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NEWS The best ‘good news’ stories from across the county including Royal visitors to RAF Coningsby.
HRH Prince of Wales visits county
LOCALS GRAB A ‘SELFIE’ WITH THE FUTURE KING AT RAF CONINGSBY
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HRH The Prince of Wales made a flying visit to RAF Coningsby last month to learn about future technological innovations. During the visit, His Royal Highness spent time in the Air Traffic Control Centre to hear about ‘Project Marshall,’ a multi-billion-pound equipment upgrade programme of air traffic control radar services across Lincolnshire. Among his fans, the future king met Abi and Stef Boland, 10-year old twins who chatted to the Prince about their shared love of Aston Villa, and three-year old Blake Ferney, who presented him with a picture of Mickey Mouse which he promised to put on his fridge. The Prince also opened RAF Coningsby’s new boxing club then tried on a pair of Virtual Reality goggles –
CONINGSBY designed to improve fighter jet maintenance in the future –whilst in a hanger housing Typhoon jets. The Prince is no stranger to Lincolnshire’s RAF bases, having completed an intense 12-week flying course at RAF Cranwell in 2008, after which he received his wings from his father, Prince Charles. That year, Prince William was appointed Honorary Air Commandant of Royal Air Force Coningsby by his grandmother The Queen, in recognition of the strong links between the RAF and the Royal Family. Later, Princes William and Harry were based at the home of the Defence Helicopter Flying School as they underwent military helicopter training courses. William trained to become an RAF Search & Rescue pilot, while Harry aimed to become a pilot with the Army Air Corps. n
Image: HRH Prince of Wales Facebook page.
800,000 Books in 10 Years
SUCCESS OF IMAGINATION LIBRARY IS BEING CELEBRATED ON SCHEME’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY
The success of North Lincolnshire’s Imagination Library is being celebrated on the eve of the book gifting scheme’s 10th anniversary. The scheme has delivered an incredible 800,000 free books to the area’s underfives, boosting communication and language skills. The children who receive the books perform better in school. Rob Waltham, leader, North Lincolnshire Council, said: “I am proud that the council continues to pay for books for all children through our fantastic Imagination Library scheme. It is – and it will remain – a priority.”
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE “In North Lincolnshire, we are passionate about ensuring all our children receive the best start in life. Sparking a love of reading is critical to a child’s learning and has important life-long impacts. “To reach the tenth year of the scheme is a fantastic milestone. I hope the books –and the precious time families spend enjoying them – continues for years to come.” North Lincolnshire’s scheme was launched in 2013 after a recommendation from Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy. It has risen rapidly to become treasured by families ever since. n
£36m for Boston
TOWN BENEFITS FROM £36M INVESTMENT TO BRING ‘TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS’
Already, Boston is starting to benefit from over £36m of investment that will bring far-reaching, transformational improvements to the town. The figure was highlighted in this year’s Boston Town Deal annual report and brings together the £21.9m Town Funding that was awarded to Boston in 2021 together with £14.3m in match funding.
BOSTON Already work has started on the repair, renovation, and redevelopment of the Blenkin Memorial Hall, and on the refurbishment of St Botolph’s library. The Centre for Food and Fresh Produce Logistics has been created and consultation with residents has taken place about the Mayflower, Boston’s new learning and development facility, meaning a Happy New Year in store for the town! n
Bronze Age artefact at Collection
Image: Lincolnshire.gov.uk.
Winter snow is guaranteed at Lincoln Castle!
LINCOLN Hundreds of Christmas trees, thousands of lights... and guaranteed snow awaits you at Lincoln Castle this December. Following the city’s Christmas Market, Lincoln Castle will be decorated with hundreds of Christmas trees and festive lights for Lincoln Castle Illuminated, from Saturday 10th to Friday 23th December. A magic snow machine will help to ensure a White Christmas! n
LINCOLN A Bronze Age golden sun, which gives an insight into the cosmology of Bronze Age Britain, is now on display at The Collection Museum in Lincoln. The sun pendant, also known as a bulla, with its elegant form and intricate decoration could be one of the most significant pieces of Bronze Age metalwork ever discovered in Britain. This spectacular object includes an exceptionally rare depiction of the sun, not previously seen on objects found in Britain. The pendant celebrates the life-giving power of the sun during the time of the earliest metalworkers. It will be on display at The Collection Museum until 20th February 2023. n Lincoln Town Deal – a £19m investment fund for the city’s economic future – has
LINCOLNSHIRE donated £226,000 to Lincoln Community grocery to help it relocate to a permanent presence
after a successful first year. The project redistributes surplus or waste food in the community. n £226,000 Funding
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GRIMSBY
Vital work to restore Ross Tiger are now complete...
Vital renovation works to the deck of historic trawler Ross Tiger are now complete. The scheme, which started in September, is intended to retain the fishing vessel as a permanent exhibit at Grimsby’s Fishing Heritage Centre. “We want Ross Tiger to be seen in all her glory by the public once again, but with health and safety the utmost priority, a walkway must now be created and installed following the main works to allow for public access,” says Tom Furneaux of North East Lincolnshire Council which has delivered the renovation works as project lead. n 7
A (Very) Happy New Year for locals!
LINCOLNSHIRE’S ONE OF THE HAPPIEST PLACE IN COUNTRY, SAYS SURVEY
It’ll be a very Happy New Year for people living in Lincolnshire, as the county has just been named the third happiest place to live in the UK. A survey by Glint has looked at factors including average salaries, house prices, crime rates, life satisfaction and green spaces, concluding that the three happiest place to live throughout the UK are Dorset, the East Riding of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Beating Cornwall and Devon, and more locally both Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire was praised for its high standard of living, low property prices and low crime rates, as well as being a ‘green’ county. A similar survey last year conducted by property finders Garrington named Horncastle the best place to live in Lincolnshire, followed by Coningsby, Gainsborough and the city of Lincoln. In April 2022, The Sunday Times newspaper also named Lincolnshire’s Cliff Villages –Navenby,Wellingore, Welbourn, Leadenham, Fulbeck and Caythorpe – the East Midlands’ best places to live. Experts conclude that the ‘working from home’ trend
LINCOLNSHIRE which ensued as a result of the pandemic has caused people to move away from cities into more rural areas, with good transport links and broadband connections. n
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GRANTHAM OUTLET SHOPPING VILLAGE SET TO OPEN IN 2024 WITH MAJOR BRANDS...
Rioja Estates has confirmed that its Grantham Designer Outlet Village adjacent to the A1 is on course to open in 2024. The £100m development will initially feature 90 retailers with a further 130 expected to open in a second phase. n
£3.3m project begins...
JANUARY IS SET TO SEE SPADES IN THE GROUND AS WORK BEGINS AT GRIMSBY’S RIVERHEAD SQUARE
GRIMSBY Councillors at North East Lincolnshire Council have confirmed that work will begin in January on the remodelling of Grimsby’s Riverhead Square. The new designs will incorporate a lot more green space and planting, as well as providing new seating, lighting, security and a flexible event space with improved infrastructure to support future events and activities. There is also space for outdoor café seating at the entrance to Freshney Place, and the £3.3m project has been funded by the government’s Town Deal fund which totals £3.6bn established in 2019. n
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