Lifestyle Archive
(December 2018)

1 December 2018

Merry berries

Steffie Shields celebrates nature’s bright baubles at Christmas. A £60 million ‘greenery’ drive was recently launched by the Government to plant 10 million trees in England over the next five years. Woodland Trust Chair of Trustees, Baroness Young welcomed the enterprise: “We all need trees. They contribute significantly to the quality of life, providing us Read more…

WI Make, Bake and Show 2018

‘Once Upon A Time’ was the theme for the Lincolnshire South Federation of Women’s Institutes Make, Bake and Show held at The Venue, Navenby on the last Saturday in October. Mr Toby Dennis, Lord-Lieutenant for Lincolnshire, was welcomed by South Federation chairman, Debbie Venn, toured exhibits and presented prizes in the following categories: • The Read more…

Freshtime futures Trust Charity Gala

The Springfields Events Centre was the venue for the 2018 Freshtime Futures Trust Gala Dinner and Charity Auction. Over 500 guests dined and danced until the early hours, raising more than £25,000 for the Boston based charity which provides financial support for 11 to 25 year olds in Lincolnshire. The Gala was attended by Para Read more…

An exceptional Georgian family home

Dunston House is a home with all the hallmarks of an outstanding family residence, offering spacious accommodation to a high specification. The property is approached by two gated driveways and although Dunston House is in the heart of this attractive Lincolnshire village, its mature grounds within a one-acre walled garden give privacy and seclusion while Read more…

Character jugs

A good auction crowd often contains a number of characters to entertain the buyers and a good chattels catalogue is rarely without a character jug, by William Gregory MRICS, Golding Young and Mawer. The Wilkinson Pottery factory better known for the production of Clarice Cliff commissioned a set of character jugs in the early 20th Read more…

Heckington’s Sea of Poppies

St Andrew’s Church was decorated with more than 18,000 hand crafted poppies for a Sea of Poppies Festival in remembrance of 100 years since the Armistice. More than 9,000 people visited the church during the two weeks of the festival raising significant donations for the Royal British Legion and church funds.