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About Rutland Country Life

Hello, I’m Gary. I started my working life as newspaper journalist on the south coast of England, before becoming a magazine writer (Country Walking) and presenter of a walking programme for BBC Southern Counties Radio (South Downs Diary, Southern Counties Walks). In 2018, my artist wife and I, and our four children, moved to an old house in a village in Rutland. Despite being the smallest county in England, there is a great richness to life in the fields and hedgerows, and among the people in the county’s two market towns and scattering of stone villages. As the months and seasons unfold, I hope to convey something of life in Rutland, through the places I visit and the people I meet. In addition to my notes and ramblings, there’ll be occasional illustrations by @tinafirskinsart and, later, podcast interviews and videos. You are very welcome to join me along the way…