Cheltenham Racing Tips from Cordings
As we gallop towards the start of The Cheltenham Festival, we sat down with our resident racing expert, head of menswear, Conrad Manasseh whose family have been involved with national hunt racing for many, many years. Whilst Conrad wasn’t quite ready to give us all of his best racing tips, we were able to pry…
Early grouse days: what to wear
The Glorious Twelfth – is celebrated as the start of the shooting season in the United Kingdom. The historic date – 12th August, actually only applies to the start of the grouse season, with partridge and pheasant shooting starting in September and October respectively. What makes Grouse so special? Grouse can reach speeds of up…
What to Wear on a Pheasant Shoot
A guide on what to wear pheasant shooting. The old adage ‘there is no such thing as bad weather, only incorrect attire’ is all very well, but in the field, the gun can be subjected to four seasons in one day; especially in the Autumn. One moment the sun is blazing, and then comes the…
Longthorne Guns
At Cordings we pride ourselves in supporting British manufacturing, so it was good to see a new British made gun appear on the market, manufactured in Lancashire, proving that innovation and craftsmanship is still very much part of Brilliant Britain. We caught up with Elaine Stewart, from Longthorne Guns to find out what makes their…
BADMINTON DIARY with HARRY MEADE
August 2013 must feel like a distant memory for Harry Meade. At that point his future as a World Class Event Rider hung in the balance, as he had to contemplate the very real prospect of not being able to ride again, let alone compete. His recovery to full health, after a fall that left…
Dressing for the peg with Jonathan Young
Jonathan Young – Editor of The Field magazine for over 30 years, has been on every type of shoot day imaginable. Who better to give advice on what to wear on a day in the field? Although chained under the tightest security, having narrowly escaped an ASBO order, my favourite set of tweeds is totally…
Frank Boddy: Ripley Castle
For the novice gun, what to wear on a shoot can be a daunting prospect, with much margin for costly errors. Feeling ill dressed can take the edge of what should be a wonderful day. Cordings posed this question (and a few others) to a gentleman who should know the answer: Frank Boddy. Frank has…