Lincolnshire County Council

Ahead of the 20-year anniversary in 2025, Lincolnshire County Council is investing around £1m to update The Collection Museum over the next two years – starting with a straightforward renaming.

From 1 April 2023, The Collection Museum on Danes Terrace in the city, will simply be known as Lincoln Museum, to mark the start of a refresh of the popular venue.

Cllr Lindsey Cawrey, executive member for culture at Lincolnshire County Council, explains: “When we first started talking about refreshing the facilities and gallery spaces at the museum, the question of the name came up, and the suggestion was to just call it what it is, ‘Lincoln Museum’.

“Whilst The Collection Museum has become known amongst residents of the county, visitors may be left wondering what it is a collection of, and not understanding what we have to offer.

“With that in mind, it seems like the common sense approach to call ourselves Lincoln Museum from 1 April. We’ll continue offering the exhibitions, activities and events that our visitors love – and hopefully welcome some new ones too.”

The refresh of the museum’s visitor facilities and gallery spaces will start later this year. All the work should be finished by 2025, when the museum will mark its twenty-year anniversary.

Cllr Cawrey continues: “These refurbishment works represent just shy of £1m being invested in our heritage offer over two years.

“Much of the museum hasn’t been updated properly since it opened in 2005, and simply needs modernising so we can continue to give visitors the warm welcome they expect.

“Refreshing Lincoln Museum will also have wider impacts on the visitor economy across the city and county, ensuring that we have the high quality attractions that keep visitors coming to Lincoln.”

Lincoln Museum will remain open to visitors throughout most of the refurbishment works, with some short-term closures of certain areas as necessary.

The museum and nearby Usher Gallery – both on Danes Terrace – are open from Thursday to Monday, 10am to 4pm. Admission is free.

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RAF Waddington’s International Exercise is underway, with temporary changes on Lincs roads lasting until early April.

Exercise Cobra Warrior has seen several nations join together for a military exercise at RAF Waddington, with the event due to last for another four weeks.

Temporary traffic changes around the base have been in place since the exercise began on Monday February 27, and will conclude on Friday April 7.

Cllr Richard Davies, executive member for Highways at Lincolnshire County Council said: “We are very happy to be supporting our Armed Forces in this way.

“The temporary measures that are being put in place will help traffic flow around Waddington over the coming weeks. It’s good to be doing our part like this to help with the success of the exercise.”

The list of changes in effect is as below – these will remain in place until the conclusion of the RAF exercise. It is worth noting that these temporary changes may be adapted further to meet unforeseen needs as the exercise continues.

The following routes are under ‘No waiting and No loading’ cones:
* B1178 White Lane: from B1178 Tower Lane to A607 Grantham Road (including the layby approach to High Dike).
* A15 Sleaford Road: from A15 Sleaford Road Roundabout to B1178 Tower Lane junction.
* B1178 Tower Lane: from A15 Sleaford Road and B1178 White Lane.
* A15 Sleaford Road: from A15 Sleaford Road Roundabout to B1178 Mere Road.

There is a 40mph speed limit in force along the following roads as described:
* A15 Sleaford Road: A15 Sleaford Road Roundabout to a point no more than 700 meters South East of the junction with A15 Sleaford Road roundabout (Waddington Airfield fenced boundary).
* A15 Sleaford Road: from B1178 Mere Road to B1178 Tower Lane.

There is a 30mph speed limit in force along the following road as described:
* A15 Sleaford Road: from a point no more than 700 meters South East of A15 Sleaford Road Roundabout (Waddington Airfield fenced boundary) to B1178 Mere Road.

An ‘Urban Clearway Order – No waiting and no loading at any time’ instruction is in place along:
* A15 Sleaford Road: from A15 Sleaford Rd Roundabout to B1178 Tower Lane junction.
Bloxholm Lane – full length

In addition to the measures above, Northern Layby High Dike on the B1178 White Lane will be closed for the duration of the exercise.

Road users travelling in the areas immediately around the base are also being advised by the Police to be aware of increased traffic and plane spotters in-situ over the coming weeks.

For up-to-date information about this and other roadworks, please visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/roadworks.