Guy Owen

It’s that time of year again and uphill Lincoln is already bustling with marquee construction, cranes and decorations ahead of the annual Christmas market.

The market, which was voted the best Christmas market in a national poll last week, will open at 12pm on Thursday, December 7 and end on Sunday, December 10 at 7pm.

Over 250,000 are expected to attend Lincoln Christmas Market.

A crane could be seen on Westgate on the morning of Monday, December 4 to put up the iconic market ferris wheel.

Assistant Director for Health and Environmental Services, Simon Colburn told The Lincolnite: “It’s going to be another great year and we have 200 stalls and it should be another fantastic event.”

Talking about the possibility of the cold weather, Simon said: “Be prepared, we are, and we’ve been planning for all sorts of weather and we have contingencies in place.

“If it is icy leave a little bit longer to travel and wear appropriate footwear, but still come and enjoy the market.

“We’ve got a great police stand this year, that’s going to be a real feature this year in The Lawn, with lots of the same from last year.”

Simon added: “We’ve got extra security this year and we’ve done what all other Christmas markets have done and planned for that and we’ve done a lot of work with the police to make it a safe event.”

People of Lincoln have been enjoying an ice rink and winter wonderland in Boultham Park.

For this weekend only, Victorian-themed entertainment went on throughout the day, as well as a pop-up Santa’s grotto.

The 100m2 ice rink, which is open 9.30am until 4.30pm, proved to be very popular with locals as 30 minute sessions went on throughout the day.

This was the first major celebration since the £4million redevelopment project at Boultham Park, which included a new cafe and education centre.

Caroline Wallis, Community Development Worker for the Boultham Park Restoration Project, previously said: “We are so excited to be bringing an ice rink to Boultham Park this Christmas!

Photo: Sean Strange

“This will be our first large event following the completion of the construction phase of the restoration project and we’d love to welcome everyone to the newly restored park for this fabulously festive weekend.

“We are also thrilled to have Anglian Water on board as sponsor of the rink. A major employer in Lincoln, we really value their support of our event and we’re proud to help promote their water saving message by using a synthetic ice rink.”