< PreviousHospital charity bridges the gap to local nature reserve Staff and visitors can now leave the hustle and bustle of a local hospital and escape back to nature thanks to charitable donations. United Lincolnshire Hospitals Charity has joined forces with the Boston Woods Trust to build a bridge from Pilgrim hospital to the neighbouring Dion’s Wood Nature Reserve in Boston. This means staff and visitors can now walk over the footpath and enjoy the growing woodland, lake and meadows. The Boston Woods Trust is a local independent charitable trust established in 2001 that has a long-term plan to develop woodland around Boston for the benefit of all. Dion’s Wood is the latest addition to the Boston Woods Trust and is located between Willoughby Road and the rear of Pilgrim hospital. The 35-acre site was landscaped in 2021 and by the end of 2022 nearly 17,000 trees and shrubs had been planted and areas of wildflowers seeded. There are now 3km of paths which can be accessed from Willoughby Road, Rowan Way, Sibsey Road and now through a footpath and the back of the hospital site for staff and visitors. latest news Village day nursery sold Ancaster Village Nursery & Forest School has been sold. The day nursery provides care for up to 52 children at a time. The nursery has been owned and managed by Linda Lukies since 2007. After many successful years in the childcare sector, Linda made the decision to retire, prompting the sale of the business. Following a confidential sales process with Jassi Sunner at Christie & Co, it has been sold to new market entrant, Kiddi Corporation Ltd, which is owned by Rupinder Sandhu, a former care home operator expanding into the childcare sector. The sale also included the 46 place ‘Out of School’ club which the company runs from the local village primary school. Linda Lukies, former owner of Ancaster Village Nursery, said: “I would like to wish Rupinder and Ancaster Village Nursery every success for the future. It has been an absolute pleasure running this wonderful setting with such a passionate staff team and I know that, with Rupinder’s vision and experience, I have left everything in the safest hands.” More NHS diagnostic services are now available in Lincoln, with the opening of a new £23m facility on Lincoln Science and Innovation Park. The Lincoln Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is run by the same teams as Lincolnshire’s NHS hospitals, but offers an alternative venue to access vital diagnostic tests quickly and easily, away from busy hospitals. The state-of-the-art facilities include MRI, CT, non-obstetric ultrasound, X-ray and echocardiograms. Patients can also access physiological testing, such as blood testing, ECGs, spirometry and FeNO testing, which is being provided in partnership with Lincoln Healthcare Partnership Primary Care Network – a group of local GP practices. Services at the CDC can be accessed with referral from hospital or a GP. 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The private property, enjoying an elevated position, was designed by renowned local architect Rex Critchlow who was influenced by the iconic American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and celebrated Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. With its geometric layout and cantilevered overhangs with large, angled windows that flood the home with daylight, Pheasant Barff is inspiring to behold. It is the distinctive design of the house, in hand with its location, that drew the attention of the current owners three and a half years ago. “We loved the 14 Á designed designed Uniquely Uniquely LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY 13 HOMES14 LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY unusual character of the home, the way it was designed, and have always liked properties that offer something a little bit different,” they explained. “We had previously lived in beautiful, peaceful locations in lovely countryside, so the quiet village and the feeling of space this house provides also appealed to us. Although we have neighbours, we are not overlooked by them in any way and as the property is set up above the road, you’re also not overlooked from there either.” Exploring the brilliant building, one discovers a well-planned layout that, while atypical, presents a fantastic flow connecting rooms which “each have a different character and feel to them,” as the owners note. Stepping into the property, which hosts timber doors and windows, one begins in the spacious entrance hall with its stone flooring, discrete under stairs storage area, and hidden utility space. To the left the dwelling’s double garage can be accessed, while to the right is a bedroom suite with a walk-in wardrobe and en-suite shower room. Stairs rise to the first floor, holding the home’s living rooms with stunning views through the treetops. Starting in the dining room one will find wooden flooring, a feature cantilevered bay window that gracefully slants, a vaulted ceiling and mezzanine landing above. A door leads onto a bridge seamlessly connecting the living space to wonderfully landscaped gardens, while a remarkable arch in exposed brick, where the owners set up their Christmas tree each year, opens to the lounge. The lounge, which can also be accessed through a separate door, boasts feature cantilevered bay LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY 15 HOMES windows, as well as a freestanding log burner with a marble hearth. On the opposite side of the dining room is the modern kitchen offering plenty of space for enthusiastic cooks. The room is fitted with a range of sleek, black wall, base units and drawers with quartz work surfaces over, a stainless steel sink with black drainer, two integral ovens, an integral microwave, integral coffee machine, ceramic hob, integral dishwasher, an American style fridge freezer, a vertical radiator, and tiled flooring. From here one can enter the garden room featuring a vaulted ceiling, Velux windows, a feature bay window, and two sets of Bi-fold doors with a circular window above that open onto a large decked area and the garden beyond. The room 16 Á16 LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY additionally hosts tiled flooring with underfloor heating, a vertical radiator, and a projector with a cinema screen. A WC completes the first floor. Travelling upstairs to the second floor’s mezzanine landing, with its vaulted ceiling and Velux windows, there are three bedrooms including the master suite. Exuding a cosy, lodge-like feel the master suite holds a feature diamond window, vaulted ceiling, built-in wardrobes, a walk-in wardrobe and a glass door leading to a luxurious en- suite. The en-suite incorporates tiled flooring and walls, a low-level WC, a wash hand basin with surface space to the side and drawers, a heated towel rail, a walk-in shower, and freestanding bath in a window nook, overlooking the home’s rear gardens; as relaxing as a spa. At the other end of the landing is a double bedroom with a feature circular window and a smaller fourth bedroom. These are served by a shower room with vinyl flooring, a low-level WC, wash hand basin, walk-in shower, and heated towel rail. Outside, to the front, the property offers a large, block paved driveway, to the side of which is a wide variety of mature shrubs and trees and a decorative gravelled area. Meanwhile, the beautifully landscaped rear gardens, which can either be accessed by the garden room or the bridge from the dining room, run uphill. There are various zones including lawned gardens, decorative rockeries, a garden pond, private seating areas, a large decking seating spot, and a multitude of mature plants, shrubs and trees ensuring a lot of interest all the year round. This includes LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY 17 HOMES hellebores up the rockery, Japanese maples providing delightful colour through the year, and both conventional and pretty purple elder trees. Additionally, there is a summer house with storage, a hot tub and Scandinavian style sauna. When asked what their favourite part of the garden is, the owners shared their appreciation for the top patio. They said: “We put a seating pergola up on the top patio, which is just below the summer house. It’s a really great space and you can see through between the Japanese maples to the pond. That is the best place to sit and relax, listening to a fountain and birds singing in the trees. It’s also a nice place to entertain, serving drinks up there from the summer house.” The owners interestingly noted that the property doesn’t get as much rainfall at their side of the Wolds: “The weather tends to come in from the west or southwest, and it has to rise up over the Wolds. It tends to drop most of the rain before it gets to us, so we get the remnants. We like that it’s a place that will never flood!” Though the owners have adored the home and its picturesque setting, the time has come to sell. “We are at an age where it is time for us to downsize,” they shared. Pheasant Barff is now on the market with Mundys with an asking price of £550,000. Visit Grimsby’s Premier Fireplace Showroom. Over 75 beautiful displays. In-house fitting services available. Burning Sensation (Grimsby) Ltd Armstrong Street, Grimsby. 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