Thebest ofLincolnshireFree DeliciouslyLincolnshire Guidewith this issue…Thebest ofLincolnshireInspiration for theDiamond JubileeFree DeliciouslyLincolnshire Guidewith this issue…www.blmgroup.co.ukBLMGROUPGROUPBLMwww.blmgroup.co.ukBLMGROUPGROUPBLMWWW.LINCOLNSHIRETODAY.NETA PASSION FOR LIVINGA PASSION FOR LIVING£2.60 MAY 2012£2.60 MAY 201201:Layout 1 13/4/12 11:41 Page 1FOR TOTAL SECURITYGarage DoorsWindow Roller ShuttersAutomatic Gates in Steel and Timber 25 years of professional friendly service Helpful experienced sales team Widest possible range of garage doors Price guarantee - no one is cheaper Speedy skilled installations Aftersales and warranties you can trustGrimsby (01472) 660028 Scunthorpe (01724) 260065 Lincoln (01522) 370112www.oxleydoors.co.ukGarage Doors & Gates02:Layout 1 13/4/12 11:42 Page 1Editor:Steve FisherJournalists:Steve Williams, Mike ShieldsElis Ballard, Michael Fisher. 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The views expressed in this publicationare not necessarily the views of those held by thepublisher.This magazine is now fully recyclable. Byrecycling magazines, you can help reducewaste and add to the 5.5 million tonnes ofpaper already recycled by the UK paperindustry each year. Before you recycle yourmagazine, please ensure you remove allplastic wrapping, free gifts and samples. Ifyou are unable to participate in a recyclingscheme, then why not pass your magazineonto a local hospital or charity?Welcome to another issue of Lincolnshire Today, one of thefew places you won’t find any headlines about fuel, pasties orKen Livingstone.Isn’t it amazing, though, how one slip of the tongue fromWestminster reduces some people to quivering wrecks,frantically scouring the streets for a drop of petrol? Panicbuying is self-defeating, of course, as it only puts a greaterdemand on whatever it is we’re trying to avoid running out of – but somethings never change. I recall the last time someone mentioned the possibilityof a shortage on staples such as milk and bread. Sure enough, the supermarketssoon saw people queuing at the tills with trolley loads of the stuff. No onefamily could possibly consume such a mountain so, presumably, they werestocking up for the whole street... or had nuclear bunkers to store it all.It was the same with the fuel scare. If we’d all, in the modern parlance, keptcalm and carried on, then I’m betting the queues at the petrol stations wouldn’thave been any longer than usual. Of course, last month I mentioned howLincolnshire is to be under the grip of its first hosepipe ban for two decades.Fortunately we haven’t seen queues of people on our beaches filling upreceptacles with sea water. Well, not yet anyway. Our latest issue should cheer you up in any case. Whatever your views on theroyal family, the Diamond Jubilee’s ability to bring people together and showoff the county at its best has got to be worth celebrating, and in our specialsection we reflect on the region’s proud heritage and find out what events aretaking place to mark the occasion. It’s just the start of a packed summer ofexcitement in Lincolnshire – and we’re already gearing up to attend as manyevents as we can.Good reading, as alwaysSteve FisherEditorWelcome toLincolnshire TodayLincolnshireToday@lincstodaylincolnshiretoday.net03:Layout 1 13/4/12 11:42 Page 1Features15 SpaldingA town that remains blooming fantastic32 Burton WatersWe examine the fabulous waterfront living in Lincoln48 Lights, camera, actionMeeting a less familiar arrival in Lincolnshire50 Lincolnshire ShowLooking ahead to the summer’s big occasion52 Diamond Jubilee SpecialOur special section on how the county’s celebrating and the best of British80 Business LincsHow our towns and cities are looking to the future82 Care for the elderlyHelp is at hand for the golden generationLooking good34 Flower powerFlorals and prints are huge this season42 Pretty stylishThe key pieces this season that are pretty, cute and stylish44 Protect your skinValuable advice on how to protect our skin from the sun’s harmful effects46 Race for the prizeRunning helps you get fit fast and the Couch to 5K running plan is a great ideaAt home19 Class meets comfortVisiting a beautiful barn conversion tucked away in rural Lincolnshire23 Take it outsideIt’s to extend outside and relax in the great outdoors25 Alpine amazementWe take a tour of a garden that has it all34May 2012ContentsContents04-05:Layout 1 13/4/12 12:48 Page 1Leisure30 Lincolnshire WalksBinbrook, Stainton-le-Vale and Kirmond-le-Mire70 Active LincolnshireSpring into action with our new featureCounty Motoring74 The American dreamThe shape of things to come from New YorkSocial Scenes17 Lincoln Sportmans’ Club29 Willow Foundation Ball47 Marfan Syndrome Ball73 Blankney Hunt Ball78 Holbeach Rotary Club BallRegulars7 News Stories from around the county69 The reviewOur critics review the latest books, music andfilms84 HoroscopesWhat will your stars say?Front cover courtesy ofwww.shutterstock.com / MatildaInozemceva5744191504-05:Layout 1 13/4/12 12:48 Page 206:Layout 1 13/4/12 11:43 Page 1Lincolnshire YesterdayOur regular look at the world of antiques and collectablesA satinwood and marquetry display tablesold for four times its estimate when it wentunder the auctioneer’s hammer in Lincoln. Thetable, which featured kingwood and chequeredbanded borders, a hinged lid and silk linedinterior, was among 1500 lots in the recent saleat auctioneers Golding Young & Thos. Mawerin Lincoln.It had been estimated to sell for between£500 and £800 but fierce competition betweenbuyers in the room and on the Internet saw theprice soar to a hammer price of £2000.Auctioneer John Leatt, who discovered thetable during one of the auction house’s regularvaluation clinics in Boston, says, “This tablehad belonged to the same family in Boston since it had been made and attracted ahuge amount of attention before the sale because of its excellent quality andcondition. On sale day, it was hotly contested and we were delighted when it madean exceptional price for our vendor.”Also under the hammer this month...Of over twenty clocks in the sale including five longcase clocks, a late 19thcentury mahogany and gilt metal bracket clock playing with a musical chimestriking on eight bells and five gongs sold for £2600. An early 19th centurylongcase clock by Andrews of Dereham with an arched dial painted with a bird,fruit and flowers sold for £600 and a George III longcase clock by JH Maughan ofGateshead in an oak case and with an arched dial painted with a church andflowers sold for £340.In the bygones section, a selection of over two hundred lots of silver andjewellery included a set of fourteen silver goblets made during Queen Elizabeth II’sJubilee year in 1977 by the well-known silversmith of Garrard of London. The setsold for £1600.LINCOLNSHIRETODAY7LincolnshirenewsLincoln Castle revealedA multi-million pound project to refurbish LincolnCastle has been given the green-light afterLincolnshire County Council won a £12 milliongrant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Among themany improvements will be the creation of a newvault to showcase Magna Carta and the Charter ofthe Forest, while the Victorian male prison will beopened to the public for the first time in many years.Councillor Martin Hill, “The project will makeLincoln Castle one of the country’s top historicattractions, attracting thousands more visitors. It’sestimated this could bring up to a 55% increase inthe overall value of tourism in Lincoln. Thattranslates to a £68 million boost for the localeconomy and around 1100 new jobs.”In addition to the funding from the HeritageLottery Fund and the county council, a bid has beenmade for £1.1 million of European funding. Theremaining £1.6 million will be raised through furtherfundraising . The project is planned to be completedin time for Magna Carta’s 800th anniversary in 2015.New lifejackets for Skegness lifesaversVolunteer RNLI lifeboat crew members at Skegness lifeboat station have unveiledtheir new state-of-the-art lifejackets, funded by proceeds from The Lifeboat Ball.Incorporating the latest material technology, the new lifejackets have been designedby the RNLI and manufacturer Crewsaver specifically to meet the charity’s search andrescue requirements. In Skegness, the full cost of the 21 lifejackets supplied to thestation - £300 each – has been met from proceeds of The Lifeboat Ball, held in the townin October.The Lifeboat Ball organiser, second coxswain Ray Chapman, says, “We’re allextremely grateful for the huge amount of support The Lifeboat Ball received fromCentrica Energy, local businesses and sponsors, and our guests on the night. It’s great tosee the proceeds being used at Skegness to fund such a vital and visible part of the crew’s safety.”Andy Clift, RNLI Divisional Inspector, North, says, “These new lifejackets incorporate the best modern technology available to help ourvolunteer crews carry on doing what they have done for the past two centuries – save lives at sea.”07-10:Layout 1 13/4/12 12:54 Page 1Blake search for choir tojoin them in SkegnessVocal quartet Blake are looking for a local choir toperform on stage with them at the Embassy Theatre,Skegness on Sunday 24th June. The choir will join thegroup on stage to perform some of Blake’s well knownclassic-pop renditions, including Hallelujah, Jerusalem andNessun Dorma – songs that helped catapult the group toglobal success after their formation using Facebook in 2007.The quartet came up with the idea of having a localchoir joining them on stage after they toured schools across the country givingperformances and talks about the music industry. Baritone Jules Knight says, “Thekids really engaged with what we did and we were blown away by the talent and confidence of some of them in the auditions that we held.”Choirs who would like the chance to join Blake on stage should send a YouTube video link of the choir performing toinfo@BlakeOfficial.com accompanied by a short description of the choir.8 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYHunt is on for Lincolnshire’s toprural crime fightersThe search is on to find outstanding local crimefighters protecting Lincolnshire’s countrysidecommunities – with winners scooping up to £1000 eachto help fund anti-crime initiatives.The Country Crime Fighters Awards, established byNFU Mutual, will identify and reward best crimeprevention practice among the 127,000 people living inrural areas of Lincolnshire today. Nominations – bothfor individuals and community schemes – can besubmitted online at the Country Crime Fighters websitebefore Tuesday 8th May.The winners will be selected by an expert panel featuring TV personality AdamHenson, pictured, and NFU Mutual Chairman Richard Percy – who will be lookingfor evidence of resourceful, effective initiatives. Adam Henson says, “I understandthe devastating impact crime can have on those living and working in thecountryside. That’s why I’m supporting NFU Mutual in its quest to recognise andreward those committed to protecting their local neighbourhood and urgecommunities to throw their full weight behind the awards.”Lincolnshirenews£7.7 million academyproject for CleethorpesClugston Construction have been announced asthe preferred bidder for Cleethorpes Academy.Clugston Construction will start work on the £7.7million project in June and work is expected to becompleted by September 2013. Central to the projectis a brand new two-storey teaching block, which willaccommodate nineteen new classrooms. It will bebuilt within the confines of the existing teachingblocks and will have a visually attractive, double-height glass entrance hall.The showpiece of the new Academy will be a newSports Block incorporating a four-court sports hall, agymnasium and a superb fitness suite, set on amezzanine level overlooking the atrium.Cleethorpes Academy chief executive DavidHampson says, “I am very happy as chief executiveof the Academy to be able to offer this facility forstudents. We have worked very hard to generate ascheme that is not only visually attractive butextremely workable for staff and students, and welook forward to the beginning of work in June.”Costa Blanca - Close to the beach and Murcia or Alicante airportsLuxury detached villa with landscaped gardens, private pool, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and large sun terrace.Enjoy a week or two in a private villa with its own tropical landscaped gardens, (Mood-lit by night). When you’ve had enough ofbasking by the pool, a short stroll will take you to local shops, restaurants or street markets. Afterwards relax with a cool gin andtonic at one of the many bars, or on one of the many blue flag beaches close by. Prices start from only £99 per day Visit www.playaflamencavilla.co.uk for more informationLUXURYVILLARENTALLUXURYVILLARENTAL07-10:Layout 1 13/4/12 12:54 Page 2Hotel scoops golfing accoladesThe golf teamat Forest PinesHotel & GolfResort arecelebrating afterscooping theaccolade forFavourite Courseto Play and therunners-up prizefor Friendliest &WarmestAtmosphere at this year’s 59Club Awards.Organised by the 59Club, the independent golf analysis business,all venues within the scheme are subjected to a series of mysteryshopper enquiries and live green visits six times a year.Andrew Cook, Group Golf Operations Manager for QHotels, whorun the hotel near Brigg, says, “We were absolutely delighted ForestPines Hotel & Golf Resort won this year’s Club59 award for favouritecourse to play especially as we were up against renowned coursessuch as The Belfry and The Dukes St Andrews.“Club59 are the ultimate bench markers when it comes torecognising excellence in golfing customer service so to receive thishonour is a testament to the hard work, dedication and enthusiasmconsistently displayed by the team at the hotel.”Broadway put the customer firstwith the best service and adviceBroadway Carpets andCurtains of the Broadway inWoodhall Spa, are dedicated tomeeting the needs of theirloyal and new customers alikeand are focused on very highlevels of customer service.Richard Hargreaves, who setup the business approximatelyfifteen years ago, remains anintegral part of the companyand continues to offer hisimpartial and invaluable advice and service. He’s now been joined,by Tony Bradley, who himself has over thirty years’ experience inthe flooring trade. Together they will build on Broadway Carpetsand Curtains’ highly successful approach – ensuring it continues toput its customers’ needs first and provide a unique personal service.Broadway Carpets and Curtains offer a vast selection of qualitycarpets, curtains, blinds, lighting and wallpaper, as well as smoothflooring. This is a unique type of store set in the heart ofLincolnshire. For more information call them on 01526 353484 oremail on broadwaycarpets@btconnect.com.LINCOLNSHIRETODAY9Ideal forthose whospend timeaway fromtheir office Now availableon iPad & iPhoneDigital EditionsNever miss an issueRead on the go!WWW.LINCOLNSHIRETODAY.NETVisit our website to startviewing today...07-10:Layout 1 13/4/12 12:54 Page 3Next >