The summer solstice will be celebrated by creating a human celestial map in Lincoln city centre on June 21.
The Labours: An Astronomical Dance is part of the Cultural Olympiad and has been commissioned by Nightjar, who present contemporary art between dawn and dusk.
Chicago-based artists Judd Morrissey and Mark Jeffrey have been invited to lead the event. They are both professors at The School of Art institute in Chicago, who have been celebrated and are highly acclaimed for their work.
Over the next few weeks they will be taking trips throughout Lincolnshire towns and villages to speak to locals to find out about the work of their ancestors and the county’s history. These stories will then be used to create the choreography which will be taught to volunteers.
Lincolnshire Dance, a county dance development agency, is trying to get local people involved in the event.
The director of Lincolnshire Dance, Keyna Paul, hopes that people will “relish the chance to get involved”.
She said: “To work with such established international artists is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for dance practitioners and keen amateurs alike.”
Volunteers are invited to take part in the final performance which will be presented throughout the centre of Lincoln on June 21.
Participation involves taking part in two daytime rehearsals on Saturday, June 18, and Sunday, June 19, at the LPAC on the University of Lincoln’s Brayford Pool campus.
If you are interested in participating, call Lincolnshire Dance on 01522 811811 or email for more information.
Photo: John W Sisson Jr
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A large fire that saw plumes of smoke fill the air in Bardney over the weekend is being treated as arson, police have confirmed today.
Lincolnshire Police were called to reports of a large number of tyres and vehicles on fire in Station Road at about 6.10pm on Sunday, May 15.
The fire service worked through the night to contain the blaze, and fortunately there have been no reported injuries.
Firefighters were at the scene overnight.
A police spokesperson said: “We believe that the fire was started deliberately, and we are currently reviewing evidence in relation to a suspected arson.
“We are currently at the scene, and we are not able to comment on the extent of fire damage until their investigations are concluded.”
At the height of the blaze, Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue had eight engines at the scene, but this has since been scaled down to one.
Emergency repairs to the A16 near Crowland have been completed just over 48 hours after the road had to be closed due to a dramatic lorry fire that melted the surface.
Lincolnshire County Council’s highways department was forced to close the A16 south of Crowland on Friday, following a lorry catching fire the day before on the road.
The temperatures from the blaze were so high the road surface melted, with various materials from the lorry itself welding to the road as a result of the heat.
A before and after of the road. | Photo: Lincolnshire County Council
It happened across both sides of the road, within metres of a busy roundabout, though thankfully no casualties were reported.
The road was closed over the weekend to allow for emergency repair works, and after 48 hours of intense, frantic action, it is now open again thanks to a rapid response.
The ruined road surface was removed and the damaged sides were rebuilt, with an entire new top layer of the A16 laid down, treated and painted in just one weekend.
It means the road was closed for just over 48 hours, as the road reopened to the publicly 10pm on Sunday.
An unbelievably quick turnaround given the severity of the damage caused from the fire. | Photo: Lincolnshire County Council
Councillor Richard Davies, executive member for highways, said: “What a great effort by everyone involved to get this section of damaged road up and running.
“The damage to the road surface was so intense that smaller repairs were out of the question and a full resurface of the road was the only option we had.
“We worked extremely hard to get this road stripped back and rebuilt as quickly as possible and the results can be seen for themselves.
“I want to thank everyone involved in this swift repair and I also want to thank all road users for their patience whilst we carried out the work in a very short timeframe.”
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