Kitchen Rack
Countesthorpe-based Kitchen Rack (www.kitchenrack.co.uk) aim to bring you quality kitchen equipment, bakeware, cookware, mills, kettles, Linea teapots and other kitchen utensils and accessories - which you can browse and buy from the comfort of your home.
Browse their website and select from their categories and products or use the Quick Find search facility on the right of the screen.
Kitchen utensils, pots and pans, storage jar and other kitchen accessories, all at Kitchen Rack.
Pets and Weddings
A local couple has taken the initiative of opening a Pet Hotel. From rabbits to guinea pigs, hamsters to chinchillas, even chipmunks and budgies - all can be safely accommodated at Whetstone Gorse whilst you're away on your travels
Martin Kind says "Our high class Pet Hotel is our latest venture but we also offer cracking civil wedding and other function opportunities for those looking for something different and away from the noise of a city".
Wedding Venue
Seating up to 280 people with full marquee lining within the barn, bar facilities, stage with star cloth backdrop / fibre optic lighting. Also available for informal parties, dances and other occasions / corporate events without marquee lining.
Whetstone Gorse is just on the edge of Countesthorpe and is also well known for its fishing lakes and facilities. It has three fishing pools - a silver fish lake, carp lake, and a new site, Willoughby Lakes, which is designed for match fishing.
More information is available from Martin Kind (0116 277 3796) or from the Whetstone Gorse website - www.whetstonegorse.co.uk
Countesthorpe's very own sandwich bar opens -- posted December 6th 2007
Sam'wiches - 115 Station Road
The appetising smell of grilled bacon now wafts down Station Road from the newly opened Sam'wiches bar. The cleverly named Sam'wiches bar named after the owner Sam offers a wide range of fillings for baps, sandwiches and baguettes and all freshly made to order. Just pop in and sample what is on offer and all at reasonable prices.
As owner Sam says "We're a friendly family-run business and you will always get a smile with your order - our aim is too satisfy all our customers and leave them with a taste to savour".
Pots of talent at local pottery -- posted November 2007
Based at their picturesque farm studio in Cotes, near Barrow-on-Soar, potters Dan Moor and Sean Keefe have been creating character pottery for over 30 years. Each piece produced is hand-made, unique and stamped with a maker's mark and date. Originally making the classic English Toby Jug, over the years the range has extended to encompass a wide range of animal collectables, piggy banks, flying ducks and fantastic dragon sculptures. With the introduction of the website www.muggins.com some four years ago, sales to overseas buyers have increased dramatically although there have been some disappointment when it is pointed out that dragons do not take kindly to shipping!
A recent innovation and one that has become increasingly popular is the creation of "named" animal banks. A unique gift - with three weeks notice, the pottery can provide you with a unique animal savings bank (you select which animal from the range available) with the name or words of your choice - a great way to encourage your children or grandchildren to save those pennies.
Since the launch of Muggins on the worldwide web, approaches have been made for large orders from several well-known companies. However, this has presented problems because the pottery is small and prides itself on mugginspottery its individuality - you will never see two identical Muggins products. This exclusivity may in the future mean that your Muggins pottery may well become a sought-after collector's item!
Muggins sells their pottery at established craft fairs across the UK, and orders can also be placed through their website. You can also buy from the pottery in Cotes, but only by prior appointment. In a world that is becoming increasingly globalised and bland, the creativity and individuality of Muggins still shines!
English Pottery at its very best: www.muggins.com
Tel: 01509 620 056
Kitchen Rack
Pets and Weddings
Martin Kind says "Our high class Pet Hotel is our latest venture but we also offer cracking civil wedding and other function opportunities for those looking for something different and away from the noise of a city".
Sam'wiches - 115 Station Road
Based at their picturesque farm studio in Cotes, near Barrow-on-Soar, potters Dan Moor and Sean Keefe have been creating character pottery for over 30 years. Each piece produced is hand-made, unique and stamped with a maker's mark and date. Originally making the classic English Toby Jug, over the years the range has extended to encompass a wide range of animal collectables, piggy banks, flying ducks and fantastic dragon sculptures. With the introduction of the website www.muggins.com some four years ago, sales to overseas buyers have increased dramatically although there have been some disappointment when it is pointed out that dragons do not take kindly to shipping!
A recent innovation and one that has become increasingly popular is the creation of "named" animal banks. A unique gift - with three weeks notice, the pottery can provide you with a unique animal savings bank (you select which animal from the range available) with the name or words of your choice - a great way to encourage your children or grandchildren to save those pennies.
Since the launch of Muggins on the worldwide web, approaches have been made for large orders from several well-known companies. However, this has presented problems because the pottery is small and prides itself on mugginspottery its individuality - you will never see two identical Muggins products. This exclusivity may in the future mean that your Muggins pottery may well become a sought-after collector's item! 
