Rick Stein officially chooses Sandbanks for his next fantastic restaurant!

He's the chef who put Padstow on the map, created food heroes out of small producers across the country, and now, he is making his mark in Sandbanks.

Rick Stein, the celebrated and very well-known chef and TV personality, has officially chosen the beautiful location of Sandbanks to open his next restaurant, building on the success he has already created, including four restaurants in Padstow, a fish-and-chip shop in Falmouth, and 'Rick Stein at Bannisters' in New South Wales.

Operating from the former Cafe Shore premises, this fantastic restaurant will offer casual lunches with classic dishes such as Cornish crab salads, moules mariniere, and seafood dishes such as dover sole meuniere, turbot hollandaise and fruits de mer.

To whet your appetite whilst eagerly waiting for the autumn 2015 opening, why not try this delicious dish created by Rick?

And - just a small flavour of what awaits.

 

 


From everybody at Arlington & Hall, we wish you every success.

Goodwood Festival of Speed

If there is one event you do not want to miss this year it is Goodwood's Annual Festival of Speed.
A packed weekend of the largest motoring event in the world. Held in the grounds of Goodwood House, there are many events that you must explore! The annual Hillclimb celebrates motor sports and all things automotive. Goodwood FoS has everything from a F1 Sky Sports Paddock to Land Rover driver experiences and it has just been announced Kimi Raikonnen the top Formula 1 driver will be making a appearance at Goodwood.
Here at Arlington & Hall we do like a Supercar especially since Gary has been back from Le Mans so we will certainly be interested in looking out for this years dynamic Supercar paddock. It is the debut of the all new Honda NSX, and if all that noise is too much Goodwood are putting on Raise the Roof music stage, a open air music gig, so what better way to enjoy something for everyone.
There is camping available for the first time ever, so be quick booking a plot! There is also fantastic packages available for the weekend, including champagne, afternoon tea and exclusive parking on site, so why not....go all out! The Festival runs from 26th - 29th June so get your skates on and book tickets!

Wimborne Folk Festival June 12th,13th and 14th

Wimborne is gearing up for this weekends action for family fun and folk music as it holds its annual festival. Everything from street arts to top folk bands and there is even camping nearby!
There are workshops going on daily for all to try and cost absolutely nothing! We recommend popping down over the weekend and giving it all a go as we will be!

Three new outdoor stages have been added this year. The main Stage in the Square will host live music and dance in the towns newly refurbished square. The Garden Stage at the Olive Branch offers laidback selections of acoustic artists, perfect for sitting in the sun with that Pimms or Cider. The Willow Walk Youth Music stage sponsored by Morgan Hampton will showcase young local talent in a relaxed family environment. There are Weekend Tickets still available and concert tickets still available to get your hands on! Be quick before they go! Link to their website will give you travel infomation. Visit http://www.wimbornefolk.co.uk/

Twenty Words

Arlington & Hall consider the property market in the aftermath of the 2015 general election and the new government's approach to housing - or not!

The Queen has never had to be too concerned about her own housing. Of course, Buckingham Palace was bombed during the War, and there was that dreadful fire at Windsor Castle in 1992 - her annus horribilis. But with Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Holyrood House, Sandringham House, Balmoral Castle and Craigowan Lodge to choose from, there is no shortage of Royal accommodation. So housing concerns must be left to the Queen's subjects.

Royal or not, having a roof over one's head is a big matter - one of the most fundamental of human requirements, along with food and water, and desires, whoever you are.
So, when the Queen read out her speech at the opening of parliament, she may have been intrigued as to what her government was going to do about housing. After all, a lot was said about it in the run-up to the Election.

We had had plenty of Mansion Tax talk and debate concerning non-dom status and stamp duty rises, not to mention rent caps, three-year tenancies and restricted landlord tax relief. All this, without a doubt, helped cool the housing market across the UK, and may even have played a small part in Labour's downfall at the ballot boxes.

But in the event the Queen didn't say very much about housing at all. In fact all she said from a 1007 word speech were twenty words; "Legislation will be introduced to support home ownership and give housing association tenants the chance to own their own home". Apart from extending the right-to-buy housing association tenants, housing it seems has once again been kicked into the parliamentary long grass while matters like Scotland, Europe and the Middle East sit in the much shorter grass.

Never mind. Without all the fears of what another government might do and now knowing what this government won't do means that it is once again business as usual in the housing world. Already there are clear signs that the market is recovering quickly from its pre-election jitters. This will, we hope, please the Queen. It will certainly please most of her subjects.