Emily White

Now the dust has settled on the Lincoln Christmas Market, it’s time to get excited for the Lincoln Christmas Emporium!

The Lincoln Castle event, which will be running from December 15 to 22, will feature a spectacular Victorian-inspired light show as well as stalls offering arts, crafts and gifts from locally sourced artists.

There will also be locally-sourced food and drink including a tipi bar.

Here’s a flavour of some of the exciting traders you’ll be able to find at the event.

Ascent Bath and Body

Indulge your senses and take a peek (and a whiff) at Ascent’s fragrantly creative bath and body range. All products are based around Ascent’s exclusively themed collections and each item is delicately hand-finished for that personalised touch.

Broadarrow Jack Leathers

With a thriving online Etsy store, Broadarrow Jack Leathers are renowned for their craftsmanship. Catch them at the emporium selling handmade leather bags, bracelets and pouches.

Design Nation

A stall featuring works from renowned local artists; Laura Mabutt, Stevie Davies, Katheleen Smith, Ann Povey and Holly Clifford.

Work by Kathleen Smith

Moments of Sense and Style

For lovers of ‘hygge’, a stop at the Moments of Sense and Style stall in an absolute must. A lifestyle studio and online store who are founded on the ethos of beauty and simplicity.

Pin Gin

Lincolnshire’s very own award-winning Pin Gin will be at the emporium this year, serving some tasty take-away Warm Apple gin to keep you going as you browse.

Vagrant Art

Using only hand-held tools and scavenged materials, Vagrant Art have been dedicated to taking materials others might define as waste or scrap and turning them into something beautiful. Visit them at the emporium this weekend to pick up something unique for friends and family.

Zoo Ceramics

The renowned Zoo Ceramics create and curate wildlife themed decorative yet functional vessels to spruce up your kitchen, and make breakfast much more interesting.

A quail egg cup

Zukie Style

Fancy giving your furry friend the ultimate make-over? Head over to the Zukie Style stall at the emporium for personalised and branded pet products to spruce up your pooch.

Other chalets will include Coopers Concoction, Blind Giraffe,  Fire Foods,  Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese, Paperstarlights, Unicorn Glass Studios, Christmas Emporium and many more.

St Barnabas hospice is offering a Christmas ‘tree-cycling’ service in the New Year for households across Lincolnshire.

The charity will be collecting and recycling unwanted Christmas trees from selected postcodes across the county to raise money for the care and support of over 9,000 people a year living with a life-limiting illness in Lincolnshire.

The service will run on Saturday, January 12.

Last year, the charity recycled 1,500 trees and raised £10,000 for families living with life-limiting and terminal illness.

Laura Stones at St Barnabas.

Amelia Mochan, events fundraiser for St Barnabas said: “Our tree-cycle is the easiest way to get rid of your Christmas tree after the festivities are over and every donation made will make a real difference to the care and services we offer across the county.

“It certainly is the greenest and most charitable way to clean up after Christmas.”

The hospice will collect trees from select postcodes throughout Lincolnshire. For the full list of postcodes and to register your tree, visit the website here.