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  • 60th Anniversary of Mt. Everest ascent...

    60th Anniversary of Mt. Everest ascent...

    In 1953, a ninth British expedition, led by John Hunt, aimed to reach the summit, but it was a New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, ...
  • Dr Who loves Loake

    Dr Who loves Loake

    The new BBC Timelord Peter Capaldi has recently bought a pair of beautiful boots made by Kettering based footwear firm Loake.  In a report in the ...
  • Gaziano & Girling - new kids on the block

    Gaziano & Girling - new kids on the block

    Tony Gaziano and Dean Girling worked for a variety of bespoke makers, designers and Northampton manufacturers before coming together to launch Gaziano & Girling in 2006. Their aim ...
  • Loake

    Loake

      Loake was founded in Kettering, Northamptonshire in 1888 by three brothers, Thomas, John and William at 62 King Street. In 1894 the business, originally called ...
  • Padders (Groocock of Rothwell)

    Padders (Groocock of Rothwell)

    Padders was founded in Rothwell at the start of the First World War by the present grandfather Thomas Groocock, making traditional welted shoes. During the inter-war ...
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        • 60th Anniversary of Mt. Everest ascent...
          60th Anniversary of Mt. Everest ascent...
        • Dr Who loves Loake
          Dr Who loves Loake
        • Gaziano & Girling - new kids on the block
          Gaziano & Girling - new kids on the block
        • Loake
          Loake
        • Padders (Groocock of Rothwell)
          Padders (Groocock of Rothwell)
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