NEWS The best ‘good news’ stories from across the county including a new Ho-Ho-Home for the Red Arrows.

Enjoy Christmas Spirit Galore...!

LINCOLNSHIRE’S ANNUAL FESTIVE FOOD AND GIFT FAIR IS BACK

The county’s showground has revealed this year’s date for the Food and Gift Fair 2022. Returning for its 21st year, the popular event will take place on Saturday 26th November and Sunday 27th November. Each winter the weekend marks a staple in the festive calendars of many from across Lincolnshire and beyond, with more than 8,000 people expected to attend the festive extravaganza this year. The two-day Christmasthemed fair is one of the biggest food festivals in the country, welcoming more than 120 food, gift, and craft exhibitors as well as demonstrations by top local chefs and producers and performances from choir groups. The Food and Gift Fair is one of several events organised by the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society, and organisers are preparing for the biggest and busiest fair to date. Sarah Duxbury, of the Lincolnshire Showground, said: “We are all very excited for the return of the Food and

LINCOLNSHIRE Gift Fair this year and we expect our biggest attendance yet. It’s the perfect way to kick off the festive season with something special for all ages, from festive food to gifts.” n Tickets for the Fair £5.50/online, £7/gate, call 01522 522900 or visit www.lincolnshireshowground.co.uk, NB: Children under five free, assistance dogs only.

Celebrating George Boole

WORK AND LIFE OF LOCAL MATHEMATICIAN BOOLE RECOGNISED BY HESLAM TRUST...

A six-foot-tall statue of Lincoln-bornmathematician, George Boole, has recently been unveiled in Lincoln. George Boole is widely recognised as the forefather of the information age, with his work being honoured in 1844 when he was awarded the Royal Society’s Royal Medal for Mathematics. Plans to commemorate him were first proposed back in 2017 by The Heslam Trust and backed by City of Lincoln Council. It has now been made possible by the work of Heslam Trust, which has also funded the statue, along with the city council, Network Rail

LINCOLN and East Midlands Railway. Boole is the inventor of ‘Boolean Logic’ which a US electronics engineer named Claude Shannon applied to electrical circuits, and latterly to microchips. Today even the most advanced computers and smart devices still depend on Boolean logic. The latter is a form of algebra which is centered around three simple words known as Boolean Operators: ‘Or,’ ‘And,’ and ‘Not.’ At the heart of Boolean Logic is the idea that all values are either true or false – a binary which computers rely on and convert to a zero, or one in digital code. n

East Lindsey Markets

COUNCIL CONFIRMS DATES FOR FESTIVE MARKETS RIGHT ACROSS EAST LINDSEY

EAST LINDSEY Feeling festive in East Lindsey? ELDC has confirmed dates for a series of festive markets right across the region, as below:

Alford Christmas Extravaganza Saturday 26th November SpilsbyChristmasMarket Saturday 26th November SkegnessChristmasMarket Saturday 26th/Sunday 27th November LouthBigChristmasMarket Sunday 27th November WainfleetAllSaintsMarket Saturday 3rd December MablethorpeChristmasMarket Saturday 3rd December HorncastleFarmers’ Market Thursday 8th December LouthFoodFriday Friday 9th December HorncastleChristmasMarket Sunday 11th December LouthWinterSundayMarket Sunday 18th December LouthFarmers’ Market Wednesday 21st December

NB: No markets between December 25th, 2022 & January 3rd, 2023

Midnight Mass at Lincoln Cathedral...

LINCOLN Midnight Mass takes place from 11.30pm at Lincoln Cathedral. A service of Lessons and Carols will also take place on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th December from 4pm and 5pm. “We hope to bring comfort and joy to people’s lives through acts of care and compassion and the demonstration of God’s love,” says the Venerable Christine Wilson, Dean of Lincoln. n

Lincolnshire Miss England success

NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE’S MILLY EVERATT FINISHED RUNNER UP IN THE MISS ENGLAND FINAL...

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NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE Milly Everatt finished runner-up in the prestigious Miss England Final recently. The 22-year old from Eastoft, North Lincolnshire competed in various rounds of the contest, including sports, hair, bare-faced beauty, charity and talent rounds where she demonstrated her passion for painting animals. Milly was over the moon to make the final five competitors, and cheering her on was her mother, father, three sisters and partner Jamie Piggott, son of the late jockey Lester Piggott. Milly is part of a farming family, where on a normal day she can be found driving tractors and HGVs. n Newly secured Government funding totalling £20 million could be a ‘game changer’ for congestion concerns at Lincoln’s Western Growth Corridor development. The city council says a successful bid for a new railway bridge connecting Skellingthorpe Road to Tritton Road could greatly improve the city’s growth.

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LOCAL NEWS

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Key role for Louth and Horncastle MP Victoria Atkins in Rishi Sunak government

Victoria Atkins, MP for Louth & Horncastle, has been given the role of Financial Secretary to the Treasury in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s administration, making her the fifth most senior minister in the treasury. Previously Victoria has served as Prisons & Probations Minister and Minister for Afghan Resettlement and has been Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Safeguarding at the Home Office. n

New Ho-Ho-Home for Red Arrows

A STREAK OF RED FLYING IN THE SKY! JOLLY SAINT NICK? NO! IT’S THE RED ARROWS!

With a roar of its engine, a red streak flew across the sky on a very special journey... but this wasn’t Jolly Saint Nick in his sleigh, delivering gifts to children, but rather a 1980s Hawk T1 jet departing Runway Four with the registration XX323. It’s the last Red Arrows jet ever to depart RAF Scampton at the squadron moves to its new home of RAF Waddington. Wing Commander David Montenegro, Officer Commanding of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, said: “The Red Arrows have been only one chapter in RAF Scampton’s very long history. However, our beloved Station has been a huge chapter in our history after moving from RAF Kemble in 1983. “With a small interlude at RAF Cranwell in the mid-1990s, Scampton has been our home for 35 years. As the last RAF squadron to operate from Scampton, taking off from the runway for the final time was a poignant moment.” “We offer sincere thanks to the community and station staff who have been incredibly supportive and welcoming to generations of team personnel and their families.”

WADDINGTON Wing Commander Montenegro was heard to exclaim, as the jet flew out of sight “Merry Christmas to all, and to all... a good night!” n See www.raf.mod.uk.

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HELLO YELLOW DAY AT SCHOOLS SUCCESS RAISES OVER £1,000

Schools across the region were invited to take part in a ‘hello yellow’ event to raise money for the Lincolnshire & Notts Air Ambulance. Pupils raised over £1,000 on the day, with students and staff invited to have a bit of fun and wear something yellow to school to recognise the importance of the service. n

Accolades for Lincoln...

CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY FOR THREE ATTRACTIONS ALL GIVEN VISIT ENGLAND WELCOME ACCOLADES

LINCOLN Lincoln Castle and The Collection Museum and Usher Gallery have received Welcome Accolades, recognising them as amongst the best visitor attractions in the country. VisitEngland’s Accolades are designed to celebrate excellence within the visitor attraction sector and showcase those that go the extra mile to provide a high-quality day out. The Lincoln venues have been highlighted for the warm and friendly welcome they provide to visitors. The Collection has enjoyed an especially good year with over 78,000 visitors. n See www.visitlincolnshire.com.

Charming Hospitality close to Historic Lincoln

Washingborough Hall Hotel Church Hill, Washingborough, Lincoln LN4 1EH Telephone: 01522 790 340 www.washingboroughhall.com

WITHAM AND BLUES Main Road | Langrick | Boston | Lincolnshire | PE22 7AJ

• Country Restaurant/Public House Situated on Popular Cycle Route • Outside Large Town with River Front Location and Close to Moorings • Located in 0.46 ha, 1.15 acre including Paddock and Parking with Development Potential • Fully Fitted Stainless Kitchen with Food Preparation Areas, Walk-in Fridge, Ancillary Accommodation • Separate Three Bedroomed Apartment and Studio

FOR SALE FREEHOLD WITH VACANT POSSESSION £495,000

Subject To Contract

THE PADDOCK Hall Lane | Algarkirk | Boston | Lincolnshire | PE20 2HG

• 6 acres, 2.5 hectares of Secluded Ancient Parkland • Unique Opportunity to Acquire Private Parkland with Development Potential STP • Includes Orchard, Woodland, Dry Lake with Island and Fenced Paddock Areas • Large Number of Mature Trees and Private Hedged Boundaries, Timber Frame Building FOR SALE FREEHOLD WITH VACANT POSSESSION £325,000

Subject To Contract STAINFIELD Gibraltar Road | Skegness | Lincolnshire | PE25 3TJ

• Spacious Six Bedroomed Arts and Crafts House in Sought-after Location Set in 1 Acre of Grounds • Overlooking Seacroft Golf Course with the Beach Beyond • 6 Bedrooms, 3 Large Reception Rooms, Kitchen with Separate Pantry • Believed to be the First House Built on Gibraltar Road • Now Ready for Re-Modelling FOR SALE FREEHOLD WITH VACANT POSSESSION £650,000

Subject To Contract