Author: Andrew Mitchell

The Bell at Smarden

The location for our second Pub Social Night, The Bell at Smarden in Kent is one of those rare finds: a pub that’s worth moving counties for to make it your local! With a number of different rooms, there’s something to suit everyone, but we spent most the night in the Cellar Bar, where you… Continue reading The Bell at Smarden

Cooking Game with Mark Gilchrist

Ever since we set up Muddy Matches, we’ve been really interested in meeting other young entrepreneurs, and particularly those that have bucked the trend of moving to a city to find work and are making their living in the countryside. Mark Gilchrist of Game for Everything is one such entrepreneur, firmly demonstrating that hard work,… Continue reading Cooking Game with Mark Gilchrist

ITV Meridian News

ITV Meridian came out to film us cooking game with Mark Gilchrist in Kent.  Unfortunately, we haven’t managed to get a copy to put on the site but can assure you we looked ridiculous in our chef’s hats!

BBC Southern Counties

BBC Southern Counties got in touch and asked to interview us on their Sussex and Surrey breakfast shows to let people know what we were up to in their area – we did this one on the move, with Lucy speaking and Emma at the wheel!

Hi-Vis Beating

Whilst in Essex, we were lucky enough to be invited to go beating on a small family shoot near Rochford. Now, between the two of us we’ve done quite a lot of beating over the years but have never been kitted out with all the paraphernalia that we got on this day; hi-vis jackets, gardening… Continue reading Hi-Vis Beating

Deer and Beer with the Essex Young Farmers

We had a great time at the Essex Young Farmers Deer & Beer night on a farm near Chelmsford.  The young farmers are a really nice bunch and we were very impressed at their ability to turn an empty barn into a great party venue with a fork lift, a bit of tarpaulin and a… Continue reading Deer and Beer with the Essex Young Farmers

Down on Jimmy’s Farm

With a bit of time on our hands before the evening’s ‘Deer & Beer’ night, we decided to go and have a snoop round Jimmy’s Farm.  There was no sign of Jimmy, but his girlfriend Michaela came out to say hello when she saw the van and was really nice. It was much smaller then… Continue reading Down on Jimmy’s Farm

Radio Masts at Dawn

A man from BBC Essex Radio came to interview us at about 7am in the farmyard we had parked in the night before.  He had trouble finding us and was slightly disgruntled to find there were so many overhead wires.  We couldn’t understand what the problem was until we finally found a wire-free area and… Continue reading Radio Masts at Dawn