The District Council made the decision to lease a third of an acre piece of land to the Parish Council following a desire from local councillors and residents to see the space made available for public use and to create a safe and accessible outdoor space for children in the village.
Under the proposal a section of the Park (14,520 sq ft) would be made available to the Parish Council on an initial 50-year long lease for a peppercorn rent, where the Councils would then work together to attain planning permission for a play area.
Both councils are working towards finalising plans as soon as possible to allow work to get underway without any further delays.
Now that an agreement has been reached with the parish council, South Holland District Council feel they can now move forward with wider investigations as to next steps for the rest of the site.
Councillor Henry Bingham, portfolio holder for Assets and Strategic Planning, said: “I am really pleased that we have been able to come to this agreement with the parish council, and look forward to the delivery of a play park for the residents of Moulton.
“As a council we want to help however we can, to deliver our residents with quality and safe spaces to play, relax or just get outdoors, and I am looking forward to seeing this project progress.”
Councillor Anthony Casson, portfolio holder for Public Protection and ward member for Moulton, Weston and Cowbit, said: “It’s great to see this long-held ambition for a new play area in Moulton come another step closer to happening, which I have been hearing from our residents and advocating for over several years now.
“I’m pleased that we have been able to work closely between the two councils to get these newest plans together, that I am optimistic will provide us with quality new facilities to enjoy quickly and effectively.”
Councillor Geoffrey Cooper, Chairman of The Moultons Parish Council, said: “I’m delighted that we have reached an agreement with the District Council, and are another step closer to providing this much-wanted play area to our residents and visitors to Moulton.”
Village’s hopes for new play area take significant step forward
A village’s hopes for a new play area have taken a significant step forward, as South Holland District Council and The Moultons Parish Council announced plans for a new 50-year lease of suitable lands at Moulton Park.
King Charles makes historic first visit to Lincolnshire as monarch
His Majesty King Charles has visited the Lincolnshire coast as part of his first visit to the county as monarch.
This year, Lincolnshire marks 50 years since the creation of the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 70 years since a major flood devastated communities on the county’s east coast, and 75 years since the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust and Gibraltar Point nature reserve were first established.
The King met survivors of the 1953 floods, as well as representatives from Lincolnshire County Council, the Environment Agency, the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB and Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust at the Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve.
Cllr Colin Davie, executive member for environment and economy at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “It has been a pleasure to welcome His Majesty to Lincolnshire today for his first visit to the county as King.
“His visit to our glorious coast – in the very area affected by the flooding of 1953, and a stone’s throw from both the Wolds and Gibraltar Point – highlights the many anniversaries we are marking in the county this year. Protecting and enhancing the natural environment has also always been a cause close to His Majesty’s heart, and today he has seen first-hand the strong partnerships we have in place to safeguard the future of Lincolnshire’s coastal communities and biodiversity.”
Deborah Campbell, Flood Risk Manager for Lincolnshire at Environment Agency said: “The communities along the east coast of Lincolnshire live at or below sea level, relying on the sea defences for protection from around half of all high tides each month. The Environment Agency has been nourishing the beaches along the open coast of Lincolnshire since 1994 to reduce the impact of the North Sea on the hard defences and dune systems. In fact, sea levels were a meter higher in the tidal surge of December 2013 compared to those of the devastating flood of 1953, but the effects had minimal impact on the coast.”
Paul Learoyd, Chief Executive of Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, said: “The 1,000 acres of wild Lincolnshire coast at Gibraltar Point was first designated a nature reserve by the county council in 1948 and entrusted to a new voluntary organisation now known as Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.
“Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the now Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve and the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust this year, both the reserve and charity have grown in size and importance as their roles for people and wildlife have been recognised.
“King Charles first visited Gibraltar Point in 1971 as Prince of Wales and is Patron of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. From this first venture into partnership working 75 years ago, the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust’s work with the county council has grown and developed. We are excited to be working with the county council and other partners to develop our work on the coast in the future.”
Great progress being made on Mablethorpe’s £8.6m Campus for Future Living
East Lindsey District Council’s flagship Town Deal Campus for Future Living project is making great progress in Mabelthorpe.
A progress site visit was attended by Cllr William Gray, South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership officers and some of the project’s partners including the Marisco Medical Centre, Lincolnshire Primary Care Network Alliance and Lincs Digital.
Lindum Group, the Council’s contractors for the project, led the tour of the Centre as the steel frame and upper floor of the main building are now in place.
Councillor Gray said: “It has been fantastic to come to Mablethorpe and see how much the Campus site has changed. You now get a sense of its scale and can really visualise how the Centre will look and compliment the surrounding landscape.
“It has been great to share the progress with some of our partners and to find out about the plans by Lindum to engage with the area’s young people to encourage careers in construction.
“Social Value is very important to East Lindsey and the local community and there will be lots of opportunities now to engage with the various communities, as we have already done, so they can be part of this exciting opportunity in Mablethorpe.
“Lindum are doing a fantastic job and we are all excited about the opportunities the Centre will bring to Mablethorpe, the district and wider region.”
Work started in February and Lindum are scheduled to handover the Stanley Avenue site back to the Council in March next year.
Councillors plan to fight National Grid plans for ‘corridor of steel’ though North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire councillors have called on National Grid bosses to rethink the route of new high-voltage power lines – with proposals set to run an “industrial corridor of steel” through the historic landscape of the Isle.
They want to see National Grid to change the route or bury the cables as part of a multi-million-pound grid upgrade.
The current preferred route would take the pylons – up to 50m high – through the historic strip farming landscape of the Isle of Axholme near Scunthorpe, including up and over the highest parts of the area, making the pylons even more visible.
Council leader Rob Waltham said: “We are committed to rightly have the Isle of Axholme protected as an area of outstanding natural beauty – these current proposals would be detrimental to that.
“It is an area with genuine landscape value and already recognised as an Area of Special Historic Landscape Interest. The plans currently favoured are not right for the Isle and they need to be reconsidered.”
The National Grid is currently consulting on its proposal to build the new high voltage electricity transmission line from Cottingham, north of Hull, through the East Riding and south through the Isle of Axholme into Nottinghamshire.
It is part of a wider infrastructure upgrade to modernise the grid and support the increasing generation of power which comes into the UK from offshore windfarms in the North Sea.
Cllr David Rose, cabinet member for environment, said: “More consideration should be given to the other proposal which avoids the Isle of Axholme and travels closer to existing infrastructure.
“If this route is preferred then underground cables should be used through the Isle. The pylons would be a jarring intrusion, marring the unspoiled charm of this beautiful green space with an industrial corridor of steel.”
Communities in East Lindsey are offered cash grants of up to £2,000
Grants of up to £2,000 are available to support East Lindsey area groups and community hubs struggling to support residents to tackle social isolation.
The Cost of Living crisis saw a number of community groups open as Warm Spaces in winter 2022 and many of those spaces saw 100s of residents through their doors over the winter period.
One overriding theme from those who attended was how residents had benefited from the support they got from attending the warm space. Many groups have stayed open during the warmer months for residents to continue to access the support on offer, whether that be a cuppa with new friends or learning a new skill like knitting.
Councillor Sarah Devereux, Portfolio Holder for Partnership at East Lindsey District Council, said: “We are really pleased to be in a position to offer this grant to community groups in East Lindsey, the support they are giving to local residents is invaluable and we are pleased to be able to recognise the value in this for our residents.”
Groups can apply for a grant from £100 to £2,000. Forms for this grant can be accessed via our website at Social Isolation Grant – East Lindsey District Council – East Lindsey District Council (e-lindsey.gov.uk) or by emailing Nichola Holderness, Community Leadership Manager, South & East Lincolnshire Council Partnership at nichola.holderness@boston.gov.uk
Fine dining gets a wild twist at Burghley
An exclusive outdoor dining experience and immersive cooking masterclass is coming to Burghley for 4-nights only this August.
Join modern day hunter-gatherer and expert live-fire chef, Mark Andrews, from the highly-acclaimed FIRE + WILD, for a one-of-a-kind foodie experience at the heart of the Burghley Estate.
Prepare for an unforgettable evening of wild dining
The FIRE + WILD outdoor dining experience is like no other, set in a private, off-grid location that boasts incredible views of Burghley’s sweeping landscape.
Guests will enjoy a sensational 5-course tasting menu curated with foraged and locally sourced ingredients. Witness your food being prepared over an open-fire!
A signature wild cocktail is served on arrival followed by selected wines paired to each dish.
For those who want to dig deeper into the FIRE + WILD ethos…
Get hands on in a Cooking with Fire Masterclass under the expert guidance of Mark Andrews.
With a combination of demonstration and hands-on cookery, learn how to prepare a variety of tasty dishes with different skills and techniques, from how to build a fire to foraging, ingredient selection and meat butchery.Best of all, you get to tuck in and enjoy your creations throughout the day.
Fire & Wild Event Dates:
Fire & Wild Outdoor Dining Experience ~ Thursday 17th August ~ Friday 18th August (LIMITED AVAILABILITY) ~ Saturday 19th August
Fire & Wild Cooking with Fire Masterclass ~ Sunday 20th August
Tickets for the Dining Experience cost £180 per person, and include all food and drink, while the Cooking Masterclass costs £245 per person.
Both must be pre-booked.
Mark Andrews FIRE + WILD – Chef, Hunter and Forager
After working in the music industry in London, Mark turned explorer, forager and chef, before forming Fire & Wild in 2017, hosting off-grid outdoor dining events and developing a style of cooking heavily influenced by the use of fire as well as the landscapes, habitats and wildlife of forests.
Jubilee Park can fly the Green Flag along with five others in North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire Council is celebrating after receiving a sixth Green Flag Award for its parks Jubilee Park is raising its prestigious Green Flag Award.
This year Jubilee Park has added to the list of Green Flag holders in North Lincolnshire, with the five current Green Flag holders – Central Park, Kingsway Gardens, Sheffield Park, Woodlands Memorial Park in Scunthorpe and Baysgarth Park in Barton – retaining their flags for another year.
The news that six of North Lincolnshire’s parks have achieved the accreditation – the international quality mark for parks and green spaces – is testament to the hard work and dedication of the team that care for the green spaces so that everyone can enjoy them, says the council.
This news comes in the run up to Love Parks Week 2023, the annual campaign from Keep Britain Tidy which celebrates parks, green spaces, and the dedicated volunteers and workers that look after them all year round. It will run this year from 28 July to 6 August.
Cllr David Rose, cabinet member for environment, welcomed the prestigious awards, commenting: “It is fantastic news to have another of our parks in North Lincolnshire nationally recognised. The success of Jubilee Park is a testament to the power of community engagement. Thanks to an active and dedicated community group, (Friends of Lincoln Gardens) and the hard work of our committed team we now have six parks in North Lincolnshire with a Green Flag award.
“This dedication means there are vibrant areas, throughout North Lincolnshire, for everyone to enjoy. Love Parks Week is the perfect time to get out there and explore what our parks have to offer.
“Congratulations and thank you to everyone who helps make our parks and green spaces the best they can be.”
Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager Paul Todd said: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved at Jubilee Park in achieving a Green Flag Award.
“Jubilee Park is a vital green space for the community in North Lincolnshire, bringing people together and providing opportunities to lead healthy lifestyles.
“The staff and volunteers do so much to ensure that it maintains the high standards of the Green Flag Award and everyone involved should feel extremely proud of their achievement.”
The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.
Remains of Roman ‘ladder settlement’ uncovered in North East Lincolnshire
Archaeologists have discovered a distinctive Roman ‘ladder settlement’ in North East Lincolnshire.
The find came as part of planning requirements laid out by Equans, on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council, ahead of a housing development being permitted in Healing.
Due to the archaeological interest in the area, and the potential for further significant archaeology still being buried under the development site, a programme of archaeological investigation was agreed with Cyden Homes to ensure a proper understanding of the site before it was built on.
Investigations have been undertaken by Allen Archaeology Ltd on land off Larkspur Avenue for nearly a decade and the site is now nearly fully excavated.
The initial season of excavations identified a ‘ladder settlement’ itself comprising of four enclosures attached to a main boundary and dates back to the 2nd to 4th century AD. The works uncovered evidence of a small hearth and watering holes. Ladder settlements are so named because their linear trackway with enclosures attached to either side resembles the shape of a ladder.
Further seasons of excavation work revealed that the ‘ladder settlement’ enclosures became increasingly subdivided into smaller parcels of land. In the areas where the ground conditions became wet and marshy hard surfaces were created.
Lots of animal bones were recovered from the site, which means that they kept animals such as cows and sheep. A corn dryer and several quern stone fragments suggests farming and processing of crops.
The site also has a large post-built building which appears to have had plaster on the wall. The wall plaster is unusual on this site, highlighting this building as something a bit more special than others on this site.
The final phase of the excavations is currently ongoing, and the archaeologists are finding more evidence of people living and farming the land here. Another large post-built building has been found as well as, so far, two poorly preserved human burials. Also, a small square enclosure has been exposed (but not yet investigated) which is too small to be a stock enclosure and may suggest a ritual function.
Louise Jennings, Heritage Officer at Equans who operate North East Lincolnshire Council’s Development Services, said: “Before new developments get underway it’s vital that we are able to gain as much information about these potentially archaeologically significant sites as possible.
“This allows us to broaden our understandings of North East Lincolnshire’s place in history, and deepens our knowledge of what life was like at various points of the past.
“This site is a great example of what can be achieved when we work together with developers. This site was inhabited for at least a few hundred years and we can see from this site the way the people here were living and adapting their settlement to suit their needs.”
The final report and archive will be deposited with North East Lincolnshire Museums Service.
North East Lincolnshire secures major Arts Council England grant
The next phase of work supporting creativity in North East Lincolnshire has been secured this week with the awarding of a £450,000 Place Partnership grant from Arts Council England.
The money will be used to build on the legacy of Grimsby Creates to deliver work strengthening support for local creatives to deliver new experiences and festivals happening in the borough, experimenting with new ideas, schools and community engagement work by providing advice, building strong networks and providing opportunities for newly commissioned projects.
Over the next three years, with the new Place Partnership grant, supported by UK Shared Prosperity Funds, the Council will lead a programme to grow ambitious creative activity across North East Lincolnshire capturing that renewed confidence, celebrating the borough’s collective history and green future.
The programme will grow Grimsby Creates’ work across the whole borough helping to deliver the recently adopted Creativity Strategy and action plan, and focus on participation and engagement, strengthening partnerships and realising the Council and Arts Council England’s aims as a Priority Place.
Cllr Hayden Dawkins, Cabinet member for Culture, said: “This is fantastic news, and means that we can continue the great work and momentum we’ve seen in the last three years. People engaged in arts, culture and creative occupations are really leading a change in confidence in the borough and in local activities.”
Pete Massey, Director, North, Arts Council England, said: “Congratulations to North East Lincolnshire on their Place Partnership Fund award. Place Partnership Funding is designed to help places make a step-change in the cultural and creative lives of the community and that’s exactly what this project will do.
“As a priority place we have already begun to see the transformational impact our investment has had in the region and this further funding will help to support and build on that work. There are exciting times ahead for culture and creativity in North East Lincolnshire.”
Through the Grimsby Creates programme:
- 120 creatives have received advice and guidance, helping secure in excess of £4m of grants, funds, sponsorship, contracts and investments.
- St James’ Square’s regeneration has been completed including new artwork from Annabel McCourt and Adrian Riley highlighting Grimsby’s heritage and people.
- Events including Festival of the Sea, #MyFishGY and Edible Grimsby attracted an audience of 64,624 and increased footfall on event days by an average of 7% in Grimsby town centre.
- 4 large scale murals in key locations have brightened up brick walls providing opportunity for celebration of heritage leading to increased pride across the borough.
- 55 networking events were offered throughout the programme creating a culture of collaboration and partnership working, strengthening the local creative sector and building the foundations for growth.
Cycling brothers embark on new European charity journey
Scunthorpe cycling brothers Phil and Rob Aitken are embarking on another European cycling trip to raise money for charity.
The pair are riding a 440-mile route around a ‘Brittany Loop’. Said Phil: “It’s a generally more challenging ride though with longer days and more elevation (hills) which appeals to Rob a whole lot more than it appeals to me, but its good to challenge yourself (I think!)”
They are raising money for the Freemasons’ charity the MCF, which gives £60,000 a day to non-masonic charities.
Freemason Phil, and member of Industry Lodge in Scunthorpe, said: “The ride will be
440 miles with 12,700feet of hills. We’ll average 63 miles per day with 1,884 feet of climbing, which is definitely pushing the envelope for me, but we’re really looking forward to the challenge.
“As usual, we are unsupported – we carry ALL out own luggage, spares, tools etc which makes the hills even harder!”
Phil has promised to post daily Facebook blogs with pictures and information about the region the pair are cycling through.
Phil added: “Please feel free to donate, to support or even just read my blogs and enjoy – I’m sure it will be another fabulous adventure with my big Brother Rob! If you want to see for yourselves the good the MCF does, please look at the following link –
https://mcf.org.uk
