Egg-stravagant Easter: The four-day Easter weekend is upon us, so here are some fun attractions Lincoln has over the holiday.
The four-day Easter weekend is upon us, and here at The Lincolnite, we hope you don’t suffer too badly with tummy aches from eating too much chocolate.
However, if you find yourself needing a something to entertain the children or yourself until Tuesday, April 2, we’ve hand picked a few fun attractions Lincoln has over Easter.
Where: The Strait
When: March 30, 10am – 4pm
Price: Free
The first fete of the year will have various stalls and entertainment between throughout the day. Stalls include handmade items, food and other great trinkets.
Where: Hartsholme Country Park
When: March 29, 12pm – 3.30pm
Price: £3.30 per child
It wouldn’t be Easter without a good Easter egg hunt, and where better than the beautiful grounds of Hartsholme Park? Let the kids find the treats the Easter bunny left behind while at the same time taking a stroll through the woodland and around the lake.
Where: Lincoln Drill Hall
When: March 28 – April 2
Price: Free – £2 for children
The festival will be going on all through Easter (and beyond!), with most events being free. Activties include a dance workshop, film screenings, discos and TV quiz.
For more details on the different events, visit the Drill Hall website.
Where: Lincolnshire Road and Transport Museum
When: March 31, 10.30am – 5pm
Price: Free for children, £6 for adults
On Easter Sunday, the Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society will display a number of visting vehicles alongside restoration workshops, a trip on a vintage bus around Lincoln, stalls and refreshments. Those with there own vintage vehicles are welcome to display them on the day too (though note it’s not a typical rally!).
Where: Lincoln Odeon
When: March 31, 10.30am – 5pm
Price: Free for children, £6 for adults
Next time your family goes to the cinema, be sure to pick up a colouring sheet. The Odeon is running a competition where children can fill in a colouring in sheet and potentially win an Easter egg. Good luck!
Where: Waterside Shopping Centre
When: March 30, 11am – 3pm
Price: Free
The Waterside Shopping Centre will host Belinda Bunny, who will give out chocolate eggs. Meanwhile the Creation Station will let the kids do some sticking and balloon modelling, have your face painted or make an Easter chick.
Where: Lincoln Castle
When: March 30 – April 1
Price: Castle admission from £4
Meet Mac the Harris Hawk and Loxley the Lanner Falcon over the Easter Weekend.The castle’s falconer Derek Tindall will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about them and falconry. You can even get your photo taken with the birds, and watch some incredible displays.
Where: Doddington Hall
When: March 29 – April 1
Price: From free
As well as The Farm Shop, Garden Centre and cafe being open throughout the Easter period, the Restaurant will host Fish Supper Friday on the evening of Good Friday as well as being open for lunches and Saturday Night Seven.
In addition, the two-day Craft Fair in the Coach House will be on Easter Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, 10am to 5pm. Admission is £1 (under 16s free). Expect to find 35 carefully-selected local crafters presenting their own work; there will be some new crafters this year.
A dramatic video shows a car engulfed in flames in the car park at Lincoln County Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
An on-call crew from Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue attended the scene on Greetwell Road shortly before 5pm on Tuesday, April 13.
The crew used one hose reel to extinguish the fire and fortunately no casualties were reported.
The car is probably a write-off. | Photo: The Lincolnite
Dramatic pictures from the scene show the severe damage that was caused to the front of the car.
Fall in county infections but a Boston spike
There have been 50 new coronavirus cases and three COVID-related deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Tuesday — compared to 58 cases and no deaths this time last week.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 26 new cases in Lincolnshire, 19 in North Lincolnshire and five in North East Lincolnshire.
On Tuesday, three deaths were registered in Lincolnshire, none in North East Lincolnshire and -1 in North Lincolnshire. Fluctuations in data are usually due to some deaths in those areas being reallocated to other regions across the UK or a miscount. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
NHS England has reported two new local hospital deaths at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust hospitals.
On Tuesday, national cases increased by 2,472 to 4,375,814, while deaths rose by 23 to 127,123.
In local news, people aged over 45 can now book their COVID vaccinations on the NHS website after the government reached its target of offering a first dose to the nine most vulnerable groups.
There were recently some technical difficulties for people accessing the NHS website, but vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said the issues have been fixed – book a vaccine online here and find out if you are eligible.
Over the weekend, Greater Lincolnshire’s infection rate has fallen, with a spike in Boston only.
Similarly, the England average has also seen a drop in infections, but still remains nearly half Greater Lincolnshire’s rates.
Lincoln has dropped by more than half over the weekend and now has one of the smallest rates in the UK, with just 9.1 per 100,000 of the population infected with COVID-19.
Here’s Greater Lincolnshire’s COVID-19 infection rates up to April 12:
Greater Lincolnshire’s infection rates from Apr 5 to Apr 12. | Data: Gov UK / Table: James Mayer for The Lincolnite
In national news, Boris Johnson has warned that the reduction in coronavirus infections, hospitalisations and deaths “has not been achieved” by the rollout of COVID vaccines.
The prime minister, speaking the day after the latest easing of lockdown restrictions, instead said it was the national shutdown that had been “overwhelmingly important” in driving down COVID rates.
England is giving out its first doses of the Moderna jab, the third COVID-19 vaccine in the nation’s rollout.
It will be available at 21 sites, included the Madejski Stadium in Reading and the Sheffield Arena.
Along with the Pfizer jab, it offers an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for under-30s, after concerns about a possible link to very rare blood clots.
Greater Lincolnshire includes Lincolnshire and the unitary authorities of North and North East (Northern) Lincolnshire.
58,772 cases (up 50)
2,184 deaths (up three)
of which 1,302 hospital deaths (up two)
4,375,814 UK cases, 127,123 deaths
There will be another Kill The Bill protest in Lincoln next week, rallying against a new government bill that diminishes protesting rights.
Protests have been rife across the country since the government’s proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill was first discussed, with scenes turning violent in Bristol.
Over two hundred people peacefully took part in the city’s first march at Speakers’ Corner on April 3, including Extinction Rebellion activists and Socialist and Labour supporters.
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Now, after a post started doing the rounds on social media, another protest has apparently been scheduled for 2pm on Monday, April 17 at the same location on Lincoln High Street, as part of a national day of action.
A poster promoting a second event has been shared across social media platforms.
Protests are lawful once again after the government eased lockdown restrictions on March 29, but organisers are required to submit a risk assessment prior to any event.
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Organisers of the last protest were in close communication with police to make the event safe, and The Lincolnite has asked Lincolnshire Police if they have been made aware of another protest, but are yet to receive a reply.
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