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Four Lincoln siblings once again lit up their North Hykeham homes with Christmas cheer with another special festive charity display as they continue their dad’s legacy.

Peter Clare and his sisters Tracey, Leann and Michelle took over the display from their father after his death in 2004 and endeavour to make it bigger and brighter each year.

There are festive displays at the homes of Peter and Tracey at 65 Meadow Lane, as well as at Leann’s next door.

Michelle lives nearby and normally provides festive food and drinks in the gardens for visitors, but this has not been possible the year due to the pandemic and the current government guidelines.

The festive display at Peter and Tracey’s house.

Lots of lit up animals including foxes, which are a recent addition for this year’s display.

The light display will be available to see every night between 5pm-9pm, with visitors asked to make a donation into the bucket at the door to raise money for their chosen charity.

The lights stay on longer when it gets nearer to Christmas Day.

Christmas has come early in North Hykeham.

Instead of the usual bigger launch event, this year’s switch on was done via Facebook on November 7.

This year the chosen charity is NHS Charities Together – make a donation here.

This year’s display on Meadow Lane in North Hykeham.

Getting that festive feeling!

This year the chosen charity is NHS Charities Together.

Tracey told The Lincolnite that this year they have brand new lights on the wall, as well as some new lit up animals, including owls and foxes.

Tracey (right) with her daughter Mena (left).

Leann Clare holding Kody in her arms and stood with her other son Dillion and her daughter Devon.

Tracey said: “The reaction so far has been really good and the kids all love it.

“We have raised around £50 online so far and another £150 in the bucket. It is lovely.

“We didn’t aim as high this year as everyone is having a tough time, but we are happy with the response.”

The festive display at Leann’s house.

The Clare family love Christmas.

The display was just as impressive when The Lincolnite visited the family in 2018:

A convicted sex offender who lied to police about where he was living has been jailed at Lincoln Crown Court.

Christopher Clarke, who was required to tell police his current address after being placed on the sex offenders’ register, claimed he was sleeping rough on land at Cow Pastures in Louth.

But officers became suspicious of him because of his appearance.

Edna Leonard, prosecuting, said: “He didn’t have the appearance of someone who was sleeping rough.

“On October 16 he went to the police station and his risk manager asked him to show him where he was sleeping.

“The defendant took him to Cow Pastures. When they arrived the defendant initially said they were at the wrong location.

“Then he came clean and said he had been living with his partner at an address in Ludgate in Louth. He said he had lived there since 2018.”

Clarke, 39, currently of no fixed address but who had been staying in Ludgate, Louth, admitted charges of failing to comply with the sex offender notification requirements and with supplying false information.

He was jailed for four months and the time he is on the sex offenders’ register was increased to seven years.

Judge Catarina Sjolin Knight told him: “You were taking the Mickey out of the whole system and ignoring what you were told you had to do.”

The court was told that Clarke was originally placed on the sex offenders’ register after appearing at the Crown Court on October 9 this year when he was sentenced for a charge of attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity.

Sunil Khanna, for Clarke, said the defendant ended up asking his partner to let him stay at her house because he had nowhere else to go.

“He accepts his actions were unjustified. This wasn’t a case of him disappearing off the face of the earth.”

Boston United’s next home fixture will be played at their brand new stadium after the club got the seal of approval from the borough council and the National League to stage matches at its multi-million pound facilities.

The Jakemans Community Stadium is part of The Quadrant development, which includes new homes and businesses.

Outdoor grassroots sport will be allowed to resume in England when the national lockdown ends, which means Boston’s home fixture against Chorley on Saturday, December 5 should be the club’s first at the new stadium.

Fans could be allowed back in limited numbers when lockdown ends, with up to 2,000 allowed in tier two areas, but none in tier three.

During the opening weeks of the season, the Pilgrims were ground-sharing with Gainsborough Trinity at The Northolme until lockdown hit, but once the Vanarama National League North is back up and running, Boston will be in their new home.

The Pilgrims moved out of York Street after the final game of the 2019/20 season, a dramatic play-off final defeat against Altrincham. It had been their home since 1933.

Boston United chairman David Newton said: “We are delighted to have the green light to play fixtures at the new Jakemans Community Stadium. My thanks go to the whole team that have worked so hard to make this day happen.

“It was always going to be a challenge to build the new facility, but with the additional problems thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic, I am really pleased that we are now able to play football at the stadium.

“My focus has been to give the fans the best possible experience, so it will also be a very sad day as we have to exclude fans under current guidelines.

“However, once the COVID restrictions allow we will look to let fans in to see the club’s new home for themselves, within a COVID-secure environment.

“Some are understandably frustrated that they have not seen the facility, but it is important to me that the fans should be the first to see what we have created, before releasing images on the Internet, so I ask everyone to be patient a little while longer.”