by Stuart McClellan

Guns on Pegs, Rods on Rivers

Shooting Diary – A Simulated Game Day at Fonthill

The Lady Gun – An Extract from Rosie Nickerson’s book – How To Be Asked Again, How To Be The Perfect Shooting Guest

Fishing on the Roof of Africa – Don’t Wake from the Dream

Flooded? How 4 inches and 500 year old engineering saved Nether Wallop Mill

"The Vintage Magazine is full of good things. It is the first web magazine aimed at the mature, 50+ man about town, which I actually found interesting and relevant. Compensation for being older!"

Nicholas Coleridge C.B.E, President of Condé Nast International

The Vintage Magazine is unashamedly aimed at the active, affluent, over 50s who intend making the most of their later years, and have the resources to do so.

The Vintage Magazine is the best private club to which you could imagine belonging, but with many more benefits and advantages...

We want members who want to live life to the full, and are ready, willing, and able to do so!

The Vintage Magazine is for like-minded people to share their knowledge and experiences - it is for those people who feel they have saved the best for last.

We are a very exclusive, but enjoyable club where ideas and information will flow freely...

The Vintage Magazine brings you interesting authors and reports, along with exclusive reviews and offers and superb ideas to make the best of your free time!

Find quality, hand-picked services and businesses, with some of the most exclusive hotels, restaurants, and clubs in the world.

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"The Vintage Magazine is full of good things. It is the first web magazine aimed at the mature, 50+ man about town,
which I actually found interesting and relevant. Compensation for being older!"