Rural romance with website
A FORMER Uppingham School pupil has launched a dating website for rural singletons.
James Vestbirk found that finding love was harder than finding a needle in a haystack in the countryside and took it upon himself to change the trend.
The 23-year-old, who left Uppingham School in 2003, set up www.kissinggates.com and landed his own girlfriend in the process after returning home from Newcastle University.
James had found himself a reluctant member of a self-styled lonely hearts club, spending his evenings in the pub waiting in vain for love to come along.
He said: "I came home to learn the farming industry and I quickly realised how hard it is to meet new people in close-knit rural communities, particularly single girls.
"Sadly my only regular dates were with a group of male drinking companions just as frustrated as me about the lack of romantic opportunities. And it's not just the young guys struggling – the oldest was 53."
James, who now lives in Horncastle in Lincolnshire, met his girlfriend Emma Davies through the site seven weeks after its launch.
Now he is on a mission to help other single country dwellers stir their love lives into action in time for Christmas.
He said: "It's hard for people living in the countryside to meet new people, particularly those aged between 30 and 50 whose social circles get smaller with time."
His website address is www.kissinggates.com
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