Oliver Coffin

Residents and students in certain areas of Lincoln have been meeting their neighbours at a series of events this week.

The University of Lincoln’s Students’ Union in partnership with City of Lincoln Council, Lincolnshire Police and the University of Lincoln, have set up events under the name of ‘Meet the Street.’

Meet the Street has given students and long-term residents the opportunity to build stronger links within their community, which has been affected by problems with anti-social behaviour in the past.

The residents have been getting to know their neighbours through a series of events that have taken place in the West End area of Lincoln. 

All residents of the West End were welcomed to drop in for a chat over free tea, coffee and cake.

Cllr Rosie Kirk, Portfolio Holder for Social Inclusion and Community Cohesion at the city council, said: “Meet the Street is a great initiative to try and bring communities together in a friendly environment to chat and build relationships.

“I haven’t been able to attend a Meet the Street event yet so I’m really looking forward to meeting residents on Thursday at Queen in the West.”

Over the past week, Meet the Street events have welcomed residents at Elena’s Kitchen, St Faith’s Church Hall and Alive Courtyard.

Representatives from each of the supporting organisations will be on hand to answer any questions you may have and join in the conversation.

The final opportunity to Meet the Street will be on Thursday, October 16 at Queen in the West from 6pm to 8pm.

North Kesteven School in southern Lincoln prepared a ‘mock interview day’ for their year 13 students.

The day allowed students to take part in fake job interviews, to help prepare them for the working world after school.

The school invited representatives from a range of local businesses, such as Lincolnshire Police, Siemens, Lindum, Community Lincs and Bishop Grosseteste University.

They were able to conduct mock interviews with the 17 and 18-year-olds to help them prepare for any forthcoming interviews.

After finishing his mock interview, Sam Woods, Deputy Head Boy, said: “This was my first formal interview and I found it to be a very rewarding experience which has definitely improved my confidence.

“I was given a lot of helpful advice, for example, to maintain eye contact and project positive body language.

“I hope to study Economics at University, so speaking with people who come from some of the largest UK businesses was an invaluable experience for me”.

Miss Gemma Betts, Careers and Work Related Co-ordinator at North Kesteven added: “We are really proud of our links with local businesses and it’s great that our students can benefit from all of their expertise.”