£2.95 JULY 2020 THE REGION’S FAVOURITE COUNTY MAGAZINE 30+ years young 30+ years young WWW.LINCOLNSHIRETODAY.NET www.blmgroup.co.uk BLM GROUPGROUP BLM £2.95 JULY 2020THE REGION’S FAVOURITE COUNTY MAGAZINE Sharing the summer Sharing the summer A passion for pets Life after lockdown Out in the garden On your bike A passion for pets Life after lockdown Out in the garden On your bike 01.qxp_Layout 1 29/06/2020 08:32 Page 102.qxp_Layout 1 29/06/2020 08:35 Page 1from the editor As you’re reading this, the UK has further eased the lockdown with everything from restaurants and hairdressers to libraries allowed to open. While there’s a clear sense that things are returning to normal, visiting any of these establishments will be a fundamentally different experience than life before lockdown. While the government has halved the distance to one metre, social distancing measures will still be in place. These include the now familiar one-way system, safety shields on checkouts, hand sanitisers within easy reach and so forth. Although it’s important to protect the economy and support local businesses, common sense should still apply. Just because these establishments have opened again, doesn’t mean that everyone should just ignore the threat of COVID-19 and rush out. The pandemic is still very much in effect and we would advise caution for our more vulnerable readers. With that word of warning taken care of, it’s time to dive into our July issue. As well as bringing you the latest updates from across this fair and beautiful county, we take a closer look at wildlife with a special selection of animal photos taken during lockdown. We go through the keyhole into a magnificent reader’s home, bring you some handy garden advice and offer a few ways of sprucing up your outdoor spaces. As well as highlighting some of our favourite summer looks, Gillian Jackson breaks down the new beauty rules. With the massive upsurge in cycling, we couldn’t not mention bikes now could we? Turn to our health and fitness pages to get in on the action. We also have a major emphasis on pets and how they’re being affected as their owners go back to work, and with our charity feature, we help raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. And that’s barely even scraping the surface. Our July issue will last you all summer, but don’t forget to pick up our August issue. Stay safe, Michael Fisher Editor and the Lincolnshire Today team The magazine that cares WE CARE because we want to leave our world a better place than we found it Lincolnshire Today believes that being socially and environmentally responsible is the key to maintaining a flourishing business that our customers will be pleased to use and our staff will be proud to be part of. 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FRONT COVER PHOTO COURTESY OF SHUTTERSTOCK/RICCARDO ARATA LincolnshireToday @lincstoday lincolnshiretoday.net 03.qxp_Layout 1 29/06/2020 08:35 Page 1Features 6 THIS MONTH IN LINCOLNSHIRE What’s been going on in the county this month? 22 LINCOLNSHIRE WILDLIFE This month, we take a closer look at one of the most beautiful and characteristic insects of summer. 24 YOUR SUMMER SORTED With the shops opening again and the high street coming back to life, it’s time to get out there and strut your stuff. Of course, you’ll be needing some new outfits to look as good as you feel inside. Who says you can’t look fabulous whilst maintain social distancing measures? 30 FINAL TOUCHES Bring out the best of your summer outfits with this collection of accessories from some of our favourite designers and brands. 32 THE PRICE OF STYLE It’s the middle of summer – what more excuse do you need to break out the board shorts, short sleeves and plaid shirts? By all means go out and enjoy the sun, but make sure you stay safe. 34 THE NEW BEAUTY RULES Gillian Jackson, beauty educator and owner of Skin Couture Beauty Salon and Gillian Jackson Semi Permanent Make up, explains what to expect from future visits to the salon. 36 ON YOUR BIKE With more people cycling than ever and the government investing big funds to encourage the public to get involved, there’s never been a better time to get on your bike. 38 SWEET TASTE OF SUMMER Moving towards the middle of summer, you want quick, simple snacks and suppers that don’t scrimp of taste or visual impact. Here we’ve gathered up a few tried and tested recipes that the whole family will fall in love with. 42 LINCOLNSHIRE HERITAGE EXPLORED The Magna Carta was perhaps the most important legal document in English history and Lincolnshire still has its own copy! We look at its history and county links. JULY 24 24 WITH THE SHOPS OPENING AGAIN AND THE HIGH STREET COMING BACK TO LIFE, IT’S TIME TO GET OUT THERE AND STRUT YOUR STUFF. OF COURSE, YOU’LL BE NEEDING SOME NEW OUTFITS TO LOOK AS GOOD AS YOU FEEL INSIDE. contents 04-05.qxp_Layout 1 29/06/2020 08:36 Page 122 22 THIS MONTH, WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND CHARACTERISTIC INSECTS OF SUMMER 44 HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST The coronavirus pandemic has threatened to eclipse other pressing areas of medical need, threatening the health of thousands of vulnerable people. That’s why organisations like Macmillan Cancer Support are more important now more than ever. 49 FOOD FOR THOUGHT People are putting their pets at risk by feeding them foods they shouldn’t be eating. 50 PETS POST-LOCKDOWN The lockdown has been hard on all of us and that very much includes the furred and feathered friends we share our homes with. So how can pet-owners help their companions ease into life after lockdown? 52 COUNTY MOTORING From manufacturing right through to retail, ’s altogether a grim state of affairs for the automotive industry with COVID-19 the most profound crisis it has ever faced. With production resuming and dealerships re-opened, we explore the future of motoring. Desirable homes 10 PERFECT FOR THE FAMILY This month’s featured property is set in a serene location with an abundance of space for children to run free. 16 A SHIP SHAPE GARDEN FOR SUMMER When the sun’s shining, there’s few places better than your own garden. Even as the lockdown eases, most of us will be spending more time in our gardens than we might have in previous years. But that’s no bad thing at all. 18 CAPTURING THE COUNTY Graham Chalmers captures both the built and natural beauty of Lincolnshire in effortlessly evocative paintings. 20 MAKING AN IMPACT A well-designed space can make a massive impact, and Ed Fuller and his team from Fullers Landscaping have completed a project which demonstrates this. 04-05.qxp_Layout 1 29/06/2020 08:36 Page 2latest news PPE waste is still littering, council caution Lincoln Castle reopens Medieval Wall Walk Visitors to Lincoln Castle can once again be able to enjoy the Medieval Wall Walk. “We’re delighted to be moving to our second phase of reopening,” said site manager Laura Ince. “We’ve had just under 10,000 visitors since opening, with no more than 100 visitors in the grounds at any one time, who have been enjoying our vast green open space, so reopening the wall walk and our café (for takeaway only) is really the next step. “We’ve put a number of social distancing measures in place for the wall walk – so it will be one way, only allowing a certain number of visitors at any time, and a marked out queuing area. Visitors will also have to enter and exit by the same area, so it can be marshalled. “We’ve put these measures in place to protect both visitors and staff.” Visitors must pre-book their tickets online. Local sewers support NHS with scrub initiative A group of over 1,000 sewers from across Stamford, Rutland and Lincolnshire have come together to support NHS and healthcare workers by making scrubs, hats, wash bags and paramedic bags for medics during the pandemic. The initiative – part of the national ‘For the Love of Scrubs – Our NHS Needs You’ campaign – is locally led by Miriam Spring Davies alongside Jo Winterbourne, Bex Key, Lucy Thornton-Reid and Beck Rogers. Miriam, Head of Wardrobe at the Stamford Shakespeare Company at Tolethorpe, was enthused to set up the local group when she was contacted by a medic friend in need of an extra set of scrubs and a wash bag. Swapping Shakespearian costumes for scrubs and other PPE, the group of volunteers has grown rapidly and now exceeds over 1,000. For volunteering, resources donations or scrub requests, email Jo Winterbourne fortheloveofscrubs2@gmail.com . Since the COVID-19 outbreak, there has been a rise in used personal protective equipment (PPE) being discarded across the borough. Hair nets, plastic gloves and face masks are being dumped on a daily basis in North East Lincolnshire. “It is unacceptable and unpleasant to leave your used PPE in the street. It creates an untidy borough and adds more strain on services having to clear this mess up. It’s not fair on our staff to have to deal with such litter,” said Councillor Stewart Swinburn, portfolio holder for environment and waste at North East Lincolnshire Council. “We have seen an increase in littering recently as people enjoy the outdoors during lockdown. You must be responsible and put your rubbish in a bin or take it home. If you leave litter on the beach, it can get into sea. It harms our wildlife and environment.” © Shutterstock/Durden Images 06-09.qxp_Layout 1 29/06/2020 08:37 Page 1Work to begin on Grimsby’s St James’ Square transformation Work has begun on the £1.5m transformation of Grimsby’s St James’ Square, with plans that centre on creating a family-friendly space in the heart of the town. As final preparations are made for the re-construction of the area outside Grimsby Minster, the Rector of Grimsby Canon Andrew Dodd praised the scheme, calling it an ‘exciting period’ for the future of both the Minster and the Square. The St James’ Square public realm works in the local Heritage Action Zone are part of a wider scheme to unlock the potential of Grimsby town centre, which is being supported with approximately £3.4 million from the Government’s Local Growth Fund. This was secured by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (Humber LEP) as part of the Government’s commitment to the Northern Powerhouse. Work had been scheduled to start in March but postponed due to the Coronavirus restrictions. There has however been some initial work undertaken to remove three structurally damaged trees and a project to provide art pieces for the Square has begun. The main work involves a new planting scheme to open the Square up, new lighting, CCTV, street furniture, notice boards and planned landscaping with The Fisherman’s Memorial Statue remaining as a key feature. During the 42-week project there will be restricted access to all, or parts of the Square. Access to the Minster and nearby businesses will be maintained. Additionally, there may be some short-term traffic disruption on Bethlehem Street in the first few days of the project while the site compound is set up and large construction vehicles access the site using the entrance next to the Minster. Masterminded by North East Lincolnshire Council, the overall regeneration scheme is being managed by its partners ENGIE and will be delivered on site by the main contractor C.R. Reynolds, with Government health, hygiene and safety restrictions followed. © North East Lincolnshire Council North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire Councils have strengthened their historic ties across the county by committing to sole membership of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) following a review of LEP boundaries. The Greater Lincolnshire LEP will continue in its current form and will also include Rutland County Council. In 2018, the Government asked all LEPs in England to consider their geographical boundaries and to remove geographical overlaps with other LEPs to ensure clear local business leadership and effectiveness. Until now the Greater Lincolnshire LEP and the Humber LEP have overlapped, and North and North East Lincolnshire have been members of both LEPs. “We are very pleased that North Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire Council have clearly indicated their intention to become full members of the Greater Lincolnshire LEP,” said The Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire LEP, Pat Doody. “The proposed LEP reorganisation will remove ambiguity for businesses, education and the third sector about which LEP to work with. However, real and tangible collaboration will be needed between the two LEPs to ensure that ambitions of the Humber estuary and the wider area continue to be realised regionally and nationally in areas such as freeports and decarbonisation. “We look forward to working even more closely with our partners on both sides of the Humber to establish a model for the future which will allow us to realise the full economic potential of the Humber.” © Shutterstock/Jon_Clark Lincolnshire councils strengthen ties 06-09.qxp_Layout 1 29/06/2020 08:37 Page 2Velocys, the sustainable fuels technology company, has secured a further £500,000 of grant funding for the Altalto waste-to-fuels project from the Department for Transport (DfT), under the Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition (F4C). The proposed Altalto Immingham plant is planned to convert hundreds of thousands of tonnes per year of residual waste into sustainable fuels, mainly aviation fuel. Velocys was awarded a grant of £400,000 in Stage One of the F4C in 2018, and was shortlisted to receive an award in Stage Two. The DfT has now made £500,000 of the Stage Two grant available to Velocys. Velocys is one of the two remaining companies expected to receive the balance of funding in Stage Two, subject to completion of future project milestones. Henrik Wareborn, Velocys CEO, said: “The Altalto project is a key step towards a substantial supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the UK, which is essential for meeting net zero carbon targets.” A major investment in green energy, digital infrastructure, business services and culture aims to transform Scunthorpe. Ten projects are being developed as part of the multi-million-pound investment programme. Detailed studies will now be pulled together with cash made available from the Government’s Towns Fund. Included among the proposals, which represent the largest investment programme in the town for generations, include the building of both an advance manufacturing park and a technology business incubator hub. It also aims to boost green energy systems and an integrated, green rail system, as well as boosting rail capacity into major cities across the north. The Town’s Fund itself will receive up to £25 million but it will be used to leverage hundreds of millions of additional funding for the raft of projects designed to revolutionise the area. It follows from almost £40 million which has already been invested in the town centre in recent years. latest news Create a proper work-life balance with Allison Homes Drive four miles north-east from Lincoln between the A46 and A158 and you’ll come to the picturesque village of Nettleham. Winner of many ‘best kept village awards’, Nettleham is nestled in traditional English Countryside. In keeping with the picturesque village setting of Nettleham, the new Allison Homes development at Nettleham Chase is ideal for families. Homes are traditionally built to a high specification with a range of two, three, four and five bedroomed property types to choose from. The village itself has good local facilities including shops and pubs plus infant and junior schools, a number of outstanding secondary schools close by and the independent Lincoln Minister school is just 3.5 miles away. Commuting into Lincoln for work, shopping or leisure is easy by car or bicycle or public transport. If you want to get away from it all, ‘Robin Hood country’ to the west and the Lincolnshire Wolds to the east are within easy reach. So, too, is the Lincolnshire coast if you fancy a breath of fresh air by the sea. Allison Homes at Nettle Chase prices start from £259,995. To find out more visit www.allison-homes.co.uk. Major investment programme aims to transform Scunthorpe © Shutterstock/Electric Egg © Shutterstock / Jaromir Chalabala Fresh funding boost for Lincs waste-to-fuels project 06-09.qxp_Layout 1 29/06/2020 10:29 Page 3The Jon Egging Trust (JET) has teamed up with RAF fast-jet pilots to produce a series of inspirational short films for young people to help them through the coronavirus pandemic and their return to school. Each clip features a role model from the world of aviation, as well as other industries, and focuses on the key life skills of JET’s Blue Skies youth programme: communication, teamwork, goal setting and resilience. The pandemic has disrupted the life of every child in the UK. The students JET support will find returning to school difficult as a result of the hardships they may face at home. The disruption they have had in their day to day lives will have an impact on their ability to fit back into the school environment and many will return anxious and unprepared. Giving young people support and inspiring them to achieve and be the best they can be is now more important than ever. “At a time when children and young people are in real need of our encouragement and support, we are working hard to develop our current programmes and create new resources like this, which will mean we can give greater and more intensive support to vulnerable young people when they go back to school,” says JET’s CEO, Dr Emma Egging. Pilots from the RAF are amongst a number of those participating in this project. The campaign is also backed by business partners from various industries who were instrumental in delivering sessions for young people before the pandemic hit. RAF Wing Commander Jim Calvert, Officer Commanding 29 Squadron, says: “We are proud to support JET by sharing our experiences and hopefully inspiring young lives, particularly at a time when young people may be feeling anxious about their future” The free resources can be downloaded from www.joneggingtrust.org.uk/inspired. JET teams up with RAF pilots to launch free online support for young people Two charity awards for St Barnabas Hospice St Barnabas Hospice has been awarded with two charity awards recognising its work. Following several awards wins last year, St Barnabas has bagged two more titles at the East Midlands Charity Awards, namely ‘Best Social and Digital Media’ and the ‘Outstanding Charity Support by Large Companies’ award which has been won in association with the Hospice’s corporate partner, HomeLet. The charity also made a mark in the overall ‘East Midlands Charity of the Year’ award, coming away with a ‘Highly Commended’ trophy. “We were over the moon on Thursday evening, our Forget-Me-Not campaign was an amazing one that really struck a chord with our supporters and our social media made people aware of that,” said Head of Income Generation and People at St Barnabas, Michele Duggan. “We’re so proud of the Marketing and Fundraising teams for thinking creatively and running such a widely-shared campaign.” Jim Calvert, Officer commanding 29 Squadron at RAF Coningsby 06-09.qxp_Layout 1 29/06/2020 08:37 Page 4Next >