Issue 18 autumn 2015 by Molly's Guide

issue 18 • Autumn 2015

for parents & carers

BUILDING CREATIVITY WITH LEGO... The Brickshire builders are visiting Lincoln

OPENING THE GATE TO FUN SCHOOL VISITS TO ABBEY FARM

LINCOLNSHIRE’S BIGGEST FESTIVAL OF HISTORY!

DENS & MAGICAL NOOKS D esigning cr spaces and eative d for the kidens s

Heritage Open Days returns with over 100 FREE events this September

Spooktacular Days Out & Activities for the whole family this Autumn

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Whether you were counting down the days of the summer holidays since the day last term ended or were dreading the beginning of the new school year and its early starts and empty houses, September inevitably rolls around. Even though my two aren’t school age yet, several of their activities are term based so we are still affected by the dates as well as the extra trafﬁc on the roads. I’ll be sad to see summer go this year - we had our ﬁrst family camping experience and enjoyed the freedom of outdoor play that’s easier in nicer weather. There are pros and cons to everything though - I certainly won’t miss being chased by wasps and I absolutely love the autumn season. I love its changing colours, we have plenty of birthday celebrations to look forward to and then, of course, there’s Halloween!

BRICKSHIRE & LEGO

ABBEY FARM

LINCOLN DRILL HALL

STAMFORD GEORGIAN FESTIVAL

CREATE A DEN

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FAMILY LIFE

On the evening we returned home from what had been a wonderful family trip in the Peak District, I was devastated to hear my gran had died. It was a huge shock. Gran had not once spent time in hospital other than when she gave birth to my mum and two uncles. She had been diagnosed with cancer in two places in the morning – and died that evening. Gone for ever. We were close and it was heartbreaking. If my grieving wasn’t enough to put a dampener on the atmosphere that night, then what came next certainly was.

Nonchalantly unpacking her suitcase before bed Evie piped up: “Has anyone seen Mau Mau?” Now, Mau Mau is not just one of Evie’s teddies. She is Evie’s one and only teddy. The teddy that has been by her side since she was a baby – seven years ago.

EMOTIONAL UPS AND DOWNS IN FAMILY LIFE The summer holidays were an emotional roller coaster to say the least.

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After helplessly turning both the house and car upside down it became obviously apparent that Mau Mau had been lost in Derbyshire. You have never seen tears like it. Evie was inconsolable. But what happened next was one of those special moments that will

undoubtedly live with me for ever. We confided in each other. The tears flowed and the giggles too as we reminisced about my gran and her Mau Mau. It seems ridiculous the loss of a teddy should be compared to the death of my gran. Evie will look back one day and laugh. But at that moment, she was equally as devastated as I and I felt for her truly. As she slowly drifted off to sleep, it occurred to me how Evie had grown up so fast. For that hour at least, she was my rock. And I was her rock. The saying ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’ couldn’t have been truer on this occasion. Now, the good news. Two days later, we received a call from the firm we had booked our holiday with. Mau Mau had been found. Kindly, she was already in the post and heading back home to Lincoln. After celebrating with consecutive cartwheels, Evie turned to me and said: “Maybe your gran will be found alive now, too?”

Mark, Mel, baby Betty and Evie Mark Williams, aged 31, lives in Lincoln, a Journalist by day and a tired dad at night

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And there was her innocent youth again. I could have cried but somehow produced a smile. At least she is not growing up too fast, just yet, I thought. Right, one more bombshell before I sign off for this term. Mel and I will marry after I ﬁnally plucked up the courage to propose on August 23 – her birthday. In short, it was perhaps the most nervous, terrible proposal of all time. If it had been video recorded, it would have gone viral – I am sure of that! But incredibly she said yes and now we look forward to planning our wedding as a family. My only regret is not doing it sooner. A special person to me would have been ecstatic by the news. Sorry for taking my time, Gran. Take care up there.

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BRICKSHIRE

BUILDING CREATIVITY WITH LEGO... The talented builders of Brickshire (a Yorkshire based Lego user group) will be out in force at Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School on Saturday 24th October.

They’ll be bringing with them their amazingly intricate creations ranging from a realistic medieval village, walled garden and train shed to the fantastical Cloud Cuckoo Land and vehicles from ‘Thunderbirds are Go’. MOCs (my own creations) inspired by film and TV will also be on show demonstrating skill, imagination and dedication. Come and admire the magnificent city layout with some of Lego’s most detailed and realistic buildings on display. Stay and watch 25 years of Lego trains and the exceedingly rare monorail in action as they speed along tracks, under bridges, over flyovers and past stations

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and see if you can work out what caused the fire at the haunted house. Take a moment to appreciate Lego’s interpretation of two of the world’s most iconic landmarks - The Taj Mahal and Tower Bridge. And as if that weren’t enough to take in, everyone who visits the show is automatically entered into the ‘Spot the Mini Figure’ competition in which a successful search for nine super hero mini figures amongst the display gives you the chance of winning a Lego set. If you don’t win that, there is a raffle with lots of Lego prizes.

Other activities include a blind build challenge in which you can look at the instructions but the pieces are in a box and out of sight whilst Budding MOCers will have a chance to chat you build, using Lego digital with experienced builders “Apart from the design to have a go at digitally about how to develop their spectacular display there designing your own MOC, skills and techniques and leave with tips on how to will be hours of fun for trying your skills at the build table where plenty of different improve their own MOCs. Lego fans of all ages.” elements will be available and Take part in the challenge taking part in a workshop using power to build a mosaic in a day - follow the design functions to build a moving fairground ride. and complete a 32x32 stud tile to complete a There will also be an opportunity to buy sets 3.5 metre by 4.5 metre Fairy Bricks logo. Just - some no longer available as well as a large 250 tiles will do the trick! range of loose L ego elements. Refreshments will be available for tired adults and hungry children in need of a little more energy to complete the day’s activities. Doors open at 10am at LCHS on Wragby road. Last entry is at 4.30pm. Admission £2 for adults and £1 for children.

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LINCOLN BIG

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FAMILY FUN IN LINCOLN THIS AUTUMN... Summer may be melting into Autumn – but it’s going to be fun, fun, fun all the way for Lincolnshire families. If you and the children have been abroad during the school holidays, or simply not found time to meet the 25 colourful stars of the Lincoln Charter Barons’ Trail – a key attraction in Lincoln’s 800th Anniversary Year of Magna Carta – don’t worry! Lincoln BIG is keen to remind everyone that there’s still time to walk the Trail (and let the youngsters take a few Selﬁes!), but you need to do it by September 13, because after that date it is being dismantled. However, excitingly our Barons are not going to quietly disappear. All 25 will be “meeting up” again in Lincoln Castle grounds, where people will be able to see them together and take yet more photographs, between September 24 and 29.

On October 1, Lincoln BIG is hosting the Barons Auction, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on the city’s Brayford Waterfront, where it is hoped that brisk bidding will raise plenty of cash for The Trussell Trust, which has a 400-strong network of foodbanks. Ultimately, some of the Barons might stay in Lincoln, but there are also opportunities to win your own mini Baron or buy one to decorate yourself. Once you’ve done the Lincoln Charter Barons’ Trail, why not complete our short survey for the chance to win one of ﬁve mini Barons! All you have to do is go online, visit https://surveymonkeycom/r/ lincolnbarons and tell us what you thought of the Trail. The survey closes on September 30. Families who would love their very own mini Baron, to paint in their own colours, can get one (which has been modelled on a Lewis chess piece) by popping into the Lincoln Visitor Information Centre in Castle Hill. These sculptured pieces cost £9.95. Finally, mini Barons will also be out in force in Lincoln over the festive season, and shoppers and visitors are being urged to look out for them in another “ﬁrst” for Lincoln – the Christmas Barons’ Trail!

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Lincoln has certainly kept-up the festival vibe this year and, over the next few weeks, there are lots more events on the way which promise to serve up more family fun.

Watch out for the Lincoln Book Festival, which runs from September 28 to October 3 and the Lincolnshire Sausage Festival, which is taking place at Lincoln Castle on October 24. There’s plenty more to be enjoyed on the Autumn events front too, but we are also bursting to tell you that we are already putting the ﬁnishing touches to a bumper festive events calendar! We are delighted to announce that a cool family favourite, the Lincoln BIG Ice Rink, will take centre stage in City Square, when it returns on Saturday, November 28. It will stay in place until Sunday, January 3, 2016. The Ice Rink will be open every day, between the hours of 10am and 9pm, except on Christmas Day. Sessions can be booked by school parties, other groups and individuals. Readers can ﬁnd out more at: www.visitlincoln.com/icerink The city’s Christmas Lights Switch On takes place on Thursday, November 19, between 5pm and 7.30pm at St Mark’s Shopping Centre and in Lincoln High Street.

Lincoln Christmas Lights

Families can tackle their Christmas Gift list early, by taking advantage of Thursday Late Night Shopping from November 19 through to December 17. (Stores will stay open until 8pm in November and until 9pm in December on these Thursdays). The Lincoln Christmas Market returns to the Cathedral Quarter on Thursday, December 3 – and trades until Sunday, December 6. On Thursday, December 17, Lincoln BIG will be encouraging families to enjoy its traditional Lantern Parade & Nativity. The parade, involving local schoolchildren, will set out from Lincoln Cornhill at 6pm and make its way to Bailgate for a Nativity service. Lincoln BIG is also pleased to announce the comeback of another much-loved festive event, the Reindeer Parade. The date to note is Thursday, November 26. Families will be able to meet the reindeer at St Mark’s, between 2.30pm and 4pm. Later they can follow the parade as it winds its way from Bailgate to the Cornhill. It starts uphill at 6pm and ﬁnishes at about 8pm.

Sausage Festival at Lincoln Castle

During December there are no less than eight festive markets taking place, when stalls will be laden with delicious foods produced by local farms, unique craft items and ﬁne pieces of artwork. With something happening nearly every day during December, Lincoln is certainly the place to be over the festive season. Don’t forget to keep looking out for more news and updates about events – you won’t want to miss a thing!

Ice rink - Photo by: www. stevesmailesphotography.co.uk

Reindeer Parade

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LUKE’S BLOG

KEEP ON RUNNING! An ever moving child with boundless enthusiasm for life has its good and bad points as Karen Malpass has discovered… “Does he ever sit down?” “He gets up to a good pace, doesn’t he?” “I feel for you, he never stops does he?” When it’s your first child you don’t have anything to compare their behaviour with and what they do is normal to you anyway. But when you constantly have other parents making such comments, you begin to realise it might be a bit more out of the ordinary than you first accepted. And my consternation at attempting to join in groups that, despite having movement words in their titles, always seem to start with asking children to sit down, falls a bit flat when nearly everyone else’s children do manage to stay still for a least two minutes. My son has an abundant amount of energy. He is an unrestrainable runner. A friend, once admiring his zeal exhorted me not to quash his nature and why would I want to when it’s his 10

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ABOVE: No time to pose for a photo when there are elephants to be found!

uncontainable joy and excitement that fuel his movement? I wouldn’t mind him posing for a few more photo opportunities. During the summer a friend took her two children to Twycross Zoo within a couple of days of us. I discovered this by seeing a lovely picture on Facebook of her two stood by the owl statue at the entrance on cue for the camera. I have a similar shot of the owl except Luke is several metres away from it running towards the entrance in search of elephants and catching up with him meant I never took the one with Willow in her owl sling next to it I would’ve liked. There are, of course, more serious implications to his enthusiasm for movement than ﬁlling up photo albums (or digital storage devices anyway). And safety is a big stressful point. He has generally been fairly good around roads so far but it would only take one time for something dreadful to happen and sometimes roadways are clearer than others. The bigger he gets the further his legs will take him and I worry we will lose each other.

If there was a giant dinosaur slide on your horizon, wouldn’t you want to run to it?

Whenever I’m stressing (which my husband says I’m very good at doing) I think of the early, fortunately now groundless, worries we had over I have seen some suggestions of how other his development. He didn’t walk until relatively parents blessed with such children cope. We used late and now, when I watch him making up for reins early on but he certainly wouldn’t entertain lost time, I try to remember to be thankful that that now and I wouldn’t really at this stage I am able to experience such stress. Turns out either. sometimes, if you’re going to be really good at When we visited Countryside Lincs earlier this something, it just takes a little longer to prepare year, they gave out wristbands for and achieve and, who knows, maybe “But action shots are he’ll end up giving a future Usain Bolt a for children at the gate to much better than write your mobile telephone run for his money one day. number on, in case families posed ones anyway, And I love having an innately confident found themselves split up over aren’t they? And we child, eager to explore the world around the 200 acres of our county’s should be enjoying the him and interested in grabbing life by the Showground and many other playground bars and swinging through it moment more than visitors were agreeing what a just trying to constantly – who wouldn’t? And I also love that his good idea it was too. passion renews my zest to, as the modern One of my favourite solutions capture it for posterity, Peter Rabbit would say, “grab a piece of shouldn’t we?” came from one mum who told every radish that we see”. Although, of me she used to tie a helium course, I love it more on days when I’ve balloon to her children’s wrists if in a large park had more sleep than I’m usually permitted. so she could spot them from afar. More extreme Quite what I’ll think of it all when my daughter solutions include using GPS tracking devices (who already started cruising at eight months and the technology for implanting such chips is old) starts running in the opposite direction quickly becoming science fact rather than fiction. though, I don’t know… I’m still not sure whether I could accept the moral issues of such an invasive answer but I’m certainly not as horrified by the idea as I used to be. And I read the papers and watch the news so I worry about stranger danger too.

Despite occasionally wondering if our stork got mixed up with one headed for a nomadic tribe, I know I’m not alone locally and have at least two friends whose son and daughter can keep up with Luke even if I can’t, so more playdates with them may a more immediate way forward. And it never hurts to chat to an empathetic parent too rather than just the (equally lovely) ones who just stare astounded. And, whilst his three year old legs only stretch so far, I will continue to try and concentrate on the good points.

Luke may not have many words yet but “That way” are deﬁnitely two of them

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PATERNITY LEAVE

ADDITIONAL PATERNITY LEAVE PROVES PRICELESS SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE Find out more about shared parental leave on the Government’s website at: www.gov.uk/government/ topical-events/sharedparental-leave

A former journalist who lives in Lincoln, Karen Malpass juggles a variety of jobs but she’d rather be spending most of her time becoming better at being a mum of two and wife to one. Email her at karen@mollysguide.co.uk – she’d love to have the adult conversation! James with his daughter Willow, taken by Hudson & Rose Photography

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I may have had to start work again sooner following Willow’s birth than Luke’s but, not only has it given me the opportunity to work from home, it’s also given us the chance to take advantage of the previous Government Additional Paternity Leave scheme (now extended to Shared Parental Leave). Family time is precious and the early years especially fleeting and our children deserve and need as much time as possible with each of their parents. Willow was born before the opportunity to take leave concurrently and we were only able to afford for my husband to take the minimum two weeks of my unused maternity leave but it was an invaluable extra two weeks. We not only crammed in as much as possible on the days that I wasn’t working but Willow also accompanied her daddy and brother on her first adventures without me on the days I was working. “Having the opportunity to take more time off work to spend with my kids was something that I didn’t have to think long about,” says my husband James. “There were financial considerations to ponder on, as the additional paternity leave pay is less than my salary, but more time with the kids when they are young was, I thought, more important, as they will grow up quick. “I feel that I have bonded more with my daughter having done so. I would advise to make the most of it if you can, as the time is priceless – if a little tiring if you are not used to it.”

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ABBEY FARM

ABBEY FARM, WOODHALL SPA OPENS THE GATE FOR THIS ACADEMIC YEAR’S FARM VISITS... Jo & Will Nelstrop will be opening the farm gate at Abbey Farm, Woodhall Spa again on 25th September for visits to their arable farm by children from the whole of Lincolnshire.

Jo said, “We started these visits by schools over 4 years ago and as we are kindly funded by Natural England, the visits are free. The children obviously enjoy their time with us so much and learn a great deal about what goes on in Lincolnshire’s fields. “We aim to educate our visitors on how important farming is, what is happening in the fields they probably pass every day, the end uses of our crops and with so many ties to the National Curriculum from EYFS through to Year 6 we are an ideal FREE visit for all Primary Schools” “It’s great to challenge a child’s view that Tesco is not actually the grower or producer of our vegetables and we are surprised how many of Lincolnshire’s children believe carrots with soil on pulled from the field are NOT ready to be harvested because they are not clean! The children who visit us are always really enthusiastic to learn and we’ve had really positive feedback from the children and their teachers.” “We’ve just finished building what we believe to be the first Mud and Stud barn to have been built in Lincolnshire for over 300 years! The building is beautiful and a great way to show the children

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SCHOOLS Feedback from teachers who have visited in June 2015 includes:

“The children really enjoyed their afternoon. Lots for them to do and get involved in. Very child friendly. Fun learning, Brilliant!” Year 2 teacher

“Ticked all the boxes for fulﬁlling our topic on farming and the environment” Stickney Primary

“Friendly, fun and well organised. Thank you!” Potterhanworth Primary the traditional building methods used. The barn is also available to hire for wedding receptions.” Last year over 1,200 pupils visited the farm to learn about where their food comes from, the farming year and the Lincolnshire countryside and the environment. Child activities include mini beast hunting, tree identiﬁcation and seasonal scavenger hunting.

So if you think your child’s school would like to visit Abbey Farm please pass on this information to your child’s teacher. Booking for visits is available for Harvest visit (25th Sept – Oct Half Term) and then again for Spring / Summer visits April – July 2016. Funding by Natural England to enable schools to visit FREE.

To book or for more information please contact Jo Nelstrop on 07795 396979 or www.abbeyfarming.com Ask your child’s school to make contact via enquiries@abbeyfarming.com For wedding enquiries please see www.abbeyfarmweddings.co.uk www.mollysguide.co.uk

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THE NEWTON ACADEMY

Newton Academy – the Science Club for Girls A new academy aimed at encouraging young girls to pursue careers in science & technology has been launched in Lincoln. The Newton Academy – the Science Club for Girls was set up by the University of Lincoln in June 2014 to take girls on a 3-year scientific voyage of discovery. Sixty Year 6 girls from across Lincolnshire enrolled into its first cohort, and have attended the first year of Saturday Club events. The Saturday Club is a series of Saturday morning science and technology-themed workshops consisting of hands-on activities and projects, designed to work alongside the National Curriculum, that will inspire and enthuse the next generation of female scientists and engineers. The 2014 Programme included

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the Robotics Big Launch; Spud Science; The Chemistry Christmas Cracker; and a visit to the Big Bang Fair at the NEC, Birmingham. The Academy has been created as part of the University of Lincoln’s Athena SWAN project, acknowledging the Institution’s commitment to improving the representation of women in science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM). To improve the representation of female academics in some STEM areas (particularly in physics, mathematics, engineering and computer science) we have to attract more girls to these subjects at School level (e.g. currently only 20% of Physics A-level students are female). We believe that early engagement is the key to increasing the popularity of STEM subjects among our girls. The Academy, therefore, aims to inspire 10–14 year olds in STEM subjects – subjects that research shows they are less likely to pursue – opening their eyes to the

possibilities of what they can achieve, and encouraging them to consider post-16 study in STEM subjects... and ultimately, of course, to pursue science and technology careers. But most of all, the Newton Academy is all about showing young girls that science can be fun! Girls enrol in the Academy at the end of Year 6 and stay until the end of Year 9. During their three years, ‘Newton Girls’ will take part in projects that develop their confidence, their enthusiasm for STEM, and essential problem-solving and critical thinking skills. They will develop leadership skills and the confidence to challenge any preconceptions that may prevent them from pursuing and being successful in any STEM field. Lincoln University Technical College and the region’s science and technology-based industries are also involved in the Academy. For more on the Newton Academy and details of how you can sign up for future years please go to http://newton.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/ YouTube: Newton Academy the Science Club for Girls

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THE PRIORY ACADEMY LSST

Students and their families are attracted by the academy’s unique environment. The achievement of academic excellence and the development of an individual’s true potential are pursued enthusiastically and successfully within the local, national and international communities. Students, from the day they arrive in Year 7, are encouraged to participate fully in all that the academy has to offer. It is expected that the relationship will last until, and even beyond, the time when they progress from Sixth Form to university and their chosen careers. Parents and carers also appreciate and support the high expectations of achievement, behaviour and uniform that are established clearly and consistently. The Priory’s exceptional learning environment, thoughtfully fostered for many years, has been complemented in recent times by the addition of a new sports hall, planetarium and Sixth Form study centre.

A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT The Priory Academy LSST, one of the top performing nonselective State schools in the country, continues to ﬂourish and build on its recent successes.

Judged as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in its most recent inspection, The Priory continues to post excellent examination results, including a 95% pass rate for ﬁve or more A*-C grades (including English and Maths) at GCSE. The aspirational emphasis also helps students progress to the country’s top universities, including Oxbridge and the rest of the Russell Group. The academy’s philosophy, known as The Priory Ethos, is designed to ensure that students appreciate the excitement of learning, the rewards of personal challenge and the importance of helping others. In this way, they are helped to become true citizens of the world.

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AIM HIGH WITH NORTH KESTEVEN SCHOOL!

NORTH KESTEVEN SCHOOL

The 2014-2015 academic year at NK has seen great success for our high performing academy and we invite Year 5 and Year 6 parents to learn more about our school, its staff and students by visiting us on our forthcoming Open Evenings on the 16th and 24th September. As Ofsted conﬁrmed for us in March this year, “Students enjoy attending North Kesteven School and have a very positive attitude to their learning”. Our students do enjoy their time studying with us; whether this is due to the large choice of GCSE options we provide for them, the fantastic facilities, our KS4 results which are above local and national averages or the inspiring teaching, there are a multitude of positive reasons to become a student within our school community. During this past year our students have beneﬁted from and enjoyed using the redeveloped School Restaurant as well as our new Learning Development Centre. As the different phases of the £3.6 million redevelopment of the One NK Sports Centre come into fruition, our students will enjoy outstanding PE lessons delivered in state of the art facilities and are already fully utilising the 3G pitch and spacious, modern dance studios. To keep up to date with all our developments and news please refer to our school website or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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SIR WILLIAM ROBERTSON ACADEMY

Proud to annouce judged as ‘Good’ by Ofsted Sir William Robertson Academy is delighted as being judged as ‘Good’ They teach with authority and enthusiasm. Lessons are engaging in all areas of the school following its recent Ofsted inspection. generation of their family to The inspection report praised developments across the school, do so. Our Sixth Form raises the sights and ambitions of our highlighting the progress and students, embodying the school behaviour of pupils and their engagement in their learning as ethos ‘ASPIRE’ in very real terms. a particular strength. All aspects Despite being a relatively new Sixth Form, it is now graded of the school were inspected as ‘Good’ while a number ranging from leadership and of long -established management; The Ofsted local Sixth Forms have behaviour and inspectors judged recently been judged to safety of pupils; Sir William ‘Require Improvement.’ quality of teaching; achievement of Robertson to be At a time when OFSTED pupils to its Sixth ‘Good’ in all areas continues to raise the Form provision of our work and bar, expecting more (quite rightly) from and found all areas this has been all schools, Sir William to be ‘Good’. achieved because Robertson is improving Mr Mark Guest, of the commitment its grading while others Headteacher of the children, are slipping backwards. is delighted by the valued support It is a fantastic time to judgement and be a pupil or a member of our parents commented: “The positive judgement and the hard work of staff in this school.” on the Sixth Form and skill of staff Some of key highlights was particularly across the school. from the report included: ‘Students make gratifying. The good progress and achieve well inspectors met with ﬁfteen of across a range of GCSE subjects, our current sixth form students including English and Maths’; – all of them were intending ‘Teaching is good. Teachers to go to university, and for all have good subject knowledge. of them, they were the ﬁrst 20

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and enjoyable’; ‘Classrooms are calm, harmonious places…High levels of co-operation and respect are the norm in all classes’; ’Students enjoy being at the Academy and are completely safe when in it.’; ’The spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of students is at the heart of the curriculum.’ The next goal is to become an ‘Outstanding’ school and the inspectors identiﬁed that Sir William Robertson is already well on its way to achieving this.

The School, which became an Academy in 2012, offers comprehensive education for 11-18 year olds. Sir William Robertson is quite unique with its safe, rural location between the villages of Welbourn and Leadenham in Lincolnshire but easily accessible from Lincoln, Grantham, Sleaford, Newark and surrounding villages – with school buses serving each of these areas. PHOTO L-R: Cameron Coles, Alicia Arnold, Libby Arnold (Head Girl), Mr Guest (Headteacher), Venerable Brian Lucas (Chair of Governors), Tom Lane (Head Boy), Philip Balicki, Matthew Young.

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ST PETER & ST PAUL

CONTINUALLY STRIVING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE St Peter and St Paul’s Catholic Voluntary Academy welcomes students between 11-18 years from diverse backgrounds. Our Mission as a Catholic Voluntary Academy is to provide the highest possible standards of education for all our students, delivered within the context of Gospel Values. We are a highly successful academy renowned for our friendly and warm community where we encourage all our students to grow and to make the most of their individual ability.

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Our ethos promotes respect for the differences amongst the students, recognising that everyone learns differently and that making mistakes and taking risks are part of learning. Success at St Peter and St Paul Academy stems from careful planning of the curriculum so that every student irrespective of their ability is studying appropriate and challenging courses and is being provided with opportunities to develop their unique talents. We are proud that all our year 11 students continue into Education, Employment or Training. Students can continue their studies in the St Peter and St Paul Sixth Form where there are a wide variety of courses offered to suit all students. Our students receive excellent guidance when choosing the most suitable courses; they are taught and prepared well to achieve the grades they require to move on to Higher Education or employment.

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Our students are our ambassadors: friendly, hardworking and conﬁdent young people. They learn alongside an enthusiastic, professional team of staff who encourage and challenge them to be the best they can be. Examination results are important but at St Peter and St Paul we develop equally important aspects of life: fun, creativity, caring for others, well-being and spirituality; qualities that will remain with our students for the whole of their lives.

“We want our students to have life and have it to the full.” At St Peter and St Paul all students are encouraged to proﬁt from the wide range of extra-curricular activities offered- whatever their talents and abilities, they will have the opportunities to succeed. It is our role to help develop our students’ talent and celebrate all aspects of their achievement. You will ﬁnd our academy friendly and inviting with a distinctly warm atmosphere and learning environment. We welcome visits to the Academy at any time so please feel free to make an appointment to come and see us at work.

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ENCOURAGING OUR STUDENTS TO BE EXTRAORDINARY

LINCOLN CASTLE ACADEMY

We provide an education that transforms lives, and as a good school we bring out the best in every young person, addressing their needs, developing their potential and nurturing their talents. We celebrated another record year of exam results this year with more Year 11 students achieving at the highest level than ever before. Year 13 leavers also recorded a string of excellent successes and many of them have now started at universities and employment around the country. We wish every bit of luck to them! We accept we have many responsibilities to the students in our care. One of the greatest is to ensure that each student leaving Lincoln Castle Academy has opportunities and choices for his or her own future. With our guidance and support we can be sure that all choices will be informed and exciting. Lessons at Lincoln Castle Academy are well planned and challenge students to be their best selves.

We regularly invite guests to speak in class and assemblies, recently including poets, authors, artists and business leaders; we organise engaging trips including to Vulcan to the Sky, local universities, Lincoln Castle and ďŹ eld trips around the country. Several of our trips are as part of our bespoke rewards programme that provides opportunities to celebrate success and endeavour every six weeks. We have an Open Evening on 17th September, but youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always welcome to visit for an informal tour (contact details on our advert below).

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Part time evening & weekend courses

COMMUNITY LEARNING

Community Learning provides adults with high quality courses and learning which can help to develop new skills, improve confidence or lead to qualifications. This term our programme offers many opportunities for you to start up a new inspiring hobby, brush up on your skills or simply learn for fun! We have a team of expert tutors who deliver an exciting programme of learning. Our part time courses run in the evenings and at weekends and vary in length from one day workshops up to 10 weeks. The centre is based at Sir Robert Pattinson Academy in North Hykeham where learners will benefit from the excellent facilities available and ample free parking. Sir Robert Pattinson Academy provides a friendly environment in which you can learn and the resources available for your use are amongst the best. We provide a wide variety of courses delivered by experienced tutors who will ensure that you learn new skills in a caring and supportive environment. If you choose us for your learning needs you will be choosing a friendly, local, community led centre that really cares about your needs and strives to help you achieve your goals.

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The long holidays are over. It’s back to routine, structure and being on time for the school run twice a day.

BACK TO SCHOOL

If like me routine, structure and time-keeping are not your strong suit, never fear, I took time to pick the brains of my parenting friends who excel at being organised to help you ease back into the new term. Yes, there really are people out there who are so on top of the game, if they weren’t busy juggling a household, holding down jobs and generally being superhuman they could easily run a small country somewhere in South America. For the rest of us mere mortals, these life hacks might help to make the switch from holiday to school mode just a teeny bit easier. YOU Looking half decent on the school run isn’t everything but it doesn’t hurt to make an effort for the ﬁrst week. Once you’ve got past that, book in to have your eyelashes done. Eyelash extensions can last up to eight weeks and can make you look bright-eyed and bushy-tailed with the minimum of effort.

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Buy pyjamas that you can pass off as jogging bottoms. If you ﬁnd yourself running a bit late, no one need ever know you rolled out of bed, then pulled on your Ugg boots and a denim jacket before racing out of the house. Besides, if the thought does cross their minds you are wearing your nightwear, they’ll be too busy noticing your movie star eyelashes. FOOD Make a month’s worth of sandwiches with a variety of ﬁllings, then clearly label in food bags and freeze. Do this once every three weeks when school starts in earnest and you will never experience that feeling of panic as you realise

either A) the bread is stale; or B) it is 8.55am and you are still in your pyjamas because you fell asleep in the toddler’s bed the night before and slept through your alarm and now there’s no time to make a pack-up. I have never done this, obviously. And on the subject of freezing food, this works just as well for a quick breakfast solution, too. Make breakfast smoothies by chopping up and freezing all the ingredients for a smoothie in individual food bags. When you’re ready, grab a bag, throw the ingredients into a blender with a tub of natural yogurt and enjoy. Stock up on crackers, or pitta bread, or those long-life part baked French baguettes for when your month’s supply of sandwiches runs out and you don’t make it to the shop in time to buy fresh bread. Kids love to discover cheese and crackers in their lunchbox for a change. Trust me. ROUTINE Look at getting older children on side by using their pocket money as a motivator. If you want to be super slick about it, check out one of the pocket money cards on the market like Go Henry (gohenry.co.uk) or Osper (www.osper. com). Pocket money is transferred onto a card, which can be used like a debit card. Parents can set an ‘allowance’ and can also set a task list enabling the child to earn extra pennies if they achieve their targets. So, as an example, for Sleepy-Head Child, try offering 20p a day if they get up with their alarm which means they could earn an extra £1 a week. (You may need to increase the cash incentive for teenagers). Set your alarm clock with at least 10 bonus minutes to account for the time needed to hunt down lost shoes, coats, keys, bags, headbands, farting Minion toys and just in case someone dashes to the toilet for a wee. For younger children, write down clearly what you expect them to do in the morning. If you are feeling particularly creative, draw a picture next to the instruction, like a toothbrush, next to ‘brush teeth’. If you can see your children are losing focus on whatever you need them to do, blast out Bon Jovi’s Final Countdown and advise them they need to be ready before the song ends (it’s a little under ﬁve minutes long). UNIFORM Use a Sharpie or Biro pen to label everything from PE bags to pants. Those embroidered labels look pretty but seriously, do you have time to sew them all in? SCHOOL LIFE Be prepared for the dress-up days your child will inevitably spring on you the night before. Make sure you have a stash of craft items such

as ribbons, glue, feathers, googly eyes and sequins. Attempt to beg or borrow a few standard items such as a cape, a cowboy hat, a pair of Pudsey bear ears, a Santa hat, a superhero mask,and safety pins for securing a hasty toga - you never know when Greek Day might be thrust upon you. Keep ten one pound coins in a spare pot. This way you will always have money to pay for a cupcake at the school coffee morning, buy a rafﬂe ticket, or pay for nonuniform day. Invest in a bottle of nit killer and a comb and keep in your bathroom cupboard. There’s nowhere to hide once that headteacher’s letter comes home saying there has been an outbreak of the little critters. Be prepared and have weapons of destruction to hand. Failing that, use mayonnaise. I read somewhere a jar of value mayo has the same effect as the chemist-bought lotions if dolloped on generously, combed through and left overnight. I can’t vouch for the state of your pillows, however. HYDRATION (you, not the kids, they drink water all day at school anyway) What with all that bulk-sarnie making and uniform labelling, it doesn’t matter if you forget to pop a bottle of vino in the fridge to relax with at the end of your day. Simply drop a few frozen grapes into your glass of Pinot Grigio. They won’t melt like ice cubes do and dilute your wine. Eat once thawed and class them as one of your ﬁve-a-day. It’s a win-win situation. *Remember to freeze the grapes at the same time as the sarnies and the smoothie ingredients. Newspaper columnist Sam Curtis, 45, lives in Lincoln, in a house that’s not as clean or tidy as she’d like, with her husband Leigh and their two children, Lottie, 9, and Louie 2. Twitter: @sammanfa www.mollysguide.co.uk

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BOOK REVIEWS HEADER

EXPLORING GREAT READING IDEAS

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Lincolnshire County Council’s Inclusion Services Co-ordinator Tarina Jones, who is also part of the Bookstart team, takes a look at four children’s books suitable for a range of ages…

Sing Along With Me – Row Row Row Your Boat by Yu-Hsuan Huang (Nosy Crow, ISBN: 978-0857634368, £5.99) Rhythm and rhyme are fantastic ways of encouraging good language and talking skills in babies and toddlers, so what better way than sharing this book? Enjoy this classic song together with its push and pull sliders, simple bright illustrations and you can scan the QR code to hear the song too! Old MacDonald is also available in this series.

Pre-schoolers Picture Books

Demolition Dad by Phil Earle (Orion, ISBN: 978-144013863, £6.99) Billed as Danny, Champion of the World in spandex, Demolition Dad is a fabulously funny story about a dad and son’s relationship. In between demolishing buildings and wrestling in his spare time, dad is entered into a pro-wrestling competition in America. But things don’t go quite as planned. Great story to encourage boys to read – perhaps with their own dads.

This Book Just Ate My Dog by Richard Byrne (OUP Oxford, ISBN: 9780192737298, £11.99) Bella takes her dog for a walk across the page and he disappears into the spine of the book! Everyone, including the emergency services, comes to help look for him but they all disappear too. The reader is given instructions to help ﬁnd the dog… and they work. Simple, clear, funny and a thoroughly interactive experience all in one book.

Age 9+

Wonder by R J Palacio (Corgi Children’s, ISBN: 978-0552565974, £7.99) Similar in concept to the ﬁlm Mask, this story revolves around August Pullman, a ten year old boy with a terrible facial abnormality. Auggie just wants to blend in, be normal and be accepted by others, but he is about to start school after being home schooled his whole life. A moving, tender story enjoyed by children and adults alike. This is also the winner of Lincolnshire Young People’s Book Award 2013, as voted by children aged 9 to 11 years.

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SPORTS FOR ALL AT THE SHOWROOM

THE SHOWROOM

If you’re looking for exciting, inclusive sports groups in Lincoln, then The Showroom is the place to be this autumn. Our range of clubs and groups are currently bigger than ever, including two new disability sports groups, meaning there really is something for everyone. Here at YMCA Lincolnshire, we value the importance of exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle. What’s more, we believe that team activities not only increase social skills, cooperation, conﬁdence and good sportsmanship. Our disability sports clubs are a great way for kids to get active in a friendly, inclusive environment. Our Sports and Youth Worker, Lucy, sheds some light on what we can expect from this great new venture. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO START DISABILITY CLUBS AT THE SHOWROOM? In my role, I have previously run sports and activity days for local SEN schools and families and was surprised to hear about the lack of provision available. My aim is to build a sense of community and help people realise that sports can be for everybody. WHAT KIND OF THINGS WILL MY CHILD GET UP TO AT THE CLUB? Over the term, we build up our knowledge in a variety of sports including dodgeball, kurling, boccia and unihoc. We also provide feedback forms to young people and carers so they can make suggestions. We MY CHILD HAS ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND IS A BIT NERVOUS ABOUT JOINING. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? We know that starting a new group can be scary. We pride ourselves on a welcoming, fun and safe environment for your child. If you are thinking of bringing them to the group, I would normally invite you both into see the centre and introduce myself, and discuss any particular needs. Our staff are very experienced in a wide variety of

provisions, and higher staff ratios means your child will be well looked after. You can also come and watch a session with your child to see if they will like it. We have a café here where parents can relax if they would like to stay on site whilst the club is going on. WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE PLANS FOR THE DISABILITY GROUPS? I am keen for the group to become a driving force for disability sports in the city. Keeping with our inclusive themes, there won’t be competitions as such, but I feel it is important that our young sportspeople meet other, like-minded people, and participate in friendly matches with other SEN and non SEN groups. Not forgetting the social aspect of the group, we are currently looking at adding SEN youth nights to our timetable. Lucys sessions run on a Thursday evening, and cost just £3 per session. For more information T: 01522 508 391 E: lucy.wingad@theshowroom.org.uk.

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LINCOLN DRILL HALL

Great art for the whole family at Lincoln Drill Hall Lincoln Drill Hall is a great place to introduce children to the arts and this Autumn there are events for all ages – plus shows the whole family can enjoy. Fishtank Youth Theatre (with groups for ages 7-11 and 11 upwards) runs throughout the Autumn, providing budding young actors and producers with the opportunity to create and perform their own play, while on Monday mornings the Happy Monday Club offers creative play sessions in rhythm & music, dance & movement, storytelling & drama and arts & crafts for under 5s. Play classic games, enter tournaments and dress as your

favourite character at the ‘Nintendo Gaming Day’ on Saturday 3rd October, part of the Lincoln Japan Festival. The venue’s regular ‘Diddy Disco’ continues to rock the dance ﬂoor on Saturday 31 October, so head along for the funkiest disco party for under 7s around! There’s also wonderfully innovative theatre on offer. On Saturday 24 October the Italian company TPO visit the Drill Hall with ‘Bleu’, an undersea odyssey rooted in Mediterranean mythology, told with a combination of beautiful visual imagery, movement, dance and music, plus opportunities for children to participate as the story unfolds. Back by popular demand, the amazing aerial theatre company Ockham’s Razor

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perform their new show ‘Tipping Point’ (performances from Wednesday 18 to Saturday 21 November). Be astounded as the performers balance, climb, spin and cling to a teetering, ever changing world made from simple metal poles. Bella Kinetica’s new circus theatre show ‘Life on Wheels’ (Saturday 28 November) is another breath-taking treat for the senses, performed entirely on roller skates and often high up in the air. Rounding off the year is the Drill Hall’s spectacular family panto ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ (8 December - 3 January), overstuffed like a Christmas stocking with fantastic characters, songs, jokes, dance routines and special effects. For further info about these events and activities visit www.lincolndrillhall.com or pick up the Drill Hall’s Autumn brochure

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Meet Trolls, Tree Fu Tom, Pirates and Peter Pan this season at Lincoln Performing Arts Centre

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Lincoln Performing Arts Centre has a well-established reputation for bringing big names and top quality family theatre entertainment to the region. This season is going to be no exception, with the upcoming tour of Our Teacher’s A Troll, which is heading to Lincoln straight from Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show is an exciting adventure into the world of twins, Holly and Sean, as they try and save their school from the headmaster who just happens to be a green, scaly, child-eating troll. Watch your child’s imagination soar as they explore the magical world of Dennis Kelly (who also wrote the book for Matilda The Musical).

10.30am and 4pm and the final performance is on Saturday 26th September at 10.30am. Over the course of the week, Roundabout will play host to a packed schedule of performance, including a very special Lil’Pacs Event. On Friday 25th of September at 10am, join Tom in Lil’ Pacs: The Night Pirates as he discovers the magical world of pirates. When dark shadows come stealing down his bedroom wall he thinks it might be monsters or ogres or trolls. But the truth is must stranger as what he finds are some very unusual pirates. Take part in this swashbuckling adventure across the high seas and help the sneaky pirates find their treasure! This creative storytelling session is a perfect activity for under 5s and their grown-ups.

to zoom zoom zoom to the cheesy moon in her rocket. If you’ve got active children that take a bit of wearing out then you will love Tree Fu Tom on Saturday 31st October, showing at 1pm and 3.30pm. Everyone will be out of their seats to do the Tree Fu moves with Tom to make the magic and help save the day. This action packed adventure through the magical world of Treetopolis is CBeebies star, Tree Fu Tom’s ﬁrst nationwide ‘live’ tour.

Our Teacher’s A Troll is part of the Roundabout Festival at Lincoln Performing Arts Centre. Paines Plough’s popup, in-the-round theatre will be coming to the venue and with it will bring a truly unique From Friday 11th December experience for audiences of all until Thursday 24th of ages. The theatre is a huge Don’t miss the chance December you can join Peter, dome and looks a bit like a to be part of the magic! Wendy, Tinkerbell and the space ship so will be perfect Lost Boys in Neverland for if your little ones who have Last season, the incredible Sid’s a festive treat. The Lincoln big imaginations. This hilarious Show from CBeebies visited the Company’s Peter Pan retells show is something you will Lincoln Performing Arts Centre. the beautiful story written by not want to miss and luckily Due to the overwhelming J.M. Barrie but with a magical there are three performances audience response, the Christmas twist. Help Peter happening over two days. venue’s artistic director Craig get Wendy home in time for The first performances are on Morrow has selected two more Christmas but be careful as Thursday 24th September at CBeebies shows for this season. Captain Hook and his villainous pirates are never far away. The first show is on Saturday Join us this Winter and fly to 10th October at 11am and Neverland for an adventure of 2pm, which is The Chris and a lifetime! Pui Show! See Chris & Pui from ‘Show Me Show Me’ in their Tickets for all these shows new stage show with the toys are available now. Book your and characters from their hit tickets online: www.lpac.co.uk, TV programme. Catch the or call: 01522 837600 or in ‘Gingerbread Man’, marvel at person at the box office in the ‘Ugly Duckling’ becoming a Zing Café Bar within Lincoln beautiful swan and oooh and Performing Arts Centre. aaah as Miss Mouse attempts www.mollysguide.co.uk

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THE EMBASSY THEATRE, SKEGNESS

THE EAST COAST’S PREMIER ENTERTAINMENT VENUE A fantastic Autumn line-up awaits visitors to the Embassy Theatre, Skegness in 2015 with a wide variety of shows and events to suit all ages. Alongside Children’s shows such as the all new ‘dinomite’ Jurassic Adventures, Only One Direction and direct from Britain’s Got Talent : Misstasia with their Princess Tour, can we tempt you with a whole host of stars shining in Autumn 2015, including Last Night of the Proms with special guest Ashley Wass, Marty Wilde & The Wildcats, The Sounds of The Commitments, Buddy Holly & The Cricketers, it’s also a welcome return for the Billy Fury Story: Halfway To Paradise. To complement all of our events throughout the year, our Gallery space will be open daily, where a regular programme of exhibitions will take place from local professional artists, come along and have a browse. We also welcome back people’s favourite comedian Jim Davidson, Charlie Landsborough, the last few seats are available for the UK’s biggest selling classical artist Russell Watson – but you’ll have to be quick! Russell is joined by guests The Digby Military Wives Choir. Dr Hook featuring Ray ‘eyepatch’ Sawyer makes a welcome visit and we have the next instalment in the Vampires Rock show with Ghost Train. November highlights include Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, Nina Conti, The Sensational 60s Experience and the Chicago Blues Brothers to name just a few The year draws to a close in the traditional style with our magical family pantomime, 2015 is certainly no exception and the Embassy Theatre in association with Jamie Marcus Productions will welcome Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Skegness from 18-27 December.

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If you are looking for that elusive gift for Christmas or a treat for someone special, then you can now purchase Embassy Theatre Gift Vouchers online too! 2016 will start in glorious style with Janice Sutton Theatre Production’s New Year Spectacular, Fantazia, a fantastic family show with performances from 1-3 January inclusive. With lots of shows already on sale for 2016 including the brand new live show Peppa Pig’s Surprise, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, the hilarious Avenue Q and the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, there is far too much to tell you about here, so please check out our website at www.embassytheatre.co.uk where you can ﬁnd details of all our shows along with our latest special offers, you can book online and can also download a copy of our latest What’s On Guide, or contact our friendly Box Ofﬁce team on 01507 613100 who will only be too happy to help you book your tickets The Embassy Theatre, Skegness – we look forward to welcoming you again soon. www.mollysguide.co.uk

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STAMFORD GEORGIAN FESTIVAL

Children will join into an interactive reconstruction of a real life trial from Stamford in 1749

TICKETS SELLING FAST FOR STAMFORD GEORGIAN FESTIVAL Tickets are already ﬂying out of the door for Stamford’s second Georgian Festival in September (25-27). Horrible Histories is direct from the West End with a brand new show

More than 1,000 tickets were sold within weeks of going on sale across a packed programme from organisers South Kesteven District Council with a bigger emphasis on entertainment into Saturday The tented encampment evening and right through the weekend. will be on The Meadows over the weekend

A curtain-raising presentation on Friday night at Stamford Arts Centre by TV historian Lucy Worsley was a sell-out by mid-July, with a second appearance now organised for that afternoon. As Chief Curator at the Historic Royal Palaces, Lucy is well known for fronting TV programmes like Dancing Cheek to Cheek with Strictly’s Len Goodman and several BBC 4 series on historical topics including The First Georgians. Friday evening also includes a Georgian Costume Ball in the Arts Centre Ballroom with dancing, music and card games.

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Festival highlights include a return for the everpopular Horrible Histories, with a new Barmy Britain show in the Corn Exchange direct from the West End and, new this year, an impressive mail coach and horses taking passengers through Burghley Park. Stamford’s infamous Bull Run will again take centre stage thanks to international carnival specialists Shademakers. Schools and community groups will be taking part, with workshops preparing people of all ages to participate in both the parade and the evening’s ﬁnale on The Meadows. Markets will enliven the streets on both weekend days with encampments and Georgian traders on The Meadows, and the Town Hall will be open for tours to show off its unrivalled collection of civic memorabilia.

ABOVE: Pedlar Matthew Chapman will be recounting his adventures following Wellington – and we shall have militiamen parading.

Mock trials are set to re-kindle the harshness of the Georgian legal system, with an interactive trial in the Town Hall’s old courtroom of the 1749 trial of Elizabeth Taylor, ﬂogged for stealing clothes. Two actors from the Galleries of Justice will stage a family show to involve children in rolling back the years! Browne’s Hospital’s picturesque almshouses will stage short performances from the Shoestring Theatre, with costume character John White again entertaining visitors. The festival has a melodic prelude on Thursday evening (24 September) with a choral concert in St John’s Church commemorating the late Georgian era of Admiral Lord Nelson and the Battle of the Nile. The popular Burghley Voices, with soloist and orchestra, will be conducted by Fergus Black.

ABOVE: Costume Ball is on the Friday night

“This festival gives us the chance to celebrate everything that’s great about Stamford, both historically & as the modern, enchanting town that it is today”

Weekend activities include a fashion show, talks, music, walking tours, antique book fair, organ recital at Burghley House, drama, a patchwork and quilting workshop to stitch a festival legacy

and even a speciality gin tasting - all combining to a festival Stamford can be proud of, says SKDC Chief Executive Beverly Agass. “Stamford’s second Georgian Festival is very much building on the success of our ﬁrst event in 2013 when some 22,000 people visited the town on the Saturday.” she said.

“As a council we constantly strive to promote Stamford as a great place, not only as a destination and a wonderful place to visit, but also an incredibly attractive place to live work and invest in.”

ABOVE: Authentic mail coach will take passengers through Burghley Park

The Saturday parade and evening ﬁnale centres on the bull, with a carnival re-enactment of a bloody tradition!

Tickets from Stamford Arts Centre. T: 01780 763203 Find us on Facebook & Twitter www.stamfordgeorgianfestival.co.uk www.mollysguide.co.uk

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RAND FARM PARK

SEASONAL FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY...

After so much outdoor fun over the summer months following the installation of Skyrider and the Family Fun Kangaroo Bouncers which will of course be open (weather permitting) during the forthcoming October Half Term holidays from Monday 26th October, Rand Farm Park are planning even more activities each afternoon to ensure everyone enjoys a great day out whatever the weather.

With Halloween falling at the end of that week, there will be lots of Creative, Creepy Crafts, each day from 11am followed by a Magic Show at 2pm. The Spooky Village will be open for visitors plus ‘Carve a Pumpkin’ to take home at the end of the day. There will of course be lots of friendly animals and all the usual activities will be available. Bookings are now also being taken for the Weekday Group Visits for Schools, Nurseries, Mother and Toddler Groups, Brownies and Rainbows etc for the new, even better ‘Real Christmas Experience’. Following on from last year, when The Living Farm Nativity and Santa’s Home in the Forest were extended to include more animation in the form of Santa’s Workshop, this year, there are even more activities to ensure a Christmas visit with a difference. A map will be needed (and provided) so that everyone can plan their route to make sure they don’t miss out on ‘Storytime with Mrs Claus’,’Winter Wonderland’, ‘The Living Farm Nativity’ or ‘Santa’s Home in the Forest’ (with real Reindeer) plus many more fun activities all around the Farm Park. So why not telephone 01673 858904 for more information on these two events as well as the Big Birthday Bash planned For 17 February 2016 –when Rand Farm Park will have been open for 20 years!!

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NEWARK SHOWGROUND

FUN FOR ALL AT NEWARK’S VINTAGE TRACTOR & HERITAGE SHOW Machines old and new will be returning to Newark’s Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show this November for a two-day event showcasing close to 1,000 exhibits either lovingly restored or in original condition. The show, which takes place at Newark Showground on November 7 and 8, began in 2003 and continues to grow with a huge number of exhibitors returning this year.

stationary engines dating back to 1912 as well as a special display of pre- 1930s engines.

There’s plenty of attractions for all the family to enjoy. George Taylor, show Meet the unique breeds organiser, said: “Each year of sheep, cattle and native the show features a make of ponies that make up the tractor but for Rare Breed the ﬁrst time this “The show really does exhibition year the feature have something for and see the will take a time calves everyone and is a great show frame rather being judged all-weather event.” on Sunday, than a vehicle. talk to the “We will be showcasing rural craft artists and see the tractors and equipment from heritage displays of bygones. the 1930s and 1940s which will be shown within the Visitors can explore more Feature Marquee. than 160 trade stands, selling But it’s not just tractors – there’s cars, motorcycles, horticultural displays and

everything from tools to work wear, tractor parts and machinery as well as heritage displays, crafts and gifts. The Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show is open to visitors from 9am – 5pm on Saturday 7 November and from 9am – 3.30pm on Sunday 8 November 2015. Advance tickets cost £10 for adults until 30 October, with a £2 increase on the gate on show days. Children under 17years are free of charge when accompanied by an adult.

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DISCOVER NK

EXPLORE, DISCOVER, EXPERIENCE THE HEART OF LINCOLNSHIRE! Saturday 5th September to Thursday 1st October 2015 Close to the city of Lincoln, this is rural England at its very best – a perfect base to make the most of Lincolnshire’s incredible aviation heritage and historic landscapes. Nestled in the heart of Lincolnshire, North Kesteven has much to offer; endless countryside, bustling market towns and charming villages – there’s plenty to see and do whatever the weather! Come and ﬁnd out what’s on offer in North Kesteven and visit the Natural World Centre between Saturday 5 September

to Thursday 1 October, where there will be a wealth of information for you to take away and explore North Kesteven. Whether you are visiting for the day or a week, North Kesteven is the perfect setting; and will not only offer a very warm and friendly welcome, but many wonderful places to spend your time. You’ll ﬁnd attractions to suit many interests and budgets including museums, historic houses, heritage and visitor centres, mills, arts and crafts, music and dance plus lots more!

There are also many poignant reminders of the vast aviation heritage of the district, from airfields to memorials and heritage and visitor centres; the surrounding countryside is rich in connections to ‘Bomber County’, a name reflecting Lincolnshire’s wartime role as a key location for bomber stations. The district is also home to the first military air academy at RAF Cranwell, a station steeped in history playing an important role during World War II.

If you would like further information please contact the North Kesteven Tourism Team on Tel: 01529 308102 E: discovernk@n-kesteven.gov.uk or visit: www.heartoflincs.com For regular updates find them on Facebook: /heartoflincs or follow on Twitter: @Discover_NK For more info about the Natural World Centre T: 01522 688868 E: whisby@1life.co.uk www.naturalworldcentre.co.uk www.mollysguide.co.uk

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GET READY FOR LINCOLNSHIRE’S BIGGEST FESTIVAL OF HISTORY!

HERITAGE OPEN DAYS

Heritage Open Days returns with over 100 free events in the county between 10th-13th September 2015. Ever wanted to know your area’s hidden history, the story behind a local landmark or hero, how heritage sites are conserved and managed sensitively or more about the county’s Tudor connections ? Here’s your chance to find out. Visitors from Lincolnshire and further afield can once again attend the county’s Heritage Open Days as part of a national programme of events. Between 10 and 13 September over 100 free events will take place in the county, showcasing Lincolnshire’s rich and varied heritage. Heritage Lincolnshire, a charity based in Heckington, is urging members of the public to plan for the festival in September by picking up a free brochure from Tourist Information Centres, libraries, local heritage sites or by downloading it from their website. The charity is co-ordinating the festival for the 22nd year and expects to attract thousands of visitors to well over one hundred heritage sites, talks and walks around the county. Events are predominantly organised and managed by volunteers who do a fantastic job bringing Lincolnshire’s history to life. This year’s Heritage Open Days will encompass heritage sites, buildings, towns and villages and for the first time all five National Trust properties will be open on at least one of the days, helping to make this the biggest and best festival yet

Each year the county’s Heritage Open Days have a different theme with many of this year’s events covering ‘Tudor Lincolnshire’. Events on offer range from a ‘Rebels and Ruins’ tour of Barlings Abbey site to a rare opening of one of Boston’s oldest buildings for ‘Hussey Tower Unlocked’. There will be lots of guided walks and talks to choose from such as ‘Lincoln’s Tudor High Bridge Café’, ‘Walking with Tudor Monks’ at Grimsthorpe Castle and many more. You’ll even have the chance to watch a ‘moved reading’ of the Tudor play ‘Gallathea’ and descend into the depths of ‘Holbeach’s Hidden Cold War Bunker’!

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Buttercross, Louth Museum, Temple Bruer Tower and Chain Bridge Forge to name a few.

Since 1994 the county’s Heritage Beverley Gormley, Heritage Open days have been co-ordinated Lincolnshire’s Cultural Events by Heritage Lincolnshire, with the Ofﬁcer said “Year after year, list of events growing longer and Lincolnshire’s Heritage Open the number of attendees increasing Days prove a real winner with each year. The programme is local people and visitors as they developed each year by a Steering provide free, unique opportunities Group and Caucus Group made up to go behind the scenes of of volunteers from local heritage venues “A wonderful idea interest groups and and discover the that opens us up to local authorities. Last region’s hidden histories. new experiences. year’s Heritage Open Days attracted over Please continue!” 26,000 The events are a visitors, spending wonderful way an estimated £800,000 of bringing people together to in the county during their visits. The learn about their local history, events involve over 700 volunteers enabling our local heritage venues, and are part of the wider annual organisations, towns and villages European Heritage Open Days to develop a lasting relationship that take place throughout with people in the area. Some Europe during the second week in special events need to be booked September. Its aim is to celebrate in advance so start planning your the local heritage and promote the visits by grabbing a copy of the awareness and enjoyment of the Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days historic environment by arranging brochure or downloading it from free opening of historic buildings our website. Don’t miss out! and other events. There have been Activities for children and families over 1200 events during the 22 will be taking place at venues such years that the charitable trust has as Boston Guildhall, Garﬁt’s House been managing Heritage Open Boston, Brigg market place and Days in Lincolnshire.

For more information on the schedule of events and venues visit www.heritagelincolnshire/heritage-open-days or email: hod@heritagelincolnshire.org www.mollysguide.co.uk

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BRANSBY HORSES

NEWS FROM BRANSBY HORSES! Did you know, up until 19th August this year, Bransby Horses have rescued 94 horses, ponies and donkeys from terrible circumstances?

a talent show, have a rafﬂe at your school or hobby group, please let us know! You can contact us on 01427 788464 (please remember to ask permission ﬁrst!) or email us on fundraisi ng@bransbyhorses.co.uk. We love to hear what you are up to and maybe you might see your story and photograph in our next Bransby Life newsletter!

One of these rescues was a young handsome horse called Melvin, who arrived at Bransby Horses with a very poorly head, when the head collar he was “By supporting our charity, Don’t forget to come and visit us too and meet the animals wearing had become too tight YOU have helped this that you help! Did you know as he grew. It was very sore happy ending for Melvin, that the ﬁrst baby donkey in and not very comfortable at all but luckily, the team were so we would like to say ten long years has just been at Bransby Horses? Little able to help him and now such a big thank you!” born cutie, Nipper, is growing fast he is a much happier and far so make sure you come and visit him very soon! more comfortable horse after having some treatments and lots of love! We know lots have you have been doing exciting activities to raise money to help us care for all the animals who live at our sanctuary and the ones outside our care that may be suffering and just waiting for someone to help them, just like Melvin. Every penny you raise for our animals that you can meet on site when you visit us, really does make a difference to improving their health and happiness. If you would like to do some fundraising activities, like car washing, a bake sale, host www.mollysguide.co.uk

To get the full picture click on to www.visitlincoln.com/whats-on For more information: T: 01522 545458 E: visitorinformation@lincolnbig.co.uk

MORRIS DANCING FESTIVAL Sat 5th Sept,10am-5pm

Dance groups will converge on Lincoln for a day of Morris dancing, ﬁlling the streets with the vibrant colours and sounds of this ancient English tradition. Groups of dancers will perform at the city’s Brayford Waterfront, High Street and Cathedral Quarters. All displays are subject to change due to weather conditions. www.visitlincoln.com/whats-on/ morris-festival-2015

LINCOLNSHIRE HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 10th-13th September, All Day Celebrate Lincolnshire’s local heritage with free entry to attractions and free events. Discover Lincolnshire’s rich and varied heritage celebrating its archaeology, social history, places and traditions. Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s architecture & culture by allowing visitors FREE access to interesting attractions that are either not usually open, or would normally charge an entrance fee. It also includes tours, events and activities that focus on and celebrate the local heritage of the area. ST MARY’S GUILDHALL Saturday 12th Sept, 10am-4pm TRUTH, LIES AND MYTHS - LINCOLN’S JEWISH HERITAGE TRAIL Sunday 13th Sept, 1.30pm

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FREE ENTRY TO LINCOLN CATHEDRAL Saturday 12th September, 9am-4pm

Sat 5th Sept,10.30am-5.30pm

HIGH BRIDGE HISTORY TALK Thurs 10th & Fri 11th Sept, 4pm

An awesome day of chilli mayhem with spicy food & drink stalls, vibrant, live music, and a picnic area in St Marks Garden.

TUDOR ARTEFACTS TALK AT THE COLLECTION Friday 11th Sept, 12.30pm

St Marks Square will be host to a variety of Chilli Products from some of the best chilli producers in the UK with lots to taste & buy. There will be live music throughout the day with tables and chairs so you can eat your chilli - if you dare. Don’t expect hot dogs, chips or even burgers, this ﬁesta is about chilli! www.visitlincoln.com/whats-on/lincolnchilli-ﬁesta-2015

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GRIMSBY DOCKS HISTORY TALK AT THE COLLECTION Saturday 12th Sept, 10.30am GUIDED TOUR OF LINCOLN GUILDHALL Fri 11th & Sat 12th Sept HARTSHOLME HISTORY WALK Friday 11th Sept, 11am www.visitlincoln.com/whats-on/ lincolnshire-heritage-open-days-2015

BARONS’ REUNION 24th-29th Sept, 10am-5pm See all 25 barons from the Lincoln Barons Charter trail together in a unique exhibition at Lincoln Castle. www.visitlincoln.com/whats-on/lincoln-barons-reunion

LINCOLNSHIRE SAUSAGE FESTIVAL

LINDUM COLONIA DAY 19th-20th September, 10am-4.30pm Join the Ermine Street Guard at Lincoln Castle as the Romans return to Lindum Colonia for a weekend of fun.

Saturday 24th Oct, 10am-4pm

See the fully armoured soldiers drill & demonstrate a variety of weapons under the instruction of the Centurion. The world famous Ermine Street Guard will perform displays & there’s a chance for junior visitors to enlist in the army too! www.visitlincoln.com/whats-on/lindum-colonia-weekend-2015

FREQUENCY FESTIVAL OF DIGITAL CULTURE

23rd October - 1st November All Day

Contemporary art and digital innovation transforms iconic venues and medieval architecture across the historic city of Lincoln to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Frequency Festival of Digital Culture showcases an extraordinary programme of digital art exhibitions, bespoke installations, live performance & energetic debate. It promises the most exciting line-up of international & digital artists and interactive designers from across the globe and the local area, presenting new & exciting works of art. Featuring extraordinary art exhibitions, surprising installations, amazing performances & lively debates, the programme of mostly free events will recalibrate historic & contemporary venues across the city. www.visitlincoln.com/whats-on/frequency-2015

HALLOWE’EN GHOST BUS TOURS

In and around the Lincoln Castle grounds, the people of the great sausage county of Lincolnshire celebrate the famous Lincolnshire sausage at the Lincolnshire Sausage Festival. There will be cooking demonstrations, food stalls, children’s entertainment and live music. Lincoln Castle and Castle Square itself will be ﬁlled with stalls selling all types of produce and of course there will be an abundance of Lincolnshire Sausages on offer for people to buy and eat on the day or to take away and enjoy at home. www.visitlincoln.com/ whats-on/lincolnshiresausage-festival-2015

Fri 30th Oct to Sun 1st Nov 5pm-7pm

Be spooked this Halloween and explore haunted Lincoln by open-top bus with a local ghost expert. The popular Lincoln Ghost Walks team will guide you around on the open-top city sightseeing bus, whilst telling spooky tales & stories of Lincoln’s haunted past. The ghost tours are suitable for all ages & are limited, with just three taking place, departing from the West Front of Lincoln Cathedral on Friday 30th at 6pm and on Sunday 1st at 5pm & 6pm. Each tour lasts approx 50 mins. www.visitlincoln.com/whats-on/halloween-ghost-bus-tour-2015 www.mollysguide.co.uk

DAYS OUT CITY OF CAVES & GALLERIES OF JUSTICE MUSEUM

GHOST TOURS Especially for children will be running on 26th, 28th & 31st October Discover a hidden work beneath your feet at The City of Caves this Halloween through a maze of original sandstone caves. Explore the creepier side of the caves with a fascinating guided tour underground. Take a journey back in time under some of Nottingham’s most historic streets discover how local people lived and worked in these ancient caverns and how they were used as airraid shelters. Again, children can take part in the free activities available – all day, every day. Family fun for all! Save time and money by purchasing a joint ticket for both of Nottingham’s premier visitor attractions. It is a very busy time at the home of Halloween in Nottingham at the Galleries of Justice Museum and so booking in advance, to avoid disappointment, is strongly recommended as some tours do sell out. To ﬁnd out more or to book your place call 0115 9520555 or email info@galleriesofjustice.org.uk

FORTNIGHT OF FREAKY FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY... The Galleries of Justice Museum has a Freaky Fortnight from 17th October, 10.30am - 1st November 4pm. Visitors are invited to discover Nottingham’s horrible history at the Gory Galleries this Halloween half term. Guests will embark on a journey back in time and come face to face with our spooky characters. The gentleman hangman, the local surgeon and the sneaky body-snatchers all have a part in this new and exciting actor-led tour. The original prison cells, caves, dungeons and Victorian courtrooms are all part of the discovery of the site which was once Nottingham’s notorious County Gaol. There will be free children’s activities all day, every day and free exhibition areas can be explored too. The tours are suitable for children over 5 years of age who must be accompanied by an adult at all times and they last approximately an hour and a half. Prices are £9.95 for adults, £7.95 for children and concessions and £29.95 for a family of 4. For a limited period Nottingham’s ﬁrst ever ‘Scare Show’ will be available at no extra cost with the purchase of a ticket to the daily actor-led tour. This is a place that is always dark and the streets are rife with the plague, murder and horrors of the very worst kind. This is deﬁnitely not for the faint-hearted and children must be accompanied by an adult – it is dark and dim and advisable to wear sensible footwear! Who can stand twenty minutes of horror? On Friday 23rd and Monday 26th October between 11am and 3pm, the Galleries of Justice Museum will be playing host to their very good friends from White Post Farm who will be making a guest appearance with snakes, tarantulas, scorpions, rats, beetles and more. The opportunity to see these creepy critters is also included in the ticket price for the daily tour. Visitors are strongly advised to check availability of tours before starting out by checking the website or calling 0115 9520555 www.cityofcaves.com

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HERITAGE LINCOLNSHIRE

GET YOUR BOOTS ON FOR THE FIRST SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE WALKING FESTIVAL Heritage Lincolnshire, a charitable trust based in Heckington, is urging anyone who enjoys walking to discover the hidden gems and varied landscape of south Lincolnshire in the first ever South Lincolnshire Walking Festival which has been made possible by funding from the Big Lottery Fund and Lincolnshire County Council. The brand new walking festival will take place between 25th September and 31st October this year and will feature free guided walks in North & South Kesteven, Boston and South Holland. There are 76 guided walks led by organisations such as the Ramblers, Walking for Health, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, Woodland Trust, RSPB and the Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology plus many more. There are various walk lengths and difficulty levels, all of which are detailed in the programme that can be downloaded from the website if you are outside Lincolnshire. Beverley Gormley, Heritage Lincolnshire’s Cultural Events Officer, said “The South Lincolnshire Walking Festival

is creating a real buzz! North & South Kesteven, Boston and South Holland are jam packed with heritage and history and we want to help show off those hidden gems to local people and visitors while helping to boost the local economy. This is our chance to put this part of Lincolnshire ﬁrmly on the walking festival map. South Lincolnshire has a varied landscape that has witnessed Bronze Age burials, Iron Age mints, roman forts, the Knights Templar, castles and abbeys but the festival isn’t only for history lovers! Whether you want to roam with Ramblers, have an adventure with your kids, get snapping on a photography foray or get ﬁt on a health trail,

there’s something for everyone. The walks will take place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays so that those who work or want to involve the family don’t miss out. The ofﬁcial family launch event will take place on 26th September at Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust’s Willow Tree Fen nature reserve near Spalding and will be perfect for the whole family. Along with guided walks around the site (including an evening bat walk) there will be crafts, den building, minibeast hunts, pond dipping and owl pellet dissection. Visit www. southlincswalking.com or our Facebook or Twitter pages to ﬁnd out more. T: 01529 461499 E: slwf@heritagelincolnshire.org www.southlincswalking.com Facebook: southlincswalkingfestival Twitter: @SthLincWalkFest www.mollysguide.co.uk

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CHILDREN’S DENS AND MAGICAL NOOKS

CHILDREN’S DENS

Home style writer, Katie Lewis talks to Molly’s Guide about designing creative spaces and dens for the kids.... Every child loves to play and hide, making dens is just a must as a child, as they can create their own unique space that NO adult can use. This is a child’s sanctuary, creative space and reading nook. To be honest I don’t know any child that hasn’t made their own unique sanctuary out of sheets, tables, cushions. I just wish I was still that child!!! My daughter says” that a den should be imaginative, private or a happy place” This should certainly be an inviting, cosy space made from comfy, colourful materials. It is almost classed as their mini home and safe place!!

“You deﬁnitely do not need a big space to create the perfect den!” Creating a simple den under a kitchen table by using roller blinds that your children can just pull down whenever they need there own space. Once ﬁnished with they can be rolled back up and not even be seen. Using painted MDF boards can be incorporated in any room scheme to create a small hide out for your little ones.

This is a lovely magical den, that can make an impact in any little ones bedroom, use lots of cushions and various textures to create a warm and inviting space. Children love to camp, so these beautiful homemade tents using a old sheet painted and a wooden frame, would certainly give your child their sense of adventure and imagination.

A simple den can also be constructed outside, using multi coloured ribbons stretched over a branch to make a colourful tent skeleton for your little ones to get creative in.

If you have the space then why not create a mini house frame, that can be covered with sheets if needed. Fill this with cushions & toys to create a cool comfy den. But don’t forget the twinkle lights!

This simple but effective reading nook/den is perfect & doesn’t take up any extra space within a room. Easy as painting a wall.

Keep up to date with my latest ideas by visiting ellmoointeriors.com www.mollysguide.co.uk

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A BEAUTIFUL BEGINNING TO BALLET AND DANCE....

PASSION 2 DANCE

We provide dance classes in Ballet, Tap and Jazz and we welcome students of all abilities and ages – starting as young as 18months old with our Mummy & Me classes. We treat each child individually and whether they just want to have fun or focus on exams, we can help them achieve their goal. We understand that the social aspect of dance lessons is just as important as the technique! Our Teachers are accredited and qualiﬁed with governing dance bodies including BBO and IDTA and dancers are able to take graded exams but we offer other opportunities to gain recognition for their hard work and dedication. We have over 35 classes per week which are provided at convenient times, both mornings and afternoons in the week and Saturday mornings. For further information T: 01522 691292 E: info@passion2dance.co.uk www.passion2dance.co.uk

You are invited..To the perfect venue for Parties, offering personalised and beautiful parties, with themes such Pink Princess, Cinderella and Frozen. Making special memories

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THE MUSIC TUTOR

LEARN TO HAVE FUN WITH MUSIC... Simply music lessons giving you a skill for life that you will never forget! Our team of experienced tutors at The Music Tutor are waiting for you! Whether you dream of playing guitar like a rock star, playing the piano like Liberace, or singing within a musical then this is the place for you! The premises, just off Lincoln’s High Street, consist of 5 high spec teaching studios designed to make your lessons enjoyable in a relaxed & friendly environment. Tuition runs every week day evening between 4pm-9pm and all day Saturday from 9am. Catering for children and adults of all ages and abilities The Music Tutor offers a FREE trial lesson,

so whatever your reason for joining us we are sure you will have a fantastic time learning to play. The Music School has grown continuously and built up an excellent reputation since opening in 2001. Over 200 students attend regular music lessons. The business provides a professional service and offers music tuition at very competitive prices. Lessons start from £9.50 per hour session. The Music Tutor runs exams 3 times a year with London

College of Music. Nichola Beat the Managing Director is the Local LCM representative. Tutors take great pride in students passing exams and have even had candidates gaining 100% over the years. Exams can be in theory or practical and are there as a guide to a learners progression. Lessons can also be for leisure for students not wishing to take exams.

For further information T: 01522 528623 www.musicbeat.co.uk

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RUDDOCKS OF LINCOLN

GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS... One of the problems with holidays (am I getting old and grumpy? Yes and yes) is that they seem to take a long time coming, which is nice, but also seem to last for only a short time, and then it’s a case of playing catch up all the way to Christmas. Why do we put ourselves under such pressure? Here at Ruddocks we are already thinking about putting out extra toys and gifts for Christmas, but we don’t like to do it too early – that’s just bad manners – but contrarywise we don’t like to leave it too late because many people like to at least browse around to see what’s there, if not actually shop to spread the expense and stress of ﬁnding the right item(s). What date do you think that Christmas toys and gifts should go on display? Answers to Henry Ruddock, henry@ruddocksoﬂincoln.co.uk. A free cup of tea or coffee in Henry’s for the one nearest to the average.

This year we have expanded our gift department, and have been busy going to shows and exhibitions to ﬁnd gifts and toys that will delight you. Come and have a look. Our website has many, but not all, of our products, so a visit is recommended to see just what we have got. We look forward to seeing you soon.

T: 01522 528285

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Films for all the family in uphill Lincoln this Autumn. Join the Family Film Club to ﬁll your Saturday afternoons with magical movies, at pocket money prices. Tickets Just £3.00

Paddington (PG)

2:30pm Saturday, 5 September

The Rescuers (U)

2:30pm Saturday, 12 September

LIAF September

2:30pm Saturday, 19 September

Song of the sea (PG)

2:30pm Saturday, 26 September

Annie (PG)

2:30pm Saturday, 3 October

Monsters Inc (U)

2:30pm Saturday, 10 October Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (PG) TBC 2:30pm Saturday, 17 October

Frankenweenie (PG) TBC

2:30pm Saturday, 31 October