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Because
of its historical significance, Laxton has been chosen as a topic for a number
of media items. Stuart has assisted with programmes for radio and television as
well as for items in magazines and newspapers.
Stuart arranged for the magazine's photographer, Mark Fairhurst, to be shown around Laxton and introduced to local residents and the Steward of the Court Leet to enable suitable photographs to be taken to illustrate the article.
Stuart and the Laxton Court Leet and Jury were pleased to welcome Michael Wood's team from Maya Productions to film their proceedings in late 2009 as part of a larger project screened on BBC4. The Laxton footage featured in the second episode of 'Michael Wood's Story of England' in October 2010 which was later repeated on BBC2.
The film was premiered at
'The Collection' in Lincoln in May 2008 and very well received. Later in the
year the group returned to repeat the harvest filming in better weather.
The Luttrell Psalter
film is intended for use with school parties and is now available.
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The
September 8th 2010 edition of 'Country Life' magazine contained a six page
feature on Laxton with text by Clive Aslet, whom Stuart had shown around the
village and fields, describing the unique system to him. 
Stuart has forged a good working
relationship with WAG Scre
en, an group from Lincoln who first came
to Laxton in
2007 to film the harvest sequence in their enactments from the
Luttrell Psalter an illuminated manuscript made for the
Luttrell family of Irnham in Lincolnshire, between 1325 - 1340, which is housed
in the British Library. 
Laxton also provided
locations for some of their film dramatisation of 'The Lady of Shalo
tt' to
celebrate the
bicentenary in 2009 of Tennyson's birth . Stuart assisted in the selection of a
location for the filming, gave the use of a strip of wheat and advised on the
methods used for cutting, binding and stacking the corn. The film premiered at
Lincoln on 15th May 2009 and is now released. 
In
2008 Stuart
collaborated with Nottingham Contemporary in bringing their 'Disclosures II' event to Laxton. Another farmer, Mike
Jackson, provided the premises and Stuart arranged catering, assisted the
planners on their reconnaissance visits. He took part in a discussion and led a
walk forming part of the event.