David Bosworth

A Lincoln business network is celebrating its recent growth by moving to The Showroom in Lincoln, from September 30.

Lincoln Business Club, a not-for-profit group, has hosted its meetings at Lincoln City Football Club since 2004, but due to growing numbers and ambitious plans ahead of its 20th anniversary, the club will now be held at The Showroom on Tritton Road.

From this new location, it is expected that over 100 representatives from Lincolnshire businesses will be joining together to network, hear from key, local speakers from Lincoln-based organisations and get involved in Lincoln’s business community.

The club meets on the last Friday of each month at 7-9am. It is is open to professionals from business and non-business organisations within a 30-mile radius of Lincoln.

Nicola Ellwood, Chair of Lincoln Business Club said: “This is an exciting time for the club.

“Due to the growth we are experiencing as well as the increasing diversity of business and non-business organisations attending, now is the right time to move.

“We are so pleased to be supported by both Lincoln City Football Club and the YMCA as we make this move to The Showroom.

“Lincoln Business Club is a community – a collective of like-minded professionals who want the best for each others businesses and the potential of our city.

“We can’t wait to see the community continue to flourish grow and thrive in its new home from September and we look forward to seeing you there!”

Charlotte Goy, Chief Executive at Visit Lincoln. | Photo: Lincoln Business Club

Tracy Laws, Events and Hospitality Manager at YMCA Lincolnshire said: “YMCA Lincolnshire is thrilled to have been chosen as the new host for Lincoln Business Club’s monthly networking.

“This is a really exciting time for LBC, as they continue to go from strength to strength, and we are proud to be helping to bring them and all of their business members together at The Showroom, our Conference & Events Centre on Tritton Road.

“LBC truly value the businesses in this great city, just as we value our relationship with those businesses, whose support enables us to continue helping the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people across Lincolnshire.”

Andrew Witham, Director of Commercial Affairs at Lincoln City Football Club said: “Networking is an important part of the business community and the growth of the business club is great to see.

“We would like to thank them for hosting events at the stadium over the years. We wish the Lincoln Business Club the very best of success in their new home.”

Profits from admission fees and meeting sponsorship at LBC go to a local charity chosen each year by the club’s community.

This year’s chosen charity is St Barnabas Hospice.

More information can be found here: https://www.lincolnbusinessclub.co.uk/.

Lincoln Business Club community. | Photo: Lincoln Business Club

A local man who has lost five stone in 15 months is concerned his BMI still indicates he is overweight, amidst warnings from health professionals that those with BMIs over 25 are associated with “increased risk of many complications.”

Kevin Stow told BBC Look North he’d lost weight playing football with Man-vs-Fat: “I lost five stone in 15 months, but according to BMI I’ve still got another stone and a half to go – whether I can get there is another matter.”

Two thirds of Lincolnshire is officially overweight, according to Lincolnshire County Council, and COVID, cancer, diabetes and heart conditions have all been linked to obesity.

Andy Fox, Public Health Lincolnshire said: “The society that we’re living in now, the world we’ve built, makes it very easy for people to gain a bit of extra weight, so the challenge for us is to find a way to help across the whole population.”

During a meeting of Lincolnshire County Council on Wednesday, health bosses were asked whether BMI was as an appropriate measure of people’s health when compared to physical activity.

Councillor Sarah Parkin suggested there were factors including lack of mobility which could play a part in measuring someone’s health.

Professor Derek Ward, Lincolnshire County Councils’s director of public health called BMI a “blunt tool” adding “what people should be doing is using waist circumference and other measurements as well as acting in lots of different viewpoints”.

Public Health Consultant Andy Fox added: “BMI is really a tool used for measuring populations at a specific time but used clinically its not the best measure”.

“It’s actually a misuse of BMI to apply to an individual on their own – but that’s a different clinical debate.”

Bosses are looking at ways to increase physical activity into people’s lives.