Managing Director of The Old Station Nursery Sarah Steel reading to a youngster
A nursery not far from Lincoln city centre will close down, so it can merge with another nursery.
As part of The Old Station Nursery’s expansion plans, its Waterside unit based at LA Fitness will close and move to a nursery next to Lincoln College on Monks Road.
The move will see 55 children and 16 staff from Lincoln College and Waterside merge in early November.
It will mean the nursery, now in Elm House, can take on up to 70 children — currently, the college can care for a maximum of 25 while the Waterside can look after 30 youngsters.
Elm House was originally owned by the college, but is now managed by The Old Station Nursery. It will use the bottom two floors, and rent out the rest as office spaces, with its own entrance.
Youngsters between two and five will be based on one floor, backing out onto a large garden, while under twos will be on the ground floor, level with Monks Road.
Parents can pick up and drop off on Rosemary Lane, with to eight new parking spaces created.
Managing Director of The Old Station Nursery Sarah Steel said: “We needed to find a new site in Lincoln as the lease was up at the college setting, but we also knew we wanted to bring Waterside South into the fold of one of our other settings.”
The nursery group also has settings at Lincoln Marina and Wragby Road in the city as well as one in Newark, four across Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire and a crèche in Buckinghamshire.
“This building came up and it was perfect for our needs; near to where our college nursery is currently based, but much larger and with the chance to grow further.
“The size of the building means we’re able to keep on all our experienced staff and children, but still have the chance to grow and expand. City centre childcare is very much in demand due to the ease for parents working centrally who won’t have time to make a detour to and from nurseries outside of the centre.
“We knew there would be lots of questions from parents and staff so we’ve made sure that they have been kept in the loop about the change, which we see as very positive for the group.
“The main concern we had from parents at the Waterside setting was about the drop-off and pick-up times at the new site as many of the parents work at Waterside South. We’ve addressed this by opening the new setting earlier and shutting later to give mums and dads more flexible access.
“We pick up the keys on 12th October and then we’re going to have builders in for a few weeks to bring the facilities up to scratch,” Sarah added. “We’ll be putting in a new kitchen and toilets and completely redecorating the inside as well as landscaping the garden.”
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We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a collision caused serious injuries to a 23-year-old man.
Just before 3.30pm yesterday (2 July), we received reports of a collision on Barholm Road in Tallington. It involved a grey BMW 335D estate, a blue BMW 116D and an orange KTM motorcycle.
The motorcycle rider, a 23-year-old man, sustained serious injuries during the collision and was taken to hospital.
If you witnessed the incident and are yet to get in touch with us, please do so. If you have any other information or dashcam footage available that may have captured the road along the A1175 at the time of the collision, get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 282 of 2 July.
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The 2022 Destination Lincolnshire Tourism Excellence Awards are open for applications, and Destination Lincolnshire giving you the rare chance to co-create your application with Nell Barrington, a tourism awards veteran, who has helped hundreds of businesses write winning applications over the last 15 years – including national VisitEngland winners.
The Tourism Awards Masterclass is taking place on Tuesday 12 July at 11am for one-hour online. Laura Freer, Head of Marketing at Destination Lincolnshire said: “This is a golden opportunity, after years of hard work and heartache, to get your business and team recognised and rewarded.
“A well written application is key to achieving a coveted place on this year’s shortlist, and I’d encourage all tourism and visitor economy businesses who are thinking of entering – whether they are seasoned at writing award applications or not – to join us for this exclusive masterclass.
“Nell Barrington has worked with us and VisitEngland on the founding application processes of these awards, and she is perfectly placed to assist in co-creating applications that you can be proud of. This is a great opportunity for business development too – whether you are shortlisted for an award or not – discovering how to effectively apply for awards and talk up your business adds another string to your bow.
“Booking is essential and places are limited to just 35 – so be quick! This year we’ve made our masterclass available to partners and also to those who we are yet to work with for free. Call it an added bonus, after two years away from the awards circuit.
The awards masterclass is focussed on the application process, and it will spell out what the judges are looking for. You’ll learn how to make your application stand out from the local competition, helping your chances of going through to the national VisitEngland Awards in 2023.”
There are fifteen categories open for nominations from visitors attraction, accommodation providers, hospitality businesses and many more.
The deadline for nominations is July 29, with online judging starting on July 30 and mystery shopping from August 13. Finalists will be announced on Monday, August 15.
The awards ceremony will be held at the Engine Shed on October 21, and will be hosted by Lincs FM presenter, John Marshall.
The event is organised by Stonebow Media, publishers of The Lincolnite, to celebrate the best businesses in Greater Lincolnshire, alongside headline sponsors Lincoln College and Destination Lincolnshire.
We would also like to thank our other sponsors Visit Lincolnshire, Heart of Lincs, Duncan and Toplis and LNER, insight6 and EV Camel.