< Previous10 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYLincolnshirenewsBusinesses must have theirsay on LEP planBusinesses have beenurged to give their feedbackon a three-year plan to growthe Greater Lincolnshireeconomy launched at amajor business summit.Ursula Lidbetter MBE,Chair of the GreaterLincolnshire LocalEnterprise Partnership, hascalled for firms to have theirsay to ensure the organisation is addressing the issues they see asimportant. The call for action was made during the first everGreater Lincolnshire LEP Business Summit at Market RasenRacecourse.Priorities for the LEP include lobbying for key infrastructure tobe put in place such as a direct rail link between Lincoln andLondon, good services for utilities such as water, gas andelectricity, increasing broadband coverage and tackling floodingand water management.Ursula Lidbetter says, “We want to know about anything outthere which is stopping you from developing and growing yourbusiness. If there are barriers that stop a project happening, thentell us what you’re facing and we will convey that to theGovernment.”Lifeboat Ball fundraiser rollsthrough £11,000 targetThe second SkegnessRNLI Lifeboat Ball hasraised £11,534 for thecharity. The event,held at The Suncastle,enjoyed immensesupport from titlesponsors CentricaEnergy and numerouslocal businesses. It wasattended by 176 guests– each given a ‘GoldenTicket’ opportunity to win a trip on the Skegness lifeboatLincolnshire Poacher.Ball organiser Second Coxswain Ray Chapman says he wasoverwhelmed by the support and generosity of their sponsors andguests. He says, “Last year’s event was a huge success, helping tofund new lifejackets for the volunteer lifeboat crew here atSkegness. We never expected we could beat last year’s total andraise so much for the RNLI. I cannot thank our sponsors and guestsenough for their support and generosity leading up to the eventand on the night.”Our picture shows Skegness lifeboat Coxswain John Irvingoutside The Suncastle greeting guests Laura Ward and Amy StQuinton.New vision helps local lady live lifeSupermarket trips have just become a lot easier for one Grimsby lady, who has struggled foryears with the effects of the harsh overhead lighting on her vision.Pauline Greenwood, 72, of Laceby, has had part of her eyes replaced and the result is she isliberated from problems she experienced for years.“For twenty years or more varifocal glasses have made me feel dizzy at the shops – it issomething with the lighting and I was forever taking my glasses on and off. Glasses were suchan inconvenience but I needed them to read labels,” she said.Reading the small print without the need for glasses has now become a reality as the ageingnatural lenses of her eyes have been replaced with advanced multifocal Tecnis options,eliminating the need for glasses. PHOTO: RNLI/SKEGNESSGolden Shots in LincolnshireTwo British and World champions inspired fifty young people at the second YoungShots Day in Lincolnshire. John Winn, World Champion Down the Line, and PaulZaitschenko, international Clay shooter, attended the event at Riseholme Campus.The youngsters, aged between seven and seventeen, experienced fly fishing, clayshooting, gun dogs, hawking, ferreting, target air rifle shooting and archery, helped by 27volunteers from local clubs who supported the eventDave Carter, Managing Director at Lincolnshire Active Community Network, whohelped organise the day, says, “The Young Shots Day in Lincolnshire was organised toprovide opportunities for young people to take part in sport and try disciplines ofshooting they have perhaps never tried before. The whole day went extremely well andall of the children had smiles on their faces. The success would not have been possiblewithout the help from the volunteers and Riseholme campus.”006-012:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:50 Page 5LINCOLNSHIRETODAY11Visit our website to startviewing today...Now available oniPad & iPhoneDigital EditionsNever miss an issueRead on the go!WWW.LINCOLNSHIRETODAY.NETIdeal for those whospend timeaway fromtheir office Failed Sealed Units from only£25 inc fitting & VATReplacement Handles from£35 inc fitting & VATReplacement Hinges from£55 inc fitting & VATReplacement Locking systems from£60 inc fitting & VATThe secrets manywindow companies don’twant you to knowNationalwindow, door andconservatory repairspecialistsWindowGeeks hasopened inLincolnshire,giving homeowners access to areal money-savingoption. Theaverage single repair or replacement undertaken byWindowGeeks is less than £65.With 35 years’ engineering experience, 24 of those with theCorps of Royal Engineers, John Foord has become the area’s firstWindowGeek.John says, “WindowGeeks prides itself on telling the truth. It’sbecome successful by doing exactly that, and that’s what firstattracted me to the brand. Many businesses are guilty of sellingcustomers more than they actually need. WindowGeeks isdifferent. By fixing or replacing only the broken parts, ourcustomers get something as good as new and save a smallfortune in the process.”“WindowGeeks is a national brand, but I own the Lincolnshirefranchise. That means customers get the security of a big brandwith the personal approach of a local business.”For more information, visit www.windowgeeks.co.uk.006-012:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:50 Page 6LincolnshirenewsAutumn of activity bringspeople togetherA packed programme ofactivities is raisingunderstanding betweenBoston’s culturally-diversecommunities. The AlchemyProject is organisingexhibitions and more of itspopular photography walksaround the town to help bringpeople together.Pictures already taken by walkers documenting the town andits communities form one of two exhibitions The AlchemyProject is staging in the Atrium area at Boston Borough Council’soffices in West Street. The second exhibition is called I Am Meand features photographs which were taken at the BostonShowcase event in September. More than sixty portraits of Bostonpeople were taken on the day and subjects were asked to writesomething about their life. The result is a fascinating insight intothe thoughts, fears, hopes and issues facing the residents of thetown.The Alchemy Project will also be involved in the celebrationsat the town’s Christmas Market. On Sunday 2nd December theproject is playing host to Cantus Polonicum, an award-winningPolish choir who will be singing music for the season as part ofthe market. The Alchemy Project will also have a stall offeringtraditional Polish festive foods.Tyres will improve winterresponseMore than a thousandcold weather tyres will befitted to ambulances andfast-response cars as EastMidlands Ambulance ServiceNHS Trust gears up to faceplummeting temperaturesand icy roads.It’s the second yearrunning EMAS has fitted theseasonal tyres to its fleet toensure it can still provideemergency and urgent careeven in the most treacherous driving conditions. In total 306ambulances and two-wheel drive fast response vehicles will befitted. Over the last few years EMAS has also invested in more thansixty four-wheel drive vehicles which do not need to be part of theprogramme.Steve Farnsworth, EMAS’ Fleet Manager, says, “We don’t knowwhat the weather will throw at our crews, but the tyres we’vechosen perform in extreme cold and in the wet as well as beingable to deal better with snow and ice.”The programme will cost £80,000 and will see some vehiclesfitted with as many as six winter tyres as they have twin wheels atthe rear. The whole process will be completed by the end ofNovember.Costa Blanca - Close to the beach and Murcia or Alicante airportsLuxury detached villa with landscaped gardens, private pool, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and large sun terrace.Enjoy a week or two in a private villa with its own tropical landscaped gardens, (Mood-lit by night). When you’ve had enough ofbasking by the pool, a short stroll will take you to local shops, restaurants or street markets. Afterwards relax with a cool gin andtonic at one of the many bars, or on one of the many blue flag beaches close by. Prices start from only £99 per day Visit www.playaflamencavilla.co.uk for more informationLUXURYVILLARENTALLUXURYVILLARENTALLearning minibus is on the roadA charity can take the unique services it offers out on the road thanks to a funding grantwhich has paid for a new minibus.The Lincolnshire Traveller Initiative, which helps to offer training and other educationalcourses to Lincolnshire’s Gypsies and Travellers, has received the £15,000 grant from TheClothworkers’ Foundation. The money has been used to buy a a mobile learning bus,visiting the many Traveller sites in the county offering new learning opportunities.Paul Boucher of the Lincolnshire Traveller Initiative says, “You can imagine how pleasedwe were to receive the offer. We worked hard consulting with the Traveller community abouttheir learning needs and now we can take to the road ensuring they get easier access to ourservices. There is no-one in Lincolnshire offering what we do and it’s great this has been acknowledged.”The bus is on the road and has already visited sites in the south of the county.12 LINCOLNSHIRETODAY006-012:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:51 Page 7Former England cricketer Alec Stewart was the guest ofhonour at Lincoln Sportsman’s Club’s recent dinner at theBentley Hotel. Alec is England’s most capped test cricketerand entertained the audience with numerous stories from hislong career.Alec helped the Club make their latest donation to an upand coming sporting prodigy, with William Brayshawreceiving assistance to develop his talents in squash. Just tenyears old, William of Metheringham is ranked among theUK’s top twenty talents in his age group. At the event too,Club members John Copsey and George Gilbert showed offtheir Olympic torches, after they were selected to take part inthe relay when it came to Lincolnshire.Forthcoming special guests at the Sportsman’s Club eventsare golfer Gordon Sherry on 13th December and rugby starPhil Bennett on 7th February. To find out more about allthese events, visit www.lincolnsportsmans.com.PHOTO BY RICHARD PICKSLEYAll out for Alec StewartJohn Copsey, Alec Stewart, William Brayshaw, George GilbertNorman Phillips, John Goldsborough, Alec Stewart and Keith StocksRod Taylor, Alec Stewart and Dave CooperMike Addison and Phil CarrJames Allen and Alec StewartThe Kelly Bloom party with Alec StewartUpcoming Lincoln Sportsman Dinners... Golfer Gordon Sherry on 13th December 2012 Rugby Union player Phil Bennett on 7th February 2013To contact the club you can email at info@lincolnsportsmans.com, telephone on 01522 508355 or visit the comprehensive website at www.lincolnsportsmans.comDinners are held at The BentleyHotel, South Hykeham, LincolnLINCOLNSHIRETODAY13SOCIAL SCENE013:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:16 Page 1Beautiful new homes in LincolnshireOnly 5% deposit needed*ROMAN FIELDSJuniper Way, Witham St Hughs, Lincolnshire, LN6 9YP r#FBVUJGVMPQFODPVOUSZTJEFr8JUIJOFBTZSFBDIPG-JODPMOBOE/FXBSLr"BOEUIF"DMPTFCZ3 & 4 bedroom homesfrom £135,995Call 0845 672 5235taylorwimpey.co.uk/romanfi elds4BMFT0GàDFPQFOEBJMZBNmQNISAACS PLACE$BVOU3PBE(SBOUIBN-JODPMOTIJSF/(';r8JUIJOFBTZSFBDIPG(SBOUIBNr"NFOJUJFTTDIPPMTDMPTFCZr(PPEUSBOTQPSUMJOLT2 bedroom homesfrom £107,995Call 0845 672 3831taylorwimpey.co.uk/isaacsplace4BMFT0GàDFPQFOEBJMZBNmQNOAK SPRINGS5IF(BCMFT&MTFB1BSL#PVSOF-JODPMOTIJSF1&':r$MPTFUPUIFDFOUSFPG Bourner(PPEDIPJDFPGTDIPPMTJO the arear$MPTFUPUIF"BOE"2, 3 & 4 bedroom homesfrom £99,995Call 0845 688 5446taylorwimpey.co.uk/oaksprings4BMFT0GàDFPQFOEBJMZBNmQNPILGRIMS CHASE8ZHBUF4QBMEJOH-JODPMOTIJSF1&(6r#FBVUJGVMPQFODPVOUSZTJEFr$MPTFUP"BOE"r-PDBMBNFOJUJFTPOZPVSEPPSTUFQ3 & 4 bedroom homes from £129,995Call 0845 239 8127taylorwimpey.co.uk/pilgrimschase4BMFT0GàDFPQFO5IVSTEBZUP.POEBZBNmQN5BZMPS8JNQFZLOPXUIBUJUDBOCFEJGàDVMUTBWJOHGPSBMBSHFEFQPTJUUPNPWFIPNFTPXIZOPUNPWFJOUPBCSBOEOFXIPNFUPEBZVTJOHPVSNPSUHBHF/FX#VZTDIFNFXIFSFZPVPOMZOFFEEFQPTJUContact a development below today!5BZMPS8JNQFZUFSNTBOEDPOEJUJPOTBQQMZ*NBHFTGPSJMMVTUSBUJPOQVSQPTFTPOMZ1SJDFTDPSSFDUBUUJNFPGHPJOHUPQSFTT5IJTPGGFSJTTVCKFDUUPTUBUVTBOEPOMZBWBJMBCMFPOTFMFDUFEEFWFMPQNFOUTBOEQSPQFSUJFT*UJTOPUPGGFSFEXJUIBOZPUIFSQSPNPUJPOVOMFTTCZTQFDJBMBSSBOHFNFOUCZVT1IPUPHSBQIZBOEDPNQVUFSHFOFSBUFEJNBHFTBSFJOEJDBUJWFPGUZQJDBM5BZMPS8JNQFZIPNFT5IJTTDIFNFJTBWBJMBCMFPOBMM5BZMPS8JNQFZOFXIPNFTJO&OHMBOEVQUPUIFWBMVFPGb5IJTWBMVFJTEFQFOEBOUPOUIFMFOEFSTPXOFYJTUJOHQPMJDJFT5IFTDIFNFJTOPUBWBJMBCMFPOCVZUPMFUPSTFDPOEIPNFQSPQFSUJFT4FFUBZMPSXJNQFZDPVLOFXCVZGPSGVMMUFSNTBOEDPOEJUJPOT014:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:21 Page 1ARTISTIC LINCOLNSHIREfinetribalgalleryIntroducing African TribalArt to your homeOffering the most authenticand original ethnographiccarvings and masks from the most remote of villagesacross West Africawww.finetribalgallery.comCall 01673 308143 for a private viewingSteve has a passion, he calls it anobsession with helping Africanvillagers and their desperatepoverty. Through selling fine tribal art,once used in daily life to collectors and art-lovers alike heraises money to fix pumps, wells and to provide isolated andpoor tribes with the means to live better lives. Regularlybringing back shipping containers full of curiosities he finds,every item it seems has a story.“We want to get people to understand that it’s great tohave these items within your home,” says Steve, “we’re justdoing our little bit. The problems in Africa are huge, there arethousands of villagers to help. We already generate thousandsof pounds a month, but we want to do so much more.”His passion for the people he is trying to help is infectiousas are the stories behind the items he deals with.For example, the Baule chicken pot from the Cote D’Ivoire,it would have once belonged to a tribe who value chickens asthey are often the only source of food.Used to store nice bits of leftover foodto offer to the favourite or mostproductive chicken, it shows gratitude tothe chicken for keeping the family alive. Suchdevotion is admirable when you consider thetribe lives on little else.Elsewhere, Steve dons the Dan Maou Zakpai stiltdancer mask and explains that the markings, suchas the red round the eyes denotes it was the maskbelonging to a fire marshal in a Liberia village. Theelongated stick at the back also denotes he was a stiltdancer, the kind of high-profile job equivalent of amodern astronaut. The bird’s face would have been adisplay of spirituality, often men would takethemselves out into the countryside to meditate ontheir past wrongs. They would perch in a tree withthese masks, imitating a bird to perhaps gain insightinto a spiritual truth.The ‘spirit’ ladders Steve also sells are alsofascinating, used by villagers of the Dogon tribe ofMali. It is laid to rest against a small table or shrinewith an ancestral pot. They believe that if they die, they needthe miniature ladder to help their soul to climb up from theground to join their ancestors.To find out more about tribal art, log on towww.finetribalgallery.com or look out for more articles onartefacts in future issues of Lincolnshire Today.Going nativeSteve Thanni runs Fine TribalGallery from a house brimmingwith artefacts collected fromacross Western Africa, we wentto see what makes tribal art agrowing trend across our county.LINCOLNSHIRETODAY15015:Layout 1 12/11/12 09:25 Page 116 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYHOMESFrom huskto homeNorthfield Barn, sitting just off the main road in Faldingworth is a home with an impressive‘backstory’. We take a look around this amazing conversion and delve into its development.016-021:Layout 1 12/11/12 10:03 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY17HOMESwners of Northfield Barn, Annette andStephen Olson have an enviable home ontheir hands. Converted from dilapidated barnsand outbuildings, their work on thedevelopment is both breathtakingly impressive anda great advert for sheer determination. Having completed most of the work themselves, theconversion has been a real labour of love and they haveretained much of its character thanks to their sympatheticapproach to the project. The couple have a scrapbook whichdocuments the development in great detail, from breaking upthe concrete of the floors of the former animal feedingfacilities to cleaning and re-using almost every brick of the18 O016-021:Layout 1 12/11/12 10:03 Page 218 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYHOMESoriginal buildings to create a housethat is both modern, but reflectsits link to the past. The barns have been estimated asbeing built in 1835, so planningpermission from the local authoritywas needed too. Stipulationsincluded maintaining the look of abarn for certain sides of thebuilding, a beam for exampledenoting the entrance to one of thegarden-facing walls, giving an almostghostly presence of past use.It seems the 20,000 bricks were alarge portion of the time spent onthe project, Stephen even supplyinghis children with scotching hammersand paying them a penny for everytwo bricks they cleaned!Beams dominate many of therooms, giving a sense of the pastalways present and even the trussthe couple had to construct to takethe weight of the high and wide roofin one of the rooms would not benoticed if it wasn’t pointed out. Thework done on the place is testamentto the couple’s work ethic. Forexample, every tile was removed andre-fit to ensure a thorough job. Thecouple had to rough it for a whiletoo, sleeping in a caravan beforemoving into one of the rooms withsome mattresses when it wascomplete, their kitchen sink being abasic bucket! “It was murderous at times,” saysStephen, “regarding the work itwas our first time at this sort ofthing, but I have to say we plannedit just right in terms of materialsand the builders we worked withwere great. The amount of wood inthe walls and roofs is crazy asthere’s almost a wooden skeleton tothe structure. We had wood laid outin the garden that took up theentire length of the barn, but wewere only left over with onesmall length at the end, it wascock on!”Use of wood extends to thewindows, giving it a rural feeland reuse could be said to be atheme throughout, the originalanimal feeders that stood inwhat is now the family lounge20 016-021:Layout 1 12/11/12 10:03 Page 3www.cooksandcompany.co.uk01636 593910Brunel Drive, Newark, NG24 2FBThinking of purchasing Sub-Zero, Wolf,Gaggenau, Miele or Fisher & Paykel? 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