Lincoln City Radio becomes the city’s second community radio station, as it starts broadcasting on 103.6FM beginning May 4th. The station will target an audience of people aged 50+, and will play the classic music of seven decades up to 1980.
The station will rely mainly on advertising revenue and grant aid from Lincolnshire County Council, and there will be no current chart programmes — because the station’s Ofcom licence is for music up to 1980 and an adult easy listening playlist.
Lincoln City Radio has been in the making for 25 years, since founder Ray Drury began lobbying government to introduce community radio into the UK. His dream came true some four years ago when the government announced the introduction of community radio across the country.
For almost two years, a studio in The Terrace, Grantham Street, has been equipped for Lincoln City Radio. Volunteer presenters and researchers were recruited and trained by project manager John Walton and former chairman Chris Taylor.
Recent changes at boardroom level resulted with former Lincoln Jobcentre Manager, Michael Richards joining as Chairman, Roger Millett continuing as Company Secretary, John Walton moving into the Director of Programmes role, Keith Atkins adopting the Management Services directorship and Alan Ritson being appointed as Director of Revenue Generation
“Getting the station on air has been a long, hard struggle and we must not forget the sacrifices and tremendous efforts of Ray Drury, Harry Whitmarsh, Chris Taylor and John Walton, whose energies have carried us through to this wonderful day! It is only a great pity that Ray Drury, our founder is not here to see this day,” said Michael Richards.
“The station is run by volunteers who have worked tirelessly through many disappointments […] Listeners must not expect the highly polished delivery of our senior stations in the city, but they will be pleasantly surprised by the progress our presenters will make in the early months, ” Richards added.
Lincoln City Radio is Lincoln’s second community radio station, as Siren, housed by the University of Lincoln, has been broadcasting for some time on 107.3FM. The station still looking to train more volunteers as presenters and programme researchers — anyone interested should contact the studio on 01522 845 101.
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We want to speak to three individuals in relation to a burglary which took place at Tattershall Farm Park at around 1.45am in the early hours of Monday, 8 August.
A fence was broken to gain access to the grounds, and a rear door to the workshop was forced open. Numerous power tools and equipment were stolen, including a red quad bike, to the value of around £25,000.
The escape was made via the same route across a field to the rear and along Marsh Lane, Tattershall using two-barrel carts from the site to transport the stolen goods down the lane.
If you know these individuals, or you have any further information that will help with our investigation please get in touch.
Please email [email protected] quoting ‘Incident 86 of 8 August’ in the subject line.
Or call 101 quoting Incident 86 of 8 August.
If you wish to remain anonymous you can report any information via CrimeStoppers by calling 0800 555 111.
Doddington Hall Farm Shop near Lincoln will feature in a new Channel 5 series which celebrates the British love of a good farm shop.
Episode one of ‘Britain’s Poshest Farm Shop’ is due to air on Channel 5 at 8pm on Friday, August 12. Doddington Hall features throughout episode 1 alongside farm shops in North Wales and Devon.
The two-part series is narrated by Patricia Hodge and described as “a warm and touching look at why we all love a farm shop, the characters that inhabit them and the people behind the scenes that work so hard to create outstanding produce.”
Owner Claire Birch in the Kitchen Garden, a stone’s throw from the Farm Shop.
Doddington Farm Shop Kitchen Garden display.
Doddington Hall said its award-winning farm shop wasn’t built on being ‘posh, but was “born out of a passion to provide our customers with good quality, seasonal, local food.”
Doddington Hall said Production company Out of the Blue TV filmed “on a momentous day when the cows were being put out to pasture for the first time after the winter so they were gambolling in the sunshine.”
Doddington Farm Shop Kitchen Garden display.
Owners Claire Birch & James Birch and stockman Hari Limbu.
Since 2006, the Elizabethan Doddington Hall has been the much-loved family home of Claire and James Birch. Claire’s family have lived in the Hall for over 190 years, devoting themselves to the upkeep, repair and progression of the Doddington Estate.
After a 50 year absence, the formerly neglected two-acre walled Kitchen Garden was restored to its former glory in 2007, inspiring the opening of the Farm Shop followed by the Cafe. Just a stone’s throw from the Hall, it provides an abundance of fruit, vegetables, salads and herbs which take centre stage in the Farm Shop and on Doddington Hall’s menus.
Owner Claire Birch in her kitchen in Doddington Hall, giving a sneaky peek into the ancient recipe archive.
Owner Claire Birch with a Kitchen Garden tromboncino squash.
Over the last 16 years, Claire and James have developed the Farm Shop, Bike Shop, Café, Coffee Shop, Restaurant, Home Store, Country Clothing Store, Holiday Cottages, Bauble Barn, Christmas Tree sales, Weddings and Events businesses; increased public access and organised popular concerts and exhibitions with all proceeds going towards the upkeep and conservation of the historic Hall and Gardens.
This year, the Doddington Hall Conservation Charity secured National Lottery Heritage Funding to develop ‘Wilder Connections’, a project to connect people with nature at Wilder Doddington.
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