We are pleased to announce the finalists in the Lincolnshire Business Excellence Awards 2022.
With almost 200 entries across ten categories, the judging panel has selected their top businesses from across the county to recognise and celebrate.
The Lincolnshire Business Excellence Awards 2022 awards will showcase and promote the best Lincolnshire businesses, recognising their resilience and business acumen in our county.
The Lincolnshire Business Excellence Awards are organised by Stonebow Media, publishers of The Lincolnite, in partnership with the University of Lincoln Enterprise & Research Department.
The 2022 finalists are:
SME of the Year
— Sponsored by University of Lincoln Research & Enterprise
ADHD 360 Limited
Hanworth Country Park
Pallinc Ltd
TFM Countrystore
UK Alternative Energy Ltd
Family Business of the Year
— Sponsored by Wright Vigar
Daisy Made Farm Ltd
Fox (Owmby) Limited
R H Smith & Sons Wigmakers LTD T/A Smiffys
RW Stokes Tea and Coffee
Streets Heaver Healthcare Computing
Exporter/International Business of the Year
— Sponsored by Duncan & Toplis
Legless Limited
Liz Drury Voiceovers
Makan Bites Ltd
R H Smith & Sons Wigmakers Ltd T/A Smiffys
Specialist Heat Exchangers Ltd.
Business Innovation/Innovator of the Year
— Sponsored by Productivity Programme
BeamOut Studios
Blossom and Best
Firmative Media
Live Like Loyalty
Seraph Technologies Limited
Agri-Food Business of the Year
— Sponsored by Stonebow Media
Jones Food Company
JRH Water Management
Seaweed Culture
Charitable Business of the Year
— Sponsored by Ringrose Law
Headway Lincolnshire
Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance
LIVES
MENTalk Lincs CIC
Sophie’s Journey
Environmental / Sustainable Business of the Year
— Sponsored by Lincoln Minster School
Evolve Flowers Ltd
JRH Water Management
Seaweed Culture Limited
Systematic Print Management Ltd
UK Alternative Energy Ltd
Rising Star of the Year
— Sponsored by University of Lincoln Research & Enterprise
Cheryl Ellron, Makan Bites Ltd
Hannah Lockwood-Geck, Fizzco Ltd
James Hopkins, DBS Digital
Jonathan Brewer, Tradeglaze (Lincoln) Ltd
Tom Remington, The Strait and Narrow
Business Leader of the Year
— Sponsored by Lincoln Science & Innovation Park
Julie Priestley, DBS Digital
Michael Jones, Hairdressing Supplies Lincoln
Phillip Anderton, ADHD 360 Limited
Sara Boland, Influence Landscape Planning and Design
Wendy Clarkson, Fizzco Ltd
Business of the Year
— Sponsored by Productivity Programme
KryptoKloud
Lincolnshire Wildlife Park
RW Stokes Tea and Coffee
The Strait and Narrow
Witham Group
The winners will be crowned at the evening awards ceremony hosted by Lincoln Actor Colin McFarlane on May 26 at The Engine Shed in Lincoln.
After a quick intro, the judges got down to business. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Vicky Addison, Head of Business Incubation, Innovation & Growth at the University of Lincoln, was the chair of the judging panel.
She said: “The judges were really encouraged by the quality of the nominations this year, which were both innovative and inspiring.
“It was lovely to see a wide range of businesses applying, and bringing forward many organisations which don’t always get enough recognition.
“I’m looking forward to celebrating with all the finalists and winners next month.”
The judging panel also included representatives from event sponsors Ringrose Law, Duncan & Toplis, Lincoln Science & Innovation Park, Wright Vigar, Lincoln Minster School, the Productivity Programme, and the Greater Lincolnshire LEP.
Vicky Addison, chair of the judging panel. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The Lincolnshire Business Excellence 2022 judging panel at the Tower Hotel Lincoln. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
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Nominations are open for schools and education settings to be recognised in the 2022 Lincolnshire Education Excellence Awards.
The event is organised by Stonebow Media, publishers of The Lincolnite, to celebrate the best school and teachers in Greater Lincolnshire.
The headline sponsors making the awards possible are Lincoln College Group.
Twelve categories are now open for nominations. The deadline for nominations is June 3, with a judging lunch scheduled for June 7.
Nominations are open from parents, carers, friends, families or education settings themselves, so if you know someone who deserving of winning now is the time to vote!
The awards ceremony will be held at the Engine Shed on July 7.
It’s been a week since the controversial statue of Margaret Thatcher was installed in Grantham’s St Peter’s Hill.
The £300,000 bronze monument immediately caused a stir and debate from both supporters and opponents of the first female Prime Minister of the UK.
Within hours of its 7am installation last Sunday, it had already been egged by a man later revealed to be 59-year-old Jeremy Webster, a deputy director at the Attenborough Arts Centre at the University of Leicester.
Mr Webster’s mother-in-law recently described his actions as “childish”.
Quoted in the MailOnline she said: “Margaret Thatcher lasted a long time in power. She was a trailblazer as the first woman prime minister and she had such energy, even though I know she slept very little.
“I’m very surprised to hear about all of this [egg throwing]. I’m going to have to call my daughter. I wouldn’t have thought Jeremy would be the sort of person to do this. It seems very childish to me – he has a responsible job.”
There have been reports of other antisocial behaviour taking place including people urinating up the statue, but investigations into these are yet to be confirmed by officials.
Away from the statue itself, others took to social media to react to the new monument.
Twitterer @BolsoverBeast thought Mr Webster’s actions should be expanded as a way to… get more people involved?
I think it would be a good idea to put Thatcher’s statue on a low loader and tow it slowly around the country so that we all have a chance to throw something at it. pic.twitter.com/uftMqr0LgR
— Chloe Schlosberg (@ChloeSchlosberg) May 19, 2022
Some called back to the fate of other statues
@Irritatedllama called back to the fate of slave trader Edward Colston who was thrown into the Bristol Harby in June 2020.
It's absolutely disgraceful that people are throwing eggs at the Margaret Thatcher statue in Grantham! We need to deploy a taskforce to give it jolly good wash!#Granthampic.twitter.com/RKftKUls4u
It wasn’t long before a parody account of the statue was set up on Twitter – nor before “she” was interacting with other parody accounts.
It was awful. I could see almost all of Grantham
— That Statue of Thatcher (@thatcher_statue) May 18, 2022
A… positive view?
There were supporters of the statue, however, Darren Grimes from GBNews was one of the few popular posts calling on people not to “give in to threats of petty vandalism”. He later posted the statue should be in parliament – where it was previously rejected from.
I honestly think Margaret Thatcher would have found this first round of petty vandalism of her statue to be utterly hilarious.
The statue looks absolutely glorious.
Almost a decade on from her passing, she’s still winding them up!
Some, like @Jonnyhibberd were more measured in their response.
I don't see a problem with a Thatcher statue and I also don't see a problem with people throwing eggs at it. Thatcher is an important part of our history, and so is what a lot of people thought about her.
— Jonathan Hibberd 🇺🇦 (@Jonnyhibberd) May 18, 2022
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