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Winter isn’t even yet here and there’s autumn left to enjoy. October will bring about colder weather and Halloween before it will even get close to Christmas, and there are other events before that – Bonfire night, for instance. That said, it’s worth remembering that businesses have to make their own ends meet and that Christmas shopping is a big deal for some, even if not for all. So next time you see a shop or restaurant promoting Christmas, try to remember that there are some people who are doing their shopping now, and that these venues serve everyone. You may find it annoying, but others will think it just in time. Good reading, as always. 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If you are unable to participate in a recycling scheme, then why not pass your magazine onto a local hospital or charity? LincolnshireToday @lincstoday lincolnshiretoday.net 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. Community - From a very local point of view, we strive to be a ‘good neighbour’. We also extend that into the much broader local community, through financial support of local causes and charities. Environment - Our actions extend to: conservation of energy and natural resources, minimisation of waste and ensuring our trading partners do likewise.Features 6 THIS MONTH IN LINCOLNSHIRE What’s been going on in the county this month? 22BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an event that signal boosts fundraising for cancer care, research and prevention every year. We explore this important movement, look at some of the research, and how readers can help raise funds to support vital charities looking to make breast cancer a thing of the past. 28AUTUMNAL STYLE As the leaves change colour and fall, our fashion changes too. 34SEASONAL ACCESSORIES From scarfs to bags to hats and jewellery, a wealth of new accessories await to be adorned this autumn. 36A FASHIONABLE OCTOBER A new month and shifting seasons means a new wardrobe. 38MEN’S BEAUTY A lot of beauty tips are made exclusively for women and men can sometimes feel left out and unsure what to do or confused as to whether it’s even “manly” to care about their appearance at all. 40CHECKING UP ON OUR BODIES We’re all used to getting checkups at the doctor but there are a lot more checkups that can help improve your quality of life as you get older. 43CARING FOR FAMILY We talk often about what older people can do to improve their quality of life, but it’s important to remember that the younger audience has a responsibility as well. Our parents raised us, sacrificing time and effort to keep us happy, and there are things we can do to return the favour when they need it most. OCTOBER AS THE LEAVES CHANGE COLOUR AND FALL, OUR FASHION CHANGES TOO. contentsOCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AN EVENT THAT SIGNAL BOOSTS FUNDRAISING FOR CANCER CARE, RESEARCH AND PREVENTION EVERY YEAR. 46OCTOBER RECIPES We include some warming food for the cooler month, as well as two pumpkin recipes if you have any leftovers from Halloween. 50THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS One of the most stressful parts of Christmas is choosing gifts for people. That starts for many in October, and the indecision can be crushing. 58COUNTY MOTORING Limited runs, expensive models and new releases – sometimes it’s about looking at dream cars. 62WHAT’S ON There’s always something going on in Lincolnshire. Desirable homes 10UPDATING THE CLASSIC Brought up to date by its owners, the modern blends splendidly with the traditional in this month’s featured property. 16THE MANY MOODS OF THE LAND AND SKY Born in Bradford in 1977, Danny Abrahams is an incredible self-taught landscape painter, who fills his work with stories of love, family, childhood, and those quiet moments that linger with you throughout the years. 18CREATING AUTUMN COLOUR Ed Fuller from Fullers Landscaping explains how you can still get some autumn colour into your garden. 20ANDREW DAMS A top-quality greenhouse is central to the success of a gardener’s growing, whilst providing a space for respite from the outside world.Costa Coffee donates £1,000 to Grimsby Wolves Costa Coffee has donated £1,000 to Grimsby Wolves, as part of its Community Grants programme. Grimsby Wolves are the only female ice hockey team in the Lincolnshire area, with players travelling from all over to play at the community-funded ice rink in Grimsby. They have an inclusive team, with players ranging from age 13 to 50. With the £1,000 Community Grant from Costa Coffee, the Grimsby Wolves have funded two beginner sessions – which resulted in several new players joining the team. Nikki Burnett, Treasurer at the Grimsby Wolves, says: “The donation from Costa Coffee has been gratefully received by our team, and will help us to promote ice hockey – encouraging girls and women to join us. “As we rebuild our team and recruit new players, our aim is to promote health, fitness and wellbeing, by providing an opportunity for ladies to become part of an inclusive team in a fast-paced, exciting sport. “The funds have already helped our team grow, and we plan to organise further sessions to fine-tune our players’ skating skills.” Tourists poured more than £857m into the East Lindsey area of Lincolnshire last year alone, according to a new report by Global Tourism Solutions. The findings show the £857.49m of investment from tourists to be the highest since the data was first recorded in 2013, up from the previous record of £824.2m in 2022. Councillor Adam Grist, portfolio holder for market towns and the rural economy at East Lindsey District Council, said: “It is fantastic to see tourism continue to grow and play such an important role in our local economy in East Lindsey, and especially in the Lincolnshire Wolds where we can see an incredible increase in visitors and support. “The support these visitors bring to our local businesses, attractions and food and drink suppliers cannot be underestimated, and I hope we will continue to see these figures grow as we further expand our offer to tourists and add to our unique offer of events, activities and sights for people to enjoy.” Home Office abandons plans to house asylum seekers at RAF Scampton Plans to house asylum seekers at RAF Scampton have been axed as the Home Office has decided the site is not value for money. Opening the site from this autumn as planned would have cost a total of £122m by the end of its use in 2027. This change in direction has been welcomed by the Leader of West Lindsey District Council, Cllr Trevor Young, who said: “We have always been clear that the best use for this historic, key strategic asset was to unlock the potential to drive economic growth and prosperity in our place, for Lincolnshire and beyond. “Today we can finally put to bed an incredibly difficult period for our community and focus time, energy and resource on this once in a generation opportunity to honour the heritage of this site through regeneration and the delivery of investment in jobs and skills. “The Council now look forward to finalising plans with SHL (Scampton Holdings Limited) which have necessarily had to pause whilst the issues played out.” latest news © stock.adobe.com/Gill Tourists spent £857m in East Lindsey last year © stock.adobe.com/UladzimirNew life for ruined and worn out textiles in Tesco and Salvation Army trial To tackle the problem of unwearable clothing and household linens which cannot be reused, Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd (SATCoL), the trading arm of the charity, is running a regional trial in partnership with Tesco to encourage customers to donate worn out textiles to specially designed textile collection banks. Aiming to reduce textiles waste, in collaboration with ACT UK (Automatic-sorting for Circularity in Textiles) and led by the UK Fashion and Textile Association, the trial will last for six months. SATCoL has placed 18 new textile collection banks at Tesco recycling sites, with further banks placed at two Household Waste Recycling Centres in the East of England, including Grantham’s Household Waste Recycling Centre on Alexandra Road. The trial will ask donors to separate clothing and home textiles into two different textile banks – one for reusable items titled Wear Again and the other for non-reusable items for recycling titled Worn Out. For more information follow #acttakeback or visit www.acttakeback.org or www.satcol.org/nrt Givingyourbusinessahelping hand Tofindouthowwecanhelpbuildyourbusinessvisit www.dextersharpe.co.uk Officesin Boston,Bourne,Horncastle, Lincoln,Louth&Skegness CHARTEREDCERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS Accounts-TaxReturns TaxPlanning-Book-Keeping Audits-BusinessAdvice South Holland District Council to tackle graffiti in Spalding by offering £500 reward South Holland District Council have announced that they will offer a reward of £500 for information which leads to the successful prosecution of the culprit responsible for the rampant increase in graffiti in Spalding. In a joint venture between the Council and Lincolnshire Police, the aim is to encourage residents to come forward and help narrow down the search for the individual responsible for a host of graffiti which has been springing up in Spalding over the last few months. The Council’s Community Safety team, alongside the Police have been investigating the incidents as part of their zero-tolerance approach to graffiti and believe the similar sign/tag could be the result of a single individual. The Mouse House Cheese Co. launches new cheese to celebrate 30 years of Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance The Mouse House Cheese Co. has launched a new cheese to celebrate 30 years of Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance (LNAA). The Lincolnshire cheesemakers, based in Thorpe St Peter, Lincolnshire, have chosen a special smoked cheese to mark the occasion. Mollie Haines, Founder of The Mouse House Cheese Co., said: “We are so excited to launch this cheese to celebrate Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance’s 30th Anniversary. It is a special choice as it is one of our original cheeses we produce on the farm, which is an applewood smoked cheese infused with paprika and coal smoked directly on our farm.” The Mouse House Cheese Co. are a proud supporter of LNAA and already stock a LNAA Charity Gift Box. Every time a purchase is made, £8 is donated directly to the charity. © stock.adobe.com/alexshadyk£52,000 grant to fund more mental health support for Lincolnshire farmers A grant of £52,000 has been given to Lincolnshire Rural Support Network (LRSN) to support more mental health provision within the county’s agricultural and rural communities. The money has come from Lincolnshire County Council’s public health grant and will fund practical support for mental health and wellbeing through caseworkers and volunteers in the county charity. Cllr Wendy Bowkett, executive councillor for adult care and public health at the county council, said: “We know that our farming communities have been facing difficult times and there has been an increase in demand for mental health support in recent years. LRSN’s Mental Health Service does a fantastic job and I’m so pleased we’ve been able to extend this provision to make sure vulnerable farming families have the help they need.” The grant will increase existing LRSN caseworker capacity by 50% over 2 years, offering bespoke and consistent support to help manage their mental health and wellbeing. latest news Lincoln lantern walk to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) is supporting parents and families this Baby Loss Awareness Week, from Wednesday 9 October until Tuesday 15 October, and people are being invited to take part in a lantern walk. Rachel Bond, Specialist Midwife, said: “Baby Loss Awareness Week is important as it provides a space for families who have had a pregnancy loss or experienced the death of a baby to come together and remember their babies as part of a community. “Sadly, despite baby loss being common it is still a taboo, people don’t know what to say, so often they say nothing due to the fear of upset. This could create a barrier; cause friendships to break down or make parents feel they need to move on sooner than they are ready and push their sadness and grief away as others have moved on.” For the lantern walk on Sunday 13 October from Bishop Grosseteste University, families meet from 6pm and at 7pm the lantern walk to Lincoln Cathedral begins. Lincolnshire County Council has sold 10.16 acres of development land to expand Kirton Distribution Park. The purchasers – Melbourne Holdings – will initially be constructing ‘Stonebridge Business Park’, a 25,000 sq ft space comprising nine new industrial units, on the land. Lucie Bryant, Director at Melbourne Holdings, said: “We are delighted to further our commitment to supporting employment and industrial growth in Lincolnshire with our recent acquisition and proposed development at Kirton Distribution Park. “The purchase comes after recently securing planning permission to deliver a diverse range of warehousing that will support start-ups, growing businesses, large companies and international trade in this key strategic position, reinforced by Lincolnshire County Council and Boston Borough Council. “The units will be available off plan via our appointed agents Pygott and Crone, and we look forward to working with current and prospective requirements with design and builds opportunities being considered.” © stock.adobe.com/Anthony Brown Lincolnshire County Council sells land at Kirton to grow local economy © stock.adobe.com/NINENII © stock.adobe.com/Chris Chamberschristmasatbelton.co.uk 22 CDKǨ&?6C 6bV\^XVaV[hZf"YVf` hfV^a[ʩfZjZfmʩcZ Byyourside then,nowand inthefuture Learn about our free Will Writing Service at ambucopter.org.uk/will Ourfirsthelicopter,1994 LNAACT REG CHARITY 1017501Next >