Lincoln’s Advent Calendar Boxes will give out 24 early Christmas presents in December
Lincoln’s Advent Calendar Trail, which last year gave shoppers the chance to win Christmas prizes, will return this December.
Stores in the City Centre, St Mark’s and uphill areas will display Advent Calendar Boxes filled with prizes in their windows from December 1 to 24.
Contestants will be asked to write down what they see in each day’s Advent Calendar Box, with the winner receiving a prize worth £50 on the same day.
Each of the 24 Lincoln stores participating in the trail will have a numbered box, which will contain the prize of that day of the month.
Shoppers who enter the daily competitions will also have the chance to win more than £100 in cash and vouchers in a bumper draw.
The trail, which has been organised by Lincoln Business Improvement Group (Lincoln BIG), has been altered since last year when Susan Busley, a teacher at Lincoln College, won £2,500 worth of gifts.
Lincoln BIG Events and Promotions Manager Michael Armstrong said: “Local businesses started throwing their weight behind this year’s competition within hours of approaching businesses to see if they were interested in supporting an Advent Calendar Trail this year.”
“We are delighted that they have acted so quickly and we are now just looking to place the final few boxes.”
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We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a fail to stop in Welton, Lincoln.
It’s believed a black or grey 4×4 or SUV vehicle collided with a silver Mini Cooper that was parked along Cliff Road. The incident was reported just after 3pm today.
If you witnessed the collision or have dashcam footage available, please get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 275 of 1st July.
By emailing [email protected] quoting incident 275 of 1st July in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.
A snack bar in Lincoln has been told to make improvements in several areas after being given a one-star food hygiene rating.
Monks Road Snack Bar, located on 23 Monks Road, was visited by city council inspectors on May 25, 2022 and the rating was recently published on the Food Standards Agency’s website.
The standards found at the time of inspection showed that improvement was necessary in the areas of ‘hygienic food handling’ and the ‘Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building’.
It was also deemed that there was “major improvement necessary” relating to the ‘Management of food safety’.
Monks Road Snack Bar was previously given five-star ratings in June 2016 and September 2018.
The Lincolnite tried to contact the business on numerous occasions throughout the day on Friday, July 1 but the line was continuously engaged.
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