It was a proud moment for the students from Lincoln College’s Air & Defence College who graduated during a special ceremony at the International Bomber Command Centre on Monday.
The ceremony involved students from Lincoln College, College of West Anglia and Stamford College. It was the first physical graduation for the college since 2019 as last year’s was a virtual event due to the coronavirus restrictions.
After the graduation, students from all three colleges laid poppy wreaths at the memorial Spire of the International Bomber Command Centre, where a minute’s silence was observed.
All students received certificates, which were presented to them by Air Commodore Suraya Marshall, Comdt RAFC.
Air and Defence College students laid poppy wreaths at the memorial Spire of the International Bomber Command Centre.
Air Commodore Suraya Marshall speaking at the graduation ceremony.
She said: “This graduation is a very welcome opportunity for us to come together to celebrate the achievements of the students of the Air and Defence College, the next generation of the Royal Air Force and future employees in the defence industry.
“Meeting the challenges and threats of a rapidly changing world is something that the Royal Air Force has done throughout its history. And the Air and Defence College has done the same over this past year.
“As the Air and Defence College moves forward and adjusts to the ‘new normal’ I am genuinely excited for the future.
“The opportunities that have emerged from the increased use of virtual learning can now be combined with the more traditional, face to face, hands on approach that should provide a vital stimulus and motivate future students to take up an exciting career in the Royal Air Force or pursue a career in the defence sector.”
Mark Locking, Managing Director for Education and Training Delivery at Lincoln College, said: “The Air and Defence College continues to go from strength to strength and provides fantastic opportunities across the partner colleges for students due to the exceptionally strong levels of employer support it receives; with the RAF at the forefront of this work.
“This programme has now delivered outstanding outcomes and destinations for five years to over 510 students across all colleges. It embodies our mission to be “employer-led” and it continues to deliver the jobs and progression that employers asked for when creating such a unique programme.”
Lincoln College Group CEO Gary Headland.
Students during the graduation ceremony.
Other awards presented on the day included Best Female and Best Male from each of the colleges.
Best Female winner from Lincoln College Faith Stephens and Best Male winner Bradley Lefley-Kemp.
Best Female winner from Lincoln College was awarded to Faith Stephens, who said: “I was a little bit surprised – I’m happy that I’ve managed to get it, because I struggled through this year quite a bit due to covid restrictions, it’s been quite challenging.”
Best Male winner Bradley Lefley-Kemp said: “I feel very honoured indeed to receive this award. The opportunities we’ve been given on the Air and Defence course have been fantastic and that’s been down to all the tutors we’ve had. “
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The body of a missing 69-year-old man has been found in the North Lincolnshire town of Barton upon Humber.
Humberside Police released an appeal earlier this week to help find John Smith, who had been missing since 5.30pm on Wednesday, July 28.
Sadly, officers were called to reports of a body found near to Far Ings Road on Thursday, July 29. The body has since been identified as that of John Smith. Police said his death is not being treated as suspicious.
Humberside Police said: “John’s family have been informed and specialist officers are continuing to support them.
“Our thoughts remain with them at this extremely difficult time. His death is not being treated as suspicious.”
Police are investigating the death of a 74-year-old man who is believed to have been struck by a car in Gainsborough late on Friday night.
One of Lincolnshire Police’s officers was flagged down by a motorist on Middlefield Lane to report a man seriously injured in the road at around 11.15pm on July 30.
Paramedics treated him at the scene but, despite their best efforts, the man was pronounced dead a short time later. Police said his next of kin have been informed and are being assisted by specially trained officers.
Police added that their enquiries suggest that a Renault Clio, dating from 2006 onwards, may have been involved.
The force are urging anyone who was either driving a Renault Clio on Friday night, or who saw a vehicle matching the description in the area, to contact them.
Anyone who has information or who saw the incident, or has dashcam footage, should contact police on 101 or via email at [email protected] quoting incident number 523 of July 30.
Alternatively, it can be reported through the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online here.
There have been 2,592 new cases of coronavirus so far this week in Lincolnshire as concern rises over future travel restrictions.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard on Friday reported 458 new cases in Lincolnshire, 93 in North East Lincolnshire and 75 in North Lincolnshire.
The figure is 2% higher than last Friday’s 612 cases – but 18% down on the 3,130 cases by this time last week.
NHS figures have reported two further hospital deaths in Northern Lincolnshire and Goole hospitals trust on Friday – bringing the weekly tally across Greater Lincolnshire’s hospitals to six.
Government figures, however, showed four further updates to their deaths data, bringing the total for the week to 10.
Nationally, cases increased by 29,622 to 5,830,774 while deaths rose by 85 to a total of 129,583.
Across England, the R number has fallen slightly to between 1.1. and 1.4 – last week it was between 1.2 and 1.4.
Meanwhile, data from the Office for National Statistics across the week ending July 24 showed approximately one in 65 people in England were estimated to have had coronavirus.
Lincolnshire’s coronavirus cases up to July 30.
The government has come under attack from French ministers today after placing the country on an “amber plus” travel list.
UK officials say the move is due to a new Beta variant, with transport secretary Grant Shapps defending the move to Sky News, he called the new variant a “big concern”.
It has left France adrift in terms of the UK’s quarantine rules with all the surrounding EU countries having self-isolation requirements removed from August 2.
Fully vaccinated visitors from the United States will also be able to arrive without needing to quarantine from that date.
Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire on Friday, July 29
80,799 cases (up 626)
52,761 in Lincolnshire (up 458)
12,431 in North Lincolnshire (up 75)
15,607 in North East Lincolnshire (up 93)
2,216 deaths (up four)
1,630 from Lincolnshire (up one)
304 from North Lincolnshire (no change)
282 from North East Lincolnshire (up three)
of which 1,326 hospital deaths (up two)
820 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (up one)
43 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)
1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
462 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (up two)
5,830,774 UK cases, 129,583 deaths
DATA SOURCE — FIGURES CORRECT AT THE TIME OF THE LATEST UPDATE. POSTCODE DATA INCLUDES DEATHS NOT IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES OR IN HOSPITALS OUTSIDE AUTHORITY BOUNDARIES.
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