< PreviousSympathetic social distancing measures preserve historic floors Many of us have become accustomed to social distancing measures in shops by now. Markings on the floor have become part of the shopping experience. But what about historic sights, listed buildings and places of worship? Understandably, there’s been fears that these measures might lead to damage to places we’d rather preserve. Fortunately, special measures have been introduced for Lincoln Cathedral. The 948-year-old cathedral is using chalk rather than stickers or paint to mark out distances. Although this way the markings need to be replaced daily, it means that the ancient flag stone floor is protected. watercooler 70 LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY LincolnshireToday @lincstoday lincolnshiretoday.net Have we missed anything? Send your rib-ticklers to d.cuthbert@blmgroup.co.uk The lockdown has been hard on all of us, but it’s also brought out the best of humanity and demonstrated the true meaning of community. In this special edition of By the Watercooler, we bring you three stories that have emerged over the lockdown that have made us smile and, we hope, will also bring you joy. UFO over Lincolnshire Over the years, Lincolnshire has had its fair share of UFO sightings and we’ve had more than a few in our watercooler pages. One of the most recent was caught on camera by Bourne resident Alex Platts. His footage, posted to his Facebook page, shows a series of lights flying in back and forth. According to Alex, the lights had no rotor noises leading him to think they weren’t helicopters. What do you think? By the © Alex Platts © Shutterstock/seanseyeview © Shutterstock/Simon Annable Skeggy ranked nation’s worst seaside resort!? Despite having some of the nation’s busiest, cleanest and most fondly thought of beaches, Lincolnshire’s coastline has recently been cast in a negative light. Consumer magazine Which? ranked Skegness, Mablethorpe and Cleethorpes among the bottom of more than 100 seaside resorts in the UK. At the very bottom of the list was Skegness, with Mablethorpe only five places higher and Cleethorpes three places above that. Resorts were ranked on attractions, scenery, value for money and peace and quiet. Needless to say, both locals and regular visitors were up in arms about the rankings. There’s a reason these resorts are so beloved. 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