May 9, 2017 1.31 pm
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Find out what Lincoln shoppers put at the top of their bucket list
Lincoln shoppers have shared their deepest goals and ambitions in life, supporting Dying Matters Awareness Week. The annual bucket list concept, featuring a ‘Before I die…’ wall and coffin, commenced on Monday, May 8 and will run until Friday, May 12. In support of the campaign, end of life care charity St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice…
St Barnabas volunteers and staff. (L-R) Sheila Nash, Sarah Carr, Cat Maddy and Mathew Golding.
Lincoln shoppers have shared their deepest goals and ambitions in life, supporting Dying Matters Awareness Week.
The annual bucket list concept, featuring a ‘Before I die…’ wall and coffin, commenced on Monday, May 8 and will run until Friday, May 12.
In support of the campaign, end of life care charity St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice have set up challenges and activities in Waterside shopping centre.
Dying Matters Awareness Week runs until May 14.
The bucket list concept aims to make the difficult subject of death easier to talk about. People are encouraged to write down their goals in life and what they aim to achieve before they die.
Photo: Evie Stevenson
Photo: Evie Stevenson
Photo: Evie Stevenson
Photo: Evie Stevenson
Photo: Evie Stevenson
The boards are at Waterside shopping centre until Friday.
Photo: Evie Stevenson
Photo: Evie Stevenson
St Barnabas volunteers and staff. (L-R) Sheila Nash, Sarah Carr, Cat Maddy and Mathew Golding.
Volunteers and staff from St Barnabas are with the campaign in Waterside from 9:00am to 5:30pm every day. They are answering any questions and welcoming members of the public.
Along with the 6ft by 12ft bucket list boards, the campaign also has a cardboard coffin which was donated by the Co-op. People are encouraged to write poems, quotes or words that mean something to them on it.
An interactive installation of an elephant has also been created, addressing how death is similar to the phrase ‘the elephant in the room’. St Barnabas are encouraging people to tie ribbons on the installation and make it look pretty, showing that death cannot be ignored.
The elephant in the room.
Cat Maddy, Marketing and Communication manager for St Barnabas said: “I think it’s a really great idea to get people talking more honestly and more openly about dying.
“The response has been really positive. People are really interested in what other people are writing. Some of them are really honest, it goes to show you don’t really know what people are going through or thinking each day.”
Cat she said that before she die’s she want to: “Make sure my family is happy.”
Other members of the public had wrote ‘Share the love’, ‘Make sure my children are happy’, ‘Make my dreams come true’ and ‘Meet Gary Barlow’.
The boards have been taken very positively by local shoppers. Nicola Chanamuto, a Lincoln resident said: “I think it’s really interesting to read what is most important to people in life and to learn about what other people’s priorities are.
“It’s really important for people to be focused on what they want to do in life. I think I would make many more goals than just one of them.”
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From 4am on Tuesday, December 7, anyone wishing to travel to the UK must show proof of a negative PCR or LFD pre-departure test, taken no earlier than 48 hours before departure. This applies to vaccinated passengers and children aged 12 and above.
Nigeria will slo be added to the travel red list from 4am Monday, December 6, following 21 cases of Omicron reported in England which are linked to travel from this country, with 134 UK cases now reported in total.
New Government analysis indicates the window between infection and infectiousness may be shorter for the Omicron COVID variant, which increases the efficacy of pre-departure testing as it is more likely to identify positive cases before travel.
Airlines will be required to check for pre-departure tests alongside completed Passenger Locator Form, and passengers will not be allowed to board a flight without providing evidence of a negative test result.
Given the reduced incubation period of the Omicron variant, passengers are advised to take the pre-departure test as close as possible to their scheduled departure to the UK and no earlier than 48 hours before travelling.
The Government said these additional measures are vital to delay the import of additional cases and slow the rise in cases within the UK.
All temporary measures will be reviewed after three weeks to ensure that they remain necessary and proportionate, and this will take place on December 20.
Animal Protection Services is offering a reward of up to £1,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of people involved in badger baiting following an incident in Lincolnshire.
A badger was rescued by Lincolnshire Badger Group from a warehouse in Market Rasen, which had suffered injuries that were consistent with badger baiting.
Badger baiting is a form of blood sport that involves a dog being forced to fight with a badger.
Unfortunately, due the serious injuries sustained, the vet was forced to euthanise the badger.
Jacob Lloyd, a trustee of Animal Protection Services, said: “Badger baiting is a horrific cruel blood sport that affects the welfare of dogs and badgers.
“These wild animals will suffer immensely in the moments’ leading up to their deaths.
“This is a despicable crime that was made illegal in 1835. Despite it being illegal, we are hearing of more badger baiting cases than ever before.”
“We are offering a reward of up to £1,000 for information leading to a conviction of badger baiting.
“All of the information that is provided to us will be treated in the strictest confidence and any source may wish to remain anonymous.”
Anyone with information should call Animal Protection Services on 020 4534 2786 or send information by email to [email protected].
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