Charlotte Reid

The Venerable Christopher Lowson will be ordained Bishop at a service in Westminster Abbey on September 21.

After the service he will officially be known as Bishop Christopher.

Tickets for the service are free and are available on a first come first serve basis. The Diocese of Lincoln will be providing coaches to allow people to attend the service at £12.50 each.

The Chief Executive of the Diocese, Max Manin, said: “This service is a chance for the church communities of the Diocese to show their prayerful support for Christopher as he begins a new phase in his ministry.

“The ceremony is very much an occasion for the church family to celebrate together the appointment of our new Bishop, and for the community of the Diocese to be part of the start of this new ministry.”

In November, the venerable Christopher Lowson will be enthroned as the 72nd Bishop of Lincoln at a service in the Cathedral.

His nomination was approved by the Queen back in April as the previous Bishop, the Right Reverend John Saxbee, retired earlier this year.

Photo: Will Harrison, Diocese of Lincoln | Related Report: Lincolnshire Echo

Lincoln County Hospital is offering its patients a good quality of food and high levels of privacy, according to a national assessment.

Lincoln County Hospital was awarded an “excellent” for their food, a “good” for privacy and dignity and an “acceptable” for environment.

The Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) assessments look at a patient’s perspective of wards, outpatient areas and public areas in a hospital such as car parks.

Lincolnshire hospitals overall were shown to be offering a high quality of food as all United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust received an “excellent” grade for the food for the first time.

Director of Facilities Management at ULHT, Mike Speakman, is very pleased with this year’s assessment saying it “reflects all the hard work that has gone in to improving the hospital environment for our patients”.

Speakman added: “We are particularly pleased to find that all our hospitals have been given an ‘excellent’ rating for the quality of food provided.

“This reflects the work of the catering teams and the increased focus on protected mealtimes, meal service and the overall dining experiences of our patients.”

He also welcomed the “good” ratings for privacy and dignity as it reflects the work to improve same sex wards in Lincolnshire hospitals: “During the assessments, the investment we have made in improving same sex accommodation and facilities was highly commended and deemed to have made a significant difference for patients.

“We recognise that there is a much greater awareness and expectation on privacy and dignity and we will continue to further develop this area.”

Source: ULHT