“People who join online dating sites such as Muddy Matches are giving themselves a head start, as they are eliminating all the die hard concrete lovers first.” Deborah Hayward writes about our rural online dating site and how it brings “a little romance to the lives of country folk”. To read the article, click on… Continue reading The Equestrian: “on line and in love”
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Photo Call – Royal Wedding Fever
You’d have to have been living in a nuclear bunker for the last few months not to know that there is a certain Royal Wedding happening this Friday (29th April). Love it or hate it, it’s fast approaching and the whole world has gone Will and Kate crazy! We thought we’d throw in our tuppence… Continue reading Photo Call – Royal Wedding Fever
The Scotsman: “Love at first site: A guide to dating online”
In the light of recent statistics stating that “around two thirds of single people in the UK have tried online dating, 69 per cent of first dates are arranged using the internet and 15 per cent of married people met their spouses online”, Alice Wyllie looks at some of the best dating sites in the… Continue reading The Scotsman: “Love at first site: A guide to dating online”
The Guardian: “Beating a retreat”
Muddy Matches gets a mention in this article by Louise Tickle about starting businesses in rural areas. Click here to read the article.
Fencing in Yorkshire
It was easily the coldest day of the year when we spent the morning on a Yorkshire farm with fencing contractor, Wilf Standeven. Wilf grew up in Yorkshire and after a brief stint in London was drawn back to the countryside, where he started working for another fencing contractor. After gaining valuable knowledge and expertise… Continue reading Fencing in Yorkshire
Being Model Fisherwomen in North Yorkshire
Whilst in Yorkshire, we were invited down to Raygill Fisheries, in the heart of the Dales just outside Lothersdale, to take a look round and do a spot of fishing. Previously a lime quarry, Bernard Clement bought it in 1987, landscaped the site and began to stock trout. Twenty years later, they have four lakes… Continue reading Being Model Fisherwomen in North Yorkshire
Out and About with the Woolly Shepherd
Whilst in Somerset, we spent the day with Val Grainger – The Woolly Shepherd – to learn more about wool making. Val has her own flock of around sixty rare-breed sheep (mostly local Dorset Downs, but also Wensleydales, Shetlands and Ouessants) and a growing wool business, selling high-quality knitting and weaving wool. Teddy-bear faced Dorset… Continue reading Out and About with the Woolly Shepherd
Pub Grub Night at the Butchers Arms
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant – that’s exactly how a Pub Grub Night is supposed to be. Lots of people, good food, good banter, a few numbers swapped…great fun! This time we were at the Butchers Arms in Fringford, Oxfordshire…see you at the next one? The Butchers Arms Fringford Nr Bicester Oxfordshire OX27 8EB The Butchers Arms
Eco-Friendly Tourism in the New Forest
Although it is England’s smallest National Park at 57,000 hectares, the New Forest prides itself on being the greenest and, with all the chat about carbon footprints and doing your bit for the environment, we headed down to Brockenhurst – the Forest’s largest settlement – to find out how one goes about having a low… Continue reading Eco-Friendly Tourism in the New Forest
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