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Tricky Ricky is Magic Online... LOCAL MAGICIAN’S SHOW IS SIMPLY MAGIC... EVEN OVER THE INTERNET!
BOURNE First you see him... then you don’t... because, like the rest of us, magician Ricky Locke has been forced to temporarily hang up his magic wand during lockdown. Happily though, the resourceful sorcerer has discovered the magical power of the internet to host online magic shows to entertain the public during lockdown. “The whole thing started off with me just doing a couple of tricks on YouTube back in April,” says Ricky. “Then I thought about trying to connect more people. That mission started and I began doing some online shows.” Ricky began performing over 15 years ago at which time he was working as a store manager for retailer Argos. He’s since been performing full time at corporate events and weddings, but unfortunately the advent of lockdown
LOCAL NEWS In Brief
A METHOD OF PEST CONTROL THAT’S JUST NOT CRICKET...
Nassington Cricket Club has been plagued by badgers digging up their pitch. Having tried conventional cures, the club’s Bill Taylor sought the advice of Hamerton Zoo who suggested, of all things... spreading tiger dung across the pitch. Now badger free, the club is facing a new challenge... getting rid of the smell! n
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has made the number of gigs he can perform at magically disappear. “It’s quite ironic really that I’m a close up magician who
can’t perform within two metres. It’s a really different way to get a bit of engagement and try to cheer people up. People have told
Stamford in Bloom...
MORE THAN 40 STEP FORWARD TO BRIGHTEN STAMFORD TOWN CENTRE TOWN WITH BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS
me it's cheered them up and that it was better than watching the TV!” n See Ricky’s tricks at www.rickylocke.co.uk.
STAMFORD Coronavirus had delayed the Stamford in Bloom group from carrying out their amazing work, but founder Ann Ellis is now busy buying plants again, planting up flower beds and pots around the town with some of her 40 strong team of volunteers. A Facebook appeal has brought a fresh wave of volunteers and with the prospect of the town centre re-opening, Ann is keen to see a re-start of the scheme she started three years ago. “I have always loved flowers, and don't have a garden of my own, so helping to plant up the town is a real joy!” n stamford18bloom@gmail.com.
