School children warm up for Lincoln fun runs this weekend
Hundreds of children will kick off a weekend of Lincoln running events by taking part in the Arena Group Lincoln Mini and Junior Runs on Saturday. The runs take place at Yarborough Leisure Centre on April 1 and will feature 1.5 km, 2.5km and 5km routes. Registration has now closed. The action will then be followed by…
Pupils from Fosse Way Academy to take part in fun run
Hundreds of children will kick off a weekend of Lincoln running events by taking part in the Arena Group Lincoln Mini and Junior Runs on Saturday.
The runs take place at Yarborough Leisure Centre on April 1 and will feature 1.5 km, 2.5km and 5km routes. Registration has now closed.
The action will then be followed by the popular annual 10K road race through Lincoln on the Sunday, with thousands of runners setting off from Riseholme Road on
Pupils from Fosse Way Academy will join hundreds of other children in the run and have been encouraged to raise money.
Teachers from the North Hykeham school will also be taking part in the Asda Foundation City of Lincoln 10K amongst thousands of other runners on April 2.
Gillian Murray, Arena Group Marketing Manager, said: “Not only do they help get the message across that fitness and fun go hand in hand, they also present an excellent opportunity to support a good cause.”
Deputy Head Andy Cooper said: “It’s brilliant to see the children so enthused by the event. They can’t wait to take part and we are all looking forward to celebrating their achievements and success in assembly.”
The Arena Group Mini and Junior Runs and Asda Foundation City of Lincoln 10K are organised by Run for All, part of a lasting legacy for Jane Tomlinson CBE.
She raised £1.85m for children’s and cancer charities, despite being diagnosed with incurable cancer.
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Bakkavor Salads will be employing 150 food operatives at its Bourne site in a welcome boost to the local economy.
The UK’s leading fresh prepared food manufacturer will offer over 100 permanent and 50 summer roles across a variety of shifts and pay rates for people in the area.
The company supplies fresh food for supermarkets across the country, and specialises in making prepared fruit and dressed salads for UK retailers.
Bakkavor has remained open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, which hasn’t been without its difficulties.
This closure has allowed for more job opportunities at the Bourne factory of the Lincolnshire-based food company, and the new roles vary from factory operatives to team leaders.
Jonathan Zair, General Manager of Operations, at Bakkavor Salads Bourne, said: “Aside from good rates of pay and real opportunities to progress and develop skills, we offer new joiners a range of staff benefits, including a stakeholder pension and life insurance cover, as well as heavily discounted food products from our site staff shop and we have just installed a new colleague canteen.
“We are delighted to be creating significant employment opportunities at a very challenging time for the local economy and this marks a great opportunity for people to join us as we continue to grow the business.”
If you would like to find out more about the job opportunities, visit the Bakkavor website.
Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue are warning people without wildlife experience to ask for help before acting, after their worst ever call out and what was described as a massacre of ducklings in Grimsby.
The volunteer rescue team were called at 11.30am on Thursday, April 15 after a woman was witnessed releasing very young ducklings without a mother duck into a section of the River Freshney known as ‘Green Bridge’.
Another wild mother duck was already on a killing spree, with six ducklings dead before the volunteers could even get in the water. A total of nine ducks were tragically killed.
Click or tap here to view the original image. | Photo: Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue
One duckling was saved by two local boys called Leyton and Mitchell, who managed to grab it when it was near the edge. That duckling is currently in a critical condition in an intensive care incubator.
Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue want this to incident to be a warning to others and said: “There were duckling bodies everywhere and we have never been witness to such an act of unintentional cruelty.
“Please, we beg, if you haven’t had experience with wildlife and you’re unsure contact a local rescue. Most vets will also have a contact for your local wildlife rescue team.
“This has been a horrific sight not only for our team, but the young children going past. We’re heart broken, sad, angry and devastated.”
It was a very busy day for the team who took 25 calls by 12pm on Thursday, with some referred onto one of their partners – Cherry Cottage Wildlife Rescue.
They were in the water for around two hours and on scene for even longer. It broke the hearts and morale of the whole team, who are all supporting each other and took a few hours off before returning to work again.
The woman who released them has since contacted the rescue saying she found them walking on the street. She tried to get the mother duck, but couldn’t, so she released them into the water and later told the team she feels heartbroken.
Volunteers from Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue spent two hours in the water.
Aaron Goss, who is one of the volunteers at Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue, told The Lincolnite this kind of incident can be common, especially if there isn’t a mother duck to look after her young, but that this could have been avoidable.
He said: “If you find ducklings or young animals without mothers and have never had any wildlife experience please contact a rescue, who will give free advice, and this can help avoid it from happening again.
“People shouldn’t interfere with things they don’t know. They may have good intentions, but they don’t understand that wildlife is a different kind of life to humans and that asking for help could save lives.”
One duckling survived, but was put on an intensive care incubator in a critical condition. | Photo: Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue
The full statement from Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue.
This month has also seen Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue save a fox who was minutes away from being killed and help with the emergency rescue of a seal pup.
As a volunteer rescue service, it does not get any funding aside from donations via fundraising to save wildlife and keep up with the regular food and vet bills.
The team are currently trying to fundraise for up to four intensive care incubators – make a donation here.
A majority (95.39%) of children (6,745) in Lincolnshire got their first choice primary school this year, according to the county council.
This is an increase on last year’s 94.19% and 2019’s 95.02%. The vast majority, 99%, have been offered a place at one of their preferred primary schools.
A further 334 children (3.31%) have been offered their second preference and 33 (0.47%) their third choice. However, 58 children (0.83%) will be offered a local school that isn’t one of their three preferences.
Parents have until 12pm on May 17, 2021 to lodge an appeal against a school’s decision not to offer a place. Due to appeals and movement on the reserve list, it is normal for the percentage of first preference to increase by the time children start in September.
Martin Smith, assistant director for education at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “I’m delighted to see so many children getting their first choice school and this should be even better by September.
“It’s always our intention to support as many parents as possible with their preferences, and, yet again this year, the overwhelming majority of parents have been successful in gaining admission to the school of their choice.”
The council said the vast majority of parents/carers will receive an e-mail containing a secure link to their offer letter on Friday, April 16 – see further information here.
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