Banning cars on a section of Lumley Road in Skegness is one of five pilots being implemented by Lincolnshire County Council for 18 months to cut congestion and make walking and cycling easier in the county.
The council launched a consultation in March to ask residents’ views on eight schemes using £799,900 funding from the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund. Over 2,750 residents, business and organisations completed the consultation which ended on Sunday, May 16.
Schemes have been given the go ahead in Skegness, Grantham, Louth, Sturton by Stow, Lincoln. Each scheme will be implemented for a period of up to 18 months, after which a decision will be made whether or not to keep the changes. No date has been set yet for when the schemes will start.
Councillor Richard Davies, executive member for highways and transport at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “Where these schemes are being implemented, they will be temporary for up to 18 months. If they work for the community, we can make them permanent. And if they don’t, we can take them out again easily.
“Although they are temporary, we’re keen for no community to feel like they’ve just got roadworks happening for 18 months so we will use high quality infrastructure to implement these changes, such as traffic planters.”
The scheme will create a traffic-free corridor along a section of Lumley Road. The road will be closed to all vehicles from the junction of Roman Bank/Wainfleet Road to the junction with Drummond Road.
The junctions with Beresford Avenue and Rutland Road will also be closed to through traffic accessing Lumley Road.
However, Roman Bank, Wainfleet Road and Drummond Road will all remain open to motor traffic, as will the section of Lumley Road from the Clock Tower Roundabout to Drummond Road.
An issue was raised regarding the bus service. The county council is recommending proceeding with that project, with close monitoring and the some changes.
The changes include turning the Lumley Road ‘Active Travel Corridor’ into a ‘Sustainable Travel Corridor’ by allowing buses to access the road. There will also be 20mph advisory signage on Lumley Road and the council is working with bus companies to adhere to this.
The following four schemes will also now go ahead after receiving broad public support:
Grantham active travel zone (48% supportive)
Creating a ‘Sustainable Travel Corridor’ allowing buses and cycles to progress southbound on High Street. Northbound traffic would continue as is currently the case
At St Peter’s Hill the straight ahead lane will be removed from the west side and turned into a wider footway and area for outdoor retail/hospitality
St Peter’s Hill eastbound lane to be removed to continue sustainable travel corridor – breaking into filter lanes opposite Belvoir estate agents
The closure of Guildhall Street at the junction of High Street allowing access for deliveries
Westgate area proposals to be dropped with monitoring during the first six months of ETO to consider installation of temporary give way islands if traffic needed to be slowed further
Louth active town centre (64% supportive)
The council has recommended the following changes to the proposal:
Remove the proposed closures to Aswell Street and Burnt Hill Lane. This appears to be unwelcome as there will be access issues.
Convert Market Place parking to blue badge only when market in not operational to increase disabled parking
Protect the existing cycle lane on Eastgate with small planters
Advisory 20mph signage at entrance to Mercer Row
This deals with the main issues of contention raised by residents. It would also deal with the majority of issues the town council raised.
Lincoln Newark Road cycle lane protection (82% supportive)
This has been the most supported proposal put forward for consultation. The council recommends the project proceeds in totality with no changes. Consideration has already been given to ensure the cycle protection does not obstruct private driveways, side roads, and bus stops.
Sturton by Stow low traffic neighbourhood (60% supportive)
The Low Traffic Neighbourhood closure will take place at the north end of the village. The council will continue to monitor the situation and consider moving the closure to the Southern edge based on ongoing residents’ feedback.
Other prospective schemes in Boston, Mablethorpe and Spalding were not supported by the public, and will not be going ahead.
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COVID-19 uncertainties have lead to the cancellation of the highly anticipated Beyond the Woods Festival for the third year.
Organisers told music lovers, “with heavy hearts”, that the event in Horncastle would not be possible due to insurance doubts and undetermined government restrictions.
Beyond the Woods was lined up to take place on August 6-8 with thousands of attendees enjoying headliner Alfie Templeman among other celebrated artists like Baby Queen, Luz and Master Peace.
The festival was also continuing work with BBC Music Introducting and BBC Radio Lincolnshire to bring a mix of specially recorded and live performances by local artists.
Organisers posted a statement to attendees, assuring them tickets would remain valid for future events, and refunds would be available too.
They thanked all who had supported them during lockdown and promised to bring the event back in 2022.
Beyond The Woods Festival organisers confirmed the news they had been dreading
Beyond The Woods Festival organisers confirmed the news they had been dreading
In 2019, organisers were forced to cancel the event due to weather warnings. Then in 2020 the coronavirus pandemic put the breaks on the festival’s return.
The event started out in 2015 as JoeFest, an 18th birthday party for Festival Founder Joe Davies in a back garden in Lincoln, and turned into a big event in the surroundings of Stourton Woods near Horncastle where it has been held since 2017.
There are just ten days to go until the Lincoln Imp Trail begins in the city, and the map for the event has now been released.
Thirty imps, designed by national and local artists, will be on display throughout the city of Lincoln, while one imp will be at the Hildreds Centre in Skegness.
The event starts on July 3 and encourages people to go on a hunt through Lincoln for the thirty imps, and it will end on September 8.
Locations include the Cornhill Quarter, Steep Hill, Lincoln Cathedral and the Stonebow, as well as a whole host of other places.
It is as yet unconfirmed which imps will be placed in which area.
As well as the 30 chosen imps, there will also be a wide variety of Education Trail Imps, decorated by schools across Lincolnshire, and five community ‘roaming’ imps that move among shops in Lincoln.
Check out where to find the 30 imps on this year’s trail. | Photo: Lincoln Imp Trail
IMP Title
Business Name
Artist Name
1
IMP-entertainment
Bottomley Distillers
Dheven Bhurke
2
Woodland Imp
Branston Ltd
Donna Newman Eden-designs
3
A Little Lucky
Chestnut Homes
Caroline Greyling
4
Forest Imp
City of Lincoln Council
Lissie Art
5
Lincolnshire Imp
Daniel Charles Construction
Jon Garside
6
Screen Legends
GAME Engineering
Rosie Ablewhite
7
Girls Can
Girlguiding in Lincolnshire
Rosie Ablewhite
8
Steam Explorer
Jacksons Workwear Rental Ltd
Rosie Ablewhite
9
Imp-Dangered
Just Audi VW
Frizzy Haych Creative
10
Celestial
LEAP and Investors in Lincoln
Inspiratori Art
11
Frozen Beauty
Lincoln Business Club
MrASingh
12
Voyage of Discovery
Lincoln Cathedral
Rose Bowskill
13
Lincoln Footie Imp
Lincoln City FC & Lincoln BIG
Mik Richardson
14
The Winding Roads of Lincolnshire
Lincoln College
Eleanor Hancock
15
RAF Legends
Lincoln Digs
Sue Hetfield
16
Arcimpboldo (The Healthy Imp)
Lincoln Hotel
Sue Guthrie
17
Lincoln Vik-Imp
Lincolnshire Coastal BID
Deven Bhurke
18
Wishing Imp
Lincolnshire Freemasons
Lissie Art
19
City Trail Imp
Lincolnshire Society of Architects
Mel Langton
20
IMPrenetrable
Lincs Archiving Solutions Ltd
Mik Richardson
21
Harlequin Imp
New Theatre Royal
Melanie Clare
22
The Legend of the Imp
Nicholsons Chartered Accountants
Sian Bristow
23
Community Imp
REACH
Sian Bristow
24
Post-IMPressionist
Ruddocks
Susan Webber
25
The Running Imp
Running Imp Ltd
Sian Bristow
26
Majestic Imp
Saul Fairholm Ltd
Lizzy Mason
27
The Folklore Imp
St Barnabas
Carolyn Short
28
The Legend of the Imp
St Marks Shopping Centre
Jemima Cholmondeley-Smith
29
Past Echos
Stagecoach East Midlands
Jem Dunn
30
Yellow Belly
The Cornhill Quarter
Inspiratori Art
31
‘…and so the adventure begins…’
University of Lincoln
Eleanor Hancock
Once the imp trail is finished, there will be an event at Lincoln Castle between September 9-23, ahead of an auction on Lincolnshire Day, October 1.
Funds raised from the auction will be donated to the charity partner of the event, St Barnabas Hospice.
The much anticipated event was cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it will now go ahead bigger and better than ever.
In a vote set up by The Lincolnite, Steam Explorer, which was designed by artist Rosie Ablewhite, was the public’s favourite of the imps, with Lizzy Mason’s Majestic imp coming second.
Lincoln UTC is celebrating International Women in Engineering Day by highlighting the success of its female engineers.
Year 13 students Georgina Smith and Eloise Winterflood have recently completed a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Engineering at the UTC and secured their next steps in industry and education.
In parallel with their studies, both students also completed an extended placement with industry partners of the UTC. Eloise was partnered with IMPS (UK), a diesel engine specialist, whilst Georgina worked with Micrometric, a local component manufacturer and laser processing specialist.
Many UTC students have secured further employment as a direct consequence of the relationships formed whilst completing an industrial placement, including Georgina, who will continue to work with Micrometric alongside studying a BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Lincoln next year.
Eloise has been offered full sponsorship from Clyde Marine Training to complete an Engineering Officer Cadetship within the Merchant Navy. During her training she will spend time on shore and at sea, travelling and working on a multitude of ships with an established Merchant Navy company.
Year 13 student Georgina Smith
UTC Principal John Morrison said: “By reflecting on the incredible achievements of our female students we hope to inspire the next generation of girls to consider a career in engineering.
“Our curriculum provides a platform for students to progress into any sector within the industry. We look forward to accepting our largest intake of girls yet in September 2021.”
A limited number of places are still available at the UTC in year 10 and year 12 starting September 2021. For more information visit www.lincolnutc.co.uk or email [email protected].
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