Bishop of Lincoln to sleep in stable for charity

The family of Keith Smith has paid tribute to the 70-year-old biker after he died in a crash with a car towing a trailer near Market Rasen.

The incident happened on October 6, 2021, on the B1202 at Lissington.

Keith’s family released the following tribute:

Keith left home on his trusted motorbike, to make the most of the good weather and have a cup of tea at Willingham Woods. Unfortunately, he never made it home and this is the worst tragedy ever for our family to lose him in such unbelievable circumstances; we are all so devastated.

Keith was a much loved husband, father, brother, brother-in-law, granddad, uncle and friend. He was well respected and loved in many different communities, including Karate (for over 40 years), trials bike riding, the Lincoln branch of the Triumph owners club and the Institute of Advanced Motorcycle training (IAM).

He was first and foremost a family man, he was an engineer, intelligent, intellectual, he was a deep thinker and would be calculated and calm in everything he did.

He had a passion for motorbikes almost his entire life, from the age of 12-years-old. He covered hundreds of thousands of miles over the years on his motorbike, mostly with his wife of almost 50 years, as a pillion. He’d also covered tens of thousands of miles on his bicycle. He enjoyed keeping his mind and body fit and healthy.

We’ll remember him with such love and affection. He was always there for family and friends, no matter what the situation was.

Keith was our rock, the man who was always dependable, reliable and on time. He was always busy with a project and always on the go. He was successful in whatever he turned his hand to, be it family life, work or hobbies.

Keith was our hero, such a quiet, loving, unassuming man and we’ll miss him forever.

If you would like to share a photograph or a story about Keith, please add them to this memorial page for everyone to enjoy.
Keith Smith’s Online Memorial – Remembered.com

The bin drama continues in North Kesteven, with many disgruntled residents criticising the new strict recycling rules that saw thousands of green (recycling) bins given the ‘tag of shame’ as they were rejected for collection.

North Kesteven District Council has recently introduced a fourth bin, a purple-lidded one, for dry and clean paper and cardboard, which prompted confusion for what actually can go in the green recycling bins.

As part of the new bin rollout, recycling bins are being checked for incorrect items, and those that contain things which can’t be recycled or are meant for another bin will get reminder tags detailing where the resident has gone wrong. The bin remains uncollected until the incorrect items are removed.

It comes after over 9,000 ‘tags of shame’ were placed on green bins in North Kesteven last week, meaning almost 20% of the recycling bins in the district were rejected in the second collection since the purple bin scheme started.

In contrast to this, the first week of the new purple bin collections, which ran from September 27, saw just 1.5% of bins rejected.

The fallout has reached boiling point with residents, as some say that they will just put most rubbish in the black bin to save the bother of having their collection rejected.

Some have even been jokingly offering a bin checking service in the area at a small cost to ensure that the authorities don’t reject their green bins, while others are offering to clear out bins that have been tagged.

Darren James commented on The Lincolnite‘s story saying: “Watch bin wars start now, where people will empty their bins into other people’s.”

There are suggestions that go as far as to say that council tax in the area should be reduced, as the residents are now “doing the council’s job”.

Joey Brown left a comment which read: “[This] does not encourage recycling. Our council tax goes up, but our bin collections are fewer”, while Sam Seaman suggested that he “might just use my black bin for everything” from now on.

North Kesteven District Council replied to one tweet which accused the council of “actively encouraging residents” to put waste into black bins rather than recycling.

NKDC responded: “We’re asking people to try and put as much recycling as they can in their green bins. We do understand though that, being realistic in the short term, some may need to put some items in their black bin.”

A spokesman for the council recently reiterated that what can and can’t be recycled has not actually changed, just simply which bin it now goes in.

Council leader, Councillor Richard Wright, said: “Contamination is an issue which is increasingly impacting on how much can be recycled and undermining all the efforts our households are making on their recycling at home.

“The only way to stop this is by everyone taking responsibility for our waste, by making sure only the right thing goes into the right bin.

“The wrong things regularly found in green-lidded bins – from soft plastics such as film lids and carrier bags to other items such as kitchen roll and used tissues, takeaway containers and even dirty nappies – can’t be recycled and contaminate other good recycling in bins and even the lorry load itself.

“This results in not only increased sorting costs but less items recycled as residents expect them to be.”

You can check which rubbish goes where on North Kesteven’s website, where a handy FAQ section details what is suitable.

A crowd of around 500 people watched former Lincoln City players in action in a charity football match, which raised £2,000 on Sunday.

More than 30 former Imps played in or watched the match, which took place at Lincoln Moorlands Railway FC on October 17.

The Peter Burr Memorial Cup was once again held between BHF (British Heart Foundation) and Lincoln Legends, with the latter retaining their title with a 6-2 victory.

Simon Yeo scored two goals for the ex Imps and John Schofield, Chris Cornelly, Gavin Gordon and Nat Brown each netted one in the 6-2 win, while Paul Morgan was named as the man-of-the-match.

Dave Hone and Jack Maddison scored the goals for BHF FC in a fiercely competitive match that was well officiated by Andy Pearson.

Organiser Gary Burr, who also played in the match, told The Lincolnite: “It was another fantastic charity football match and I’m so pleased lots of ex Imps took part in the match.

“We have now raised over £12,000 for The BHF which is absolutely fantastic and I would like to thank everyone for there support.”

BHF FC were formed in 2017 after founder Gary Burr’s dad Peter sadly died suddenly from a heart attack in 2017.

Gary wanted to play in memory of his dad and show support for the British Heart Foundation, where he is now a fundraising manger.

More than £3,000 was raised when the first Peter Burr Memorial Cup match was played in March 2019. Including the totals from both matches, Gary has now raised over £12,000 for the British Heart Foundation – make a donation to his fundraiser here.

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