NEWS The best ‘good news’ stories from across the county, including news of a red carpet coup for a fashion designer from Spilsby.

Lincoln Minster’s new Play Facility

LINCOLN MINSTER SCHOOL UNVEILS OUTDOOR LEARNING & PLAY FACILITY

Lincoln Minster School officially opened its Outdoor Learning and Play Facility recently at its Preparatory School on Church Lane. Cutting the ribbon with a little assistance from two very helpful pupil was Sir Jon Coles, CEO of United Learning, which aims to provide excellent education to children and young people across the country via its 91 affiliated schools. Also on hand to explain the benefits of the new facility were Preparatory Head Mark Burton and Headmistress Maria Young. The morning included speeches, the chance to join in activities with pupils, and a performance from the preparatory school’s choir. Taking four months to complete, and costing £250,000, the facilities were developed by Timotay Playscapes, and it includes spaces for role play plus adventurous climbing areas, running water play, tipis and woodland campsite features. It will be available to all Preparatory School pupils, from Reception to Year 6. Lincoln Minster School is an independent co-educational HMC day and board-

LINCOLN ing school for pupils aged 4 – 18 years. The school is non-selective and offers education in a nurturing and stimulating environment. n www.lincolnminsterschool.co.uk.

Celebrating The Queen

JUBILEE BATON PASSING THROUGH THE COUNTY ON 10th AND 11th JULY...

The route of the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay has been announced – including four locations in Lincolnshire. A number of landmarks in Lincolnshire will receive a visit from the Queen’s Baton Relay, visiting Lincoln on Sunday 10th July and Skegness, Boston, and Grantham on Monday 11th July. The Baton will be visiting some key sites across Lincolnshire during its visit, including the International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln City Football Foundation and the LNER Stadium,

BOSTON Lincoln Cathedral, Wyndham Park and St Wulfram’s Church in Grantham, and St Botolph’s Church in Boston. Councillor Paul Skinner, Leader of Boston Borough Council, said “It’s a privilege for Boston to be involved in such a unique event as part of the Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations. In 2012 we were lucky enough to host the Olympic Torch Relay through the town and now we have the opportunity to take part in another spectacular event. This is the perfect chance for Boston to showcase its iconic landmark in such an honourable way!” n

Market Refurbishment

FULL REFURBISHMENT OF GRADE II LISTED CENTRAL MARKET IS NOW UNDERWAY...

Works are now underway at Lincoln’s Grade II listed Central Market following investment from Historic England through the High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) scheme, which has enabled a programme of historic building restorations designed to revitalise the area and uncover the city’s rich history. £5.9 million investment has also been earmarked for the

LINCOLN project, which will include replacing the roof and lantern, creating a new mezzanine floor, installing new toilets and facilitating the creation of freestanding stalls for local businesses to promote and sell local produce. The market was first built in 1937 and will be another element of the city’s Cornhill Quarter, this time supporting local food producers. Completion is anticipated by the end of 2023. n

Lincolnshire designer on the red carpet with Tom!

SPILSBY Spilsby-based sustainable fashion designer Sanyukta Shrestha attended the Red Carpet premier of the new Top Gun film with Egyptian Swiss star of the film Yasmina El Abd. Both wore a Sanyukta Shrestha gown when they rubbed shoulders with Tom Cruise, His Royal Highness Prince William and Her Royal Highness Princess Kate. n

Call for recognition of Austin

NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE STATESMAN DESERVES PERMANENT RECOGNITION SAYS COUNCILLOR

GRIMSBY Former Cleethorpes councillor Matthew Brown has renewed calls for a permanent memorial in the town to its beloved Austin Mitchell, the area’s former MP who died in August 2021. Austin served as MP from 1977 to 2015, and was also a TV journalist working for ITV and Yorkshire Television. Matthew has suggested that a bronze statue or bust should be created at the entrance to a new £4m A&E department at the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, and has previously suggested that the new 2,255m2 unit should be named in Austin’s honour. n Launched by City of Lincoln Council in August 2018, Lincoln Community Lottery has now raised more than £150,000 for good causes located in and around the city. Over 80 good causes are already benefitting from the lottery. Tickets are available at www.lincolnlottery.co.uk.

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LOCAL NEWS

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Lincoln’s finest officers have starring role in 24/7 TV doc...

Channel 5 has been showing a fly-on-thewall documentary revealing what life is like for Lincolnshire’s police officers in the series Inside The Force 24/7. The eightpart series features officers and staff as they respond to a variety of incidents over the summer period last year and follows on from the first series which was shown in spring 2020. n

Creative Freedom in the Cathedral

EDAN LINCS PRESENTS ARTWORK TO HELP END CYCLE OF DOMESTIC ABUSE...

EDAN Lincs is hosting an exhibition featuring 30 female artists’ work in the Cathedral as Pride goes to press. Rescheduled due to the pandemic, Creative Freedom will run in the Chapter House of Lincoln Cathedral until 12th June and features work from three different sources. 30 female artists from up and down the country have spent lockdown creating artwork for EDAN Lincs refuges, making them more welcoming and comforting environments for those escaping domestic abuse. The second group of artists contributed artwork commissioned by The Collection Museum under the guidance of artist Nadya Monfrinoli who helped the group create posters promoting the theme of empowering women.

LINCOLN Finally, a group of Lincolnshire quilters have created a quilt which reflects their experiences of the Covid pandemic and this has been used to raise funds for the group’s work over the past 12 months. EDAN stands for Ending Domestic Abuse Now, and the group’s mission statement is to support and empower all those affected by domestic abuse. To raise awareness of the impacts of domestic abuse and promote intolerance of it. “We are working towards a society in which freedom of movement and speech is the right of everyone to achieve quality of life,” says the charity’s Anna Davis. The exhibition recognises the 21st anniversary of the group. For ways to help support EDAN, or to find out more about the artwork, see www.edanlincs.org.uk. n

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HOLE LOT OF LUCK FOR GOLFER...

We all have good days and bad days on the golf course, but 84-year old golfer Stephen Chadwick couldn’t believe his luck last month when he achieved not one but TWO holes in one at Market Rasen Golf Course. With the chance of achieving a single hole in one 12,500 to one, Stephen described himself as having ‘magic in his swing’ that day! n

Inns on the edge...

HISTORY AND CULTURE OF LINCOLNSHIRE PUBS RECORDED BY PROJECT’S MARC KNIGHTON

LINCOLNSHIRE Marc Knighton is on a pub crawl with a difference! With the hospitality industry having endured a difficult couple of years, and with more than 400 pubs having closed across the UK in 2021 alone, the project officer of Inns on the Edge has travelled from Grimsby to Boston to uncover the history of local pubs, recording their heritage for posterity. Marc’s exhibition is currently at the University of Lincoln’s David Chiddick building and will tour the county, appearing in Skegness’s Tower Gardens Pavilion in August. n See letstalk.lincolnshire.gov.uk.

Charming Hospitality close to Historic Lincoln

Washingborough Hall Hotel Church Hill, Washingborough, Lincoln LN4 1EH Telephone: 01522 790 340 www.washingboroughhall.com

London Road, Boston £595,000

Imposing six bedroom Victorian Merchant’s House which is incredibly well presented throughout and retains a wealth of period features to include decorative Victorian tiling, beautiful original fireplaces and walk-in bay windows to the front reception rooms with stone mullions. The spacious accommodation of just under 4,500 square feet is arranged over three floors to include six double bedrooms, two with en-suites and two further bathrooms. Reception rooms include a Drawing room with Library, Dining Room and Breakfast Room and there are attached several stores as well as a double garage.

Witham Place, Boston £695,000

A rare opportunity to purchase a totally unique riverside property with superb views, within the conservation area of Witham Place in Boston. This area is steeped in history, being lined with former Merchant’s Houses only a stone’s throw from the cobbled streets of Wormgate, the Market Place and the Marina. The property will suit many different types of buyer from investors to those involved in private care, hospitality or perhaps a charity depending of course on the appropriate planning consents and permissions. The freehold comprises a four bedroom house with seven, self-contained one and two bedroom flats set around extensive mature and well established grounds. There are also two double garages included within the sale.

Carrington, Boston £575,000

This beautifully extended family home not only offers an exceptional standard of accommodation and idyllic gardens, it also quite literally surrounded by fields, so benefiting from no immediate neighbours & incredible open views to all aspects including the nearby Lincolnshire Wolds. Storage/outbuildings include three garages and a three-room stable-block style outbuilding. The gardens are a terrific size - indeed the front garden could make a fantastic tennis court, with spotlights and a dining area already in place.

Vicarage Lane, Sibsey £575,000

This beautiful period property offers a wealth of Georgian character and has been recently refurbished by the current owners. The accommodation spans three floors and includes three reception rooms and six bedrooms plus a superb extended dining kitchen which opens on to the extensive mature gardens at the rear.