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DN36 5HX Find An Experienced Motor Mechanic In Tetney, Near Grimsby Call Lincs VWA Ltd Today! n Servicing n MOTs n Repairs n Brakes & Tyres n Engine diagnostics n Car Batteries n Exhausts n ECU Remapping n Air Conditioning Testing/repairs/Re Gas VW, AUDI, SEAT & SKODA SPECIALIST www.mjp.supplies Tel: 01406 362325 Mobile 07702293727 MJPSupplies mjpsupplies For the purpose of importing and selling Algifol™ biostimulant products to farmers and growers of specialist crops PREMIUM MULTI-FUEL STOVES & FIRES ELECTIC & GAS FIRES AND SURROUNDS We have an extensive range of fireplaces, multi-fuel and wood burning stoves along with a magnificent collection of gas fires, electric fires and surrounds on display at our showroom in Boston, Lincolnshire. Our stunning selections from leading British and Scandinavian manufacturers such as Elgin & Hall, Jotul, Chesneys, Dimplex, Valor Contura and Arada to name but a few, means we cater for all tastes. Our friendly and helpful staff are always on hand to give you some ideas and help to guide you with your purchase. Visit our showroom or call us today on 01205 310 327. Church Road, Boston PE21 0LG | Tel: 01205 310 327 E-mail: sales@bostonheating.co.uk | www.bostonheating.co.uk Watch your profits grow Small quantities Amazing results 46-51.qxp_Layout 1 08/06/2020 09:05 Page 5LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY 51 BACK IN BUSINESS MOTs, essential maintenance, and repairs for all your motor needs. Based in Tetney near Grimsby, Lincs VWA can also service or MOT cars. The company specialise in Volkswagen Audi Group vehicles and has twenty years’ worth of experience. Not only will they offer this invaluable experience whilst working within social distancing laws, but you can rest assured that your car will all serviced and up to date before the mad rush later this year. Although the use of domestic vehicles has decline during lockdown, there has been a greater demand for logistics. GL Commercials is a family-based business based in Grimsby that process trailer rental, servicing and sales. The company is still open for business with all of its employees following strict hygiene protocols to ensure everyone’s safety. Another trailer specialist is Scott Trailers, a Walcott, Lincoln-based family- based business that has been manufacturing and supplying trailers for fifty years, making it one of the oldest trailer businesses in the UK. As well as specialising in the sales, service and repair of road and off-road trailers, it is also distributors for Ifor Williams in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Together, these two companies are helping to ensure that trailers stay on the road and contractors, tradespeople and important industries can keep operating. Companies, contractors and service providers that had already been performing a valued and necessary function before the crisis have become even more indispensable now. One such example is Kevin Johnson Agricultural Contractor. It offers a wide range of contract services to farmers and landowners – for example, if a field needs ploughing as soon as possible, it can provide an extra tractor or harvester and operator. This is especially important during the crisis with many predictions circling that the supply of essential farm labour could be disrupted by travel restrictions. Its keenly felt here in Lincolnshire, which grows much of the nation’s fresh produce. Therefore, ensuring that farmers and agricultural businesses don’t experience any gaps in productivity and are able to continue to serve the county and, indeed, the country’s needs is absolutely critical. Kevin Johnson Agricultural Contractor is taking calls from clients old and new to help with agricultural services, but it is also undertaking jobs it wouldn’t normally during these unprecedented times such as digging drains and land clearage. Based in Spalding, family-run MJP Supplies provides farming and agricultural suppliers, helping to ensure that our the nation’s agriculture business continues to flourish from farm to fork. The company was set up in 2005 to promote the use of Algifol – an organic active biostimulant based on marine alga – across the UK. Algifol can be used on all crops, the dilution is easy and economic for all growers, whether you use a knapsack, trailed or mounted sprayers or planes. For agricultural and horticultural use it can be used along side most pesticides and fungicides. Lincoln Print and Copy, a commercial printer based in Lincoln, is not only open for business, but has taken proactive steps to ensure compliance with COVID laws and to keep customers safe at its Stonefield Park Industrial Estate site. For example, the company has put up screens on service counters so that people can confidently and safely come in store and speak to staff. Not only that, the company has also joined the fight against the coronavirus having printed patterns for gowns for the NHS at their own cost. As can be gleaned from the companies we’ve covered, our region is rising to the challenge and adapting to change to keep themselves and their customers safe and to keep trading as we begin to move towards some kind of new normal. © Shutterstock /smishura 46-51.qxp_Layout 1 08/06/2020 09:05 Page 6Tel: 01636 894210 | gustohomes.co.uk Welcome to The Future Visit our homes of the future. Our show homes now use google smart speakers to enable you to view safely and recieve all the information you need without any of our sales team being present. Collingham show home: Appointments available, 10am - 4pm daily Woodlands Edge show home Adjacent to Lincolnshire Showground: Appointments available, 10am - 4pm daily Please call or email us: KatieHolden@gusto-uk.com 52-53.qxp_Layout 1 29/05/2020 16:29 Page 1Homes will have ĶĻįĶ͕ƕƊĖĖďǝćƍĖ ĈŧŝŝĖĈơĻŧŝƕďĻƍĖĈơŒLJ ĻŝơŧơĶĖƊƍŧƊĖƍơLJ IN THE FUTURE… MŧśĖƕǁĻŒŒƕơìLJ ǁìƍśǁĻơĶŧƩơơĶĖ ŝĖĖďĮŧƍĖdžƊĖŝƕĻǀĖ ĶĖìơĻŝįƕLJƕơĖśƕ IN THE FUTURE… MŧśĖƕǁĻŒŒįĖŝĖƍìơĖ śŧƕơŧĮơĶĖĻƍ ŧǁŝƊŧǁĖƍƩƕĻŝį ƕŧŒìƍĖŝĖƍįLJ IN THE FUTURE… &ĖǀĖŒŧƊĖƍƕǁĻŒŒǁŧƍŏ with communities to enhance ĖǀĖƍLJŧŝĖ͢ƕŒĻĮĖƕơLJŒĖ IN THE FUTURE… Homes will have ĖŒĖĈơƍĻĈĈìƍ ĈĶìƍįĻŝįƊŧĻŝơƕ ǝơơĖďìƕƕơìŝďìƍď IN THE FUTURE… IN THE FUTURE… £ĖơĻƍĖśĖŝơĈŧśśƩŝĻơĻĖƕǁĻŒŒ ĖŝìćŒĖLJŧƩơŧĈŧŝơĻŝƩĖLJŧƩƍ ĮƩŒǝŒŒĻŝįŒĻĮĖƕơLJŒĖĈŧśƊŒĖśĖŝơĖď ćLJŧŝƕĻơĖƕƩƊƊŧƍơ 52-53.qxp_Layout 1 29/05/2020 16:29 Page 254 LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY B ourne presents us with a prime example of the influence of geography on settlement since it lies at the boundaries of the wooded South Kesteven uplands with the fens to the east. It is also on a spring line and these are still evident in and around the Well Head Fields. Thus, with fenland to the east (for fish and wildfowl) and with pasture and woodland to the west it presented a prime settlement location. The town’s name comes from the Old Norse word for a spring or stream. A spring at St Peter’s Pool in the Well Head Fields is the source of the Bourne Eau. Little is known about Bourne’s prehistory but there have been a few archaeological finds going back to the Iron and Bronze Ages so settlement here from around 2,000BC seems likely. There was certainly a Romano-British settlement once the Romans came this way and built their King Street, an offshoot of the Ermine Street that led up to Sleaford, and their Car Dyke canal to Lincoln, both closely following this geographical boundary. There has been a castle at Bourne since at least the early Middle Ages – and quite probably earlier – since it is known that the town was held by Morcar the Earl of Northumbria before the Norman conquest and pottery shards from the C10th have been found. The Norman castle was built by Baldwin Fitzgilbert and was later held by the Wake family who claimed descent from Hereward the Wake the legendary hero who fought against the Normans. Folklore is that Hereward was born at Bourne. The castle would have been a substantial stone, moated building much of which may finally have been demolished by Cromwell in the 1640’s; apart from some extensive earthworks in today’s Well Head Fields nothing now remains. There’s more mediaeval history in the form of St Peter and St Paul’s abbey, Bourne’s largest and most important historic building. It can be found tucked away down a picturesque back lane beside the Eau. The first abbey here was founded by Baldwin Fitzgilbert in 1138AD for Arrousian Canons (a sub order of the Augustinians) but nothing of that remains and the present church is a mixture of Norman work with subsequent additions, notably from the early C13th. The west front was designed to have two massive towers, but its appearance is rather lopsided since only one was completed. The abbey survived the Dissolution by becoming the parish church. To the rear of the churchyard is This month we visit Bourne in the south of the county, one of Lincolnshire’s historic market towns and one with a long and distinguished history. heritage Lincolnshire explored 54-55.qxp_Layout 1 29/05/2020 16:30 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY 55 Bourne’s first Free School founded in 1678AD. A pathway out towards South Street passes the brick Tudor Cottages, Bede houses of allegedly the same date. Just off South Street a lane, a former drive, leads to Red Hall an imposing early C17th house which in the mid C19th was reduced to being the station masters house and booking hall when the railways arrived. Also, in South Street is Bourne’s Heritage centre in Baldock’s Mill a 200- year-old water mill but this has been a mill site since around 1086AD. It was working until the 1920’s and has belonged to the Civic Society since 1983. Here an archway passage gives alternative access to Well Head Fields, St Peters Pool and the castle site. Perhaps the other most striking building in Bourne is the Town hall built originally as the Sessions House in 1821 with an impressive columned frontage and very unusual recessed curved outside staircases. For a small town Bourne has a remarkable number of links with famous historical people. (Hereward the Wake has already been mentioned.) Associated with the abbey is Robert Mannyng of Brunne – as Bourne was once known – though his name is now usually spelt Manning. He was born at Bourne circa 1268 and spent time at both Sixhills and Sempringham priories before returning to Bourne as “Magister” for forty years until his death circa 1340. He is renowned however for his many writings which amalgamated many of the current English dialects and is therefore regarded as the “father” of what we now recognise as the English language. The local comprehensive school is named after him. Next to the Town Hall (mentioned above) is the Burghley Arms – Edwardian Tudor in style – but on this site in 1520AD was born William Cecil who rose to become Secretary of State, and then Lord Treasure, to Queen Elizabeth I and her most trusted advisor. On the proceeds of this illustrious career he built Burghley House just outside Stamford. A few yards away along North Street is a house with a blue plaque, the birthplace of Charles Frederick Worth on 13th October 1825. He first worked at a printers but soon left for London before setting off for Paris in 1848 carrying only £5 but by 1858 he was setting up his own fashion business, the House of Worth. He was soon welcoming European royalty and high society to his salon. He was the first to use live models to publicise and display his dresses and is regarded as the originator of haute couture. He died in 1895. Also born in Bourne was Raymond Mays at the family home, Eastgate House. He was a founder of the ERA (English Racing Automobiles) in 1933 and later the BRM (British Racing Motors) Formula 1 in 1945 and won the world championships in 1962. Mays himself was a renowned driver both at hill climb events and on the track. He died in 1980 at Bourne. There’s a display in the Baldock’s Mill Heritage Centre devoted to him and his memorial stands outside next to the Eau. “Raymond Mays Way”, the town by-pass, is named after him. by Hugh Marrows 54-55.qxp_Layout 1 29/05/2020 16:30 Page 256 LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY © Shutterstock /Petar Paunchev Few, if any, of us would have wished for the COVID-19 crisis which ground to a halt our way of life for months on end. However, our nature is to make the best of a bad situation and so the pandemic’s aftermath can be used as a catalyst for change – especially where our schools are concerned. Parents, teachers and students have long been calling for changes to help improve secondary school education and with schools planning to re-open in the coming months, this is the perfect opportunity to instigate lasting and meaningful changes. Unsurprisingly, one of the biggest desires for change is for more physical activity in schools. Research commissioned by the Youth Sports Trust states that adults have a real belief in the benefits of sporting activities and do not support the idea of cutting physical education lessons in favour of additional time for Science, English and Maths (core subjects). While the government recommends two hours of PE a week, schools are currently able to choose how much time to allocate for the subject. In 2018 it was reported that 38% of secondary schools had cut PE lesson time since 2012 for 14-16-year olds to make room for core subjects and as a result of exam pressure, and 24% had cut time in the previous academic year. By the time pupils are 16-18-years old, they are doing 34 minutes of PE a week at school. Despite the lack of consideration for PE, the Youth Sports Trust research shows that the public do appreciate the subject: two-thirds of people thought that PE should become a core subject in the curriculum and 80% believed there should be more chances for children to be active in school. Meanwhile just 26% of respondents thought children should be taken out of PE to be taught core subjects. With the benefits physical activity provides to mental, physical and social wellbeing, the current high obesity rates and 97% of teachers agreeing PE should be more valued in the school curriculum, it is shocking to see the subject being dramatically squeezed. Its in everyone’s interest to boost the health of pupils and increasing the amount of PE is a great way to accomplish this. Other skills that people would like to see schools focus on more are computing skills. Despite the increasing importance of the skill in society, computing in English schools has seen a decline. According to the University of Roehampton, the number of hours computing/ICT were being taught in secondary schools dropped 36% from 2012 to 2017, while the number of computer science or ICT qualifications taken by students in Year 11 decreased by 144,000 between 2017 and 2018, and the number of schools offering any computing qualifications at Key Stage 4 has decreased slightly. The University of Roehampton notes that this is despite computing education and digital skills being a key focus for the government, for instance with the establishment of the National Centre of Computing Education. The numbers are more concerning when one considers the A catalyst for change Secondary school education is continually changing, from institutions making the academy switch, to budget cuts and the implementation of new grading techniques for GCSEs. That’s doubly true in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic which not only saw schools shut down for months but, will inevitably change the way schools operate going forward. 56-58.qxp_Layout 1 29/05/2020 16:31 Page 1increasing skills gap businesses and industry are facing with a need for more data scientists and engineers – the demand for whom tripled between 2013 and 2018. To solve this shortage, business leaders believe ICT and computer science need to be considered essential subjects, need to be portrayed better to attract more students and invested in to ensure teachers have the skills to teach it, which fortunately the National Centre of Computing Education should help with. Since the UK could benefit by £21.9bn by upskilling the population in digital skills, it seems worth the investment. Schools have long been criticised for not equipping students with some of the necessary skills that will prepare them for ‘real’ day-to-day life in England. 90% of parents say that all schools should teach personal, social and health education LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY 57 EDUCATION 58 Á Hockey for Heroes & Lincoln Minster School obtain Guinness World Record Lincoln Minster School – recently listed in the top 100 UK Schools for Sport – and Hockey 4 Heroes have officially verified their recorded Guinness World Record for playing the highest game of field hockey at 5,019 metres above sea level in Nepal. After arriving in Nepal, the group trekked for over 40 hours and more than 32 miles in challenging conditions to ascend the Annapurna Pass to its highest point. A team from Hockey 4 Heroes and LMS pupils set out on a life-changing adventure with a challenge to set a new World Record and create a lasting hockey legacy in local communities and Schools. The group stopped off at several locations throughout the trip to donate hockey equipment and deliver coaching sessions to local community members and Schools. The H4H team raised funds for their charity while GB Hockey player, Andy Halliday dribbled a hockey ball for the whole trek, raising money for Cerebral Palsy. For more information, visit www.lincolnminsterschool.co.uk. Improve your CV and receive more job offers Our short courses are written by industry professionals with an expertise in the subject and a wealth of knowledge to share. They are designed to be simple and easy to navigate, and are accessible to anyone with an internet connection and a computer, mobile, or tablet. One of the many advantages of online learning is you can access your course at any time and work at your own pace. After buying a course, you will be able to access the learning material anytime, anywhere, so you can fit learning around your schedule. Find out more by emailing: suzie@riversidetrainingspalding.co.uk 56-58.qxp_Layout 1 29/05/2020 16:31 Page 258 LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY EDUCATION (PSHE), according to a YouGov poll. A key ask of schools has been to increase mental health awareness as part of this and fortunately health education is to become compulsory in all schools in England in 2020 - it will teach how to recognise when peers are struggling with their mental health and how to build mental resilience. Students will also learn about eating healthy, to combat the obesity crisis, consent and LGBT topics. However, other key subjects that are part of PSHE lessons including financial literacy are not becoming compulsory, leaving students lacking in those basic skillsets upon leaving school, despite more than half of parents polled by charity MyBnk wanting more time to be set aside for financial skills and being fine with reducing national curriculum time for it. One of the solutions offered to enable to re-opening of schools whilst also ensuring everyone is kept safe is with smaller class sizes – something that parents and teachers alike have been seeking for years. Looking away from the skills the public want students to learn in their lessons and instead turning to the environment they are taught in, teachers are looking for smaller classes and the government, more teachers. While the topic seems to have been in the news for years, rather unfortunately, rising numbers of secondary school students are resulting in ‘super-sized classes’, meaning less attention per student and more class interruptions. In 2018 the average class size in England’s secondary schools was 21.2, just up from 20.8 in 2017, while the percentage of students in classes of 31+ rose from 11.5% in 2017 to 12.1% in 2018. As they deal with larger classes, budget cuts are seeing more teachers let go and teachers are also now being required to teach subjects they are not trained in, which is not helping teacher retainment. Though the number of pupils of secondary school age is to grow by half a million by 2025, and the number of students in Lincolnshire’s schools set to rise by 7,000 in the next 5 years, 18% of teachers plan to leave schools in less than 2 years, according to a National Education Union poll, and two-fifths of teachers, support staff and leaders want to leave in the next 5 years. Meanwhile 40% of those polled said they would not be working in education by 2024. This isn’t too surprising when one hears about the high expectations placed on teachers, their workloads and some having to buy their own school supplies. As we face the upcoming disruption of a lack of teachers, better recruitment and action to improve retainment is essential. The pandemic has ushered in a unique opportunity to change our education and school system for the better – let’s not waste this chance to make schools better for students and teachers both. © Shutterstock /Monkey Business Images 56-58.qxp_Layout 1 29/05/2020 16:31 Page 3© Shutterstock /belushi LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY 59 CARING Contrary to what some might think, caring isn’t there to prevent vulnerable people from living their best lives, but to provide a support structure through which they can experience their lives in a safe and comfortable environment. Of course, there’s been scandals over the years, and abuses from staff right up to government. More work is needed, yes, but these issues shouldn’t colour your decision to pursue caring for older relatives. It’s important to bear in mind that caring isn’t one-size-fits-all. The care and support needed by a teenager with a severe form of autism is going to be different from what an older person with mobility issues requires. Ultimately, the decision to put a loved one into a care facility is first and foremost about them. That’s not to say your own thoughts and feelings on the matter aren’t relevant, but they remain the priority. There’s a number of reasons why an older person might be better off in a care facility. The view of sticking an old irritating relative into a home is the presiding popular image, but it is a problematic one. Most domestic homes simply aren’t equipped to look after an infirm or disabled older person. There is a variety of ways of making them more comfortable, including stair lifts, walk-in baths and adjustable beds etc, but sometimes it comes to a point where this environment simply isn’t feasible anymore. It’s about a person’s safety, comfort and wellbeing, something that quality care facilities will be able to provide. Unlike what’s so often peddled in pop culture, care facilities try and replicate a home environment where possible with separate rooms, living facilities, gardens and communal mealtimes. It helps to make a person feel welcome and comfortable as well as fostering friendships between residents. It’s a sad but inevitable fact of life that as we age, friends and loved ones pass away. Making new friends is difficult at the best of times, but it can really be a challenge in later life, particularly for those who are infirm or unwell. Most care facilities have a cross section of different people who are all in the same situation. There’s already a common ground there and its It’s not an easy decision to put an elderly relative into a care home, but with the warm and welcoming facilities across the country to choose from, it could well mean a new lease of life. 60 Á You can’t put a price on caring You can’t put a price on caring 59-61.qxp_Layout 1 29/05/2020 16:32 Page 1Next >