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Lincolnshire DN31 2QEMake cheque payable to Business Link Magazine GroupCall now to subscribe on01472 310301 or visit www.lincolnshiretoday.net/341orScan QR Code4Looking for a great gift idea?A gift Subscriptionis the perfect present that lasts all year round!Total Price: £24.403£1100:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:58 Page 1Lynsey Collinson is taking fundraising to new heightsfollowing an inspirational trip to Rwanda. Through herfundraising Discovery Ball, Lynsey is supporting theexpansion of services at the Discover Rwanda Youth Hostel,which is a social enterprise of the Aegis Trust, the genocideprevention organisation.The Discovery Ball, which was held at Lincoln’s EPIC centreincluded a three course meal, live music and entertainmentthroughout, including an auction with a twist.Lynsey tells us, “The evening was fantastic. The support andgenerosity of everyone who attended was amazing, with anevening total of £2340 being raised. This will now gotowards the first phase of expansion of the Youth Hostel,which will allow them to generate more income. This inturn will allow them to offer more support to their PeaceBuilding Education Programme and their Rebuilding Livesprogramme.”SOCIAL SCENEBringing hopewith theDiscovery BallPHOTOS BY ANGELA COOPERLINCOLNSHIRETODAY101101:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:47 Page 1102 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYBUSINESS LINCS.It’s often been said that our part ofthe world stands to enjoy greatsuccess over the next few yearsthanks to the rise of renewable energy.But this isn’t always to the liking ofthose who have to live close to windturbines, and indeed energy ministerJohn Hayes, MP for South Holland andthe Deepings, was quoted as sayingthere were too many on-shore windfarms.Yet whatever your views on thevalue, or otherwise, of wind turbines,it can’t be argued renewable energy isbecoming a top priority. Indeed, thelatest figures suggest more than 25%of people in Lincolnshire are alreadyliving in fuel poverty – so findingmore cost-effective methods is a must. Hence, South Kesteven and EastLindsey Councils, for example, haveinstalled solar panels across many oftheir public buildings in recentmonths to benefit from the energysavings they can bring about.Meanwhile, the City of LincolnCouncil are incorporating solarphotovoltaic panels in their firsthousing development for twentyyears, with the new houses onWellington Street each being providedwith panels that are estimated toprovide financial savings of more than£300 per year.Of course, solar energy is not theonly technology that can make amajor difference to a building’s energyefficiency – and the recentintroduction of the Green Deal shouldmake it easier for businesses to locateand install energy efficient material.One of the biggest examples is thenew building for Langworth Resourcesin Lincoln, which will use a raft of thelatest technology to cut energy costsby half and reduce carbon emissionsThe green sceneThe introduction of theGreen Deal is bignews forLincolnshire - acounty whichremains verymuch at theforefront ofnew ideas inenergyThe new building forLangworth Resources inLincoln will use a raft of thelatest technology to cutenergy costs by half andreduce carbon emissions byup to 75%Lark Energy, who are based in Market Deeping are planning three of the UK'slargest solar farms at former wartime airfields in the East of England102-103:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:57 Page 1Is your businessready for RTI?Brigg andScunthorpeaccountants andbusiness advisersTurner Warran arepreparing for majorchanges in the wayemployers report toHMRC. Employersare alreadybeginning to receiveinformation fromHMRC in readiness for the implementation of Real TimeInformation – the biggest change in over sixty years. It will makeit easier for employers and pension providers to tell HMRC aboutpayments made to employees at the time they are made.To prepare for RTI, businesses must check employee informationmatches records held at HMRC. For those who already use payrollsoftware updates and information should be provided to guideyou through the process. However, do check with your softwareprovider, as some payroll packages are not going to be revised forRTI.Sharon Hope of Turner Warran has managed payrolls for clientsfor many years. She says, “Not everyone is going to embrace thismassive change, and not all of my clients want to use computers. Ihave been offering payroll services to clients and non-clients forseveral years now. I would welcome enquiries from anyonerequiring help or advice with their payroll.”LINCOLNSHIRETODAY103BUSINESS LINCS.by up to 75%.Bridge House, designed by SGA Associates and constructedby Gusto Construction, is said to be the first in the countyto use a new cutting-edge construction material called theThin Joint solid block System. It uses specially manufacturedaircrete blocks and quick-setting thin layer of adhesive ratherthan a traditional block and mortar system which allows formuch quicker construction and makes the building moreairtight – allowing for more efficient heating and cooling.When it comes to other large scale forms of energy, itwould be easy to suggest that all the benefit from therenewables boom will be limited to the area to the North ofthe Humber. However, the Humber LEP has been successfulin its bid to the Government’s Regional Growth Fund –which has brought about a £10 million programme tosupport the renewable energy sector on the South Bank, withgrants to support new investment, skills and research anddevelopment.The introduction of the Green Deal illustrates thecontinued shift of renewable energy into the mainstream –making it easier to incorporate energy saving technologiesrather than leave them out. Our region is certainly well-placed to benefit from this boom.Money’salwaystalkingIn an environment where cashflow can mean the differencebetween life and death for SMEs, there are solutions forcompanies to sustainably finance longer periods betweenservice completion and invoice settlement.With the current economic situation showing little sign ofimprovement, one of the most pressing issues for SMEs ishow to maintain a workable rolling cashflow.A recent study by BACS has found that the average amountowed to small- to medium-sized businesses has now risen to£35.3 billion. SMEs are increasingly being forced to take a more security-focused and short-term view when it comes to theirbudgeting. Several groups have been formed to help smallbusinesses recover payments on time, including thegovernment-sponsored Prompt Payment Code, whichencourages companies to pledge a commitment to meetinginvoice terms, and the website Pay On Time.Steps to being paid on time• Draw up a budget, identifying where your business isoverspending. From this, plan where you would ideally likeyour business to be in a year’s time.• It seems simple, but increasing trade terms offered todebtors and requesting longer terms from creditors can giveyou some crucial breathing space.• Be upfront and very clear about your credit terms whenentering into a transaction.• Always bill promptly, and accurately.• If you are faced with low cash reserves, consider toolssuch as invoice financing to plug the gapWe provide high quality services and advice to local businesses.We specialise in accountancy and book keeping,tax planning, VAT, financial services.Tel: 01754 766 991 |Fax: 01754 769 318skegness@hwca.com |www.hwca.com/skegnessSue Kitchen | Managing Partner23 Algitha Road, Skegness Lincolnshire PE25 2AGChartered Accountants102-103:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:57 Page 2SUDOKUcompetitionClosing date for entries is: 20th DECEMBER2012To enter just email the numbers thatappear in the yellow squares to:competitions@blmgroup.co.ukWin a £20 voucher tospend with any of ouradvertisers in this issue.Lincolnshire Today’s guide to the astro month ahead...Last month’s solutionJ1U4Nand different friends. People who thoughtthey knew you well will be baffled at yourchange of behaviour. But, you are nowentering the happiest period of your life.Virgo Aug 24 - Sep 23Free at last. Dark clouds that have beenhanging over your head are disappearing.It will be all fun and games in the romancedepartment as life will start to get veryinteresting indeed. Business life requires youto be assertive and on the ball though,especially if you are to secure the rightdeal. Libra Sep 24 - Oct 23A dull life is not for you. You haveexperienced that only too often in the pastand you are not about to go throughanother repeat performance. The chanceto make some very serious money whetsyour appetite. You are living in veryexciting times and ought to make the mostof it.Scorpio Oct 24 - Nov 22You are full of ideas for transforming yourhome and garden. Financially, you shouldbe well in pocket. You would like to take abreak, but there is too much to do.Romance is in the air with someone whomyou instantly connect with, but iscommitment something you really want? Sagittarius Nov 23 - Dec 21Spicing up a relationship will be exciting asyou love to be spontaneous and fun lovingwhen your nose isn’t at the grindstoneclearing up back logs of paperwork andother such boring stuff. Whilst there are stillAries Mar 21 - Apr 20Someone at work is constantly makingexcuses. Your opinion of them will be lessgenerous, but this is a great chance foryou to push full steam ahead with yourown agenda. In fact, you enjoy nothingmore than living life in the fast lane andwhy not? Taurus Apr 21 - May 21Breathe a sigh of relief. Something that hasbeen niggling at you of late, creatingunwanted stress and problems willmiraculously resolve itself. Domestic blissand happiness in a romance is probablydown to your partner making all thecompromises. Gemini May 22 - June 21Expect a huge increase in your fortunes aslady luck is smiling favourably at you.Gradually you are changing the way youare thinking about how to conduct the restof your life because an enormous darkcloud has finally lifted.Cancer Jun 22 - Jul 23An important romantic relationship isshowing signs of developing intosomething far more meaningful. You willhave to make a few life changingdecisions that will determine whether ornot you are going to move in with yourlover, or in some cases, move out.Leo Jul 24 - Aug 23Something about you has changed. Pastexperiences have taught you a lot andyou are starting to attract some very newA2U5G316459278284671935597238461835926147162347859479185623743892516628513794951764382104 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYYourStarsAstrology by Linda Lancashirewww.lindalancashire.co.ukbroomsticks@lindalancashire.co.uktough times ahead financially, with moreresponsibilities, your position will soon bereinforced. Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 20You are facing some very seriouschallenges both at work and in yourpersonal life. Someone isn’t beingcompletely honest and truthful with you.It’s time to follow the dictates of yourheart and put your own needs first. Aquarius Jan 21 - Feb 19Someone you find charismatic will inviteyou out and you won’t need muchpersuading. Overseas travel plans lookpromising and you are realising, at last,that you have wasted too much timeworrying about things that have neveractually happened. Pisces Feb 20 - Mar 20Need people on your side? All you haveto do is ask. Gradually you will see certainobstacles disappear. A brilliant idea couldbe turned into a lucrative money makingventure and your dreams can become areality if you believe in yourself more.514263789682791534937458621473586192896142357251379846348627915729815463165934278104:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:45 Page 1ClassifiedOFF LIMITSare a versatile bandspecialising in songs from the50s to the present;Elvisto Robbie, Beatlesto Bryan Adams, OasistoQueen, ClaptontoKaiser Chiefsand much, much more.If you are after a great, tight bandthat can play all types of music foryour event or party then Off Limitsare the band for you. Please contact us for a demo discTel: 01427 615177 www.offlimitsband.co.ukLincolnshire’sPremier Party BandEntertainmentOFF LIMITSLINCOLNSHIRETODAY105High Street, Burgh le MarshTel: 01754 810318The Bell Hotel is located in the attractive village of Burgh leMarsh, eight miles from Skegness and ten miles from the tranquil Lincolnshire Wolds.This delightful hotel offers guests nine en-suite bedrooms andthree self-catering cottages located in the hotel grounds. Inaddition, an attractive bar is enjoyed by both locals and visitors. 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It’s full of advice,hints and tips from the county’s topwedding specialists and will provide youwith inspiration for your big dayTo receive a copy of thecounty’s most prestigious, full colour WeddingGuide, send a S.A.E. to:Lincolnshire TodayWedding Guide,Armstrong House,Armstrong Street,Grimsby, North East LincsDN31 2QEPlanning for yourspecial day?Alternatively visitwww.blmgroup.co.uk/ltwgand view the whole guide online105:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:44 Page 1Lincolnshire Today Live!106 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYLincolnshire Today Live!That’s it from this month’s issue, but don’t forget the printed magazine is only part of what we offer atLincolnshire Today! There’s all the latest news online at www.lincolnshiretoday.net, updated throughout themonth, we’re on Twitter and Facebook, and you’ll see our reporters and cameras at events across the county.Online this month...The last month featured some spook-tacularHalloween fare across the county. Market Rasen’slatest Portas Pilot-driven market was a ‘monster’,withorganisers MRBIG offeringplenty oftricks andtreats forfamilies in halfterm.Everyone wasinvited to turnup in a spookycostumes onthe day - kids,adults, traders,shop keepers – and there were spot prizes for thebest dressed about town...Spooky spiders, ghoulish ghosts and scaryskeletons were also very much in evidence on theHartsholme Halloween Trail organised by the City ofLincoln Council. Lisa Blezzard at Hartsholme CountryPark warned visitors to be prepared to be scaredout of their skin on the creepy Halloween Trail, butthose who completed it were in for a ghoulish treat...This month we also celebrated the first anniversaryof one of Lincoln’sbest places for anevening out,Home. Sinceopening lastNovember, Homehas establisheditself as not onlythe premierentertainmentvenue inLincolnshire, butalso one of thetop performing venues in the UK...Also online this month was the news that two topbands are on their way to Scunthorpe. Bellowhead,currently riding high in the UK album chart, will visitthe Baths Hall on 19th February, then, on 12th March,Irish legends Clannad will visit the same venue. TheGrammy award-winning act have chalked upalbum sales in excess of 15 million. For more news onthis and other events as it happens, check onwww.lincolnshiretoday.net!Stay in touch withLincolnshire TodayWe love to know what you think of Lincolnshire Today – so get in touch withus via Twitter at @lincstoday or search for us on Facebook. You can enjoy somebehind-the-scenes snippets from the magazine and find out what’s coming upin future issues to get one jump ahead of your friends!Lincolnshire Today rings in 2013 with next month’s fantastic issue – watch outfor our New Year spectacular in newsagents and supermarkets acrossLincolnshire, and on www.lincolnshiretoday.net, by the end of December. In themeantime, a Merry Christmas from everyone here at Lincolnshire Today!I loveLincolnshireEvery month we invite a familiar face from thecounty to tell us why they love where they live. Thismonth we speak to Dr Mike Maloney OBE, award-winning photographer and Visiting Professor at theUniversity of Lincoln.What do you love about Lincolnshire?As a born and bred Lincolnian I love everything about our wonderfulcounty. There really isn’t anything I don’t like.Do you have a favourite place in the county you like to visit?Without doubt, I love the Lincolnshire coast. As a child, I was taken toSkegness every year by my parents. The thrill of boarding a steam-train atLincoln Central – nobody I knew had a car in those days – has never leftme. Although I have been privileged to visit most places in the world,nothing compares with getting out of the train at Skegness or Mablethorpeand smelling the sea air and the strong smell of sand combined with thesteam from the engine.What would you say sums up Lincolnshire people?Once they get to know “outsiders”, Lincolnshire people are the friendliestpeople on the planet.If you were to give advice to those who’ve never visited, what would it be?I promote Lincoln on my travels around the world. I use to hand out LincolnImp pin badges to a variety of people. Frank Sinatra even wore a Lincoln Imppin on stage when he came to England. I also tell them that they must visitthe finest building in the world. Lincoln Cathedral.Where’s a good place to go out for an evening out?I particularly like going to the Brownlow Arms at Hough-on-the-Hill, and myfavourite hotel The Petwood at Woodhall Spa.What’s the highlight of the year for you in the county?I love Christmas in Lincoln and I really enjoy the Lincolnshire Show, which Itry to attend, every year.LincolnshireToday @lincstoday lincolnshiretoday.net106:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:42 Page 1NRH EngineeringManufacturer of High QualityAgricultural MachineryWe are manufacturers of the NRH rangeof British built agricultural farm machineryWe now also carry out general fabrication and manufacture bespoke machineryVisit us at www.nrh-engineering.co.ukWhatever your requirements, call us, we will be happy to help...Call us now on 01759 318 775 Come and see us at The Airfield, Seaton Ross, York YO42 4NF107:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:40 Page 1OFFERSfood & drinkTerms & conditions1. 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