A Lincoln woman got the chance to show off some extreme art at London Fashion Week – and she nailed it.
Lisa Graves, who owns Body Beautiful on the High Street, was headhunted by the event organisers to create two sets of 17-inch nails and four sets of tips.
After about 120 hours of work she created to create something unique, Lisa delivered nails on the themes of bondage and barbie.
“It was a fantastic challenge,” said Lisa on reflection. “We had been told they didn’t want traditional nail art.
Great work by the whole team.
They even created some more everyday versions.
“So I built each extreme extension by using a run of acrylic nails, filing each into shape, painting the rods and adding the accessories.
“We added doll parts, tiny dresses and roses on the Barbie style versions with feathers and even a pair of handcuffs on the Bondage style.”
The mum of two travelled down to London with her colleagues Becki Jones and Zoe Haymer-Bates to see her nails on the catwalk.
Lisa’s work on the catwalk.
The team glued accessories onto acrylic nails.
Lisa continued: “We spent three days doing shows at London Fashion Week and it was pretty hectic. It was a real thrill to see them on the catwalk.
“I’m now dreaming of doing more of this work. It would be fantastic to be invited to Paris or New York, or even another UK fashion event.”
Lisa Graves started off her work in 2013 before she was backed by the Princes’ Trust and moved into her new premises on the High Street.
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Over a tonne of food and essential items, as well as more than £16,000, have been donated to local food banks through a Lincolnshire Co-op campaign.
The donations came after Lincolnshire Co-op launched its food bank advent calendar campaign throughout December.
An estimated 1,350kg of food and essentials, the equivalent of around 3,213 meals, and £16,675 of store dividend and cash was donated to over 40 larders and food banks in Lincolnshire.
Customers could also donate store dividend as well as cash and items. | Photo: Lincolnshire Co-op
Customers were encouraged to donate one item each day during their shopping, dropping them in collection bins at local stores.
A full collection bin at the Queen Elizabeth Road store in Lincoln. | Photo: Lincolnshire Co-op
Each day a new item was suggested by Lincolnshire Co-op, ranging from tinned goods to cleaning products, providing an advent calendar format for the scheme.
Items were suggested for donations with campaign labels in stores. | Photo: Lincolnshire Co-op
Sam Turner, Community Manager at Lincolnshire Co-op said: “We’re so grateful to everyone who donated to our Food Bank Advent Calendar campaign.
“Thanks to the generosity of our shoppers, members, and colleagues, we’ve been able to support the important work of local food banks in our area and help feed families at Christmas and beyond.”
Boston United will have no games for two weeks, as the National League North and South divisions come to a temporary halt.
It comes after a review of feedback from all clubs in the sixth tier of English football, which will see football at that level paused for two weeks.
The move is effective immediately, meaning Boston United’s home fixture against Brackley Town has been postponed until further notice.
A board meeting with the National League decided to put a stop to football at that level, amid growing concerns of rising coronavirus cases and winter financial packages.
Clubs were informed that while government funding was still likely from January to March, it would be in the form of loans rather than grants should football continue to go ahead.
Boston United chairman David Newton. | Photo: Boston United FC
Boston United chairman David Newton issued a statement on Thursday outlining the club’s stance in relation to the season, saying that he supported the decision to suspend the season.
“Clubs were also asked to give their views on a potential four-to-six-week suspension of the competition.
“After lengthy discussions within the club, we confirmed that we would, on balance, support this.
“We are a football club so, of course, we want to be playing games, but our decision took into account a number of factors.
“We are somewhat uncomfortable playing when the pandemic is at its peak and a large part of the population are locked down.
“Despite the strict Covid protocols we have in place, there is always a risk to players, staff and their families, and that has to be paramount in decision-making.
“We would, of course, need to know the detail relating to any suspension – and planned restart – before offering our final support to the proposal.”
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