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New Cathedral café now open...
£16m PROJECT TO TRANSFORM LINCOLN CATHEDRAL IS NOW NEAR COMPLETION
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LINCOLN The Cathedral is looking forward to welcoming visitors into its new café as Pride goes to press, having announced a partnership with Meadow Brown Restaurants to run the café in the new visitors’ centre adjacent to the Dean’s Green, which opened late last year for the first time in 40 years, previously under the stewardship of Lincoln Minster School. Meadow Brown is an independent, family owned business which operates several cafés and restaurants at locations including Nene Park and Nottingham Castle. Their approach is based on creating wholesome, exciting cuisine from high-quality local ingredients. The menu at Lincoln Cathedral Café will offer high-quality, healthy food, sourced from local suppliers. The tasty and creative menu will include breakfasts, light bites and hearty main courses, through to afternoon teas and tasty treats. The café is at the heart of a £16m restoration project over the last five years, and will offer an enhanced visitor experience for tourists, worshippers and the local community. It was restored as part of the Lincoln Cathedral Connected project which comprised a restoration of the Cathedral’s Romanesque Frieze and cloister walls, and will also see a state of the art visitor centre with community rooms, exhibition spaces, new toilets and learning spaces to discover more about the Cathedral. n
£20m plans for Boston
BOSTON Exciting plans to regenerate and revitalise Boston’s town centre have been included as part of Boston Borough Council’s £20m bid to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund. Over recent months the Borough Council has been working with partners to develop a bid that focusses on town centre regeneration and seeks to increase footfall, attract visitors, and enhance the look and feel of the area. Plans include the creation of a new integrated hub and learning centre to create sustainable employment and help increase footfall within the core of the town. The development of a new urban living area with contemporary housing, hospitality and retail uses is also included and will create a new town centre space with bespoke development of retail and civic uses. Finally, a town centre ‘greening project’ will undertake urban landscaping to create a park area within the town centre and market place. The Borough Council anticipates hearing the outcome of their bid from government in the Autumn. n
Championing Skegness
REBECCA-JAY FEARN CELEBRATES SKEGGY
SKEGNESS Miss Lincolnshire 2021 is championing her home town of Skegness in a video for the ‘Explore the Nation’ round of the Miss England competition. “Pageants are no longer women parading around in bikinis. They’ve begun to challenge what ‘beauty’ really means. Miss England and Miss Worlds’ mottos are ‘beauty with a purpose’ and I realised what good I could do if I won for my charity work, and to champion my home town.” “I moved to Skegness to become a Butlin’s Red Coat and it’s become my home. It’s become my special place. It comes into criticism for being ‘the worst seaside town in the UK,’ but it’s the staple of British holidays. There are arcades, Butlin’s and the beaches, which are beautiful. I want to showcase it to the UK.” Rebecca was named Miss Lincolnshire in February and will compete in the 2021 Miss England national pageant on 27th August. n
Collection seeking volunteers
VOLUNTEER THIS SUMMER AT THE COLLECTION AND SEE THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM’S NEW EXHIBITION
Adam’s new open water swimming facility...
WRAGBY Open water swimming enthusiast Adam Walker has opened the Ocean Walker Academy at Langton near Wragby. He developed a swim technique called the Ocean Walker Technique after becoming the first British person to complete the world’s seven toughest ocean swims. The 17-acre site includes a stunning seven acre lake with four islands and three acres of elevated landscaped gardens. n oceanwalkeracademy.com.
LINCOLN Lincoln’s Collection Museum is teaming up with the Natural History Museum, and is looking for volunteers to help out. The world-renowned exhibition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, on loan from the Natural History Museum, will open at The Collection Museum from July until September.
Paul Mason, visitor experience manager at the Collection Museum, explains: “Volunteers really are the life-blood of the museum so whether you are just starting out, looking to gain experience in arts and museums or looking to try something new – we’d love to hear from you!” Over 30,000,000 people will visit the UK’s coastlines this summer, leading the RNLI’s Nick Ayers to urge the public to be mindful of water safety when they visit Skegness and the East Coast. Skegness’s RNLI recently rescued a family of two adults and four children stranded on an inflatable by an incoming tide.
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University of Lincoln breaks ground on centre for groundbreaking research...
Lincoln University has broken ground on the site for its new £5.1m research and development centre due for completion in spring 2022. The Bridge will serve as a specialist hub to facilitate collaboration between local businesses and research experts, providing a space for specialist research in laboratories with equipment including advanced electron and atomic force microscopes, as well as surface analysis and thermo- mechanical instrumentation. The centre will work with industry in the region, including local firms like Siemens, and Dynex. n 9
YOUR HOME, OUR VISION
3-4 BEDROOM FAMILY HOMES AT COWLEY PARK
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3-4 bedroom family homes now released from £275,000-£305,000 ready to move in this Autumn. Donington is a popular village location with plenty of amenities and good local schools. The development is well situated with good road links to major towns and cities such as Boston, Grantham, Spalding and Sleaford. Our high specification offers a flooring package as standard with integrated kitchen appliances and a full choice of tiles, kitchen units and flooring.
Cowley Park, Donington, Lincolnshire PE11 4TR Showhomes open Thursday to Monday 10-5pm info@ashwoodhomes.co or www.ashwoodhomes.co or call 01406 490590
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MOOR FARM BARNS, DODDINGTON, LINCOLN £1,500,000
An extraordinary, extremely substantial property based on the design and footprint of an extensive range of Lincolnshire barns 5 miles outside Lincoln, has been rebuilt using the highest quality materials providing impressive spaces with vaulted ceilings flooded with natural light. In a tranquil spot set behind a four acre paddock with manège, less than ten minutes into the centre of Lincoln, twenty minutes to Newark with its direct rail link to London, and with Doddington Hall and all it has to offer down the road, this is a rare property indeed.
A delightful, single-storey property wrapping round a south facing courtyard that was converted from barns dating back to the 1800s. Internally the property boasts a spectacular 40 ft. long living and dining room with double-sided stone fireplace, four ground floor bedrooms and an adjoining annex with lounge, kitchen area, shower room and mezzanine bedroom. Urnsfield House sits in a tranquil and private spot on the edge of the thriving village of Caythorpe nine miles north of Grantham where there are superb secondary schools and a high speed rail link to London with an average journey time of 65 minutes.
4 5 3 EPC Rating: F
EVE HOUSE, REEPHAM, LINCOLN £600,000
Eve House is a handsome Grade II Listed residence of extraordinary proportions and of great historical architectural interest in a quiet village setting only four miles out of the city of Lincoln providing the best of both worlds. With a sizeable front garden and an enclosed courtyard garden at the back with outbuildings and vehicle access, there is much scope for further development subject to the necessary planning consents. Just over the road, the local primary school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, the Lincolnshire Wolds are a ten minute drive with the coast beyond, and fast trains to London from Newark mean a total journey time into central London, door to door, is around two hours.
A handsome Grade II listed Georgian country residence located in a designated conservation village surrounded by beautiful countryside. Set in large secluded and mature walled gardens, this spacious stone-built property combines stylish interior design with elegant proportions to create a truly special family home. There are excellent and sought-after grammar schools located a short distance away as well as a high-speed rail network to London Kings Cross (approximately 65 minutes) at nearby Grantham.
4 4 2 EPC Rating: Exempt
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London Road, Kirton £475,000
This delightful four bedroom period property is filled with character and enjoys a convenient position in the heart of the village of Kirton. It is not only incredibly versatile, it also offers so much potential for further development. The main house has three reception rooms with an extra kitchen and second bathroom to the ground floor which provides an opportunity as a self-contained annexe. There is a large gated driveway providing parking for many vehicles as well as an absolutely charming two storey former coach house within the grounds, attractive established garden and a small detached shop which fronts onto London Road.
Pilleys Lane, Boston £525,000
Set well back from the road behind beautifully landscaped grounds, this fantastic four bedroom detached family home is beautifully presented and has four reception rooms. It has a fabulous plot of well over half an acre in a sought after location convenient to both the town centre and Pilgrim Hospital. There is a large sweeping block paved driveway, a detached double garage, several useful outbuildings and open views over countryside to the rear. The property is offered with no onward chain.
29 SIBSEY ROAD Boston | Lincolnshire | PE21 9QY
• Substantial Four Bedroomed Detached House in Just Over 1 Acre of Mature Private Gardens • Extended to Provide Beautiful Modern Fitted Kitchen with Garden Room, 3 Reception Rooms, 4 Bedrooms, En-suite Master, Integral Garage • Mature Private Gardens to the Front and Rear • A Rare Opportunity to Acquire a Superb Family Home with an Abundance of Original Features in a Desired Location SOLD
THE LATTICES 49 Sibsey Road | Boston | Lincolnshire | PE21 9QY
• Impressive 4 Bedroomed Detached House Set in 0.4 Acres of Mature Gardens • Characterful House of Architectural Interest Including Spiral Staircase • 2 Bathrooms, 2 Principal Reception Rooms, Large Kitchen, Pantry, Garden Room • Integral Tandem Garage/Workshop • Desirable Location, Close to Pilgrim Hospital
FOR SALE FREEHOLD WITH VACANT POSSESSION £495,000
Subject To Contract
NO ONWARD CHAIN PROTECTION COTTAGE Quadring Road | Donington | Lincolnshire | PE11 4TB
• An Attractive Characterful Home with 4 Parking Spaces and Enclosed Garden • Modern Kitchen with Family Room, Large Open Plan Lounge/Diner • 3 Bedrooms with En-Suite Master, Ground Floor Shower Room and Utility • 4 Parking Spaces and Enclosed Garden • Viewing is Essential to Appreciate the Accommodation on Offer
SOLD
