Sarah Lockwood

The Tattersalls Enclosure at Market Rasen Racecourse is about to have its biggest development in 11 years, totalling £800,000.

The development will make the racecourse, situated 20 miles from Lincoln, hold a greater capacity of people coming to the major events it hosts.

If on schedule, the work will be completed by the last week in November, just be in time for its annual Boxing day fixtures.

The development will begin with the old grandstand at the Family Enclosure being demolished and the Extra bar being doubled in size.

Additionally the Tattersalls Enclosure will be increased. A temporary marquee will be put in place with all the bar facilities fitted during the development.

Pip Kirkby, General Manager of Market Rasen Racecourse, said: “This is an exciting development for Market Rasen Racecourse as we stage increasingly popular major racing events.

“The aim is to have everything completed in good time before our Boxing day meeting. While the work continues, visitors will benefit from temporary facilities in the Family Enclosure.”

Tickets for all racing fixtures at Market Rasen Racecourse can be bought in advance online or calling 0844 579 3009.

A Lincoln construction company celebrated National Employee Ownership Day by rewarding all its staff with ice cream.

As part of Lindum’s day, the construction company’s staff put down their tools and enjoyed a ice cream, straight from an ice cream van.

The annual event is organised by the EOA (Employee Ownership Association) in order to promote the benefits of employee ownership.

When becoming an employee owned company in 1994, Lindum Construction officially became apart of the EOA group.

This group, along with 400 other organisations includes national companies such as The John Lewis Partnership. The majority of employees at the Lindum Group are all shareholders in the company.

This year Lindum was named as the top construction company in ‘The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies in the Uk to work for’ and overall The Lindum Group was ranked 15th. 

Managing Director of Lindum Construction, Simon Gregory, said: “Lindum is proud to be a member of the Employee Ownership Association and one of the very few construction companies to be owned by its employees.

“Being an employee owned business for the past 20 years has certainly contributed greatly to our company’s continuing success with a dedicated workforce who take extra pride and care in their work because they have a share in the company and its future.”