The Lincoln Cathedral costs an extra £30,000 per week to keep open than the previously estimated £50,000 per week.
The 11th century building costs around £4.5mil per year to run, meaning the new cost to keep the Cathedral open for public use approximately £80,000.
The fee is due to the constant restoration campaign, which uses its own workforce to help preserve the stone, sculptures and windows.
Presently, the Cathedral makes its money from tourism, English Heritage and WREN grants, donations from Association of the Friends of Lincoln Cathedral and individual donations.
How you can help
The fundraising team for the Cathedral have various ways of raising money, and ways in which Lincolnites can help keep the historical premises open.
There are currently free fundraising packs available online, which include a money-box and give people ideas on how they can fundraise for the Cathedral.
For those who shop regularly online, go to easyfundraising.org and by going through the website, the Cathedral will be given a percentage of your purchase.
There are also quirkier ways of fundraising too such as adopting a stone, sponsoring a Medieval manuscript or commission a replacement gargoyle.
There are also regular events people can attend in the cathedral as well as various guided and rooftop tours, or even volunteer.
Photo: Steve Smailes
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The man who died in a collision involving two lorries and a truck on the A47 in Cambridge has been named as a 28-year-old man from Lincolnshire.
The driver of the truck was travelling westbound at Kings Cliffe, having left the A1 near Wansford, when he was involved in a collision with two HGVs.
Officers and paramedics attended the collision, which was reported to police just before 7.15am on August 10, but sadly Cameron Shepherd, of Holbeach, Spalding was pronounced dead at the scene.
The drivers of the two other vehicles were uninjured, police said.
Cambridgeshire Police officers are urging anyone who witnessed the collision, or saw the vehicles in the moments leading up to it, or who has dash cam footage to contact them.
The force can be contacted one via their web chat service or by calling 101 quoting incident 115 of August 10.
City of Lincoln Council’s Executive will discuss proposals later this month to transform land previously let for grazing into a new woodland and nature area for wildlife.
At Executive on 22 August, members will hear proposals which would see council-owned land, which sits between Simon’s Hill allotments and the River Witham, converted into woodland and woodland glades.
In 2019, the city council declared a climate change emergency, and is taking a number of steps to drive local changes where it can, specifically to contribute to mitigating the effects of climate change.
In transforming this 3.45ha area of land, which is currently vacant, and by planting an estimated 3,000-6,000 trees over the years ahead, it is hoped this will encourage further greening of the city and help create further ecosystems in the area.
As the focus of this project is nature conservation it is not proposed that this area will be fully open to the public. However, if approved, a perimeter path would be established around the site for dog walkers and nature enthusiasts, with views into and across the area.
It is also proposed that although not having fully open access, there will be ‘open days’ at times, to explain what is being done and why, to promote the benefits of trees and wildlife in the city.
Cllr Bob Bushell, Portfolio Holder for Remarkable Place and Addressing the Challenge of Climate Change said: “This initiative will add to both the quantity and quality of biodiversity in the city.
“Aside from the direct impact that adding more trees to the city’s inventory will have, this site will act as a catalyst to promote climate change issues, and the wider benefits of greening the city.
“We want to make this a truly city-wide effort, and so hope to welcome anyone who wants to help to get involved, be that individuals, small groups or even corporate bodies. Everyone can do something to help us get this exciting new project underway.
“I look forward to discussing this further with my colleague on Executive.”
Dependent on approval, it is expected that the first trees will be planted on site in winter 2022, however a full timescale of works has not yet been set.
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