Sutton-on-Sea Sand Sculpture Trail
The Sutton-on-Sea Sand Sculpture Trail finishes on Friday 16 August, so get out and about in Sutton-on-Sea, pick up your trail form from The Bacchus Hotel, and search for ten stunning sand sculptures that will be scattered across the coastal town.
Collect letters from each sculpture as you discover them, and spell out a special word to be in with the chance of winning a seaside themed hamper worth £50! Entries must be submitted on the trail form along with contact details and returned to The Bacchus Hotel by 5pm on Friday 16 August. Entrants must be aged 18 years or above. Full terms and conditions, including the method of choosing the winner, are available on our website at https://www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/npoevents
Enjoy getting your steps in whilst searching for these wonderful sculptures across our beautiful seaside town of Sutton-on-Sea!
Sutton-on-Sea – LightWaves
We're making 'LightWaves' in Sutton-on-Sea this October. Sutton-on-Sea will be host to a free light night event on Saturday 26 October from 5.30pm to 8.30pm, with a unique display of illuminations, projections and performances. LightWaves will feature a fire garden, Sir Joseph Banks inspired projections, street theatre and much more. Running through the High Street, Meridale Centre and picturesque seafront, the event will include a special four-metre-high hourglass installation as one of the main attractions, filled with images, animations, and audio recordings from local residents. A drop-in audio workshop will take place at the Meridale Centre on Monday 26 August from 10am to 1pm, or 2pm to 5pm, where people can turn up for free to help produce this installation. As part of a lantern parade through the High Street at 6pm on the day, the event production team will be working with local schools and community groups prior to the event to produce roughly 100 lanterns. No booking is required, and you are invited to drop-in at any time to enjoy what will be an enchanting and colourful night. LightWaves is brought to you as part of the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership's Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation project, and is being produced in collaboration with The Sessions House and SessionsArts. To learn more about this event, please visit https://loom.ly/ZVjOZys
Pension Credit
Did you know that Pension Credit is a gateway to other benefits (including winter fuel payments)? Even being in receipt of the smallest payment can open doors to other benefits for older people. Find out what you could be entitled to by visiting www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator
Councillors Community Grants
Our Councillors have awarded more funding to a range of local non-profit organisations! Grants have been awarded to social groups, community groups, and a range of events and public buildings, all in the East Lindsey area! Find out about each organisation benefitting from these community grants: https://loom.ly/GMhf270 For more information about the grants awarded, please contact the relevant councillors. Their contact details can be found on our website:
www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/councillors
ELDC new Live Chat
Back in June, Customer Contact launched a new live chat feature providing residents the ability to get in touch without the need to wait on hold. So far over 3,000 residents have benefitted from this service and have said they found it is quick, easy and efficient to use! Our team are working hard to ensure that all live chat and telephony enquiries are responded to efficiently, so we do ask that if you are utilising live chat, please don’t call through at the same time, as this may delay your response.
Virtual Pain Café
The next Lincolnshire Virtual Pain Cafe is due to take place on 21st August from 12.30pm. Session 7 focuses on communication. Hosted by Grainne Daniels, a specialist clinical Physiotherapist. Teaching covers the role of the brain in how we experience pain and how this can inform our approach to pain management. You can find out more about the Pain Cafes, register for this next event or see upcoming sessions at https://bit.ly/Pain-Cafe. These are open to anyone experiencing persistent pain and you can be an active participant, or sit with camera off and just listen, whatever you prefer.
Heritage Open Days
It’s nearly time for Heritage Open Days 2024! See attached brochure for further information. You can also download the brochure, and find more events not listed in the brochure from the Heritage Lincolnshire website here: Heritage Open Days • Heritage Lincolnshire
Hot Weather
Anyone can become unwell when the weather is hot, but some are at higher risk than others. Look out for older people, people with long-term health conditions and young children who may find it more difficult to stay cool and hydrated in hot weather. Stay well and choose well in Lincolnshire, visit https://lincolnshire.icb.nhs.uk/staywell
Tick Awareness
Are you heading out and about this weekend? The idea of being bitten by a tick can be alarming, but with our simple step-by-step guide, you can safely and easily get rid of any ticks you may find. More https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/.../what-is-lyme-disease-and.../
NHS App
We all lead busy lives. So when you need to access the NHS on the go – why not use the NHS app? It allows you to book and manage appointments, along with view your GP health record to see information like your allergies and medicines. For more information or to download the app, visit: https://loom.ly/38_KiY0
Home Energy Advice and Retrofit Team (HEART)
See attached letter from The Home Energy Advice and Retrofit Team (HEART) setting out details of a national pilot project to improve outreach from local authorities to those struggling with keeping their homes warm. Referrals can be made to the HEART team by emailing HEART@e-lindsey.gov.uk the following details:
- Client name.
- Client address.
- Client phone and or email address.
- Brief summary of the clients concern or query.
Works to Skegness Clock Tower
Lincolnshire County Council have announced that they will be undergoing repairs to Skegness Clock Tower retaining wall. The works will be carried out after the summer holidays. When underway, the repairs will take up to two days to complete and will be carried out under a closure of the roundabout’s inner lane. For up-to-date information about this and other roadworks, please visitwww.lincolnshire.gov.uk/roadworks
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Lincolnshire Wolds
“It is really important that we have these amazing rural attractions, offering high quality visitor experiences, that tell amazing local stories run by fantastic people who are passionate about their place.” Charlotte Goy, Chief Executive of Destination Lincolnshire, explains how the renovation and transformation of Spilsby Sessions House, Alford Manor House and Alford Windmill are vitally important for growing the tourism economy in the Lincolnshire Wolds. The schemes for all three sites as part of the Lincolnshire Wolds: Culture & Heritage programme, will not only enable provide a financially stable future for all three culturally significant sites, they will attract new visitors and grow the local economy.
https://www.facebook.com/eastlindseydistrictcouncil/videos/1562946271308322
Alford Manor
“Alford Manor dates to the early 17th century and it's grade two star listed, meaning it is a very culturally significant building with 19th century additions". Darcie Kerr, Heritage Consultant from Robinson Wild Consulting, gives a very insightful look into the historic and culturally significant Alford Manor House. This insight has helped further set out the importance of the building to the community for Alford as well as the Lincolnshire Wolds tourism economy.
The Lincolnshire Wolds: Cultural & Heritage programme is using Government funding to give new uses and enhance the visitor offer to the Manor House as well as Alford Windmill and Spilsby Sessions House. https://www.facebook.com/eastlindseydistrictcouncil/videos/313643151770922
Spilsby Sessions House
Site activity is taking place at Spilsby Sessions House! As part of the Lincolnshire Wolds: Cultural & Heritage programme Messenger Construction has begun vital prebuild site visits to carry out essential survey work. This week has seen lead roofing checks and coming up over the next few weeks there will be window, joinery and wood and timber rot assessments. Fred Markland and Nick Matysik were on site to begin these works by looking at the lead work on the roofs following an initial drone survey carried out over the entire building. Fred and Nick explain more about this and why this work needs to be done in the following video.https://www.facebook.com/eastlindseydistrictcouncil/videos/1567878310819390