Channel 4’s hit TV show Escape to the Chateau saw Angel and Dick Strawbridge trade in their two-bed apartment in Essex for a run-down, 45-bedroom, 19th Century French chateau in Pays de la Loire. They worked tirelessly to restore it to its former glory, renovating and decorating the stunning property.
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Oh dear. I don’t know why I did this, rashly, the evening of 29 February. Leap Day. I took a leap. Maybe because I have a completion date on the vicarage looming and I need help, someone to share it with, and who is willing to change light bulbs*, heave boxes and dog-sit. Cook.