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Over 180 free events to enjoy during Lincolnshire heritage festival
After a successful 23 years, Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days Festival 2016 is set to wow visitors with more than 180 free events across the county between September 8 and 11. Heritage Lincolnshire, a local charity based in Heckington, has set up the festival which celebrates the county’s heritage and expects to attract over 30,000 visitors.…
Events throughout the four day festival are suitable for the whole family
After a successful 23 years, Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days Festival 2016 is set to wow visitors with more than 180 free events across the county between September 8 and 11.
Heritage Lincolnshire, a local charity based in Heckington, has set up the festival which celebrates the county’s heritage and expects to attract over 30,000 visitors.
Each year the Heritage Open Days Festival has a different theme and this year’s events showcase ‘Natural Lincolnshire’.
A list of all the events will be available from tourist information centres, libraries and heritage sites and can be downloaded from the website.
Music festival at Grantham Danserye
Top 40 Free Festival Events
Thursday, September 8
All Things Bright and Beautiful
When: 10am – 2pm
Where: Brigg Heritage Centre
View the photographic exhibition by Barton Camera Club showcasing the Ancholme Valley. Displays of photographic equipment past and present will also be on show.
Self-Guided Gibraltar Point History Trail
When: 10am – 5pm
Where: Gibraltar Point, Skegness
The event at Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve Visitor Centre in Gibraltar Point will reveal the reserve’s Victorian and wartime secrets.
Bransby Horses Tour
When: 10am – 4pm
Where: Bransby Horses Rescue and Welfare in Bransby
Experience Bransby Horses guided tours and learn about their history of horses in Bransby. Meet some of the rescued animals. Tours take place at 13.30 and meet at the gift shop.
Photo: Steve Smailes for Lincolnshire Reporter
Heritage Craft Demonstrations, Stained Glass Making and Natural Wool Dyeing
When: 10am – 4pm
Where: Strawberry Glass and The Fenland Textile Studio, South Spalding
Strawberry Glass stained glass studio and Fenland textile studio will be demonstrating the heritage crafts of stained glass work and natural wool dyeing.
Top of the Wolds Wonder
When: 10.30am – 6pm
Where: RAF Binbrook Heritage Centre
Enjoy a picnic in the Bomber Command Memorial Park and get up close to an EE Lightning jet Fighter.
Lincoln’s Oldest Church
When: 10am – 4pm
Where: St Mary Le Wigford Church, Lincoln
Lincoln’s oldest church was built with a Saxon Tower by Ertig 1000 years ago. The church contains many items from Lincoln’s lost churches and is at the heart of the city centre.
St Mary Le Wigford Church on Lincoln High Street. Photo: Google Street View
Discovering Lincolnshire’s Lost River: A Guided Walk along the Ice Age River Trent
When: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Where: Café in Thorpe on the Hill
The walk explores the extinct course of the Trent between Newark and Lincoln, which existed for around 300,000 years and left behind a valley and vast river deposits.
Fashion and Racing in Days Gone By
When: 12pm – 4pm
Where: Baldocks Mill, Bourne
Housed in an old watermill, the museum contains three floors of exhibitions. Visit the Charles Worth gallery and experience the life of racing driver Raymond Mays.
Heckington Windmill Trust
When: 12pm – 5pm
Where: Heckington Windmill
Natural Lincolnshire food demonstrated in the bake house and brewing in the brewery. Wind permitting the mill will make wheat for flour or barley for brewing.
Hubbard’s Hill – A Walk Through Time
When: 10.30am – 12pm
Where: Hubbard’s Hills, Louth
The history of this beautiful vally is explained as you are taken on a circular walk through the parkland. Hear about the glacier, the tragedy, the flood and the rescue.
Friday, September 9
Georgian Garden
When: 10am – 4pm
Where: Fydell House, Boston
House and garden open day at Fydell House. Take a look around this beautiful mansion in the centre of Boston.
A Haven for Wildlife
When: 9.45am – 1.45pm
Where: RSPB in Frampton
The Wash is one of the world’s best places for birds. This walk will take you down the Haven to the river mouth, looking for wildlife and hearing about the history along the way.
Photo: Neil Smith, RSPB Website
Living Simply – A Quaker Way
When: 10am – 4pm
Where: Quaker Meeting House, Brant Broughton
View a display of ways to live more simply and in harmony with nature. Visit the meeting house and heritage room, surrounded by lovingly tended gardens.
Preserving our Natural History
When: 10am – 4pm
Where: Sir Joseph Banks Centre, Horncastle
This unique collection of mainly local plants is rarely open to the public. See also the garden in Sir Joseph Bank’s honour.
Nature’s presence in Decorated Gothic Stone Sculpture at St Andrew’s Church
When: 10am – 5pm
Where: St Andrew’s Church, Heckington
Visit the church and discover how the intricate organic forms of natural materials influenced the medieval mind and the sculptural artistry of the Gothic style.
St Andrew’s Church. Photo: Google
Spire Memorial and Walls Guided Tour
When: 2pm – 5pm
Where: International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln
The IBCC Memorial Spire commemorates the brave young men who lost their lives in Bomber Command in WWII. It is Britain’s tallest War Memorial.
Meet the Saxons at Saxon House
When: 2pm – 3.30pm
Where: Manor Farm Cottage, East Firsby
Saxon house is an archaeologically accurate centre for exploring the life and culture of the early medieval period.
Heritage Music Festival
When: 7.30pm – 6pm on September 11
Where: St Mary le Wigford Church, Lincoln
Be transported back in time by musicians and performers at Lincoln’s oldest church, St Mary le Wigford, during the music micro-festival.
Temple Bruer – Secrets and Symbols
When: 12pm – 4pm
Where: Temple Bruer Tower, Lincoln
Explore this rare example of a standing Knights Templar building and discover the highs and lows of its story, including Templar imprisonment.
Open Weekend in the Ancient Hamlet of Old Clee, Grimsby
When: 1pm – 4pm
Holy Trinity and St Mary the Virgin, Grimsby
View the Grade I listed church and nine Grade II listed cottages, which gained an award in Britain in Bloom 2015.
Saturday, September 10
Lincoln Cathedral: Experience and Explore
When: 9am – 4pm
Where: Lincoln Cathedral
Children’s paper crafts and calligraphy free in the Library from 10am – 4pm. Floor, Roof and Tower tours available from 10am – 3pm at a cost of £4.00 per person (over 14-year-olds only, restrictions apply).
Lincoln Cathedral basking in the sunshine. Photo: File/Lincolnshire Reporter
Autumn Migration: The Big Day List
When: 7am – 7pm
Where: Visitors Centre Car Park, Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Do you think it is possible to see 100 bird species in one day? Join the local expert to catch a glimpse of migration, waders, waterbirds, migrants and raptors on a day of bird watching.
Stourton Estate – History Safari
When: 10am – 4pm
Where: Top Yard Farm, Baumber
Take a trip aboard the ‘Time Tractor’ and explore the historic landscape of the Stourton Estate. See a number of locations including the lost medieval village, Victorian water tower, WWII bomb craters and Tudor ruins.
Beautiful Antiques Locally Made
When: 9.30am – 4pm
Where: Lincolnshire Chair Museum at Belton House
Witness the largest ever exhibition of Lincolnshire Windsor and Rush seated chairs, drawn from several private collections at Belton House.
Belton House Photo: National Trust Website
Parish Library
When: 10am – 3pm
Where: St Botolph’s Parish Church (Boston Stump) Library, Boston
In 1634, Archbishop Laud’s visitation recommended that there should be a library at the church ‘for the good of the clergy’. Now they have over 1500 volumes. Usually open by appointment only, take a rare chance to visit the church library.
Industrial Heritage of the Isle of Axholme – Minibus Tour
When: 10am – 4.30pm
Where: Potts Lane car park, Crowle
Find out about the heritage of Lincolnshire on the minibus tour to the east of the River Trent. View Pumping stations, light railways, flax industry, peatland railway, bridges, canals and rivers of Lincolnshire.
Lincolnshire’s Heritage Through the Lens
When: 10am – 4pm
Where: Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre
Visit the exhibition of winning photographs from Heritage Lincolnshire’s 2016 Photographic Competition, entitled: ‘My Favourite Historic Place in Lincolnshire’.
Photo: Caistor Ars and Heritage
Frampton Marsh: Potatoes to Plovers
When: 10am – 11am
Where: RSPB, Frampton
This gentle walk in the location of Frampton Marsh will explore the history of the site whilst showing off some of its great wildlife.
Discover Lincolnshire’s Highways Laboratory
When: 2pm – 4.30pm
Where: Lincolnshire Laboratory, Riseholme
Visit the Highways Laboratory and see what materials roads are made of and why. See how they are tested and what they are tested for.
Watercress Walk
When: 1pm – 2pm
Healing Station, Healing
Explore the history of Healing’s watercress industry on this guided walk.
Sunday, September 11
Are You a Yellowbelly?
When: 10am – 4pm
Where: Unit 6, Lincoln, Monks Way Industrial Estate, Monks Road
Come and have a chance to look into your family’s past. Travel back in time and find out what your family did for a living and where they lived.
Quinceys Pumping Station
When: 10am – 4pm
Where: Thorpe Culvert
The station houses two Ruston and Hornsby diesel engines which drive Gwynnes pumps. Get the chance to see the engines in their full glory, as they can only be seen running on open days.
From Balloons to Jets: Discover the History of RAF Cranwell
When: 10.30am – 3.30pm
Where: Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre
Discover the history of the first Military Air Academy in the world. Children also have the opportunity to pit their wits against the centre’s cunning trail.
Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre
Torksey Castle Guided Tour
When: 10.30am – 11.15am
Where: Car Park of Hume Arms, Torksey
A rare chance to visit this beautiful Manor House situated on private land. The castle was previously sacked by the royalists in the Civil War.
Medieval Mirth, Medicine and Magic
When: 12pm – 4pm
Where: Church of St Peter and St Paul, Algarkirk
Visit St Peter and St Paul’s church where you will be surrounded by the sights, smells and sounds of medieval times including performances from dancers.
Steam Power and Textiles
When: 11am – 3.30pm
Where: The Village Church Farm Museum, Skegness
Go and see at first hand a steam traction demonstration with the rare Hornsby T1300 traction engine known as ‘Bob’. Also see exhibitions of textiles and art courtesy of the NOLITEX WWI exhibition.
Photo: The Village Church Farm Museum
Pow Cottage – Built of Mud and Stud
When: 12pm – 5pm
Where: Pow Cottage, Tattershall
Visit the renovated traditional mud and stud cottage with attractive gardens. Tours will take place between 1pm and 3pm for the cottage. Garden tours can be arranged.
Opening the ‘Secret’ Graveyard
When: 1pm – 3.30pm
Where: Old Burial Ground, Grantham
Opened in 1813 and closed in 1857, this sacred and secret place has lain undisturbed for 159 years.
Holbeach Hidden Cold War Bunker
When: 11am – 3pm
Where: Holbeach ROC Post
Put on a hard hat and descend the ladder into a recent but almost forgotten chapter in Lincolnshire’s history.
Explore the Bishop’s Palace
When: 2.30pm – 3.30pm
Where: Meet at The Green, Nettleham
The Romans and Anglo-Saxons settled in Nettleham and the village has flourished ever since. The Bishops of Lincoln had a Palace where the King stayed, now is the opportunity to take a tour of the Palace.
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A local mum turned her pandemic redundancy into a life-long dream after opening a new cafe with her daughter in North Hykeham.
Jo Stone, 56, was made redundant in June after 24 years as a manager with HSBC. She joined forces with her 26-year-old daughter Bethan, known by her family as Boo and Boodles, to launch a new business.
Together the duo opened Boodles Cafe and tea room in the Hykeham Green Shopping Centre on Lincoln Road on Monday, October 18 and The Lincolnite went to check it out.
Cooked breakfasts are among the specialities at Boodles Cafe. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Lasagne is one of many home cooked items on the tasty menu at Boodles Cafe. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Boodles Cafe has a focus on fuelling locals with hearty breakfasts, good home cooking and late night platters to bring the community together through food.
In addition to breakfasts, the cafe also sells sandwiches, omelettes, homemade sausage rolls and a variety of main meals such as lasagne and shepherd’s pie. Sunday lunches are served between 12pm-5pm every Sunday.
Jo told The Lincolnite: “I have always wanted to own a cafe and it seemed like the right time. We love the pleasure of cooking for people and everyone’s feedback has been great, and we thrive on that.”
Just some of the range of cakes available at Boodles Cafe. Lasagne is one of many home cooked items on the tasty menu at Boodles Cafe. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Why not try the chocolate cake? | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
There is a range of desserts to choose from at Boodles Cafe. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Boodles co-owner Jo grew up in an RAF family that toured Singapore and Malta as her father Frank Barrett was an aerial erector dealing with signals, including at RAF Digby in Lincolnshire.
Frank was later awarded an OBE for his services to the Royal Air Force Association, while Boo has further ties with the RAF as her dad Taff Stone was the chief engineer who restored the Vulcan XH558 back to flight.
The Stone family settled in North Hykeham with Jo and her sister Denise attending Sir Robert Pattinson Academy. They lived with all their extended family under one roof, which is where she said the “real passion for feeding what felt like the five thousands really took”.
Inside Boodles Cafe. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Preparing the food at Boodles Cafe. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Cooking has always been a passion for Boo, who previously worked as a chef at the Horse & Groom in Lincoln and the Ferry Boat in Washingborough, as well as at two local care homes.
Her nickname came about as her siblings couldn’t pronounce Bethan properly, so it didn’t take long for her to become known as Betty Boo. Over the years it was shortened to Boom and later Boodles, which became the cafe’s name too.
Boodles Cafe is also recruiting for two new chefs and waiting staff and anyone interested applicants should email [email protected].
Jo’s former colleagues at HSBC enjoyed lunch at Boodles on Tuesday. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Happiness is a kitchen full of full tummies and smiles. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Welcome to Boodles Cafe in North Hykeham. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The cafe is licensed to sell alcohol and is open in the evening too. It is open Monday to Saturday between 7am and 10pm, and on Sundays from 8am-8pm.
The government will open up national vaccine hubs to 12-15-year-olds this half-term, as 644 positive tests are recorded in Greater Lincolnshire on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s figure is 25% lower than the 863 cases at the same point last week.
The latest government data also shows four deaths of Greater Lincolnshire residents, while one new deaths was reported at Greater Lincolnshire’s hospitals.
The latest COVID stats for Lincolnshire are:
644 new cases of coronavirus in Greater Lincolnshire with 495 in Lincolnshire, 73 in North East Lincolnshire and 76 in North Lincolnshire
Four deaths were recorded in the government figures including three Lincolnshire residents and one North Lincolnshire resident
Hospital data showed one further death at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust
Health secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed today that the national vaccine booking service will be opened up to children aged 12-15. It is part of efforts to “ramp up” the programme.
“To make the most of half-term next week, we will now be opening up the national booking service to all 12 to 15-year-olds to have their COVID vaccinations in existing national vaccination centres, which will offer families more flexibility,” said Mr Javid.
“I think it is important that anyone who is invited as eligible for a vaccine, including young people, that they do come forward and take up that offer.”
It comes as MPs debate extending coronavirus legislation by renewing the Coronavirus Act 2020, which gives the government emergency powers – including shutting down businesses and detaining COVID-positive or at-risk individuals.
Mr Javid told ministers there was “huge pressure” on the NHS and that it was facing a “particularly tough” winter.
Lincolnshire’s infection rates from September 27 to October 19 | Table: Daniel Jaines, Data: Gov.UK
Greater Lincolnshire as a whole has seen a rise in infection rates and, on average, sits above the England average of 424 per 100,000 population.
In Lincolnshire, the infection rates for those aged 10-14 is 2,879.3 per 100,000 population while for 15-19s it is 1,163. In North East Lincolnshire the figure is 1,454.3 and 834.1 and in North Lincolnshire it is 1,443.8 and 807.5.
According to the data, around 26.8% of 12-15-year-olds have been vaccinated in the county, while in North Lincolnshire the figure is 19.1% and in North East Lincolnshire it’s 22.5%.
Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire on Tuesday, October 19
129,308 cases (up 644)
85,673 in Lincolnshire (up 495)
21,270 in North Lincolnshire (up 76)
22,365 in North East Lincolnshire (up 73)
2,379 deaths (up four)
1,739 from Lincolnshire (up three)
328 from North Lincolnshire (up one)
312 from North East Lincolnshire (no change)
of which 1,429 hospital deaths (up one)
876 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (no change)
44 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)
1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
507 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (up one)
DATA SOURCE — FIGURES CORRECT AT THE TIME OF THE LATEST UPDATE. POSTCODE DATA INCLUDES DEATHS NOT IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES OR IN HOSPITALS OUTSIDE AUTHORITY BOUNDARIES.
A fundraising effort to help a young boy from Lincoln with a terminal illness tick off his bucket list raised close to £2,000 thanks to a charity truck pull and raffle.
Local strongmen Dave Johnson and Craig Collins, who often complete feats of strength for charity, hosted a truck pull on Saturday, October 16.
It was in aid of Joshua Bilton, 21, whom The Lincolnite wrote about in September, after his family organised a fundraiser to help him tick off a bucket list of activities, as doctors were unable to prevent the heart issues he suffered from Williams syndrome.
Joshua with his mother Heather.
His condition affects growth, causes mental deficiencies and can be associated with heart defects, and after years of tests and diagnoses, Joshua’s family have been told his condition is terminal.
Joshua was given two years to live in September, and since then has been experiencing amazing things since then to fill the remainder of his life with memories.
A huge tick on Joshua’s bucket list as he got to meet one of his favourite wrestlers at a WWE show in London.
He went to the O2 in London to watch WWE live and met some of his favourite wrestlers, and is now hoping for a holiday to Disneyland and a Zoom chat with his favourite band, Slipknot.
To help with the fundraising effort, Dave Johnson and Craig Collins hosted a truck pull in Lincoln over the weekend, allowing people to raise money for a good cause while testing their strength.
26 competitors took on the truck pull to help raise money for Joshua.
The event saw Dave himself take on a 27 tonne truck pull, along with 25 others competing such as Dave Thornton and double Guinness World Record holder Mark Anglesea, and it raised £1,270 for the cause. You can still donate here.
As for Craig’s raffle, that raised £700, meaning the total amount gathered from the event was £1,970.
Dave and a few of his friends painted their faces in honour of Damian Buckle, a friend of theirs who died in a crash on the A46 earlier in 2021.
The truck pull was also in memory of Damian Buckle, a close friend of Dave‘s who died in a crash on the A46 in August this year.
Dave Johnson said: “Thank you to Flying Hire for allowing us to do the event, to Dave Thornton and Mark Anglesea for the help and support, to Craig Collins for his hard work and everyone who competed.
“Hopefully it can help Joshua fulfil his bucket list.”
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